Switch to desktop version  
Progress thread Tottybye - Printable Version

+- VXOC Astra-J/GTC (https://vxoc.org.uk/forum)
+-- Forum: Astra-J/GTC Section (https://vxoc.org.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=5)
+--- Forum: Members car's progress threads (https://vxoc.org.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=25)
+--- Thread: Progress thread Tottybye (/showthread.php?tid=549)

Progress thread Tottybye - Tottybye - 7:th-Jun-2014

Car hours after i bought it


First mod was to De Badged it,


Also i moved GTC badge to front


Next, Was to paint calipers after a snowy period...


After i decided to make a dual exit exhaust, bit of a pain but i think its turned out ok..


Having a few ideas, i bought a can of Plasti dip and played around




With Some birthday money i decided to get rear windows tinted and Front grill partially wrapped gloss black.


After loosing the vauxhall badge(Somewhere on M1) i decided to buy Opel Badges


By chance i came across a VX-Line splitter for £20, couldn't turn that down



Next i had some GTC stickers made up to underneath my Side Indicator


Last mod was to have Rear Insert/Diffuser Vinyl Wrapped gloss Black.


Whilst having it wrapped i asked him to put some gtc sticker on and wrap over them.


My Next Mod Which arrived this afternoon.....


Possible Future Mod's.......





Progress thread Tottybye - tucpal - 7:th-Jun-2014

lovely looking car and looking very good

Progress thread Tottybye - Rusty2009 - 7:th-Jun-2014

I was never over sure of the colour seeing pics but seeing it in the flesh it's a nice colour and not all that commen.

Progress thread Tottybye - J1ODYA - 7:th-Jun-2014

Nice touches, I like subtle mods

Progress thread Tottybye - n1ibor - 8:th-Jun-2014

i like the dual exhaust.
my exhaust isn't visible :(

Progress thread Tottybye - Tottybye - 8:th-Jun-2014

Made it myself, just bought a 2nd hand tip and some 60mm pipe and connected it to original pipework

Progress thread Tottybye - Cameron UK - 8:th-Jun-2014

Do u ever get pulled with your plates? Have u got a link??

Progress thread Tottybye - Rusty2009 - 8:th-Jun-2014

Tottybye Wrote:Made it myself, just bought a 2nd hand tip and some 60mm pipe and connected it to original pipework

Thats what I'm planning to do.

Progress thread Tottybye - Tottybye - 8:th-Jun-2014

No, never been pulled about plates. Can remember style I bought. I know they were £17.99 off ebay

Progress thread Tottybye - Rusty2009 - 9:th-Jun-2014

Tottybye any chance you could post some pics up of the exhaust showing how you ran it etc?

Progress thread Tottybye - Tottybye - 10:th-Jun-2014

I connected it after rear axle, then just ran it across to other side. Back box on mine sits before the axle, I'm not sure but I thing 5dr sits after axle just behind bumper. Will try and get a pic in morning for you

Progress thread Tottybye - Rusty2009 - 10:th-Jun-2014

Thanks mate the back box sits behind axle.

Progress thread Tottybye - Tottybye - 10:th-Jun-2014

Rusty2009 Wrote:Thanks mate the back box sits behind axle.

Hope this helps



Progress thread Tottybye - Rusty2009 - 11:th-Jun-2014

thanks mate that's where I thought of joining it up.

Made the cut out in the trim yesterday ready.

Progress thread Tottybye - Tottybye - 6:th-Jul-2014

Little update, have sprayed rear badge gloss black and have had front grill and fog covers professionally sprayed.


Progress thread Tottybye - Tottybye - 6:th-Jul-2014



Progress thread Tottybye - Rusty2009 - 6:th-Jul-2014

That looks better than the plastic look


Sent from my iPhone 5c using Tapatalk.

Progress thread Tottybye - tucpal - 6:th-Jul-2014

i like that alot well done

Progress thread Tottybye - Cameron UK - 6:th-Jul-2014

Rusty2009 Wrote:That looks better than the plastic look


Sent from my iPhone 5c using Tapatalk.

much better, how much did that cost?

Progress thread Tottybye - Tottybye - 6:th-Jul-2014

£80 pound, had to have some damaged repair on side of car, so let him do it while he had car.

Also I painted calipers gold and a set of four new tyres!!



Progress thread Tottybye - Cameron UK - 6:th-Jul-2014

You need to wrap your centre caps, they will look a lot better:
http://www.vxoc.org.uk/forum/Thread-HOW-TO-Change-colour-of-centre-caps

Progress thread Tottybye - Tottybye - 6:th-Jul-2014

I tried it when I swapped badges, wasn't too sure whether I like them or not!

Progress thread Tottybye - tucpal - 8:th-Sep-2014

lovely to see the car in the flesh it is a real nice GTC you have lovely color and well moded :cool

Progress thread Tottybye - Tottybye - 10:th-Sep-2014

tucpal Wrote:lovely to see the car in the flesh it is a real nice GTC you have lovely color and well moded :cool

Thanks Tucpal, Yours was looking good aswell..

Next Mod picked up from TRAX





Progress thread Tottybye - tucpal - 10:th-Sep-2014

That will look very good mate

Progress thread Tottybye - Rusty2009 - 10:th-Sep-2014

Have you worked out the colour yet mate?


Sent from my iPhone 5c using Tapatalk.

Progress thread Tottybye - Cameron UK - 10:th-Sep-2014

Looks nice, is it genuine vx or irmscher

Progress thread Tottybye - tucpal - 10:th-Sep-2014

it is the irmscher and very nice too you won't see too many of those about

Progress thread Tottybye - Tottybye - 11:th-Sep-2014

Rusty, little king is just in the middle of photoshopping it for me. £65 to get it sprayed not bad in my eyes.

Progress thread Tottybye - tucpal - 11:th-Sep-2014

That's a good price lol

Progress thread Tottybye - JohnL - 11:th-Sep-2014

Must say the car is a real credit to you. Loving the subtle mods you've done to it

Progress thread Tottybye - Tottybye - 11:th-Sep-2014

Thanks john, what your guys opinion on some kind of stripe

Progress thread Tottybye - tucpal - 11:th-Sep-2014

That would look very good are you going to make it

Progress thread Tottybye - Rusty2009 - 11:th-Sep-2014

That suits the car mate.

Progress thread Tottybye - Cameron UK - 11:th-Sep-2014

looks really good

Progress thread Tottybye - Lewis6317 - 13:th-Sep-2014

love the irmscher spoiler and the stripe looks really good on the car mate...

Progress thread Tottybye - J1ODYA - 14:th-Sep-2014

I like the spoiler but not feeling the stripes I'm afraid as too ott

Progress thread Tottybye - Tottybye - 7:th-Nov-2014

Finally got the spoiler sprayed and fitted

Progress thread Tottybye - tucpal - 7:th-Nov-2014

very good i like that

Progress thread Tottybye - Rusty2009 - 7:th-Nov-2014

What happened to the black or are you wrapping the center bit?

Look good thou mate

Progress thread Tottybye - Lewis6317 - 10:th-Nov-2014

Aw mate that looks good :-p


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Progress thread Tottybye - Tottybye - 12:th-Nov-2014

Cheers guys, rusty u know I've got various idea going through my head atm

Progress thread Tottybye - Tottybye - 12:th-Nov-2014

One idea I'm 50/50 on

Progress thread Tottybye - SI SRI - 12:th-Nov-2014

Loving the look mate but no to the roof.

Progress thread Tottybye - J1ODYA - 12:th-Nov-2014

No....

Progress thread Tottybye - tucpal - 12:th-Nov-2014

perfect