Citroen Saxo 1.1i SX In Calypso Green Progress Thread!
 

Okay after me making numerous threads asking for help and information i though i would finally start my own progress thread seeing as my car.. horrible as it looks.. needs alot done to it.

Just as a side note, anyone that lives around my area is free to come and help me sort out this car such as installing.
Im trying not to sound lazy here but in not much of a petrolhead so i dont have that much knowledge about cars.


Purchased the Citroen Saxo for £500 from a family friend with nearly 86k on the clock.
They gave me back £50 to change the rear tyres (( Getting close to 1.6mm )).





So as you can see from these pictures the car looks pretty bare.
They were kind enough to get it proffesionally polished and cleaned for me before giving it to me so that saved alot of time.

As soon as i got the beast i set off to work on attempting to make it look slightly better.



First things first i replaced the side indicator which got smashed off in an unfortunate reversing accident.. and T-Cut the rear badges.
I also debadged the SX off.



Gave the trim a good polish with some "Back 2 Black" and got rid of a few dirt marks around the badges off with a cotton bud.

Thats all i got so far seeing as i've only officially had the car a day or two so more will be coming, stay tuned peeps!

x :y:

What else have you got planned to do then mate?:y:

Just ordered some smoke tinting spray so the lights will be done in a few days, was seriously in need of some alloys but confused as to how i go about it... (( Go to a garage and be like FIT THEM PLEASE!! ))

Maybe taking off the front chevrons and putting mesh in there.

Tidy for the money mate, keep us posted.

Advice anyone on what is reccomnded?
Roughly £800 left to spend.

Looks good :)

Lower, alloys, Vt kit... the list is endless!

Get a pair of VTS alloys, The VTR body kit, Coilovers, SAXPERIENCE STICKERS!! lol

Would look well all done...

Is it 3 stud of 4?

Good point actually... lol

Would suck if its 3 stud...

Not 100% sure, do the hub cabs just pull off or are they secured in some way?

If they just pull off and on i'll go check in a bit..

They should just pop off with a screwdriver mate, Wat year is it? the thing is the WTS alloys and VTR ones ore 4 stud nd they do look pretty imba tbh, btw how do i set up a signiture...:homme:

Would VTR alloys fit my car?

Found a decent link.. and they are ready to paint..

http://pistonheads.com/sales/1172309.htm

Like a said mate, all depends on the stud pattern, if its 3 stud, unfortunatly not...:wall:

P Reg - 1996. =/

Just checked, they use fucking 3 studs.
HELP.

there is a few different sets of 3 stud alloys available.... you even get multi-spokes which look pretty decent...

personally id go for the raceland 5 spokes :y:

Aye it'll be a 3 stud unfortunatly! This is what you should do IMO.

1. MK2 rear lights to freshen the rear end up.
2. Dewiper.
3. Colour coded wing mirrors
4. Smaller ariel
5. Get all the bump strips, door handles, grill and bootlid lip colour coded.
6. Some nice 15" alloys (3 stud, and yes it can be done!)
7. 50mm lowering springs for the front, torsion bar adjusted to match
8. Clear side repeaters.

Then your onto a smart looking car. All that can be easily done for way less than your budget.

Yea that sounds good tbh, Even get the VTR body kit for it, IMO i dont like the trim on the normal saxo's :homme:

Wow fucking brilliant, its what ive been looking for. Cheers alot ben.
Bee sting is in the post, waiting for it to arrive.
Im having a hard time finding alloys that are good..


Also my current wheels are 13"... Will this be a problem?
Thanks so much guys.

Nah mate, shudnt b a problem, the biggest you cud probly get on it without problems would be 16"

VT Kit it, wud look diff on a 5 door :P

Im stuck finding pics of ANY 5 door saxo with VT Kit.
Anyone help me out?
Wanna see if it would look decent.

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...ht=gold&page=3

there you go mate #59

looks diff

I like the look.. pretty damn nice in gold i must admit..

Now try finding a Mk1 5D with a VT Kit..
Oh the uglyness.

LOL, mk1 3d FTW lol but 5dr Nawww!!

anyonther planss for it mate, atm im gna paint my center console and the vents!!

My Sax-P sticker has arrived and also my Alloy bee sting ariel..

Been having some trouble getting the old ariel off and ran out of time..
Got work in an hour..
So i gave up for the meantime..
The problem is getting the right fixture to unscrew the original ariel from under the interior light..
If anyone has any tools i can borrow or they can do it for me let me know..

As for the sticker its on and is looking good.



I also just realised that the speakers in the back parcel shelf are Kenwood 6x9s..
Thankyou Previous Owners :P

And yes I know about the slight dent in the rear bumper..

New 2 and a half inch bee stings ariel has been fitted and have purchased a Sportex 3 or 4inch backbox and am waiting for it in the post..

:bump:

:)

4" is too big mate, i got one for mine and im wantin to sell it and get a smaller one lol, nything else planned mate?

Not at the moment, i am nearing the end of the learners insurance and getting close to my test date.. Once i've passed my test and im insured i'll start doing F**k loads to it.

Ended up burning the clutch going up a hill today so i might been a new clutch as the bite is pretty damn high..

Takes a while to start so im thinking spark plugs may need replacing...

seriously... vt kit it... 5 doors look unbelievably better... and is very different as ive only EVER seen the one in that link... and spray it black

those bee sting ariels make such a different soo happy with my one aswell :D

Havent got ma self one of them yet, might invest in one.

i would, i got a one from halfords dont worry its not like some of ther chaved up stuff lol its just a plain black metal one cost about £6 if i rember :A:

Mine cost £3.95 Including postage off ebay :P
Pics of my new ariel are coming up in a few mins and i've just got my Sportex backbox in the post..

How would the old one be taken off? Does it just slide off or does it need cutting off?
And does the new one need welding on?

get some pliers on the old aerial and it'll crack once its lose cos it'll more than likely have lock glue on it as mine did, once i had a good grip on it, it came off easy. and got the same new aerial as u so it def fits, but also put locktight on it too, so no one nicks it

my airel just unscrewed and the new 1 scrwed in, duno if its different on a mk1 tho because i got a mark 2