Recent content by Liams Astra Mk3

never seen matt black on an astra :D beats paying a few hundered for paint. and my aim is to spend the least on the car yet make it look and handle good

I've worked out with £35 I could spray the whole car with that bumper spray. T-cut the whole car to remove the top layer n make it matt black. :D!

I've removed the trims and cleaned it up. looks tidy i'm considering spraying the bottom half with that bumper spray because i've sprayed the trim on the boot which holds the number plate the same colour and it only comes off with t-cut. The line where the trim was is inline with the bumper so...

actual paint mate, nice finish and dried in 5mins, just clean the plastic down and spray. simple, cheap and stands out :) gona spray the door handles and plastic mirrors

some angel lights would finish the look :)

More pics to follow, was too distracted driving my car to bother taking pics haha :D! I have 17" 5 spoke wolfrace alloy which im going to take off my clio and put onto the astra, will look lush lowered. Going to tint the windows and hopefully put my gsi spoiler on soon and take the trims off...

Just a few pics of changing the radiator and spraying my plastic bumpers black, gonna use the spray on my trims too Magic BLAAAAK spray, one can off ebay £7 and ive done both bumpers with atleast 1/8th of the can left ;) also the paint dried in like 5mins Just apply to a clean plastic...

Been driving my astra a canny bit today! replaced the radiator and the car runs smooth. Next to start really making the car look better and improving the suspension. After all this it's finnaly pulled through and no1 can say it needs scraping because thats all it is to them. F*** That!

spot on ;)

UPDATE: Got the astra back finaly :)! the breaks are great, i've ordered a new radiator off ebay for £25! with 2 year warranty not too shabby, because the radiator has 2 big leaks either side. Some fun swapping them over. I'm going to replace the bushes on the front and rear and treat the...

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UPADTE: the astras been in for its mot since last week... has the rear hoses replaced due to corrosion and the master brake cylinder needed replacing, count find one for spares when I've looked so i'm guessing the garage couldn't find one easily. He said it should be ready tomorrow so crossed...

thanks for the offer but im looking more locally for a cheaper bumper :)

UPDATE: the astra is still at the garage, needs 3 brake hoses replacing due to corrosion. Apart from that its a sound car! concidering how long its been off the road I cant wait to drive it!!!! plus my insurance for my clio is £150 a month, the astra with all my exterior mods and performance...

I used to hate them. Then I got a gf and she made me try em, now im converted haha :)