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General Car Chat / Re: Interested in 17" wheels on ebay

« on: 25 June 2009, 11:58:18 »

Someones put a bid in for these tyres, then, I see.

Is it anyone on here??

Oh, and Mr. kingycos2 - I would have them off you in a heartbeat, I really like the look of the Elite wheels (both later pre-facelift and the facelift ones)

Sadly I'm not sure if i can run the Omega for much longer, let alone re-shod it with (admittedly bargain) rubber. Wish I could!  I'd try and pursuade my dad to get them, but there's about a good years-worth of tread still left on his.

Hope you get a buyer.

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General Car Chat / Re: Interested in 17" wheels on ebay

« on: 22 June 2009, 23:12:38 »

When I bought my facelift cdx it had nexen tyres on the rear which were new and falkens on the front which were hardly worn . No I know alot of people on here rate the Falkens I have well and to be fair the Nexen's on the rear were everybit as good. The only reason there not on know is I have fitted 17's with Maxxis tyres allround now these I wouldn't have again out of choice.
I wouldn't the tyre brand in this case put you off as I'm pretty sure I drive harder than most mig owners on here and they worked well for me in wet and dry.
People who still stick to £150 premium tyres these days are being robbed imo as since 90% of tyres today are made from the same silica compounds, there cheap because there made in asain sweat shops not hitech french or german overpriced factories aslong as there not from china there good quality personally I rate kuhmo and hankook among the best tyres I have ever driven on.

Sorry for rabbiting on but I hope this helps with you decide, if the tyres are new then your getting the wheels for free.

 

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General Car Chat / Re: Interested in 17" wheels on ebay

« on: 19 June 2009, 22:51:12 »

Hmm, i like the sound of these 220quid ones, over the ebay fellers, yeah.

Second hand wheels/tyres has to be bargain of the century, when compared with brand new prices/fitment/balancing. But if these ebay 17s are Yingtong tyres, or whatever, might not be as much of a bargain, hmmm....

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General Car Chat / Re: Interested in 17" wheels on ebay

« on: 18 June 2009, 18:15:28 »

They look a bit like they've just been rinsed over with a hose, ergo perhaps look a bit nicer than they, in reality, are.

You might as well do my trick, wait until the poor sod drops his price after no-one bids! Thats what people normally do to me when i try and sell something on Vbay!

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General Car Chat / Re: pre facelift door moldings colour coded

« on: 25 June 2009, 12:09:01 »

Great! Oh, when you say 'pull out' the chrome trims....can you get them out without taking the colour-coded bit of the bumper off then? Or would you risk damaging the paint?

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General Car Chat / Re: pre facelift door moldings colour coded

« on: 25 June 2009, 10:20:18 »

Hey,

Well, from a stylists point of view, the pre-facelift front bumper appears to protrude out alot, whereas the facelifts looks flatter on the car. (its in reality doesnt, its a trick of the designer) But once you've taken off the chrome front and rear, I'd say it would look great!

Only thing I would say is plenty of high-build primer, or similar, to get rid of the grained surface of the original bumpers. Painted rough plastic not a good look. 

Have you tried looking in the gallery? I'd imaging there are several guys/gals on here that've already done it.

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General Car Chat / Re: Painting metallic

« on: 25 June 2009, 10:32:16 »

And don't be disappointed when the laguar that went on like liquid glass now looks like a frosty pond....when it's dried, and I mean DRIED, then plenty of elbow grease/cutting compound (used with care, I might add!) to bring up the shine.

I actually used Brasso on a door mirror and it's perfect-o. 

Just done a rear arch myself, and apparently putting it on too thick makes it darker  information that would have been more use to me BEFORE i stated the job!! Be careful with the basecoat, nice and gentle dusting coats, like the wise man says above  [smiley=smiley_up.gif]

Other than that go for it, its dead easy, just relax into it.

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General Car Chat / Re: Nova life

« on: 24 June 2009, 22:10:14 »

What a stupid request! As if anyone on here would be sad enough to have a decent, hi-res picture of a special edition Vauxhall, almost the cheapest vehicle in the range, from nearly 20 years ago!!!!

......

Having said that....I am that sad!! So I've taken a few snaps of a Nova Life brochure, so if you want to PM me your email address, I can send them to you 

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General Car Chat / Re: Grill badge opinions please

« on: 22 June 2009, 23:10:04 »

Yeah, I like the way this thread has just turned into a topic abusing the poor guys camera!!!!

Like the grille, black helps in visually 'withdraw' the standard grille, being chrome, tends to protrude out more. Tasteful badge, too, reminiscent of the Audi S Line.

 

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General Car Chat / Re: Nice easy repair

« on: 23 June 2009, 00:30:27 »

Hurray! Internet working!!

I'd say if theres a facelift in a scrap yard near you, then thats a really easy, cheap repair. As for price, alot of people will be avoiding such a big, heavy, thirsty car (missing the fact that it weighs less than a modern Mondeo/Insignia and has the neat and rather economical 2.2 from the VX220)

Be great to see it live again. Kind of sick of Star Silver, though. Now if it was Diamond Black....

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General Car Chat / Re: Nice easy repair

« on: 23 June 2009, 00:06:32 »

I'll voice my opinion as soon as my bleedin' internet loads pictures!!!! 

Could be a little gem...

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General Car Chat / Re: How interchangeable are front seats?

« on: 22 June 2009, 23:38:22 »

Looks like this has everyone stumped!!!

I'll get a spare seat at some point, and have a play. I'll let you all know the results... no matter how unsuccessful I am!! 

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General Car Chat / How interchangeable are front seats?

« on: 20 June 2009, 20:24:28 »

Well, as it says on the tin..

I've counted off the top of my head..
- obviously you have an airbag on the wrong side,
- controls for tilt, rake, and height are wrong.
- electric ones same thing, controls on wrong side.

however surely the internal frame is interchangeable/the same. But what stops you fitting the backrest and squab off, say, the left seat onto the base of the other side?

Has anyone tried this? I ask because a saab seat I have kicking around has a plastic cover on the base, which hides a spline for another backrest knurled wheel. That seat could be adapted for either side with ease.

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General Car Chat / Re: MV6 Fr bumper for a F/L and Cambelt kit for a 3.2

« on: 22 June 2009, 23:36:06 »

W@nker sold the car after he said time for a viewing, rang him to confirm sold earlier just after you rang mate he said 

CUSTARD!! (supplemented for a word I'd like to use) And I really wanted that front bumper, off you, too!!  8-)

Ah well, ebb and flow of life, I suppose. There'll be others, feller, just you see...

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General Car Chat / Re: MV6 Fr bumper for a F/L and Cambelt kit for a 3.2

« on: 21 June 2009, 19:15:40 »

Cheaper to buy the bumper direct from Prodrive (they made them for Vauxhall) than buy from Vauxhall still very expensive. I'd get it fixed if you can.

I've got one I need to get resprayed when funds allow..... 

The spoilers were made by prodrive, too, weren't they?