I use that same Simoniz shampoo as well. I do use hot water from the tap for the bucket though. Generally gives good results, but i wash each panel allot slower than you were doing. And i just wash 1 panel at a time and rinse off with the hose. This helps to stop streaking. But as you noted, the paint finish is not great at the moment so no worry. But once youve mopped it then it will need looking after correctly.
Ahhhh man this really makes me miss my Corsa C! Have you done the detailing video yet? I found you cleaning this Corsa C 100% more satisfying than any supercar cleaning video I’ve seen.
That should pass without too much trouble. The Corsa I was working on passed the MoT last year and is currently parked outside my front door. I've just finished the last few remaining jobs that were outstanding from the engine swap and I now need to address the non-starting problem. I think I've narrowed it down to a lack of spark or injectors that aren't working.
Change the sidelight bulbs, not sure if they actually are in person but they come across as almost purple/blue on video so would be an MOT fail as they are the “incorrect colour” (not white or yellow)
Going to get a second fog light one day to replace the dummy one on my car. The leather interior looks nice, wish they had made a beige version to match my interior
A small tip that may save anyone time if you are not getting any washer fluid out the jets but the pump is working and there is fluid in the bottle try a pin in the jet holes as shit gets stuck happend to me a few times, ps i always drop my clay bar on the floor 😞
Put a pair of so called Aero wipers, it will give the car a modern upgraded like. I have put a pair on my Corsa and they are great and they don't sound as well. Keep going James. Way to go brother.
All those grey trim plastics need some "Smooth peanut butter". Spread it on thinly, but rub in really well. Do not wipe off any excess. Leave it for a few days and you will be amazed. Far better than trim gel products. Typically lasts for about 6 months too !.
Love your videos, helped me a lot with doing stuff on my own corsa so thank you. Are you going to take the trim and sxi badges off the side of it, my corsa is like that and I do think it looks good.
Good luck on the m.o.t. bet it,l pass surely .mine passed with 2 buckled alloys.a hole in the sill.rear wiper blade perished and a headlight that points off to one side.and I didn't ask for a dodgy m.o.t either.( I'm fixing it all this summer just to add)
Hay mate, what is the situation with passing MOT with a changed motor? In my country (Bulgaria) it is close to impossible to change the motor of a vehicle and have it legally driving on the road.
Lol always starts to rain once you have pretty much finished! Yeah great idea to do an separate video on someone who is willing to help valet your car, hopefully something in the pipeline?!
New MOT regs start in May, lighting, cat & egr deletes from factory spec could fail you, 1.2 to 1.8 may cause a problem with Tax band. But I wish you well. Great channel.
Great video I know it sounds sad but the back lights on the yares are made in Worcestershire the reason why I know that is because I make them for a living
School Boy Error You forgot the Number plate Lights😀 lol used to own my own car valeting company my Son pretty Good at it Too Owns a Black Corsa D TuRbo. in Norwich Too Hit us up....
Looking nice on those wheels,good colour combination,your back tyre on the passengers side is a bit low,ive just subscribed to you channel just,good luck on the M.O.T..
This is a bit of a long shot. I have a 2005 Corsa C 1.2 Twinport. (Petrol) I recently had a dash cam fitted and it got hardwired from Halfords so didn't see the complete process happen. But since then I have been told today my reverse lights are not working. Neither of them. Checked the fuses. None of them are blown. Could anybody please help me on this situation. (Already thought of trying F26 with a 20AMP fuse but no luck)
Shame you arent near me i would happily have machined your car, sadly i'm up in scotland, i can though send down some stuff that is not needed since selling business few years ago. p.s check those tyre pressures buddy LR looks a little low.
Subscribe to your channel, some fantastic videos you've got. Just one tip, when washing you car, use hot water, it will release the dirt a lot easier, apart from that, it's not that bad for a 05 plate. Keep up the good work 👍
Hi there great video. I’m into car detailing and cleaning and have a small business called AWE car valeting which I have just started out . More than happy to come down and help as also in the Norwich area.
Great video as always mate! - if you want any tips on car cleaning and how to maintain your cars watch some of Carcleaningguru's videos they're 100% useful!
Cos he can, im doing up a mondeo mk2 st24 and get asked the same thing. Bloody frustrating getting asked that. Cheap project = fun and able to finish it.
It would be great to see you polish and buff the car with a machine so the paintwork looks brand new and maybe spray the grey trim to match the rims more. After the MOT xenon bulbs would look nice and LED brake and reverse lights look way better than the OEM ones. Maybe a Savage Garage sticker or too would be cool 😎
Dont you spend any money on it its not worth it you wont get the money back and its pointless just get rid of it and get something better and not vauxhall and maybe get a golf 1.9 tdi
Put a heat gun on to the bumper trims to bring the dark colour back. The heat brings the oils in the plastic to the surface, for a long term finish.
Ryan Priestnall absolutely. I learned this technique not so long ago. I’ve learned many more too.
I just mask it up and use matt black spray paint.. I think it looks much more better and lasts longer
I thought of that too, when I saw the bumper trims.
Doing that just will just make the plastic more suseptable to cracking down the road.
JordanWoodland what the heating with a heat gun method or spraying with Matt black spray paint
Change the sidelight bulbs
I use that same Simoniz shampoo as well. I do use hot water from the tap for the bucket though. Generally gives good results, but i wash each panel allot slower than you were doing. And i just wash 1 panel at a time and rinse off with the hose. This helps to stop streaking. But as you noted, the paint finish is not great at the moment so no worry. But once youve mopped it then it will need looking after correctly.
Ahhhh man this really makes me miss my Corsa C! Have you done the detailing video yet? I found you cleaning this Corsa C 100% more satisfying than any supercar cleaning video I’ve seen.
That should pass without too much trouble. The Corsa I was working on passed the MoT last year and is currently parked outside my front door. I've just finished the last few remaining jobs that were outstanding from the engine swap and I now need to address the non-starting problem. I think I've narrowed it down to a lack of spark or injectors that aren't working.
Change the sidelight bulbs, not sure if they actually are in person but they come across as almost purple/blue on video so would be an MOT fail as they are the “incorrect colour” (not white or yellow)
thisispointless29 lol police are out,,,,,get out
The washer pumps are very common on these . Due to the small washer reservoir people run out of fluid and burn the motors out lol
Those bulbs are for driving in snowy conditions. Great in the snow at night but crap the rest of the time
I have a corsa,and your's video are super cool.I love savage garage
Nice video mate. Good luck with the MOT. There are changes happening on 20th May for MOTs but I'm sure you have read up about that.
Going to get a second fog light one day to replace the dummy one on my car. The leather interior looks nice, wish they had made a beige version to match my interior
Seats are for your focus just done the same to mine but with the orange cloth interior it's an awesome mod for comfort great video keep it up
Get Insignia jets and bosch aerotwin wipers!
Why those jets?
basje1 they spray a mist of water rather than a jet of water.
Cool, are they a plug and play fit?
basje1 from what I have read you need to buy extra pipe to reach the second washer due to how they're designed.
Yes plug and play. Works for the Astra too.
You need a Astra VXR on this channel! they are cheap now and so much you can do on them for content
No why does everyone like vauxhall? The only one i can reccomend becuase all the others are shite is the v6 vectra diesel anything else is crap
A small tip that may save anyone time if you are not getting any washer fluid out the jets but the pump is working and there is fluid in the bottle try a pin in the jet holes as shit gets stuck happend to me a few times, ps i always drop my clay bar on the floor 😞
Put a pair of so called Aero wipers, it will give the car a modern upgraded like. I have put a pair on my Corsa and they are great and they don't sound as well. Keep going James. Way to go brother.
All those grey trim plastics need some "Smooth peanut butter". Spread it on thinly, but rub in really well. Do not wipe off any excess. Leave it for a few days and you will be amazed. Far better than trim gel products. Typically lasts for about 6 months too !.
Love your videos, helped me a lot with doing stuff on my own corsa so thank you. Are you going to take the trim and sxi badges off the side of it, my corsa is like that and I do think it looks good.
Use autoglym bumper and trim gel it works a treat it worked on my granddads 21yr old Land Rover discovery’s trim and they looked soooo goooodddddd
Great video , glad your back in the groove .
Good luck on the m.o.t. bet it,l pass surely .mine passed with 2 buckled alloys.a hole in the sill.rear wiper blade perished and a headlight that points off to one side.and I didn't ask for a dodgy m.o.t either.( I'm fixing it all this summer just to add)
OPEL👍
Vauxhall👍
Please keep the 1.2 badge on it hahaha
not much faster than a 1.2 anyway lol, Iv owned both
bob david it's a lot faster. Your 1.8 clearly wasn't working correctly. It's 4 seconds quicker to 60 what you smoking?
1.2 corsa = love
its still..... slow is what I'm saying
bob david yes that I agree with lol.
Hay mate, what is the situation with passing MOT with a changed motor? In my country (Bulgaria) it is close to impossible to change the motor of a vehicle and have it legally driving on the road.
Looks like the focus is getting a full leather interior 👍👍👍
Torque steer does uk based detailing vids, maybe worth looking him up? Looking forward to seeing if the Sri passes the mot 👍👍👍
Good luck with the M.O.T james. You have worked really hard on this car 👍
Great video again. Are you going to change the rear 1.2 Twinport badge now you've fitted a bigger engine?
Thank you for the video , did you repair the fault on the battery light!!!!!! . Take care.
Wayne Compton alternator fault that is
Love your videos mate, keep them coming!
Lol always starts to rain once you have pretty much finished! Yeah great idea to do an separate video on someone who is willing to help valet your car, hopefully something in the pipeline?!
Good luck with he MOT mate ... great job with the corsa ... 👍
When’s the MOT? Really enjoyed this series looking forward to your next project!
Wait a sec, in U.K. you can swap the original engine to a bigger one? in this case from an 1.2 to a 1.8?!
New MOT regs start in May, lighting, cat & egr deletes from factory spec could fail you, 1.2 to 1.8 may cause a problem with Tax band. But I wish you well. Great channel.
Can you please record how MOT looks like. How it is done. I'm not from UK so it is the only chance to see it. Please try to make a vid
Guys when i go for my mot in like 6 months should i get my corsa serviced aswell as i dont know how to do all that myself?
Great video I know it sounds sad but the back lights on the yares are made in Worcestershire the reason why I know that is because I make them for a living
Mark Ballard That is quite actually interesting 👍
did you find out why the battery light was still on?
is that an interior from an st200?? for your focus
st220
What do you do with the clay bar after?
Great video! Sad to see the corsa project drawing to a close :(
got a corsa z20 leh conv running 310 bhp and a astra 500 bhp anytime you wanna re view or use
When you putting it in for an mot?
ever tried blackening up the unpainted trim again?
School Boy Error You forgot the Number plate Lights😀 lol used to own my own car valeting company my Son pretty Good at it Too Owns a Black Corsa D TuRbo. in Norwich Too Hit us up....
keep up the good work matey 👍
Recaro seats should look good in the Focus 😉😉
Looking nice on those wheels,good colour combination,your back tyre on the passengers side is a bit low,ive just subscribed to you channel just,good luck on the M.O.T..
Where did u get the clay bar from and can you use it over n over
That's what I'd want for my first car
hey brother, i'm from brazil, how much is the hood an front bumper in your country ? in brazil its diferente facelift....
You gotta do a Corsa D on this channel! Like this project.
That Corsa is screaming out for Z20let engine
Would you ever consider selling the corsa ?
man watching this makes me want to get another 1.7 CDTI corsa again XD i keep fighting between the corsa and a 1.9 tdi golf XD
This is a bit of a long shot. I have a 2005 Corsa C 1.2 Twinport. (Petrol)
I recently had a dash cam fitted and it got hardwired from Halfords so didn't see the complete process happen.
But since then I have been told today my reverse lights are not working. Neither of them. Checked the fuses. None of them are blown. Could anybody please help me on this situation.
(Already thought of trying F26 with a 20AMP fuse but no luck)
!!!!!!!!!!!! Ay chance you can give me the link to that plastic cover on ebay !?!??!?! Mine is broken too
How much is this lowered ?
You need a window wipper for the back of the car mate
Nice detailing Bro ;)
Looks like recaro focus mk2 st3 seats
Do you work?
Look at ‘car cleaning guru’ on RUclips. Seems like a top guy.
Shame you arent near me i would happily have machined your car, sadly i'm up in scotland, i can though send down some stuff that is not needed since selling business few years ago. p.s check those tyre pressures buddy LR looks a little low.
I live in glasgow if thats close, how much do u charge?
You should definitely get in contact with the car guru!
Orders new steering column cowling because the tabs had snapped off.
Breaks one of the tabs putting the new cowling on.
Are you me?
:D
Nice brake check 👍
Subscribe to your channel, some fantastic videos you've got. Just one tip, when washing you car, use hot water, it will release the dirt a lot easier, apart from that, it's not that bad for a 05 plate. Keep up the good work 👍
I actually found a channel about acts from Norwich! Nice videos aswell
What rim is that?
Rear bumper is different colour from car
The side lights will fail the mot if they are blue
harrison jaines My side lights are blue and has passed 3 mot's??
Are you going to be selling this car?
recaros for the focus
I spy some focus ST seats for the focus 🧐🤤
Toolbox tour next please james
👍👍👍
Get torque steer to come and help you
Garages will always find a fail.
Get insignia washer jets
Patrick Campbell why? Helpful as I have a corsa which have the jets shooting high too..
They're just a bit more "high end" mate, they give a nicer spray
Patrick Campbell cheers. Will try get some for mine. Cheers
Good luck on the mot. If in doubt I know a guy 😉
Would you sell the muilty bulb
Sorry but it says 1.2 twinport not 1.8
Hi there great video. I’m into car detailing and cleaning and have a small business called AWE car valeting which I have just started out . More than happy to come down and help as also in the Norwich area.
New sub
It’s a 1.2
Check number plate lights 😜👍
Also speak to car cleaning guru! You could do a RUclips collaboration!
Thats an epic idea!!!
Im watching a man living his life instead of living my own life. What a strange idea.
Great video as always mate! - if you want any tips on car cleaning and how to maintain your cars watch some of Carcleaningguru's videos they're 100% useful!
Jordan Marshall I already watch him mate I know how to do it it's just actually putting it into practice
Wax @away Manchester
Collab with car cleaning guru
I don't know if you've explains this how come you have done all that work to a old Corsa.
metz15shakil why not ? Lol
Cos he can, im doing up a mondeo mk2 st24 and get asked the same thing. Bloody frustrating getting asked that. Cheap project = fun and able to finish it.
It's called a project don't matter what car you got as long as your working on it ha
10:20,
Video title: project 1.8 corsa
Vauxhall’s badging on boot: corsa 1.2 twinport,
TALK ABOUT CLICKBAIT EH????😂😂😂
James Hollingworth haha gotta get them views ey ;)
It would be great to see you polish and buff the car with a machine so the paintwork looks brand new and maybe spray the grey trim to match the rims more. After the MOT xenon bulbs would look nice and LED brake and reverse lights look way better than the OEM ones. Maybe a Savage Garage sticker or too would be cool 😎
lol ive just moved away from norwich
Scrap it
Dont you spend any money on it its not worth it you wont get the money back and its pointless just get rid of it and get something better and not vauxhall and maybe get a golf 1.9 tdi
I hate people who go over the top looking after shit cars, need a real hobby
Thank you for the video , did you repair the fault on the battery light!!!!!! . Take care.
Wayne Compton was abt to ask the same question!