nova mk1

[big_nath]

i have a nova mk1 which i have recently purchased and im soon to be selling it on to buy a 1.4 sri or maybe a GTE. but what i want to know is how can u make the mk1 front look better?? can u change the grill and front bumper??
cheers.

[Dpnova]

You can get a gte frontbumper/grill and put in some clear front indicators :)

[dan_mk1]

colour coded gte bumper + grill? mesh grill? smoothed gte bumpers? smooth gte bumpers look the dogs danglies!

[big_nath]

the car came with clear indicators. how much do u think a front end would cost me?

[dan_mk1]

depends, i picked up gte front and back bumpers and a gte grill for ?50 from a scrappy then got a mate to spray em for me for the cost of paint!
from vauxhall new is ??????

[Dpnova]

30-50 :D

[big_nath]

not a bad price then! theres a few things i gotta do the nova like a new passenger door and the arches are a bit rusty. theres a vauxhall breaking place down the road from me i might just go have a look down there.if not go 2 the scrappy and see what i can get! think im gonna put a exhaust system on it before i flog it. and maybe lower it

[big_nath]

one more question can u fit the digital dashes into the mk1? if so how much do they cost?

[dan_mk1]

havnt tried it myself but its supposed to be harder on the mk1, im gonna do a mk2 dash conversion before i put a digi dash in

[Dpnova]

Yes, there about 50-80

[Anton]

whats the point in doing all this if you are just going to sell it?

[big_nath]

not too much then. think i will have 2 save up my christmas tips. thing is ive got this 1.2 now and its already got the sr wheels and white dials etc.
and i want to keep it and do it up but i also want a mk2 sr or sri. ohh the decisions! anyway as long as its a nova im not that bothered.

[big_nath]

well the thing is i paid ?350 for the car and i want to do it up and sell it for a bit more if i can. i only brought it for something to do. whilst i was driving my fiesta but that got wrote off so im using the nova! and i must say the nova is by far the better car! feels more like a little race car.

[Anton]

good choice. Why not keep it and do an engine conversion?

[Dpnova]

If is has rusty arches like you said, youll have trouble selling it off for more:)

[big_nath]

yeah it has got rusty arches but im working on those at the minute. putting new doors on it. smoothing it alswell because it had that dodgy black paint on the bottom of the doors so ive taken the plastic stips off and im gonna spray it all white!

[Stanton]

a total derust and smoothed bumpers on my gte is gunna cost ?500 :D

all new arches, wings, front and back panels, dorrs, gate.

jus needs a sprayin

[big_nath]

i would do it yourself m8 itll be cheaper ive spent ?40 on 2 doors! and all the arches need doing is the rust being sanded off and re-sprayed.should cost me ?100 at max

[Ste_Nova]

?500??

new doors are ?222 each

[big_nath]

i brought a salvaged door for ?40. in perfect condition

[Dpnova]

Good find but not all of us are that lucky :cry:

[Stanton]

i no of a few doors about if i can get em who wud b interested in one of them and how much wud u b willing 2 pay?

[adam-s]

i paid ?80 each for two doors at the time i could find no other rust free ones :(

[big_nath]

i brought a a gte bumper now how do i fit it lol because i havnt had chance to look at it yet! does it just go over the top of the original bumper once u have removed the plastic bumper part?? cheers.

[Jon_nova1]

someone in technical gave this website

www.bodyshopwarehouse.co.uk

i'm after 2 front wing's so had a look it's going to cost 50 quid all in 18 quid a wing and the rest is p+p

you should have a look because mine is a mk1 too