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Spent yesterday afternoon flushing the cooling system through as advised. Pleased to report that this has made a massive improvement! Seams like it close to being about right again which is a relief being stuck on the M42 this morning. Will keep an eye on it over the next few weeks and if needs be w...

Hi James. Glad you got the Damage sorted, these Cavs can take a hit! With the paint issues maybe it's worth seeing them and having a polite word. Point out about the problems you mentioned and hopefully they will be decent enough to try and put it right. They may fob you off and I've been there myse...

Seam's a shame if you have to sell it, hopefully it will find a good home as L spec Cavs used to be everywhere as a kid then they all disappeared.

All the best with the house offer though.

Thank's everyone for the advice and cheers ilovedmymantas. It not doing bad for a car that only cost me £250 9 years ago. :) Am looking forward to seeing 200,000 on the clock even thought the engine done more of course. Never did I think that I would still have my Cavalier 9 years later, as I've had...

Had a bit of a ongoing issue and not sure what my next move is, so hoping somebody can point me in the right direction! My Cavalier since I've started driving it daily the last few months has developed a habbit of getting hot when stuck in traffic. When driving along it seams fine temperture wise. S...

Thank's for the advice much appreciated. As you say these rubbers can be a rust trap. Have refitted the rubbers but they don't seam to be clipping back on well to the pegs. Tried pinching the metal channel to get a better fit, but noticed today they were coming loose again. Think the pegs being grou...

Not sure on what size etc you require on the master key, but you can buy a kit off ebay [ battery and bulb] for around £5 all in from memory.

Robsey wrote:Top mount kits are from Febi Bilstein.

Plenty of suppliers on ebay.

Thanks for the tip. Just been talking to my brother and he might be able to source some top mounts through his work place.[ Delph ] So that might hopefully save us a few quid if not I'll look at the Febi etc options.

Thanks Robsey, James McGrath and MK3alan for the advice I'd love to say sod it and spend £300-£400 on a full suspension kit, but that seam's along way off being possible anytime soon as I'm struggling as it is to raise the cash for some part paintwork and that needs doing first after all the welding...

I've replaced mine with Pioneer Twin Cone in the front doors and rear shelf. Rears are TS-G1731i (17cm), and are a direct swap for the originals. Can't remember what the fronts are, but they needed adaptor rings to fit. Both pairs came in at about £50, with the adaptors. They won't blow your ears o...

Hi, The front shocks on my Cav resemble a old Cadillac i.e bit floaty after 220,000 miles! I want to keep the car at the standard hight but am unsure about what makes or if Gas or Oil filled is better? On a budget as I'll have to factor in labour costs too for farming it out etc, any recommended bra...

Hi, My front and rear factory speakers are getting a bit past there best after 23 years! I want some affordable i.e sub £50-£100 max replacements that fit the factory holes and spaces on my Cav so I can improve the music quality while driving etc. Have been told previously that Used speakers from a ...

Hi everyone, Looking for a bit of advice regarding the rubber seals that are fitted along the sills inside the door shuts. My Cavalier had it passenger sill replaced years ago but the little pegs that they clip onto were slightly ground down as the sill was joined just below them. The trim fits but ...

But the work has been done now right? :D :thumb :thumb :thumb Sorry for the massive delay in replying I had some laptop issues so haven't been online for a while but yes! The major work has been tackled though the car still needs some more final fettling with the welding repairs before some paintwo...

Thanks Envoy yeah with all this cold weather I'll have to pick my days don't want the rust back!

I'll try and see what trim I can carefully take off as I say hopefully this week and see where I can get in as I will sleep easier when thats sorted.

Well it's been a while as a song said. So here a picture of the Cavalier looking a bit sad after spending the last 18 months sitting on my dads driveway as it off on a back of the recovery truck! http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh482/mjk2783/phone%20pics%20005_zps3yfsnx3q.jpg http://i1248.photob...

Thanks both for the advice. :) I'll have a look at stripping the wheel arch carpets out of the way etc hopefully this week once I can empty the boot of all the various bits and bobs that are currently in the way! I'll see then if the Rustproofing cans are suitable for the task ahead. If not looks li...

Hi all, My Cavalier needs the rear arches rustproofing from inside the boot compartment after being repaired, as you can't access the inner sections due to the way they have been boxed in to paint them either. I really not keen on drilling holes into my Cav but looks as though I'll have no choice. A...

Well done on the Mot pass it certainly looked worth the hassle to me! The interior on yours looks immaculate by the way too. Sorry I hadn't replied sooner regarding the front drainage pipes from the sunroof. I didn't do the work myself admittedly but from memory it was a case of just removing the fr...

Great buy James can't think of a better home for it. Was watching this one on ebay myself but hadn't the funds or I would have been after it myself.

Got to say a Cavalier CDX in metalic black has to be one of my favourite spec Cavs too.

Great to see more progress on this, think those areas you repaired so far are all the same as what needs welding on mine at some point or another! My petrol tank started leaking a few months after I got the car which was annoying as I had just filled the tank, came back to the car in the supermarket...

Well done on saving it rather than breaking it up. Far too many Cavs have gone that way for alot less.

Look forward to seeing the updates.

I really must get mine sorted as it's been off the road for 10 months now, been far too long already.

Did you get the cill sorted mate ? Hi sorry I hadn't replied sooner haven't been on here for ages! Wish I could say I had but no I haven't yet. Have had a couple of offers on sorting the welding just the lack of £££s thats stopping me. Car been parked up at my dads since May just before the Insuran...

Little update the Cavalier sadly been off the road over a month now after failing the Mot. As I knew already it failed the Mot on rust to the offside rear part of the sill 4 inch inner and 6 inch outer area. Rear brake pipes and emissions. Was going to get the drivers sill and arch fitted a few week...

So did anyone from here go along? Saw lots of Cav's but none that I recognised from here. I did go but as my dad was taking me [due to my Cav being off the road] and he been on the beers the night before I didn't get there till half 12 ! So was rushing about trying to find what I needed, though my ...