HOLES' Vectra

ok so im going to copy and paste from another forum so bear with me here

ok picked up my car yesterday, 1.8 16v vectra sxi saloon in black, spoiler, 16" soft star wheels, traffic master, etc etc
sorry about quality of pics, will update with better ones once i have taken some with my camera not my phone

some better pics, now its all taxed up and on the road so to speak

total closuremod done so the windows go up when i lock the car off my keyfob (cheapest mod done, cost all of 30p )
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induction kit fitted

mudflaps fitted

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backbox fitted

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chewed my fuel tank vent valve today , fell off the side of the airbox and rubbed away on the side of the belts

pics

ok so i ran off the codes doing the paper clip test and it brought these up
0100 - maf sensor
0130 - HEGO
0433 - Tank Vent Valve
so hopeing to get these sorted/replaced over the next 2-3 weeks.

so decided to hack away at thelid of my standard airbox to make a enclosure for my induction kit, and when the tank vent valve was replaced it could go go back on the side of the airbox nice and safe...
I cut away at the corner of the airbox where the trunking would normally go through, i couldnt use the box as it was as i have put a larger bore pipe on, its not pretty but the cut cannot be seen from the front of the engine bay anyway. I have done the lid in primer ready for it to be sprayed the same black as the car and laquered so it will be a little shiney haha




not perfect or pretty but its some kind of enclosed induction as the standard cold air feed tubes are still pumping into it

new tank vant valve is on
still waiting on my MAF sensor
top of the airbox is back on
red led electric window switches fitted


red led dash conversion done, pics do it no justice


theyare a lot more red than the pics are showing and there is no spotting, nice even light distribution. and yes i know my car needs a clean but been too busy and tied up with work at the mo

white led festoon interior light fitted
small plain black sunstrip fitted
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pic of colour coded grill
old

new

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after speaking to guys on VVOC (vauxhall vectra owners club) they all seem to want/have the ram air js-108 induction kit which is meant for the R32 golf's. So decided to go on the hunt for one. ebay throws them up new for 80 -100 quid each, people on the forums want around 50+ for them. Grabbed this weeks free ads and what do i see... a JS-108 induction kit for sale in Newport for £15.
So after a trip to Newport and back i have myself a new induction kit and the ghetto ass enclosed filter system is gone!
Now my old air filter was a cheap-o thingy but it came off my corsa redtop, but it was the size i was recomended for the c20xe engine (redtop). Now the air filters for my engine in the veccy are tiny, almost half the size of the one i had on there.
old air filter can be seen here

old air filter out

new air filter

both air filters together for size comparison

necks

tops


guy threw in a nice free piece of samco hosing


put together

it is now in the car but it was too dark for pics


dimentions of the new air filter are
Neck: 80mm
Base Width: 200mm
Filter Height: 150mm
Top Width: 150mm
Neck Length: 60mm
its bloody HUGE

illuminated grab handles fitted
illuminated sun visors fitted
5 LED side lights fitted
white led festoon rear number plate lights fitted
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short shift fitted today, no point in putting pix up as it looks exactly like the standard one in a veccy but its 1.5 - 2" shorter

somewhere along the lines i have missed out that i have tinted my rear lights and side repeaters too.
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gave the car a clean today so went to grab some pics. Got a little dirty on the journey though

went to fit my remus centre secion today and managed to snap two bolts that hold the cat to the centre pipe ??? not happy. Cat is currently held up with some wire just to hold it off the floor. Hopefully this will be sorted 2moro afternoon.
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a friend came up a few days ago to show me his freshly repainted wheels on his cally dtm and randomly offered me a led strip he bought. 6 white leds inline on a board, so i replied with "if its free, give it to me". So i sat in the car today pondering where i could put this strip, i already have a white led festoon bulb in my courtesy light so didnt need it there, so it dawned on me, the cubby hole and as it turned out there are already two holes at the back of the cubby hole i could slip the board through anyway. so i simply blu tacked the board in place (well my mrs did because i couldnt get my hand far enough down (damn short fat hands lol) )
few mins later i was left with this...
its wired into the courtesy light so it comes on and off with that light and dims out too.

remus centre pipe all fitted
went for a rolling road day with vectra owners club and here are my print outs
my model of veccy makes 113bhp as standard (so made up 5bhp off a cat back and induction, not bad as i was expecting standard power after allowing for loss over the years)


video of my car on the rollers
Vectra sxi on the rolling road
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car is now sporting a custom made black velvet battery bag with a quilted top and fuse cover the same. Irmscher double d backbox instead of the 5".
pics of the battery bag and fuse box covers


and some snow pics



and my engine bay URL stickers (sorry for the shocking state of these pics)

kamei grill added and front fogs but still no fog covers


irmscher titanium heater surround in (just need the lower half now)

pics above taken before i cleaned it
pics were taken before i cleaned it

okay so i got a irmscher titanium cup holders for my dash finally

i got my hands on a pair of carello headlights so i tinted the inside of them black and fitted them to my car



and my veccy is currently running on 16" sri twin spoke alloys not my usual soft stars for the time being untill i get some fresh rubber for my softstars, fog light covers and i have switched back to my original colour coded grill which can be seen in the pics above

got some new stuffs for the car
* 36 LED reversing bulbs
* bass sticker
* 4 gauge cabling for the ICE
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sticker added

white led reverse bulbs added for that crisp white light lol and due to my lights being tinted i wanted to make sure their clearly visable

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callipers have been painted in hi vis yellow
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a mate was breaking his old veccy so managed to get this for free

now i decided to get rid of my TID and mount my volt meter there instead on a carbon fibre wrapped mount

been helping a mate sort his scooby out so he soerted me out with some parts from his old veccy...
colour coded door handles and you can see my freshly painted callipers
old front handles vs new rear handles and only rear callipers done

new handles all round and painted callipers finished

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right to the other parts i got off my mate but no pics im aftraid...
where i cut the centre air vent to accomidate the old volt meter housing has been replaced with a new vent.
handbrake gaitor has been changed for a red and black leather item.
gear gaitor has been replaced with a red and black leather one.
GSi boot springs (apparently stronger) fitted and mine were weak and the boot was dropping down.
plastic cowling which covers the wiring in the boot that runs up the arms to the rear lights added.
headlight control switch with front fog light switch added.
preface Gsi spoiler (exactly the same as the one i have now but has a brake light) not fitted yet but i do have it in my possession ready to go on as soon as i get some shorter bolts

okay so not much to report, but here is the update...
irmscher double d backbox has past its best by date (rot got to the flange, so the 5" powerflow is back on)
gsi front bumper is on (only a temp spray job)
debadged grill is on
rear leather seats are in and front door cards (will get the fronts done this week hopefully)



and thats up to date

damn thats come together really well

im not big fan of vauxhalls, but it lloks fuking bitchen from behind, swweeet

cheers guys

love gsi kits on vekkys
any wheel plans ..

these in 17" staggered set up



they are my fav's at the min

liiiikkeeee

thought you might asbo haha

started on sticker bombing under my bonnet, so far it looks like this but more stickers are coming in slowly

i got one of thosde maxxis stickers under my bonnet 2

got it free when i went to watch the BDC

i have decided to stop plowing cash into my veccy, well im going to finish my sticker bombing, get leds for my angel eyes and get my soft stars back on when its time to renew tyres, then thats it.

going to start putting money away for a V6 veccy instead, hopefully a estate for sound system reasons but if not it will deffo be another veccy. Insurance is only £100 extra a year to go from a 4 pot 1.8 16 valve to a 2.5 24 valve V6