Can you make a mk1 vts look like a non VT?

  1. Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2007 Bathford.com Posts: 319 Saxo VTS Mk1
    #1
    Ok, a thought that has been going round in my head-

    I was thinking of making my mk1 vts look like a lesser model to enhance its suprise value!

    Can i just take off the wheel arches and swap the bumpers with a non VT looking model?

    I think about this then think I should/ then think not-hmm- ??

    What sort of weight difference would there be?

    I have done a quick search of the forums but obviously most people are upgrading- part of this might mean buying a 1.1 and swapping my vts kit onto a 1.1 and selling it for a little more OR if somebody wanted to part with a little cash to upgrade their Saxo. (mine is dark green)
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5387
    #2
    if you remove the vt kit you will be left with holes all round the car which you would have to get welded up and resprayed.

    it would cost a lot as you would basically need a full respray minus the roof, boot and bonnet.

    and it would look crap anyway.

    waste of money imo.


    if you want people to think its not a vts, you could replace the badges with 1.4 badges or something. or just blank ones. that would throw a few people off. the rear discs are always going to give it away to anyone who knows anything about saxo's
  3. Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2008 Bicester/Oxford Posts: 218 Saxo 1.1
    #3
    but a flat arch and put in your VTS engine, what ever way you do it, it will cost you alot of money.
  4. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2006 Bristol Posts: 16575 JP4urio, 306 DTurbo SportShed
    #4
    Or you could just do it the really cool way and put a 2.0 VTECH in the back
  5. Frequent Poster Joined: May 2007 Ireland Posts: 542 mk1 vts
    #5
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ben_Saxo View Post
    Or you could just do it the really cool way and put a 2.0 VTECH in the back
    that would be some serious surprise ha
  6. Saxperience Addict Joined: Jun 2006 Wirral Posts: 13584 Wickerd red VTS MK2, Two tone VTS MK2,vvc Metro..
    #6
    Why dont you just de-badge your car? be bit cheaper...
  7. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2007 Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 9578 Saxo VTS
    #7
    i would say get some furio badges lol but then your guna look abit silly in my eyes, wont get any repect for owning a VTS
  8. Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2007 Bathford.com Posts: 319 Saxo VTS Mk1
    #8
    damnation! Didnt know i would be left with holes.

    Thanks for the knowledge. I have a vinyl cutter, so the 'vts' bits on the door have been blanked put since day one and the 16V badges removed as well.

    I also (with the vinyl cutter again) made a "West Country 1.1"

    Well, at least that answred my question- if it had been easy I would have done it but no need to spend money on it.
  9. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Feb 2007 Portsmouth Posts: 2882 54 Audi A4 Estate 1.9TDi
    #9
    what you should do is put a 3.0 litre v6 in boot lol, keep the vt kit mate not worth it plus saxos look better with them on
  10. Newbie Joined: Mar 2008 Wiltshire Posts: 22 1999 Saxo Westcoast
    #10
    your being silly imo mate ! Just show off wat u already got
  11. Super Moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Wakefield Posts: 14427 Golf GT
    #11
    just down badge it mate, stick some vtr badges on or some 1.1 ones
  12. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Sep 2007 Darlington/Newcastle Posts: 2609 Saxo VTS / Twingo RS133
    #12
    just saxo badges or citroen sport ones would look better imo