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What Colour ?

Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:34 pm
by TEB
Hey Everyone,

This is a pic of my car :

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Because of insurance, i cant have alloy wheels or lower it etc, but to make it stand out, i am painting the plain steel wheels!

But i dont know what colour to go for, White Or Gloss Black? I know white will be hard to keep clean but i can manage that!

Any ideas? Thanks!

Re: What Colour ?

Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:41 pm
by T10NY-R
Get 15 / 16 inch steel wheels and paint them white.

or paint them black an do the plastic parts of bumper and arches gloss black.

Re: What Colour ?

Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:45 pm
by TEB
I cant get bigger wheels, iv got to leave the car standard :( and i cba painting the bumpers lol! i do keep them black when its been cleaned tho :)

Re: What Colour ?

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:24 am
by danthemann
go for white,rally style lol

Re: What Colour ?

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:26 pm
by Copeland
white as long as you like cleaning :D

Re: What Colour ?

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:56 pm
by TEB
Well, iv done a white one and a black one lmao! Ill put them both on and have a poll, to see which ones ill keep haha!

Re: What Colour ?

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:16 pm
by protek
just slap some alloys on it, ur insurance company will never know, i have :lol:

Re: What Colour ?

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:07 pm
by T10NY-R
as long as theyre steel wheels just put 15s on an say the car come with em on.

Re: What Colour ?

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:31 pm
by TEB
I cant, its a shared car with my dad :oops: so if anything happens with the car and he looses his no claims ... i'll be a goner!

so white 13" steelies it is lmao!

Re: What Colour ?

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:06 pm
by kie-1200sxi-shed
you can legally put 15'' steelies on aslong as they are from a vauxhall . and id say go black

Re: What Colour ?

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:22 pm
by TEB
kie-1200sxi-shed wrote:you can legally put 15'' steelies on aslong as they are from a vauxhall .
Is this really true? :O

* Just rang my insurer and they said no :(

Re: What Colour ?

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:29 pm
by SparcoSt3
kie-1200sxi-shed wrote:you can legally put 15'' steelies on aslong as they are from a vauxhall . and id say go black
does this mean i can legaly but 15" vauxhall alloys on without declaring ;)?

Re: What Colour ?

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:35 pm
by SparcoSt3
ted... here are a few things that would/could improve your car....

(sugestions)

de badged front grill ( 20 quid max)

aero flat blade wipers for the front (about a tenner)

grommet for back wiper and get rid of wiper arm and motor.

take the badges off door and boot

you could spray your boot lock arden blue? using rattle cans from halfords

smoked side indicators/ repeaters

interior:

chrome gaiter surround and remove that horrible plastic surround :)

white dial kit and chrome surrounds

blue leater gaitor and handbrake cover



simple things like this :)

you could ask your insurence about a gsi/sport spoiler because it only looks nice dosent effect performence etc. quindirect dont care bout asthetics aslong as u declair

Re: What Colour ?

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:01 pm
by TEB
hehe, thats a pic of the car when i first got it, iv done a few of the things you mentioned there lol, Im gunna get a proper project log up soon now i understand them abit better lmao!

Thanks for the advice tho!! :D

Re: What Colour ?

Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 2:56 am
by GrimeTiing
Just dont let the insurance company know?! LOL
I have a corsa 1.0 12v

Have put full ashley comp exhaust system on, k&N air filter, Got the sxi alloys on, the sxi spoiler, angel eye front lights, tinted windows?
Aslong as you dont have an accident ur alright, and if you do take all the poo off the car b4 they view it :L
jobs a gooden