johnny86
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I've always loved sierras I soul love to own a cossie.. Unrealible power woooo...
Bloke at lakeside (old local meet? Used to have a 700bhp rs500 loved these cars ever since would rather one of these than a scooby/evo any day.
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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Originally posted by Ben G
Passat definitely looks better than that. I actually like yours, minus the exhaust.
The wheels are lovely.
Looks better but you can't do this in a Passat 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZl22D3_ISc
If you can't keep an Astra, diesel MG or SEAT in one piece, how the fuck do you expect to do that?
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Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
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Cleaned the headlights up to day, one of the best things I've done to the car and only cost me 4 sheets of wet and dry, takes years off the car 
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
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Looks alright that.
The exhausts are a bit overkill.
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N16K
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Registered: 4th Oct 04
Location: Belfast, NI Drives: Corsa D SRi, Tuned Cooper S, B
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What grade(s) of paper for the lights?
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Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
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Thanks I liked the exhaust when I got it but starting to think the same lol, might get different tips welded on, kind of like the Porsche style but not to sure atm
I used 800 to begin with them 1200, 1500 then finished with 2000, cut it with tcut as its all i could find lol then megauirs plastx, happy with the results
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
Location: Rickmansworth
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Great inprovement on the lights, thats what u sould be doing wit these old cars u buy not chavving them up
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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Hidden tips would be best imo
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N16K
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Registered: 4th Oct 04
Location: Belfast, NI Drives: Corsa D SRi, Tuned Cooper S, B
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Originally posted by Jamie-CI used 800 to begin with them 1200, 1500 then finished with 2000, cut it with tcut as its all i could find lol then megauirs plastx, happy with the results
cheers need to the do the headlights on the cooper s.
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Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
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Well worth doing, makes an nice transformation, I used a machine polisher when polishing it up, don't know if that made my results better than polishing it by hand but would say the same results could be got.
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SVM 286
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
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Wheels look nice Jamie.
How much will the Twinc be setting you back?
Shame they didn't leave it original. Cossie wannabe is a little on the naff side, especially when a clean, simple GLS is such a cracking motor.
Missing mine now
Did it start out as a GL, a GLS, a GLX, a Ghia or a 2000E?
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Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
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Was swapping the Sierra for the Passat so would stand me what the Passat owes me, the chap who owns it though has decided he wants to keep it though, would still love one and might get one in the future but will see what happens
Started out as a Ghia then he done a bare shell rebuild and cossie rep'd it, was yours a cossie?
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SVM 286
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No, I had an 'F' plate GLS in Mercury grey Jamie.
It was an amzing car. The best all rounder i've owned probably.
They are alleged to make 125 bhp, but mine was absurdly fast.
It was also brilliant on petrol. Comfy over any distance and very entertaining to drive. Plus it didn't leak anything. Nothing EVER required topping up.
It also had no leaks into the boot or the passenger compartment, in spite of it having a sunroof.
I tried to find another after it was written off, but with no luck at all, then the prices started climbing over subsequent years.
I wanted another GLS because they had the Twin Cam, instead of the carb'd low output Pinto, or the horrid CVH, plus they were very light. The Police used to use them as area cars and after owning one, I understood why.
I'd still have mine now if it hadn't been destroyed and i'd have another if I could.
I ended up replacing it with a W124 saloon, which is probably the best car i'll ever own, but the Sierra was much more fun and infinitely better on fuel.
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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I like Passats. I think yours has a lot of potential. Has nice wheels, the lip spoiler is neat. I think I would have gone for exhausts more like this but its your car, and if you are happy 
As for the Sierra, anything other than a Cosworth isn't worth having imo!
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N16K
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Registered: 4th Oct 04
Location: Belfast, NI Drives: Corsa D SRi, Tuned Cooper S, B
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Originally posted by Jamie-C
Well worth doing, makes an nice transformation, I used a machine polisher when polishing it up, don't know if that made my results better than polishing it by hand but would say the same results could be got.
Don't have a DA so by hand it will be.
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