Topic: My MV6 (Read 9962 times)

Mr Gav · « **on:** 07 April 2011, 20:52:53 »

I thought I`d just put up a couple of pics of my new MV6
This is what it was like after I got it home

New grille already

Need to get rid of these badges for the debadged look on the rear

Omega_Dan · « **Reply #1 on:** 07 April 2011, 20:59:43 »

Looks nice gav. Grill has made a big difference.

twiglet · « **Reply #2 on:** 07 April 2011, 21:00:37 »

Seems like a day of new MV6 ownership today!

Looks like a nice clean example mate, and the new grill looks the business (but then I would say that)!

Not totally sure about the wheels, but as long as you like them its all good!

Mr Gav · « **Reply #3 on:** 07 April 2011, 21:21:36 »

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Seems like a day of new MV6 ownership today!

Looks like a nice clean example mate, and the new grill looks the business (but then I would say that)!

Yeah the grille made a big difference and only cost £31

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Not totally sure about the wheels, but as long as you like them its all good!

Nah wheels are pants and also the wrong offset at 40mm but they came on the car. I`ve got some Azevs that were on my Senator and I`m gonna get them refurbed in black 8-)

dazzerM · « **Reply #4 on:** 07 April 2011, 21:29:08 »

Nice car mate the grill looks the business

Silver is such a dateless colour always looks fresh !

What did you pay for it ? I just got the purple/red one on the topic above

Mr Gav · « **Reply #5 on:** 07 April 2011, 21:44:16 »

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Nice car mate the grill looks the business

Silver is such a dateless colour always looks fresh !

Thanks very much, I think silver suits it well

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What did you pay for it ? I just got the purple/red one on the topic above

I paid £1400 for it, 117k and FSH. Probably a little over the odds but I needed one that weekend as the MOT had expired on my Senator and I needed a car for work. But it also had what I wanted, manual, leather Recaro`s and it`s an MV6.

Miggylover · « **Reply #6 on:** 08 April 2011, 14:46:14 »

welcome to the mv6 club

russ0205 · « **Reply #7 on:** 08 April 2011, 16:55:45 »

Don't matter what you paid as long as your happy, looks good tho mate,

Mr Gav · « **Reply #8 on:** 08 April 2011, 18:12:04 »

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Don't matter what you paid as long as your happy, looks good tho mate,

Cheers buddy, I love it

fudgee · « **Reply #9 on:** 08 April 2011, 18:29:39 »

Apart from the wheels that looks very nice mate

MV6Matt · « **Reply #10 on:** 08 April 2011, 20:02:03 »

Just posted on ABS - nice car!
Matthew

x25dt · « **Reply #11 on:** 08 April 2011, 20:38:06 »

Gorgeous

very nice indeed

Mr Gav · « **Reply #12 on:** 10 April 2011, 20:45:41 »

A few more jobs done yesterday, oil, fuel and air filters done and had the pleasure of the filter housing spinning while trying to undo the cap

I ended up having to walk down to Hellfrauds and buy a chain type filter removal tool as I only had a strap type and couldn`t get enough grip to hold the housing.It clearly states on the cap 15Nm so why do numpties over tighten them to the point where the whole housing spins when you try to remove the cap?
Once it was removed I took the whole housing off and then cleaned it all up and refitted to 45Nm and then put the new filter in and tightened to 15Nm. Job done

Also put on some clear side repeaters with some silver capped bulbs so the side view is nice and clean 8-)

Can`t wait to get my wheels done now

SHASSON · « **Reply #13 on:** 14 April 2011, 11:51:36 »

Nice 8-)

8-)

twiglet · « **Reply #14 on:** 14 April 2011, 19:22:31 »

I know a fella who has a decent set of Standard 17" rims of an 02 plate elite.... They would look sweet on your motor!!

Mr Gav · « **Reply #15 on:** 16 April 2011, 09:43:42 »

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I know a fella who has a decent set of Standard 17" rims of an 02 plate elite.... They would look sweet on your motor!!

I`m getting these done in black next week

Thanks for the offer though

pedroMV6 · « **Reply #16 on:** 16 April 2011, 14:21:47 »

Nice one Gav! 8-)

Geobond · « **Reply #17 on:** 21 April 2011, 20:59:04 »

I like it, same grill as mine :-)

Amigo · « **Reply #18 on:** 21 April 2011, 21:54:28 »

Looks nice. Grilles always look better without the "V". 8-)

Tick Tock · « **Reply #19 on:** 22 April 2011, 20:34:33 »

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Looks nice. Grilles always look better without the "V". 8-)

Personal choice.

I like the look of the 'v' less grills, but am going to keep my Miggys as standard - soon to be a classic if we wait a bit longer.

Looking forward to seeing the wheels

Mr Gav · « **Reply #20 on:** 24 April 2011, 17:55:19 »

Thanks for the comments guys, I think the wheels are gonna have to wait a month now

Need to get the front wishbones done first and I`m trying to get my overdraft down too, not to mention Yorkshire Water are wanting £200 for six months worth of water the robbing barstewards

Stabz2127 · « **Reply #21 on:** 05 May 2011, 18:51:37 »

Nice car, and will look awesome with the azev a's my favourite alloy wheels, used to look great on carltons

Mr Gav · « **Reply #22 on:** 27 June 2011, 22:50:26 »

Had a busy day on Saturday Changing this little lot

I also did the track rods too while I was at it cos the N/S one had a fair bit of play in it. Wishbones are cheapo`s from Vauxhall car parts.

I did the rears last week

All nice new genuine MV6 dampers courtesy of Andy C

The old ones were a nightmare to get off, I ended up using an angle grinder to get the nut off one of them, it just wouldn`t budge

Hopefully I can get some cash together and get my wheels done soon, oh yeah and some poly donuts too 8-)

klever79 · « **Reply #23 on:** 28 June 2011, 08:26:21 »

Very nice mate

Nick27 · « **Reply #24 on:** 28 June 2011, 10:31:12 »

Like the Alloy wheels

Mr Gav · « **Reply #25 on:** 11 February 2012, 18:55:47 »

Well I finally got round to doing a couple more jobs the other weekend, unfortunately the wheels aren`t done yet but more important jobs had to be done.
A while ago I bought a spare breather box from Albs so i followed Andy C`s guide and opened it up and gave it a good clean.
There was a fair amount of crap come out of it, looks better now.

The next job was to remove the plenum and rocker covers so I could replace the gaskets, plugs and leads. The plug holes had plenty of oil in them, two and four also had water in them which left them looking like this.

Number six lead was looking a bit worse off.

This was what the inside of the rocker cover looked like.

I also cleaned all the pipes out on the plenum breathers, one of which also had some mayo in.
The plug leads were Prospark leads from Euro Car parts and looked ok quality wise and were different lengths so fit was pretty good, only time will tell on how long they will last.
Still got some jobs to do but hopefully I can get the wheels done and tyres on for spring time.

omega3000 · « **Reply #26 on:** 11 February 2012, 20:33:03 »

Very nice car , i like the wheels ...

b4ndit · « **Reply #27 on:** 11 February 2012, 20:53:49 »

nice car

Mr Gav · « **Reply #28 on:** 20 January 2014, 22:06:35 »

Not been on here for a while, too much work and not enough time or money but I finally got round to doing my wheels and getting a new head unit

Head unit was a must cos I hate the radio so I needed to listen growing collection of music, and it had to have Bluetooth and carkit for hands free calling.

I ended up buying a Kenwood double din unit, Omega facia trim with the cage and patch leads for the steering wheel remote controls. First job was to cut the locking tabs from the Kenwood cage and bond them in the correct place in the one that came with the facia trim as the Kenwood cage won`t work with the trim.

It`s a tight fit but there is enough room for it all, the little black box for the patch lead just fits in at the back, tucked in behind the plastic strap, seen just to the right and below the loom.

Multi colour display gets it very close to the omega colours.

And a shot in daylight, trim isn`t perfect but near enough.

Other additions are an LSD which is a blast on the open A roads between Leeds and driffield, lower final drive makes a big difference

The other addition is a bit of a Marmite thing

dawidski · « **Reply #29 on:** 14 February 2014, 00:44:00 »

Very nice, I bought an Lsd for my diesel, but never got round to fitting it.

Does it improve acceleration as well? Or is it just good for getting sideways?

Ever Ready · « **Reply #30 on:** 14 February 2014, 10:54:08 »

Are you 'resting' the hand brake in the last pic

Looking god mate

Johnny English · « **Reply #31 on:** 14 February 2014, 11:09:21 »

Quote from: Ever Ready on 14 February 2014, 10:54:08

Are you 'resting' the hand brake in the last pic

Looking god mate

Nice handbrake mate!

Mr Gav · « **Reply #32 on:** 24 February 2014, 22:50:24 »

Quote from: dawidski on 14 February 2014, 00:44:00

Very nice, I bought an Lsd for my diesel, but never got round to fitting it. Does it improve acceleration as well? Or is it just good for getting sideways?

The LSD is good for acceleration through the gears, quite addictive really

Overtaking is much better with only needing to drop into fourth and you can pull in fifth from 30mph...I like it...a lot

As for the brick brakes....they were just there while I was changing the diff

Thanks for the comments guys

vauxlooney · « **Reply #33 on:** 27 February 2014, 23:37:10 »

That kenwood stereo looks almost factory, like it.

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