Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Ok guys, I bought the car a few weeks ago, Its a 3dr , 1.2 16V Club, so its not a quick car, but as im 17, its good for insurance.
I have helped lots of friends fit their mods, so im not new to the modding scene also this way I can save money on labour.
The car cost me £1800, Insurance £1280, and I still have £3000 left to spend on the car, but a chunk of this will be taken buying the alloys & Ice.
Basically, I am wondering if you can point me towards some of the best Corsa B mods.
What kind of lights? lexus Or smoked lights,
What styling is best for the Corsa currently? Smooth, wide, busy etc?
What sort of alloys, 5 Spoke or Multispoke?
I have attached some pics of the car, and I will be modifying the post when the car starts to alter 
Thanks for any pointers.
Whittie.
[Edited on 11-08-2006 by Whittie]
[Edited on 12-08-2006 by Whittie]
[Edited on 12-08-2009 by Whittie]
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redtopbreeze
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shit the bed! are '99 12v's that much!
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Whittie
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Only 30K on the clock 
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James
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quote:
Originally posted by redtopbreeze
shit the bed! are '99 12v's that much!
its 1.2 16v
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
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??
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Jamie Walby
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smoked head lights rear lights & side repeaters
some decent 15/16" alloys
some suspension
decent exhaust.
£1500 spent on car, £1500 you have left over as my consultancy fee.
[Edited on 11-08-2006 by Jamie Walby]
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City
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why buy a corsa when u had all that money
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Whittie
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I would prefer a car modified by me than a standard common car.
[Edited on 11-08-2006 by Whittie]
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IvIarkgraham
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i'll have mine back from the body shop at the end of august i'll show you what it looks like when its done
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Whittie
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ok cheers
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JonnyJ
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Wey remember the days when my corsa looked exactly like that! same as yours a 1.2 16v club
bit of inspiration for you
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Jake
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shiney
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kz
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quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
I would prefer a car modified by me than a standard common car.
[Edited on 11-08-2006 by Whittie]
you will regret this at some point!
however, i would slap on some 15s, get it as low as possible, sort a nice exhaust, manifold and induction kit on it... and of course some ICE 
then start saving for your next car!
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corsaaa_16v
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Registered: 8th Feb 06
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with that 3 grand, id either buy an airdam kit or a gsi kit, tint windows, white comp mos, lower it, exhaust, morettes, then it will be looking absolutely mint!!
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mav
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1st wee mods
Smoked lights all round
Badgeless grill
suspension
exhaust
wheels and tyres
bodywork wise smooth and subtle all the way NOW, gsi kit or irmscher / reiger / steinmetz etc.
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BabyBlade
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dont spend all your budget is my advice. nice and subtle mods till you can afford a nicer car.
extreme modifying = serious money these days
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mav
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so you and 'city' come onto CS and tell them to buy other cars?
he is asking what can be done to his CORSA, not don't spend the money and buy something better
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Krammy
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COMBAT KIT!
lol
Dont ask what can be done to corsa's
go do whatever you want to it
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Poole6287
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i used to have a combat kit, looked swish till some pulled out of me and i wrote their vectra off
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BabyBlade
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quote:
Originally posted by mav
so you and 'city' come onto CS and tell them to buy other cars?
he is asking what can be done to his CORSA, not don't spend the money and buy something better
he's asking advice on what can be done, reflecting on my experience i offered my advice didnt mean to offend if that was aimed at me?
if your happy spending loads of money modifying a car then great go for it!
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VegasPhil
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Welcome along bud  Nice car you have there.
I guess you want to know where to start with your car. I'd be looking for other cars for inspiration click on this link here and browse through a few cars gallerys:
Dna23, Matty G, Rob B, M Sutton, and Voyto all started with 1.2's.
Personally i'd start with wheels and suspension, Common choices are Irmscher Softstars and Speedline Allesio 2's at the moment, If you look for wheels elseware the offset of the Corsa is ET49 and PCD is 4x100.
Suspension is another choice you can make after browsing at the kits avalible, Springs, Coilovers or Shock/Springs. I have FK Highsport Coilovers on my Corsa, and I love them, would recommend. .
If you're going for lights I personally think the Irmscher Dark Rear lights are the best out at the moment, see them on Rob B or Dna23's cars.
I have the Depo Black front headlights from ebay on my Corsa, and I would recommend those too! Search Corsa Black Headlights on ebay to find the item.
Hope I helped matey, Let us know how you get on.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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RKS
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What i would do to that car is,
Keep the standard rear lights
Smoked side repeaters,
Delock the door handles (older car/corsa/astra) rear door handles
fit remote locking if you dont have it as you will need to for delocked doors
GSi front bumper, GSi skirts, GSi/pre97 rear bumper,
semi smooth the boot, (de-lock and de-wiper)
and fully colour code everything else,
maybe a smooth scuttle panel too
you should be able to do all of that for your £3000 and have a fair wack left over
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RKS
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Then in the inside,
buy a decent Headunit
some decent comps (in door pods built on the door pockets)
An Amp to run the comps (4Ch)
a sub running from the same amp.
Then keep the rest of the money for a 1.6 16v and a brake upgrade when you insurance comes down and you have some ncb
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fragpot
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quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
What kind of lights? lexus Or smoked lights,
Neither
quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
What styling is best for the Corsa currently? Smooth, wide, busy etc?
Neither
quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
What sort of alloys, 5 Spoke or Multispoke?
5
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
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Thanks for all the feedback, and thanks to JonnyJ For the pics!
The main alloys I have seen and like the look of Are these OZ & Wolfrace, I dont have the option to preview the car with the Oz Alloys, but I have attached a pic, i quite like the 1st ones the best. But would they look good on the corsa?
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