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Hi All right I've got to the stage now were everybody is modding there cars...well I'm going to modify my xantia (tastefully) started on the engine I'm looking now for any company or person that does body styling its gonna be a mint updated xantia with daylights :-)
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I have to hold my hand up here and say that I am no fan of modding whatsoever.
On the other hand, it is your car and you should be free to do with it as you please.
You can't please all of the people all of the time.

I'm currently driving a modded C5 and hate it (you would too)
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Don't know of any companies myself although Dean's got a lovely Activa that's been modified:

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A beautiful car IMO... 8-)
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Agreed Franklin - the exception that proves the rule maybe.
Dean's certainly looks great.
Very tastefully executed.
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Thats what i want mine to look like it is the facelift model year 2000 2.0HDi . Just looking for the side skirts and spoiler (mine didn't come with one gutting) when i got the car the owners had fallen out of love with it I'm just bringing her in to the 21st century without loosing the xantia unique appeal and cornering ability lol.
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Great! I had visions of this sort of thing:
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£780 for this kit (front spoiler, rear skirt and side skirts)

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Steve, what's so wrong with the big pink barge? It shows attention to detail.
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Generally I don’t' do mods and I'm proud I have three very standard Xantias but...
myglaren wrote:Agreed Franklin - the exception that proves the rule maybe.
Dean's certainly looks great.
Very tastefully executed.
Having driven this particular car I have to agree very much. It's silly grin inducing, just as Chris570's Activa is :-D
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addo wrote:Steve, what's so wrong with the big pink barge? It shows attention to detail.
Problem is it is excessively detailed pure ugliness.
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myglaren wrote:
addo wrote:Steve, what's so wrong with the big pink barge? It shows attention to detail.
Problem is it is excessively detailed pure ugliness.
I have only one comment...

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Engine fine but body? There's only a few car companies in the world with a better designer than Bertone! Don't run a Series 1!
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Rhothgar wrote:Don't run a Series 1!
Why not? Should we all run a Series 2 then Roger? :lol: :lol:

I'm sure you mean 'ruin' and I quite agree. The Italian styling houses are the tops when it comes to timeless and beautiful car design. I'm never sure if Bertone or Pininfarina are my top favourites. I think Pininfarina have it - just.
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I have to say that I don't like the S2 body changes. The 'improvements' to the front spoil the sharpness of the original design.
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Old-Guy wrote:I have to say that I don't like the S2 body changes. The 'improvements' to the front spoil the sharpness of the original design.
I quite agree on this too. I far prefer the S1 shape overall despite running more S2 cars than S1s these days :roll:

All I can say is the S2 style does sort of grow on you after a while..
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