alex1983
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Hello, have been on here a while but never really posted and have since lost the thread I started so I'm starting a new one. This is my second B now and I'm really enjoying it at the moment, its a 1.0 Merit which I got for £400 with around 70k on the clocks. Got it last October and have done various things to it and plan to do a lot more.
Started off looking like this when I first picked it up:
Did a couple of cheap things such as added a badgeless grille and a Punto wiper:
Then I bought this and got it fitted:
Which left it sat like this:
I then purchased this:
And got it fitted:
Wheels were letting it down badly so got hold of some Tigra wheels cheap and put them on:
I got myself a Tigra scuttle around the same time along with some Richbrook pins and an MFD - the interior was so basic!:
The flat wipers were also added.
Got some nice tailored mats and then I started stripping it to make way for a full Sport interior:
This is how it was stood for a while before much else happened:
I then fitted some blue LEDs and some Vectra handles and have also added some Tigra clocks to get the interior from this:
To this:
Glovebox and underseat tray have also been put in.
I then fitted German lights, silver wing mirrors, wind deflectors and smoked side repeaters to leave it like this:
Got a GSi spoiler put on too:
I then removed the Punto wiper and put some HIDs in:
Changed the gear knob to this:
And a set of Toyos on it and this is how it stands currently:
Current spec:
Done
INSIDE
- new tax disc holder
- fitted mfd
- new grab handle
- tailored mats
- blue mfd/heater controls led kit
- black richbrook doorpins
- full sport interior
- carpetted glovebox
- chrome vectra door handles
- titanium gearknob cap
- tigra clocks
- cc'd handle surrounds
OUTSIDE
- aero wipers
- de-wipered rear
- debadged rear
- lowered 60mm on spax shocks and springs
- tigra alloys wrapped in 195/45/15 toyos
- full sportex exhaust system with 3" tip and straight-through pipe
- tigra scuttle panel
- badgeless grille
- clear numberplate light lense
- HID headlights and sidelights
- heko wind deflectors
- smoked side repeaters
- euro rear lights
- colour-coded wing mirrors
- new plates
- GSi spoiler
- cc'd bootlock handle
MAINTENANCE/REPAIRS/ENGINE
- new battery
- new egr valve
- new crank sensor
- drilled standard air box
- new mass air flow meter
TO DO BEFORE PVS LIST
1. Tracking
2. Fit super bright blue LEDs behind heater controls (got)
3. Stereo
4. Bloody good clean/wax/polish
5. MOMO steering wheel
6. Depo's
7. Sort all the niggly little bits that are annoying me
8. Aerial
9. Bodyshop for rust removal, etc
10. Get rev counter wired in
11. New splitter
12. Source a rocker cover
13. CC bootlock surround
14. Paint calipers red
15. Paint drums black
16. New wiper arms
17. Get a temperature sensor
Thanks for looking.
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Kieran
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Very nice that mate, plans sound good too 
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MarkSport
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What litre is it? dont do red rim tape and black rims. it looks nice and fresh on silver rims
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alex1983
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quote:
Originally posted by kizzacorsab
Very nice that mate, plans sound good too
Thanks a lot mate
If I can get it anything like as good as your's I will be happy!
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Jabba
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quote:
Originally posted by MarkSport
What litre is it? dont do red rim tape and black rims. it looks nice and fresh on silver rims
its a 1l if them badges arnt fake on the 5th pic
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alex1983
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quote:
Originally posted by MarkSport
What litre is it? dont do red rim tape and black rims. it looks nice and fresh on silver rims
It is only a 1.0 mate, looking at putting a 1.6 in it later in the year.
Appreciate the honesty regarding the wheels, will have to have a think as I'm not 100% what I'm going to do yet to be honest.
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Jabba
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its looked quite good on the first set of alloys you had
my mate had them on his corsa and i didnt like them at first but theve grew on me and i like them now
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alex1983
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Originally posted by Jabba dee
its looked quite good on the first set of alloys you had
my mate had them on his corsa and i didnt like them at first but theve grew on me and i like them now
I was never really a fan in all honesty, were better than steelies I suppose but I always knew I was going to replace them at some point.
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alex1983
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A few more pics of various things:
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MarkSport
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carpet dye
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alex1983
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quote:
Originally posted by MarkSport
carpet dye
Lol, I'm actually seriously considering that as the grey carpet lets the interior down badly!
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20xe-s
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nice
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alex1983
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Originally posted by 20xe-s
nice
Thanks.
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evans_corsab
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like this think i prefer it without the spoiler tho :/ ?
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LukesCorsaSXi
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U colour coding the bumpers mate? Looks good though mate, keep up the good work. 
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alex1983
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Appreciate the nice comments Not sure about colour coding yet to be honest, I keep changing my mind between keeping these and getting some silver post 97 ones. I like it with ther spoiler Really wanna go lower too, maybe 80 at the back.
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alex1983
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Got a few pics today when I went to uni:
Please excuse the starte of the car, just no point cleaning it in this weather but it will be done for PVS!
Hopefully sorting some Depo's this week too. What are people's opinions on gloss black wheels?
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David`
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I wouldn't gloss black the wheels with your black bumpers. I like your alloys the colour they are anyway, a sort of darker silver.
It generally looks nice as always, and you know I'm a fan.
Carpet dye in my opinion would be your best solution. Its something I have on my list of interior mods, when I get round to swapping the seats over.
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AlexW
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I like it, Small simple mods, Will be even better with depos
I would do the wheels white if anything other than std silver.
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alex1983
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Originally posted by AW06
I like it, Small simple mods, Will be even better with depos
I would do the wheels white if anything other than std silver.
Thanks mate, am trying my best to keep it subtle and simple. Yeah the only colours I can think of that would go with my car are black, white and gunmetal, corsascotty's looks good on white I must admit.
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alex1983
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quote:
Originally posted by David`
I wouldn't gloss black the wheels with your black bumpers. I like your alloys the colour they are anyway, a sort of darker silver.
It generally looks nice as always, and you know I'm a fan.
Carpet dye in my opinion would be your best solution. Its something I have on my list of interior mods, when I get round to swapping the seats over.
Thanks David, your comments are welcome as always I just really want to do something with my wheels but just can't decide what, lol. And yeah I really need to sort the grey carpet out!
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alex1983
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Really pathetic update... more to prove that I'm actually doing something with the car, lol
Started on my door handle surrounds today:
Only gone over them with 600 grit just to key the surface as not bothered about them being smooth.
I have some Rover Gun Metal paint and some Silver paint so I need opinions on what colour to do them please guys. These are the only interior bits I will be spraying.
Will also be buying a clay kit tomorrow and some other goodies to get my car ready for the summer sun!
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Zayne26
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Looking good mate, i had exactly the same seat covers before i put my sport interior in haha Have u got tigra dials in your corsa?
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alex1983
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Cheers mate Haha, those seat covers were on them when I got the car! Yeah Tigra dials but my rev counter isn't working, lol. The wiring is there, just can't be bothered wiring it up, ha.
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alex1983
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Started spraying my door handle surrounds today, well primer stage anyway. Will get pics tomorrow when I've sprayed them in paint. Gotta get to a scrappy tomorrow too for a bootlock surround to spray and I've just bought a Meguiar's clay bar kit to get my car looking spanking!
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