My Saxo VTS

[pvts]

Hey well im new to this but here goes....

this is my saxo as it currently stands a 2002 vts in wicked red with only 33,000 miles! (and almost entirely original when I bought it)

http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb389/pvts/saxperience.jpg

Anyway some t**t overtook me in fog and spun her into some trees, so having the boot and right wheel arch repaired on wednesday, which also gave me the excuse to start modding it.
Starting with the 15" white pro race 1.2s with toyo tires, and a 3" saxsport exhaust (rasps bangs pops etc sounds great) however whoever put the last exhaust on has totally messed with the exhaust hangers if anyone can send me a pic of what they should look like in relation to the back box i can get the exhaust in the right place.
while in the body shop im also getting the bump strips colour coded :), and straight after that is a -40 spax adjustable kit going on.
Im also intending to service it, k+n gen2? and a top strut brace money permitting.

if anyones got some opinions on new rear lights mine were shattered, preferably smoked or something.

lastly my vts alloys are for sale if someone wants to recondition them, bubbled paint and two tires got ripped off in the crash..

[saxokid100]

Looks nice so far!! any other pictures??

[L20VTS]

Looks good so far, proper low mileage!

Best colour you can have on a saxo :D

[mtpagey]

Very nice :) What happened in the accident? I'm not quite getting how someone overtook you in fog, spun off the road but your car got damaged :wacko:

Not many of the low mile ones left now :y:. How much that set you back?

[pvts]

he overtook just before a virtually 90 degree bend clipped my front arch ripped that off, trying to pull in at the last second, my back end slid out i tried to correct it and get round the bend but i just did a full 360 the other direction and through a barbed wire fence and into a little forest.

and now onto the really bad news it cost me £2000 to buy after i knocked him down quite abit, and atleast i got 12 months tax, mot and a service thrown in.

[shannon-ob]

That's a really good price mate! Shame about the accident mate :/

Anyway the car looks great mate! But instead of colour coding the bumpstrips, maybe have them gloss black?

Also the rear lights, either MK1 standard lights or smoked jewels?

[pvts]

i did think about it but iv seen a colour coded one before and looks really modern in the red, as for the lights yeah they look really nice should suit it, match with a set of smoked headlights?

also whats the difference between the mk1 and mk2 lights?

That's a really good price mate! Shame about the accident mate :/

Anyway the car looks great mate! But instead of colour coding the bumpstrips, maybe have them gloss black?

Also the rear lights, either MK1 standard lights or smoked jewels?

[pvts]

Right going into the body shop on the 9th, so heres some more "before" pics. I also bought the k+n and strut brace today. off to get some oil etc and a torx screw driver set in abit then thats me officially skint for a year

http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb389/pvts/saxperience1.jpg

Rear 3/4 showing horrible arch gap, exhaust still in wrong place (definetely prefer the 3" over the 2" fills the bumper moulding perfectly.. atleast it will )
also note the lense repair tape and packaging tape covering the deepest scratches. atleast Iv got a wheel arch back on now just needs some tidying up.

http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb389/pvts/saxperience2.jpg

And from the side I really think the red and white works can't wait to see it lowered :)

anyway comments opinions?

[DusheR]

Lower it, de-wiper the back, t-cut the badges. Cheap mods that will change the look nicely.

[pvts]

40mm spax kit waiting to go on before end of the month, not sure about the de-wiper tho I live in an area with alot of muddy lanes. what does t-cut do to the badges?

Lower it, de-wiper the back, t-cut the badges. Cheap mods that will change the look nicely.

[fergie458]

40mm spax kit waiting to go on before end of the month, not sure about the de-wiper tho I live in an area with alot of muddy lanes. what does t-cut do to the badges?

T-cut will lift the paint off the badges and they will be black underneath, looks good but also gives you a ground to start off in spraying them in another colour if want to do that

[Chris0211]

Nice car, will look alot better when it's lowered and colour coded though. looking foward to seeing the pics of it done.

[pvts]

Smoked jewels on the rear and thinking of colour coding the headlights wicked red?

[Gazer]

Car look nice dude, will look good lowered and maybe smoked rear lights? :y:

[JRC1]

Looks nice, but i'd go for Gloss black bumpstrips over Wicked red ones! :y:

[quiky11]

nice car and nice low mileage

[pvts]

Strutbrace came so that was fitted this morning

http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb389/pvts/saxperience3.jpg

Tightened to the point my arm almost broke off it does make a hell of a difference, corners id normally start to under-steer on the front end gripped and pulled round still, and turn in is so much sharper (thanks to whoevers post I read it off to tighten the brace)

On the same thread of a road test, lightweight alloys everything possible is better about driving now, part of thats probably to do with the toyos but it does seem to ride alot more comfatable since changing alloys too :)

And the saxsport I honestly can't believe how much extra usable power it gives you, but then again my old exhaust was pretty much wtf have they done?

Anyway last pic, I so need some neon lights (p.s. I don't care if you don't like them Im modding my car if I wanted it to be like every other car on the road I would have bought a grey astra :) )

http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb389/pvts/saxperience4.jpg

[pvts]

http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb389/pvts/respray.jpg

100% better than those black plastic bits

dent repair, scratches from glass removed, new front right arch + boot and bumper respray and colour coded. £260 :D

Just needs a proper clean and detail now... well after the spax kit is fitted.

[tommo91]

Coming along nicely mate. Personally I would colour code and mesh your front grill, remove 16v badges, t-cut rear badges as mentioned, maybe some 106 GTI mirrors? Shouldn't break the bank either but the little things can make a big difference collectively.

[pvts]

thanks, grill will be done at some point, wouldnt mind the gti mirrors and the leather interior but no idea where to get either of them. plus im totally spent up for a little while now. got about £100 left lol


Coming along nicely mate. Personally I would colour code and mesh your front grill, remove 16v badges, t-cut rear badges as mentioned, maybe some 106 GTI mirrors? Shouldn't break the bank either but the little things can make a big difference collectively.

[adamf0707]

cars looking smart :y:

[stevo67]

Car s looking really nice mate,difference between mk1 & mk2 lights is the mk1`s are rectangular in shape whereas the mk2`s are like wasp eyes.


Steve.

[pvts]

Well its in (absolute bitch to fit) got it for £50 instead of the near as make no difference £200 because the box was abit squashed.

can't really tell if it makes much difference, revs abit easier thats for sure red lines abit quick now...

noise if it makes any below full throttle i cant hear, not over the saxsport anyway, but has a satisfyingly angry burst of sound at full.

http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb389/pvts/knstrut.jpg

[RS291]

Looks nice how much did you pay for the strut ?

[pvts]

Just got it from kam racing can't remeber how much but it wasn't anymore expensive than anywhere else and came next day. does make a big difference

Looks nice how much did you pay for the strut ?

[pvts]

these

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CITROEN-SAXO-VTS-SMOKED-STYLE-JEWEL-REAR-TAIL-LIGHTS-/290464888357?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item43a10e7625

or these

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CITROEN-SAXO-VTS-96-BLACK-LEXUS-REAR-TAIL-LIGHTS-PAIR-/300456678002?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item45f49d1272

assistance please?

[RS291]

First ones in my opinion

[pvts]

thanks might be able to order them next month should nicely break up the red :)

[Rob-6]

not keen on smoked lights with white wheels

[pvts]

cant really go for those silly chrome ones tho :/

[adamf0707]

whats your plans for it? maybe lower it if you havnt already, it looks nice though :y:

[pvts]

going down 40mm on tuesday and having the exhaust welded in the right place. then i need to get some autosol on the rocker covers. sort my lights out etc, grill, put some saxperience decals on it or something. emm ice install definetely, manifold, might get a show cage. does need new brakes at some point and a short shift.

any ideas welcome :)

whats your plans for it? maybe lower it if you havnt already, it looks nice though :y:

[pvts]

Just did this to see what it will look like (yes im impatient)

http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb389/pvts/dodgy.jpg

[BMJOE]

looking great mate!:y:

[L20VTS]

Usually I really dislike colour coded cars but I quite like this, think its because it has the white wheels, sets it off nice :)

As someone else said a colour coded grille would be good along with 16v badges off. Personally would smoke the lights as well.

[pvts]

Pixel car made, will just update as I go along :)
http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb389/pvts/email.jpg

[Trackday_Addict]

Lol paint shop I went to wanted £200 just to colour code so you got all that done for a tidy price

[pvts]

He does classic cars in a little rental unit, word of mouth only really nice guy

[pvts]

http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb389/pvts/smokedpng.png

smoked lights, yellow calipers and a white rollcage, suggestions still welcome, i wouldnt mind a few choice decals

[beaver28]

you car looks very simalar to my furio :) you must have good taste lol

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv54/beaver28_furio/_U4K3048.jpg

[pvts]

that looks awesome :)
how come you went red and white? I always used to watch the WRC

you car looks very simalar to my furio :) you must have good taste lol

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv54/beaver28_furio/_U4K3048.jpg

[pvts]

Quick update thanks to my dad giving me the wrong dates, I can't get a space to lower my car till tuesday :(

current plans once thats done is... service it (start flushing fluid (coolant etc) once iv got a haynes manual) and give it my best attempt at a detail.

and fit a new set of brakes trying to get the 266mm conversion :)

[UKtom]

looks a really nice car mate, well looked after :-) love the wicked red saxo's too!

[VTR_Craig]

looks nice mate, havent seen you around lincoln.

theres a few from the lincolnshire area doing a trackday at cadwell on 12th april, get your name down if you fancy some track action

[pvts]

Though I would love to go, I'm away with the missus that week :(. but next time definetely

looks nice mate, havent seen you around lincoln.

theres a few from the lincolnshire area doing a trackday at cadwell on 12th april, get your name down if you fancy some track action

[pvts]

also why the hell is that a crying face? shes gorgeous :)

[saxokid100]

Smart looking vts you have...

[ChAdS]

Nice looking car pal, mileage is really low its not even in peak yet!!

[pvts]

Thanks for the compliments :)

Right plans for next couple of weeks / months
service
replace lights (see if anyone will paint my headlights for me, and grill. anyone?)
give it a good detail
fit brake conversion
4-2-1 manifold
half cage
short shift

few other small bits.

then seats, harnesses, cams etc over the next 12 months or so. and get alot of track time in between

Also got a haynes manual off amazon for 61p just now. sorted :D

[j05h_54xo]

love the red and white (that goes for beaver28 aswell as i read yours yesterday)
looks great

[pvts]

thanks, work starts on the spax kit today, get some more pics up after a good clean :)

[pvts]

Well work kind of came to a miserable end today. thanks to a rusted solid rear axle, wouldn't have expected that on a car with low milege but I guess the water just soaks in anyway. ordered some arch clips to fix the body kit back in place once and for all hopefully. and am now madly chasing round for a new rear axle. lets hope I can get it sorted before the end of the week :/

[pvts]

need to get into for sale section sorry

[pvts]

nearly there

[pvts]

atleast i should be but its not even counting my posts