The Ka$h Kart *** Updated 08/05/05*** - Pics P.13

[ka$h]

Heres whats been done

Private Plate – P40 ULB,
Facelift Headlights
Type-R 6500k Blue Main/Dipped Light Bulbs,
Lockwood ‘Cool Blue’ Dial Kit,
Blue Speedo Needles,
Irmscher Steering Wheel,
SXi Gear Stick & Gaiter,
SXi Handbrake & Gaiter,
Gunmetal Door Handles,
Irmscher Door Pins,
Single DIN Facia,
Window tints,
17" Tigra Upgrade Alloys,
Calipers & Drums Painted Silver,
-30mm Eibach Pro Kit,

Alpine MP3 4x60W HU,
6 Disc Changer in GB,
Alpine 6x9 Stealth Shelf

SXi Black Rear Lights,
De-badged Doors,
De-badged Boot (Not Holden or Irmscher),
Holden Rear Emblem Badge,
Irmscher Badge,
Front & Rear Mud Flaps
SXi Side Skirts incl new Arch Trims,
SRi Lower Grille incl Foglights,
Colour coded Steinmetz Front Grille,
Irmscher Twin Oval Backbox
K&N Panel Filter
Corsa-C|UK Stickers
B-Pillar trimmed in black
Irmscher Chrome Sill Protectors
Bonrath Power Bonnet Lifters



Newset Pic:

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=y3lywd&outx=600&oq=0&original=1

And a couple of older ones. I'll put some more on when I get time:

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/Corsa-C%20006s.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/Corsa-C%20008s.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/Corsa-C%20011s.jpg

[CorsaNut]

looking nice & clean ka$h how much did the rear spoiler cost? did u replace ur red lights, my smoked rear lights shud be arrving tomorrow!

lol if u find any, i also want the 16" Sri 5 Spokes With 205/45/16 Tires!, also let me know about sxi skirts as well price etc

1st last thing i have also got the sxi hand brake cover, but found it a bitch to put on, so left it, is it quite easy to remove the standard 1?

keep up the good work :thumbs:

[ka$h]

CN,

Spoiler --- £40 Painted and deilvered (E-Bay)
Rear Lights replaced --- £76 from Vx
Wheels --- I'll keep my eyes peeled
SXi Skirts, see Noonster, as he is selling his old ones.
Is the handbrake cover the rubber grip with silver clip on bit, or just the clip on bit?

K

[CorsaNut]

just the clip on bit

[jonny_sri]

did you not want your spoiler the same colour as the car?

[ka$h]

Jonny:

Na, I like the black & Blue effect, Especially with the lights and Tints

CN:

Go buy the other bit from Vx, otherwise it dont fit. The replacement handle is more rubber than plastic, and it is cut/shaped to take the silver bit. Swopping these two over is pretty easy once you have the grey handle piece that matches your silver cover. There are too many people selling just the silver cover on E-Bay, and really, they should sell both bits.

[Daz16v]

not a bad car. johnny his spoiler is painted the same colour i think. its just the way the photo woz taken

[Darren]

Nice motor mate - its getting there :D

[scottb]

Looks exactly how i picked my old one up fromthe dealer september 2001..

oh, and good luck with the sideskirts... u need a lot of ****ign about to get them to mount on models without standard skirts.

[ka$h]

I have a brother in law who has a dman site more patience than me that for sure. He's fitting BTW Scott.

Cheers Daz, Slow but sure, bit by bit. Just need me wheels to make the big step in looks.

[Darren]

Yeah wheels make a BIG difference mate :D

[MediaManiac]

Yep, I can second that. Makes a HUGE difference with wheels, I only have a Steiny grille and new wheels but it looks like a completely different car!

[Anonymous]

Yep, I can second that. Makes a HUGE difference with wheels, I only have a Steiny grille and new wheels but it looks like a completely different car!

so true

[DamoSXI]

nice car m8.

[Lightec Autostyle]

Yep, wheels defo :D

[ka$h]

Hey MM, an avatar, and a double century of posts!

Cheers for the comments guys. I'll edit and update as things progress.

[scottb]

I have a brother in law who has a dman site more patience than me that for sure. He's fitting BTW Scott.

Cheers Daz, Slow but sure, bit by bit. Just need me wheels to make the big step in looks.

u;ll nbeed to drille holes into the sills and attach the mountign clips for the skirts...

[ka$h]

Drill/Rivet/Bond not a problem. He work in body repair on cars and buses, so he say's it won't be a problem. I have total faith in him.

[ShaunC]

nice to see a different colour C :thumbs:

agree with the wheels, will make a big difference!

swap that massive aerial for a mini beesting aswell :)

[ka$h]

On order from Cobra. One black one please I said, and he's gone and ordered some! Never been to keen on the colour, but when it's the only one in the showroom and you need a car you take what you can get (at a discount of course).

[DamoSXI]

why r u messing around spending loads making it look like a sxi by the looks of things when the money could go towards a mental kit and have a wicked motor??????

saying that why didnt you save and get a SXI in the 1st place and not have a copy version????

not being rude but cant c why your doing it??? :?

[MediaManiac]

I'm sure when ka$h bought his car, he bought it as transport like me. It wasn't until I found this site that I became interested in modding it. What's he supposed to do? Sell it and buy an SXi/SRi or spend some of the money that would cost on making it individual??

[Fillip]

This site plagued my mind too before i new it spending loads of money on allsorts of bits.

[ka$h]

Damo,

I wrote my car off three & a half year ago, and Insurance went to £1600 for a standard LS Astra. I could have a brand new corsa for £1200 a year with free insurance.

Therefore I saved £400 and had a brand new car. I have got a company car allowance starting next month, and probably will buy a Scooby with it now that I have managed to get my insurance down by driving a group 1 car for over 3 years.

Due to the fact I have only done 19,000 in over 3 years, it's just a hobby piss farting about doing little bits of this and that, and to be honest I haven't spent that much at the mo, I reckon less than £250 for a car that without changing it I can sell on and not worry about having to put it back to standard.

[CorsaNut]

ka$h i got the same comment from damo, why didn't i buy an SXi?? :x :x

see my car page ...

hmm maybe it has somthing to do with money you have at the time when buying a car??? :shock:

he seems to think if its not sxi, its not worth spending anything on, pointless buying sxi stuff!

[ka$h]

Update, more to follow this week!

K

[MediaManiac]

Lookin' good mate! Sits VERY nice on those springs doesn't it! Hmmm, I can feel another mod coming on! <Cancel bairns birthday party>

[ka$h]

Just sitting nice mate, handles a lot better too, I can really feel a difference. Yours would look good with your 17's, they would just fill out the arches lovely. But I assume that'll be phase 2

Shame about the bairns party :lol:

[MediaManiac]

Well you know, she's nearly 5, she'll get over it! :lol:

Mentioned it to the wife a week or so back and she wasn't keen but I always seem to get what I want!! He he! She loves the wheels now, she saw a standard SXi the other day in Asda car park and proceeded to tell me how plain it looked!

[Scandalous]

looking v.nice now kash mate!

[Fillip]

yer looking gd, i really like those sri wheels!

[MediaManiac]

Colour coded Steiny grille would look now mate! :D

[ka$h]

They aren't open til tuesday, and their site's not secure! All in good time mate.

[Chewy]

looking good buddy love the sri rims :thumbs:

[MediaManiac]

They aren't open til tuesday, and their site's not secure! All in good time mate.

Are you going for it then?

[ka$h]

Cheers Chewy, MM as I said All in good time!

[ka$h]

More update pics:

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/pb/1.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/pb/2.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/pb/3.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/pb/4.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/pb/5.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/pb/6.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/pb/7.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/pb/8.jpg

Cheers Guys :D

[Sheady]

the ka$h kart look quite sweet now son :wink:

[ka$h]

Cheers :thumbs:

Time and patience, and it will all come together. A steiny grill, some skirts and a lip spoiler. But money must be spent wisely (otherwise the wife notices :lol:)

[Sheady]

ka$h i have the same problem mate :lol:

[CorsaNut]

looking really good! do sum colour coding bump strips boot handle, after all u told me how to do mine :)

[ka$h]

I'm in 2 minds about the c/c and with it being over 3 years old, I have a problem with fading, and the glue that holds the badges and strips on. Like it dont wanna come off.
Two badges took me over an hour and twenty to clean all the glue off. Tw*tful I can tell ya.

I have the skirts to go on, I'm chasing a price on a lip spoiler, and I think a steiny grille will look the mutts nuts. Boot handle and badges will follow probably next month, it's just getting the time. :|

[Darren]

Looking tidy mate :thumbs:

[Si]

Looks good now with the new rims mate :thumbs:

[ka$h]

Cheers lads, I will change more as time goes on, but the wheels make a huge diffrence..

Cheers

K

[DamoSXI]

dont let my comments get to you gents, diddnt mean anything by it. dont get upset :(

[ka$h]

Can you 'C' why I'm doing it now Damo?

[DamoSXI]

yeah m8 and your plans sound good

[DamoSXI]

how much did you pay 4 the wheels :?:

[ka$h]

PM Sent

[W_Bros]

Sweetest corsa comfort around ka$h, have u put back to black on the black bumpers? Mmmmm lovin those sxi lights :wink:

Anyone know if rear fog reflectors will pass the MOT if there sprayed black 'smoke'?

[MediaManiac]

No they won't!

[ka$h]

Autoglym vinyl and rubber care! B2B is the work of the devil!!!!!

Black reflectors are illegal, enad of story. Mind you I still might do it and get a spare set for MOT's :lol:

btw, what SXi lights :? :? :?

[W_Bros]

what SXi lights :? :? :?

rear tailgate lights :oops:

[ka$h]

Ah, you had me thinking there cos I aint changed the fronts ones, and the back ones have been done that long now, I forgot about em. Sorry mate.

Not bad for a comfort though! But still too many things to do before I finish. :lol:

[CorsaNut]

whats the mileage ka$h mines an Xreg 2

[MediaManiac]

I think he only has about 20k on it!! I do more than that in a year at work!

[ka$h]

Just went to 20k last thursday!

[Fillip]

Iv sed this before but i think the sri wheels are really nice! An ur car looks really sweet :thumbs: and 20k on an x reg! mines an 02 an i bought it wiv 25k its now comin up to 30k :(

[corsa_c_sxi]

my 2002 plate has only done 12k!

[smacke]

Mine hasnt even done 1k yet :D but it's 04 :P

Loving the car Ka$h..Nice to see a Comfort modded instead of sxi's all the time..Like to be different :lol:

[xjrjohn]

Nice looking car :thumbs:
John

[scottb]

Sweetest corsa comfort around ka$h, have u put back to black on the black bumpers? Mmmmm lovin those sxi lights :wink:

Anyone know if rear fog reflectors will pass the MOT if there sprayed black 'smoke'?


<<< mine was a comfort :P

[ka$h]

I don't wanna go that far Scott, but it looked good mate.

[C4RSA]

hmm ive done 14K and had the car for 13 months so about average, it will be less this year cus i no longer have a missis to taxi around

[Vortex]

What a difference those wheels make.... looks nice, and you got the added bonus of drums at the back so it dont cover you back wheels in as much brake dust....

[ka$h]

Yep!,, Crap for stopping you mind, but it does keep the brake dust down!

And thanks again guys for all the comments. Keep em comin

[CorsaNut]

mines at 20k to for an Xreg, lol mileage motors :thumbs:

[ka$h]

************************ UPDATE ************************
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A couple of more pics with this weeks mods!

Speedo LED's & Blue Needles

By Day

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/clocks/14.jpg

By Night (Cheers cobra148)

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/clocks/dash-n.jpg

Uprated Blue/White Headlamp bulbs (Cheers Scottb)

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/clocks/light-b.jpg

And the old ones for comparison

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/clocks/light-o.jpg

I have some PIAA White/Blue LED Sidelight coming either tomorrow or Monday so, no comments about how poor these ones look. I know :(

[DamoSXI]

how do u fit the blue lights on the dials :?:

[ka$h]

There's two answers to this, and one is to change them for LED's on the back. See my guide for changing.

http://www.corsa-c.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1384

Alternatively, you can do what I did and buy the Lockwood dial kit that has the 'cool blue' illumination. they also do then in green and red. They cost about £40.

The cheap option is buy some LED's from Cobra148 on here and change just them.

[Lightec Autostyle]

What did you use to paint your needles Ka$h?

[ka$h]

Errr Paint??!?

I just went and bought a touch up pen for £1.75 and used that. A bit cowboyish, but it does the trick. Only thing is, at night, the blue doesn't catch the light :(

Looks good in the day tho, I'm happy with the result.

[Lightec Autostyle]

Errr Paint??!?

I just went and bought a touch up pen for 31.75 and used that. A bit cowboyish, but it does the trick. Only thing is, at night, the blue doesn't catch the light :(

Looks good in the day tho, I'm happy with the result.

Expensive touch up pen. :lol:

I knew it was paint!!!!!

Someone said use special tint paint or something and that way they catch the light. I'll have to have a play

[MediaManiac]

How much!! :shock:

[ka$h]

It would appear I have an intermittantly working shift key :lol:

[MediaManiac]

:lol: That's more like it!!!

[DamoSXI]

keep this post going and we might make it about 5 or 6 pages

[ka$h]

This post will keep going and going as I make my mods mate! Don't worry :lol:

More over the next couple of weeks hopefully

[Darren]

4pages now :! :! :!

[ka$h]

And growing Daz, I got a boatload of more mods on way, so I will just keep updating this post with the progress. Ooops, missed of c/c the boot handle next week as well!

[ka$h]

Right, a couple of update piccies before I do another shoot 2morra with MM (weather depending)

without skirts

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/handle/car-b.jpg

and now with them

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/handle/car-a.jpg

Plain handle

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/handle/handle-b.jpg

and now painted handle

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/handle/handle-a.jpg

There you go Damo, one painted handle 8)

I'll get it all cleaned up 2morra and see what the camera comes up with, and now after a hard days graft I'm off to the pub :mrgreen:

Later guys :wave:

[Exclusiv 1.4]

Looking good Ka$h :) :thumbs:

[MediaManiac]

Looking good! :thumbs:

[CorsaNut]

well done ka$h u must be pleased with that, where did u get the skirts, and arches from?? easy to do?
another fine mod to a comfort! :)

[Si]

looks good Ka$h mate :)

[ka$h]

I got the skirts of someone on CS and the arches came from Sel-imperial.co.uk

It took me all morning (8-1) to do the mods including the front grille and foggies as well.

Now I know how to do it, it's not that difficult tbh.

To get the arches off it's a 10mm socket and a bit of patience. having the -30mm drop and 16" wheels didn't help much, it was very tight. 5 nuts on the back, two on the front as well as 4 clips on the front. I then had to refit the new rears, and then decide how to stick the skirts on.

Some heavy duty double sided and sikaflex adhesive along the sides and a rivet at the front holds it all on!
Finally pop the front arch on and fasten up the two nuts.

If I had to do it again, it would take a lot less as it is half method and half application.

The front grille was as per the guides on here, and was easier as I already had the bolts out from the arches :)

I just gotta finish off in the morning by replacing the light switch unit (it's a swine to get out) and I need a relay to finish the job off as the wiring harness is already there for the foggies :D

A quick wash and polish and a couple of photos tomorrow teatime and that's that. It'll finish off a fine weekend of modding for me :wink:

[ka$h]

More updated pics

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/21.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/22.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/23.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/24.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/25.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/26.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/27.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/28.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/29.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/30.jpg

[Si]

Looking good mate. Its sitting nice on them springs, cant wait to get mine one :)

[ScottC]

looking good.Was the wires already there for your fogs?

[Lightec Autostyle]

No they're not scott :(

I've put foggies in mine, but not wired them in as the wiring loom ain there. The space for the relay and fuse is available obviously in the fuse box. And when I push the interior switch the relay is activated. So I guess you gotta run a wire from both fogs to that relay and fuse

[Nigel]

Ka$h that is one nice car mate if you saw that driving around you would never belive that was a comfort nice one mate and keep up the good work :thumbs:

[W_Bros]

Looking good ka$h, some black side repeaters would look good. I want foggies on my corsa comfort now, but i know nothing about electrics :( any tutorials out there for us comfort owners ka$h? :wink:

[Exclusiv 1.4]

Looking good mate :)

[DamoSXI]

looks good now m8

is that mm's car next to yours :?:

[C4RSA]

Your wheels look huge for 16's on those last 3 pics there k@sh, top banana!!

[Fillip]

I really like the colour of ur car and u wud assume its an sri if u saw it on the road not a 1.0 comfort! Good job :thumbs:

[CorsaNut]

ka$h im coming up 2 see you!! i want foggies in my comfort! :)

wheres my car keys gone.............

[CorsaNut]

ka$h wheres ur beesting gone?

[W_Bros]

[quote="CorsaNut"]ka$h im coming up 2 see you!! i want foggies in my comfort! :)

quote]

Can i join the que? :lol:

[MediaManiac]

is that mm's car next to yours :?:

It certainly is :thumbs:

http://images6.fotki.com/v78/photos/2/236272/907165/IMG_1048-vi.jpg

[CorsaNut]

Can i join the que? :lol:

yes we must make the trip!! :thumbs:

[dazza1981]

Your car is coming along nicely! I think it is interesting that you have the Holden badge on the rear, down here the guys cant get the holden badges off quick enough!!!! I took all mine of asap and replaced them with Opel, then I burnt the Holden ones...! (As you can tell I am not a big Holden fan!!) I guess its something different for you guys, plus you dont have to put up with the **** of being associated with Holden Commodores.

[ka$h]

WB/CN The foggies are fitted to a point, as the loom is in the bottom of the car, but does not appear to make it to the fuse/relay box! Which relay number is it, as I need to work on this at the weekend! The switch is in place (£38 from vaux) all I need to do is patch them together. :?

As for a guide, just buy some s/h foggies & bumper loom and you'll need a lower grille (SRi one £12 from vaux) Use Si's bumper removal guide and the guide for changing the grille (MM's I think) and half the job is done.

The rest I shall find out this weekend I hope, if someone tells me what relay number it is!

Thanks for the comments guys, really appreciated. :thumbs:

Dazza, as you say to us it's something different as opposed to the Griffin or opel flash, which I don't like, and the holden is different, and I prefer it obviously otherwise I wouldn't have put it on :D

Cheers

K

[ka$h]

***UPDATE***

A couple of more pics, now the Grille and Zaust are on:

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/pb/Steiny1.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/pb/Steiny2.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/pb/zaust1.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/pb/zaust2.jpg

[Chewy]

they aint working mate

[ka$h]

Wrong addy, sorry, although only one seems to be working for me and they are defo on the web.

I hate IT when it goes wrong :x

[twinport]

I can only see one :(

[DamoSXI]

yeah i can only see the bottom pix :(

[ka$h]

Yeah, me too, I'll try uploadingthem again. I gotta got out, but I'll post when they're there

[ka$h]

They're all there now tho :D

[Lightec Autostyle]

Very nice mate :thumbs:

[SxiSteve]

nice view on the second pic Kash

[DamoSXI]

nice 1 i can c the pix now

****e i remember when my irmscher exhaust was that clean.it wont be like that for long. i c your comfort come with a sunroof which sets it apart.
i would of wanted 1 if i didnt go for the aircon. :)

[Chewy]

looking good kash

[ka$h]

As ever, cheers for the comments guys.

Steve, if you look at the last one, the millenium bridge over the tyne is at full height to allow boats through, whereas in the top pic, it's not!

[smacke]

Ka$h..what percentage are your tints matey?

As mine are getting done today so was wondering how dark mine will look...i have gone 35% on the front and 20% on the back

[ka$h]

50, 35, 20 from front to back

[Si]

Nice mate. it's come along really well since you joined on here, quite a difference now! :thumbs:

[ka$h]

Quite a bit mate, all inspired from here.

I was only playing about when I got my tints, lights and spoiler, but as you can see the addiction has developed.

And AJ goes on about his 'expensive' hobby, he should try owning a 'C' :o

[David]

thats looking very nice mate

[Fillip]

Very neat! Proves u dont need a body kit to get a cool, smart lookin car! I really like the colour of ur car too :thumbs:

[C4RSA]

Cant believe how its came on Ka$h, looks quality! I'm really liking the sunroof aswell!

Very tidy mate nice one :thumbs:

[Sheady]

yeah totally agree it looks really smart mate well done :wink:

[ka$h]

More to come as I've just purchased a new front lip spoiler, and I'm looking at some mirrors. Cheers again for the comments guys, and keep them coming as thing progress :thumbs:

K

[Sheady]

what lip you bin gettin like ka$h i am still really after the old spec irmscher one to go on mine

[ka$h]

Just landed an Irmscher one for £60 + £10 delivery. Good old E-Bay :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Mega, 6 pages so far, this is one of the biggest posts so far :D :D :D

[Sheady]

bugger you always nab the good stuuf first do me a favour mate and let me know either on here or give me a buzz if you hear of another one going and the m3 mirrors look really nice on the c but then again im biased ive got them on mine

[ka$h]

Where'd you get em from? Are they any good, as I've heard the cheap one's vibrate badly!!!!

If I hear of another, I'll give you a shout, now I have your No. :wink:

[Sheady]

cheers mate i got mine from donny this year and dont get me wrong they are never gonna be as sturdy as the oe ones but for the price 40 for electric with tinted glass and baseplates i couldnt go wrong besides they weigh loads less and we all know what less weight means

[ka$h]

Less money?

[Sheady]

no the faster your car goes oh well its a start you know :lol:

[ka$h]

No, it's never a start with a 1L :lol: :lol:

[Sheady]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[CorsaNut]

looks GREAT ka$h really taking shape!, your over taking me with the mods now lol!! im trying to keep up :lol:

[ka$h]

Keep going mate, but at the mo they're coming thick and fast. Should receive the spoiler by the end of the week, and the facelift lights on Saturday, so I'll stretch my lead some more. :lol:

watch this space for more pics as things change :wink:

[CorsaNut]

pics of FACE LIFT LIGHTS now please!!!!!! :) and how in the world did u get them!!!!!????? :) you are wow lucky.

[smacke]

Just do a search matey :wink:

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/de1.jpg

[ka$h]

I got it washed yesterday, but I couldn't be bothered to polish and take pics. I will do, but there's a few other things I want to do first to get a better effect, reather than post every time I make a change.

^^^^ That should do you for now tho.

I promise I'll get busy this week and post some more pics.

[CorsaNut]

:thumbs: your car is always improving! looking great!

so how much for the lights?

[ka$h]

£200 plus my old ones of course. I know this is nearly the price of angel eyes, but really I wanted these. I reckon I got a good deal as I got wot I wanted at a price I was willing to pay.

[Scandalous]

Looking good kash, keep us updated as things progress.

[ka$h]

You know I will!

[Vortex]

Looks really nice, you think of colour coding the door handles or arches?

[ka$h]

Possibly the handles, but if I do, I want a 5 dorr rear for the drivers side to take away the keyhole. I'll go to vaux later and ask for a price :o

I got some items coming that need painted, so I'll do it all then. :wink:

[Vortex]

Yeah be cheaper to do it all together..... it would look nice with colour coded handles.... fool people thinking it is an SRi

[ka$h]

Well tha handles are £43 inc vat in primer, but the parts manager who gives me discount started his hols yesterday :( I'll have to wait 2 weeks before ordering!!!!

I got my special corsa-c stickers on and the vinyl on the B-Pillars and doors today. More pics to come soon!

[ka$h]

A couple more pics. I'll try and get some nice clean shots this weekend, but I've put on my CC|UK Stickers and trim up the B-pillars.

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/81.jpg
^^ You won't see many of these ^^

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/82.jpg
They are a frosted glass vinyl that gives a ghosted look on the black

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/83.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/84.jpg

What's your thoughts on the black guys?

[Chewy]

like the b pillar kash always wondered if it would look ok :thumbs:

[Lightec Autostyle]

yeah b-pillar looks good!

those stickers are pretty funky, they the first output from the Ka$h vinyl studio?

[ka$h]

Sort of, I been experimenting with a friends piece of kit and thought I'd see how easy it was. I'm not telling, but I can feel a big big spend coming on :lol:

[Chewy]

well there is plenty of money to be made on e bay and such

[ka$h]

Mmmmmm I know. Have you seen those caliper stickers :lol: 40p to make, and they're selling for a tenner. You wonder why I'm thinking about it!

[Chewy]

yep certainly can.when i first got on e bay i made a grand selling tat out of the attic.that was before you had to pay vat and the fees where well cheap.also bought a bulk load of winnie the pooh clocks as i still have a trade card for the local wholesalers and sold them for loads of profit on e bay

[MediaManiac]

bought a bulk load of winnie the pooh clocks as i still have a trade card for the local wholesalers and sold them for loads of profit on e bay

:lol: PMSL!

[ka$h]

OK, so two days have past since my last mod!

Today I painted my calipers and drums in silver.

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/b1.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/b2.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/b3.jpg

I also finally dropped my bumper off to properly sort out my sidelights as they are inaccessible when on.

Pics of those later.

[Chewy]

i dont get you kash what do you mean by your sidelights are inaccessible

[C4RSA]

Hey kash, how you go about painting your calipers and drums, did you take them off? i sprayed my drums and used a brush on the calipers but there were some areas of the calipers that i couldnt get to?

[ka$h]

You can't get in to the back of the lights to change the bulbs. There just aint enough space. I can get the cover off but that's it. On the N/S anyway.

C4, I just got the tin of paint out and tackled it with a brush on the car. You can't see the areas you can't get too, or at least I cant, and I had my head well under the arch!

[Vortex]

Your wheels are so clean.... i got crap which has got in the edges of my wheels that i cant get rid of... its been there a while now and just wont go... gone yellow now... any idea of how to remove the dirt? washing wont get it off, i have put wax for wheels on there too....

[C4RSA]

Yeah me too, but it felt a bit untidy leavin blank bits, even though you couldnt see them

[Chewy]

You can't get in to the back of the lights to change the bulbs. There just aint enough space. I can get the cover off but that's it. On the N/S anyway.

C4, I just got the tin of paint out and tackled it with a brush on the car. You can't see the areas you can't get too, or at least I cant, and I had my head well under the arch!ahh get you i noticed that aswell on mine what you doing cutting the slam panel so that you can get at them

[ka$h]

Vortex: Those wheels are scruffy mate, ?I reckon you should have gone to specsavers! There's no marks round the edges cos when I wash them, I use turtle wax alloy wheel cleaner in a bright green bottle. Also I aint kerbed em, just grazed the front one in the pic. You can see marks above the top stud and scratches on the upper left two spokes.

C4: I really couldn't see anymoe blank bit when I was done, but that don't mean there aren't any. If you cant get in, use a small brush.

Chewy: Nah, just drop the bumper on that side only and whip off the three holding bolts. Only took ten mins. You can actually get to that underside olt by lying on the floor, but I didn't fancy doing that, just as easy to whip the bumper off!

[David]

OK, so two days have past since my last mod!

Today I painted my calipers and drums in silver.

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/b1.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/b2.jpg

http://www.paul-brown.org.uk/c/b3.jpg

I also finally dropped my bumper off to properly sort out my sidelights as they are inaccessible when on.

Pics of those later.

Someones very busy at the minute

Looks gd Paul

[ka$h]

I took time off work to have a break, and that appears to mean using the car as a distraction, which looks better every day :D Cheers David :thumbs:

[David]

bonnet lifters next???

[ka$h]

Probably! Not sure as I'm out tomorrow on the beer so....possibly saturday as I fancy a trip out to see Noonster and AJ on sunday, but not too sure. I'm almost guaranteed to have a hangover on Saturday too, so drilling might no be the best idea.

[CorsaNut]

everytime i look at ur car ka$h, it gets better and better :thumbs:

[CorsaNut]

door handles i got mine done fitted & sprayed, the pair for £105 ages ago at vaux

[ka$h]

I reckon I'll knock £50 off that price by buying primed (with discount) and getting those sprayed with my other bits (less labour cos they're primed, and materials are already bought!) So fitting is the only thing, and I can do that!

Cheers for the comments guys, but watch this space as ever, cos something else will change in the near future.

Don't ask, cos even I don't know what yet, but something :lol:

[Vortex]

Vortex: Those wheels are scruffy mate, ?I reckon you should have gone to specsavers! There's no marks round the edges cos when I wash them, I use turtle wax alloy wheel cleaner in a bright green bottle. Also I aint kerbed em, just grazed the front one in the pic. You can see marks above the top stud and scratches on the upper left two spokes.

C4: I really couldn't see anymoe blank bit when I was done, but that don't mean there aren't any. If you cant get in, use a small brush.

Chewy: Nah, just drop the bumper on that side only and whip off the three holding bolts. Only took ten mins. You can actually get to that underside olt by lying on the floor, but I didn't fancy doing that, just as easy to whip the bumper off!

If you think yours are scruffy then you should see mine, you would be disgraced.... cant get the crap out of the corners...

[ka$h]

Vortex: Those wheels are scruffy mate, ?I reckon you should have gone to specsavers! There's no marks round the edges cos when I wash them, I use turtle wax alloy wheel cleaner in a bright green bottle. Also I aint kerbed em, just grazed the front one in the pic. You can see marks above the top stud and scratches on the upper left two spokes.

C4: I really couldn't see anymoe blank bit when I was done, but that don't mean there aren't any. If you cant get in, use a small brush.

Chewy: Nah, just drop the bumper on that side only and whip off the three holding bolts. Only took ten mins. You can actually get to that underside olt by lying on the floor, but I didn't fancy doing that, just as easy to whip the bumper off!

If you think yours are scruffy then you should see mine, you would be disgraced.... cant get the crap out of the corners...

Sounds like you need a decent alloy cleaner and a toothbrush to sort that out! Take the wheels off one at a time and give them some attention. It'll be worth it in the end mate.

There you are, you've just found something to do this weekend! :lol:

[Vortex]

Thanks :)

Might have to get some alloy cleaner from halfords.... then i'll use the misses toothbrush

[ka$h]

:lol:

[AdulteratedJedi]

looking good Paul :thumbs:

AJ

[ka$h]

********** UPDATE **********

OK Guys, a few more changes made now, so I thought I'd better give you some more pics.

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=y3lywd&outx=600&oq=0&original=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=y3lyw4&outx=600&oq=0&original=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=y3lywl&outx=600&oq=0&original=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=y3lyw2&outx=600&oq=0&original=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=y3lywy&outx=600&oq=0&original=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=y3lyvx&outx=600&oq=0&original=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=y3lyv0&outx=600&oq=0&original=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=y3l17s&outx=600&oq=0&original=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=y3l178&outx=600&oq=0&original=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=y3l17a&outx=360&oq=0&original=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=y3lyr8&outx=600&oq=0&original=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=y3lyrc&outx=600&oq=0&original=1

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=y3lyra&outx=600&oq=0&original=1

That should do you's for now I reckon :lol:

[Si]

Nice dude :thumbs:

[Black Sapphire]

well nice where u get bonnet lifters want a set

[ka$h]

Demon Tweeks

[corsa_c_sxi]

lookin good reflexes are class arent they, lol you watched shrek yet is it any good?

[David]

Looking good Kash

(copy cat on the bonnet lifters) At least I have the knowledge of knowing I was the first :P

[Scandalous]

Kash-looking very good mate, thereflex's suit ur car to a T.

[AndyW]

looking very good mate, i was well impressed with the lil kash kart when i saw it at weekend, looks better with the reflexes
:thumbs: top job mate

[Darren]

Looking nice that kash :thumbs:

Does the arial work then??

[Jeffro]

Looks well nice mate!The reflex's do look great, they are definately the nicest wheel for the corsa c!
Good job, looks really nice!
J

[Chewy]

:thumbs:

[Sinth]

under wat section are bonnet lifters situated on demon tweaks?
ne1 got a more specific link
thx

[Chewy]

http://www.demon-tweeks.com/catalogue/product_detail.asp?CLS=ROAD&TLGRP=R001&CODE=ABCPOW ERLIFT&PGRP=RP011&GRP=RP011&PCODE=ABC6128

[MediaManiac]

Does the arial work then??

Not yet Daz - I need to wire it up for him!

[ka$h]

:x hurry up!!!

Oh, I need to find a nut don't I :oops:

[MediaManiac]

Yep! :P

[Lightec Autostyle]

wow, didnt know you got the reflex's mate- very nice!! the car is really coming on, spending lots of cash and its lookin very good mate

[MediaManiac]

Shinobi - They're mine (until he pays me for them!)

[ka$h]

My wallet is fat and full. Just need to catch up with ya mate. :wink:

[Chewy]

chuck some my way mate :lol:

[ka$h]

What the receipts? That's all it's got in it apart from MM's money! :lol:

[Sinth]

kash to fit the bonnet lifters did u have to drill holes or nething? or the holes already there to be fitted on?

[Exclusiv 1.4]

You have to drill for them mate

[ka$h]

You need to drill each bonnet hinge twice, and then drop the hinge off the bonnet, but you can do one side at a time to save removing the bonnet. Then you swop a bolt on the wing for the lifter anchor bolt and insert the strut. Fairly simple. should take about 20-25 mins all in. The only problem both me and diddon had was the kit comes with four bolts for the hinges which are too short. We had to get some longer ones to suit. Only problem there.

[Sinth]

was drilling thru the metal easy ? or did it require ne special tools? electric drill fine?

[ka$h]

I just bought a cheap electric drill from argos. Did the job fine. Mind you I blunted one drill bit and had to use snother. But yeah, easy enough!

[Vortex]

Your car keeps changing too fast to keep up with.... are you one for variety?

Looks nice though always have liked them rims

[ka$h]

Loads of things to do and not enough time to do them Tex!

I am doing mods of the mods myself, so I make the changes when it fits my schedule, which means a little bit here and there when I have the time.

I need to sort out my headlights this weekend, and if I can get a nut, the sharkfin will be sorted properly. When I get a couple of more pieces, there'll be some painting going on and some more pieces added.

What I can when I can. Sorry for the little and often changes. Was always told that's better than one big changes as it keeps your interest in the car.

Cheers for the comments guys :thumbs:

There will be more as I keep changing as per usual. :mrgreen:

[ka$h]

OK, nut orderd will be here Wed, bulbs on way for Tuesday. Bits to paint sorted by Thursday, meaning everything B4 Trax

[Fillip]

Ur car is changin all the time! loox really gd, who was the lucky one who got ur sri wheels?

[ka$h]

The garage!

MM needed vaux alloys to trade in without losing money, and didn't want to give the Reflexes to the garage fpr someone to spot and sell at a profit, so I swopped with him. And a Ka$h incentive as well, but I know I got the better deal.

Shame we couldn't have found some SXi rims quickly last week, otherwise they would have been sold here I reckon.

More changes to come mate, don't worry :wink: Watch this space :mrgreen:

[Exclusiv 1.4]

I Think bonnet lifters are the next thing for mine

[ka$h]

right, it's been a couple of months since I did this, so here goes:

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=yf6009&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=0

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=yf600e&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=0

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=yf600m&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=0

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=yf600p&outx=760&oq=0&original=1&noresize=1&no stamp=0

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=yf60z2&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=0

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=yf60z9&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=0

http://images.fotopic.net/?iid=yf60ze&outx=600&noresize=1&nostamp=0

[Si]

Looks good pal and I've put your feature up online now too ;)

[AndyW]

looking good in the forrest :thumbs:

Very tidy car Kash, well done on the feature too :D

[sicky]

looks better when its right in front of u ;)

[Sinth]

where can u get those light brows from? they look mint

[King_Corsa]

bag o sh*te :lol:

[W_Bros]

What tyres u got on Ka$h, they look 8) uber thick on the 3rd pics down ?

[Buster Is Ace]

Ka$h,

u got the proper irmscher steering wheel it the silver bits???

how much and where from they look sweet!!!

cheers

[ka$h]

bag o sh*te :lol:

Thought you'd say that Stu :wink:



What tyres u got on Ka$h, they look 8) uber thick on the 3rd pics down ?

They're 205/40/17 Yokohama A539's


Ka$h,

u got the proper irmscher steering wheel it the silver bits???

how much and where from they look sweet!!!

cheers :? nope not at all. Original SXi one. £27

[DamoSXI]

looks wicked now ka$h

i cant help thinking it looks plain from the back compared to the front. its not a bad thing but are you planning on doing anything to it :?:

[ka$h]

Not yet, I've gone indorrs as it were. Inside next, and outside can wait before it gets a revisit. If I get a cheap tailgate of the bay, I will flush it, and possibly a tail for it as well, but that's a long way off. As it stands I can sell it back to a vaux dealer very quickly and easily by removing the tints and changing the wheels back. That way it's still a standard vaux Irmscher styled. If I start to add kit panels and things, it requires a different angle of attack.

[Chewy]

:thumbs: looking good mate looks better with the steiny grille colour coded

[DamoSXI]

im not knocking the car as i think it looks 8)

[GruFF]

loving the pic in the forrest too!

[ka$h]

im not knocking the car as i think it looks 8)

didn't say you were mate, just I'm done outside, inside to sort out!

Cheers for the comments guys, keep em coming as the mods will continue :wink:

[Darren]

Still loving the lights and brows....

Email recieved will upload them asap :thumbs:

[ka$h]

get busy!!!!!

[Welsh_Cruiser]

Look's Gud :D

[Ashleigh]

looks wicked ka$h spec the lights with the brows dont normaly like them but spot on mate

[Fillip]

I say squire, it looks the dogs dangly bits :thumbs:

[ka$h]

:mrgreen:

[King_Corsa]

bag o sh*te :lol:

Thought you'd say that Stu :wink:


:oops: You got me, took a while though

well done! :lol:
What tyres u got on Ka$h, they look 8) uber thick on the 3rd pics down ?

They're 205/40/17 Yokohama A539's


Ka$h,

u got the proper irmscher steering wheel it the silver bits???

how much and where from they look sweet!!!

cheers :? nope not at all. Original SXi one. £27 :oops:

[ka$h]

Shouldn't leave a trace I can follow mate. All makes sense now tho :wink:

[Sheady]

looks really well now kash mate mines now been lowered still looking for the irmscher front and some dick scraped my front bumper whilst it was parked up

[ka$h]

Not good mate. You free next weekend for a meet? Jacksons Landing is te venue, check out the meets section.

[DamoSXI]

ka$h you mentioned that if you wanted to sell the car on you coul do so easy by taking it to vaux. what would they have to say about the steinmetz grille as you cant put that back to standard?????

if i had finance with vaux would they be happy about me modding the car ???????

[sicky]

cud easily find sum1 2swap a front bumper for a steiny grill/bumper

[ka$h]

That's the only mod, and it also adds appeal so it's not a problem. I spoke to the dealership while I was there buying the astra and the y looked and agreed with me that it wouldn't be a problem.

[DamoSXI]

have you anymore plans for the ka$h cart as i know you have the astra now

i think your car is crying out for a Si/Chewy rear skirt and exhaust combo :thumbs:

[ka$h]

Rear skirt is an option, and the Steiny one is nice. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm

There's plaenty afoot, just watch this space

K

[DamoSXI]

the steiny rear skirt would look nice in your cars colour :D

[sicky]

why not be the first to have an irmscher rear bumper with an irmscher backbox out of each side??

[DamoSXI]

That would also be neat but wouldnt be the 1st to have it done as Trotty on corsasport has that done and it looks great in the metal as i was following him in town the other day as he lives by me and it looks good

He has a custom exhaust and not a Irmscher so it would be slightly differant :)

[sicky]

oohhh can u point me in the direction of some pics?

[DamoSXI]

I dont wanna hijack Ka$h's post talking about this even if im guessing he wont mind as it will push his post up to nearly 11 pages :lol: :lol: :lol:

Trotty has a custom oval exhaust either side of his irmscher rear bumper and the exhausts sound loud and look great

Go onto corsasport and have a look at Trottys garage and you will see it :)

[Lightec Autostyle]

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/garage.php?action=usergarage&owner=trotty&carid=13 &page=all

thats trotty's - its not an irmscher backbox but its still pretty nice :D

[ka$h]

I don't like that :(

[sicky]

cheers :)

that is looking very good, would be better with a twin pipe at each side tho

[DamoSXI]

Does look abit bottom heavy abit like afew women I know :lol: :lol:

Needs a rear spoiler to balance it out abit

It sounds loud a feck when your up behind it and i think it looks better for sure in the metal

Im surprised nobody has done something similar to their C on here

[ka$h]

Er......

http://images7.fotki.com/v114/photos/3/322845/1405171/DSC01689-vi.jpg

:shock:

[Lightec Autostyle]

totally agree with you there Damo, spolier would set it off. think its a neat Corsa but it's just not quite there yet

[DamoSXI]

Point taken Ka$h :oops:

[sicky]

its not the irmscher rear bumper tho!