Saxxxo VTR

digitalwolf said:
Well I don't intend to write it off but you can be caught out.

What tyre's you got on yours cymatty? I can see my VTR turning into a replica version of yours, just silver:D.
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I have eagle f1's GDS-3 i think, very good tyres, ignore gt3 he doesnt like them but i have had mine for 16k miles with aggressive driving and there is loads of tread left. They are provide very good wet and dry grip. :)
 
cymatty said:
I have eagle f1's GDS-3 i think, very good tyres, ignore gt3 he doesnt like them but i have had mine for 16k miles with aggressive driving and there is loads of tread left. They are provide very good wet and dry grip. :)
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I've got Bridgestones on mine, I think they are the originals :eek:
 
digitalwolf said:
I've got Bridgestones on mine, I think they are the originals :eek:
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Hmm think michellins were fitted as standard, so they may be the second set.

Picture of what my car got last service. :D

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cymatty said:
I have eagle f1's GDS-3 i think, very good tyres, ignore gt3 he doesnt like them but i have had mine for 16k miles with aggressive driving and there is loads of tread left. They are provide very good wet and dry grip. :)
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14" wheels so GS-D2 which I can say suck donkey balls. See here and here for proof that the sidewalls are too soft. So yes ignore me if you like replacing prematurely unevenly worn tyres or even worse blowouts. I will not comment on GS-D3s as they are apparantly improved and lots of people I know who do hard driving have said they are fine, with a couple of people saying they are still to soft but that doesn't matter as you can't get them in 14" size anyway.

16k of aggressive driving? Hardly aggresive, mine lasted 5k iirc.

digitalwolf said:
I've got Bridgestones on mine, I think they are the originals :eek:
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No, originals are Michelin pilot Sport SXs, now replaced with Pilot Exaltos.

When it comes to doing your brakes, cymattys setup is about the best you will get without changing caliper/disc size. Brembo Max front discs, brembo standard rear discs and Mintex 1144 pads. Fitting isn't hard, give it a go yourself. Also NGK plugs, castrol oil, citroen oem filters is the way to go.

When first purchasing the car I would replace the antiroll bar droplinks on any saxo, £12.75 + vat from GSF car parts and imo are a consumable part that should be replaced every 10k miles or so, stiffens up a soggy handling saxo no end and will stop any annoying knocking sounds.
 
whilst we're posting i'd like to say i had a good few years motoring out of my VTR - crackingly fun car, and one that proved difficult to replace for greater fun without going near to 200BHP (testament to the car imo)

Swapped it out in the end for a Celica TSport, but for reminiscing sake, here's some piccies of her:

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Pug said:
crackingly fun car, and one that proved difficult to replace for greater fun without going near to 200BHP (testament to the car imo)
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100% agree, I had to swap for something with 225BHP to get anywhere near the same levels of interest. Still not quite as chuckable around the bends either.
 
paradigm said:
100% agree, I had to swap for something with 225BHP to get anywhere near the same levels of interest. Still not quite as chuckable around the bends either.
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aye!

Didnt need to go quite that level as the way the celica produces power and the fact its a chunk lighter than the Leon FR i drove combined to make it the right choice...

But yeah, VTRs were great! In fact it was a pretty decent replacement for my 205GTi 1.6 i had before it too...
 
GT3 said:
14" wheels so GS-D2 which I can say suck donkey balls. See here and here for proof that the sidewalls are too soft. So yes ignore me if you like replacing prematurely unevenly worn tyres or even worse blowouts. I will not comment on GS-D3s as they are apparantly improved and lots of people I know who do hard driving have said they are fine, with a couple of people saying they are still to soft but that doesn't matter as you can't get them in 14" size anyway.

16k of aggressive driving? Hardly aggresive, mine lasted 5k iirc.



No, originals are Michelin pilot Sport SXs, now replaced with Pilot Exaltos.

When it comes to doing your brakes, cymattys setup is about the best you will get without changing caliper/disc size. Brembo Max front discs, brembo standard rear discs and Mintex 1144 pads. Fitting isn't hard, give it a go yourself. Also NGK plugs, castrol oil, citroen oem filters is the way to go.

When first purchasing the car I would replace the antiroll bar droplinks on any saxo, £12.75 + vat from GSF car parts and imo are a consumable part that should be replaced every 10k miles or so, stiffens up a soggy handling saxo no end and will stop any annoying knocking sounds.
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Thanks for advice,

Where are these drop links located?
 
When first purchasing the car I would replace the antiroll bar droplinks on any saxo, £12.75 + vat from GSF car parts and imo are a consumable part that should be replaced every 10k miles or so, stiffens up a soggy handling saxo no end and will stop any annoying knocking sounds.
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Is this easy to replace yourself?? I have now done almost 30k miles in my car and this hasnt been replaced so I think it might help a great deal if I do..

I have a Red 02 VTR had it now for almost 2 years and I am very happy with it, the only subtle modifications i have done is the ice - changed the head unit for a D-Mask kenwood MP3 player, JBL component speakers upfront and Kenwood 6x9 subs, improved the sound quality enormously.

Have a look at my website www.saxovtr.com some pictures of my car on there and some details about saxo's.

I must upgrade my brakes as i feel the standard brakes are terrible..

Andy
 
1st thing i'm doing on mine is change the brakes.............they are shocking. How much is labour usuallu on brakes?

I need to get myself a suitable pair of trainers because my size 11 nike tn's are clashing lol.

Neva mind............I did a mini photoshoot earlier so the piccy's will be up later.
 
Xplode said:
Is this easy to replace yourself?? I have now done almost 30k miles in my car and this hasnt been replaced so I think it might help a great deal if I do..

I have a Red 02 VTR had it now for almost 2 years and I am very happy with it, the only subtle modifications i have done is the ice - changed the head unit for a D-Mask kenwood MP3 player, JBL component speakers upfront and Kenwood 6x9 subs, improved the sound quality enormously.

Have a look at my website www.saxovtr.com some pictures of my car on there and some details about saxo's.

I must upgrade my brakes as i feel the standard brakes are terrible..

Andy
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I've got a Kenwood HU, standard in car speakers & then some 6x9's on the parcel shelf.

They are great when the windows are up, but as soon as I hit the motorway and it's warm (like it is now) and the windows are down I have to turn the HU volume up. This then causes them to distort badly during bass in a track........and as I mainly listen to bass'y tracks it's not nice listening.

Now many people seem to think a quick fix would be sub..........but I don't want it to ruin the music and the only thing I hear is bump bump and no lyrics.

What would you recommend I do first? I have a 200w 4 channel amp in the boot btw.
 
digitalwolf said:
What would you recommend I do first? I have a 200w 4 channel amp in the boot btw.
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I was in the exact same predicament when I first got my VTR.

I decided to go for some JBL components upfront mounting the tweeters in the door panels see below.

Then I wanted the bass fill so I opted for these Kenwood 6x9 subs, the brilliant thing about them is you still have the boot space but done have to comprise with lack of bass as these offer ample bass for anything I play. Fitted them on to a stealth parcel shelf.

 
My Saxo has a very annoying tinny noise at 1.75k revs..........only when it's warmed up though:S.

Also at idle it makes this nasty rattling noise at drivers side. Outside the car it's normal, but when I put my ear in the arch I can hear this tapping noise.

Any ideas?
 
digitalwolf said:
My Saxo has a very annoying tinny noise at 1.75k revs..........only when it's warmed up though:S.

Also at idle it makes this nasty rattling noise at drivers side. Outside the car it's normal, but when I put my ear in the arch I can hear this tapping noise.

Any ideas?
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could be the fuel injection maybe? tis fairly noisy on the TU5 JP engine iirc

pop the bonnet and stick yer ear next to it :p
 
It gets louder as the car gets warmer :(

It's rattling like a crappy old diesil would lol.

Any ideas what it could be? It sounds like it's coming from the top end by where the windscreen meets the car.

It's only just started doing it and I can hear it tapping away!

arrrrgggghhhhh:D
 
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