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Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Lewis6317 - 29:th-Mar-2015

Sold my old Astra J 1.3 Ecoflex, so this is my new car
Astra J 1.7 CDTi




Things I Have Done
- Facelift Rear Bumper
- Rear Factory Parking Sensors
- DAB & DAB+ AM/FM Shark Fin
- USB
- Pedal Covers
- Chrome Look Door Pins
- Chrome Look Window Switches
- Extra Boot Light
- Extra Sound Dreading Under Rear Seats
- Ice White LED Number Plate Lights
- Ice White LED Interior Bulbs
- Rear Windows Tinted 18% Dark Smoke Premium
- Debugged Boot & Wings
- Factory Heated Steering Wheel
- Navi 600 Unit
- VXR Side Repeaters
- TPMS

Things I want to do
- Facelift Front Bumper
- Front Parking Sensors
- Chrome Tip Exhaust
- Front Lights Tinted
- Xenon

Rear Facelift Bumper With Parking Sensors



Pedal Covers



USB







Door Pins



Extra Boot Light + Sound Dreading






Ice White Interior Bulbs




DAB





Chrome Look Finish On Switches


Tinted Windows 18% Dark Smoke

Debadged Boot

Factory Heated Steering Wheel
To get this fulling working had to change the heater panel [13435144] and also the steering wheel boss [23209882].




Navi 600
(From CD400 to Navi600)





TPMS


VXR Side Repeaters



Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Rusty2009 - 29:th-Mar-2015

Only do rear windows mate, and get it done in summer time as your be less likely to need the rear demist and heaters on.

Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - cornishtaz - 29:th-Mar-2015

Window tints speak to Glynn at Auto Asylum
http://autoasylumswindon.co.uk/

Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Lewis6317 - 29:th-Mar-2015

Unsure on how dark to go as Tucpal said his auto dimming mirror no longer works


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Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - tucpal - 29:th-Mar-2015

do not go over 18% tint i have the dark 25% tint and it is real bad at night

Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - cornishtaz - 29:th-Mar-2015

I've got 18% and my auto dim mirror still works

Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Lewis6317 - 29:th-Mar-2015

Edit edit

Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - tucpal - 29:th-Mar-2015

It will work with 18% tint
just not on my limo black tint 25%

Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Rusty2009 - 29:th-Mar-2015

Limo black does look the best on red and black cars IMHO.

Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - tucpal - 29:th-Mar-2015

agreed but it takes some getting use to at night

Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - WhelanUK - 29:th-Mar-2015

Did the garage sort or the niggles out?

Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Lewis6317 - 29:th-Mar-2015

Not yet mate Tuesday they will be


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RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Lewis6317 - 11:th-Apr-2015

updated thread

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Rusty2009 - 11:th-Apr-2015

Have you found out the details on that tracker mate?

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - bhalay207 - 11:th-Apr-2015

I have tints on mine. I don't know what percentage mind you. My auto dim mirror doesn't work sometimes, but there has been occasions when it's activated because of bright lights coming through the tints.

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RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - tucpal - 11:th-Apr-2015

looking good mate

Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - sheppy1 - 11:th-Apr-2015

Looks awesome dude! So decided to keep the car then I take it. Also are the hested seat controls always at the top on elites? On mine with the module I bought they are at the bottom of the module

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - tucpal - 11:th-Apr-2015

they have different positions on the climate control you have the standard air-con

Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - sheppy1 - 11:th-Apr-2015

Ahhh fair enough then I like to know all these little things

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Lewis6317 - 13:th-Apr-2015

Yeah chosen to keep the car as carshop wanted £2,500 off me which £850 of that was mileage charges.

After a few weeks today i have made major progress. Carshop has finally said we will let vaxuhall sort out everything.
So I have pointed out all the issues with the car and they are paying for it all. Even parts I ordered last week to fix the oil leak from the turbo.

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - sheppy1 - 13:th-Apr-2015

Mileage charges!?!? Robbing gits! Especially whern they sold you a car with faults! Annoys me that does, don't care once they have the money from you. No way!!! Result there then eh! just a shame you had to go through all that! But glad you've made progress with it all

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Lewis6317 - 13:th-Apr-2015

I have also choosen not to push for just a facelight bumpers but any pre or facelift which parking sensor holes.

if i stick to pre unsure which to go for

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-OPEL-ASTRA-J-MK6-BLACK-DE-BADGED-SPORTS-GRILLE-NEW-UPPER-GRILL-5-DOOR-/151642684890?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item234e9bbdda

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-OPEL-ASTRA-J-IV-09-12-CHROME-FRONT-CENTER-BUMPER-GRILLE-GRILL-SPORT-/181706692434?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2a4e901752

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - WhelanUK - 13:th-Apr-2015

I've not seen any pre's with the chrome badgeless grill. Would look good against the red.

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - bhalay207 - 13:th-Apr-2015

They were charging you that to avoid you taking it back. No doubt. Oh well at least they're going to let vauxhall deal with it. Would have been cheaper for them to take the car back but win for you!

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RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Lewis6317 - 4:th-Jun-2015

So thanks to the help of @cornishtaz we replace my standard preface lift bumper for a better look facelift bumper.

So first was of course to remove rear bumper


Then remove the old support brackets, need to also remove the crash bar with a 15ml socket.




Then fit the new support brackets, also needed to drill an extra hole for the side supports. Once middle two are one can refit the crash support.




End result


RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Rusty2009 - 4:th-Jun-2015

that looks better mate.

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Lewis6317 - 4:th-Jun-2015

cheers mate

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - cornishtaz - 4:th-Jun-2015

Looks really good mate

Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Tonto - 4:th-Jun-2015

Very nice mate!

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - tucpal - 4:th-Jun-2015

looks much better but i still dont like the chrome but well done

Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Lewis6317 - 8:th-Jul-2015

Well today Rusty and myself have been connecting uo the DAB and programming that plus the USB and the rear parking sensors






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RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Lewis6317 - 15:th-Aug-2015

DAB Module
Unsure if it DAB +


Chrome Look Finish On Switches


Think they look alight to be fair.

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - tucpal - 15:th-Aug-2015

Nice upgrades [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Lewis6317 - 15:th-Aug-2015

Xenon's is next on the list now, so with the help of rusty this is going to be the best upgrade by far.. I have got the car booked in for window tints but unsure on the shae still at moment its 20% Im having thinking of going for 25%

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - tucpal - 15:th-Aug-2015

20% will be fine to be honest my tints are to dark

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Lewis6317 - 15:th-Aug-2015

I thought you had 20% Tucpal

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - tucpal - 15:th-Aug-2015

Think there 25%

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Rusty2009 - 15:th-Aug-2015

Best thing to do mate is to get them show you samples they should have a section of each cut that can put to glass to show you.

Get a sun strip done while your there as it will only cost a little more.

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Jj0063 - 15:th-Aug-2015

25% is lighter than 20%?!

I've got 15% and wish I'd got 5% limo as mine don't look very dark lol.

Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Tonto - 15:th-Aug-2015

20% on mine


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RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Rusty2009 - 15:th-Aug-2015

I got limo black

Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - bhalay207 - 15:th-Aug-2015

Couldn't tell you what I've got as they were already like that but they look pretty dark from a distance and up close

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RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - tucpal - 15:th-Aug-2015

Some tinted % are different my 25 % is basically limo black some say % by shade and others by light that can get through you are best to see it first then make your own mind up [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]
That really does look like my car a few years back [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - bhalay207 - 15:th-Aug-2015

Mine?

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RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - tucpal - 15:th-Aug-2015

Yep before I upgraded the bumper [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - bhalay207 - 16:th-Aug-2015

Would be bizzare if it used to be yours. I know the previous owner lived in Nottingham.

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RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Lewis6317 - 23:rd-Aug-2015

Last week I had to drive to Wales and on the way back thought Id take some pictures. Shame the car was as clean as Id liked but only the wheel let it down to be fair, but it was 299 miles round trip and only used half a tank with an average 52.5MPG





RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - tucpal - 23:rd-Aug-2015

Grate pic looking good [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - Lewis6317 - 23:rd-Aug-2015

So im tempted to buy some VXR reps which was 18" comes with tyres 225/40/R18
Should i be worried about rubbing on the back and front?

Now Im on 225/50/r17

here is the specs



Or should i go for 225/40/r18



RE: Lewis6317 Progress Thread 2 - tucpal - 23:rd-Aug-2015

They will be fine and look alot better get them