What have you done to your car lately?

[metry]

If this is for the G, linky? :D

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heres the link.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Bosch-Aerotwin-Wiper-Blades-AR502S-Vauxhall-Astra-MK4-/120720261061?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1c1b7cffc5
theyre $39ish now

[hazrd]

washed it

now watch it rain

[dglewis80]

As above!

[guy 27]

lowered rear of car 15mm from putting seats, subs and spare wheel back in.

retuned stereo. still cant figure out why the subs levels drop when it gets to 75% volume.

[glider]

washed it in the almost dark...


lowered rear of car 15mm from putting seats, subs and spare wheel back in.

retuned stereo. still cant figure out why the subs levels drop when it gets to 75% volume.

you have an alpine right?

mine has 2 settings for the sub, one has the sub louder at lower levels, so you can actually hear it, and the other keeps it at the same level as the other speakers

[guy 27]

you have an alpine right?
mine has 2 settings for the sub, one has the sub louder at lower levels, so you can actually hear it, and the other keeps it at the same level as the other speakers

yep. its got 2 settings. 1) on at one setting for full volume range or the 2nd which i have it on normally increases level depending on volume.

it drops of on either setting. no biggy though its very loud as is at 75%.

[sooty]

Put 530km on it.

[nuggz]

busted a mirror!

[poita]

drove it, almost wrote it off

[adam_92]

drove it, almost wrote it off

on purpose?? haha

[poita]

this time no

went to turn a corner, car lost most power and pretty well stopped in middle of road.

all i could see through passenger window was a camry coming at me.

luckily they noticed me and slowed down

[adam_92]

how could they not notice a bright orange calibra haha

[JohnBu]

washed it

now watch it rain

A teen clown on the Cnr of Cheltenham & Springvale Roads wanted money for cleaning my windscreen- before he started I said- "c'mon buddy, it's raining"..

No money for you...lol...

[CNBLU]

Just got back from Autobarn. Had a gift voucher to use but just couldnt use it all!!!

I got wiper re-fills (pug), oil & oil filter (astra), 80mm silicon joiner (astra), trolley jack & stands, fuel system cleaner (pug), a couple of smelly trees and some microfibre clothes.... got enough left over for another service :D Happy days!!!

[nick_sixx]

Picked up K&N panel filter from post office, came home and pulled apart my airbox to find........a K&N panel filter. Selling a brand new one on ebay pretty cheap now :(

Prepared for opelization by removing HSV badge on boot strip, and VXR badge on grille

[Neeko]

got warranty work done and some features activated at subaru

[poita]

pulled the sump off

[dutchy]

received my free Bosch aerotwin wiper set and cool running thermostat

installed the wipers & looked at the thermostat.

[guy 27]

installed my cool running thermostat

[dutchy]

installed my cool running thermostat

wanna do mine too ? Hey, when you take it off, is it losing coolant or do you drain it first ?

[CNBLU]

wanna do mine too ? Hey, when you take it off, is it losing coolant or do you drain it first ?
drain it first from the bottom of the rad, makes it alot easier

[dutchy]

drain it first from the bottom of the rad, makes it alot easier

You mean that red screw thing when you stand in front of the car, left botom side of the radiator ?

[metry]

painted my engine cover blue. being a z22se i left the silver part silver and painted the black part blue. it doesnt look too bad i must say. i need a new battery bag though

[Nurb608]

You mean that red screw thing when you stand in front of the car, left botom side of the radiator ?

That's the one ;)

[Shadow110]

Ordered all vauxhall badges :-)

[03srit]

It's starting to get cold so in goes the pod filter.. bov noise FTW! :D

[CNBLU]

It's starting to get cold so in goes the pod filter.. bov noise FTW! :D

+1 :)

[gman]

Finally agreed on the new gearbox...Only the case is remaining...all the shafts and gears, crown & pinion, LSD and everything will be new...

[guy 27]

put vxr intake pipe on.

just gotta make up a better tube from intake to airbox as the current one isn't the prettiest but will do the job.

[03srit]

How much bigger is it than the veccy ones?

[Shadow110]

About double, and deeper?

[guy 27]

How much bigger is it than the veccy ones?

the veccy one is slightly larger but nothing to really worry about. only thing is that i couldn't get hold of a new veccy one so went with the vxr one.

[dutchy]

Installed the cool running thermostat,
renewed half the plastic vac. lines with 4mm turbosmart silicon hose,
bolted the engine to my car,
did a test if a large air intake indeed makes a difference over the standard intake (yes, it does),
cleaned the k&n filter,
was suspicous that the earth mod. wasn't done properly, checked it and all ok,
reset all the learned values with the Opcom,
polished my headlights,
rewired the solinoid of my ebc,
and lost about half the skin on my hands by doing all of this.

[poita]

handed the keys over

[03srit]

Damaged my front bar.. don't you hate random posts that's not very visible.. :(

[SubZero]

i m not sure if this mentioned on the forum before but i got my sunroof replace under the re call from webasto at prestige sunroof,thanks rory to letting me know about the re call which i didnt aware off
it took 45min to fix it and a cup of coffee

if anyone got an after market sunroof from webasto and having issues goto webasto web side and check your sunroof serial no if its on re call list and get it fix for free even if your warranty ends.

[Devo]

Damaged my front bar.. don't you hate random posts that's not very visible.. :(

awwww no! feel for you :P

[Shadow110]

Paid for vauxhall front grill, rear badge, and next is trying to find a vauxhall steering badge

[Bloodnok]

Drove it to Annerley. Encountered an idiot in a white Toyota sedan. What is it with me and idiots - they always seem to be driving a toyota camry...
Anyway, this one decided, while I was trying to merge into the lane to my right (as this one closed) to overtake me. Right is no go - I'm indicating and merging, and I'm halfway into the lane already. Left is no go - that lane is already well into a half width triangle. So I get the finger waved at me. I'm also looking for a turning on the left, so I brake a bit. That's when I see him coming at me in the mirror and hear the tyres lock up. Instant reflex was to floor the accelerator - and completely miss the driveway I was aiming for. Then comes the thump from behind. This is ipswich road - not many places to pull over. So I dive down the next sidestreet, and spot a place about 100 yards up that there is a place which isn't a side turning and doesn't have wall to wall parked cars. Stop, get out, and see toyota-driver (who had followed me) doing a U turn between a line of parked cars either side of the road to head back in the other direction. He then nips off into traffic and out of sight.

Didn't get the plate unfortunately.

Then went to look at the mess the back of my car was in. Luckily no obvious damage to my rear - I think the brunt of the thump was taken by the towball. The front of the camry may be a little less lucky.

(Oh, I doubled around, did get into my side turning next time - no camrys about - and parked in the one spot left in the car park. Returned later to find why that spot was free - my car was now covered in bird shit.)

Wondering if/how to report it, given that there's no real damage to my car, and I didn't get his plate (so all that I can say is it was an old white toyota sedan, likely a camry, which doesn't really narrow it down much).

[willhouse]

White dash LED conversion done.
Hot spots on the speedo dials will annoy me, not sure what to do about it though. Maybe different bulbs?
CNBLU, if you happen to read this, what bulbs did you use?
Also need new heater surround, its green now!
Heres what it looks like

http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab91/wilhouse/DSC00966.jpg

[chrissn89]

Got a big crack in my Windscreen yesterday from a tuck in the opposite direction. There goes another couple hundred dollars.

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[sooty]

Got a big crack in my Windscreen yesterday from a tuck in the opposite direction. There goes another couple hundred dollars.

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Unlucky mate!

I washed it, despite knowing it's going to rain I had to clean it, was just filthy

[Nurb608]

Unlucky mate!

I washed it, despite knowing it's going to rain I had to clean it, was just filthy

+1

[Keep'emRunning]

White dash LED conversion done.
Hot spots on the speedo dials will annoy me, not sure what to do about it though. Maybe different bulbs?
CNBLU, if you happen to read this, what bulbs did you use?
Also need new heater surround, its green now!
Heres what it looks like


if they're clear leds, diffuse them with some 320 grit sandpaper...

[CNBLU]

White dash LED conversion done.
Hot spots on the speedo dials will annoy me, not sure what to do about it though. Maybe different bulbs?
CNBLU, if you happen to read this, what bulbs did you use?
Also need new heater surround, its green now!
Heres what it looks like

http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab91/wilhouse/DSC00966.jpg


if they're clear leds, diffuse them with some 320 grit sandpaper...

+1 this is what i did

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/Hott_For_You/resize_image_683176316-1.jpg

[dutchy]

received my new gaiters and am half way installing them.

[Devo]

got my steering wheel badge. hacked off the old one and cut the new one ready to be super glued on...... to bad i have no supa glue..... :(

[willhouse]

if they're clear leds, diffuse them with some 320 grit sandpaper...

Cheers, heaps better now

[Dahlia]

if they're clear leds, diffuse them with some 320 grit sandpaper...
Do you mean sand the sides of the led so the light doesn't just point in the one direction like a spotlight?

[willhouse]

I just did the top, mine had flat tops

[Dahlia]

My Opel steering wheel badge arrived in the mail today (might install it tomorrow).
Replaced my door pins with steel ones.
Replaced my front (holden) grill with a badge-less mesh grill (Only problem is you can see the white bonnet behind it. Bought some sand paper, primer and black engine bay paint to make it look better... thats tomorrows job I think).

Oh, and my under car led lights arrived ;)

[CNBLU]

Made 182.3kw on the dyno :D

[Devo]

Made 182.3kw on the dyno :D

awwessssommmmmme :)

[Devo]

Oh, and my under car led lights arrived ;)

il be wanting to see some pics once installed ;)

[Dahlia]

il be wanting to see some pics once installed ;)
Should look freaking awesome! Especially when I get my bodykit on. Hard part is getting the wiring past the firewall.

[Devo]

Should look freaking awesome! Especially when I get my bodykit on. Hard part is getting the wiring past the firewall.
mmm yeah tough problem. struggled with this when wiring my subs. found a sneaky little way in that runs through a cavity behind the side skirts. but that takes you straight down to the rear of the car. i tried going through a gromet behind the center consol but the wire was to thick. depends how thin your wiring is i guess.

[Dahlia]

mmm yeah tough problem. struggled with this when wiring my subs. found a sneaky little way in that runs through a cavity behind the side skirts. but that takes you straight down to the rear of the car. i tried going through a gromet behind the center consol but the wire was to thick. depends how thin your wiring is i guess.
True that, never thought of following the amp power cable (didn't install it myself). Might go have a look to see where they put it.

[hazrd]

removed chrome tip antenna from Astra (for some reason the VXMMI doesnt want to give radio reception unless the enormous std one is fitted)

fitted chrome tip antenna to the GTI :)

[MrT]

Ordered some new plates. SRI-03T. I can't believe no one already has them :)

[dutchy]

Finished installing the gaiters. Gave it good a wash & wax and whacked some leather conditioner on the seats.

[guy 27]

Put in my footrest. Gotta get some stainless screws for it but no rush.

http://tapatalk.com/mu/3cf16ba9-17b5-8b54.jpg

excuse the dirt. :P

[Neeko]

:ihih:Surprised an SS VE commodore driver:devil:

[Dahlia]

Put in my footrest. Gotta get some stainless screws for it but no rush.

http://tapatalk.com/mu/3cf16ba9-17b5-8b54.jpg

excuse the dirt. :P
How is that bolted in?

[guy 27]

How is that bolted in?

8 Screws into the rubber behind carpet.

[Shadow110]

Washed engine bay to see where the small oil leak is coming from

[Devo]

Ordered some new plates. SRI-03T. I can't believe no one already has them :)

custom plates ftw.

[Keep'emRunning]

Ordered some new plates. SRI-03T. I can't believe no one already has them :)

haha i managed to snatch SRI-02T when i got mine :P

[Dahlia]

Just ordered DAH-71A Plates ;)

[the-converter]

Just have my rear shocks absorbers replaced by Pedders today.
They used Bilstein shocks part number: BNE-B875 for Vectra CDXi

[hazrd]

whatwhatwhat?!

I was told by my local pedders they dont stock any Bilstein products! :prrr:

that being said, u got some good shocks there nontheless

[Nurb608]

whatwhatwhat?!

I was told by my local pedders they dont stock any Bilstein products! :prrr:

that being said, u got some good shocks there nontheless

There were big bilstein posters when we went to pedders for that whiteline night :p

[hazrd]

There were big bilstein posters when we went to pedders for that whiteline night :p

yeah i saw those, the pedders i was at was the hoppers one... meh i dunno

my new "local" pedders is now the one we went to that night anyway :p

[bowie_277]

put some new lights on the front of it and inside, then played around with my amp to tune it abit better with the head unit and subs and gave it a wash :D

http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x334/bowie277/IMG_0038.jpg

http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x334/bowie277/IMG_0021.jpg

http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x334/bowie277/IMG_0036.jpg

[Daisy]

....

[Shay]

put some new lights on the front of it and inside, then played around with my amp to tune it abit better with the head unit and subs and gave it a wash :D
[pics of lights]

hey mate, that doesnt look too bad, reckon you can take a pic or 2 of those LED's on at day time?
they wash out the photo a bit too much at night...


I fixed it ...

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a184/Daisy4Doors/vectra/vectra_dash_0651.jpg

what was wrong?

cant think of anything that would require both the dash and centre console to come out at once...

[Daisy]

.....

[Shay]

I started out replacing the radio, moved on to removing the alarm and figured I might as well pull the plastics and clean them while I was there. The previous owner had terrible eating habits. The seatbelts weren't retracting properly so I cleaned the dust and fluff out of those too.

And I found $4.50 under the handbrake. :woohoo:


lol, fairo.

[JohnBu]

whatwhatwhat?!

I was told by my local pedders they dont stock any Bilstein products! :prrr:

that being said, u got some good shocks there nontheless

I think it depends on the each franchisee, some Pedders are much better than others..




And I found $4.50 under the handbrake.

Made it all worth it in the end... lol

[Dahlia]

Just got myself one of these bad boys...
Not quite sure where I want it yet...

http://www.shamrockshirts.com.au/prodimages/OA1011.jpg

[adam_92]

New oil and filters. (Penrite 5-30)
Washed and chamoised
Clay blocked
Washed and chamoised
Cut and polished by hand
Washed and chamoised
Cut and machine buffed
Washed and chamoised.

Then it got too dark to do jack shit. Itl get a quick wash and then wax tomorrow. Then I can start on the interior.
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[hazrd]

Astra: Vaccumed and polished the dash (since the weather is too shit to bother washing it anymore)
GTI: Left it to sit in its own filth until the weekend

[adam_92]

Yeah I done all that and its been spitting rain. Nothing heavy yet but it will happen now iv washed the car

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[Shadow110]

Just need a quick answer from somebody...
Are the rear brakes on a 02 astra sedan screw in or press in for the calipers

[sooty]

Just need a quick answer from somebody...
Are the rear brakes on a 02 astra sedan screw in or press in for the calipers

can you see if they say lucas on them anywhere? i believe if they're the lucas calipers you'll need the rewind tool

[Shadow110]

Can't see any writing at all...
Have to take a wheel off and check tomorrow

[vectra.lee]

Yeah I done all that and its been spitting rain. Nothing heavy yet but it will happen now iv washed the car

Always rains after washing the car.

Had new radiator put into the car yesterday. Planning a pedal test and oil change over the weekend.

[Dahlia]

Just replaced the hand break and gear shift gators. Black and red :)

[faneca]

painted my center console today, needs a couple finishing touches, still have to try n get the mfd to turn on again as it doesnt like being unplugged for sum reason and hook up my head unit again :)
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc363/aif1992/ma%20car/5d31b754.jpg

[Dahlia]

http://i54.tinypic.com/2jd05xy.jpg

[Devo]

painted my center console today, needs a couple finishing touches, still have to try n get the mfd to turn on again as it doesnt like being unplugged for sum reason and hook up my head unit again :)
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc363/aif1992/ma%20car/5d31b754.jpg

looks good :)

[Shadow110]

Getting my car washed... For free!!!

[Devo]

put my new wheel badges on :) there not legit badges. but who cares they cost me like $4 with free p&h..... WARNING! DIRTY RIMS!
Before
http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g476/Deveson/photo11.jpg

After
http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g476/Deveson/photo12.jpg

[dutchy]

painted my center console today, needs a couple finishing touches, still have to try n get the mfd to turn on again as it doesnt like being unplugged for sum reason and hook up my head unit again :)
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc363/aif1992/ma%20car/5d31b754.jpg

Looks good. :thumbs: Did you sand it down to bare plastic or how was the original coating removed ?

[Dahlia]

Just replaced my 3 interior lights with red leds.... Just so its that little harder to find things in the dark lol.

[CNBLU]

Found out my maf sensor was on the wrong way around? Put it back the right way and the engine light is gone! But what I dont get is how it made good power with it on backwards!

[Daisy]

.....

[Dahlia]

Added the reading lights tonight. I think I need a brighter interior light...
http://www.imgjoe.com/x/img0079dcd.jpg

[nadg63]

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l137/nadg63/DSC_2902.jpg


http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l137/nadg63/DSC_2903.jpg


Treated it to a new set of rotors/QFM pads front and rear, (thanks Greg), only went 'slotted' at the front as used to have cracking problems with the drilled ones on my WRX. Whilst on the hoist, also changed oil + filter, air filter, plugs - must have though it was it's birthday or something :RollingEyes:

Still got to re-flash the Turblue tune into it, but as the tool has been in the cupboard for 5+ years now without me touching it the odds are it's never going to happen ............. !? (along with the Vectra intake and H&R springs)

[MAD-16V]

Bought a new car cover to replace the one stolen by some prick a few weeks ago.
$27 @ kmart - bargain.

[Dahlia]

Bought a new car cover to replace the one stolen by some prick a few weeks ago.
$27 @ kmart - bargain.
Who the **** steals car covers?

[scaifeys2.2mk4]

new sub bushes, shes toight

[faneca]

Looks good. :thumbs: Did you sand it down to bare plastic or how was the original coating removed ?

yea i gave it a light sand down before i primed and sprayed it but there are a couple of spots which i dont think were sanded enough and have turned out a tad rough so il need to go over them again before its completely finished, and i found out today that the plastic surround for the torx screw which holds the mfd in have broken so i gotta digure out how im gonna sit the mfd in there again :S

[willhouse]

Must be crap plastic, on both my TS's those bits have broken. I just used super glue

[faneca]

Yea i was thinkn the same but i cant find the bots that broke off as i didnt realise til today, so i might use a fibre glass putty to do it, itldo the job just as well if i glue the fitting for the torx screw in to

[faneca]

Just replaced my 3 interior lights with red leds.... Just so its that little harder to find things in the dark lol.

I replaced my front reading light with a blue 1 do u find that it dims whilst driving and doesnt turn off? I ended up pitting it in my glove box as it stays on when out of the car too

[Dahlia]

I replaced my front reading light with a blue 1 do u find that it dims whilst driving and doesnt turn off? I ended up pitting it in my glove box as it stays on when out of the car too
Yes my front interior and two rear reading lights do stay on very dim. This is because leds only need a tiny little bit of power to work (unlike the original globes). It doesn't bother me tho, its not that bright to notice while driving. And wont drain your battery.

[CNBLU]

I think I might of just bought a hybrid turbo

[Nurb608]

I think I might of just bought a hybrid turbo

lol, you not sure? :p

[Daisy]

.....

[metry]

painted my center console today, needs a couple finishing touches, still have to try n get the mfd to turn on again as it doesnt like being unplugged for sum reason and hook up my head unit again :)
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc363/aif1992/ma%20car/5d31b754.jpg

what colour blue is that? i really like it

[DWS 92]

Changed the water pump, timing belt and tensioner.

Did the same to mine, I CAN DRIVE AGAIN!!! YAY!

[willhouse]

Recieved my 99 cent Opel grille, in great condition too!

[faneca]

what colour blue is that? i really like it

Its arden blue colour code 291, just went down to the paint shop n they mixed it up 4 me, its expensive tho coz its got a couple of pearls in it, but its a nice colour snd it goes well against the black imo

[bowie_277]

hey mate, that doesnt look too bad, reckon you can take a pic or 2 of those LED's on at day time?
they wash out the photo a bit too much at night.

hey shay sorry i took so long to reply just been a bit busy but here are some pics i took today of the lights and stuff for you ;)

http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x334/bowie277/IMG_0048.jpg

http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x334/bowie277/IMG_0050.jpg

http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x334/bowie277/IMG_0053.jpg

http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x334/bowie277/IMG_0055.jpg

[hazrd]

looks alright. some white headlights would suit the ones down the bottom nicely :thumbs:

[droodles]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4342835/DSC02649.JPG

:D yeaah

[bowie_277]

looks alright. some white headlights would suit the ones down the bottom nicely :thumbs:

yeah ive got them on there way ordered some the other day ive got some blue low beams and some crystal vision high beams which work wicked lol the cost wasnt to good though :( lol about $223 worth

[Shadow110]

Fitted the new remsa rear brake pads...
Had the buy the little duvie for the piston.
The pads are great!!!

[Feelinlucky75]

Fitted the new remsa rear brake pads...
Had the buy the little duvie for the piston.
The pads are great!!!

put some on the front and then you will really know how well they work :D

[Shadow110]

Holy bajesus!!!
I had to do a small emergency stop on my way to work...
My eyes came out of my head!! Good brakes, more like awesome brakes!

[nick_sixx]

Went to get exhaust fitted...didnt happen.
Drove home disappointed.
Ordered EDS IPF instead :)
Finally got around to fishing the final pesky coin out from under the carpet under the plastic under the shifter...such a mission but I have so far subsidised about $5.50 off the price of the car. Unfortunately it was all in 20c/50c pieces

[hazrd]

Had 60k service done ... Just

[metry]

Its arden blue colour code 291, just went down to the paint shop n they mixed it up 4 me, its expensive tho coz its got a couple of pearls in it, but its a nice colour snd it goes well against the black imo

sweet thanks for that. ill probably end up getting it in cans if possible becausse i lack an air compressor. would love to have one because ive always wanted to spray paint cars

[dutchy]

put a new battery in the key. MASSIVE job....... 10 seconds or so.

[poita]

was told its still not ready :(

[Shay]

was told its still not ready :(

"not ready" is better than "not gonna happen" :swg:
cant wait for the results mate, should be able to make 150hp at the wheels...

[poita]

not going for a tonne power tbh, just want the fuking thing running

but wont stop me fiddling with the map when i get it back :lol:

[adam_92]

if you get it back and it runs then please dont f*ck around with it hahahaha

[Dahlia]

Put brighter red led in interior light, Put red led in glove box and boot.

[dutchy]

Put brighter red led in interior light, Put red led in glove box and boot.

you should have bought a RED car :lol:

[scaifeys2.2mk4]

drove it through the hills, "briskly"

[Dahlia]

you should have bought a RED car :lol:
Haha I know, I just love the idea of a completely different interior than the outside lol


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[Devo]

you should have bought a RED car :lol:

haha good call :P

[03srit]

Bracketed my pod filter so its all secured and legit.. :)

[sharkrules]

Washed the car and get it sold :D

[Ice]

taken it in for a recall for the CIM module.

[chrissn89]

New Windscreen

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm213/chrissn89/DSC03498.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm213/chrissn89/DSC03494-1.jpg

[Ice]

Well apparently the new Cim was only a clip or something......and now my centre console doesnt work.....sorry it works but there doesnt appear to be any back light...f**ken morons...and then they try to tell me because ive modded my display to red that, that is the cause of it....dickheads. woked this morning and all of a sudden it doesnt work...I wish they didnt touch my car !

[Nurb608]

Well apparently the new Cim was only a clip or something......and now my centre console doesnt work.....sorry it works but there doesnt appear to be any back light...f**ken morons...and then they try to tell me because ive modded my display to red that, that is the cause of it....dickheads. woked this morning and all of a sudden it doesnt work...I wish they didnt touch my car !

That sux mate :( That's one of the reasons I haven't bothered with the recall, might just tell them to give me the clip and i'll fit it lol.

[gmonkey]

Well apparently the new Cim was only a clip or something......and now my centre console doesnt work.....sorry it works but there doesnt appear to be any back light...f**ken morons...and then they try to tell me because ive modded my display to red that, that is the cause of it....dickheads. woked this morning and all of a sudden it doesnt work...I wish they didnt touch my car !

which part of console not lighting up? check the plugs it there not clipped in properly they fall out easy

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[gmonkey]

realised i need to change oil bad... lost t45 socket head so cant till i buy new one :(

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[gman]

Bought more parts for it..

Carbon fiber gearbox breather tube, gearbox oil pump and cooler, magnetic oil filter (for gearbox oil) and Tilton pedal box.

[Ice]

which part of console not lighting up? check the plugs it there not clipped in properly they fall out easy

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yeh ill have to pull it out to have a look ! f**ken useless bastards....

thanks gman,

Pete

[gmonkey]

no problem ahha :p

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[CNBLU]

Nah its because you have an opel blitz on it thats why its not working :p

[ginjaninja]

i put in this
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/225567_10150258964003799_622043798_8805343_4803874 _n.jpg

And these

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/230259_10150250354553799_622043798_8720768_4235185 _n.jpg

big thanks to UNEEQ for the help finding the bits and peices

[Dahlia]

Can't wait for my seat covers to arrive, simple fix until I get what I want :D

[gman]

you should have bought a RED car :lol:

Or taken the BLUE pill :swg:

[Dahlia]

Or taken the BLUE pill :swg:
What does the blue pill do? lol

[Shadow110]

What does the blue pill do? lol

What hangover and you'll know... Lol

[poita]

told yet again its still not ready

[adam_92]

told yet again its still not ready

WHAT!!!! whats the cause now??

[poita]

i think its cause im not spending $10k on a turbo conversion on an ls1 or a big single turbo on a rb26/1jz its not a priority

[adam_92]

ah shit i hate that. was the car actually running before you started the rebuild??

[poita]

yer, i drove it to sydney

if i knew before hand it would of taken this long to get anything done on it i wouldnt of painted it

[adam_92]

oh right i thought you had bought it as a non runner. so since the respray its gone dodgy?

[Dahlia]

Just removed my Opel sticker from my steering wheel. Grinded down the 3 spokes on the back of the genuine Opel steering wheel badge and glued on.... Hopefully the glue stays... otherwise I'll be doing the same thing tomorrow lol.

[Devo]

got some in the back seat..... :O ;)

[Dahlia]

got some in the back seat..... :O ;)
http://ecdn2.hark.com/images/000/006/756/6756/original.jpg

[ROCCO]

got some in the back seat..... :O ;)

Your hand doesn't count....you know that right :hand:

[CNBLU]

got some in the back seat..... :O ;)

Was that the fastest youve been in the astra :lol:

[guy 27]

got some in the back seat..... :O ;)

:picsorban:

[Dahlia]

http://tapatalk.com/mu/7bf320b9-b8e6-64d0.jpg
freaking done

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[Devo]

lol it was quite slow actually..... and yeah pics righto :P you wish haha

[dglewis80]

In the process of changing disks, painting calipers and drinking beer!

http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx170/dave-lewis/IMG_20110528_172638.jpg

[hazrd]

so did she approve the caliper painting? :p

[dglewis80]

Id say so, she is the one painting them!

[dglewis80]

http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx170/dave-lewis/IMG_20110528_182054.jpg

http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx170/dave-lewis/IMG_20110528_182356.jpg

[ChrisMaz]

So you were the other person who bought the DBA's. Tell me how they feel, I'll put mine on in about a months time.

[dglewis80]

So you were the other person who bought the DBA's. Tell me how they feel, I'll put mine on in about a months time.

If she lets me drive it I'll let you know

[Dahlia]

Just remembered I had some heater rings in my boot. So I put them on the heater controls and they look so shithouse. They don't even look like they fit properly. Ol well, bin it.

[hazrd]

Washed it.... Mmmmm nice n clean
http://tapatalk.com/mu/31c1ecac-d2d5-40a0.jpg

And a teaser for the ones who ordered the pearl OA sticker ;)

http://tapatalk.com/mu/31c1ecac-d30a-f95d.jpg

[Devo]

And a teaser for the ones who ordered the pearl OA sticker ;)

AH you suck! just had to be a tease huh :P

[poita]

its not even a good picture :p

[Dahlia]

http://tapatalk.com/mu/31c1ecac-d30a-f95d.jpg

its not even a good picture :p
Looks good!

[Devo]

think i blew up my speakers... but i ceeebs checking so il just look tomorrow.... :S oh well... if i did il just have to look into a custom install :P

[hazrd]

iphone camera fail :lol: still looks alright there though :p

[Dahlia]

think i blew up my speakers... but i ceeebs checking so il just look tomorrow.... :S oh well... if i did il just have to look into a custom install :P
Were you running an amp or is everything stock?

[Devo]

my subs may have just come unpluged when smashing this corner. part from that my stock speakers just sounded disstorted.

[Dahlia]

my subs may have just come unpluged when smashing this corner. part from that my stock speakers just sounded disstorted.
Replace your speakers :) I added two amps, sub, replaced 4 door speakers and 2 tweeters in like the 2nd week I got the car lol

[Devo]

yeah id like to do a full audio makeover at some stage so im not really worried for now..

[Dahlia]

yeah id like to do a full audio makeover at some stage so im not really worried for now..
Your car looks good. Mine sounds good. If only we could combine.... lol

[Devo]

ah well. i will get there eventually. time we have, money we dont :)

[Dahlia]

time we have, money we dont :)
very true.

[Shadow110]

Did my front brake pads with remsa ones (thanks GSL!!!)
Omg, now my heart comes up my neck when I stamp on the stop pedal...

[Daisy]

.....

[CNBLU]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/Hott_For_You/2011-05-29180524.jpg

[adam_92]

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k104/Hott_For_You/2011-05-29180524.jpg

i dont understand... shouldnt there be a needle on the guage to show where its at??

edit: just realised its a digital one so does it light up around the guage?

[CNBLU]

Yeh mate, its a digital gauge that lights up around the gauge and also has numbers in the middle too. Will get some pics up when its installed.

[adam_92]

yeah i just realised it lights up around it. looks tidy. where you putting it?? into the mfd?

[CNBLU]

Im putting it into the original headunit slot, so i dont have to look to far down to get a reading :D

[Dahlia]

Wow looks good!

[adam_92]

Im putting it into the original headunit slot, so i dont have to look to far down to get a reading :D

and wheres the headunit going?? in the bin haha

[xplosv57]

and wheres the headunit going?? in the bin haha

Hes had it mounted where the lower storage bit is usually under the a/c controls for quite a long time now!!

[gmonkey]

entered it into a comp to win $2k worth of prizes...

OA members votes would be much appreciated :)

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=212090145497663&set=a.211337842239560.55838.169105506462794&type=1&theater

[bender]

organised to get it a little lower hehe

[gmonkey]

ordered a new odo... gotta go to holden some point get kms set for it..

also ordered a plasma gauge kit for new odo no more stupid smds

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[gmonkey]

oh and am preparing to advertise it..

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[SubZero]

installed Wavetrac LSD,upgrade fuel pump,cool running thermostat,forge re cir valve

[CNBLU]

Love your work Burcin!

Hows the lsd? Also how good is the re circ valve, great bit of kit!

[SubZero]

Love your work Burcin!

Hows the lsd? Also how good is the re circ valve, great bit of kit!
thanx bro
i didnt have chance to drive it yet cos the car still at the mechanic,they need to set up my new actuater,i m picking her up tommorow

[hazrd]

took it through a few roundabouts... :yikes:

[adam_92]

took it through a few roundabouts... :yikes:

you have no excuse for going through them now... you have to go around them adz... tut tut

[hazrd]

for legal reasons, i canot explain publicly what i mean by "through" them :lol:

[adam_92]

well with the recent modifications we can all only imagine what you mean haha

[CNBLU]

Recieved a very nice package in the mail :)

[gman]

Wat is it?!?! :)


Sent from........

[CNBLU]

Turbo Dynamics Stage2 Hybrid :D

[gman]

Turbo Dynamics Stage2 Hybrid :D

Must have pics!!! :D


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[CNBLU]

Only of the box. Will take a pic when I take it out. Not going on soon anyway, need to get the valve springs and a couple of other things done first :)

[Dahlia]

Just scored this on eBay :D

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/5283/kgrhqvjue2hhkqrf4bnnnt6.jpghttp://img690.imageshack.us/img690/9907/opelsssss.jpg

[Daisy]

.....

[Dahlia]

Couldn't get a red one? :prrr:
Haha, sadly no. I was always going to paint my centre console silver... and this way I don't have to (except ashtray, tc button part and under the handbrake which I will just match the colour). And this way I get some mad airbrushed artwork on it :D It's amazing how many airbrushed astra parts are on www.ebay.de ..The Germans must love it haha

[adam_92]

Haha, sadly no. I was always going to paint my centre console silver... and this way I don't have to (except ashtray, tc button part and under the handbrake which I will just match the colour). And this way I get some mad airbrushed artwork on it :D It's amazing how many airbrushed astra parts are on www.ebay.de ..The Germans must love it haha

heaps of airbrushed parts full stop. i was looking at some a while back. some really tacky looking ones though

[Dahlia]

heaps of airbrushed parts full stop. i was looking at some a while back. some really tacky looking ones though
I agree, there were some consoles that looked shithouse. I really like the one I got though. Can't wait to install it :D I hate waiting for mail lol.

[adam_92]

yeah yours looks awesome. i remember seeing some with like a sunset and palm trees and stuff. looked pretty cheap and lame. if thats got a clear layer on it wont the sunlight reflect off the top into your eyes??

[Dahlia]

yeah yours looks awesome. i remember seeing some with like a sunset and palm trees and stuff. looked pretty cheap and lame. if thats got a clear layer on it wont the sunlight reflect off the top into your eyes??
Yes! There is heaps with sunsets and fish and random shit that I really don't know why you would want in a car?! They even airbrushed the tweeters on the front doors with palm trees.... like, why would I wanna look at that? lol.

The top of it might be shiny, but I currently coat my one with armor all, so I'm used to it. It's not annoying at all.

[Dahlia]

Just installed my plasma dials. Going to install the plasma heater surround in the morning and I'll post pics tomorrow :)

[Dahlia]

heaps of airbrushed parts full stop. i was looking at some a while back. some really tacky looking ones though
Heres one of those tacky ones you were talking about... haha
http://cgi.ebay.de/Airbrush-Mittelkonsolen-Opel-Astra-G-OPC-/280687210325?pt=Autoteile_Zubeh%C3%B6r&hash=item415a42ef55

[CNBLU]

Just installed my plasma dials. Going to install the plasma heater surround in the morning and I'll post pics tomorrow :)

pics?? :D

[faneca]

Installed my new leather gear boots :) blue with white stitching... Hopeing to get my spoiler back on by the end of the week

EDIT
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc363/aif1992/ma%20car/ec969c46.jpg

oh i should say that if any1 wants a new set of gear boots, iv got a pair of blue with white stitching for an astra g like above, seller sent me a second set because took bout a month to recieve the first set.

[Dahlia]

pics?? :D
I haven't put my dash all back together yet... I'll take a photo tomorrow :)

[03srit]

I haven't put my dash all back together yet... I'll take a photo tomorrow :)

Looking forward to it aswell.. :D mind doing a write up too?

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[Dahlia]

Looking forward to it aswell.. :D mind doing a write up too?

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Sure, I should of taken photos when I installed it, but it was getting late and I just needed to get my dials back in the car.

[03srit]

Does your needles light up?

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[Dahlia]

Does your needles light up?

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Yes, red because I have red leds in the clocks. But its not very bright... I'm looking into this... http://www.importintelligence.com/inneki.html

[Greenmeanie]

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz8/warwick_bucket/DSCF1652.jpg
:sad::sad: When this happens... the pressure in the coolant bottle forces the water back into the cylinders when the motor is switched off. Then when you go to start it it has compression lock Because water wont compress .at the best the motor wont turn at the worst it turns and snaps a rod and frigs the whole engine.
http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz8/warwick_bucket/DSCF1654.jpg

You can see that having water in the motor is no good and in a short time you will have corrosion i n the bores and as a result the rings wont seal you blow smoke loss of power pressure in the crank and blown motor. So you have to decide what to do now at this stage.
http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz8/warwick_bucket/DSCF1655.jpg
I talked it over with my foreman and we decided to go with a carefull hone and clean up. You have to be carefull not to go deep or you will need oversize rings etc etc, you can see that they came up pretty well. Most wiped off with a rag however it needed a slight hone. I hate doing it with the pistons in because you have to clean up all the honed material ,but if you are carefull and after its going run it like you stole it allowing it to blow any crap you missed out the valves.
http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz8/warwick_bucket/DSCF1657.jpg
http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz8/warwick_bucket/DSCF1656.jpg

You have to make sure you dont damage the face of the block but all the old gasket material has to be removed, and I mean all or your head gasket wont last. Do it once and do it right.
I am happy with the work so far,:chuck:the pistons did not have any markes on the face so I am hopeing the engine machiner can clean and restore the head . I will get the valves re-seated and new guides and mill the head flat Costs a bit more but let the pros do it and it should be better than new.
And the guy who put the tappet cover on used a tube of silicon to stop leaks. It did not work :rolleyes5: not only that there could be bits of sealer blocking oilways in the motor. You have to use new rubbers or at the very least a small amount of sensor safe blue silicon run in the grove before putting in the gasket and letting that semi dry so as to get a better squeeze on the rubber. And if it doesn't work buy a new one dont keep adding silicon:crazy:
Thats it for me untill I get the head back and parts to do the job. I will keep you all posted on the joys of head gaskets. Oh yeah the 4 is heaps easier than the 6 to work on:cornut:

[Shay]

Bought some race boots, which hurt the rear pocket...
so too lighten the mood, tonight im going to paint my track rims Purple!

[ChrisMaz]

What rims are you running for track? Stealies or the C rims?

[Shay]

What rims are you running for track? Stealies or the C rims?

still the Vec C's mate. i run AH astra 15, or 16's (i forget) on the rear for motorkhana, but i wont paint them, at least not til manda and brent move to melb (they're still mandas rims)

[ChrisMaz]

Shhhh. Don't remind her.

[Shay]

Shhhh. Don't remind her.

ive had them for a couple of months and brent said she hasnt even noticed they are missing, lol.

[Nurb608]

Got a nice scratch in my car thanks to some prick who left a street sign on the road after they hit it!!!

[gmonkey]

Shhhh. Don't remind her.

bahaha

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[Dahlia]

My plasma dials and plasma heater surrounds I installed yesterday and today...
They look amazing in person.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7569/img0113y.jpg
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/382/img0114st.jpg
http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/7520/img0115b.jpg

[hazrd]

those plasmas look pretty good



Got a nice scratch in my car thanks to some prick who left a street sign on the road after they hit it!!!

what!! :incazzato:
how bad?

[faneca]

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/7520/img0115b.jpg[/QUOTE]
they look alright mate! what sort of LED's do you need for the heater control panel and the MFD? i have 1 blown in each and would like to replace them

[Dahlia]

they look alright mate! what sort of LED's do you need for the heater control panel and the MFD? i have 1 blown in each and would like to replace them
I have two red leds in the heater controls (as you can see the three air con buttons and the little lines on the knobs are red). The blue around the heater knobs is plasma just like my dials.

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/3899/233ug.jpg

Edit: The MFD has the same leds the heater does. 2 of them.

[03srit]

Look nice.. was it hard to wire up?

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[Dahlia]

Look nice.. was it hard to wire up?
No not at all. Power from the cigarette lighter light and earthed it behind the cluster.

[adam_92]

looks good mate. just looks too bright imo. maybe just the pics though

[Dahlia]

looks good mate. just looks too bright imo. maybe just the pics though
it is bright but is also connected to my dash dimmer.

[gman]

Bought a bigger ...... (fill in the blank)!!!! ;)

[metry]

Bought a bigger turbo!!!! ;)

[Nurb608]

what!! :incazzato:
how bad?

About a 30cm scratch and a 12 cm gouge :(

[Nurb608]

Bought a bigger ...... (fill in the blank)!!!! ;)

Engine bay?

[poita]

Bought a bigger ...... (fill in the blank)!!!! ;)

Seat for the driver :p

[gman]

Well one of them is right :D

[gman]

About a 30cm scratch and a 12 cm gouge :(

Where abouts on the car?

[SLY-SRiT]

Installed new plasma dials, and changed over the center dash to black (looks way better than the silver peeling paint)


http://tapatalk.com/mu/b6efc373-4f74-8f82.jpg

http://tapatalk.com/mu/b6efc373-4fd4-73c3.jpg

http://tapatalk.com/mu/b6efc373-4ff5-cea5.jpg

Does any one know where I can get the plasma heater control dials??