Kyle D's Corsa C Progress Thread -Angels/HIDs- [Archive] - Saxperience

kyle_d

14th August 2008, 20:49

Thought i'd show you all my first car, couldn't get insured on a Saxo so i decided to get a Corsa :) I'll update this thread as i get more done to the car because i've got a few plans for the future. I got the car for £1800 from Wales, i had waited until the right one came along and this was it i travelled 230 miles to get it :D

Corsa C 1.2SXI (51 plate)

Current Mods
17" alloys, lowered 30mm, medium tints, smoked indicators, debadged and derubstripped, 6x9s + alpine headunit, painted calipers, cat back exhaust box.

Future Mods
Upgraded ICE, Black angel eyes, Facelift bumper, SRI grills, Irmscher grills, Private plate.

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Payney

14th August 2008, 21:00

1800 seems cheap, whats the mileage etc?

Looks quite a nice buy though.

kyle_d

14th August 2008, 21:02

Cheers pal, mileage was 57300 give or take a couple. Done nearly 1500 miles in 6 weeks lol.

It was cheap, but i bought it off a genuine member of corsa-c which is a site i regularly use.

Any other questions feel free to ask.

Steve

14th August 2008, 21:03

smart but i dont really like corsa's

sorry mate

adam19

14th August 2008, 21:05

looks nice but would prefer a saxo than a corsa

Jimmy-Boy

14th August 2008, 21:06

not to bad, did want one over a saxo at one point - but soon saw the light :P still great cars with out a doubt though :y:

saxokid100

14th August 2008, 21:09

Looks nice!! but not corsa fan....:p

kyle_d

14th August 2008, 21:12

My best mate's got a VTR, got it the day before me.. Oli K, bought Oz_bournes old silver one. I love it, but at the same time... i love mine too. They're totally different cars though, mine is more modern whereas his is older but FAST.

I'm thinking of getting the 1.8SRI next year :D

If i had space and money i would deffo get a VTR/S but i just cannot afford to run/fix/insure one and i do love this car its really nice to drive just not got much power.. goes alright for a 1.2 though don't get me wrong.

Cheers for all the comments lads :D Least everyone didn't just say "why you on the site if you don't have a saxo blah blah" :P

Prickle

14th August 2008, 21:14

v smart corsa

kyle_d

14th August 2008, 21:15

v smart corsa

cheers bud :y:

Prickle

14th August 2008, 21:19

:A:...

fossie

14th August 2008, 21:22

Alloys suit it, good effort

Mikey

14th August 2008, 21:23

that looks nice and clean. wheels go well

nice car

kyle_d

14th August 2008, 22:14

Thanks a lot!

Yeah i like the wheels, on the corsa-c site ALOT of people love the SRI alloys.. they come standard on all SRI's and everyone buys them just because you can slam your car the most with them but i'm not a fan i like to be different. Abit like the hype about VTS alloys on this site :P I'm not a fan of those at all tbh but i'm sure ALOT of people on here would disagree.

I'll come to a yorkshire meet in it with oli in his VTR and meet some of you lot :D

ako

15th August 2008, 08:19

looks good m8 like the wheels :p

Liam-westcoast

15th August 2008, 09:18

the alloys look nice but like the saxo more

saxomark

15th August 2008, 09:22

Nice corsa looks smart and clean, and nice ace alloys same as mine on my saxo, but i got 16''

Mark

MK2SLAG

15th August 2008, 09:25

ace 216 16s,i have those wheels myself,nice car dude :D

gsavill90

15th August 2008, 10:28

Looks really good. I quite like these models of corsa.
Plans look spot on :)

Tupps

15th August 2008, 10:43

Looks clean enough

Elliott

15th August 2008, 10:53

looks quite smart.

Karl

15th August 2008, 11:00

Mate has a 1.8 SRi mate,
cant go wrong with one really,
tidy motors and low insurance group.

(Group 9 for 1.8 16v 125bhp)
Quicker than a VTR too,
built really well also.

kyle_d

15th August 2008, 11:06

Thanks for all the comments, appreciated.

Yeah they're supposed to go well, should think so for a 1.8 :P I really like the build of the car and the drive so i think i'm just gonna stick with these and get the upgraded one next year.

My dream would be to get a Z20LET (2.0l Turbo VXR) engine dropped into it but it'd cost a bomb :( Never know in a couple of years i might be able to afford it. And i'm sure RickyP would be more than happy to do it for me :D

andywiddss1

15th August 2008, 11:47

Looks really good. I quite like these models of corsa.
Plans look spot on :)

ooo sumbody from skipton :oops:

gsavill90

15th August 2008, 16:38

ooo sumbody from skipton :oops:

Yeh :)
Don't see your car out enough :(

kyle_d

16th August 2008, 14:50

Picked these up today they're in Mint condition!! I was well shocked when i saw them, just had to buy them.

They're Racelands in suede and leather. Just need to get some subframes for my car (£25 on ebay).

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BaSSLjnE

16th August 2008, 15:18

Good buy mate, Will look the dogs when theyre in :y:

kyle_d

16th August 2008, 16:45

Cheers mate :y: Can't wait to get them in, broke this week now though lol.

curry

16th August 2008, 17:24

cool I just bought a clapped up old corsa... working on it as a project at the moment

kyle_d

16th August 2008, 18:18

Oh yeah, what you putting in it? Redtop 2.0l?

gaz4399

16th August 2008, 21:19

nice car, i like the wheels

kyle_d

16th August 2008, 21:41

Thanks mate, me 2. They could do with a refurb though, thinking of getting them done anthracite when i get round to doing them.

MikeCracknell

16th August 2008, 21:52

gaz4399

16th August 2008, 22:07

would look a lot better with some black angel eyes on the front i think

shooorn94

16th August 2008, 22:20

girlfriends best mate has your exact car the 1.2 sxi 16v. Went on a holiday this year with her she was shocked at how much the 1.1i pulled away from the 1.2 sxi and she always thought it was nippy for what it was.

Tbh I like the corsa c's a nice car you've got there mate, and I like what you've done so far, gone down the right road imo. Keep up the good work, I like the new seats too ;)

Good luck saving for the VXR lump. :y:

kyle_d

16th August 2008, 23:17

Why are you on this site if you have a corsa???? ;);););)

Very nice mate, I took a shine to the Corsa earlier in the year - check out Prads, Sammo22 & Hoops' corsas on CCUK too!

I like your one, but I think the exhaust i'd change for the twin exit Irmscher one! Other than that - spot on!

Thanks a lot mate. Yeah i go on all the time mate, seen their cars. You seen J2ONOs? His is one of my favs. Oh and i come on here because i was recommended by a few mates who are members, one has a VTR (Oli_K) and you lot seem a decent bunch on here :D

I'd like to get the twin irmscher exhaust but its £220 just for the back box.. Expensiveeee.

Rather get all my other plans done first :P

edit - you have a Zetec S Fezzy!! Cheeky bugger hahaha.. i love those, was one of my other options as first car but a bit expensive to buy and on insurance for me :(

would look a lot better with some black angel eyes on the front i think

Tellllllll me about it mate, black angels are like my most wanted mod.. but theyre £130+ and i dont have the monies at the moment :( I so want them though, i've tried to make everything black/stealth and that's the main spoiler for the outside looks of the car imo.

girlfriends best mate has your exact car the 1.2 sxi 16v. Went on a holiday this year with her she was shocked at how much the 1.1i pulled away from the 1.2 sxi and she always thought it was nippy for what it was.

Tbh I like the corsa c's a nice car you've got there mate, and I like what you've done so far, gone down the right road imo. Keep up the good work, I like the new seats too ;)

Good luck saving for the VXR lump. :y:

Thanks for that mate.

The 1.1i saxo pulls from the 1.2sxi? Seriously? I was shocked by how the 1.2 goes lol, but iv never driven a 1.1 saxo so wouldnt be able to say my view.

I can keep up to my mates 1.4 golf though, his is 75bhp and mines 73bhp so not suprised.

Can't waiiiiiit to get the seats in, gonna take out the back seats, get harnesses and add a rear strut brace on the back when i can. Just for looks really, not totally stripping it for extra speed or anything as i know its no VTS under the bonnet lol.

collinsd70

16th August 2008, 23:46

looks very tidy mate good buy

gsavill90

17th August 2008, 00:01

Rather than angel eyes.. couldn't you go for the Mk2 lights with the insides painted black..
That looks pretty good. Although they're not angel eyes.. so it might defeat the whole object. But hey, just an idea :)

kyle_d

17th August 2008, 00:10

Cheers collins.

Gsavill - You mean smoked facelifts mate? If so yeah theyre nice, and they're meant to produce brighter lights too, but i love angels lol... its the halo bits i like best :P

gussy

17th August 2008, 00:15

nice car mate its slow doh

gsavill90

17th August 2008, 00:15

Cheers collins.

Gsavill - You mean smoked facelifts mate? If so yeah theyre nice, and they're meant to produce brighter lights too, but i love angels lol... its the halo bits i like best :P

Yeh i think they're the lights. I've got mate with a corsa just got some of those lights.. Don't really know my corsa's.. but facelifts sound right :)

I like the the halo's too.. i just wish they made angel eyes i liked for the saxo :(

Just had a look on ebay and the black corsa angel eyes look really nice :D

Sorry if i'm not making much sense.. i need sleep :panic:

kyle_d

17th August 2008, 00:21

My mates got chrome angels in his silver VTR, they look mint! Colour is your car?

These are the ones i want..

http://www.corsa-c.co.uk/gallery/files/2/0/9/0/IMG_1551.jpg

gsavill90

17th August 2008, 04:29

My mates got chrome angels in his silver VTR, they look mint! Colour is your car?

These are the ones i want..

http://www.corsa-c.co.uk/gallery/files/2/0/9/0/IMG_1551.jpg

I got a persian red Mk1. Dont really like the angel eyes they make for the Mk1. I think they can look pretty good on some cars.. i just wouldn't get them on my own. I dunno :)
Anyway, yours will look really good with them.. it's just money i guess :P

kyle_d

19th August 2008, 20:30

Spent most of today cleaning the car, gave it a realllly good wash i used the 2 bucket method for the first time and was shocked by all the sh*t in the rinse bucket. I used the following products and also Autoglym Bodywork Shampoo Conditioner but that was in the house when i took this pic.. No machines were used this time, all by hand.

All pics were taken on a Fujitsu Finepix 9500S

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b231/kyle011288/DSCF0893.jpg

Got a few new products on the way too such as some new shampoo, a lambswool wash mitt and a superspray for the hosepipe.

Now for the rest of the pics :D I got carried away as it was the first time i've used a camera like this! It's my mates dads that does lots of photography he let me borrow it :D There are loads more but i've uploaded all my favourites. Hope you like!

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The car got slightly dirty on the way to this location before anyone says i missed a bit :lol:

Kyle :y:

gsavill90

19th August 2008, 22:11

Wow looks ace. And so shiny!

I just polished mine today.. then it rained :(

kyle_d

19th August 2008, 23:30

gsavill90

19th August 2008, 23:54

Cheers mate i was well pleased with these pictures :D how long did you spend on yours? This took around 4-5hours in total just on the outside, might give the inside a quick hoover tomorrow.. did it all the otherday but there's bits allll over the carpets already! Fooking Autumn does my head in, get tiny leaves everywhere from silver birch trees!

Have you posted any pics?

Spent a few hours i think.. I bought some autoglym deep shine the other day. Had limited resourced today.. but access to a jetwash :D
Due to lack of funds it's washing with a sponge and turtlewax shampoo.. then polishing with my autoglym stuff. It looks pretty good.. but i'm sure it could be a lot better if i invested in some decent stuff.. I'm planning on getting some dodo juice, and a proper wash mit at some point. I have no money :(
Also to be honest i don't really know too much about all the wax, polish, glaze sealants and all that lot.. i just want one single product to get rid of my swirl marks, and give me a really deep wet look shine.
I guess we don't live in a perfect world though :(

I've got a progress thread with some pictures on.. the most recent ones where taken after my last polishing session (using some 5 quid turtlewax stuff :D)
I live up a farm track.. so my car never stays clean for long :(
Anyway, my progress thread kinda explains my situation. Plenty of time, but no money :D

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=164145

Luke

20th August 2008, 05:03

Really like the car mate.

Alloys suit it.

Liam-westcoast

20th August 2008, 09:14

looks really clean

Mikey

20th August 2008, 09:21

very clean car that mate. looks good for a shitty corsa lol

kyle_d

20th August 2008, 11:34

Cheers lol, they're not that bad mikey! lol.. my dream would be to drop your cars engine into my car :) Seen quite a few of them, they're evil!

MK2SLAG

20th August 2008, 11:45

Mikey

20th August 2008, 12:03

Cheers lol, they're not that bad mikey! lol.. my dream would be to drop your cars engine into my car :) Seen quite a few of them, they're evil!

look at my car mate!! then youll get my comment :y:

kyle_d

20th August 2008, 12:18

stick in a c20 let engine lad much cheaper,saw a 400bhp black corsa c forsale on ebay was immense!

The C20let is the Redtop and Z20let is the VXR right? I wouldn't be bothered which one it was if i did it aslong as it was in mint condition, although i do love the look of the VXR engine.

Wouldn't be for a long time though as my current job is poo :(

look at my car mate!! then youll get my comment :y:

lol i knew what car you had before looking at your avatar, thats why i said id like your engine in mine :)

Liam-westcoast

22nd August 2008, 23:15

you have the same seats as me they look well nice

kyle_d

23rd August 2008, 10:33

Thanks mate :D Got a reet bargain with them. Just need to get some subframes, they're sat in my bedroom at the moment :(

Stripped my rear interior out the other day too ready for the seats and harnesses, and i've got an ice system planned.

Ben

23rd August 2008, 10:49

How about a little spoiler? Corsas look mint with them on, and one of them irmscemenemeemeger (lol) grilles?

kyle_d

23rd August 2008, 11:08

Irmscher grill lol i well want one, but i need the facelift bumper to be able to get one.. and that's about £200 to get one of those painted, and then £140 for the grill.

Might get an SRI spoiler, they're colour coded and stick out just a little bit.. don't want no Halfords jobby.

I think i'm gonna focus on getting my bucket seats in, then get harnesses and then do something with ICE in the back but only something subtle but good. I'm definately upgrading my front comps then gonna amp them, and i'm thinking of getting a sub mounted into a fibreglass or mdf surrounding with the rear of the speaker pointing towards the middle of my buckets and the 2 amps behind it under clear plastic. Hard to explain i'll post a picture when i've drawn it out properly.

That will keep me busy and skint for a while lol.

Andy_K

23rd August 2008, 11:11

Car looks nice mate. I quite like those shape corsa's

kyle_d

23rd August 2008, 11:46

Cheers mate :thumbs:

shooorn94

23rd August 2008, 17:29

Thanks for that mate.

The 1.1i saxo pulls from the 1.2sxi? Seriously? I was shocked by how the 1.2 goes lol, but iv never driven a 1.1 saxo so wouldnt be able to say my view.

I can keep up to my mates 1.4 golf though, his is 75bhp and mines 73bhp so not suprised.

Can't waiiiiiit to get the seats in, gonna take out the back seats, get harnesses and add a rear strut brace on the back when i can. Just for looks really, not totally stripping it for extra speed or anything as i know its no VTS under the bonnet lol.

No problem bud :y:

Yeah but you must remember it was around a few country roads I was with her and my cars around 2 seconds quicker to 60mph than her corsa but my car is alot lighter ;). I can believe you catching up with a heavy golf though, weightloss is everything. However the corsa has alot of space in the rear, something the saxo doesn't have, so passengers tend to have a good ride :zainy:

The last few pictures look awesome of the clean, and really show your wheels up well, keep it up buddy.

kyle_d

23rd August 2008, 18:00

1.1 saxo is 2 seconds quicker to 60mph than a 1.2 corsa :fcuk::fcuk: you sure about that lol that doesn't sound right. If it is, those 1.1s must be alot quicker than i thought they would be. Although i was shocked by how fast VTRs are when i first when in my mates. Would love to see the difference between a VTR and S.

Thanks again mate! I went out again today and took some more good shots of it, my friends gonna edit them on some photo software and make some mad pics for me :D I'll post when i get them.

Rear seats are now out. And working on getting subframes for bucket seats, someones said they could maybe make me some off to take it to them tomorrow to see if they can.

Pat_Vts

23rd August 2008, 19:10

difference between vtr and vts is very noticeable mid range rev and top end

Ocego_VTR

23rd August 2008, 19:15

difference between vtr and vts is very noticeable mid range rev and top end

must be a difference off the line??

kyle_d

26th August 2008, 15:13

11 Hour Detail!

I took my car to a detailer yesterday to see if he could do anything about all the white spots of paint i had all over my car and also the swirl marks over my whole car. We started at 10am and i left just after 9pm i was so nackered, the job wasn't even finished but i wanted to get home at this time. The whole job was done for free too with me helping and learning too.

Here's a list of the products that were used in order of use..

-I4D Bright wheels
-EZ Detail Brush
-Couple of other wheel brushes
-Super Snow Foam & Karcher Snow Foam Lance
-Maguiars shampoo plus
-Lambswool wash mitt
-2 x tall buckets with grit guards
-Maguiars Last Touch
-Sonus green mild clay bars
-3M 3434 tape
-Menzerna Finish Polish (PO106FA)
-Menzerna intensive polish (PO85RD)
-3m Fast Cut Plus
-3m Ultra Fina SE
-Chemical Guys EZ Creme Glaze with Acrylic Shine II
-Victorias Concours Wax

And a few other little bits.

The car got the full worx. The wheels were done first, then the car was rinsed, foamed, washed, rinsed and dried. Then we started with the claying, i had paint spots ALL over the car and they were well hard to get off. I spent about 2 hours just claying it alone because the spots were not coming off, i got them off in the end though. Then it was on with the polishing which took up the rest of the day. I was amazed by how much detail and effort this guy put into my car. Nearly every little scratch was removed and all swirls and spots were totally removed. There are a few deeper scratches still left but i'm more than amazed by what it looked like in the end it is like the whole car's had a respray.

Now for some pics, i didn't get many good ones as i was getting on with the car but there's still a few, i took a few this morning too as it was dark and i was fooked by the end of last night. Also, the first half of pics are from my phone, last few are from a good camera i took earlier.

Phone pics taken during detail

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Here's a couple of before pics i took the other day, you can see all the bits and swirls on there.

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Pics taken this morning with decent camera

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b231/kyle011288/DSC_0089.jpg
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:y:

edwardsvtr

26th August 2008, 15:28

sweet result, 11 hours? thats some elbow grease i give mine a good hours worth of attension

kyle_d

26th August 2008, 17:22

lol thanks bud, yep 11 hours and that's only..

-rinsed, foamed, washed, rinsed and dried (about an hour if that)
-clayed, this took ages as i had alot of paint spots ALL over my car badly. (couple of hours and alot of elbow grease)
-polishing bonnet, front quarters, doors, rear quarters and boot. (rest of day).

Still roof to do an drivers side to glaze and wax to do. Gonna go back to see him sometime soon to finish it off.

Andy_K

26th August 2008, 18:31

Looks quality mate.

Marshy

26th August 2008, 18:58

Nice work, looks great :y:

markmaddox

26th August 2008, 19:34

looks very clean mate

Mint-VTR

26th August 2008, 22:47

looks the nuts, well done

kyle_d

26th August 2008, 23:53

Thanks everyone, i'm more than happy with it. Looks like it's had a full respray, was covered from front to back in swirls, light scratches and mostly white paint spots baked onto the paint work.

gsavill90

27th August 2008, 00:10

Wow looks amazing. So shiny :D

RICKYP-RPM

27th August 2008, 00:26

looks good

kyle_d

10th September 2008, 22:34

Nice one Ricky, i'll nip over with Oli next time he comes over.. wunt mind you looking at something for me :)

Here's an update!! Got comps in, only a temp job though, getting amped and sorting MDF baffle out to fit better.

Got my new comps today, and went straight out and started to fit them.. struggled to get the first doorcard off, so searched on here and realised there was 3 metal clips under the top of the door.

Anyway, the comps are Viper 650.2s, they're WELL lightweight and the crossovers are massive :lol: they're bi-amp capable too or something, means you can have an amp for your tweeters and an amp for your comps.. my mate got some cheap jbl 13cm ones yesterday and even those are heavier than mine. Paid £105 delivered for the comps off a member on talk-audio. They dont half wobble when on loud lol.

Here's a bit about them and a spec..

Brand New - Viper 650.2 Components (6.75") 125w rms

These are lovely comps and were made by Directed Audio, and are 6.75" components, with Neodium mags ( nice n light ), Titanium Tweeters, and very comprehensive Passive xovers, which can also be Bi-amped.

Size: 6.75"
Magnet: 49 gram, neo
Power handling: 125 watts RMS/175 peak
Impedance: 4 ohm
Freq. Resp.: 58Hz - 25kHz
Efficiency: 89 dB 1W/1M
Tweeter Description: 25mm titanium dome
Crossovers: 3rd order Butterworth
Depth: 3-1/4"

These sound well good already just off my Alpine HU, can't wait to recieve my JBL GTO 75.2 amp that's on its way to me. That will give them 97WRMS @ 4ohms :D

Few pics from today (didnt realise camera was on black & white until later :lol)...

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Next step for ICE will be installing the amp, wiring, tweeters and crossovers. Will be putting some MDF in the back to bolt the amp/s and crossovers too and then covering it all up with a false floor and sorting out a sub and amp.

Kyle

gsavill90

10th September 2008, 23:41

oooh nice.. will sound sweet when it's all sorted.
I should do something with my sound.. the two 13cm alpine coaxials i've got at the moment don't sound too grand..

kyle_d

11th September 2008, 10:57

laura_g

11th September 2008, 11:47

loving what you have done to it mate looks great, what are this like to drive ialways intrigued me really, seats look amazing aswell, whats the total spend to date

gsavill90

11th September 2008, 13:52

Cheers mate! Yeah can't wait to hear it finished, these comps are a massive difference just running off the HU! Gonna be well good when they're amped and sound deadened and everything else.

Which alpine speakers are you running? And are they amped?

some alpine things.. urm.. they were about 30 quid, The second cheapest set alpine make i think. They're amped with a shitty cheap amp too.. I'm so low on funds :D
It sounds OK.. i mean.. it makes noise that can go relatively loud so i'm not complaining. I used to have the same speakers with some really good alpine amps and an alpine crossover. Also had a sub running off another alpine amp. That sounded amazing.. but then when i put it all into the saxo the amps died. I miss the sub and everything.. but i cant afford another amp to get it all wired in. Oh well.. might go for some 6X9's in my rear quarter panels to get some bass.. I'm planning on stripping it out at some point.. so there you go :)

kyle_d

11th September 2008, 13:57

Thanks for your comments, afraid the seats have now gone dropped them off today.. i took my standard seats out to find theres a computer under the seats attached to a seatbelt pretensioner and if i remove it the airbag light comes on.. also, there aren't any subframes for the seats specifically for a corsa... just too much hassle fitting them in to be honest.

Getting the ICE done is my main priority now, all my money's going into that.

Total money spent.. hmm, to be honest.. havent spent that much on it.. most things iv either done myself such as painting front V grill, debadging, smoking side repeaters. The alloys and exhaust came with the car.

I bought the car for £1800, only thing i've bought are eyebrows £15 (not going on until i get black angel eyes), front components £105, JBL amp (£40 second hand), alpine headunit £100. That's about it.

Got another amp, sub, sub box, wiring and few other bits and bats for ice to buy soon.

kyle_d

11th September 2008, 14:05

how much was the detail

Some geeza did it for free :D

some alpine things.. urm.. they were about 30 quid, The second cheapest set alpine make i think. They're amped with a shitty cheap amp too.. I'm so low on funds :D
It sounds OK.. i mean.. it makes noise that can go relatively loud so i'm not complaining. I used to have the same speakers with some really good alpine amps and an alpine crossover. Also had a sub running off another alpine amp. That sounded amazing.. but then when i put it all into the saxo the amps died. I miss the sub and everything.. but i cant afford another amp to get it all wired in. Oh well.. might go for some 6X9's in my rear quarter panels to get some bass.. I'm planning on stripping it out at some point.. so there you go :)

lol fair enough, should just save rather than buying proper cheap stuff though mate.. or find out what's half decent and search ebay.. can gt right bargains on there for audio stuff.

gsavill90

11th September 2008, 14:14

lol fair enough, should just save rather than buying proper cheap stuff though mate.. or find out what's half decent and search ebay.. can gt right bargains on there for audio stuff.

Yeh.. i'm impatient :D I got the headunit and original alpine amps off ebay.. and they were amazing and the entire system came to about £120. Saying that it is a retro tape player :D

It was about a year ago i bought it all.. and nowadays i just don't have any money. I'll get round to a decent setup when i've got money to spend :D

kyle_d

15th September 2008, 00:37

Update - Got wiring kit in and ready for amp to arrive.. hopefully in the morning!

Got everything except the speaker wires in and ready to go! All hidden, the lot only wires you can see are the ends of the RCA, the end of the live, and remote with a bit of wire on each. Well pleased with it. Havent connected the live to the battery yet but its through the gromet, got a crimped ring terminal on and fuse/fuse holder to go on the end once amp arrives.. didn't fancy having a power cable running through my car not attached to anything lol.

Also, got my crossovers bolted to the door! :D Didnt think i was gonna be able to get them on there with them being so big but i managed it.

Few pics..

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Saxo_Sweety

15th September 2008, 01:29

Wow, that detailing is great!! Amazing work! Looks worth all the work :). And good job on the wiring as well.

kyle_d

15th September 2008, 10:36

Thankss :D Gonna be starting on the MDF floor today, think i'm gonna move my crossovers from the doors to the back as they could get wet there on the doors especially with me having to remove that plastic sheeting to get them there.

kyle_d

16th September 2008, 22:55

Update! Floor nearly done, but not in yet.

The past 2 days i've been making the MDF floor for the amps to be attached to, i bought a 8x6ft piece of 12mm MDF from Woodlands for £13 and still got about 1/3 of it left. Most of the last 2 days has been just for this floor, taken me agesss.. but it's almost done now. I also took the rear seatbelts out which meant taken off most the back plastics, in the last few days i've taken off nearly every bit of plastic on the inside of my car lol.

Still LOTS to do, see list at bottom of this post.

Carpet out + making template for MDF board

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Cutting wood to fit, then had to wouldnt fit so made it 2 pieces.

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Making door

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Amp's finally here! JBL GTO 75.2

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Still to do:

- Fit hinges to door for spare wheel
- Fit all wood into the car
- Finish off wiring (wiring speaker wire from amp to crossovers/comps and tweeters and also connecting the live lead to battery)
- Install and secure the amp
- Buy either a JBL GT5 or find a better 2nd hand sub for sale for around £40-50
- Order a sub box from BFUK, probabley a ported one.
- Get an amp for sub, probabley a JBL 301.1 or a 601.1 depending what sub i get.
- Upgrade some of the wiring once i have 2 amps running.
- Make new MDF baffles, as the ones i bought off somebody on here didn't fit right so had to customise them and i can only get 4 out of 6 screws in due to one edge of both baffles is quite thin.
- Carpet MDF
- Sound deadening last

Maybe new headunit at some point too.
And anything else i think of in the process.. will update tomorrow with some pics of the floor in and amp wired up.

All the wood should be in and finished tomorrow aswell as wiring and amp aslong as it stays dry!

markwillows

16th September 2008, 23:23

great buy and great progress.. I'm looking at getting a corsa sxi now to go with the vtr. I just can't let the vtr and after another car. So was thinking the corsa as I do like the look of them. They good to drive/ would you recommend it ?

kyle_d

16th September 2008, 23:28

VERY easy to drive, goes quick for a 1.2 (IMO), not so fast top end.

My mate's got a VTR and i'm always with him so i can compare them quite a bit.. his is alot faster obviously but if i thrash mine which i do lol i give him a good run lol

Also, i think it's because i have alot of trust in my car and myself but i go alot quicker round corners to him bit boaty if you just ease off and turn hard but handles well if you accellerate round corners. Could be something to do with my 17s and it being lowered though.. god knows.

I'd recommend it to be honest, but that's like asking you if you'd recommend a VTR lol.

Totally different drive compared to the VTR, i've had a go in my mates and it is WELL different to drive.. gearbox is tiny, pedals are really close and it feels like there's not much of the car around me (if you get me).

Thanks for post.

saxo_mike

17th September 2008, 15:31

followed this on corsa-c coming along well mate

kyle_d

17th September 2008, 18:31

followed this on corsa-c coming along well mate

Nice one mate :D Taken me 3 days to get this floor done, been taking my time as i realllly didnt want to put any splits in the wood and have to start again!

Update - Floor finished, just needs carpeting.

Got the floor finished today. Had to fit the hinges to the door and floor, cut a bit more off the end near back of seats and add a bit more shape, bought some brackets to attach 2 pieces together and also nailgun'd some blocks of MDF undernear in certain places to add support. The door had to be slightly modified to be able to open easily too.

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Just needs carpeting now, it is a very good fit! You can grab hold of the ends and try move it and it doesn't move one bit. Very happy with it.

Didn't get round to fitting amp in, no point putting it in until i have go my speaker wire into my doors which is gonna take quite a while, need to work out how to get the wiring through the door wiring loom.

gsavill90

17th September 2008, 23:44

Wow looks amazing! Gunna be ace when it's all carpeted and everything.
Bet you're loving the exhaust now you've got no seats in the back :D

kyle_d

18th September 2008, 00:43

cheers bud, had seats out quite a while but yeah can hear it gargle n bubble more when i'm not blaring out my tunes lol.

picking up a jbl gt4 in a ported box on saturday will post pics once i have it :D

gsavill90

18th September 2008, 01:13

markwillows

18th September 2008, 08:23

going to look at a corsa sxi tonight on your recommendation :P
Corsa for general running about
Keeping the saxo basically for showing off in :)

kyle_d

18th September 2008, 11:16

nice one mate let us know if you get one :y:

kyle_d

18th September 2008, 23:40

Update - Amp in and working!

Got the speaker wires in today, took quite a while but well worth it in the end. Got crossover, amp and comps wired up.. but not tweeters at the moment, need more work and i had to shoot off to work. Now it's too dark and i'm working sh*tty hours tomorrow :( The weekend the tweeters will be done.

The speakers are making the plastic on my door well vibrate and it's doing me in already so that's gonna have to be chopped at the weekend, could really do with getting sound deadening soon but funds are saying no.

I managed to get the speaker wire to the doors without cutting any holes in either the door or the rubber grommet 8) I lifted the inside bit up with a screw driver, put another one in to hold it up, undid the outside of the grommet, taped my wire to the first screwdriver, pushed it from the inside, came out the otherside, put some tape around it and put the grommet back in, was a bit of hassle but got there in the end.

Not got doorcards on yet, had to rush to work so left all the plastics off the door, left my passengers window all the way down and couldnt even put it up the switch was still on the doorcard lol *gutted*.

Well pleased it's all in.. need tweeters in as the high's dont sound that good but the mids are basssy.. especially when i push on the metal.

Some pictures..

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kyle_d

20th September 2008, 19:37

Update - Comps and tweeters finished, picked up sub too.

Finished off the front today by mounting the tweeters and wiring them in etc.. Also, i went and picked up my sub (JL GT4) looks good, won't be going in for a while yet though dont have the money for the amp and wiring etc..

I'm well pleased with the front though, until i got the tweeters in it was loud and bassy but was like listening to a cassette player.. barely any highs in the music. But now it's well good, clear highs and bassy mids.

Also, i got some tubing round the speaker wire between the door and car and taped it up so it's not that noticeable now.

Few decent pics of my progress, sub's not in now this was just for show...

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