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[Dishevelled Den]

17" one of the standard sets for the elite.

Are the tyres lower profile then, Ive been out to look at my car - which has the standard 17 wheels - and the overall effect looks to be much smaller than yours :-/ :-/



[edit]Hold up, part of my confusion results from the 5 spoke design, I have the 7 spoke - that must be throwing me off :-/ :-/ [/edit]

[duggs]

235 x 45 x 17.....Thought that was normal for the Elite.

[black beauty]

very very nice car,if she was mine id take all the holden stuff off,clear repeater lenses and lower her about 30 mil !

I agree with you and Elite wheels nice on her
Kack

[Dishevelled Den]

235 x 45 x 17.....Thought that was normal for the Elite.

May have solved this, the tyres fitted on my car are 225 55 ZR16 so my wheels are smaller, this has probably contributed to my view that your wheels looked quite big (along with the 5 spoke design)

I may still be confused however.

[duggs]

That would do it regarding smaller wheels....

Smoked repeaters are on order..£7.00 for the two with TC.

The V8 on the back has gone now, as has the HSV decals on the front panels and the "Holden Racing Team" writing under the lion/racing helmet.

That will remain for the time being as it looks really good in the flesh according to all the comments made at work today, granted a lot better now that the writing has gone.....

Thanks for all your comments and advice....feel happier now.

[Amigo]

I've done a combination of the mods you have & some that others have mentioned to the Beastie, (Black 3.0MV6 manual mini facelift). Facelift door trims (not in calender pic) mesh grille cut back, sprayed & fitted to an Elite surround & an Irmy badge to top it off. Bose from an Elite & recaro leather seats/doorcards with carbon fibre effect /leather moulded steering wheel retaining stereo controls, full s/s de catted exhaust system from rebel power pipes Omega mudflaps, clear side repeaters,thin wheel spacers & a cheeky private plate with chrome surrounds. When i bought her from Hotel21 he'd already fitted cruise control & a very subtle (not OTT) irmy red spring lowering kit to the back end which helps keep her in place when on the twisties & kind of makes her look mean even when stood. (well i think so!) Personally i'd lose the stickers & the V8 badge as they ARE naff. The rest of the car i like & is a credit to you. I can't decide on eyebrows on your car or mine, the jury's out on that one but i don't think i've boy racered mine up & feel the mods are in reasonable taste...you can go too far.
    I understand some folk don't like any mods & prefer them out of the box which is fine in my book. I've seen many owners standard Migs @ meets which show how much they're cared for & loved which is all that really matters.

[duggs]

Hi..have you posted pictures of your car please. Would very much like to see her.

[El33t]

Thanks for all your comments and advice....feel happier now.

Don't get me wrong, this may sound strange, but it sounds awfully much like you're trying to style your car to everyone else's taste?

Why is it important if people at work or on here like it?

If you really were happy with how it looked before then you'd have looked at our responses and thought "fair enough, but it's what I like".

This is why I never went down that route (tempted as I was when I started driving). Too many opinions cause much confusion .

[pedroMV6]

Doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.
Your car, = your rules.

If others don't like it, tough sh1t.

[duggs]

Understood....BUT I valued the words and opinions of those on the forum.

Such advice has got me out of the poo on many occasions and to be honest I'm not always right and correct in what I do....so like to seek the opinions of others....and on occasions even the wife !  (I can only say that because she never reads these forums...I ain't that brave !)

[John Lewis]

Got any new pics? I would be interested in seeing the progress 

[v6fletch]

Well spotted regarding the V8 badge..Idnoring the fact that the cheap back box makes her sound like a V8, it was just to be a bit different I guess.

Had to laugh last week..popped in to Vauxhalls and a mechanic came out, walked up to me and said "wow..thats a rear beast mate...not every day you see a V8 Omega"....I confessed !

what with v8 badges on a v6 and i saw somebody put sri badges on his mv6..what is the world coming to ?are you lot losing the plot?

[fletchesmrs]

Im new to all this but personaly would take off the v8 badges and the silly stickers on the door, like the eyebrows (mine has them, looks mean) the car will then look ok IMHO

[ferrari jason]

I agree about the v8 badges id lose them and either leave it blank or put the o/e ones back on I`d personally opelise it ive done that to my ex plod 3.2 and get people asking about my car were did you get it etc .I also gave my prvious miggy the opel treatment it was a 2.5 td cdx badge as a opel at the time of owning it i used it as a taxi and many of the fares were amazed when told them it was a vauxhall some even argued that it looked too nice to to be a taxi  . But at the end of the day its down to personnal taste if i had my way my white miggy would have battenburg stripes and the police writin still on it LOL