Someone help me, I can't find a body kit for my astra. I want something subtle, coz it ain't exactly fast (!) Just want something to boost the value and make it look a little better.

Any ideas peeps?

Forgot to mention it's got a tow bar (I feel naked driving a car without one!) So if the rear bumper didn't clear it I'd have to make some holes. Here's a pic for any ideas.

to boost value gettin an after market kit aint gonna do ya ne favours. if ya wana up the value and stay subtle with either go for sum splitters or a little more expensive a gsi kit!!!

Yeah, I was thinkin just summat subtle, maybe small skirts and slightly beefier bumpers. Yeah, a GSi kit ain't a bad idea, but I wanna see my other options first. Tell me what you mean by splitters? <img border="0" alt="[cwhair]" title="" src="graemlins/cwemotions037.gif" />

i recomend that u get rid of the tow bar. uve got ur jeep to tow stuff?? i agree with towny the gsi kit is sweet, me mate got 1 on his sliver astra looks mint!

splitters are little plastic bumpers on the bottom of ur bumper! i used to hab
ve a renault laguna 1 on my nova looked quite nice and very cheap to do

that the gsi kit

that gsi kit has had sum mods done to that. its had the fogs smoothed and a splitter added to it!!

What do you think to this; gsi - bumbers, f/fogs, and side skirts. Then tinted rear clusters, clear side repeaters and front indicators?

BTW would I have any probs fitting those skirts as mine's a 5door?

Ooh I love the GSi kit on that shape astra

dont bother getting splitters, go for the full GSi kit with a complete re-spray <img border="0" alt="[cwsmokin]" title="" src="graemlins/cwemotions036.gif" />

I wouldn't go for the full kit, remember this is only a 1.7D so I don't want people expecting me to race them then get disappointed! I'd just have the bumpers and skirts. Hell, I might even leave the badges on the back.

I find my driving suprises people alot, like when overtaking a Beamer 325i at 120mph, or burning off a boy racer in a focus 1.6 at the lights. I just love it when they see the badge on the back, so there's another reason to leave it on.

As for the respray, it needs some panels doing but there's only three colours I'd have this car in anyway; that's the colour it is now (Burgundy metallic), white, or dark blue metallic, so I think I'd save my notes and keep it this colour.

One idea I do like is having it this colour with a metallic gold reflection, it'd be nice if I had the money for it lol.

What colour were you thinking anyway Adam?

umm you wont make a convincing GSi with the colour that u got now because i've never seen one in that colour my fav colour for a car is black but thats a kinda bias decision with me having a black car i guess. what about a white base with a light blue laquer over the top, might look a little bit girly but will look proper bo!

I'd only put a full gsi kit on a faster car. The only two reasons I want one are to make it look better, and to increase the value, not to make it look faster when it's not. That's why I wouldn't have the bonnet or roof spoiler. I don't want it to look exactly like a gsi, do you get my drift?

I thought kits and wheels made the car worth less, because people assume it's been ragged

Take em of and sell em sepratly.

Unless you car has been completely moded sell the parts seperatly!!

not always my amigos. was readin auto express as ya do every thursday and they said "taseful modifying" can put value on ya motor. there feature had a p-reg astra which sum lad had put 17s, gsi kit, lowered and an exhaust nofin over the top but looked smart. he sold it 4 a grand over book price!!!

That's what I'm sayin'. When modifyin cars you can go so far to increase the value, but then it starts to drop after you get past that point. My Astra's in A1 condition aside from that dent in the wing and a few scratches, which will be repaired when I get the kit on so it should increase the value

how about sell it an get a real GSi? <img border="0" alt="[cwsmokin]" title="" src="graemlins/cwemotions036.gif" />

Good call

if your cars in good nick as it is then u might as well sell it whilst u can get a good price for it? then get a tastey GSi i hear that the handling of them isnt anyhting to write home about though <img border="0" alt="[cwhelp]" title="" src="graemlins/cwemotions041.gif" />

Will you sub me for the insurance? And I ain't gonna pay monthly coz that's the way to get into debt. Thanks for the ideas though peeps

sell the jeep to pay for insurance <img border="0" alt="[cwjoking]" title="" src="graemlins/cwemotions046.gif" />

U wot?!! Mine seems to handle pretty nicely, it's the only fwd car I've ever got into a powerslide! And those shockies are set up perfectly for the british roads. Just last weekend I got over a foot of air at 100mph and hardly felt it! (rallying) <img border="0" alt="[cwsmokin]" title="" src="graemlins/cwemotions036.gif" />

Oh yeah, Penguin mate, I've got the tow bar so I can tow the jeep home from events after it's broken down lol! :rolleyes:

The old astras handling and suspension is shocking. I have driven a few, they are admitidly a nice car to drive, just a bit springy and dont like to go where you tell them to go some times.

i've driven my dads astra, same shape as yours jimbo but a 1.4 petrol, if your going slow and jab the brakes hard it feels like your sitting on a massive bed of jelly <img border="0" alt="[cwcool]" title="" src="graemlins/cwemotions049.gif" />

Spose it is more relaxing than driving a GoKart specially on long journeys

definetly, its the price you pay for lowering your car though