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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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11th Jul 03 at 22:24   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
go on how much of a cheapscate have u been? i know i have!

wat have u done and how much did it cost!

mine! hooked up a washine machine pipe and used it as an air intake pipe! it worked but looked shit! dodnt cost me owt!
Fad
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11th Jul 03 at 22:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
debadging and de stripping that cost nowt too
DanielJ
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Sooty
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Stoneyginger
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11th Jul 03 at 22:31   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
de-badging though first time i did it on my green corsa i blew up my mum's hair dryer so a little more expensive than i had first thought
the_legend_of_yrag
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lol i thought i blew my mums hairdryer once, but it only stoped coz it over heated!!

Probably de-badging, but the cheapest so far that involved money, would be clear side repeaters for a tenner!
MikeE
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RichR
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de-badging - de-stripping - cost nowt..... smoothing and spraying the dash sectuions - cost nowt cause dad used to be in the paint trade so got me it all for free - then it just cost me in time.
Trotty
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11th Jul 03 at 22:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Debadging, induction kit and bee sting aerial = all free

[Edited on 11-07-2003 by Trotty]
Keeley
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11th Jul 03 at 22:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
would have to say tints cus they cost me nothin
Dav
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Everyone's gonna say de-badging... can't get an cheaper than free!
Other than that then probably my H/U coz I had it in my old car and kept it for the Corsa.
chris_uk
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cool
its amazin what can get for nowt!
RichR
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11th Jul 03 at 22:47   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I got all the little parking dents asround the cr odne for free as well - cause some1 reversed into my front wing and while it was in they sorted them all out - and mde it look like it hd just come otu the fctory again - it was cheap cause ti was on some1 else's insurance
infinitycorsa
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11th Jul 03 at 22:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well i modified my back bumper when it rolled down a bank and hit a tree lol
jaffa
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11th Jul 03 at 23:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheapest: debadging
best value#: micra door strips
Sooty
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11th Jul 03 at 23:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my one off bonnet
Doug
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29th Jul 04 at 22:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
induction kit - 5 quid off a mate. Was made for a xsra VTR but thats nothing abit of duck tape cant sort

Siberia
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Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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29th Jul 04 at 22:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
seat belt things... free in fast car mag.
Andrew
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Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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29th Jul 04 at 22:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sold my old wheel trims on eBay (pug ones) for £35 and bought a set for a tenner
mike_1.2LS96
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Location: Darlington | Mazda 323 1.8 Exec
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29th Jul 04 at 22:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Best value mod is brakes
Got some 2 litre 16v cavalier brakes for £25. They are stoppers.
Matt H
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29th Jul 04 at 22:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sprayed my v grill so it looked like i had an aftermarket one on
Nismo
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29th Jul 04 at 22:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sprayed my side repeaters and jap reflectors
ed
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GSi door cards - £40...
Drew
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cheapest mod - and only mod - 950 quid on dvd and screen
Matt H
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29th Jul 04 at 22:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my most cost effective mod was buying my car

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