Corsa B 1999 1.2 16V "1-7-11"

scorpiotn1 · Post by **scorpiotn1** » Tue May 22, 2012 8:32 pm

Big C wrote:Sounds like a gd find mate

Well, Cheers yea was good find.

I got the picture of them today, and a bit more info. Turns out the driver side L piece is missing and all the jacking covers missing as well
( why are there never any jacking covers ??? ) on the plus side theres a full set of arches and all ready in Arden blue. the Skirts them selfs look to be a deeper blue. probably the same colour as the GSI Spoiler i have in the shed, Alantis blue or what ever its called.

ill chance my arm and offer him £40 for the lot but at the end of the day £45 is still a steal for all this kit. and it would be easyer picking up Jacking Covers and a Driver side L piece than trying to find the full Skirts.

Also saves me having to sand down all the Arches and priming and spraying blue.

Heres the pics.. please post what you think of them and if you see any faults or anything ive missed. they do seem to be in good condition tho

scorpiotn1 · Post by **scorpiotn1** » Thu May 24, 2012 8:10 pm

Going up on Saturday to pick up the skirts

gazza_no7 · Post by **gazza_no7** » Fri May 25, 2012 8:12 am

Just need to find yourself another L piece

they will look good though

Jamie1991 · Post by **Jamie1991** » Fri May 25, 2012 8:46 am

nice, good clean and polish should come out tidy

scorpiotn1 · Post by **scorpiotn1** » Fri May 25, 2012 2:12 pm

Sourced a Bumper as well for £50 !

the guy seems to not have a clue, it was someone that told him it was a GSI Bumper. He also must not know how valuable they are cause for £50 id say its a steal if its in good condition.

Hes ment to be sending my a photo in 20mins. Its red in colour and would need a respray.

Heres his advert...

"red corsa b bumpers - i have a mint back bumper for a red corsa b only resprayed and am told a gsi front bumper in red witch could be doin with a respray if u were fussy"

when i texted him he said " I'll take £80 for both or £50 for the GSI one"

gazza_no7 · Post by **gazza_no7** » Fri May 25, 2012 2:27 pm

Does the bumper come with grill, fogs or splitter?

if so its a steal if not its an alright price

scorpiotn1 · Post by **scorpiotn1** » Sat May 26, 2012 8:10 pm

Found a good use of the left over High Temp Engine paint i have ...

I left my BBQ out over the winter under some shelter, but the damp and cold rusted the paint work and metal.
was only used once late last summer casue it was bought in a End of Summer Sale.

Before...

After...

The High Temp paint will work well with the heat the Charcoal will reach, beats standard black hammerite paint.
Think it turned out well, and i still have a good bit of High Temp Black paint left.

scorpiotn1 · Post by **scorpiotn1** » Sat May 26, 2012 8:32 pm

Got the Skirts and Arches home, paid £45 in the end.

I Dont find any major signs of faults, id say theres a few clips snapped off on the back but il prob Tiger Seal them on.
the major points all seem to be 100% and theres no Cracks which is good. one of the Arch trim tho is just standard with the bump texture and just sprayed Blue, Shame, the other 3 are Smooth. hopefully i can smooth out the Bump one. All of it is gona need a light sand, prime and respray casue thats not mud on the skirts thats were the paint has flaked back prob from stone chips etc. Im happy with them tho, they just need a bit of work and prob a bit more work geting them onto the car and stitting nice. but in the end should look really good.

The pics...

neil22 · Post by **neil22** » Sun May 27, 2012 10:34 am

Good idea on the BBQ, We was supposed to have one last night but ended up ordering 2 20" pizza's

Looks good the BBQ though.

neil22 · Post by **neil22** » Sun May 27, 2012 10:35 am

Also £45 got Yaself a bargain

scorpiotn1 · Post by **scorpiotn1** » Sun May 27, 2012 11:53 am

neil22 wrote:Also £45 got Yaself a bargain

Cheers Neil, needs a little tender loving care, and a driver side L piece and some jacking covers but i think it should look great in the end.
Im thinking of making some DIY jacking covers out of some thick aluminium that way if they fall off or get stolen im not woried.
Then just needs a respray and its good to go.

neil22 · Post by **neil22** » Mon May 28, 2012 10:16 am

scorpiotn1 wrote:
neil22 wrote:Also £45 got Yaself a bargain
Cheers Neil, needs a little tender loving care, and a driver side L piece and some jacking covers but i think it should look great in the end.
Im thinking of making some DIY jacking covers out of some thick aluminium that way if they fall off or get stolen im not woried.
Then just needs a respray and its good to go.

If you can make them I would

I'd be gutted if I brought some covers and the gits nicked them.

PRICER · Post by **PRICER** » Mon May 28, 2012 11:42 am

they dont always get nicked, iv had two fall off

so i keep building my collection of jacking covers up and only going to put them on at show days

neil22 · Post by **neil22** » Mon May 28, 2012 12:56 pm

Lol I thought the had the plastic stringy things holding them incase they pop out, like the towing covers on the back.

scorpiotn1 · Post by **scorpiotn1** » Mon May 28, 2012 2:35 pm

Care to sell me a official set Pricer ?
and that's a good idea with attaching them with a bita security wire cable. in case the pop out.
Id prob keep the official set in storage for if i ever sold on the skirts, and use a set of DIY ones all the time.

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