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  1. Ian

    black 5dr interior + other bits CHEAP!

    Just taking up space in house/garage now! i have a black dash (airbag model, no airbag with it though) black plastics and black carpet. looking for £40 got door cards too but started covering them in fake leather, only got 2 done so far, want £20 ono for the 4 and will include the leatherette...
  2. Ian

    Vauxhall Corsa

    Car For SaleMake and Model Vauxhall Corsa Description I've got a V reg Corsa b with a x10xe in it, been standing for around a year or 2 now engine had blown head gasket as far as i know so its a non runner. No tax or MOT, currently sorned. Its in arden blue and the shell is in good condition...
  3. Ian

    Bit of a clearout - black plastics/gsi spoiler/other bits and bobs

    Ok i need a clearout, decided i no longer want the astra so may aswell sell the bits i seem to have gathered for it! fanbelt for 1.4 8v spi iirc - £5 + p&p (from halfords, see pic for roduct number if you want to check) Spare heated seat button - £3 + p&p (the click is a bit funny on this...
  4. Ian

    branded mobile phones

    Tomorrow im going to buy a HTC desire, i want it on tmobile but im not sure if they are locked/branded to tmobile? Been told all carphone warehouse phones are unlocked and are a better option because the software is running as it should be rather than to how the network wants it? Basically...
  5. Ian

    Painting bonnet with spray can(s)??

    Ok my car at the moment is a bit of a shed :laugh: the bonnet has almost all of the laquer missing and looks like a red chalk board :doh: Could i use spray cans to make it look better? or is a bonnet to big for the cans pressure? never painted anything before, assume i would still have to sand...
  6. Ian

    Astra V6 or corsa XE?

    Well with the prices of petrol only going one way (and bloody fast, will be £1.20/litre soon :doh:) been thinking a big heavy v6 astra may not be a good idea :sad: Thinking of a corsa XE again, i wanted the astra to be a nice comfy car to drive around in with a fair bit of power to hand (well...
  7. Ian

    Cheap run around

    After a cheap run around, must have some mot and tax. Cheaper to run the better but will consider anything. As close to Pontypridd - south wales the better. Dont want anything modified really as just need something reliable to get me to work and back Max budget £800
  8. Ian

    Getting the MFD to work with V6?

    ok whats needed to get everything working on the MFD with a V6? The engine will be a C25XE and the astra is an LS so both the engine and MFD will be new additions. Mainly i want the range feature to work correctly, not sure if this is possible though?
  9. Ian

    sounded deadening - on the cheap

    What is it that people use for cheap sound deadening? Can't seem to find anything on the b&q website? i thought it was some kind of loft insulation?
  10. Ian

    Central heating - powerflush

    Ok basically our central heating is old, ****, not looked after. The boiler is about 20 years old apparently, radiators are about the same (i think) Heating will only come on with the hot water (3 way valve apparently?) the pump has just been replaced by british gas and been told we NEED a...
  11. Ian

    angel eyes - brightness?

    I'm wanting a set of black angel eyes for the astra, but people have put me off saying they are really bad at lighting the road up? Can you not get HID kits for them or something? i hate driving in the dark with **** lights so im gonna need something decent :sad: Also what difference does...
  12. Ian

    lets see your garage

    lets see your garage/unit/wherever you got to work on the car. Got a driveway and single garage for mine but the garage is full of ****! Gonna have a go at tidying it a bit tomorrow i think, shall get some pics while im at it
  13. Ian

    Do you wear your seatbelt?

    Just wondering who wears ther seat belt when driving/in a car? Personally i ALWAYS do, just feel wrong without it. In fact my mate was ripping the **** out of me not long ago for putting in my seat belt to move 3 cars down the road, i just dont feel rght without it in though. poll is...
  14. Ian

    vectra steering wheel with controls

    I want to fit a 4 spoke veccy steering wheel with radio control to my astra. To actually fit it i *think* i need the veccy squib mount, squib and the wheel itself? what im unsure on is the actual wiring and head unit. Will wheel controls work with most head units? also im sure i read...
  15. Ian

    C25XE pics?

    Sorry to start another one of these threads but i was going to before the 8v one popped up!! Looking for some pics of the C25XE fitted in an astra. All the ones i see look pretty standard and boring to be honest :sorry: anyone got any pics of them really clean or painted rocker covers?
  16. Ian

    decent sound and bass without sub or 6x9's?

    just wondering if i can still get decent bass and a decent sound out of upgraded front and rear speakers? can't have a sub or 6x9's as i use the boot alot and the dog is in there quite a bit on trips out ect. Can i run them front and rear speakers off an amp? im not after earth shattering...
  17. Ian

    Sound deadening

    i shall be replacing all the plastics, carpet and seats in my astra soon (from grey to black) so thought this may be a good time to lay down some sound deadening? i know most people do it for music/bass but i was thinking of doing it just to have less road noise. Will it make that much of a...
  18. Ian

    dash removal

    sorry im sure i've seen this covered before but search didnt bring much up. This is how i assume it goes: remover heater controls/centre console (fiddly clip under middle sitch at number 3 iirc?) and the screws under the TID and vents? (and radio) remove steering wheel, no wheel puller so...
  19. Ian

    removing a door?

    am i right in thinking that to remove a door you just need one person to hold the door and the other one to tap the pin out with either a door pin remover or some sort of punch? is it possible without a pin remover/punch? (havnt got one :rolleyes:)
  20. Ian

    Colour coded door handles

    To colour code my door handles can I just take the black plastic ones off, sand them smooth, primer, paint and laquer? Why do people use veccy handles?
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