Hi everyone
thought id just say hello my names Ben ive just picked up an astra j sport tourer for family duties
new to this forum but not new to astras
cheers Ben

i'm looking to gather some bits to upgrade the sounds in my 5 door.

I've read the how too;s but have a few questions

i will be keeping the standard CD400 head unit and use a rca converter to install my sub and amp in the boot but at the same time i will probably look to put some component speakers in the front doors.

Does anyone know the power output of the CD400? i'm guessing about 35-40rms?

i already have the standard tweeters in my dash, but do these have a crossover? if so i will just use the standard wiring. 

has anyone made their own mdf speaker rings for the doors rather than the plastic ones? i havnt had the door trims off yet so not sure what i'm dealing with, but on past cars mdf has always been the way to go for better sound along with some sound deadening.

Hi All

Always felt my GTC 6spd box was a bit notchy 1st-2nd, well yesterday it finally became a more serious issue and now the car will not hold in 2nd under any load it just wants to jump back into neutral so nursed it home doing 1st - 3rd changes and dumped it on the drive.

I've built gearboxes before but not for anything Vauxhall - I have seen pics of gearboxes rebuilt in situ by removing the wheel, arch and casing to reveal gear clusters but I think that was an earlier astra possibly with M32 box. The car is about 3yr 8 month old so out of 3 year VX warranty even though it only has 25k on it. Really pissed off with it. Can these be done in situ too or is it a gearbox out job? And where might I get spare parts other than the dreaded dealership?

I'm assuming it's the dogs on 3rd gear... it changes into 2nd fine, 2nd is still there not completely blown just won't hold it

Any help would be great... towing the line between needing the car back asap but not wanting to get royally spanked taking it to VX.

New user here, having problems with my 2.0 CDTI GTC, dreaded 2nd gear popping out will post in the relevant section thanks

The battery on my 2011 2.0 cdti J needs changing so picked one up from ecp, everywhere I have checked have said it's a 100 type battery it needs, but the one from ECP is too short and doesn't fit in the tray fully. Looking at the dimensions online it is 278x17x17cm, but the one in the car at the minute is 310x17x17cm and has a 108 printed on the top. Ive had a look around and the next one is a 110 model which is the correct size but just wanted to make sure or check if anyone else has had the same problem. When ive done a search for insignia batteries it suggests the 110 type. Any help would be grateful.

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Hello, just joined up as i usually do to a new forum when i get a new car.

I picked up a 2012 Exclusiv on saturday, 1.7 cdti (110) in white. 

Previously i have had an e46, corsa d, mk3 golf Gti and a few more not worth mentioning.  

Its got a couple of bodywork issues, rear passenger door has a dent and scrape and the drivers front wing has a little dent that may pull out on the wheel arch. so i will be looking to sort these out straight away. 

i will probably also be upgrading the speakers at some pint in the future and maybe install my trusty kenwood tornado sub in the boot, depending on how the front speaker upgrades sound. I will also look into sound deadening. 

I have also seen the guide on here for the rear parking sensor install which i will also have a crack at, as i'm so used to them on the BMW that ive forgotten how to park properly without them! 

i would also like a small drop and some alloys, but these will probably not happen unless a decent deal falls at my feet. 

First up will be a interior clean and exterior wax and polish and assess the options with the damaged panels to see if repairs or replacements are needed. then probably parking sensors and speaker upgrades.

Hi all .....I've had my car now for a month or so .... Today I got up bright and early .... ... First off I gave it a wash then I clay barred it before applying a super resin polish ...

Next job was to 5d Carbon wrap my mirror covers as they are marked with stone chips etc





Then I fitted some team heko's





And yes this is all done today !!!

I also debadged the rear( apart from the gtc badge ) and sides



Also wrapped the little side things on the roof spoiler





On my list of things to do are :

EXTERNAL :

Colour code the bottom of the rear bumper

5d Carbon fibre wrap the front grill

Paint the wheels in rover gunmetal grey ( may do the bottom of the rear bumper the same )

Pedal box

Either tuning box or remap

Lower 30mm ish

Fit a small centre diffuser to the rear bumper and paint white or get the small side defusers ( not sure yet )

Custom exhaust somewhere down the line

Make the front fogs yellow


INTERNAL :

Custom paint all the trim surrounds in gloss black

Wrap some things in carbon

New mats

Led bulbs

And I think that is about it

Hope you like

Cheers james

Thought this might be a bargain for somebody, I bought a set last week and got them for 28 pounds

Hi all.... Anyone had a good or bad experience at VOXCAR in St. Helens ..... They are a Vauxhall specialist and I would rather take a car elsewhere other than a main dealer

Cheers James