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[TonyIles]

Yellow VX with red calipers on AA lowloader outside Lookers in Selly Oak today

[Foxy_Jr]

Yep, that was me.... Bugger!

[TonyIles]

Whats the problem then? - always a bit sad to see a VX looking lost and forlorn, at least with the weather being naff its a bit more bearable!!!

[TonyIles]

...................mind you, thats what u get for having a LY, should have got a Coral Bleu

[petrolhead1]

Oh kick a man when he's down why don't you. Sounds like another attack of colour prejudice. IMHO the car transcends colour. You could paint it vomit and we'd still be drooling over it's handling. Mind you you could have gone for Europa Blue like the more refined among us(TIC)!

[TonyIles]

hey, I know whats its like to have a broken VX, mine was off the road with two front wheels that were pointing in opposite directions, it felt so good when it was fixed, and I just love the coral blue..................always reminds me of the warm mediteranean sea!!!

[Pipo]

Mind you you could have gone for Europa Blue like the more refined among us(TIC)!

Edited by Pipo, 07 November 2005 - 07:50 AM.

[Foxy_Jr]

Well I like yellow VXs Had a hectic couple of days not managed to have a winge on here yet. Fcuking car. The car has been in Lookers in Sellyoak for some warranty body work to be done, after waiting for 2 months for the parts to arrive. I was having the inside bit of the sill done as it was cracking at the trailing edge of the door. Just below the paint sticker thingy. Anyhow, that was sorted so went to collect the car on Saturday. Good to get rid of the Corsa! (But it has been quite usefull as a Pub car!) Just driving out of the garage on to the road - BANG - WTF??? Fortunately the Lights were on red, so I open the door and reach round to the rear wheel and feel the gap between the wheel and the arch - What gap? Fcuk. The dreaded bolts had sheared. The shims that adjust the camber (I think) were lying on the road along with the bolt head. All the cars weight, on that corner, is now going throught the inner arch and back end of the sill. What a PITA. But how lucky.... If they had gone 10 mins later I would have been on the Motorway. Does not bare thinking about. The car was spotted on the way to Lookers at Star City, Sellyoak aparrently don't have a VX specialist on the mechanical side there this week so it had to go there. Dragging the car on to the AA truck didn't do the bodywork many favours, but they got it on. Getting it off at Star City was harder, but at least they had a 'rollerskate' to fit to the wheel to stop it eating up more of the bodywork. Now though, the hard bit. Getting VXL to admit they are responsible for the repair. I recon that there is probably around £800-1000 worth of damage. I really think VX should be doing somthing about this problem. It is lucky that nobody has been killed by these bolts being sub-standard. How many others on here have had this happen? I would advise that anybody having Geo done should have the higher stregnth bolts fitted as a matter of course to save any further pain, injury or worse.

[Foxy_Jr]

Broken....

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[Foxy_Jr]

Ouch...

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[Foxy_Jr]

Good advert!!!

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[waverunner]

FJ - So sorry to read this. As you know I was the original owner. I feel for you matey. Hope VX get this sorted out to your 100% satisfaction. Surely enough of these have gone bang now to warrant some sort of action on Vauxhall's part? Could I also suggest you post a link to this thread under the main discussion section. Not everyone reads the spotted section and its important people are aware how often this seems to be happening.

[Pidgeon]

*kick man while he down mode ON* I thought you were having the door sprayed to match at the same time? *kick man while he down mode OFF*

[Foxy_Jr]

*kick man while he down mode ON*

I thought you were having the door sprayed to match at the same time?

*kick man while he down mode OFF*

In the process of getting that sorted..... I hope!

[adamduk]

Sorry to hear that... Must be very Is it possible to have a photo of the part of the suspension that's failed - seems about time we all had a look to see if there's anything amiss here. Currently I'm not 100% sure what I'm looking for.

[Foxy_Jr]

I believe it is the capscrews shown in the pic below. I know that Horizon have the high tensile ones on stock. Oh and thanks for the pic to Mike at project VX!!

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[adamduk]

Thanks - definitely worth a link in the general discussion forum!

[Scottieb]

fcuk me thasts scarey. i was talking to the guy a horizon about this, he said he thought it was only happening because the bolts were loose, i know yours were not because you only had the geo dont about 5 months ago. think i'll be going over there thiss week and asking them to change mine....

[boghouse]

Is this an easy DIY change? Are they just caphead bolts that need changing to Higher Tensile capheads? Is it specific to particular VIN's/Turbo/Na??

[Ricardo]

where are Horizon based?