Emz Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Oh no how can people treat their cars like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike89 Posted November 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 too true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wethepeople123 Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 hi mate saw ur seeling the arosa, wud u sell the wheels seperate? im relly intrested cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99hjhm Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 hi mate saw ur seeling the arosa, wud u sell the wheels seperate? im relly intrested cheersRead the above posts mate!Sold it ages ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wethepeople123 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 sorry mate didnt read the top comments, shame there gone tho, hw much was a set of those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wethepeople123 Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 (edited) hi im iquiring about the compotive cxr wheels, i know u sold them a while back but i was wondering were u got them from? and if u would need to do any modifications to put thm on like spacers etc ive just seen ur thred about the wheels when you put them up forsale and would machining the front calipers be a hard job? and did u have to adjust the rear for them to fit? it u could get back to me it would be a real help cause i dont know much about them but ive sin a new set for around £680 and have the money waiting for them cause i love these wheelscheers joe Edited February 11, 2011 by wethepeople123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike89 Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) *NEW CORSA LIMITED EDITION*Well, long story short, i was looking at these ever since they came out in the facelifted version. I went to see one in Ballyrobert Vauxhall just as they came out. It was a white one in the showroom, and thought it was fanatastic looking. Alot more aggressive looking than the pre-facelift version. I wasnt really committed into buying one at that point though, as i had a fiesta ST at the time, and just couldnt bring myself to sell such a nippy car for a 1.2 corsa . That, and also the fact that they were just released, so there were no used ones yet, so i couldnt really afford one.BUT a few months later, my dad told me about one for sale just up the road at a used car dealers. At this point i wasnt really any closer to actually wanting to sell the 2.0 fiesta for a 1.2, so i went to look at the car, with the mindset of not actually thinking im gonna buy it.....at all lol. But after seeing it first hand, and how new it actually was, (2500 miles, and about 5 months old) i couldnt say no . I took it for a test drive. It was what i expected from a 1.2, but what suprised me the most, was how quiet it was and how well it actually drove!Some photos of the ST. I loved this car, and really do still miss the performance of it and the exhaust note, from the decatted mountune exhaust, but, at the minute, i honestly love the look of the car. It looks sportier than the fiesta, and sits alot lower naturally which i like.Now the corsa! Hopefully i can get better pics soon. Edited January 31, 2012 by mike89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike89 Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) So when i got the car home, it sat in the garage for a good few days, whilst i got it cleaned up, and fitted some of the goodies i bought. Oh i forgot to mention that it came with Bluetooth! ive noticed this is quite rareI dont know if many people know, but with the bluetooth, you get a cradle for your phone, which is a a piece of trim that replaces the cup holder behind the handbrake. I didnt really like the look of it, and my phone didnt fit on it, so i bought the original trim with the cup holder.I also bought:Vxr interior door handlesCoin holder/ashtray (genuine)A set of Genuine corsa matsAnd a new piece of trim, because there was a small mark on the original one. lolOne of the first things i also did, was removing the 'corsa' and 1.2 badges from the bootlid. I also knew straight away, that i wanted to have the grill black, so after some researching, i decided to get it professionally painted gloss black. I had a few stubby aerials laying around, so i tried them on. Unknown to me then, was because my car was fitted with bluetooth, i needed a 6mm threaded aerial. So i shopped about for one, and bought an audi one.I thought it looked a little too monochrome, and needed a bit of colour. I had some pressed plates from the yellow arosa with the GB emblem, so i fitted these to give it a bit more flavour Haha, this one deserves a special thanks to Ryan off here. He was the first to do this people! I always hate, cleaning polish out the little dimples and lines on the rear clusters after polishing a car, so i wet sanded them off with some 2000 grit, and polished it back up. Looks far tidier imo.Also just fitted some led numberplate bulbs. Just need to find some decent headlights now!beforeAfterThats about it. I couldnt be happier with it....well,i could......Just need a bigger engine lol. Its a 2011 model, so unfortunatly it still has the old vauxhall badge on the steering wheel and centre caps. (does anyone know how much the ones with the new badges cost?)(still looking for the perfect lupo GTI though! )Thanks for reading, Mikey Edited January 31, 2012 by mike89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo-Joe Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Nice dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike89 Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Thanks Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo-Joe Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Got any plans with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike89 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Not really, just small things. The centre caps and steering wheel came with the old vauxhall badge on them instead of the new one, so im gonna try to get a new set of centre caps with the new emblem. Just changing bulbs atm, and thats about it. I love the way it looks standard, so im not going to try to mess with it. I'll update this thread with any new stufff, but im just gonna try to keep it clean, like the ST.Mikey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Xaler Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Wow!!! Good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turna29 Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 So Jealous mate. I Just cant afford one but they look ace. NicefindAsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfOfZero Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 If that's what you're into.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike89 Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 If that's what you're into..really? you actually felt the need to type that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma11b Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 what were those wheels on the yellow arosa there lush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12yan Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 So when i got the car home, it sat in the garage for a good few days, whilst i got it cleaned up, and fitted some of the goodies i bought. Oh i forgot to mention that it came with Bluetooth! ive noticed this is quite rareI dont know if many people know, but with the bluetooth, you get a cradle for your phone, which is a a piece of trim that replaces the cup holder behind the handbrake. I didnt really like the look of it, and my phone didnt fit on it, so i bought the original trim with the cup holder.I also bought:Vxr interior door handlesCoin holder/ashtray (genuine)A set of Genuine corsa matsAnd a new piece of trim, because there was a small mark on the original one. lolOne of the first things i also did, was removing the 'corsa' and 1.2 badges from the bootlid. I also knew straight away, that i wanted to have the grill black, so after some researching, i decided to get it professionally painted gloss black. I had a few stubby aerials laying around, so i tried them on. Unknown to me then, was because my car was fitted with bluetooth, i needed a 6mm threaded aerial. So i shopped about for one, and bought an audi one.I thought it looked a little too monochrome, and needed a bit of colour. I had some pressed plates from the yellow arosa with the GB emblem, so i fitted these to give it a bit more flavour Haha, this one deserves a special thanks to Ryan off here. He was the first to do this people! I always hate, cleaning polish out the little dimples and lines on the rear clusters after polishing a car, so i wet sanded them off with some 2000 grit, and polished it back up. Looks far tidier imo.Also just fitted some led numberplate bulbs. Just need to find some decent headlights now!beforeAfterThats about it. I couldnt be happier with it....well,i could......Just need a bigger engine lol. Its a 2011 model, so unfortunatly it still has the old vauxhall badge on the steering wheel and centre caps. (does anyone know how much the ones with the new badges cost?)(still looking for the perfect lupo GTI though! )Thanks for reading, MikeyMikeyyyyy, Thats cool !!Love it, keep up the good work Mikey, id love to see you own a GTI Nice work on the lights Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike89 Posted February 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 what were those wheels on the yellow arosa there lushTheyre compomotive CXR's. Yea, i loved the wheels lol cheers ryan. Ive been keeping an eye on your threads Mikey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike89 Posted May 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 (edited) just been doing a few minor bits and pieces to the corsa recently.Silvatec bulbsGenuine SRI gaitorDrivers side grab handle (didnt come with one)Textured vinyl on the lower rear bumperNew headlight bulbs (Ring 120% brighter)Rear bumper vinyl So i found a place that sells the exact same textured vinyl that is also factory fitted on the door pillars, and attached it where the diffuser would normally sit. Now....this is the first time ive ever 'vinyled' anything, so it did take me a few hours to figure it out!! lol. But ive over the moon with it New red stitched gaitor (genuine SRI one)Drivers side grab handleSilvatecs, nothing specialHope you enjoyed!Mikey Edited May 24, 2012 by mike89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12yan Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Stunning Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike89 Posted June 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 cheers ryan! Im back to my old ways!Right. When i first got the car, i said that i wasnt going to get carried away with it, like i did with the ST. Needless to say, boredum kicked in the last couple of days, and i got cracking with the underside, finally!So, anyone familiar with the underside of a corsa (probably the same with any new vaux) its absoulutly smuthered in wax, and grease. Yes, i know this protects it, and im probably gonna get stick for taking it off, but it will stay clean, and ive left sections of it where its most needed.So some photos showing the thickness of the gunk, and the extent of how much there is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike89 Posted June 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 So, first part cleaned was the exhaust heat shieldThen the tankThickness of it on the axle and spring seatEnd of first day. Most of it has been taken off the Rear beam, spring seats, petrol tank, and a heat shield. Small parts on the axle etc still remain, which i left for the next day.Day 2.Cut the cable ties which are holding the two pipes together to get better access behind it and around the pipesCleaned, and fitted black cable ties instead of the white ones.Wheel well cleanedRandom areadrivers side not cleaned to show what it looked like before. passenger side degreased, clayed and polished the waxedFinished product. Springs havnt been fully cleaned yet or the rear drumsThanks for looking. Next, the other half of the car!Mikey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatttty Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Crazy work mikey! I remember your ST was immaculate underneath, this looks to be going the same way. What products did you use? Degreaser and APC?Keep it up, Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike89 Posted June 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Thanks. yea mate you guessed right. Winter will be even more fun this year lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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