Our next meet will be on the English/Scottish border on the A68. There has been a lot of interest and I know we all want to meet and put faces to names so come along! We will meet on the border and decide where we want to go from there.

Also a fantastic location for photographs!

Sorry I forgot to add the date, it's been on the Facebook page a while. It's Saturday 24th September at 1.00pm.


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Had my new wheels fitted today but I can't have my locking wheel nuts back on due to being too wide. Been looking at some and I've read that Astra nuts are m12 x 1.5 x 30mm..

Ive found some locking nuts that are m12 x 1.5 x 32mm and there the only narrow ones I can find. Will these fit even though there 2mm longer in thread depth? Thank you


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Hi guys..... sorry if this as been asked but I have searched but to no avail.

I have a gtc 2.0 cdti Sri with start / stop..... my question is =

Is it more economical to use the start stop or just let the engine tick over ? I know it has been designed to have start / stop but surely it isn't very good for the engine mounts / glow plugs and everything else really keep stopping and starting ..... I know it may sound a bunch of stupid questions but it's more curiosity

Thanks in advance

James

Wanting to change the exhaust anyone know a good sounding one nothing to loud just something a little sporty with a slight grunt?
Also wanting to change the air and pollen filter but not sure what to go for?

Regarding the exhaust can i change the rear bumper to have dual exhausts on the rear simular to the VXR line?

please leave links below if you know of anything

First post might be of interest to some people

Anyone living in the Southampton area looking for a complete front bumper re spray have a look at these guys
Netley Accident Repairs. Just had mine done fantastic job £132 all in.

I have a 2012 astra gtc with 27000 miles. My service light is on however i do not need one as it has just been serviced however when the light is on my start stop wont work it just doesn't do it and my wipers will only work on the last highest settings thats it (my back one works fine) however the light in the past has turned off for the odd minute or 2 and everything works fine then but it comes back and they don't work again. I was wondering if anyone knew a solution or what the problem is. Thanks

Hi I have a astra j sri turbo 1.4 am after a deeper sounding exhaust? Where can I get one?

Hey guys, 

Thought some of you may be interested in seeing the car I traded my Astra in for back in April...


2007 BMW 325D M Sport
3.0 6 cylinder diesel
2 owners
169k 
Full history, all BMW dealer bar one stamp

Last owner was a motor home company in Torquay & it was their directors car for 5 years.



Coming from a 1.7 SRI CDTI Astra J I have to say the power is awesome, it's over 200 bhp and for a diesel it sounds fantastic as its 6 cylinder. 

Also, I've been paying a very close eye to fuel economy and I can factually say this 3 litre diesel German tank does 3-4 MPG more than the 1.7 Astra!

It's now on 177k and passed its MOT with no advisories a couple of weeks ago.

Here's the car as I got it:





I have so far done the following modifications: 

Genuine BMW Performance gloss black kidney grills
Black front splitters
LED Number plate light units
LED front indicator bulbs
LED sidelights 
LED front fog lights
LED interior lights
LED puddle lights
LED door handle lights 
Replacement tinted side repeaters
5000K HIDS new model 'Stealth' with braided wiring, brushed ballasts etc.
Interior trims and mirror caps all wrapped in 8D carbon fibre effect wrap 
LCI rear end conversion consisting of boot lid and genuine LED tail lights.
Digital speedo coded
US side markers coded
Alarm chirps coded 
Digital speedo coded
Genuine BMW floor mats
Front and rear dash cams hard wired in


I also am 3/4 the way through a dash project whereby I'm mounting a Nexus 7 Android tablet in a double din fascia to make an OEM carputerwith full internet ETC.

And done the following maintenance:

NEW HVAC/blower motor Aug 2016
NEW windscreen Aug 2016
NEW Pollen filter Aug 2016
NEW LUK Clutch and Dual mass flywheel fitted in April 2016
NEW tyre fitted Aug 2016

Here's the car as it stands today (Literally taken an hour ago)


These are just wrapped:




Couple of general shots:












And a few shots from last week:













Hope you all like!

Jordan

Hi all I am just wondering if I need a calliper rewind tool to replace the pads on my 2011 Astra j ??

Hi Guys, 

I only got my Astra on Thursday and have cleaned it once already. I love the car but think i am going to regret buying it in White. 

I have had a look at some quick detailing spray, does anyone have any advice on the best one to use as this is not something i have used before. 

I had a scan through detailing world and they mention Poorboys World Quick Detailer or the Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Detailer.

Thanks 

Jamie