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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 7:th-Jul-2016
Thanks guys! I was surprised it looked as good as it does! Ha.
Chris, what colour is your car? Red ain't it?
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - bhalay207 - 7:th-Jul-2016
Would look better if they were brushed aluminium imo, but they do look good as they are.
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 7:th-Jul-2016
Agreed mate! Wasn't able to find any of those though... Only chrome and then rusty suggested these silver ones.
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Jj0063 - 7:th-Jul-2016
I can't help but think it looks like yours have been damaged/stolen and you've replaced them but couldn't find the right colour.
Just doesn't look right, IMO of course.
Hydrodipping can be done in your bath tub BTW, google it
RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - stigeye - 7:th-Jul-2016
I think chrome covers are better suited as the lighter grey looks as though they are a temporary repair.
RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - mrtc - 7:th-Jul-2016
i love chrome but im guessing you lot will go euww lol
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/577e97541baa0/AstraJChromeMirrorCoversnewListingPic5_zpsow3iv926.jpg
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/577e975b087cc/HTB1y7_0IFXXXXbrXpXXq6xXFXXXJ.jpg
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/577e9761dfb76/2014-Vauxhall-Opel-Astra-J-ABS-Chrome-Rear-View-Mirror-Cover-Side-Door-Wing-Mirror-Trim.jpg
Click links as its a same colour astra with chrome
in your colour sheppy, if you got the mirror caps the side pillars in chrome would be awesome
Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Tonto - 7:th-Jul-2016
Strangely enough I think that looks quite nice!
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - bhalay207 - 7:th-Jul-2016
(7:th-Jul-2016, 18:50:44)mrtc Wrote: i love chrome but im guessing you lot will go euww lolAre you secretly an American?
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/577e97541baa0/AstraJChromeMirrorCoversnewListingPic5_zpsow3iv926.jpg
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/577e975b087cc/HTB1y7_0IFXXXXbrXpXXq6xXFXXXJ.jpg
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/577e9761dfb76/2014-Vauxhall-Opel-Astra-J-ABS-Chrome-Rear-View-Mirror-Cover-Side-Door-Wing-Mirror-Trim.jpg
Click links as its a same colour astra with chrome
in your colour sheppy, if you got the mirror caps the side pillars in chrome would be awesome
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - mrtc - 7:th-Jul-2016
Strangely enough a Nigerian man asked the same question a few weeks ago lol
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - bhalay207 - 7:th-Jul-2016
(7:th-Jul-2016, 20:00:05)mrtc Wrote: Strangely enough a Nigerian man asked the same question a few weeks ago lolHaha....so random
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 7:th-Jul-2016
(7:th-Jul-2016, 19:50:55)bhalay207 Wrote:Hahaha that's too much chrome even for me!(7:th-Jul-2016, 18:50:44)mrtc Wrote: i love chrome but im guessing you lot will go euww lolAre you secretly an American?
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/577e97541baa0/AstraJChromeMirrorCoversnewListingPic5_zpsow3iv926.jpg
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/577e975b087cc/HTB1y7_0IFXXXXbrXpXXq6xXFXXXJ.jpg
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/577e9761dfb76/2014-Vauxhall-Opel-Astra-J-ABS-Chrome-Rear-View-Mirror-Cover-Side-Door-Wing-Mirror-Trim.jpg
Click links as its a same colour astra with chrome
in your colour sheppy, if you got the mirror caps the side pillars in chrome would be awesome
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Also regarding the Hydro dipping... That's cool but yeah I tend not to mess with stuff like that and pain... Can just never be arsed lol.
That's for the comments all! Glad most of you like it! I do agree with what folks are saying about it looking like they don't match but that's kinda the idea... Bit of contrast as I don't want a totally grey car but it's still in keeping with the silver and chrome I have going on [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - chrisb2511 - 7:th-Jul-2016
(7:th-Jul-2016, 14:55:34)sheppy1 Wrote: Thanks guys! I was surprised it looked as good as it does! Ha.
Chris, what colour is your car? Red ain't it?
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Yes mate red but wanting to do gloss black here and there. Not sure what other colours tie in with red lol
Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Locky - 7:th-Jul-2016
(7:th-Jul-2016, 20:56:24)chrisb2511 Wrote:(7:th-Jul-2016, 14:55:34)sheppy1 Wrote: Thanks guys! I was surprised it looked as good as it does! Ha.
Chris, what colour is your car? Red ain't it?
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Yes mate red but wanting to do gloss black here and there. Not sure what other colours tie in with red lol
There aren't any, I'm thinking carbon instead of gloss black
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(7:th-Jul-2016, 18:50:44)mrtc Wrote: i love chrome but im guessing you lot will go euww lol
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/577e97541baa0/AstraJChromeMirrorCoversnewListingPic5_zpsow3iv926.jpg
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/577e975b087cc/HTB1y7_0IFXXXXbrXpXXq6xXFXXXJ.jpg
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/577e9761dfb76/2014-Vauxhall-Opel-Astra-J-ABS-Chrome-Rear-View-Mirror-Cover-Side-Door-Wing-Mirror-Trim.jpg
Click links as its a same colour astra with chrome
in your colour sheppy, if you got the mirror caps the side pillars in chrome would be awesome
I love Chrome in this sort of colour the wing mirrors set off really nicely.
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - chrisb2511 - 7:th-Jul-2016
(7:th-Jul-2016, 23:18:02)Locky Wrote:(7:th-Jul-2016, 20:56:24)chrisb2511 Wrote:(7:th-Jul-2016, 14:55:34)sheppy1 Wrote: Thanks guys! I was surprised it looked as good as it does! Ha.
Chris, what colour is your car? Red ain't it?
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Yes mate red but wanting to do gloss black here and there. Not sure what other colours tie in with red lol
There aren't any, I'm thinking carbon instead of gloss black
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(7:th-Jul-2016, 18:50:44)mrtc Wrote: i love chrome but im guessing you lot will go euww lol
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/577e97541baa0/AstraJChromeMirrorCoversnewListingPic5_zpsow3iv926.jpg
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/577e975b087cc/HTB1y7_0IFXXXXbrXpXXq6xXFXXXJ.jpg
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/577e9761dfb76/2014-Vauxhall-Opel-Astra-J-ABS-Chrome-Rear-View-Mirror-Cover-Side-Door-Wing-Mirror-Trim.jpg
Click links as its a same colour astra with chrome
in your colour sheppy, if you got the mirror caps the side pillars in chrome would be awesome
I love Chrome in this sort of colour the wing mirrors set off really nicely.
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Carbon could work ?
Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 9:th-Jul-2016
Just bought this, seller accepted 30 quid.
![[Image: 0ec05321407544a7441de632cac9ff3c.jpg]](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160709/0ec05321407544a7441de632cac9ff3c.jpg)
Reason being is that I just have that whole section under the boot floor which I can't use as it's just bare metal with nothing in it.
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - bhalay207 - 9:th-Jul-2016
You don't have anything!? Where is your pump/spare wheel?
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 9:th-Jul-2016
Hahahaha I don't! And I have the goo stiff but that lived in a little foam square like the one in the pic above which is literally the only thing in that boot floor compartment...
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Do you have the thing I just bought?
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - bhalay207 - 9:th-Jul-2016
Yeah, I have that. I've got my show plates and some other rubbish in there. I thought it would have been a standard thing, not a spec thing. I have the goo also.
They really scrimped on your car didn't they!?
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 9:th-Jul-2016
(9:th-Jul-2016, 14:08:44)bhalay207 Wrote: Yeah, I have that. I've got my show plates and some other rubbish in there. I thought it would have been a standard thing, not a spec thing. I have the goo also.
They really scrimped on your car didn't they!?
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Ha yeah they screwed me! Mine wasn't even low spec...it was mid spec and had quite a lot missing that older, same spec Astras did have...it's weird
RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Rusty2009 - 9:th-Jul-2016
(9:th-Jul-2016, 17:40:12)sheppy1 Wrote:(9:th-Jul-2016, 14:08:44)bhalay207 Wrote: Yeah, I have that. I've got my show plates and some other rubbish in there. I thought it would have been a standard thing, not a spec thing. I have the goo also.
They really scrimped on your car didn't they!?
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Ha yeah they screwed me! Mine wasn't even low spec...it was mid spec and had quite a lot missing that older, same spec Astras did have...it's weird
They saw your coming mate, bet they rubbed their hands when you drove off.
RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 9:th-Jul-2016
(9:th-Jul-2016, 17:50:31)Rusty2009 Wrote:(9:th-Jul-2016, 17:40:12)sheppy1 Wrote:(9:th-Jul-2016, 14:08:44)bhalay207 Wrote: Yeah, I have that. I've got my show plates and some other rubbish in there. I thought it would have been a standard thing, not a spec thing. I have the goo also.
They really scrimped on your car didn't they!?
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Ha yeah they screwed me! Mine wasn't even low spec...it was mid spec and had quite a lot missing that older, same spec Astras did have...it's weird
They saw your coming mate, bet they rubbed their hands when you drove off.
Nahhh they couldn't have been rubbing them together as they were too busy pointing and laughing! Haha
RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - mrtc - 9:th-Jul-2016
tbh even the elite isnt that well equiped as standard, imo bluetooth and dab should be standard its daft
RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - mrtc - 13:th-Jul-2016
How you getting on with the usb dab module
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 13:th-Jul-2016
Yo! Tbh I've not installed it yet. I tried it in the front usb and it didn't work so I'm gonna have to take the unit out and try it in the back usb port. I'm gonna try it after work on Friday [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]
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Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 15:th-Jul-2016
Right! So I've just had time to install the DAB unit. You do have to use the rear USB port after all. As soon as I connected it that way and opened the app it asked me if I could use the antenna, I said yeah and then hit the scan button and it pulled in loads of stations!
Here's the antenna connected to the USB port:
![[Image: a768ba865d99b2f393762ff0825aa635.jpg]](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160715/a768ba865d99b2f393762ff0825aa635.jpg)
As for where to store the antenna if you look at the below pic behind the green cable you can see a cavity which is sort of a gap above the glove box... I just shoved the antenna in there and it works fine! No signal issues at all!
![[Image: be0bc949b4f2a554bedecd94d30e7bae.jpg]](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160715/be0bc949b4f2a554bedecd94d30e7bae.jpg)
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The app is a bit ugly but it works absolutely fine and the reception is that of CD quality! Very very good! And it tunes into stations almost immediately after picking one.
![[Image: 34693a14c7d5e1c5f5680c6263d096fb.jpg]](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160715/34693a14c7d5e1c5f5680c6263d096fb.jpg)
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Oh and you get a signal strength bar which is out of 6 bars. Every station I've tried so far has been between 3 and 6 bars... Not tried it while driving yet but yeah, antenna being stuffed down the back doesn't seem to matter too much in basic testing.
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - mrtc - 15:th-Jul-2016
Sounds very promising. Cant see your car but its bound to be dirty so get cleaning lol
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 15:th-Jul-2016
Hahaha why do you say that?!
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - mrtc - 15:th-Jul-2016
Is it though?
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 15:th-Jul-2016
Oh the car is filthy! Not cleaned it in months haha. Why do you say that though? What gave it away? Haha
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 15:th-Jul-2016
Bit hit and miss actually when moving... It loses signal often. Will have to relocate the antenna
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - mrtc - 15:th-Jul-2016
Not suprised but gutted about signal.
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 15:th-Jul-2016
Yeah I'm not surprised either with where it's located. Not sure where else to put it where it's out of sight
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - mrtc - 15:th-Jul-2016
Not sure why but i cant imagine you keeping it spotless
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App radio it is then or usb stick
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 15:th-Jul-2016
Hahaha I sure as hell can't be bothered doing more than giving it a quick hoover and no point taking it to the car was as it's always raining anyway lol.
Yeah... Tbh the Internet radio I was using was way better. I don't listen to radio full stop anyway... Only Spotify, audio books and podcasts. Only got this thing to test it for you lot
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - mrtc - 15:th-Jul-2016
Lol. Ill still probilly buy it lol
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 15:th-Jul-2016
It will be fine if we can find somewhere good to put the antenna. It works great when still, picks up 50 off stations and they're clear as day... Just goes bad when driving lol
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Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Rusty2009 - 15:th-Jul-2016
Have you thought about putting it to the left side of the glovebox close to the door?
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 15:th-Jul-2016
Hmmmm good idea that yanno! Yonne of empty space there ain't there... I'll shift it over there this weekend then [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]
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Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Rusty2009 - 15:th-Jul-2016
It's kinda hard to explain and get pics but remove glove box and go behind the the box board, keep going towards the wing and then you find a spot
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 15:th-Jul-2016
Yeah pretty sure I know where you mean mate [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES] will give it a shot at the weekend as I say. Be good of the signal wasn't patchy
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Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Tonto - 15:th-Jul-2016
Just stick it on roof and pretend you're a taxi!!!
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 16:th-Jul-2016
I feel like a taxi anyway... Spend my days running the Mrs around to places lol
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Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Tonto - 16:th-Jul-2016
Sorted, just need a flatcap now then
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 16:th-Jul-2016
I think I get one of those when I move to Yorkshire don't I? Haha
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Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 17:th-Jul-2016
This came today [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]
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Installed... That was an exciting mod! Ha
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - mrtc - 17:th-Jul-2016
lol, did it just slot in then
Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Rusty2009 - 17:th-Jul-2016
So where is the before and after pics, your letting the side now.
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 17:th-Jul-2016
Arrgghhh sorry! I totally forgot :( :( was messing around with all the crap in my boot and was in a hurry! Ha.
Yeah just slotted in @mrtc finally almost done adding all the stuff VX didn't bother giving me lol.
RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 17:th-Jul-2016
Next thing to do.. Get new front and rear discs and pads before November when it's my baby's first MOT!!
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RE: Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 26:th-Jul-2016
Right! So here's an little update on the old car!
Just had front brakes and discs replaced getting read for her first MOT.
Found an amazing local mechanic who did the above for me and who is going to do a bunch more work for me that I've been putting off!
So he's gonna install my aftermarket exposed exhaust tip for me and make the cutout etc. In the diffuser.
He's gonna fix the bodged wiring job I did on the heated seat connector.
The above two jobs are gonna be done next week.
Gonna have him install the lower front bumper grill chrome strip that I have too.
Also have the rear view mirror cover coming which I need to work out how to install properly without it looking a mess! Ha
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