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Mike B GTE
21-10-10, 04:03 PM
Its my mates '89 GTE, never been painted, is it 80L 'Black'???

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa201/M16KEB/ABCD0014.jpg
wwmnw
21-10-10, 04:35 PM
Its nice, that's what it is!
Danny s-p
21-10-10, 04:36 PM
Its nice, that's what it is!it gte that y :d
wwmnw
21-10-10, 04:37 PM
it gte that y :d

GTE's are ugly imo as are all MK1's, but I've just found an exception!
Danny s-p
21-10-10, 04:39 PM
i was wont's like you own mk1 and see the light please
Stoo
21-10-10, 04:45 PM
Black?
bazil
21-10-10, 04:47 PM
iirc its just a plain black, my mates astra gte was painted the same colour,
Tommy_nova
21-10-10, 04:48 PM
possibly diamond black
Alex J
21-10-10, 04:52 PM
green?
bazil
21-10-10, 04:52 PM
according to my thatcham book it should be 80L (200) black,
Diamond black is 81L (266)
mayhem
21-10-10, 04:55 PM
E200 is the normal black on nova's
SRimon
21-10-10, 06:00 PM
Is the Bruce's old car?
Ben
21-10-10, 06:46 PM
lmao at that intercooler
Benn
21-10-10, 06:59 PM
possibly diamond black

Is a metallic. Which Nova's didn't come in.
Jack
21-10-10, 07:12 PM
Its my mates '89 GTE, never been painted, is it 80L 'Black'???
Check the VIN plate, the colour code will be on there :thumb:


lmao at that intercooler
Same, not overly keen on that!
L14MNP
21-10-10, 07:23 PM
Is a metallic. Which Nova's didn't come in.

IIRC it's not the first mk1 GTE to in metallic black to have that said about it. lol
Lee H
21-10-10, 07:25 PM
Is the Bruce's old car?

Yes, then S1 RST off here had it and fitted the LET and F28 IIRC.
MK999
21-10-10, 07:26 PM
Is a metallic. Which Nova's didn't come in.

Pretty sure diamond black is the standard black for gsi's?
Leeboo
21-10-10, 07:31 PM
Pretty sure diamond black is the standard black for gsi's?

Your right because my nova is diamond black 81L
Benn
21-10-10, 08:52 PM
Pretty sure diamond black is the standard black for gsi's?



Your right because my nova is diamond black 81L

Oh i thought Diamond black was a met black.. I guess not then.
Lee H
21-10-10, 08:54 PM
Diamond black is metallic black, that GTE isn't metallic.
Pistol Pete
21-10-10, 08:54 PM
Black?

What he said really lol
novaa
21-10-10, 09:06 PM
88 and 89 GTE were solid black 1990 GTE came in metallic
Benn
21-10-10, 09:09 PM
Diamond black is metallic black, that GTE isn't metallic.

Ah ok.
Dan
21-10-10, 09:17 PM
tsssk, gingers, who'd have them eh :roll: ;) lol lol

and wmnmwwmwnmw mk1's are THE best :thumb:
Benn
21-10-10, 09:23 PM
Cheeky coot.

Gsi's arnt met tho... So its just a GTE thing?
Lee H
21-10-10, 09:29 PM
Gsi's are metallic. Diamond black definitely is.
wwmnw
21-10-10, 09:37 PM
tsssk, gingers, who'd have them eh :roll: ;) lol lol

and wmnmwwmwnmw mk1's are THE best :thumb:

OK so they usually don't rot as bad as MK2's or so the rumour goes, but many people put MK2 front ends and MK2 dash's in them :p even sports are gay lol
Benn
21-10-10, 09:41 PM
Gsi's are metallic. Diamond black definitely is.

Oh are they? Oops. Clearly i've not looked well enough in the flesh.



OK so they usually don't rot as bad as MK2's or so the rumour goes, but many people put MK2 front ends and MK2 dash's in them :p even sports are gay lol

No no no your thinking very early ones (A and B reg) the rest are made from the same cheap crap import steel.
wwmnw
21-10-10, 09:47 PM
No no no your thinking very early ones (A and B reg) the rest are made from the same cheap crap import steel.

Ah yes, that's what I was thinking of :thumb:
Southie
21-10-10, 09:48 PM
No no no your thinking very early ones (A and B reg) the rest are made from the same cheap crap import steel.
Nope my D reg is made of high quality Spanish rusty metal also lol
wwmnw
21-10-10, 09:50 PM
Nope my D reg is made of high quality Spanish rusty metal also lol

A & B reg were apparently made of British grade steel which wasn't as susceptible to rust as the Spanish crap.
bazil
21-10-10, 10:02 PM
A & B reg were apparently made of British grade steel which wasn't as susceptible to rust as the Spanish crap.

the brittish made steel?
MK999
21-10-10, 10:09 PM
A B C and early D I heard, apparently the switchover is the reason for a lack of D registered novas.
bazil
21-10-10, 10:13 PM
Hmmm early 80's cars made from Brit steel, late 80's made from Spanish steel, not many D reg (86) novas and a brittish coal strike?
loggyboy
21-10-10, 11:52 PM
The reason why mk2s rust more is the seam sealer, it traps the moisture, mk1s had less, so didnt suffer so bad.
pie
22-10-10, 12:26 AM
looks the same colour as this

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs122.ash2/39419_1629374451635_1154813147_31842412_1393882_n. jpg
Ben
22-10-10, 01:28 AM
D reg was a bad year for most manufactuers as thats the worst year for the ford XR2's and 3i's etc.

Something to do with strikes so they used cheap foriegn steel.
bazil
22-10-10, 04:56 PM
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/projects/panel%20removal/Scan1111111111111.jpg