My description of my wife is the exact opposite!!!! I used to be able to get 2 fingers in, now it's 4 😂

@lostgps3005

5 жыл бұрын

Damn, sorry she cheated on you.

@chesh184

5 жыл бұрын

@@lostgps3005 no..... I was just born privileged 🥖

@coses4957

5 жыл бұрын

@@lostgps3005 Maybe it's kid related ;).

@billiardball9650

5 жыл бұрын

lol made laughe that mate maybey time for the virgin asshole lollollollol

@herculean39

5 жыл бұрын

Black Country Lad 🤣 amazing

Is right with the not advertising free mate some companies just don’t see their benefit and don’t want to cooperate, for them to send you some springs gets them thousands of people viewing their product... can’t get that advertising anywhere else.! Good video as always brother 👊🏼

@jamsey2833

5 жыл бұрын

Jesse Collingham love your content mate

Great video mate! Car is looking good. One reason I love your channel is because you keep the car “practical” and not just some boy racer whip which isn’t reliable or useable. Keep up the good work really enjoying your vids👍🏼

The correct ride height man, low enough to look smart, high enough to enjoy the car. Quality content as ever!

@TheSavageGarage

5 жыл бұрын

NitroNuggetTV appreciate you bud

Bet that’s not the fist time you’ve got three fingers in a gap

Its looking great James what a long way u have came with the car alot of hard work and effort but paying off definitely see the difference from very first day u got it been following this since then big difference keep it up mate

You need to do a rear disc conversion

@michaelgillie5208

5 жыл бұрын

The Savage Garage Better rear disc conversion is using an astra coupe 1.6 rear beam can be picked up with everything you need except maybe a new hand brake cable which you would need anyway for the conversion. Save changing front hubs to 5 stud when no real reason to as its not a particularly fast car. 4 stud wheels with correct pdc and stud diameter are easier to pick up.

They are progressive springs so the more it compresses the stiffer it gets hence more coils @TheSavageGarage

@EdgyNumber1

5 жыл бұрын

Actually progressive wound springs are there to resist shock at different points in the spring, dependent on the frequency of the shock, ie whether multiple bumps or one large bump etc. For lowering in general, the springs will contain more windings regardless of progressive or linear. If you'd (theoretically) cut the original springs to the new shortened length, you'd have the same stiffness and the shocks would end up bottoming out at the lower height. Never cut springs because the ride will just be wallowy, crashy and trashy. Always get dedicated lowering springs from a reputable company. Ideally, always change the shocks and bushes too.

@StephenJohnson-jb7xe

4 жыл бұрын

@@EdgyNumber1 When you say ideally change the shocks can you elaborate please? New standard shocks just because you have it all out anyway or new shocks specifically for the lower ride height?

Wow loving these vids so far keep em up

Good job again mate, really loving the channel.

Great video as always. I know what springs they are. The only brand I would tend to go for as well mate. If you go for the pro kit or the Bilstein B6 shocks, they're apparently an awesome pairing. I think the SXi is a bit shorter than stock, (the SRi is even lower, to the point, it's probably not worth lowering unless they get knackered) Following is taken from automotive thinker on the coils:- "These springs are sometimes called variable Rate springs. The purpose of non-linear springs is to provide more compliance in the suspension over rough surfaces. These springs are designed with low initial spring rates but rapidly increase as the spring is compressed. The theory is that this allows the car to travel smoothly over bumps and road imperfections but still be tight enough to provide good handling and prevent the chassis from bottoming out. Because of this, these springs are popular in aftermarket lowering springs and coilover system intended for use on public roads. Variable rate springs are easy to spot because the springs are not symmetrical. Typically, one end of the spring is wound tighter than the other end with the more tightly wound end being the softer part of the spring. As the spring is compressed, the soft coils on the tightly wound side will collapse, coming into contact with each other. When this happens, the rest of the spring starts to compress at the second higher rate. Sometimes two separate springs are used at the same time with a special perch in-between them to achieve the desired effect. Depending on the design, many different curves are possible. Some of the possible curves could look like"

That flashing spanner light is your immobiliser kicking in. The transponder might be damaged or not in the right way in the fob etc hence it was doing that. Happened to me with my flip key too

She is looking stunning James you should be proud all your hard work has come together,good job buddy 👍👍

Looks good James. Love it. The Astra from my girlfriend will get 4cm lowering springs, but on my Vectra C, which was standing pretty high, I changed the shock absorbers also, lowering it in total of 7cm, and it's now 1 finger lower then your Astra :)

Loving the content and your project going to look epic once finished

Being a VW person that's quite a nice looking car, full credit to you for the work you have put into it 👍

Thank you.. You have a good video manner..you really explained things well👍👍

So what was wrong with the flip key?? Did you find out?

Great job, not too low looks sporty yet still practical. Great job. I wish it was as easy to lower my Connect lol Jack

Great vid buddy finally shes low 😍

You might find it'll settle a bit lower than its sitting right now, takes a couple of weeks for them to 'bed in' properly

Great job with the lowering. You didn't leave any link withe the obd scanner. Btw, Ancel AD410 is ok.? Ancel fx4000 has something extra, except from color display and size?

Hi I like the way the Astra is coming along.keep up the great work😎

My hands give up in this weather even with gloves. Props to you!

@ndavies5968

5 жыл бұрын

Dip your hands in a cold bucket of water, or buy those disposable heat packs and put them in your gloves👍 i work outdoors

It will seat a bit more after few weeks. Looks nice .well done mate

Awesome Jame's looks good, tasteful lowering and not too silly....nice one matey cool 🙂👍

Looks well. Any lower than that is daft as you said James. Speed bumps all over the place here too. Can't wait to get my - 40mm sparco in the merc now.

Try turning your flip key over (180 degrees) and then try it? the transponder ring cant always pick up the chip in after market key fobs, worth a try as mine does it until the chip is the opposite side of the ring then picks up the chip and starts.

Will you get the front end realigned so you won't wear out your tires? Great vid thanks for posting!

It's sitting sweet mate nice work 👍🏻

You made the right decision, looks great.

Great vid, good result. Nice one mate 👍. The Astra will look even better with the spacers on the back and the springs will probably settle a bit lower than it is now after a few weeks... Shame about the key though! Is that going to be another video?

Need to crack the trailing arm Bush bolts off and lower to it to the ground then tighten them as lowering 40mm will tear the bushes after a time

Looks so much better mate

Car looks awsome dude!

Out of the three uk car tubers your the best as your keeping it real and not over the top like th other two child racer (jockwood and Lessie)

For the beauty shots.. Shoot 30/60 fps and then slow down the speed in post.. You can always stabilize it there too..love the vids!

@TheSavageGarage

5 жыл бұрын

greg hewitt I do

Cars coming on nicely mate you have done well

Mate, good going on the videos! Just a heads-up for you, if you look back at your video & look at the strut bearing hat, you will see that you put it back in a different orientation to when you removed it. It is important to fit them back the same way (ie with the tab facing to the rear of the car) on both sides of the car as the bearing hat has an offset & will alter the alignment of the suspension. My interest in this is that I'm replacing the struts, bearing & top mount on my 2002 TS for the second time & have realised that I didn't pay attention to the positioning prior to removing the old one. Best of luck, hope this makes a difference!

Looks good. I bought 40mm springs for my audi alais dropped 60-80mm

Well done mate looks good just the right hight 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏

Been thinking about doing that to my 2004 kia cerato 2.0 EX, but there's a lot of speedbumps in my city. I told my mechanic about it and he wouldn't recommend it cause it could severely change the car's handling. Still haven't figured out whether I should do it or not.

great videos mate!

The Savage Garage Nice work 👍

Looks spot on man!!

Good comprimise on ride height.. looks good.

Had the same problem with a vectra and astra in the past, I used to put the key in the ignition, so that all lights on the dash came on, then I'd repeatedly press the unlock button, I think, or was it lock, then it would work again...

Looks good, not too low but looks a bit sportier. Good idea for the spacers on the back, just to get those wheels out of the arch as they look a bit hidden at the minute. Defo looks better though

When you put the gsi snowflakes on will you be selling the standard alloys? Got a astra van that would benefit from them lol

Brilliant, looks perfect that does! 👌🏻

Hi mate, how would you go around changing the stud pattern? I’m currently looking to get the Astra Gsi alloys for my corsa d as well but it’s the wrong pattern lol, any help is appreciated

Do you remember where exactly did you put the jack stands? On the flat bit right after the pinch welds?

Good thing with not going too low is you can run stock shocks still

I had a similar problem with my astra not starting in the same manner, for me I diagnosed it to being that the connector at the back was loose and not only that whoever took my dash apart before put one wrong screw in the dials to secure them making it move slightly which I assume is what causes the connection to loosen through tiny vibrations, happened on my corsa too, once I put the connector back in properly on the back and tightened the screws with the right size, I never had to issue again, wierd 😂

I fitted 40 drop progressive springs on my vw passat... The springs settled to such an extent i had to put bigger wheels on but was doing so anyway. The stock shocks haven't survived a year though 🤬

very good, I just wanted these bumpers, I have an astra too but it came with the different bumpers for brazil.

Loving the cry hat👍🏻👍🏻

Noticed the insp notice. There is a pedel trick to ged rid of that. Can't remember how it goes but have to use the brake and accelerator pedal together or something like that.

I had the same when I did the key mod on a fiesta. It worked for ages but then started playing up and eventually failed. The transponder is probably in the wrong location which is why your spare works ok.

@colintx800

5 жыл бұрын

Mini bit of hot glue should do the trick.

I converted my key to a flip one and mine was dodgy sometimes it would start the car sometimes it wouldn’t. So I just went back to my old one. Less hassle. My transponder wouldn’t stay in the gap so I had to sort of wedge / glue it in but no luck.

The springs are designed like that due to the dampening requirement. They are a little shorter so need to make up the shortfall by having a tighter coil which will mean stiffer ride. Car looks good. Perfect ride hide.

Watched your videos from way back. Ive subed now to see how the videos improve. I hope to see a z20let swap soon 🤪

Sorry looks like you got it sorted mate nice video

Nice work James

Gets dark at 3.30!! Greetings from NZ where it gets dark at 9.30pm now, as its summer! Light again 5am

i had that immobiliser problem on my partner old van ripped it out in the end an put some tape over the flashing light started ever since

You make it look easy, took me +1 8 hours once upon a time

Hi, does that impact gun undo lug nuts from being fully torqued up? Thanks.

think its like that because its hard on the tight coils and softer on the long coils, thereby you can have low car and the springs wont fly out on bumpy roads.

He makes things look easy.

Keep up good work. Where you get all ure cry clothing from? You ride bmx?

As mentioned before if you have a Vauxhall, and you have a Windows laptop. Then a "VXDIAG, VCX Nano, GM" is the tool you need. 80 UK pounds, and comes with GM TECHII for windows. So you will have full TECHII facilities just like a Vauxhall dealer. Not only that but setup GlobalTIS and you can connect your car to GM online and update the Engine ECU, Gearbox ECU if an auto. Plus update the car audio, and screens / software, ABS, Airbag systems, Pair keys and more.

I think it looks really nice i like the look

Came out clean

How’re you doing a five stud conversion ? Just spacer adapters ?

Hiya mate when you lower your car how much more does insurance charge for lowering ? I’m Looking to lower my 09 vectra 150bhp and out low profiles on her

Looks nice dude

my car wont idle by itself and cuts outs with no throttle or when clutch is pressed. Am i right to assume its a clogged IAC valve?, its an old car from the 2000s and probably hasn't had it cleaned ever.

Progressive lowering springs thats why there like that keep the ride from being to harsh

I have an astra g 1.7 diesel and when I clutch it the revs stay up high for a second or 2 does anyone no why this is?I've plugged it in and no codes came up . also I've got a new flip key the same as your one,it works perfectly but if u find out why your's doesn't work can u let me no cos I'm think of going back to my old key now

Top vid bud 👍

Hi mate good vid. Can you tell me what model of dewalt Impact wrench you were using, as I'm after a decent battery one. Thanks, Ian.

@TheSavageGarage

5 жыл бұрын

Ian i-VTEC just a little 10.8v 3/8 impact mate

Bring on next year as them wheels need to go👋

Another great video! In case you’re not aware, which I’m sure you are, your insurer must be told about all modifications otherwise essentially you are not insured. I know people who have been on the receiving end of this. Not nice. Maybe best to let people know this in your next video.

Nice job again James totally agree you don't want it much lower than that I'm not a young man either and I see some of the lads running around with there car too low and give themselves massive headaches with speed humps catch you later Keith

it happened on my corsa. it happened when I replaced my clocks I had to buy a complete ecu kit. and I got the same transponder fault code 😣

That will settle nicely 👍

Absolutely love the project Astra, I need to get one. When are you going to do the 5 stud and snowflake wheels? Can’t wait for that

@TheSavageGarage

5 жыл бұрын

Motards January bud

@motards5513

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome man have a good Christmas

Hi,yes it does look a lot better,sits nice,i cant see why your key wouldn't work,it will be awesome with the 17inch snow flakes on.

I had that issue with mine serviced it and reset service light and never seen it again so weird

I believe the springs are progressive springs. Great video !

8:57 My guess is: With the flip key conversion, the chip is just a little bit too far from the immobiliser sensor?

How much is the code reader any recommendations for vectra c?

Great video. You just saved yourself £200 in garage fees . Can you do a vectra next lol . Keep up the good work .

Nice vid pal :)

I agree with you with how low you go I like to be able to use the car so don't see the point in being so low it won't go over speed bumps arch just above the tyre 😎😉👌 bang bud

Strange question but what size is your shed mate

You do well doing your repairs on your driveway can I ask what you doing for a liveing

@Timotei75

3 жыл бұрын

Chicken herder.

Used Opcom on my Vector B, is the best thing on a budget 😏

I think you've struck the right balance with the lowering springs. Quite a tasteful mod there. You might need a new chip for your flip key. A shame you're far away from me. I'd hook up my OP COM. It can do almost everything the Tech 2 can.

@TheSavageGarage

5 жыл бұрын

Parknest I’ve got opcom mate

@Parknest

5 жыл бұрын

You're sorted then. Programming a new chip will easy enough.