Gave the car a clean

[Natalie]

The weather was nice so it seemed stupid not to wash the car (it had been a while smileys/smiley9.gif ) and take some new photo's

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Natalie_mc/SaxoApril2006001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Natalie_mc/SaxoApril2006013.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Natalie_mc/SaxoApril2006011.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Natalie_mc/SaxoApril2006017.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Natalie_mc/SaxoApril2006007.jpg

My attempt at an arty shot. As you can see I'm no David Bailey

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Natalie_mc/SaxoApril2006003.jpg

I used Autoglym bumper care to restore the bumpers black again. They had faded grey. It's amazing the difference it has made to the car. I'd recommend it. It's a gel so easier to use than back to black smileys/smiley20.gif

All I need now is to get the VTS wheels I want and she's all finished smileys/smiley4.gif

[dannsax]

very tidy and very clean i may add smileys/smiley4.gif

[keeko17]

shiney!

[Danes_SaxoVTR]

very nice!!!!
You coming to the hampshire meet? smileys/smiley4.gif

[willsy]

Very nice smileys/smiley4.gif i like it! Thanks for the tip with the autoglym aswel, back to black annoys me.

[Hopcraft]

wicked, spot on, seems to be like 60 mm at front and more lke 50mm at the rear.. from the pictures, looks ace though.

[Dan]

Nice natalie, one thing though the back look high for 60mm, more like 40mm.

[Sean]

nice and clean, but the back hardly looks lowered, definitely not 60mm.

[Natalie]

The back is one notch which is about 45mm and the front has dropped to what we think is about 70mm smileys/smiley5.gif


My drive at my uni house is on a very steep hill so it's put pressure on the front and make it drop lower. My boyfriend keeps telling me to reverse on but I'm not very good at reversing normally never mind up a hill smileys/smiley9.gif


I'm thinking of getting the front raised. Although having this set up makes it handle like a dream. Saxo's are supposed to be lower at the front than the back smileys/smiley20.gif

[wideboy]

Looks 60 40 to me.

I wouldnt say a "notch" was 45mm either.

Looks tidy otherwise smileys/smiley16.gif Lights are spot on

[dannyjay]

What a very sexual saxo. Love it. smileys/smiley14.gif

[Mitchell]

60 40 aye.

nice though, but drop the back.

[Dave86]

Thats very nice. Wish i could have one. I'll make do with my 1.1 for now!!!

[Yates]

David Bailey ?? whose that? ive heard of mike crack, but not that guy

looks smart

imo i think the backs higher than 40 looks 30 to me

[Graeme]

cars looking good

the back is defo higher than the front though smileys/smiley17.gif front looks to be about 60mm smileys/smiley14.gif

[Natalie]

the back is defo higher than the front though smileys/smiley17.gif front looks to be about 60mm smileys/smiley14.gif

I know that. lol smileys/smiley17.gif

I was the one who lowered the car. It was standard when I got it

These were taken just after it was lowered 9 months ago

The Front:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Natalie_mc/front.jpg

The Rear:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Natalie_mc/rear.jpg

[senseless]

i like it a lot subtle but a bit different

[riggsy]

looks alright in the latest pics on this thread but on your first ones as every one is saying back looks higher than it should be, yes the back is supposed to be higher than front if you want the handling to stay as good as it can be!!

looks good though nice and subtle vts rims will look well on it smileys/smiley2.gif

[Icey_Furio]

Looks wank smileys/smiley2.gif

[Natalie]

Looks wank smileys/smiley2.gif

I know

I let someone do all the work for me and it came back like that smileys/smiley17.gif

[Icey_Furio]

With reguards to the comments on the height....the rear is lowered with one complete spline of the torsion bars at each end. I know its the bodged way of doing it but it lowers the car approx 45mm on the first click. It was all too rusted and seized to actually withdraw the bars and adjust the height of the trailing arms.

The front was intially about 15mm lower than the back....which is the std difference and the optimum height for decent handling (as long as the road is smooth as the back isn't dragging its arse). But since the springs have gone on, they've "settled" far more than we expected and will probably have to come off again as now it looks like the car is doing an emergency stop all the time.

I'd say go 45/50mm springs on the front and start thinking about new gas dampers, as these ones are starting to bounce smileys/smiley2.gif

[Natalie]

Yeah it definately needs bringing up a bit at the front

This is my car on the drive of the house I'm moving into in July.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Natalie_mc/Newforest024.jpg

I'm sensing I might have a few clearance problems if I'm not careful smileys/smiley5.gif

Although I won some VTS alloys yesterday on Ebay so the bigger wheels might help raise the car a little smileys/smiley4.gif

[stevossaxo]

vts wheels will look much smarter imo, good move

[Natalie]

Yeah I've wanted them for ages. Got the money for my in March 21st and finally won them yesterday

They are Xsara VTR alloys which are the same as Saxo VTS ones

[mark16v]

Smart looking saxo. Xsara VTR rims are tad different to saxo vts rims i think. smileys/smiley2.gif smileys/smiley16.gif

[Natalie]

Smart looking saxo. Xsara VTR rims are tad different to saxo vts rims i think. smileys/smiley2.gif smileys/smiley16.gif

They have bigger profile tyres. They are 195/55/R15 compared to the saxo 195/45/R15 so I might have to change them. Not sure until I test them on the car

Here they are:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/Natalie_mc/94_1_b.jpg