Mk4 Astra SXi info please!

Chris1712 · 3 May 2006 at 09:50

Yeah the cambelt got done in 04, hasnt reached 40k yet.

Picking it up saturday, looking to get silver dash/speedo rings/spoiler off the bay for cheap before it comes.

leaskovski · 3 May 2006 at 12:59

ajgoodfellow said:
The 40,000 mile service is a major service and this came to about £300.

The dealer service, at least in Broadstairs, was very good too. Check your brake pads, brake discs and wheel bearings as these often need doing at 40,000 miles too

Hmm, how come you went to broadstairs for the service? I usually take my vaux down to Perrys outside Canterbury. Have you had some bad experiences with them? (My service is coming up :rolleyes:

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ajgoodfellow · 3 May 2006 at 13:22

Chris1712 said:
Yeah the cambelt got done in 04, hasnt reached 40k yet.

Picking it up saturday, looking to get silver dash/speedo rings/spoiler off the bay for cheap before it comes.

Cool! It's every 40,000 miles or 4 years so you won't need to do it for some time yet now!

leaskovski said:
Hmm, how come you went to broadstairs for the service? I usually take my vaux down to Perrys outside Canterbury. Have you had some bad experiences with them? (My service is coming up )

I went to Broadstairs as the Broadstairs dealership was a two minute walk from where I worked - this meant that I could drop it off on the way to work and pick it up on the way back without needing a Courtesy car, making it easier

I've never been to the one just outside Canterbury so I don't know what it's like

PAz · 3 May 2006 at 14:48

Chris1712 said:
Anyone got info on getting the screen/wheel controls to work with a pioneer hu......

Gorgeous looking Astra, congrats and welcome to the club

Getting the HU to work with the steering controls you'll need both the pioneer radio adapter and vauxhall stereo adapter from here

Dont forget to check out http://www.astra-sport.co.uk either!!

Enjoy

Lord-Jaffa · 4 May 2006 at 03:10

[TW]Fox said:
Although about as relevent to the discussion on whether buying a 1.8 SXi is a good ideas it would be had you walked into a 'BMW 316 compact, does it suck' thread with 'My M3 CSL is amazing'.

Hardly, considering the GSI was less than 3k more than the SXI new. :rolleyes:

btw you forgot to mention Mondeo in your post so i'll do it for you.

Minxy · 4 May 2006 at 07:41

I'm not convinced thats entirely true.

Was it really necessary to start taking pops at Fox?

Slackworth · 4 May 2006 at 08:30

Chris1712 said:
Insurance on an SRi would be a bit to steep for me, 18 0ncb!

I had a 1.8 SRi Astra as my first car with no NCB and 18yrs old and it was actually easy to insure with NUD.

[TW]Fox · 4 May 2006 at 08:45

Lord-Jaffa said:
Hardly, considering the GSI was less than 3k more than the SXI new. btw you forgot to mention Mondeo in your post so i'll do it for you.

I don't really care if they were the same price, they are different cars with different characteristics - he isn't buying a GSi so performance of the GSi is of no relevance to him becuase it isn't anything like that of the SXi.

Chris1712 · 4 May 2006 at 19:14

Oh quick question, does the astra have plain ISO connectors hidden behind its OEM stereo? Need to get my pioneer in there asap!

Cheers

ajgoodfellow · 4 May 2006 at 19:16

Nope - they're non-standard Vauxhall specific connectors

You'll need to get an adaptor from somewhere like Halfords

Demon · 4 May 2006 at 20:22

ajgoodfellow said:
Nope - they're non-standard Vauxhall specific connectors

You'll need to get an adaptor from somewhere like Halfords

Well my MKIV 1.8 Sport had ISO connectors.. just took the old head unit out, and fitted a Kenwood with Steering controls/display box, all hooked up nicely..

Should be fine..

Oracle · 4 May 2006 at 20:30

they are standard ISO. Use the Pioneer loom that came with the Pioneer unit and get an adapter for the wheel controls

ajgoodfellow · 4 May 2006 at 21:00

My Mk 4 1.4 LS wasn't standard :confused:

Slackworth · 4 May 2006 at 22:56

There are 3 ISO blocks on the Mk4. The usual 2 and one for the steering controls/cd changer/display. Although the main 2 are standard ISO connections, the 12v live and ignition powers are the wrong way round so you will either need an adaptor or to somehow swap them around.

Chris1712 · 4 May 2006 at 23:08

adwhitworth said:
There are 3 ISO blocks on the Mk4. The usual 2 and one for the steering controls/cd changer/display. Although the main 2 are standard ISO connections, the 12v live and ignition powers are the wrong way round so you will either need an adaptor or to somehow swap them around.

Yeah just found this out on astra-sport, have to modify my home made wiring harness, should be no problem.