Markyc
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Registered: 7th Aug 09
Location: Sevenoaks kent
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I bought This corsa b on sunday cost me £450. 1.2 poo!!(honestly slowest thing i have ever driven even compared to my 1.3 serria 4x4 ) Tax till Dec and MOT till nov. 79k
As u can see i've called it project dechav as the poor little car has been attacked with A dustbin lid sized exhaust, horrid lexus rights, big air filter and extremley big 17 inch wheels!!
I've ahve already bought std rear lights and and back box of egay.
I have also manged to source a set of steels so am buying some tyres sometime this week £106 delivered set of 195/50/15! which i think very good!!
My plans are 60mm at the front 80mm at the back on steelies sprayed gloss black. Front grill,tidy up the body work and maybe a sport or gsi interior.
I have got my sub 6x9 etc going in this week so hopefully drown out the noise of me sounding like a small aircraft coming down the road hahaha!!
Project de-chav is well under way
Removed the lexus lights
Std Air Box back on
Picked up this Astra alloys for £125. 2 good tyres 2 **** but the bloke gave me to Astra sport sprae wheels with well nearly brand new rubber on so putting them on tommorow at a mates garage. The Astra alloys need a refurb so will be doin that when i get a spare weekend!!`
Also got my 60mm shocks and springs!! lets just hope they don't rub!!!!
Rubbed down my first set of wheels!! realy enjoying it only 2 done but fingers are sore but hey!!
Got some 195/45/15 proxes going on the fronts and some cheaper on the back!!
O yer and the lil bit of bbq munch we did
anyway more updates
Std exhaust went on friday so looking complete std on the outside now.
Wheels got rubbed down all good to day and fought **** it will have a go myself!
before tyres
After
Well pleased with the way they have come out because this is my first refurb of a set!! Have learnt if im doing it again get them snadblasted !!
Will be doing the other two wheels sometime this week. And hopefully be picking up my 60mm rear springs in the week. Would like to lower it next week end but well its my sisters wedding........
finished off the set of wheels so stage 1. of Project DECHAV is complete.
Gotta get them arches down over them wheels now as u can fit a small army in them!! hahaha
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Rear Springs arrived today fitted them up!
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Also i put the mud flaps back on.
(don't u just love back to black in a can!!)
Also arrived today GSI spoiler In black. its going to sprayed again but well do i stay black or go gold like the car??
[Edited on 19-09-2009 by Markyc]
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Markyc
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Registered: 7th Aug 09
Location: Sevenoaks kent
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pictures of when i did the front springs n shocks
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Sean-B
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Registered: 1st May 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: 200SX S14a
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those 17s were terrible! looked more like 19s!
huge improvement looks 100% better already
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*JonnyG*
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Registered: 2nd Jun 08
Location: Lincolnshire
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Looks good, sort the door out with bump strip, and it look minter.
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marklawton
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Registered: 24th Apr 05
Location: Pensby, Wirral Drives:Golf mk4 GTI
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looks soooooooo much better, get the spoiler sprayed gold. the gf wants a corsa in this colour so ill be keeping an eye on this one. keep the good work up
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Paul_Safc
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Registered: 4th Jun 08
Location: Washington Drives: Corsa b 1.0
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looks 100x better with the astra sport wheels on mate!
keep us updated..
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j10E W
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Registered: 30th Sep 04
Location: maidstone
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goods great i had a corsa that colour many years ago
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AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
Location: Newport
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looking much better already, mate of mine has one in this colour, first car I ever drove as it happens, love it!
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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apache gold is one of my favourite colours of corsa, will be watching this
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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 you killed the side strips
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Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
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Good progress mate! My favourite colour. Hopefully getting one soon!
Keep us updated
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Nice tidy up there mate - looks a million times better!
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FlaFFy_91
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Registered: 30th Sep 08
Location: Formby, Merseyside
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looks alot beter already
that was terrible!
best colour ever
going to miss my ginger when its gone!
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Markyc
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Registered: 7th Aug 09
Location: Sevenoaks kent
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been a while but sorted the flower interior out. Picked up the front and rear door cards, pockets, bench, rear split seat and front passanger seat for £23.50 off fleebay and the drivers off a local vaux braker for £30 Tidys up the interior ten times over!!
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so how she stands 5 mins ago 
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
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that looks superb
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AndyCorsaSport
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Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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Much much better!!!!
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jo1945
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Registered: 15th May 09
Location: Stourbridge, West Midlands
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Well done sir, it looked ridiculous when you got it, really smart now. I reckon satin black bumpers would finish it off, and some depos if you can stretch to it
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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much much better, ginner corsas rock
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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That does look good and if it were me,id leave the spoiler off.
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MarkSport
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Registered: 22nd May 09
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good progress so far.put the spoiler colour coded to the car.post 97 bumpers and a grill and that will be very tidy
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GF-91
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Registered: 8th Jul 09
Location: Burnley!
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TIDY!
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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I loved my apache gold Corsa. I was going to do exactly as you have, low on black wheels!
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B3KAN
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Registered: 15th Feb 07
Location: Inverness, Highland
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Nice improvment
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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looks really nice that
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MurphyGSi
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Registered: 24th Sep 09
Location: SouthEastLondon Drives:CorsaGSi
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looks much better with the changes you have made, good work nice corsa
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