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Offline chubbz1005

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advice needed please
« on: 03 July 2013, 23:30 »
iv got 200 to spend and dont know whether to buy coilovers or springs im still on standard monty 2 alloys as i love the look of them any help would be appreciated thanks

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Re: advice needed please
« Reply #1 on: 03 July 2013, 23:35 »
coilys! spring on standard shocks will kill the shocks in no time.
or, go for bilstein b4 shocks with springs.

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Re: advice needed please
« Reply #2 on: 03 July 2013, 23:39 »
cheers mate i was thinking that meself would 45mm foul? im gettin uprated arb but the missus has said 800 this month on the car is enough so will have to wait a couple of months thanks chris

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Re: advice needed please
« Reply #3 on: 04 July 2013, 00:18 »
£800 in a month?.. my missus would stab me in the chest! I think £800 would finish my car lol

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Re: advice needed please
« Reply #4 on: 04 July 2013, 00:39 »
ye my point haha i bought it end of may an put milltek cat back forgr 007p new track rods new wheel caps mirror glass plus the coilies when i get them new stereo boost gauge spare alloy it soon mounts up

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Re: advice needed please
« Reply #5 on: 04 July 2013, 08:37 »
ive broke 4000 on mine and it still looks standard  :cry: not for long though  :evil:


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Re: advice needed please
« Reply #6 on: 04 July 2013, 10:23 »
Ive spent enough on mine to buy a mk5  :grin:

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Re: advice needed please
« Reply #7 on: 04 July 2013, 11:17 »
Ive spent enough on mine to buy a mk5  :grin:

atleast your motor looked like it has had the money spent on it! lol my front bumper is sitting in shed, my car itself is in a garage and im stuck with a Hyundai Accent 1.6i as a get away car until ive had the repair work completed and now i've just been told by my mate that i should consider changing my sump over ... feck my life! lol


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« Reply #8 on: 04 July 2013, 12:45 »
Arhh but james at least u will almoat have a new engine :D u may as well get a shallow sump and change ur pickup :)

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Re: advice needed please
« Reply #9 on: 04 July 2013, 23:57 »
yeh this is very true, well lets see what happens on friday nxt week lol cant expect my car anytime soon as my mates doing it in his spare time but cant wait to have it back! also gives me a chance to save for a flat and hunting trip up to Scotland  :grin:


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