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Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 8:th-Feb-2015 Hi All, In this original post there are a few of the original mods that I carried out on the car but due to the limitations of the forum I was/am unable to update this post with all of the other mods I carried out (and am still carrying out). So I have had to create new replies throughout the progress thread for each different mod...Please have a browse through the thread to find them all Also a list of ALL mods I have carried out is on post 408 (link below). I will update this with TEXT only for every mod i do. https://www.vxoc.org.uk/forum/Thread-Progress-Thread-Sheppy1?pid=26326#pid26326 Any questions about anything I've done please feel free to ask me. Mods/Retrofits Installed Leather Arm Rest This was the first thing I bought for my car, it wasn't cheap (over £120 if i remember rightly) but i really wanted an arm rest in my car! This one was custom ordered from Italy and is real leather: Alloy Wheels I never really liked the standard alloy wheels on my energy model so I decided to buy some from eBay and have them fitted, i believe they are from the SE model.. Pedal Box V3 Not sure if this belongs on here but after reading the great reviews of the Peddle Box I decided to get one for my car. I wanted a bit of extra perkiness when I hit the gas and wanted rid of the turbo lag! This thing does just the job Tinted Repeaters Soooo I kind of like the dark, tinted style look of the lights on the Astra SRI and higher, want to get the rear lights done eventually but thought I'd start with installing tinted repeaters which I got for around £20 on eBay, nice and easy to install Ambient GearStick Light Now THIS is something I’ve always liked, really sets off the look of the interior, was made up when I saw this there was a thread on how to get this thing installed! Needed everything that was specified in the how to section and simply wired it into the headlight switch connector. Heated Leather Lumbar Support Seats Okay this was something I never thought i’d want to do to my car, firstly thought it would be impossible and also thought it would be VERY expensive…managed to get the seats for cheap which came bundled with the door panels too (another project to install those soon). Got them to the garage and found out the seller had screwed me and sold me seats which had the connectors cut off the bottoms of the passenger seats!! I left it with the garage who was able to take the connectors off my old seats and splice them onto the new leather seats…not sure how he got power to the seats for the lumbar support but he did and they now work! Next part of this project is to buy the heating module from VX and get the heated section of the seats working! Additional Trip Computer Options i have also had the additional options of the mid level trip computer display activated, this now tells me my average MPG, average MPH and miles until empty along with current MPG Removed Energy Badge There were too many badges on this thing for my liking as standard! So I removed the "Energy" branding from the sides of the car too (can be see in then photos above). Also hardly anything left of the energy model anyway so thought I may as well remove the branding lol Litter Cup Not sure if this is classed as a mod or retrofit but I have picked up one of the litter cup things which go in the centre console cup holders...For some reason I like the look of them and also be useful for putting rubbish in rather than stuffing it into random compartments! lol. VXR Pedals NEW So my original rubber pedals are starting to wear thin now and the mrs has decided to get me the VXR pedals for my upcoming birthday! Elite Centre Console Trim Decided I wanted rid of the centre console trim that I had and wanted some that would match the new elite door cards i am going to install. Rusty2009 was selling this part so I bought it off him and installed today Elite Leather Door Cards NEW So I finally get round to installing the leather door cards which I bought a while back along with wiring up the LEDs in the door handles More photos to come when it goes dark so that you can see the lights better! Thanks to rusty and tucpal for all their help with info and the cables I needed to wire the LEDs up Thanks to [MENTION=2]tucpal[/MENTION] I now have my rear leather door cards fitted too which have been modified to function with the manual winder as my rear windows aren't electric IPC/Trip Computer Upgrade NEW So I was able to upgrade the whole IPC from the rubbish stock one that I had to the one from a higher end model which shows more information and looks a hell of a lot cooler with the larger screen and white (illuminated dial surrounds). Before After Indicator Surround Chrome NEW It's always annoyed me that my car lacked pretty much all of the chrome trim...I was planning on replacing the whole indicator surround with one that had the space for fog lights and also the built in chrome surround but this was going to be quite pricey so I decided against it. Tucpal directed me to some chrome trim which sits on top of the current black trim and looks identical to the official part! So here it is Sunglasses Holder NEW Only a small one this but I swapped something with Rusty in return for a sunglasses holder for the driver side roof and here it is Heated Driver Seat NEW I got in touch with Andy from VXMODS who was willing to wire up my heated seats for me. We purchased the module which was needed to activate the seats (see below photo) and then met up today so that he could carry out the work. All went to plan and I now have this working on my car too Mods/Retrofits To Do Buy metal door lock pins (not sure if they look tacky or not yet though) Navi 600..may ask vxmods about this when I get a bit of spare money! Install fog lights (installed but now waiting for wiring and programming) Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Rusty2009 - 8:th-Feb-2015 Keep up the good work Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 8:th-Feb-2015 Thanks rusty! Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - tucpal - 8:th-Feb-2015 looking real good and look forward to see what happens next Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 8:th-Feb-2015 tucpal Wrote:looking real good and look forward to see what happens next Thanks mate! Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Lewis6317 - 9:th-Feb-2015 Very good mate, i like how you have done. Plus this is all well laid out :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 9:th-Feb-2015 Thanks mate! Spent about an hour putting the info together and finding the pictures as some of them were taken 6 months + ago. I want to try and add a section in the bottom about future mods and retrofits when I get a minute I dropped you a PM [MENTION=19]Lewis6317[/MENTION] about the door panels btw Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Lewis6317 - 11:th-Feb-2015 no worries mate Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 20:th-Feb-2015 Have added a few new things to my post and marked them in red Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - tucpal - 20:th-Feb-2015 looking good Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 20:th-Feb-2015 it's quite addictive this! haha, still a list of things as long as my arm i want to do! Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Rusty2009 - 20:th-Feb-2015 HAHA Tucpal says that's it I'm finished now and always comes up with something else to even if its something someone has done. This modding lark is very additive Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - tucpal - 20:th-Feb-2015 once you get the modding bug it never goes away Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 20:th-Feb-2015 Hahaha you're both right!! I literally started just wanting to get an arm rest installed...Did that and then thought hmmmm..this other thing would be cool too! Last month I promised myself I would stop at the seats..now I've gotta sort the heated bit out..and then I asked the mrs for the pedals..and I bought the litter cup thing..and so on and so on! Haha Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - tucpal - 20:th-Feb-2015 yep i really have finished this time Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - jjb - 20:th-Feb-2015 Didn't know the trip computer can be changed to tell you all that info, that is definitely on my list of to do's now! Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 20:th-Feb-2015 It can't officially...can only be done if you get in touch with a half decent vauxhall mechanic willing to go the extra mile Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Rusty2009 - 20:th-Feb-2015 @sheepy1 it's i on this forum who does the menus. I also do some retrofits. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 20:th-Feb-2015 Ahhh okie dokie! Sorry mate, didn't realise you were able to do it. Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Rusty2009 - 20:th-Feb-2015 No problems mate lol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 27:th-Feb-2015 Updated to include photos and info on the new centre console trim I just installed Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Rusty2009 - 27:th-Feb-2015 Looking good mate, are you turning the phone when taking pics? Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 27:th-Feb-2015 Thanks! I'm made up with it! Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - tucpal - 27:th-Feb-2015 looks much better mate well done are you using thumb nails to upload photos Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 27:th-Feb-2015 Thanks dude! And nope...just uploading straight from Dropbox as I did with the others...not sure what is different about those last few Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - tucpal - 27:th-Feb-2015 Not sure mate as i use photobucket what are you using Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 27:th-Feb-2015 Sorted it mate! I forgot i'd used IMGUR for the top pics and then started to use the built in image uploader on the forum for the last few. Just updated them all with IMGUR links now Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - tucpal - 28:th-Feb-2015 cool well done Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 7:th-Mar-2015 Updated again with photos of the leather door cards I installed Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - tucpal - 7:th-Mar-2015 They look much better Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Rusty2009 - 7:th-Mar-2015 Much better mate I want the chrome! Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - jjb - 7:th-Mar-2015 Nice job! Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 7:th-Mar-2015 Ta @rusty I thought all leather door cards had the chrome?! I do love that myself though, caught my eye right away when I got them! Was initially gonna just sell them too! Glad I didn't Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Rusty2009 - 7:th-Mar-2015 Only very early models had the chrome been after a set for a while. Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 7:th-Mar-2015 ahhhhh yes! and that's why I have the sort of carbon effect on the black trim too on the handles isn't it...i like the adding styling of the old elite models then Just need those rear ones from lewis now and I'm done with the doors! Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Lewis6317 - 8:th-Mar-2015 I dont even have a kit yet mate will just have to hang fire at minute mate Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 8:th-Mar-2015 Awwww that's a shame! But oh well, as long as it's all still good to go ahead with the swap when you get sorted then it's fine with me Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 8:th-Mar-2015 Leds redone after yesterday crisis lol. Will get some photos when it goes dark Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - tucpal - 8:th-Mar-2015 well done Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 8:th-Mar-2015 Updated the post with photos of the doors with LEDS on in the night Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - tucpal - 8:th-Mar-2015 grate job your really getting the hang of this now Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 8:th-Mar-2015 Thanks mate! Really enjoying it tbh Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Rusty2009 - 8:th-Mar-2015 It's all coming together mate mine was an elite but it well above that now need to decide a spec to call it. Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 8:th-Mar-2015 Hahaha elite plus then eh Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Rusty2009 - 8:th-Mar-2015 Did you see my post in your thread? Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 8:th-Mar-2015 Which one was that mate? Think I may have missed it Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Rusty2009 - 8:th-Mar-2015 About the IPC mate. Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 8:th-Mar-2015 Just seen it now and replied mate Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - Lewis6317 - 11:th-Mar-2015 Im rather jealous that you have the chrome trim around the speaker vents Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Progress Thread: Sheppy1 - sheppy1 - 11:th-Mar-2015 Hehe it does look pretty good :P. I'm jealous of all you guys who have chrome window trim though! Weird they chose to remove that from new Astra's, I prefer most of the old elite stylings over the new one tbh |