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15th August 2011, 22:31
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#261
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fucking love VXR's man, such nice cars. cant wait till i can afford to insure one! what are you paying on it if you dont mind me asking?
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16th August 2011, 18:07
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#262
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Originally Posted by Rookie
fucking love VXR's man, such nice cars. cant wait till i can afford to insure one! what are you paying on it if you dont mind me asking?
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Cheers bud
Im paying £1k fully comp
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Originally Posted by tomw1123
Always loved the corsa and astra VXR's.. They are awesome.. And yours is no exception, stage 2 on the sport button sounds like it would be fun 
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I would hope it would be fun too, sensible driving untill sport button is pressed
Well ordered my first bits for the car
Double din headunit: JVC avx810. It not quite the spec i wanted but the thing i like about the JVC headunits is they are the only ones that allow the face to come off for security and after last time my audio was stolen i dont want to take any chances
With that i had to order fascia plate, loom adaptor and steering wheel control. Im hoping all the items dont take too long
Also got my eye on the dab unit to go with my headunit so I can have dab back in the car again
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6th November 2011, 15:10
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#263
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Well first parts of car have slowly taken place.
Removed the standard windscreen washer jets and replaced with the Insignia ones. Just give a fan spray and better coverage as the standard Astra ones were poor to say the least.
Then i got in with the Audio
First impressions are good of the JVC, maybe not the quality of others like Pioneer, Alpine. But the bit that sold it too me was the fascia is removable for added security features.
I have the surround for the head unit but i won't fit that until all my audio cables have been installed.
Next up was too change the front speakers. Removed the standards and put some Hertz HSK hi energy 165's in the front complete with sound deadening and its a world of difference even if it is on standard cables. Only downside is I've lost steering wheel controls
Next up is too install my power cables for amplifiers and to install my new speaker cable from the boot of the car too the front doors for the components.
Car wise its been fine other than the fact the other week i got an error code up for crankshaft sensor. This cost me £25 and was a doodle to replace. So I've got away with that one.
Ordered my service items. Some Fusch oil with new spark plugs etc. So thats next weeks task.
Also keeping my eye out for a 3" turbo back system.
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20th December 2011, 15:09
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#264
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Hadn't really done much with the car of late, so i thought id treat her to some xmas goodies.
First off was some Eibach lowering springs. Should drop the car about 20/30mm
Should get the car sitting a little nicer. Next thing that was bugging me was the fact that there is no water temp level, so i needed to gauges, after looking at pillar gauges etc i found a 3 gauge conversion that fitted the bill. Got the trim which I'm hoping Mark can spray piano black for me. Ordered my oil, water and boost gauges. So hopefully i will get them fitted sometime in the new year
Once finished it should look like this, but with my head unit.
Then lastly am hoping to SMD conversion to get rid of the horrible orange lights inside the car. Am thinking about a conversion to white
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22nd December 2011, 07:17
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#265
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Location: Caernarfon
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Car(s): 1.1 FlatArch, VTR
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hmm never liked astras... learned to drive in one and it felt shit tbh.. would go for a type r instead any day.... each to their own tho and it is very clean
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22nd December 2011, 09:26
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#266
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woooo
VXR loveeee
thats one of the nicest vxrs ive seen for a while dosent reli need any modding
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jesus christ, theyve got some mega dish!
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TwoTone VT Polished BBS and Buckets
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22nd December 2011, 09:36
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#267
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Very nice mate! really like these!
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22nd December 2011, 09:42
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#268
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Car(s): Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182
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Does the eibach pro kit give it a little drop on these then?
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22nd December 2011, 13:32
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#269
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Originally Posted by II_IFAN_II
hmm never liked astras... learned to drive in one and it felt shit tbh.. would go for a type r instead any day.... each to their own tho and it is very clean
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im sure a vxr would feel completely different to the learner car lol
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23rd December 2011, 00:36
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#270
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Originally Posted by II_IFAN_II
hmm never liked astras... learned to drive in one and it felt shit tbh.. would go for a type r instead any day.... each to their own tho and it is very clean
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Nothing wrong with the type r tbh
I looked at them but wanted the newest shape but the fact the old one was better and I didn't want an old shape kinda ruled me out bud.
I'd hope your learner car wasn't a vxr
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Originally Posted by GTuff
woooo
VXR loveeee
thats one of the nicest vxrs ive seen for a while dosent reli need any modding 
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No major plans just lower for appearance at min and a few lil spray jobs for Mark when I get time
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Originally Posted by jayyoung
Very nice mate! really like these!
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Thanks mate
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Originally Posted by Gandi699
Does the eibach pro kit give it a little drop on these then?
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Well they quote a 30mm drop but depends on engine and vxr springs are already 10 or 15mm lower so it won't be massively noticeable but should help the wheels fill the arch more. Get my springs fitted on 27th so watch out for a few pics
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Originally Posted by jeffchiz
im sure a vxr would feel completely different to the learner car lol
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Can you imagine if it was a vxr as a learner car
Right sir were on a 50 road now open her up..... Turbo spool and woooo
Also got my wind deflectors coming next week I hope along with my gauges
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23rd December 2011, 00:40
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#271
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Hoping for this kind of drop! Nothing extreme or silly. I will have another slammed Saxo one day again thou
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23rd December 2011, 03:20
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#272
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Never thought i'd say this but your old corsa is bloody smart! love the vxr though
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23rd December 2011, 10:58
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#273
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Coming along nicely dude!
will look slick with a subtle drop, other than that it needs nothing to look good imo (coming from an anti-vaux person too  )
I'm sure you've found it's nicer to appreciated good audio in a properly built car to? no matter how much proofing you use in a saxo, it'll never be a car built with actual metal lol.
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Originally Posted by lee_saxo
some lad pulled up a type R, and had a sticker on the back. If it ain't jap it's crap. I thought what a bender
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27th December 2011, 17:07
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#274
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Todays activities
Car as it was this morning
Then time to get it up on ramps and start taking bits off
Some new uprated bits on
And the outcome.......
.....Well i don't have any pics yet but the car feels firmer, less body roll but still nothing excellent but definitely a improvement! RARB soon too come and i think new tyres
Well try get some pics tomorrow but still waiting for them to drop down and settle.
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28th December 2011, 10:13
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#275
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Needs a clean, but still nice though!
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29th December 2011, 12:58
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#276
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29th December 2011, 12:59
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#277
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Originally Posted by timmythechef
Needs a clean, but still nice though!
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Your not wrong it needed a clean, i did give it a quick one after but with the rubbish weather and dusty and muddy roads I've been down it will be back to muck again later on
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Originally Posted by Ben_SaxoForte
Never thought i'd say this but your old corsa is bloody smart! love the vxr though 
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Cheers mate
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Originally Posted by Ashleyp
Coming along nicely dude!
will look slick with a subtle drop, other than that it needs nothing to look good imo (coming from an anti-vaux person too  )
I'm sure you've found it's nicer to appreciated good audio in a properly built car to? no matter how much proofing you use in a saxo, it'll never be a car built with actual metal lol.
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Sound quality is definitely improved but to be honest you can never get the same quality as what you can in an home install so I'm looking to build one of those, seem some Bowers and Wilkins CM9's that i would love after hearing a demo of them. Makes a car sound really rubbish compared to these
Last edited by MJ05LLY; 29th December 2011 at 13:02.
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29th February 2012, 22:32
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#278
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Nice car!
How is it around corners though?
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Anyone got any pictures of a vtr body on a mk1 1.1?
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1st March 2012, 03:39
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#279
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Originally Posted by piranhamatt
Nice car!
How is it around corners though?
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Standard it feels so disconnected around corners, lowered it feels so much more planted!
I tried my mates with a RARB and the difference is amazing. So direct and connected. You feel like your in control and you can point the car where you want with more confidence. Many people say its the best mod for the Astra
Then if you want ultimate handling and power in one, I'd get an LSD because that will help with the power and and spin or losses
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14th April 2012, 02:18
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#280
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nice car mate, always wanted an astra h. looks tidy
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