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Post by gemininja on Sept 22, 2009 17:49:21 GMT 12
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Post by mcqunt on Sept 23, 2009 8:58:05 GMT 12
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Post by crazytim on Sept 23, 2009 9:14:12 GMT 12
img17.imageshack.us/img17/1647/pow0646wa.jpgUnrelated but very cool... That silver flared 2 door sedan is banging! Got any pics from other angles? The Kadett Karavan, doesn't seem to have headlite surrounds... do they have the same surrounds as gems normally or is that the kadett look for that shape? Would look good from a distance but up close surely youd see all the brackets and mountings etc... looks cool in pic tho...
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Post by coggers on Sept 24, 2009 5:44:40 GMT 12
That silver flared 2 door sedan is banging! Got any pics from other angles? . It's an Ascona , the Kadett's bigger brother - I've got the same pic but can't find any more pics of it . I love this one though..  The Kadett Karavan, doesn't seem to have headlite surrounds... do they have the same surrounds as gems normally or is that the kadett look for that shape? Would look good from a distance but up close surely youd see all the brackets and mountings etc... looks cool in pic tho... They're probably there , they normally paint them black so from a distance it just looks like a round light sitting there - bit like this one  It'd be interesting to know if they are the same as the Gem 'cos they're like rocking horse sh1te here - most of them had the square lights so you just can't find the surrounds anywhere ! |
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Post by zep on Sept 24, 2009 9:06:15 GMT 12
I would imagine that they are the same if not very similar. Most of the early models in NZ came with round lights, I can't remember seeing a square lights one. I gotta spare pair... phew  |
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Post by crazytim on Sept 24, 2009 9:33:41 GMT 12
I have only one spare... wanna get me some square lights for when the wag conversion is finally done (in the year 2030) Not sure if the round lights will go on wag or hatch tho... ultimately I'd like to get some Kadett C later model headlite/indicator type units and mod guards to fit... sure it can be done... bonnet looks same (similar) just with larger grill area... Are these lamps easy to come by at your end coggers?  |
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Post by crazytim on Sept 24, 2009 9:35:06 GMT 12
That silver flared 2 door sedan is banging! Got any pics from other angles? . It's an Ascona , the Kadett's bigger brother - I've got the same pic but can't find any more pics of it . I love this one though.. The Kadett Karavan, doesn't seem to have headlite surrounds... do they have the same surrounds as gems normally or is that the kadett look for that shape? Would look good from a distance but up close surely youd see all the brackets and mountings etc... looks cool in pic tho... They're probably there , they normally paint them black so from a distance it just looks like a round light sitting there - bit like this one It'd be interesting to know if they are the same as the Gem 'cos they're like rocking horse sh1te here - most of them had the square lights so you just can't find the surrounds anywhere ! If you could also send me an Ascona that would be terrific... |
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Post by gemininja on Sept 24, 2009 18:30:24 GMT 12
that ascona... wow...
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Post by mikuni on Sept 24, 2009 19:00:37 GMT 12
Ascona B's have been my dream car since I discovered other Opel models a few years ago. Unfortunately I don't think there are any B models in New Zealand at all. The C model looks similar but is front wheel drive. The closest we have are Opel Manta B's, which aren't too bad anyway but not as awesome as the Asconas.
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Post by gemininja on Sept 24, 2009 19:18:04 GMT 12
old guy at work has a manta a. he keeps it lockd away in storage most the time, talks about it like its the greatest car in the world haha
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Post by mikuni on Sept 24, 2009 21:02:03 GMT 12
A Manta A or a Manta B? If it is a Manta A, it IS the greatest car in the world!
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Post by gemininja on Sept 24, 2009 21:58:37 GMT 12
A. mint original. its "flame orange" and the plate is MANTAA
the guys a tosser, its really fun teling him to cut the springs and stick some chromes on it just to watch him freek out about boy racers and not apprectating a classic.
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Post by mikuni on Sept 25, 2009 8:56:35 GMT 12
Oh yeah I know the car. I've seen a couple of pictures of it. It is super awesome, pitty the guys a tosser. Or perhaps he's the man and you are the.... ? haha, I don't know :-P Just putting it out there ;D
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Post by coggers on Sept 25, 2009 9:05:16 GMT 12
Are these lamps easy to come by at your end coggers? Yeah I've picked a few of them up over the years.. The square Kadett C headlight is the same on both the earlier and later models so they're not too bad to find . The later indicators appear from time to time but they're not too common tbh. But the early ones down in the front panel ( like mine ) are still easy to get brand new. |
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Post by crazytim on Sept 25, 2009 9:17:26 GMT 12
I'm just gana put it out there... anyone who claims to not be a tosser is a dirty Barry Whiteen liar (or an islamist.)
Probably easier to source normal early shape TD style square lights from Ozgemini...
Will only go to the expense of sourcing the later model lights from europe... aside from the cut-outs for the indicators and extra large headlamp are the guards the same?
I seem to remember you (coggers) saying somthing about the differences in the bonnets... could the shape bonnet we have in NZ/Oz be trimmed to suit or are they massively different?!
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