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my corsa more-door

Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 11:49 pm
by actionman1088
hi all, iv just been and bought a 1999 corsa 1.2 16v 5 door gls
(its my first corsa more door )
she looks a tad tatty at the minute nut nothing to major on the pluss
side its like new underneath
it needs the handbrake adjusting and the gear selector sorting out

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first on the list is a bloody good clean inside and out
then ill sort the rust spots on the boddy and fix the bumper

mods to follow

de-badged grill
paint the black plastics silver
aero wiper blades
quick shift gear selector
depo headlights
xenon lights
spot lights
smokes repeaters
smoked rear lights
dial face and dash lights (not sure on the colour yet)
vectra or astra steering wheel
bad boy bonnet
vectra b side-skirts
lowered 60mm on springs and shocks
nice exhaust
15" alloy wheels (possibly sxi corsa c)
paint alloys a bright colour (not decided on the colour yet)

(posibly a bigger egine)

and posibly more as i go

Re: my corsa more-door

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 12:26 am
by johnny
actionman1088 wrote:hi all, iv just been and bought a 1999 corsa 1.2 16v 5 door gls
(its my first corsa more door )
she looks a tad tatty at the minute nut nothing to major on the pluss
side its like new underneath
it needs the handbrake adjusting and the gear selector sorting out

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first on the list is a bloody good clean inside and out
then ill sort the rust spots on the boddy and fix the bumper

mods to follow

de-badged grill
paint the black plastics silver
aero wiper blades
quick shift gear selector
depo headlights
xenon lights
spot lights
smokes repeaters
smoked rear lights
dial face and dash lights (not sure on the colour yet)
vectra or astra steering wheel
bad boy bonnet
vectra b side-skirts
lowered 60mm on springs and shocks
nice exhaust
15" alloy wheels (possibly sxi corsa c)
paint alloys a bright colour (not decided on the colour yet)

(posibly a bigger egine)

and posibly more as i go
Fixed your pics you have to put [IMG] instead of url

Car looks rough tbh :lol: but plans sound ace :)

Re: my corsa more-door

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 2:18 am
by Big C
sounds like some gd plans mate and wit bit of tlc should make a nice little project, look forward to seeing wot u can do :)

Re: my corsa more-door

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 8:05 am
by actionman1088
i know lads shes a bit ugly at the moment but easy fixes,
i was looking at the rust yesterday and i think i might just replaice the
driver front and pasengers rear doors, then sort the bonet and bumper
out, im trying to avoid a full re-spray

Re: my corsa more-door

Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 5:03 pm
by cornishtaz1
Sounds like some very nice plans you've got there, should really good once completed

Re: my corsa more-door

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:47 pm
by actionman1088
got board this morning so i hunted some dash lights out of the garage i still need to do the light switch

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and i got a new toy today

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Re: my corsa more-door

Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:49 am
by johnny
Never been a fan of green lights in cars always thought red looks better, but thats purly preference lol,

Much was the headunit ? Not many of that style with built in bluetooth

Re: my corsa more-door

Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 8:52 am
by actionman1088
£10er of my uncle still in its box never used
and ive had red blue white and purple so i thought green would be a change lol
they look ok up close

Re: my corsa more-door

Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 10:36 pm
by actionman1088
went to summer madness today not the best but a drive out at lease
and on the plus i got this for £1

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or yea and mu clock lights have gone off after taking my light switch off and putting it back on, can anyone tell me what iv done or has this happened to anyone ells? tarr

Re: my corsa more-door

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:01 am
by johnny
Do the clock lights go out when you turn the headlights/dips off?
Or dont work atall lights on/off

Re: my corsa more-door

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:20 am
by actionman1088
the clock lights don't work at all now and the time and date display goes off when the sidelights/dipped beam is turned on

Re: my corsa more-door

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 10:38 am
by johnny
Well start by replacing the leds with orignal, then we will now if its a wireing issue

Re: my corsa more-door

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:42 am
by actionman1088
i never changes them mate i just had a look

Re: my corsa more-door

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:46 am
by actionman1088
new part for the moor door came yesterday (quick shift gear selector) 8)
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nice short crisp gear changes to come haha :ohyeah:

Re: my corsa more-door

Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:48 am
by johnny
actionman1088 wrote:i never changes them mate i just had a look
Thought you put green lights in?