Show off your pride and joy! All Mk3 Cavaliers are welcome (please post only one thread per car)
HAIRIBO
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by HAIRIBO » Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:01 am
Well I've finally got my self a TD! !
Picked it up on Saturday, this will be my new daily drive, Some of you's may recognise it, after an hour with hair dryer I removed close on 30 stickers and decals, them t .cut and polished, then fitted my continental booted 15's, I've got some plans for it, got the CV joint to do and swap tim gmax spring's for either standard or eibch. Well hear she is.
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TurboDan
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by TurboDan » Mon Nov 11, 2013 11:20 am
Looks good, any pics of it with stickers on it?
Cavalier342
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by Cavalier342 » Mon Nov 11, 2013 11:36 am
I hope you don't bring me into this as those days are long gone....
Looks quite nice with the expression wheels on it.
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China Blue 1989 Vauxhall Cavalier L 18SV
Kings Blue 1992 Vauxhall Cavalier LSi Auto C18NZ
Smoke Grey 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier V6 C25XE
Am I a light sleeper or a heavy sleeper? Well that depends on how much I've had to drink...
HAIRIBO
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by HAIRIBO » Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:02 pm
I don't have any photos, but it's Lew893's old car, olds of photos of it on that,
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Cavalier342
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by Cavalier342 » Mon Nov 11, 2013 12:12 pm
Previous:
China Blue 1989 Vauxhall Cavalier L 18SV
Kings Blue 1992 Vauxhall Cavalier LSi Auto C18NZ
Smoke Grey 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier V6 C25XE
Am I a light sleeper or a heavy sleeper? Well that depends on how much I've had to drink...
lew893
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by lew893 » Mon Nov 11, 2013 5:32 pm
Think I'll subscribe to this to see how my ex car comes on!
Love this car still!
Riders on the storm!
TurboDan
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by TurboDan » Mon Nov 11, 2013 5:37 pm
Ahh now I see the stickers, I thought it might have had like race car stickers on it or something like that.
HAIRIBO
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by HAIRIBO » Mon Nov 11, 2013 5:44 pm
I love the colour, And hopefully it would take too long to get this to the point state I want.
It looks good low, But will I be happy with Eibachs? Or should I go standard???
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Cavalier342
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by Cavalier342 » Mon Nov 11, 2013 7:08 pm
Personally without a bodykit, I'd go standard height. But that's just me. Finish clearing up the rest of the stickers and see how she looks .
Previous:
China Blue 1989 Vauxhall Cavalier L 18SV
Kings Blue 1992 Vauxhall Cavalier LSi Auto C18NZ
Smoke Grey 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier V6 C25XE
Am I a light sleeper or a heavy sleeper? Well that depends on how much I've had to drink...
HAIRIBO
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by HAIRIBO » Mon Nov 11, 2013 7:37 pm
I really like the preface lift SRi/Diplomat bumpers and skirts. Its just tring to find a set
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HAIRIBO
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by HAIRIBO » Mon Nov 11, 2013 7:43 pm
Cavalier342 wrote: Personally without a bodykit, I'd go standard height. But that's just me. Finish clearing up the rest of the stickers and see how she looks .
I left the those stickers on as underneath those stickers need painting.
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Cavalier342
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by Cavalier342 » Mon Nov 11, 2013 10:47 pm
Ye I know what you mean about the early SRi bumpers, I also love the look of the black top and bottom and colour coded middle.
I still have my early bumpers here lol.
Previous:
China Blue 1989 Vauxhall Cavalier L 18SV
Kings Blue 1992 Vauxhall Cavalier LSi Auto C18NZ
Smoke Grey 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier V6 C25XE
Am I a light sleeper or a heavy sleeper? Well that depends on how much I've had to drink...
HAIRIBO
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by HAIRIBO » Mon Nov 11, 2013 10:50 pm
If you werent so far away I'd snap them up mate
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Gray16v
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by Gray16v » Wed Nov 13, 2013 12:58 pm
Cant beat prefacelift Cavs, look mint
Envoy CDX
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by Envoy CDX » Sun Nov 17, 2013 1:56 am
This could be a good one
HAIRIBO
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by HAIRIBO » Mon Nov 18, 2013 1:12 pm
EiBach springs now on the fronts will be done same time asCV joint, Also fitted new drop links this weekend. Should be picking up a spare Cesaro interior, parcel shelf and boot spoiler this week. I plan on doing the 3 belts, filters and water pump and change all tim fluids before the winter sets in,
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HAIRIBO
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by HAIRIBO » Thu Nov 28, 2013 2:40 pm
Well I've been busy this week. Sony sound system and Bluetooth kit fitted. Cesaro seats and door cards in, new battery with cover, fitted a new headlight and indicator, tatty boot interior trim swapped, parcel shelf retrimmed, and facelift grill painted and fitted!
oh and swapped the dull/faded clear side repeaters for shiney old school orange one's!
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HAIRIBO
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by HAIRIBO » Sat Nov 30, 2013 4:00 pm
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HAIRIBO
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by HAIRIBO » Sat Nov 30, 2013 4:04 pm
The camera on my phone is crap!
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HAIRIBO
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by HAIRIBO » Mon Dec 09, 2013 5:26 pm
I couldn't handle any more looks from people so They had to be taken off
And can anyone tell what this switch is for?
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by gsi pie » Mon Dec 09, 2013 6:27 pm
playstion?
sorry
My valver brings all the boys to the yard, dam right its cammed and carbed, dam right it pops and farts, I would show you but the fuker won't start!
HAIRIBO
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by HAIRIBO » Mon Dec 09, 2013 10:09 pm
lol, yeah fror times Where I get night shift jobs with time to kill
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HAIRIBO
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by HAIRIBO » Thu Dec 12, 2013 5:16 pm
Well just had the major service done, and swaped the APex springs for Eibach.
I've got to say the car looks better being slighty higher and feels so much nicer to drive.
Tho on the sad side I've just had to pay £360 for work done at the gargae.
Major service, new front wheel bearings, water pump/ Cambelt kit. Fit front springs and swap steering wheel.
Since fitting the steering wheel the airbag light wont go off, do I have to disconect the battery for a bit?
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TurboDan
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by TurboDan » Thu Dec 12, 2013 5:59 pm
Could be a few things, Either
A: The airbag on the new steering wheel isnt compatable, unlikely.
B: They haven't plugged the airbag in.
C: Whilst they were swapping wheels they turned the ignition on and so set the airbag light off and now it needs to be reset with a diagnostics machine.
Oh and disconnecting the battery wont do anything, the light will still be on.
HAIRIBO
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by HAIRIBO » Thu Dec 12, 2013 6:04 pm
I drove it about for a week with out the airbag in, So I need to get it reset then.
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