VXOC Astra-J/GTC

I am sure I have this posted somewhere already but couldn't find it... so shall start again!

Car bought August '12 after my Focus was uneconomical to repair & the Vx dealer is next to the Ford one lol

Bought off the showroom floor with Bluetooth, 19s, Premium Lighting pack, upgraded speakers & parking sensors all round which was just how I was spec'ing it anyway:









I do mega miles to get to work so 2 days after I picked up the car, it was in at Air Stream in Chigwell for the front end to be wrapped in Ventureshield:



Then a few days later I took the family down to South France for the week:





Caught some wildlife:



Plate got transferred:



Added some decals:















Took it to Thorney for a 40mm drop on eibach springs:





Then came my custom 17s whilst removing some decals lol:







I too played with Plastidip:







Painted calipers white:



Moved the front plate:



Contemplated an irmscher grill lol:



I have no pics of how the car stands at present but I have no plastidip on the car, the 19s are on (although for sale) & I kept the plate moved with 62k miles on the clock!!!

Looking good mate. Are you going to put the 17's back on?


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Rusty2009 Wrote:Looking good mate. Are you going to put the 17's back on?


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Yeah, doesn't seem to be any interest in 19s so will put the rest of those spare tyres on to wear them through then get a new set for the 17s - need some black paint to respray the inside of the alloys first too.

looks real good and i still love them stickers :cool

tucpal Wrote:looks real good and i still love them stickers :cool

I was just gonna say I don't lol, each to their own

100,000 mile service, Cambelt plus water pump and first MOT on Thursday... my baby is getting so old!

Probably need new brake pads to... God I'm going to be skint.

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Keep treating it like that and it'll go on forever

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well done on the 100,000

Ha I'd rather not have that many miles but the car is dealing with it well... my regret that if it fails lol am half expecting a snapped springs due to pot holes!

That'll be my warranty gone to so fingers crossed.

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So how long till the replacement is due

Hmm I'm planning to keep this one for a bit longer.

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It's good to see a J getting a good response most of the time all you hear and read is the bad things. glad you plan on keeping her longer.

nice mate, love the stickers...

Your old alloys what you doing with them?

(12:th-Aug-2015, 08:00:33)Lewis6317 Wrote: [ -> ]nice mate, love the stickers...

Your old alloys what you doing with them?

Sent you text with the Ebay number mate

I'll update pics this weekend, currently sporting a roof rack with cycle carriers lol

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be good to see some updates is the cycle rack after market i could do with one myself

It's a roof bar combo with 3 exodus cycle carriers... eBay bargain lol

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So £862.22 later my cars had its first MOT, 100,000 mile service, Cambelt change, water pump change, front pads replaced, rear brakes taken apart and cleaned out... its a lot of money but it drives like new.

As I got home...


Up close:


Little freshen up:


Latest sticker where someone kindly scrapped the rear bumper in a car park:


Got to re-order a front plate sticker so it can return to:


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Still looking good a new cam belt will make a big difference

It's standing the test of time... she gets abused lol

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Look good mate and I'm sure it will thank-you for spending you hard earned cash on her.

love the stickers mate so good

I love the car but I really don't like the front plate stuck on the side especially whilst theres still the cut out in the middle... If you had the bumper smoothed it might look better

Good work though

You know what I agreed to start with but after living with it for a few months then changing it back, it's really transformed the look of the car and I want it back lol

Agreed about a smoothing it but better things to spend money on and you don't notice it too much.

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Before:



After:



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Didn't you like the 19s mate?

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looks Totally different without the black alloys.

Good or bad?

My car has done 111,000 miles so get through tyres quick lol and at £240 per tyre I wasn't going to replace them.

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i think they actually look better mate

It looks more standard obviously but it doesn't look bad. I know what you mean about the 19s but I think they're an awesome looking wheel!

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To be honest I like the 19s but most gtc I see have them, I loved the black 17s as they are standard 5dr J alloy in fancy colours, I've only seen one other gtc with this style alloy...

I like to look different, it sits well with the eibach.

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Update time... new shoes:

Just got 20" wheels


So that means I've had...

19" wheels


18" wheels


17" wheels


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There the best by far mate

Lovely wheels mate, transforms the car.

I'm not a fan of them 20's.

But they do look better in that colour


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I to hate that style 20s but the colour made them

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