QUOTE(juLZ007 @ May 12 2009, 01:11 AM)
hey dano, its a while since the last post here.. just wanted to hear your updates.. any vids?
today i purchased a 1999 2.0 SRi (in silver) as a first car (my practical test is in 1month).. for £2k.. i must be mad but im sure ill pass my test
anyway, it has the full body irmischer kit, lacking the grill, which im probably going to buy for it (the 'irmischer' tagged one i think might be nicer than the 'i' one..)
i was wondering what kind of mods i could start with and how much theyd cost.
eg. the front angel lights and back tinted lights.. xenon high brightness bulbs (you have these right?)
is there a way to get more bhp/torque, while achieving the same/better fuel economy?
where is the best place to buy spares? brakers yards? online spares sites?
ive got so many questions but i shall limit myself to these!
thanks for an interesting thread and i hope to hear your reply!!
Hello mate,
Sorry about the delay in replying, hopefully your still around!
Videos, still haven't done any yet lol (Sorry Bucko, know you wanted some) I will however make the effort to get some videos for you all soon, ive just been very busy and the lack of time hasn't let me get out and attempt to take any videos, give me a couple of weeks and hopefully i'll have something to show
Mod wise, ive done a few odds and ends, not documented most of it though, i swapped the rear lights again and sold those ones off, i bought the real Irmscher smoked lights, i personally think they are the best lights on the market. I have also got some proper samco hose and a small filter for the breather off the back of the rocker cover, though it could still do with an oil catch tank, which i'll invent in soon.
Ive also bought a Pro drive front bumper which come on the SRi-Turbo as standard, it needs abit of work and painting up though, also got a pro drive rear skirt aswell.
Ontop of that, i'm looking into getting a set of Morette headlights, though they are now discontinued and VERY hard to get a set of, but ive got a possible deal coming through in the near future, so i'm very happy about that.
On top of the above, ive also got a pretty much complete headlight washer jet system which i need to fit, i quite fancied it for some reason, i actually think the GSI washer jets in the front bumper look pretty cool. Also aquired a new set of door handles which i'll colour code and fit when i get abit of time aswell.
Your car sounds like it could be pretty nice, any pics? The Irmscher kitted Astras usually look pretty nice. I don't know how old you are, but for a first car, insurance could be very expensive for you.
I take it your engine is the X20XEV, all in all not a bad engine, there are MANY mods you could do, some will keep your fuel economy simillar, while others if your not too carefull could end up taking your MPG down some.. Mainly, it all depends on your style of driving, if you become one with a heavy right foot, you'll soon find you use some fuel compaired to if you drive steady most of the time.
Spares etc, breakers yards often have some stuff in, all depends what your after, eBay people break cars on there and theres usually alot of spares on there so often worth having a look around, sometimes some nice items show up on there. I also hang around on another forum, which is a great community. They have parts for sale etc on there and overall is a great board for the Astra owners.
Angel eye headlights, you can pick them up from eBay brand new for roughly £130 - £150 ish, some other online websites do sell them aswell. Xenon headlights, we tend to refer to them as HID's, i do indeed have them fitted. I wouldn't recommend getting any Angel eye headlights without them, its dangerous you can hardly see where your going lol. With the HIDs fitted, the light output is deffinatly better than the standard headlights. Again, you can pick up a good set of these for approx £50 on eBay, just try and make sure you get 55watt ones and NOT the 35watt versions. I'd also recommend not going above 6k in terms of the light output, the more K you go, the more blue they are. I run 6k in mine and they are perfect. You'll get a better idea of what i'm talking about if you have a quick look on eBay at the kits.
Anyway thats a somewhat huge reply lol, so i'll leave it there with you.
Feel free to PM me and i can point you in the right direction for certain things, hopefully you'll still check back here.
Cheers.
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