GolfGTIforum.co.uk
Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Golf mk3 gallery => Topic started by: dom on 10 March 2010, 23:08
-
Right guys....just started my Dub Projects thread: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=147189.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=147189.0)
Any feedback would be cool, especially if anyone has any ideas for me to play around with!
-
nice little story their and the GTI looks a good one mate, keep at it..
oh and thanks for the comment RE my car too , nice of you to say that :wink: :cool:
-
Nice, clean mk3 :afro:
-
I'm disappointed, nothing about my car, I have no further comments to make on this subject.
:laugh:
Looks a tidy base mate, looking forward to seeing what you do with it
-
Nice little story you got going on, car looks like a nice one!
I like how you've used this as a feed back page and havn't spammed your original thread with comments! makes it easier to read :cool:
-
looks good bud :afro:
story was a good read too :D
-
The bit where you said your heart had sunk made me think "ungrateful b*stard" but to be honest if my dad had bought me a Fiat Panda, a Metro, or worse, I think I would have been the same.
Thankfully I got to choose my first car, so I bought a Mk1 Golf.
-
i wasnt lucky enough to have one bought for me, but i worked hard and got myself a 4 year old Swift GTI which i still have.. it was the dogs balls driving round in that at 17 :cool:
-
Cheers for the comments guys.
Joe - Yours looks pretty tidy from your sig, you got a dub rides thread going on? If you do i'll hunt it out and have a proper look at it! :grin:
i wasnt lucky enough to have one bought for me, but i worked hard and got myself a 4 year old Swift GTI which i still have.. it was the dogs balls driving round in that at 17 :cool:
Kells, don't get me wrong, I appreciated them buying me a car, I probably wouldn't be one here now if they hadn't. Plus anything is better than a maroon Ford Ka that I was borrowing from my mum :cool:
I need to get some axle stands and some paint, then hopefully gonna paint the calipers on Sunday if the weather is alright when the F1 isn't on! I've just got through my first full tank of petrol , managed 400 miles out of it....think thats about 36mpg. Sound about right?
-
yo dude i wasnt having a go or anything i was jus saying, but i can imagine how u felt all the same :grin: :cool:
u done good getting 400 to the tank too. what colour u doing the calipers ?? hammerite is perfect for the job
-
lol, I know you were't having a go, just re-read what i said...sounded a little bit arsey :shocked: really wasn't meant to! :grin:
Not sure about the calipers, i'm thinking red (which is a bit boring because a lot of ppl have red), but i don't know what else would look good with a red car.....any ideas?? Bearing in mind I wanna spray the alloys black in the near future. Any one know if halfrauds do hammerite?
-
i did mine black, im not so into bright calipers no more, htink halfords do but id go B&Q or similar as it will be cheeper matey :cool:
-
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=116352.0 :)
-
i did mine black, im not so into bright calipers no more, htink halfords do but id go B&Q or similar as it will be cheeper matey :cool:
Awsome, B&Q is next door to halfords :grin:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=116352.0 :)
I'll read through it now....but maybe not all 65 pages! :laugh:
-
Phew....almost 2 hours later and managed to get through it all! Looking seriously good Joe, you wouldn't believe it was the same car you started with :cool:
Did you tint your headlights yourself? I know you said you did the 1st ones that were too dark but what about the ones you have in now?
And how many times have you changed your mind about selling/keeping?? lol :laugh: Personally if i'd put that much time and effort into making it as good as you have, i'd stick with it and do the 1.8T conversion...just my opinion tho!
Nice one bruv :smiley:
-
hammerite them is a good idea. i used black hammerite to do mine plus all the subframe and rear beam, etc. really good stuff, easy to use. i would go with black or silver if you want a brighter color.
if your going to do your gti alloys black (which i think is a good idea) then i would do you calipers black too :)
Phew....almost 2 hours later and managed to get through it all! Looking seriously good Joe, you wouldn't believe it was the same car you started with :cool:
Did you tint your headlights yourself? I know you said you did the 1st ones that were too dark but what about the ones you have in now?
And how many times have you changed your mind about selling/keeping?? lol :laugh: Personally if i'd put that much time and effort into making it as good as you have, i'd stick with it and do the 1.8T conversion...just my opinion tho!
Nice one bruv :smiley:
But if you put time and effort into a conversion like i have then it will look as bad as mine does :D
although looking ratty isnt all that bad when you put your foot down :evil:
-
Paint them white, will look good. Or even silver will be nice.
-
Nice car, polishes up well. I'm a huge fan of red cars, especially MK3s and MK5s. :afro:
-
Nice car, polishes up well. I'm a huge fan of red cars, especially MK3s and MK5s. :afro:
Same, hense why both of mine have been red! :cool:
As for the calipers, i'm thinking maybe a gunmetal grey kind of colour, think that'll look pretty cool with black alloys.
Just got back from driving my dad to Leeds today, 300 miles round trip and averaged 38mpg. Was quite impressed. Noticed a couple of potential problems tho, firstly the temp gauge didn't move much above 70 so i'm thinking a new thermostat is needed. Also there was a kind of thrumming noise from one of the back wheels, possible a wheel bearing gone??? It gets louder the faster you go, that sound likely?
-
yep bearing gone.
-
If you feel competant, rear bearings aren't too difficult.
-
Nice looking motor mate, and weirdly, i had the same alarm problem at 10 o clock the other night!! Mine turned itself off though. :grin: :grin: :grin:
-
rear bearings not too bad, you will need new rear discs and a press to press them int the disc, i didnt have a press but used a bit of pipe that was the same dia as the outside of the bearing (so it didnt damage it) can be faffy mate
-
Phew....almost 2 hours later and managed to get through it all! Looking seriously good Joe, you wouldn't believe it was the same car you started with :cool:
Did you tint your headlights yourself? I know you said you did the 1st ones that were too dark but what about the ones you have in now?
And how many times have you changed your mind about selling/keeping?? lol :laugh: Personally if i'd put that much time and effort into making it as good as you have, i'd stick with it and do the 1.8T conversion...just my opinion tho!
Nice one bruv :smiley:
Only just seen this as have been helping a fellow forum member repair all the problems with his GTI haha.
Thanks for spending the time to look through my project thread :)
Yep it's the first thing I do whenever I get a set of headlights. Clear headlights just don't do it for me so they always go smoked. If you'd like a write up on how to do it then I'll happily help you out or I can tint my spare set of lights and sell them to you so you still have the originals to put back on if you ever decide to sell the car.
The CL headlights were just me pissing about with a can of paint to be honest. My vento front end came off and was sold on, so I bought some VR headlights off ebay and whilst waiting for them to arrive the CL ones got painted satin black and thrown on just for a laugh. Couldn't see f**k all with them though, luckily my VR ones turned up the next day!
The reason I change my mind like the weather is because I've owned 5 Mk3's in the last 3 years and I'm now bored of them and wish to move onto something different. I always put my car up for sale but never get any interest so end up keeping it and changing something else on it which keeps me happy until the next time I get bored lol.
I don't think I would do a 1.8T conversion, I think I'd go for the 6 cylinder beast.. the VR6.. and chuck a turbo/supercharger onto that :smiley:
-
I'm thinking i'll just get a mechanic to change the bearing for me....take the easy option!
Painting the calipers went out of the window, went for 'a couple of drinks' last night so feeling a bit rough today, just gonna watch the F1 instead! I'll get it sorted in the week!
Yep it's the first thing I do whenever I get a set of headlights. Clear headlights just don't do it for me so they always go smoked. If you'd like a write up on how to do it then I'll happily help you out or I can tint my spare set of lights and sell them to you so you still have the originals to put back on if you ever decide to sell the car.
PM sent :smiley:
-
Does anyone want to give me idiot proof instructions for changing the thermostat? I really need to invest in a Haynes manual!
Also need to change the powersteering belt....again if anyone has instructions they'd be really appreciated :smiley:
Joe - sent you another PM dude :grin:
-
Right...quick update! Got myself a Haynes and a new thermostat so i'll tackle that at the weekend. Also got some tinted headlights on the way thanks to VR6 Joe....thanks again pal!
Been playing with Photoshop....this is the car now:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/Gti/111_0002.jpg)
And this is it with a little tweaking....this is what I had pictured in my head for it, but after seeing this i'm not so sure :undecided: (it might just be my poor photoshop skills!).
What does everyone think?
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/Gti/111_0002a.jpg)
-
I believe poor Photoshop skills. :grin: If you're going to have smoked headlights, smoked indicators, fogs and blanking plates then they will look a lot better in real life. The two slats black I think look ACE on a red MK3. With badge or without.
Wheels however a hit and miss, depends how deep you go with the black.
-
(http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk250/djbenvictors/Picture367-1.jpg)
-
Wheels look better silver.
-
I believe poor Photoshop skills. :grin: If you're going to have smoked headlights, smoked indicators, fogs and blanking plates then they will look a lot better in real life. The two slats black I think look ACE on a red MK3. With badge or without.
Wheels however a hit and miss, depends how deep you go with the black.
Lol...cheers Shady, you don't fancy giving it a go for me then do you?? :laugh:
Wheels look better silver.
I'm not sure about the wheels either....benvictors are pretty much bang on if I was to go for black :cool:
Not so sure about the front badge either, I like the red Gti badge but i'm thinking the VW one needs to be silver really?!
Thanks for the feedback guys, pretty much what I was thinking :smiley:
-
I'd have a go but going out tonight. :kiss: I'll see about it tomorrow in my hungover state. :wink:
-
I'd have a go but going out tonight. :kiss: I'll see about it tomorrow in my hungover state. :wink:
Cheers dude, enjoy your night :grin:
-
I'd have a go but going out tonight. :kiss: I'll see about it tomorrow in my hungover state. :wink:
Cheers dude, enjoy your night :grin:
Thanks man :afro:
-
Sorry about the headlights, little tricky to do but I think the rest of it gives you a general idea. I also lowered it for you. :wink:
(http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/9338/domredmk3vmod.jpg)
-
Cheers Shady :grin:
I like it....i'm just not sure about the VW badge, black or silver??! To be fair i've got a black one knocking about somewhere so i guess i'll just see which looks best!
-
No worries man. For a red car it has to be a black badge.
-
Just uploaded some (rather bad) pics of my tinted headlights:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=147189.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=147189.0)
-
Right some better pics uploaded! What does everyone thing??
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=147189.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=147189.0)
-
Got my VR6 splitter from Eurowagens today so fitted it as soon as i got in from work :smiley: Got a bit of a gap tho :angry:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/Gti/IMG00066.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/Gti/IMG00075.jpg)
-
I was bored earlier so fitted the debadged grill that I had on my 1.4 for a bit. Really not too sure about it though....what does everyone think??
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00093.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00092.jpg)
-
I really like that mate!!!!!!
The tinted headlights look spot on in those pics!
Maybe get someone to photoshop the grill slats black??
-
Lose the gti badge
-
The headlights are nice, but I've never liked debadged grills.
They look crap, and why would you want to debadge your car?
-
I really like that mate!!!!!!
The tinted headlights look spot on in those pics!
Maybe get someone to photoshop the grill slats black??
Cheers Joe :grin: I was gonna see if someone can photoshop them black. Shady did one for me before that looked quite good. I'm still not too sure about it myself tho, i'm thinking it might look better with the original grill & the slats painted black. You haven't got a spare GTI grill you wanna sell do you?? :tongue:
Lose the gti badge
I actually quite like the gti badge, personally I think the front of the car looks a bit empty without it :undecided:
-
I do actually mate, I've got a black GTI grill sitting in the spare room, was going to spray it green but never got around to it..
-
PM'd
-
Update: As per title, got the lovely problem of not being able to rev past 5000rpm :angry: Got a vagcom cable ordered that should be here in a couple of days so hopefully that'll shed some light.
Gave it a good clean yesterday and sprayed the debadged grill black. Decided to stop on the way home from work and take a couple of pics. Here's the result:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0043.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0044.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0045.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0042.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0046.jpg)
-
Mate that actually looks awesome. I know what you mean about it looking bare without the GTI badge on there, that's why I won't get rid of my VR6 badge, don't give a toss if everyone thinks I'm a dickhead, it's my car so I can do what I want with it.
Smoked fogs/blanks/indicators and a black rear badge would finish this off nicely, then when funds allow, a lovely set of rims and a healthy drop
I reckon I'm going to get myself a badgeless grill and do what you've done.. black slats, c/c bottom strip. Had planned on doing this for ages but you've just shown how good it looks with the smoked headlights so it's definately on my to do list!
-
not a fan of de badged grill, but its a improvement with the black slats, gti badge looks so out of place tho
shame about the splitter, knew them eurowagon ones were not as good as folk were saying, iv seen some pics where they dont meet the end of the bumper correct too. seems the OEM ones really are the only way to go
are u going to lower it?
-
don't give a toss if everyone thinks I'm a dickhead, it's my car so I can do what I want with it.
Thats what i'm thinking as well! I know it prob looks a bit stupid but i kinda like it!
Smoked fogs/blanks/indicators and a black rear badge would finish this off nicely, then when funds allow, a lovely set of rims and a healthy drop
Thats pretty much exactly what i've got lined up, but i'm officially skint so gonna be a while before it all gets done. I'm thinking about painting the rims black, kinda cheap alternative to getting a new set, plus I think they'll look good :cool:
are u going to lower it?
Yeah def gonna lower it, but when I do it i'm gonna do it properly. I'd rather save up for a decent setup than spend a couple of hundred notes on some cheap coilovers and regret it when my spleen is shattered!
Also kells, that mate of yours still selling center caps on ebay? If so you got the link? Mine are funked :laugh:
-
[img]http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0045.jpg[/img
love that picture mate! much better black! fan of the gti badge thats why i popped mine in. :smiley:
-
Looks very good with the black slats and gti badge. Exactly what i wanted to do and no you've convinced me to do it :smiley:
Same colour as mine as well. Will look very similar when done except for my extra doors.
I agree about the lowering as well, best to get a good set up first time round.
-
Cheers for the comments guys, my new center caps for my wheels have just arrived so i'm gonna go change them in a min :grin:
I've got a week off work next week so gonna spend some time on the car, mainly getting rid of the rust that is appearing along the bottom of the doors and a little on the sills :undecided:
Depending on how motivated i'm feeling I might respray the alloys and paint the brake calipers....but we'll see :laugh:
-
Ok, couple of quick pics to add as well! I drilled my airbox at the weekend here's a shot of it half way through:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00114.jpg)
Also just got the center caps changd so this is what they looked like before:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00117.jpg)
....and this is how all of them look now. Much better :smiley:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00115.jpg)
-
Lovin the grille like that mate!! Definately looks better with the gti badge in!
-
Right, have a week off work this week so decided to tackle some of the rust on the car!
I began today with what looked like the smallest and therefore the easiest bit...oh how I was wrong!
It started off a little bubble on the surface, so I poked around a little bit and it turned into this:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00141-1.jpg)
I could see that it went behind the wheel arch trim, so that along with the side skirt trim came off to reveal (excuse the crappy camera phone images):
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00143.jpg)
Next was removing the trim inside the wheel arch, which revealed a massive pile of earth! How there was that much dirt in such a small space I have no idea :shocked:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00144.jpg)
Next was to grind all the rust away so it was all bare metal, as you can see there wasn't much metal left!!
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00145.jpg)
Once the rust was removed I used some metal mesh as a base for the body filler that was going to make up the new part of the wing. (Again excuse the blurry pic)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00146.jpg)
Next stage was to build the filler up using a couple of layers so it was slightly above the level of the existing paint.
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00147.jpg)
Then came the tricky stage of sanding down so it was flush. I started off using 40 grit paper and gradually worked my way up to 1200 grit wet and dry. I was very pleased with the result.
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00148.jpg)
Finally gave the area a quick coat of primer, ready to be tackled again in the morning!
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00149.jpg)
I'm happy with the result so far, bearing in mind a lot of where the rust was is going to be covered back up by trim!
-
lol, i thought about doing the grill like that, only the other day, a 2 bar debaged and then but the gti badge back on, lol, looks like i wasnt 1st to think about it, lol, hope u dont mind, but will be doing the same when grill comes, :) looks spot on. keep up the rust removal stages, i wanna do mine but i dont know how to respray it at the end, as im lc9z that metallic black with purpe in it, :(
-
Well my spraying isn't up to much myself but I think along the lines of nothing ventured, nothing gained!
I'll give it a crack myself and if it looks crap (which it prob will!) i've got a mate who works in a bodyshop who could prob sort me out with a good price to get it done professionally! It's much easier to spray a non-metallic colour, I was helping my dad spray his Honda bumper metallic silver a few weeks ago and it was a sod to get right! I think we ended up spraying it and having to sand it down again about half a dozen times before we got a finish we were both happy with!
Go for it with the grill dude, I think debadged grills are a bit like marmite, especially when leaving the Gti badge on. As you can see from the comments on mine opinions are mixed!
Get some pics up when you've done it! :cool:
-
top work on the rust fight so far! :smiley:
-
top work on the rust fight so far! :smiley:
Cheers! :afro:
It's gonna take a lot of work still! I'm happy with how it is so far, at first i thought i'd bitten off more than I could chew! :embarassed:
Then I told myself to man up and get on with it! :laugh:
-
the door - rust wise isnt bad, you did the right thing with filler and paint etc. i suspect when you remove your masking tape you will have a lip, which is a b!tch to get rid of. lol
and the wing, the rust WILL come back, i went down your route with my nova. and a year later the rust was back. if i were you, spray this now, get it looking good. but always look out for a wing. as your always chasing the rust.
if it was on part of the chassis. you would of have to cut it out, and plate it, welding it in etc etc.
-
top work on the rust fight so far! :smiley:
Cheers! :afro:
It's gonna take a lot of work still! I'm happy with how it is so far, at first i thought i'd bitten off more than I could chew! :embarassed:
Then I told myself to man up and get on with it! :laugh:
agree!... i thought that about my electrics! got a lot still to do to. well you've done a great job so far and you know that you defo not made it worse!
-
and the wing, the rust WILL come back, i went down your route with my nova. and a year later the rust was back. if i were you, spray this now, get it looking good. but always look out for a wing. as your always chasing the rust.
Yeah I know it'll come back, I got rid of as much as I could see but who knows how much of the damn stuff is lurking behind the scenes! :angry:
It'll do the job for the moment though and as SoundillusioN said it's def not made it worse! :smiley:
-
yeh i agree, you have halted it for a while.
the reason why it rotted is because the dirt was all sitting there.
make sure you clean out all traps like this, as dirt holds water so makes it rot alot quicker :)
keep up the good work.
-
the reason why it rotted is because the dirt was all sitting there.
make sure you clean out all traps like this, as dirt holds water so makes it rot alot quicker :)
Yeah defo! after seeing how much crap was behind this one i'm gonna have them all off tomorrow! :shocked:
-
Is this going to be a rattle can jobbie?
-
Is this going to be a rattle can jobbie?
Yeah gonna see how it turns out with a rattle can, if it looks gash i'll take it to a mate's bodyshop to be done professionally!
-
Good work mate, hopefully that be the end of that rust now, and cant beilve how much dirt was in yeah arch that prob didnt help towards the rust.
Nowt wrong with spraying it with rattle can , can do a great job with them.!! :cool:
-
Right small update while i'm waiting for the old man to return with more paint!
Started off by removing all the masking tape etc from last night, feathered the primer into the existing paint and masked it all up again!
The sprayed 2 coats of primer along the entire of the bottom of the door and this is the result:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00150.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00151.jpg)
Once I was happy with the primer I gave it a couple of coats of Red, sanded down using 800 and then 1200 grit wet and dry paper, this is how it stands at the moment.
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00152.jpg)
Gonna give it another couple of coats of top coat, and see what the finish is like, if i'm not happy i'll sand down and repray until I am!
Once it's fine i'll laquer it and see what the result is! :grin:
-
Looks good mate, i'm excited to see the final result! :smiley:
-
Ok, so 2 coats of primer, 5 coats of colour and a lot of sanding later here is the result!
I'm pretty happy with it, the pictures don't do it justice really due to a crappy camera. The paintwork all looks slightly pink, but I can assure you it's not! The colour match is very good, the new paint is slightly matt....which leads me onto....my only dilema now is how to finish it :undecided:
Theres a slight 'orange peel' effect due to using a rattle can. I've got some lacquer for it, the instructions say to sand the top coat down to a matt finish and then lacquer, a mate told me not to bother sanding it down though?? :huh:
Or do I not lacquer it, wait a couple of weeks and using a cutting compound on it?! Or, lacquer it and then use cutting compound??! Really don't know what to do!! Any advice appreciated!!
Obviously all of the above options will be finished with a good wax and polish!
(also thought i'd get my dad's morris minor in a shot!)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0047-1.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0046-1.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0048.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0045-1.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0044-1.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0051.jpg)
Finally tomorrow's task!!
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0052.jpg)
-
A quick before and after:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00143.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0045-1.jpg)
-
looks good, its all in the prep, im looking at doing a a full on colleague corse (at the age of 27 haha) so i can start my own thing up, reds difficult to master but it looks good mate
-
looks very good! you should be pleased with yourself. im thinking of doin this myself, except, i gotta do it with metallic black :huh:
-
spot on mate, looks like you done a very good job. And red is a pain in the ass to work with!! :cool:
-
Cheers for the comments :cool:
I'm gonna try and sort the drivers side tomorrow and get all the trim put back on. Then it's a good wash and polish and i'll get some better pics up!
-
Depends on how good you want it to look.
You could flat the colour back with 1200 grit (takes a while) very carefully to take 75% of the peel out then lacquer then wait a day and flat and polish with 1500
or just put a fair bit of lacquer on and then flat and polish with 1500.
2000 would be better then 1500 but you will need loads of patience and paper.
-
Depends on how good you want it to look.
You could flat the colour back with 1200 grit (takes a while) very carefully to take 75% of the peel out then lacquer then wait a day and flat and polish with 1500
or just put a fair bit of lacquer on and then flat and polish with 1500.
2000 would be better then 1500 but you will need loads of patience and paper.
Will putting on more lacquer without flatting back the colour still give a decent finish? It's not the most obvious part of the car but i've spent a fair bit of time on it already so want it to look good!
-
Yeah it will, you just have to be more careful cutting back. Plus ideally it should be laquered when the paint is "tacky" to get a good bond. If the paint is really hard it's best to flat it back or atleast key it with some 1200. You don't have to flat right back, just key it up.
-
Cheers dude :cool:
In that case I might give it another quick coat of paint then lacquer while its tacky. Sound like a plan??
-
Yup. 8)
-
Ok....not pics yet because i'm still not happy with it!
Basically i've spent all day filling and sanding back down, took ages to get a finish I was happy with. Once that was done I cracked on with the spraying, and both sides are now painted pretty well. :smiley:
The problem is with the lacquer, I gave one side 3 coats before and it has made no difference at all! :angry:
Yesterday I was playing around with paint and lacquer on a bit of old drainpipe to test it and it worked fine, the finish was even and glossy. I tried it on the drainpipe again this evening and it did nothing! I'm guessing this is because it is too cold for it to work properly(??)
If this is the case then i'll get a heat gun on it all tomorrow and get the garage as warm as possible and try again!!
-
Ok, pretty much finished now :smiley:
The final product is good enough for the moment. It's by no means perfect, the paint is a very good colour match but still slightly dull in comparison to the factory paint, also there are minor imperfections where the filler was not completely smooth (even though I was convinced it was :angry:). But for a first attempt i'm happy with it and it's a hell of a lot better than it was :laugh:
The most annoying bit about it is that when I was removing some of the masking tape the lacquer had bonded to it as well as the paint and some paint was removed along with the tape :angry: :angry:
After much swearing I think i'm just going to use a touch up pen on it and hope it doesn't look too bad!
Anyway the (slightly crap quality) pics:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00164.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00161.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00162.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00163.jpg)
The pictures don't really show the finish due to different reflections and glare etc. but you should get the general idea!
Any feedback welcome!
-
looks like yeah done a real good job there mate. Nice one!!
-
looks like yeah done a real good job there mate. Nice one!!
Cheers!
It's only when your right up close you can see the difference, at the end of the day its not a very prominent bit of the car so it'll do for the moment. Just mega p!ssed off about ripping that little bit of paint off! :angry:
-
Nice work looks a really good job car looks mint mate :wink:
-
good finish m8. i have a look around on detailingworld.com alot. im sure with a machine polisher and right cutting compound, you could get that paint work just as bright as original paint.
-
good effort most folk would be scared off with a job like this
-
Cheers for the comments guys :afro:
Quick update time:
good finish m8. i have a look around on detailingworld.com alot. im sure with a machine polisher and right cutting compound, you could get that paint work just as bright as original paint.
I've just cut back the lacquer using a cutting compound and it's polished up a treat! Which is great! :grin:
However I checked over my timing today and it's all spot on :angry: This may sound like a good thing, but it means i'm still no closer to solving my 'only revving to 5000rpm' problem!
Looks like a new dizzy will be next, but i'm torn between spending money trying to sort this or to spend it making the car look and sound better i.e. pressed plates with surrounds and pipercross filter and then save for coilovers :undecided:
Also got a squeaking fan belt :angry:
If I ever have a week when there's nothing wrong with this car i'll be so happy! :laugh:
Means current list of jobs to be done:
- Fan belt
- Rear wheel bearing
- Dizzy
- Stubby Aerial
- Pressed plates (with surrounds)
- Pipercross filter
- Coilovers
- Smoked fogs/indicators
- Exhaust
- Wheels
.....not much then!
-
that paint job you have done looks superb for a ho,me job :shocked: bet your well pleased :cool:
good choice going for magnex exhaust too, they are the best ones :cool:
-
that paint job you have done looks superb for a ho,me job :shocked: bet your well pleased :cool:
good choice going for magnex exhaust too, they are the best ones :cool:
Cheers :afro:
It looks much better now as well, if the weather is good i'll get it cleaned up and put some more pics up with a better camera!
-
Very nice work. Ive used G3 cutting compound on a rotary machine buffer. Came out looking original red. Worth a look :smiley:
Most detailers use duel action buffers FYI
-
Right, just got a few pics of the respray now that it's cut back and polished up, i'm more than happy with it :grin:
This side was the one that had to be rebuilt at the bottom of the wing:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0095.jpg)
This side had 3 big rust spots across the length of the car:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0097.jpg)
And a couple of shots to show how it matches the rest of the paintwork:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0100.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0101.jpg)
I've got some silver dials and blue LED's on the way so hopefully i'll get them sorted next week :cool:
(And i'm almost ashamed at how high it's riding :embarassed: Really need to get some coilovers sorted)
-
that is bloody brillaint! im sure the pictures don't do it justice. very well done m8. im sure it makes you like like the car alot more just removing a few ugly spots. i know id like mine a whole lot more if it was just a clean example. wud excuse the other niggles with it lol
-
Looks like a proper job done mate, as said before red is hard colour to spray and match and you done it well.
yeah does look tag high :wink:
-
Looks like a really good job you done there great work :wink: really nice clean car :smiley:
-
looks good that matey! must be well pleased with how its turned out! :cool:
coilovers next then? how much you gonna lower it by?
-
Cheers for the comments guys :afro: I am really chuffed with the result, really satisfying putting time and effort into something like that and seeing the result :grin:
coilovers next then? how much you gonna lower it by?
Yeah coilovers will be the next proper mod I think, I wanted to wait and get a decent set, but i'm still trying to solve the 5000rpm prob. Looks like a new dizzy is on the cards, if that fails to sort it then a camshaft sensor. Neither of those are particularly cheap. So i'm thinking about a cheap set, probably Jamex for the meantime. But hey! at least it'll be low :cool:
As for a drop i'm thinking 60/40 and see how that goes. Theres a lot of crap roads around me, plus my drive is on an angle so much lower than that could cause me some probs, but we'll see :smiley:
-
Cheers for the comments guys :afro: I am really chuffed with the result, really satisfying putting time and effort into something like that and seeing the result :grin:
coilovers next then? how much you gonna lower it by?
Yeah coilovers will be the next proper mod I think, I wanted to wait and get a decent set, but i'm still trying to solve the 5000rpm prob. Looks like a new dizzy is on the cards, if that fails to sort it then a camshaft sensor. Neither of those are particularly cheap. So i'm thinking about a cheap set, probably Jamex for the meantime. But hey! at least it'll be low :cool:
As for a drop i'm thinking 60/40 and see how that goes. Theres a lot of crap roads around me, plus my drive is on an angle so much lower than that could cause me some probs, but we'll see :smiley:
i got some FK street ones from Venomsport for like £250 i think it was. . firm but seem good enough mate. :cool:
-
http://www.venommotorsport.com/product_details.php?id=7140&manufacturer=FK&category=Suspension (http://www.venommotorsport.com/product_details.php?id=7140&manufacturer=FK&category=Suspension)
Those ones?? ^^ Look like a bargain :cool:
-
like the look of the fk ones , nice 100mm drop be ideal!! :laugh:
-
yup. . they be the ones mate. . upto 100mm drop.
not had a prob with mine
-
the colour match is awsome, great work :smiley: looks nice!
-
Haha, i'll probably do a 60/40 drop to begin with, but I get bored easily so i'll prob end up slamming it for a bit, but at 100mm there's no way i'd get on my drive! :laugh:
-
Shameless bump to get me back onto the first page :laugh:
Not much to update at the moment, got myself a new dizzy, cap & rotor arm as well as a new fan belt and power steering belt. Gonna be busy sorting that lot next week.
Driven 500 odd miles over the last 2 days and the car has ran beautifully, didn't miss a beat :smiley:
-
Exhaust started blowing last week, so narrowed it down to the weld at the front of the back box. Picked up a tub of Gun Gum and bodged it up....or so I thought!
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00189.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00190.jpg)
But then I hit an fairly small pot hole (but at quite a speed!) on the way home from work yesterday and this happened, must have jolted the car enough to break the seal completely :shocked:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00194.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00193.jpg)
So the back box was bouncing around all over the place and it sounded sh!t!
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00195.jpg)
So having already got a new stainless steel exhaust lined up I decided to try and botch this one up for a few more days! After failing to find any bits of pipe or sheet steel lying around I decided to hack one of my tail pipes to pieces:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00196.jpg)
The bit of pipe then went inside the broken section of the exhaust clamped together with jubilee clips and then covered in as much Gun Gum as I could get on!
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00197.jpg)
Final result:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00200.jpg)
How's that for improvisation??!! :laugh:
-
Spot on repair :afro:
-
Exhaust still just about holding on :grin:
I've got a stainless steel one lined up that i'm gonna collect next week :smiley:
Changed the power steering belt earlier, managed to get rid of the squeel that was driving me crazy!! Also changed the dizzy, runs a bit smoother but still having the 5000rpm problem. Looks like it is def a new camshaft sensor needed :cry:
I should get my summer bonus within the next few weeks so it'll be getting slammed fairly soon :cool:
-
Couple of pics of the exhaust as it sits currently, I find the second one quite funny :laugh:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00202.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00203.jpg)
-
So, I got a new exhaust! :smiley:
Big thanks to Alan aka wireZ for his work the other night! He sorted me out with an oem stainless steel back box, center box and front pipe all for the bargain price of £50 :afro:
It did mean a 300 mile round trip to collect but it was worth it. Car feels so much nicer to drive with a proper exhaust on! Here's a quick pic of the new one fitted:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00205.jpg)
I know it's not hanging completely straight, and the heatshield is loose, and some of the plastic on the bottom of the bumper is melted (this is from when the old one broke and was smashing against it)! But other than that i'm happy with it!
Also slightly off topic but spent most of the day travelling to and from Leeds to pick this up for the other half:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00208.jpg)
5 years old but only covered 14k miles with FSH to verify and it drives suprisingly well, i'm just waiting for it to break down :grin:
-
Cars looking really nice mate love the exhaust nice and discreet wish mne was like that :grin: looking good bud :wink:
-
Right time for another small update, I got my number plate surrounds earlier so fitted them :smiley:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0154.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0158.jpg)
Also started to paint my brake calipers the other day but our great british weather let me down, so I only managed to get half of one painted :angry:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0156.jpg)
The main reason for this post is for opinions, i'm still running standard suspension at the moment, but i'm sure the car isn't sitting right.
I know its a bit tricky to tell because the car is on a slight slope, but i'm sure the gap between the wheel and arch on the front off-side is greater than the gap on the front near side? Also the rear off-side looks to be sitting lower than the rear near-side. Am I just imagining this, or does anyone else think the same?? :undecided:
Off-Side:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0159.jpg)
Near-Side:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0160.jpg)
-
My car sits unevenly and it's on coilovers. Has done since I had them really. I'm not sure but I don't think it's much of a problem.
-
Smoked my fogs this afternoon using E-Tech, wasn't too impressed with it. I only gave it the very lightest of coats and it still ran and formed little bubbles :angry:
Looks ok from a distance but pretty crap up close...ah well!
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00216.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00214.jpg)
Any opinions??
-
looks good
re ride height, mine was very bad on its standard suspension for this, i was sure a spring was wrong, once removed they were all the same, just put it down to some sort of wear, i was glad to see rid of it :evil:
-
I think most Golf 3's are lower on the drivers side, if you think about it, it is the side that gets the most use.
-
You are cursed for not lowering it.
Mines the same haha.
-
Looks good, but I would tint more, because it looks fake'ish now, if you know what I mean ;)
-
I think most Golf 3's are lower on the drivers side, if you think about it, it is the side that gets the most use.
That would make sense but it's the passenger side thats lower than the drivers :undecided:
You are cursed for not lowering it.
Mines the same haha.
It'll be getting lowered soon enough :wink:
Looks good, but I would tint more, because it looks fake'ish now, if you know what I mean ;)
I'm really not sure about it, I think i preferred it before. Might have to get the cellulose thinners out and detint them :laugh:
-
Car looks lovely mate, i think your fog lights looked better clear,
how about some fresh springs?
-
Cheers for the comments :afro:
Car looks lovely mate, i think your fog lights looked better clear,
how about some fresh springs?
i'm thinking the same, might get the thinners out tomorrow and remove it the tint! As for the springs, coilovers will be on the way very soon :wink:
-
I think the clears look nice but I reakon the tint looks better as youve got the tinted head lights and a black grill so it all goes well.My friend uses window tint film on his lights and it really looks good maybe try some on your fogs and its easy to fit no runs like paint he hasnt had any problems with it plus its cheap.Ive noticed your rear badge is silver still think id black it but I would say that cause mines black :grin: but either way mate looks spot on :wink:
-
I think the clears look nice but I reakon the tint looks better as youve got the tinted head lights and a black grill so it all goes well.My friend uses window tint film on his lights and it really looks good maybe try some on your fogs and its easy to fit no runs like paint he hasnt had any problems with it plus its cheap.Ive noticed your rear badge is silver still think id black it but I would say that cause mines black :grin: but either way mate looks spot on :wink:
Cheers mate, i'm the smoked fogs are growing on me. I think if they were to be done properly they'd look a lot better. As for the black badge i'll get that done eventually, gotta sort out the suspension first! :wink:
Btw i'm loving your car, the black/red theme looks wicked :afro:
-
If you wanted smoked stuff, euro wagons do them...
Just invade you wasn't sure on ya tinted stuff :smiley:
-
I'm going to have smoke repeaters, smoked indicators, one side of smoked blanks (the other has a huge crack in it now lol), and a front and rear black badge up for sale probably next week. :wink:
Not that I'm plugging.
Red MK3s look ace with smoked parts around it, much better than clear.
-
I'm going to have smoke repeaters, smoked indicators, one side of smoked blanks (the other has a huge crack in it now lol), and a front and rear black badge up for sale probably next week. :wink:
Not that I'm plugging.
Red MK3s look ace with smoked parts around it, much better than clear.
I already have a black front badge and gonna leave the rear for the moment. Send me a PM with how much you want for the smoked stuff, will probably take them off your hands. :smiley:
My rear shocks have given up tho so i'm gonna order some coilovers tonight or tomorrow so won't be needing yours after all - cheers anyway tho :afro:
-
No worries bud, will do. As for leaving the rear bad...are you mad? It'll look gay having everything else smoked then having a silver badge. :grin: I'll PM you next week with a price chap. And no worries on the coilies, when I get them off I'll probably shift them on for about £60/70 anyway.
-
No worries bud, will do. As for leaving the rear bad...are you mad? It'll look gay having everything else smoked then having a silver badge. :grin: I'll PM you next week with a price chap. And no worries on the coilies, when I get them off I'll probably shift them on for about £60/70 anyway.
Haha, well maybe the rear badge as well then!
Coilovers ordered :smiley:
-
What coilovers did you go for in the end dom??It will look sweet once shes lowered :cool:
-
What coilovers did you go for in the end dom??It will look sweet once shes lowered :cool:
The hotuning ones that you sent me the link to. Money is pretty tight at the moment and for the money i'm not too bothered if the ride is a bit harsh! I made them an offer of £135 which they counter-offered £140 so thats what I paid :smiley:
Hopefully they'll be here by friday and i'll try and get them fitted fri night!
-
What coilovers did you go for in the end dom??It will look sweet once shes lowered :cool:
The hotuning ones that you sent me the link to. Money is pretty tight at the moment and for the money i'm not too bothered if the ride is a bit harsh! I made them an offer of £135 which they counter-offered £140 so thats what I paid :smiley:
Hopefully they'll be here by friday and i'll try and get them fitted fri night!
was that on the bay of E as i need to get mine now...
-
What coilovers did you go for in the end dom??It will look sweet once shes lowered :cool:
The hotuning ones that you sent me the link to. Money is pretty tight at the moment and for the money i'm not too bothered if the ride is a bit harsh! I made them an offer of £135 which they counter-offered £140 so thats what I paid :smiley:
Hopefully they'll be here by friday and i'll try and get them fitted fri night!
Cool mate the ride is pretty decent to be fair and my handling has improved loads.There very fast delivry too mine took 3 days to come,looking forward to seeing your car lowered :wink:
-
Blu- I can't wait to see it lowered either!
SoundillusioN - yeah they were from eBay. I'll post the link when I'm home from work. Can't do it from my phone!
-
What coilovers did you go for in the end dom??It will look sweet once shes lowered :cool:
The hotuning ones that you sent me the link to. Money is pretty tight at the moment and for the money i'm not too bothered if the ride is a bit harsh! I made them an offer of £135 which they counter-offered £140 so thats what I paid :smiley:
Hopefully they'll be here by friday and i'll try and get them fitted fri night!
was that on the bay of E as i need to get mine now...
These are the ones :wink:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COIL-OVER-COILOVER-VW-GOLF-MK3-ADJUSTABLE-SUSPENSION-/150450172310?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2307877196 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COIL-OVER-COILOVER-VW-GOLF-MK3-ADJUSTABLE-SUSPENSION-/150450172310?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2307877196)
-
Right so earlier my coolant warning light started flashing so I pulled into a mates house (which I happened to be outside), popped the bonnet and sure enough the coolant was low. Topped it up and problem solved :smiley:
Something else caught my attention while the bonnet was up. About 4-5 weeks ago I had a new dizzy fitted to try and cure the 5k rev limited problem, which didn't work. I now know that this is because the muppets at the garage hadn't plugged the hall sensor back in :angry: :angry:
So I plugged it in and it now revs all the way to the redline :smiley: :smiley:
-
What coilovers did you go for in the end dom??It will look sweet once shes lowered :cool:
The hotuning ones that you sent me the link to. Money is pretty tight at the moment and for the money i'm not too bothered if the ride is a bit harsh! I made them an offer of £135 which they counter-offered £140 so thats what I paid :smiley:
Hopefully they'll be here by friday and i'll try and get them fitted fri night!
was that on the bay of E as i need to get mine now...
thanks, i'll browse their shop when i get home and find the mk1s again.. i found them before but there was no offer just set bid.
These are the ones :wink:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COIL-OVER-COILOVER-VW-GOLF-MK3-ADJUSTABLE-SUSPENSION-/150450172310?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2307877196 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COIL-OVER-COILOVER-VW-GOLF-MK3-ADJUSTABLE-SUSPENSION-/150450172310?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2307877196)
-
Look what arrived today :smiley:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00228.jpg)
-
What coilovers did you go for in the end dom??It will look sweet once shes lowered :cool:
The hotuning ones that you sent me the link to.
BIG mistake, bouncy as foook!!!
-
What coilovers did you go for in the end dom??It will look sweet once shes lowered :cool:
The hotuning ones that you sent me the link to.
BIG mistake, bouncy as foook!!!
if you take helper springs out their pretty solid :smiley: and can get more lows :afro: can't wait to see them on pal!
Dan
-
What coilovers did you go for in the end dom??It will look sweet once shes lowered :cool:
The hotuning ones that you sent me the link to.
BIG mistake, bouncy as foook!!!
Well they can't be any worse than my suspension at the moment, which is standard with both rear shocks gone! And for the money I don't really care anyway :grin:
if you take helper springs out their pretty solid :smiley: and can get more lows :afro: can't wait to see them on pal!
Dan
I'm not gonna go mega low because the roads around me are sh!te!
This might sound a bit stupid but to measure the drop, do you measure from the bottom of the threaded bit upto the bit you adjust with the c-spanner?
-
if you take helper springs out their pretty solid :smiley: and can get more lows :afro: can't wait to see them on pal!
Dan
I'm not gonna go mega low because the roads around me are sh!te!
This might sound a bit stupid but to measure the drop, do you measure from the bottom of the threaded bit upto the bit you adjust with the c-spanner?
:grin: same, i live down a street with some badass speedbumps.. just wearing them down with my subframe atm :wink:
as for where to measure them from.. i don't have a clue haha! i've lost track of mine.
Dan
-
My collies arrived today!.... very fast delivery!.. i'm confused though, why do we order HTs and end up with a TA Technix box, red springs instead of blue?... also i'm confused, wanted to check what the drop range was, the thread is 170mm, i'm guessing the extra mm is taken up by the helper springs hence why the max drop achieved with them in would be 120mm. i was worried that becaus ethey were TA technix they would only have 80mm drop... sorry does any of this make sense?
-
Perfect sense, I wondered exactly the same myself. If you measure the thread between the helper spring an the bottom of the strut it's about 100mm.
I'm guessing there's a 20mm drop anyway with these, giving you the 120mm total?
-
Perfect sense, I wondered exactly the same myself. If you measure the thread between the helper spring an the bottom of the strut it's about 100mm.
I'm guessing there's a 20mm drop anyway with these, giving you the 120mm total?
yeah from their ad it said from -20 to 120 so they must already be 20 shorter than standard. just wasnt expecting what i got and when i searched for coilovers listed as TA tecs they advertised with a max drop of 80mm, hence my original concern... i'm happy though as they are 120s and they are for my car... still sent them an e-mail just to see what the crack is?.. if they reply i'll post the response. cheers.
-
response from hot tuning. Hi, hottuning is the name of our company, we don't make coilovers. we only provide ta technix coilovers. these are the ones that are advertised, they can lower from 20 till 120mm best regards
-
What coilovers did you go for in the end dom??It will look sweet once shes lowered :cool:
The hotuning ones that you sent me the link to.
BIG mistake, bouncy as foook!!!
I disagree ive had mine on a few weeks now and there not bouncy at all of course theres some bounce but otherwise there pretty decent and without a doubt they have improved the handling on my car loads.It also comes down to what you can afford and at £140 I think there good value for money.I did see them at inters for £165 or £170 so hot tunings doing a good deal.Looking forward to seeing your car lowered Dom its gonna look sweet bud get some pics up once shes done :wink:
-
What coilovers did you go for in the end dom??It will look sweet once shes lowered :cool:
The hotuning ones that you sent me the link to.
BIG mistake, bouncy as foook!!!
I disagree ive had mine on a few weeks now and there not bouncy at all of course theres some bounce but otherwise there pretty decent and without a doubt they have improved the handling on my car loads.It also comes down to what you can afford and at £140 I think there good value for money.I did see them at inters for £165 or £170 so hot tunings doing a good deal.Looking forward to seeing your car lowered Dom its gonna look sweet bud get some pics up once shes done :wink:
Well the ride cannot be anyworse than it is at the moment, so it's going to be an improvement. I've read lots of mixed reviews about them, I could have spent a lot more on a better set but then that would leave my bank account empty! I'm not one to live beyond my means so settled for these.
They come with a 2 year warranty. Even if they break after 2 years i'll be happy and hopefully will be able to afford a better set by then :smiley:
If I can persuade by dad to go down to VW tomorrow and pick me up some bolts while i'm at work then i'll get them fitted tomorrow evening :smiley: :smiley:
response from hot tuning. Hi, hottuning is the name of our company, we don't make coilovers. we only provide ta technix coilovers. these are the ones that are advertised, they can lower from 20 till 120mm best regards
Thats the reponse i'd expected tbh, i'm not really bothered what brand they are as long as they do the job and get the car on the floor :cool:
-
response from hot tuning. Hi, hottuning is the name of our company, we don't make coilovers. we only provide ta technix coilovers. these are the ones that are advertised, they can lower from 20 till 120mm best regards
Thats the reponse i'd expected tbh, i'm not really bothered what brand they are as long as they do the job and get the car on the floor :cool:
Thats the attitude I had too mate, lived with driving on them for a week then just found them f*cking irritating
-
Mine were good. I think I'm keeping mine from the GL and chucking them on a new MK3 whenever that is. :lipsrsealed:
-
I hated mine and would never use them again.
-
cant comment on the newr hottuning ones but the early ones were really good for the money, (red springs, blue rings)
they just like my jamex ones and mine have been superb over the last few years
-
Spent a couple of hours on the car this evening but decided to call it a night.
However got the rear coilovers fitted....here's a little peek at how she stands:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00231.jpg)
And here's how the front end looks:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00234.jpg)
Ready for me to fit the fronts in the morning :smiley:
-
Nice one. :afro: It's gonna look sweeettttt!!!!
-
wheey, will look awsome :cool:
Dan
-
Cheers guys :smiley:
The bolts at the bottom of the struts were a b!tch to get off, ended up cutting 2 of them off :angry:
That's about as low as i'm going to go with it tho, I can only just get my finger inbetween the wheel and arch :grin:
-
Right, thats them all fitted :smiley:
A quick pic, better ones to follow after she's had a good clean!
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00237.jpg)
I almost ripped the front splitter off when reversing off my drive, had about 15mm clearance according to the old man.
My insurance company want to know if it's lowered more than 50mm, what does everyone think coz I haven't got a clue? :undecided:
As for the ride; it's miles better than I had expected after all the negative comments on here about them. It's not too harsh, a tad on the bumpy side but I can live with that. Almost no body roll and not a hint of understeer so far :smiley:
-
That looks so much better mate. Glad you like it.
-
Back needs to go up.
-
Back needs to go up.
It looks better when it's not parked on a hill with the handbrake on!
-
Back needs to go up.
or the front go down :evil: :grin:
looking good mate
-
Back needs to go up.
or the front go down :evil: :grin:
looking good mate
:grin: I was thinking that!
That looks so much better mate. Glad you like it.
Cheers dude, gonna go get some new rubber now :smiley:
-
Looking good there matey!! :cool:
-
Cheers drew! The more I look at it, the more I think the rear needs to come up a bit!
Wayne: I take back what I said before, you're right :grin:
Got uniroyal, rainsports all round now. Need to get the camber corected next week, -3.2 one side and -2.4 the other. They didn't have time to corect it today!
-
Front down... 15cm clearance right? :wink: :smug:
-
good job mate..looks loads better.. glad you're happy.... it seems that opinions can mixed RE: the ride.... i think that some peeps got pee'd off with them on their daily... we shall see how you feel in a few weeks.. i'm lucky as mine isnt but still dont want it to be too sh*t... you have given me hope but i suppose it also depends on the car.
-
good job mate..looks loads better.. glad you're happy.... it seems that opinions can mixed RE: the ride.... i think that some peeps got pee'd off with them on their daily... we shall see how you feel in a few weeks.. i'm lucky as mine isnt but still dont want it to be too sh*t... you have given me hope but i suppose it also depends on the car.
Well I rack up about 1k miles a month so use it a fair amount, i'm pretty sure that I can put up with it. The other half hates it though :lipsrsealed:
Within the space of a week i've gone from having 2 knackered rear wheel bearings (one causing play in the wheel), both rear shocks knackered and all tyres needing replacing. To having coilovers, new wheel bearings and new tyres all round....feels like a completely different car :grin:
-
good job mate..looks loads better.. glad you're happy.... it seems that opinions can mixed RE: the ride.... i think that some peeps got pee'd off with them on their daily... we shall see how you feel in a few weeks.. i'm lucky as mine isnt but still dont want it to be too sh*t... you have given me hope but i suppose it also depends on the car.
Well I rack up about 1k miles a month so use it a fair amount, i'm pretty sure that I can put up with it. The other half hates it though :lipsrsealed:
Within the space of a week i've gone from having 2 knackered rear wheel bearings (one causing play in the wheel), both rear shocks knackered and all tyres needing replacing. To having coilovers, new wheel bearings and new tyres all round....feels like a completely different car :grin:
:laugh: my missues hates mine and i've barely started!,,,, yeah makes a massive difference when you replace a load of knackered cr@p
-
Looking much better Dom :wink: big improvement all round :smiley:
-
nice, i like it
SPACERS needed next :)
:cool:
-
nice, i like it
SPACERS needed next :)
:cool:
Yeah I got 195's put on yesterday as well instead of 205's and the rears look a little lost in the arches :sad:
Gonna get the camber/tracking done tomorrow, clean it up over the weekend, raise the rear a tad, then i'll get some proper pics on :smiley:
-
Right, camber/tracking sorted, new rear top mounts purchased, new oil/filter also bought in anticipation of a 6k mile oil change :smiley:
I gave it a quick wash yesterday and raised the rear by about 15/20mm this evening, looks much better imo.
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0171a.jpg)
I'm toying with the idea of going back to a badged grill with black slats and black badge.....thoughts??
-
looking good mate! :cool: you sticking with the wheels?
badged grill for me as i like the VW sign! :smiley:
-
Looks better
One thing you had the camber and tracking sorted then raised the rear you may find it is now out.
-
Badged grill FTW, id have a chrome badge tho if yr gonna black the slats :wink:
-
looks good! :cool:
i'm really liking the grill! :smiley: goes well with the tinted lights and fogs.
did you get any rubbing on the front with the 205's on? mine catches on right corners on my 205's and i'm only down 60mil, thinking 195's may solve it.
-
a badged grill with black slats and black badge
That's gonna look foooking awesome :)
And get some rims!
-
Cheers guys :afro:
I'm thinking she's much improved from when I got her :cool:
looking good mate! :cool: you sticking with the wheels?
And get some rims!
Rims will be sorted eventually but i'll have spent a lot of money this month. (£140 Coilovers, £200 tyres, £115 tax, £20 wheel bearings, £30 top mounts, £25 oil and filter + £35 alignment = more than half what I paid for the car :shocked: :cry:)
Looks better
One thing you had the camber and tracking sorted then raised the rear you may find it is now out.
I'd thought about that already, popped into the tyre place after work today to pick up my locking nut and the guy said for me to take it back in on friday and they'll re-check/adjust as necessary free of charge :smiley:
did you get any rubbing on the front with the 205's on? mine catches on right corners on my 205's and i'm only down 60mil, thinking 195's may solve it.
I literally lowered it then drove straight to the tyre place on my 205's, but didn't get any scrubbing at all. I'm not sure how low mine is at the front, maybe 60mm?? Def not getting scrubbing with the 195's at all :cool:
-
Yeah. I spent a fair bit on mine the last few months
so know the feeling! Bloody tax is up end of month too
Which has also gone up! Dunno why as the roads round
here wreck my car!!
What kinda rims ya going for?
-
Quick update:
Thanks to Khare I also have a pipercross panel filter fitted :smiley:
I thought i'd resurrect this from a couple of months ago...a list of planned jobs:
Means current list of jobs to be done:
- Fan belt
- Rear wheel bearing
- Dizzy
- Stubby Aerial - Not going to bother for the moment
- Pressed plates (with surrounds) (Almost! Still need pressed plates!)
- Pipercross filter
- Coilovers
- Smoked fogs/indicators
- Exhaust
- Wheels - On hold for the forseable future!
.....not much then!
So current list of jobs:
- Pressed plates
- Rear top mounts
- Black rear badge
- Smoked side repeaters
- Tidy up engine bay
I'm going back to uni in September so wheels might be considered again when I get my student loan :grin:
-
Looks really nice now dom its lowered :smiley: I like the de-badged grill but I do prefer the badged grill.Coming along really nice now though bud.I know the feeling spending money my inner cv boots gone and clicking plush she needs a service and tax up next month :cry: got it booked in end of month :wink:
-
Looks better
One thing you had the camber and tracking sorted then raised the rear you may find it is now out.
cant see it needing looking at, adjustment is only on the front on the mk 3
-
Looks really nice now dom its lowered :smiley: I like the de-badged grill but I do prefer the badged grill.Coming along really nice now though bud.I know the feeling spending money my inner cv boots gone and clicking plush she needs a service and tax up next month :cry: got it booked in end of month :wink:
Cheers mate :afro:
I'll get someone to photoshop the grill on for me and see what I think :cool:
Looks better
One thing you had the camber and tracking sorted then raised the rear you may find it is now out.
cant see it needing looking at, adjustment is only on the front on the mk 3
I'm gonna head back on Friday and get them to check it for me anyway....i'll let you know the verdict :smiley:
-
Kells right the rear end on a mk3 cant be adjusted in anyway its all up front.
-
Looks better
One thing you had the camber and tracking sorted then raised the rear you may find it is now out.
cant see it needing looking at, adjustment is only on the front on the mk 3
Yes but by raising the rear you may have put it out if that makes sense.
-
Looks better
One thing you had the camber and tracking sorted then raised the rear you may find it is now out.
cant see it needing looking at, adjustment is only on the front on the mk 3
Yes but by raising the rear you may have put it out if that makes sense.
I get what your saying Wayne. Also I think the springs have bedded in a bit which may also effect it.
I fitted new rear top mounts this evening, no more nasty knocking :smiley:
Also took my dad out for a spin in the car. He was very interested to see what the ride was like (i'd been talking through the pros and cons of cheap coilovers with him, before I bought mine).
Bearing in mind he's 62 in a couple of months (and used to 'comfortable' cars) he thought the ride was very good. He described it as firm but definately not harsh, also a lot of fun in the twisty bits :evil:
I've read countless times on here that the ride will be aweful and i'll regret buying cheap coilovers, however I completely disagree. I wouldn't go as far as saying the ride is great, but it's definately good and reasonably comfortable. For the money they're excellent!
-
Ok, so removed the yellow plug under the airbox that controls the dim dip. This is how my lights looks with just the sidelights on, no more yellow/orange glow :smiley:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00244.jpg)
-
I've read countless times on here that the ride will be aweful and i'll regret buying cheap coilovers, however I completely disagree. I wouldn't go as far as saying the ride is great, but it's definately good and reasonably comfortable. For the money they're excellent!
Boy am i glad to hear that, mind you, different car but still, cant be any worse than the semi-siezed shocks mines on at the mo... might actually get round to doing mine soon.
-
I've read countless times on here that the ride will be aweful and i'll regret buying cheap coilovers, however I completely disagree. I wouldn't go as far as saying the ride is great, but it's definately good and reasonably comfortable. For the money they're excellent!
Boy am i glad to hear that, mind you, different car but still, cant be any worse than the semi-siezed shocks mines on at the mo... might actually get round to doing mine soon.
People are too fussy that's the problem, and some of the 'older' members on here moan seeing as they are grumpy old men. :grin: Cheap coilovers FTW.
-
I've read countless times on here that the ride will be aweful and i'll regret buying cheap coilovers, however I completely disagree. I wouldn't go as far as saying the ride is great, but it's definately good and reasonably comfortable. For the money they're excellent!
Boy am i glad to hear that, mind you, different car but still, cant be any worse than the semi-siezed shocks mines on at the mo... might actually get round to doing mine soon.
People are too fussy that's the problem, and some of the 'older' members on here moan seeing as they are grumpy old men. :grin: Cheap coilovers FTW.
Lets see, creaking all the time, car not level, no ride comfort at all plus people have had the fail within 6mths of fitting them. :rolleyes:
-
I've read countless times on here that the ride will be aweful and i'll regret buying cheap coilovers, however I completely disagree. I wouldn't go as far as saying the ride is great, but it's definately good and reasonably comfortable. For the money they're excellent!
Boy am i glad to hear that, mind you, different car but still, cant be any worse than the semi-siezed shocks mines on at the mo... might actually get round to doing mine soon.
People are too fussy that's the problem, and some of the 'older' members on here moan seeing as they are grumpy old men. :grin: Cheap coilovers FTW.
Lets see, creaking all the time, car not level, no ride comfort at all plus people have had the fail within 6mths of fitting them. :rolleyes:
Now then children....your bickering is worse than the primary school children I was teaching last week :rolleyes: :kiss:
-
I've read countless times on here that the ride will be aweful and i'll regret buying cheap coilovers, however I completely disagree. I wouldn't go as far as saying the ride is great, but it's definately good and reasonably comfortable. For the money they're excellent!
Boy am i glad to hear that, mind you, different car but still, cant be any worse than the semi-siezed shocks mines on at the mo... might actually get round to doing mine soon.
People are too fussy that's the problem, and some of the 'older' members on here moan seeing as they are grumpy old men. :grin: Cheap coilovers FTW.
Well a valid point is that they are not the best, i wouldnt normally buy a cheap setup, always bought bilstein or boge. times change, i havent got lots of spare cash and i just want to get my car on the road again. when i get the chance and money to drive her seriously then maybe i will start spending the bucks. BTW, how old is older, i'm 32 in a couple of months! :shocked:
-
I've read countless times on here that the ride will be aweful and i'll regret buying cheap coilovers, however I completely disagree. I wouldn't go as far as saying the ride is great, but it's definately good and reasonably comfortable. For the money they're excellent!
Boy am i glad to hear that, mind you, different car but still, cant be any worse than the semi-siezed shocks mines on at the mo... might actually get round to doing mine soon.
People are too fussy that's the problem, and some of the 'older' members on here moan seeing as they are grumpy old men. :grin: Cheap coilovers FTW.
Well a valid point is that they are not the best, i wouldnt normally buy a cheap setup, always bought bilstein or boge. times change, i havent got lots of spare cash and i just want to get my car on the road again. when i get the chance and money to drive her seriously then maybe i will start spending the bucks. BTW, how old is older, i'm 32 in a couple of months! :shocked:
:shocked: How old?! :grin:
At the end of the day i'm a big believer of 'you get what you pay for'. They are cheap coilovers so obviously are going to be nowhere near the quality of bigger brands like spax etc. However in my opinion, as far as value for money goes (for coilovers) they're unbeatable :afro:
Anyway, moving on from coilovers! As was mentioned earlier in my thread (I think!) I had me tracking/camber set then raised the rear of my car up a tad. I'm going to go get my tracking checked again now....any one want to guess whether it will be out and if so how much by??
-
not sure on an amount but since you had it setup right and have since only raised the rear a little, i dont think it will be much.
-
I've read countless times on here that the ride will be aweful and i'll regret buying cheap coilovers, however I completely disagree. I wouldn't go as far as saying the ride is great, but it's definately good and reasonably comfortable. For the money they're excellent!
Boy am i glad to hear that, mind you, different car but still, cant be any worse than the semi-siezed shocks mines on at the mo... might actually get round to doing mine soon.
People are too fussy that's the problem, and some of the 'older' members on here moan seeing as they are grumpy old men. :grin: Cheap coilovers FTW.
Well a valid point is that they are not the best, i wouldnt normally buy a cheap setup, always bought bilstein or boge. times change, i havent got lots of spare cash and i just want to get my car on the road again. when i get the chance and money to drive her seriously then maybe i will start spending the bucks. BTW, how old is older, i'm 32 in a couple of months! :shocked:
Younger than me :smiley:
Tracking should not be far out.
-
Younger than me :smiley:
Tracking should not be far out.
Ha but by how much.... what are you... 30?
-
Well the nearside was +1.4 and the offside was -0.7 so not out by too much, but an adjustment was needed :smiley:
-
Well the nearside was +1.4 and the offside was -0.7 so not out by too much, but an adjustment was needed :smiley:
right then... dont change anything now.... all setup nice! :smiley: whats next on your list?
-
Well the nearside was +1.4 and the offside was -0.7 so not out by too much, but an adjustment was needed :smiley:
right then... dont change anything now.... all setup nice! :smiley: whats next on your list?
Tax in a week :cry:
Other than that just little things for the meantime, some proper smoked fogs/indicators/side repeaters, pressed UK plates. Going on holiday in a couple of weeks and need spending money :smiley:
-
well she's looking tidy now so if it doesnt need anything urgently then thats good! Boo to the TAX... i was really annoyed when they changed the laws on TAX exempt stuff because my car would have been exempt now if they left it alone! :angry:
-
well she's looking tidy now so if it doesnt need anything urgently then thats good! Boo to the TAX... i was really annoyed when they changed the laws on TAX exempt stuff because my car would have been exempt now if they left it alone! :angry:
Cheers mate :afro:
I'm pretty sure that another problem will emerge soon enough! I don't think theres been a month since i've had it when it's not needed anything doing to it! The joys of owning a VW :grin:
They changed those laws a while ago now didn't they? A mate of mine has a VW camper that was registered in early January 1973, he's in the process of disputing whether or not it should be tax exempt.
Taken from this website :http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/TaxationClasses/DG_4022042 (http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/TaxationClasses/DG_4022042)
Old vehicles constructed before 1 January 1973 (historic vehicles)
If your vehicle was constructed before 1 January 1973, you could tax it in the 'historic vehicle' tax class. Further information can be found on leaflet INF34.
His argument is that for it to be registered in early January 1973 in the UK, then the date of construction in Germany must have been before the 1st of January 1973. I haven't asked him about it for a while but i'll get an update off him soon and see where he's at with it!
-
Car looking mint mate!!
Defo thinking puting standard headlights back on mine now , think gives fresher look on the front! :cool:
-
Car looking mint mate!!
Defo thinking puting standard headlights back on mine now , think gives fresher look on the front! :cool:
Cheers :afro:
I like my standard lights, I was gonna get some hella quads but don't think they'd look right on my car :undecided:
The ones your running now really suit the look of your car. If your going to switch to standard i'd smoke them :smiley:
-
Gave it a quick clean...a few pics:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0196.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0191.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0180.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0183.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0192.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0179.jpg)
-
looks good dom, need to tint my lights and fogs after seeing yours. :smiley:
needs a stubby aerial and back box to finish it. oh and more lows :wink:
-
looks good dom, need to tint my lights and fogs after seeing yours. :smiley:
needs a stubby aerial and back box to finish it. oh and more lows :wink:
Cheers :afro:
Stubby aerial will be done fairly soon, backbox sometime in the future. I've only had the car 5 months and think i've done quite a lot to it in that time. I'll go lower whenever I move out of my parents house, I catch the splitter coming off the drive as it is :angry:
From this:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/Recent%20pics/111_00021.jpg)
To this:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0195.jpg)
-
Looking good :afro:
-
Looks proper nice in the new pictures mate, thinking that maybe the wheels could be sprayed black? think that would finish it of nicely.
oh and yeah if i got the standard headlight would defo smoke them.!! :smiley:
-
yeah looking very smart... might be good to change the wheel colour if there's no dosh to change them?
-
Cheers for the comments :smiley:
I'm gonna hang fire with the wheels for the moment, going to stick with these ones as they are until next summer I think. By that time I should have saved enough money to source/refurb something a bit different. That gives me plenty of time to find something I like, plus they won't take a battering over the winter.
-
Right small update....was on holiday last week, got back to the car at manchester airport late last night, hit a speedbump that I didn't see quite hard and the offside headlight flickered out :angry:
Then when I pulled over to investigate I ripped the splitter off on a kerb :angry: :angry:
I got pissed off threw the splitter in the boot and drove home with 1 headlight out :lipsrsealed:
Had a good look at it all today, splitter had just popped off and not broken, so is now reattached with just a couple of scuffs :smiley:
As for the headlight, it was just the bulb that had gone (maybe just coincidence that it was when I hit the speedbump??!). However one of the clips inside is broken, so the whole thing is wobbling around inside the glass. I've wedged it in place for the moment, gonna have to fix it properly soon tho :sad:
While I had the grill off to look at the headlight I thought i'd try the badged grill again.....opinions please??
Without gti badge.....
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0210.jpg)
With gti badge....
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0217.jpg)
I think I still prefer the debadged grill, but i'm toying with spraying the slats black as well....anyone fancy photoshopping it for me??
Also going to order some UK pressed plates, smoked side repeaters and possibly some new side skirt covers this afternoon :smiley:
-
Cheers for the comments :smiley:
I'm gonna hang fire with the wheels for the moment, going to stick with these ones as they are until next summer I think. By that time I should have saved enough money to source/refurb something a bit different. That gives me plenty of time to find something I like, plus they won't take a battering over the winter.
good thinking.... might as well get your money's worth out of the tyres too now your riding low.
-
I think you should go for the debadged grill, slats red with a black GTi badge (H)
-
Ah i hate speed bumps, try to advoid them. least the splitter wasnt broken mate.
and i would keep the debadged grill with black slats as it brakes up the red nicely.
as the when the slats are red just doesnt look as good.
-
looks good dude. ipersonally prefer the badged grill but that's jsut me
-
Cheers for the comments, debadged grill is staying for the moment :grin:
-
Cheers for the comments, debadged grill is staying for the moment :grin:
Red slats FTMFW!!!! Honestly you will love it when it's done, i promise you :wink: Black GTi badge will break it up a bit :cool:
If you don't like it then you can go back to black slats :smiley:
(http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss334/wherry112/06062010095.jpg)
-
black slats with badge pics are on mine dude, take a look. I like it 100 x more than the red!!!
-
Sweet looking ride bud!you need so TT comps now! :evil:
-
1 thing that lets this car down
that horrid grill....
OEM grill is by far the better
:cool:
-
1 thing that lets this car down
that horrid grill....
OEM grill is by far the better
:cool:
Haha, I love it....this grill is like marmite! :laugh:
I'm still unsure about it myself and until I get a decent photoshop of the car black oem grill it's staying as it is :smiley:
Sweet looking ride bud!you need so TT comps now! :evil:
Cheers mate :afro:
I hadn't really thought of TT comps, but that could work actually! When I get round to sorting out the wheels i'll maybe look into them :smiley:
-
This is like the whole epidemic I had when I chose between a badgeless grill or badged grill. I think you should keep the debadged with black slats. Looks mean. :afro:
-
This is like the whole epidemic I had when I chose between a badgeless grill or badged grill. I think you should keep the debadged with black slats. Looks mean. :afro:
Yeah I think so too but i've got to put my mind at rest. :laugh:
I did a quick, very poor photoshop until Shady does me a better one tomorrow :kiss:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/Untitled-1-2.jpg)
Now i'm really not too sure :undecided:
I may have to get the black rattle cans out soon :lipsrsealed:
-
Dom Ill post some pics of mine tomorrow!its a silver GTI! the wheels really set the car off nicely!
-
Looks better on the standard grill, debaged grill is ok but looks daft with the GTI badge stuck on.
-
standard grille , red slats , no gti badge.
-
Looks better on the standard grill, debaged grill is ok but looks daft with the GTI badge stuck on.
plus 1 million :grin:
-
See i'm kind of swaying towards OEM grill with black slats but at the same time I wanna do something different with the front. I don't wanna do a vento front end, mainly because i'm not a massive fan of them but also because DrewGti's looks immense and it'd make mine look poo in comparison.
I don't think hella quads would suit the car, and other than the grill that doesn't really leave anything to change. I could mess around smoothing bumpers etc but that's a lot of work (i'd probably change my mind once they were done and end up sourcing normal ones instead!) Which as i've just said only leaves the grill, i'm not a fan of mesh grills, which only leaves me with a debadged one. :undecided:
I also like the way that opinions are split about it, it'd be boring if everyone like the same things wouldn't it :laugh:
Who thought a little badge would cause me such a dilema :grin:
-
the badge is a issue... i mean why debadge then add a badge, it really does look all wrong
debadged grills also look a lil dated now... i dont like them on the mk 3.. probably more hate than what i do vento fronts
OEM + is what its about these days but its your car and you need to follow your own heart, never mind us lot
-
Well I need to buy some more lacquer before I start anything, but i'll spray up the badged grill on Friday when i'm off work and see what it looks like :wink:
My little bro got me an i love speedbumps sticker and some smoked side repeaters for my b'day. Side repeaters haven't arrived but the sticker is on:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00255.jpg)
-
Badged grill with black slats FTW!
(http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/2825/dom069blackslats.jpg)
-
Ive had a few de-badge grills over the years and I dont think they look to bad tbh.Ive got a badged grill on mine which I prefer but I like yours dont think it looks bad at all.Theres only really so much you can do with a front end on a mk3 but the main thing is if your happy and like the look of it then leave it as it is car looks sweet :wink:
-
Badged grill with black slats FTW!
(http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/2825/dom069blackslats.jpg)
Now that's what i'm talking about!!! Cheers Shady :afro:
Looks like it's on then! I think i'm gonna whiz down to halfrauds now to get some lacquer, try and get it sprayed up tonight :smiley:
-
No worries man. :afro: Get it done, will look awesome.
-
Quick trip to Halfords for some paint/lacquer! Gonna mask it all up and rub down the red paint tonight (gotta take some stuff round to my g/f's this evening :angry:)
I'll spray it tomorrow morning me thinks :smiley:
-
very nice mate!!!
-
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00256.jpg)
Ready for a spray fest in the morning :smiley:
-
Ok so a coat of primer, 3 coats of black and 2 coats of lacquer later we have a black grill:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00259.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00258.jpg)
It's not the best spray job i've ever done, but it'll do :smiley:
Thoughts??
-
Looks great man, almost thought your second pic was my Photoshop too lol! I think you need to get the GTI badge red now though, as the silver looks out of place.
-
Looks great man, almost thought your second pic was my Photoshop too lol! I think you need to get the GTI badge red now though, as the silver looks out of place.
defo, although a photoshop never hurt..... :D
-
It does look like the photoshop doesn't it! Shows how good your skills are! You fancy doing another now with a red gti badge? :smiley:
-
Car is looking nice Dom... No worries for the exhaust either - annoyed I didn't get it spot on to begin with. :smiley:
Have a spare set of headlights I could have given you to get you by but I'm 200 miles further North than the last time. :grin:
-
Car is looking nice Dom... No worries for the exhaust either - annoyed I didn't get it spot on to begin with. :smiley:
Have a spare set of headlights I could have given you to get you by but I'm 200 miles further North than the last time. :grin:
Another 200 miles further north??! Much more and you'll be in Iceland! How's progress with your car? You should get a dubrides thread going to keep us updated! :wink:
A quick update with my car, added smoked side repeaters and pressed metal number plates today :smiley:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00261.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00262.jpg)
-
nice touches... its people like you that make me want to start buying this sort of stuff! cant yet... :sad:
-
nice touches... its people like you that make me want to start buying this sort of stuff! cant yet... :sad:
Cheers :afro:
The side repeaters make quite a lot of difference, I didn't think they would!
It won't be too long before yours is up and running though will it? Whens your deadline? End of September??
-
Lookin good man, i think it does look better with the badged grill and black slats! Thinkin about doing mine now. :grin:
-
nice touches... its people like you that make me want to start buying this sort of stuff! cant yet... :sad:
Cheers :afro:
The side repeaters make quite a lot of difference, I didn't think they would!
It won't be too long before yours is up and running though will it? Whens your deadline? End of September??
Yeah!.... fingers crossed, might get everything i think she needs then fails like a pig on MOT day!
-
nice touches... its people like you that make me want to start buying this sort of stuff! cant yet... :sad:
Cheers :afro:
The side repeaters make quite a lot of difference, I didn't think they would!
It won't be too long before yours is up and running though will it? Whens your deadline? End of September??
Yeah!.... fingers crossed, might get everything i think she needs then fails like a pig on MOT day!
:grin:
Well at least you've got a good idea of what she's gonna need, i'm sure it won't be as bad as you think :smiley:
-
I think you need to get the GTI badge red now though, as the silver looks out of place.
:wink:
-
I think you need to get the GTI badge red now though, as the silver looks out of place.
:wink:
Seriously, is there no pleasing you?? :lipsrsealed: :grin:
I agree though, i'm gonna try a photoshop on the gti badge but as you've seen already, my photoshop skills suck! :laugh:
-
I don't mind doing the Photoshop for you, but you'll have to wait until later, I'm a working man you know lol!
-
I don't mind doing the Photoshop for you, but you'll have to wait until later, I'm a working man you know lol!
Haha, there's no rush! Whenever you have time :smiley:
-
Hi Dom
Yey I moved to Morayshire. Can't go any further North in the current direction or I'll end up in the North Sea LOL.
I'll probably get a thread up but just sooo much to do at the moment it's not even funny! :cry:
Can't even start my new job yet as they've still not received my 2nd ref. :angry:
-
This is probably the best looking mk3 on stock wheels I've seen.
-
This is probably the best looking mk3 on stock wheels I've seen.
Cheers buddie :afro:
Wheels will be upgraded sometime early next yeah when funds allow :wink:
-
I really like these ones...
What wheels were you thinking about?
-
Looking nice dom :afro: much prefer the badged grill too!
Dan
-
Right so a small update, for starters I found the cause of a very annoying rattle that has been driving me crazy recently. Tucked underneath the carpet in the boot by the n/s rear light was this:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00265.jpg)
Obviously for a CD changer which had been there at some point, but as it wasn't secured it was rattling against the metal of the boot floor :angry:
I also retinted my indicators/blanks using the rest of the spray I bought a while ago, I did a much better job this time and they are darker than before. Finally this evening I decided to go a bit lower so wound the front coilovers down another 15mm :evil:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00266.jpg)
I've got about 20mm of thread left on the front and a little more on the back, the maximum drop on these is 100mm so apparently it's down 80mm at the front, but i'm not too sure it's that low :huh:
Anyway, I can't really go any lower as this is how it sits while parked up on my drive:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00271.jpg)
The exhaust is blowing at the join between the 2 pipes linking the cat to the middle silencer so that needs to be investigated when I have time, other than a good cleaning sesh is all I have planned for the moment :cool:
-
Much better with a badged grill and yeah, the fogs/blanks/indicators look quite "genuine" now :)
-
Back needs to come down a bit :lipsrsealed:
-
good story m8, luv the radio alarm part lmao and ur car is looking awesome bud :).
-
Back needs to come down a bit :lipsrsealed:
Back needs to go up.
There's just no pleasing some people :rolleyes:
The back going lower is on my list of jobs for tomorrow :wink:
Much better with a badged grill and yeah, the fogs/blanks/indicators look quite "genuine" now :)
Cheers mate, gonna invest in some real ones sometime but these will do for the moment! :cool:
good story m8, luv the radio alarm part lmao and ur car is looking awesome bud :).
Thanks mate :afro:
That radio was an absolute b!tch :laugh:
-
yeah i bet m8 lol. all gd fun :)
-
Sorry, would look better a tiny bit lower on the back.
-
Haha, I agree! Was only joking :grin:
-
Right, so as I said I was going to last night I lowered the rear some more this afternoon, also gave it a quick clean and took a few pics :smiley:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0263copy.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0264copy.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0262copy.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0261copy1.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0268copy.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0269copy.jpg)
-
This is the moneyshot for me!
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0262copy.jpg)
-
^^^ Yeah I like that one too, it's just a shame the car isn't level...bugging me a little bit :grin:
-
I'd say the flash is the thing that lets the picture down, the car's slightly unhinged angle provides a more freestyle look. :wink:
-
The flash was off :lipsrsealed:
I think that the bit under the gti badge is glare from the sun, i'll try and get rid in photoshop! :undecided:
-
Hmmm, on second thoughts it does look like the flash went off doesn't it! Anyway, i've removed most of the flash from the bodywork, it is still obvious on the passenger fogs and the number plate but at least it's an imrovement!
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0262copy-1.jpg)
-
nice photo m8, looking sweet!
-
Can anybody tell i'm bored tonight and exploring the functions of photoshop??
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0262copy2.jpg)
-
(http://i875.photobucket.com/albums/ab311/Jack3559/dom069sig.jpg)
Updated sig???
You could probably make a better one than that though really.... :laugh:
-
Nice pics Dom car looks pretty mean upfront :smiley: like your headlights and the grill looks better too..
-
(http://i875.photobucket.com/albums/ab311/Jack3559/dom069sig.jpg)
Updated sig???
You could probably make a better one than that though really.... :laugh:
Hmmm, i'll give that a try later methinks :smiley:
Nice pics Dom car looks pretty mean upfront :smiley: like your headlights and the grill looks better too..
Cheers mate, I much prefer the grill like this! Wish i'd done it sooner! :rolleyes:
The lights aren't as dark as they look in the pics, gonna lamin-x them sometime to get them looking a bit darker.
I'm looking forward to seeing some pics of yours when it's back from the sprayers, should look seriously :cool:
****Edit: 1000th post, whoop!****
-
Car looking great as ever mate. :cool:
ooh that a nice sticker you got on yeah splitter!! :tongue:
-
the joeys mod lights and black grill are very mk6 gti, car looks the bollox m8, enjoying the updates!
-
Car looking great as ever mate. :cool:
ooh that a nice sticker you got on yeah splitter!! :tongue:
Cheers buddie, I thought you had that sticker as well. My bro bought it for me as a joke so thought i'd wack it on :grin:
the joeys mod lights and black grill are very mk6 gti, car looks the bollox m8, enjoying the updates!
Thanks mate :afro:
I'm just kicking myself that I ran the debadged grill for so long :laugh:
-
That is a seriously sexy car.
Every time I see it I like it a bit more.
-
Joe likes this.
:smiley:
-
Decided i'm gonna wind the coilovers up a bit tomorrow, i'm sick of catching the splitter on everything. Plus majorly pissed off the mechanic who was looking at my exhaust as it was too low to fit on his ramps without a lot of effort :laugh:
Other than that i've got a black rear badge to fit and a nice block of clay to clean it with :smiley:
-
Decided i'm gonna wind the coilovers up a bit tomorrow, i'm sick of catching the splitter on everything. Plus majorly pissed off the mechanic who was looking at my exhaust as it was too low to fit on his ramps without a lot of effort :laugh:
Other than that i've got a black rear badge to fit and a nice block of clay to clean it with :smiley:
What a pain in the ass, i now hate playing with collies, i have taken my rears off twice now for one reason or another and changed the way they are setup to get them right and i havent driven the car yet!... you'll see when i get my update on later, hope you dont have to raise it too much... I always wondered about garages and lwered cars, bet they hate it.. hope MOT station doesnt have too much trouble when i take mine in.. better keep it sensible height for now me thinks.
-
Ok small update time.
Gave it a good clay/wax last weekend and fitted new black rear badge, however I didn't get any pics and having done the best part of 800 miles this week already it's covered in sh!te now! :grin:
On the subject of mileage I managed to average just over 41mpg over 334 miles (workout out with pen and paper, not mfa!) which i'm chuffed with :smiley:
I'm loosing water though, over the course of 400 miles my expansion tank went from max - min :angry:
I had a coolant system pressure test done today and it doesn't appear to be leaking from anywhere, a chemical test was also done to confirm that it isn't going into the oil so no head gasket issues which is a plus.
The only thing that the mechanic could suggest is that as the pipes are heating up one of them could be expanding and causing some water to escape as steam which would explain why there were no obvious leaks. If this is the case then it looks like the only way to solve the problem is to start replacing hoses!
As soon as my student loan goes into my bank some spacers will be ordered as the coilovers are def going up a bit this weekend :smiley:
-
Thats annoying re: the water???... cant think what else it can be if you're sure its not actually leaking. how the fook have you managed diesel mileage! :shocked: :shocked:
You students and your loans!!! :grin: get some samco coolant hoses while you're at it then! :cool:
-
Thats annoying re: the water???... cant think what else it can be if you're sure its not actually leaking. how the fook have you managed diesel mileage! :shocked: :shocked:
You students and your loans!!! :grin: get some samco coolant hoses while you're at it then! :cool:
I'm kinda looking at it as an excuse to tidy up the bay a bit and replace the hoses but samco ones are sooo expensive :shocked:
As for the mileage it's boring as hell driving like that, but for this week and the next 2 i'm doing almost 1000 miles a week so i've gotta think of my wallet :cry:
-
Ok, so coilovers have been wound up quite a lot! Looks strange it being higher, but the car feels a lot more planted on the road. The 'I Love Speedbumps' sticker has been removed and a black rear badge has been added.
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00288.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00289.jpg)
Spacers will be my next purchase :smiley:
-
what made you decide to raies it in the first place?... still looks ok, be better with the wheels spaced as you plan.
-
what made you decide to raies it in the first place?... still looks ok, be better with the wheels spaced as you plan.
Because my drive into uni is littered with speed bumps that I catch, also I couldn't reverse up my drive without ripping the splitter out! I'm doing a hell of a lot of miles at the moment and it makes it that little bit easier if I don't have to worry about being too low.
My plan is to get some spacers and drop it a little so it looks right. Run it like that over the winter, sort out some new rims for the spring and lower it again when the weather is getting better again next year. Sensible for the winter, slammed for the summer :grin:
The car drives better with it being a bit higher as well, it's not as high as those pics make it look though. If the weather is decent one night this week i'll give it a clean and put a better pic up :smiley:
-
'Sensible for the winter, slammed for the summer' - like ur style mate :).
-
what made you decide to raies it in the first place?... still looks ok, be better with the wheels spaced as you plan.
Because my drive into uni is littered with speed bumps that I catch, also I couldn't reverse up my drive without ripping the splitter out! I'm doing a hell of a lot of miles at the moment and it makes it that little bit easier if I don't have to worry about being too low.
My plan is to get some spacers and drop it a little so it looks right. Run it like that over the winter, sort out some new rims for the spring and lower it again when the weather is getting better again next year. Sensible for the winter, slammed for the summer :grin:
The car drives better with it being a bit higher as well, it's not as high as those pics make it look though. If the weather is decent one night this week i'll give it a clean and put a better pic up :smiley:
Well the above lasted the whole of a day :grin:
Couldn't stand looking at it so high so the front is back down about 20mm and the rear down 10-15mm but spacers are on the way for the rear to give it a bit of poke. I'll see how much arch gap I have left and adjust the coilovers to eliminate it :evil:
-
Ticked over 89k miles today, not the best pic but passed 88,888 this morning :grin:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00299.jpg)
I've done almost 2000 miles in the last 2 weeks and it hasn't missed a beat :smiley:
-
thats a mk3 gti for ya mate, the first time i drove my 16v was on a 1100 mile trip to wales, around wales and back again in a week, and never had any problems, drove like a dream!
-
thats a MK1, 2 and 3 gti for ya mate, the first time i drove my 16v was on a 1100 mile trip to wales, around wales and back again in a week, and never had any problems, drove like a dream!
-
Ticked over 89k miles today, not the best pic but passed 88,888 this morning :grin:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00299.jpg)
I've done almost 2000 miles in the last 2 weeks and it hasn't missed a beat :smiley:
Private test track :rolleyes:
-
Motorway. :rolleyes:
-
Motorway. :rolleyes:
Yup, a very quiet M6, slowed down for the pic :lipsrsealed:
-
Ordered some lamin-x to redo my rather badly tinted fog lights, what can i say this stuff is amazing! Super fast delivery, very easy to apply and looks awesome :smiley:
This is how the fogs looked earlier today:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00307.jpg)
After a bit of cleaning:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00306.jpg)
Part way through applying:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00308.jpg)
On the car:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00309.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00310.jpg)
Please excuse the poor pics, camera phone is crap and I couldn't be bothered getting my camera out!
-
Great job.. any issue with the embossed writing and the edges?
-
Great job.. any issue with the embossed writing and the edges?
No issue with the emobssed writing at all, the only slight problem with the edges was the corners. However just cut a slit at each corner, fold one edge down, then fold the other edge down and trim accordingly and it's fine. Once the lights were cleaned up it took literally 10 mins to apply the film to both of them and they look really good. Highly recommend it!
I went for the gunsmoke tint for the fogs and i'm seriously considering getting some of the light tint for my headlights as well :smiley:
-
Great job.. any issue with the embossed writing and the edges?
No issue with the emobssed writing at all, the only slight problem with the edges was the corners. However just cut a slit at each corner, fold one edge down, then fold the other edge down and trim accordingly and it's fine. Once the lights were cleaned up it took literally 10 mins to apply the film to both of them and they look really good. Highly recommend it!
I went for the gunsmoke tint for the fogs and i'm seriously considering getting some of the light tint for my headlights as well :smiley:
yeah i want to do mine in the new year.
-
Great job.. any issue with the embossed writing and the edges?
No issue with the emobssed writing at all, the only slight problem with the edges was the corners. However just cut a slit at each corner, fold one edge down, then fold the other edge down and trim accordingly and it's fine. Once the lights were cleaned up it took literally 10 mins to apply the film to both of them and they look really good. Highly recommend it!
I went for the gunsmoke tint for the fogs and i'm seriously considering getting some of the light tint for my headlights as well :smiley:
yeah i want to do mine in the new year.
Do it :evil:
The only slight issue I had was that there is a tiny bubble in the middle of one of them, but it says in the instructions that the film is breathable so if you get bubbles within a few days they should be gone. I'll keep you updated tho! :smiley:
-
cool, yeah i think tints would really suit mine... how much do you get for how much?
-
cool, yeah i think tints would really suit mine... how much do you get for how much?
I got 12"x12" piece for £13 but there was a bit left over. Also if you enter the code 'radonet' you get a 10% discount :wink:
-
Fog's look really good.
-
cool, yeah i think tints would really suit mine... how much do you get for how much?
I got 12"x12" piece for £13 but there was a bit left over. Also if you enter the code 'radonet' you get a 10% discount :wink:
awesome cheers. :smiley:
-
Fog's look really good.
Cheers Wayne :afro:
-
Ok, had a nice suprise from the inland revenue this week so bought/buying some parts :evil:
On the way are:
- New side skirt trims from VW
- Genuine smoked indicators
- Possibly some new smoked blanks for the front as well
Also in the process of sorting out some new shoes! Rims are sorted but are going to be refurbed, i'm a little torn on colour. I'm thinking probably gunmetal grey. What are peoples thoughts on that?
-
What wheels have you got :smiley:
-
That'd be telling wouldn't it :wink:
All will become clear soon, it's nothing mega exciting though.
-
Ok, so wheels have been collected and are on the way to the refurb place, hopefully will get them back next week :smiley:
In the meantime a few little bits, I replaced the rusted old side skirt covers from brand new ones from VW, £60 for the pair :sick:
Also got some genuine smoked anniversary indicators to replace my badly tinted ones, new vs old:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00318.jpg)
Finally got myself another pair of headlights to joey mod as my original ones had broken inside :rolleyes:
Managed to split them using a hair dryer and stanly knife, as my dad was using the oven:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0302.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0304.jpg)
Didn't take any during shots but here is a before and after one:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00320.jpg)
Finally one on the car:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00322.jpg)
Another update to come when the new wheels are on :smiley:
-
nice job..... you'll be running out of things to do soon surly!
-
Looks really good
-
Looks really good
Cheers :afro:
nice job..... you'll be running out of things to do soon surly!
Thanks mate, got a few things on the list still! Spacers are still to sort, I need a new aerial as mine has passed it's best, I want a decent cat-back at some point as well :smiley:
Going to turn my attention to the interior soon as well, need a decent audio set up, then possibly look at seats, steering wheel etc.
-
Couple of pics of the indicators/lights with a camera rather than my phone, I hate how my car looks pink in pictures! It doesn't look anything like that really! Also excuse the dirt, was gonna clean it this morning but its too bloody cold! :grin:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0309.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0310.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0311.jpg)
-
Nice work on the joey mod and the genuine smoked fogs :cool: The genuine smoked bits look spot on.
-
Nice work on the joey mod and the genuine smoked fogs :cool: The genuine smoked bits look spot on.
Cheers buddie, also a pic of my modded dials that I did a while ago (the two mega bright bits at the top don't actually look like that! The camera lies!);
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0313.jpg)
-
Cars looking great Dom. :)
-
i brought those new anniversayr smoked indicators, very good buy i thought, u dont notice how badly faded and cloudy the old ones are until put againt the new clear ones! alos, when u say u got new side skirt covers, do u mean this part?
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00386-1.jpg)
-
Front looks spot on now. :cool:
-
Front looks spot on now. :cool:
Cheers :afro:
I'm prob gonna get some tint film from LL when pay day comes around, then that'll be the front finished (I think)
i brought those new anniversayr smoked indicators, very good buy i thought, u dont notice how badly faded and cloudy the old ones are until put againt the new clear ones! alos, when u say u got new side skirt covers, do u mean this part?
Yeah thats the part, mine were all rusted through the middle and had started to look crap!
-
Ok, so new wheels are not fitted :smiley:
Bought some VR6 BBS from Khare, they were in need of a refurb so Khare shipped them straight to the refurb company, I went and picked them up today and got tyres fitted.
I paid only £15 a wheel for kerbing repair, shot blasting and powder coating, i'm really happy with the results :smiley:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00327.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00326.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00325.jpg)
I'll get some better pics over the weekend! :cool:
-
and so you should be... look ace.... and at that price! :shocked: care to share?
-
and so you should be... look ace.... and at that price! :shocked: care to share?
A place in Bradford called Cas Coatings, would highly recommend them! It's £1 an inch for basic colours, which includes repairing any kerbing, shot blasting and powdercoating. It was a good 6 hour round trip for me to go pick them up, but it was worth it!
Also they were delivered to them late Monday afternoon and ready for me to collect at lunchtime today! :grin:
-
Weird, I preferred Khares on the standard GTi rims but this looks awesome on the VR wheels. :huh:
Oh well, looking awesome! :cool:
-
They look really good :afro:
-
Weird, I preferred Khares on the standard GTi rims but this looks awesome on the VR wheels. :huh:
Oh well, looking awesome! :cool:
They look really good :afro:
Thanks guys :cool:
I think my car is slowly turning into Khares! So far i've got his pipercross filter, wheels and sub boot build off him :grin:
-
Looks spot on Mate :cool:
-
Wheels look sweet! shame you didn't try a crazy colour, but then you would have to becarful with the red.
Played it safe and pulled it off :cool:
-
Looks spot on Mate :cool:
Wheels look sweet! shame you didn't try a crazy colour, but then you would have to becarful with the red.
Played it safe and pulled it off :cool:
Cheers guys :afro:
I was going to try something a little different, but as you say red is a tricky colour to work with. I'm going to try a home refurb on my original wheels though, so i'll experiment with a few colours.
Suggestions are welcome on a postcard :grin:
-
You're kidding me right? They're my wheels? :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: I'm using this company whenever I need wheel work :shocked: :shocked:
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh115/kharekatoh/CIMG0455.jpg)
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh115/kharekatoh/CIMG0454.jpg)
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh115/kharekatoh/CIMG0453.jpg)
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh115/kharekatoh/CIMG0452.jpg)
They used to be in a right state! Look at them now!!!!!!
They suit it well mate, nice one! And yeah your car IS slowly turning into mine!
16v conversion soon I expect?
:afro:
-
Suggestions are welcome on a postcard :grin:
Pink!!! :grin: or White! :cool:
-
You're kidding me right? They're my wheels? :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: I'm using this company whenever I need wheel work :shocked: :shocked:
They used to be in a right state! Look at them now!!!!!!
They suit it well mate, nice one! And yeah your car IS slowly turning into mine!
16v conversion soon I expect?
:afro:
Top result aren't they! Can't recommend them highly enough! Especially for the price :smiley: :cool:
Suggestions are welcome on a postcard :grin:
Pink!!! :grin: or White! :cool:
I was thinking maybe white, for the rally look :grin:
-
Fook me who sparyed them the first time... :shocked: look like they had 50 wet coats on and the man handled before they dried... even more impressed with the finish now!
-
Fook me who sparyed them the first time... :shocked: look like they had 50 wet coats on and the man handled before they dried... even more impressed with the finish now!
Khare.... :rolleyes:.... :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
-
Fook me who sparyed them the first time... :shocked: look like they had 50 wet coats on and the man handled before they dried... even more impressed with the finish now!
Khare.... :rolleyes:.... :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
:laugh: :laugh:
-
Only reason they looked pants is cos sanding these wheels were a mahoosive pain and the paint thinner didn't work as well as I expected :grin:
-
Only reason they looked pants is cos sanding these wheels were a mahoosive pain and the paint thinner didn't work as well as I expected :grin:
not as bad as sanding RA's and didnt work well is being kind! :grin:
-
looking good Dom, had some of these done in gloss black on my old white mk3!
just a bugger to clean!! as you will find out! lol :kiss:
-
Wheels look spot on Dom car looks nice mate :wink: They are a sh!t to keep clean though my RXs never look clean :grin:
-
looking good Dom, had some of these done in gloss black on my old white mk3!
just a bugger to clean!! as you will find out! lol :kiss:
Wheels look spot on Dom car looks nice mate :wink: They are a sh!t to keep clean though my RXs never look clean :grin:
Cheers guys, gonna give them a clean tomorrow as they've already covered a couple of hundred miles :rolleyes:
On a slightly different note i'm considering removing the rear wiper and spoiler, thoughts? :undecided:
-
Wiper yeh. Spoiler not sure
-
I'm not sure I'm liking it too be honest. The wheels that is, just my opinion though. Rest of the car looks wicked mate. :afro:
-
Wiper yeh. Spoiler not sure
Same but leave the spolier I think... Thats the sort of thing i'd remove If i was going to bin all the other trim too... :undecided:
-
Wiper yeh. Spoiler not sure
Same but leave the spolier I think... Thats the sort of thing i'd remove If i was going to bin all the other trim too... :undecided:
Haha, well I was thinking about it last night and realised how much I actually use my rear wiper so gonna leave it all me thinks!
I'm not sure I'm liking it too be honest. The wheels that is, just my opinion though. Rest of the car looks wicked mate. :afro:
Haha cheers Shady, it'd be boring if everyone liked them wouldn't it :grin:
-
Ok, another little update!
Bought Khare's A-Level design project from him, so set about fitting that! Took a few hours to dismantle various bits of trim/dash, wire it all up and re-assemble my interior, but it looks pretty good and does the job!
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0328.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0327.jpg)
Also I gave the car a good clean including the new wheels (which are a right b!tch to clean) :grin:
A better pic of the wheels, ignore the bolt covers, they will be sorted soon enough :wink:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0332.jpg)
And a few more of the car in general:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0329.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0331.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0336.jpg)
Spacers are needed for the rears so badly, keeping my eye out for a cheap set!
-
On a slightly different note i'm considering removing the rear wiper and spoiler, thoughts? :undecided:
Yep will look loads cleaner, I did it on mine.
-
On a slightly different note i'm considering removing the rear wiper and spoiler, thoughts? :undecided:
Yep will look loads cleaner, I did it on mine.
TBH, I was looking through your dub rides thread last night which is what gave me the idea! :grin:
-
On a slightly different note i'm considering removing the rear wiper and spoiler, thoughts? :undecided:
Yep will look loads cleaner, I did it on mine.
TBH, I was looking through your dub rides thread last night which is what gave me the idea! :grin:
Easy enough to sort, you should find that the little covers over the nuts that hold the spolier on are the right size to blank the holes if you push them back through.
-
Nice install that... still loving the wheels.... bargain!..... the other halfs dad is going to check that place out now... mine will have to wait...
Your car is looking very tidy.. hope you find the spacers you're after soon, that will really sort it out with those wheels on.
-
Car's looking good Dom. I replaced my rusty ole tailgate a couple of months back with a spoilerless item - I'm off tomorrow so I'll take some pics and post them up.
-
Car's looking good Dom. I replaced my rusty ole tailgate a couple of months back with a spoilerless item - I'm off tomorrow so I'll take some pics and post them up.
Nice one, looking forward to seeing some pics :cool:
I'm in too minds about it, i'm busy this weekend but free next weekend so might have a play then. It seems a fairly straightforward job to remove/refit if necessary. I'd remove the arch trims and sill covers but I dread to think how much rust is lurking underneath them :undecided:
-
Car's looking good Dom. I replaced my rusty ole tailgate a couple of months back with a spoilerless item - I'm off tomorrow so I'll take some pics and post them up.
Nice one, looking forward to seeing some pics :cool:
I'm in too minds about it, i'm busy this weekend but free next weekend so might have a play then. It seems a fairly straightforward job to remove/refit if necessary. I'd remove the arch trims and sill covers but I dread to think how much rust is lurking underneath them :undecided:
Do it!.... better to have a quick peek now than it finding you after winter... and if there's anything there you can at least prevent from getting any worse??
-
Car's looking good Dom. I replaced my rusty ole tailgate a couple of months back with a spoilerless item - I'm off tomorrow so I'll take some pics and post them up.
Nice one, looking forward to seeing some pics :cool:
I'm in too minds about it, i'm busy this weekend but free next weekend so might have a play then. It seems a fairly straightforward job to remove/refit if necessary. I'd remove the arch trims and sill covers but I dread to think how much rust is lurking underneath them :undecided:
Do it!.... better to have a quick peek now than it finding you after winter... and if there's anything there you can at least prevent from getting any worse??
Yep sound advice, if nothing else refit them with waxoil underneath.
-
Car's looking good Dom. I replaced my rusty ole tailgate a couple of months back with a spoilerless item - I'm off tomorrow so I'll take some pics and post them up.
Nice one, looking forward to seeing some pics :cool:
I'm in too minds about it, i'm busy this weekend but free next weekend so might have a play then. It seems a fairly straightforward job to remove/refit if necessary. I'd remove the arch trims and sill covers but I dread to think how much rust is lurking underneath them :undecided:
Do it!.... better to have a quick peek now than it finding you after winter... and if there's anything there you can at least prevent from getting any worse??
Yep sound advice, if nothing else refit them with waxoil underneath.
Also sound advice. :afro:
-
Wheels look spot on mate I had a set on my old 16v had them refurbed black so they werent such a arse to clean :grin: Rear sub looks a nice install like to do something like that with mine. I removed my rear wiper a while ago now and yes it looks cool and euro what ever they call it but to be honest I cant see sh!t out my back window now :sad: so I may put it back on as I had the BMW 1 series wiper arm which looked pretty cool anyway.As for the arches I like the look but every man and his dog do this to a mk3 as soon as they buy one they rip all the arches off.All my mk3s except my VR which came without ,had arches and I would never remove them for good but everone to there own.If your going to do the wax thing like wayne said yeah good idea but I think when the arches are all cleaned up they look mint and for me identifiy it as a GTi.
-
(http://i871.photobucket.com/albums/ab273/kirkgti/IMG_0060.jpg)
piccy of mine after i removed the trim and spoiler, gives you an idea how it'll look
Steve
-
That looks nice kirk I do like the look without arches but just think its to common now same with the wiper and spoiler mod does look nice but its done to death still everyone has there own views with mods spose thats what makes us all very different :smiley: nice looking car though :wink:
-
That looks nice kirk I do like the look without arches but just think its to common now same with the wiper and spoiler mod does look nice but its done to death still everyone has there own views with mods spose thats what makes us all very different :smiley: nice looking car though :wink:
I know what you mean... Kirks motor does look nice though...
Dom. i may have missed something, are you thinking about keeping the trim off, or just taking it off to see if there's anything hiding beind it?
-
Cheers for all the advice, ideas and pics guys :afro:
I'm planning on keeping hold of the car for a while so I guess exploring the potential rust spots is probably a good thing to do. It'll probably be the weekend after next but i'll remove them all and see what it looks like, I know that the front n/s wing is okish as I had the trim off that one when I sorted out the rust on my doors so hopefully the others will also be ok.
I'll grab myself some waxoil and a pop rivet gun just incase I need to refit them all though :grin:
-
That looks nice kirk I do like the look without arches but just think its to common now same with the wiper and spoiler mod does look nice but its done to death still everyone has there own views with mods spose thats what makes us all very different :smiley: nice looking car though :wink:
I know what you mean... Kirks motor does look nice though...
Dom. i may have missed something, are you thinking about keeping the trim off, or just taking it off to see if there's anything hiding beind it?
Well I guess the plan is to remove the trim, see if there is anything lurking beneath and treat anything accordingly. If/when all is ok underneath them, then I'll remove the spoiler/rear wiper to see what it looks like, and if it looks ok then I might run it like that for a while. If it looks crap then i'll refit all trim with the peace of mind that all is ok underneath it :smiley:
-
That looks nice kirk I do like the look without arches but just think its to common now same with the wiper and spoiler mod does look nice but its done to death still everyone has there own views with mods spose thats what makes us all very different :smiley: nice looking car though :wink:
I know what you mean... Kirks motor does look nice though...
Dom. i may have missed something, are you thinking about keeping the trim off, or just taking it off to see if there's anything hiding beind it?
Well I guess the plan is to remove the trim, see if there is anything lurking beneath and treat anything accordingly. If/when all is ok underneath them, then I'll remove the spoiler/rear wiper to see what it looks like, and if it looks ok then I might run it like that for a while. If it looks crap then i'll refit all trim with the peace of mind that all is ok underneath it :smiley:
Sounds like a plan then!.... you just need some time to have a look. hope its all OK under there. :smiley:
-
That looks nice kirk I do like the look without arches but just think its to common now same with the wiper and spoiler mod does look nice but its done to death still everyone has there own views with mods spose thats what makes us all very different :smiley: nice looking car though :wink:
I see what you mean, i took it all of for a respray and just cant bring myself to put it back on.
May put the spoiler back but really just cant decide
Steve
-
That looks nice kirk I do like the look without arches but just think its to common now same with the wiper and spoiler mod does look nice but its done to death still everyone has there own views with mods spose thats what makes us all very different :smiley: nice looking car though :wink:
I see what you mean, i took it all of for a respray and just cant bring myself to put it back on.
May put the spoiler back but really just cant decide
Steve
Forgot to say before your car looks spot on :cool:
I'm just thinking it'll clean the car up a little bit, I saw a pic of Wayne's car which inspired me a little. (Obviously without the CL bumpers)
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p51/jmfangio5/Vw%20Golf/go5.jpg)
-
That looks nice kirk I do like the look without arches but just think its to common now same with the wiper and spoiler mod does look nice but its done to death still everyone has there own views with mods spose thats what makes us all very different :smiley: nice looking car though :wink:
I see what you mean, i took it all of for a respray and just cant bring myself to put it back on.
May put the spoiler back but really just cant decide
Steve
Forgot to say before your car looks spot on :cool:
I'm just thinking it'll clean the car up a little bit, I saw a pic of Wayne's car which inspired me a little. (Obviously without the CL bumpers)
More than CL bumpers, it also had mirrors and the boot handle.
I know people say the arches and sills make it a GTI but I think they look much cleaner and smoother without them.
-
Hi Dom
If it's rusty under the arches then forget waxoil... it's simply pants... use Bilt Hamber stuff like Deox Gel and then Electrolox primer.
With regard to the tailgate and arches:
(Im currently in the process of touching the arches up in order to refit the arch kit and I'm also picking up a standard tailgate in a week or so)
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c268/G60Dub/Golfy/DSC01837.jpg)
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c268/G60Dub/Golfy/DSC01835.jpg)
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c268/G60Dub/Golfy/DSC01840.jpg)
Sorry for the crap photos - it was getting dark out and could only be bothered taking pics with my instant
-
Hi Dom
If it's rusty under the arches then forget waxoil... it's simply pants... use Bilt Hamber stuff like Deox Gel and then Electrolox primer.
With regard to the tailgate and arches:
(Im currently in the process of touching the arches up in order to refit the arch kit and I'm also picking up a standard tailgate in a week or so)
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c268/G60Dub/Golfy/DSC01837.jpg)
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c268/G60Dub/Golfy/DSC01835.jpg)
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c268/G60Dub/Golfy/DSC01840.jpg)
Sorry for the crap photos - it was getting dark out and could only be bothered taking pics with my instant
Looking seriously good :cool: :cool:
As Wayne said above it looks so much cleaner without all the plastics, be sure to put up some more pics when your wheel arches are refitted. I'm intrigued to see what it looks like with arches on and spoiler off :smiley:
Are your rear wheels spaced out at all??
-
I'm intrigued to see what it looks like with arches on and spoiler off :smiley:
Hope this helps. :smiley:
(http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p51/jmfangio5/Vw%20Golf/golf2-1.jpg)
-
I like the look with all the arches off, had mine colour coded and the bumpers smoothed on mine (along with the badge and wiper welded over)
Looks much cleaner than standard IMO.
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/Dec_012/Car/SDC10306.jpg?t=1288828367)
-
I like the look with all the arches off, had mine colour coded and the bumpers smoothed on mine (along with the badge and wiper welded over)
Looks much cleaner than standard IMO.
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/Dec_012/Car/SDC10306.jpg?t=1288828367)
Don't remember ever seeing your MK3... looks very nice! :cool:
-
Have a skim through this if your bored? :P http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=102197.0
66 pages, mostly of crap!
Also had a mk2 (sh!t though :embarassed:) http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=69408.0
I regret selling both, mostly the mk2 as I could have dropped a GTI lump in there, brought coilovers, rims, respray etc.. for less than I got the mk3 for :rolleyes: And then be rocking a brand spankers A3 and a mk2 for work :rolleyes:
Live and learn eh?
-
Have a skim through this if your bored? :P http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=102197.0
66 pages, mostly of crap!
Also had a mk2 (sh!t though :embarassed:) http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=69408.0
I regret selling both, mostly the mk2 as I could have dropped a GTI lump in there, brought coilovers, rims, respray etc.. for less than I got the mk3 for :rolleyes: And then be rocking a brand spankers A3 and a mk2 for work :rolleyes:
Live and learn eh?
Thanks, will have a look... i wasn't around for a while and when i came back you were talking of getting your Audi at that point...
oh and yes we do..... I have many of times (the hard way)
-
I do like this look and it does make the mk3 smoother round the edges.I just think its getting really common and making alot of cars really simlar.I know you can only leave them on or take em off but just seems everyones ripping them off which for me kinda takes abit of the mk3s character away from it.It seems now its more cool to have a Gti that looks like a CL with stance than a actual Gti.Ive seen some people are now removing there colour coded bumpers and replacing them with cl textered bumpers and to be honest just isnt my cup of tea,but no doubt we will all be doing this to our Gti,VRs and 16v and saying how cool it looks :grin: Just for me the Gti is looking more like a 1.4 cl with a pimp set of wheels but everyone is different :wink:
-
Hi Dom
Thanks for the vote on the looks :smiley:
I'll be sure to post up some pics... Kinda missing the arches TBH. Rear stub axles are spaced out 10mm per side with machined stub axles and the fronts are +10mm per side with hubcentric spacers.
-
I do like this look and it does make the mk3 smoother round the edges.I just think its getting really common and making alot of cars really simlar.I know you can only leave them on or take em off but just seems everyones ripping them off which for me kinda takes abit of the mk3s character away from it.It seems now its more cool to have a Gti that looks like a CL with stance than a actual Gti.Ive seen some people are now removing there colour coded bumpers and replacing them with cl textered bumpers and to be honest just isnt my cup of tea,but no doubt we will all be doing this to our Gti,VRs and 16v and saying how cool it looks :grin: Just for me the Gti is looking more like a 1.4 cl with a pimp set of wheels but everyone is different :wink:
I know what you mean and I agree, I like my arches and will prob end up keeping them :smiley:
Also I despise cl spec bumpers, they're such a nightmare to keep black :angry:
Hi Dom
Thanks for the vote on the looks :smiley:
I'll be sure to post up some pics... Kinda missing the arches TBH. Rear stub axles are spaced out 10mm per side with machined stub axles and the fronts are +10mm per side with hubcentric spacers.
No probs it's a nice looking car, a little tidier than then I last saw it :cool:
It's a shame you've moved so much further north otherwise i'd make a trip upto yours and borrow your expertise every now and again :grin:
I definately need spacers on mine, the wheels look lost in the arches. I was thinking 15mm hubcentric spacers on the rear each side and 10mm hubcentrics on the front each side.
I had a look at removing my spoiler earlier but i'm missing one of the little black nut/bolt covers which I guess i'm going to need to plug the hole. So until I can get my hands on one of them it'll hace to stay on.
Also wired up a toggle switch for the amp/sub into one of the blanks near the heater controls (at my g/f's request because it's 'too loud' otherwise :rolleyes:) So i'll get some pics of that up tomorrow, i'm too tired now so i'm off to bed!
-
Reference the grommet, mixed packet in halfords has one small enough.
-
Cheers Wayne, I was going to get a pack for the rear wiper anyway so that's handy :afro:
Thanks for the pictures as well, it's helpful to have a better idea of what it will look like before I start ripping things off :cool:
Also maybe a stupid question, but once the wiper is removed what do you do with the pipe for the washer?
-
Cheers Wayne, I was going to get a pack for the rear wiper anyway so that's handy :afro:
Thanks for the pictures as well, it's helpful to have a better idea of what it will look like before I start ripping things off :cool:
Also maybe a stupid question, but once the wiper is removed what do you do with the pipe for the washer?
All I did was put a screw in the pipe inside the tailgate plus pull it off the washer bottle under the bonnet.
-
Cheers Wayne, I was going to get a pack for the rear wiper anyway so that's handy :afro:
Thanks for the pictures as well, it's helpful to have a better idea of what it will look like before I start ripping things off :cool:
Also maybe a stupid question, but once the wiper is removed what do you do with the pipe for the washer?
All I did was put a screw in the pipe inside the tailgate plus pull it off the washer bottle under the bonnet.
Cheers :afro:
Also here is a couple of pics of the switch for the amp/sub;
Switch off:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00340.jpg)
Switch on:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00336.jpg)
The only problem is that when the switch is on the LED is so bright that it lights up my rear window in the dark so I need to try and put a filter over it to dull the light output :grin:
-
Ha ha cool....... I've made that mistake before with a switch.. Have you switch the sub because you couldn't be bothered to wire up the remote wire? :grin:
-
Ha ha cool....... I've made that mistake before with a switch.. Have you switch the sub because you couldn't be bothered to wire up the remote wire? :grin:
Partly :lipsrsealed: I did wire up the remote wire but it was a dodgy connection so the sub was flicking on/off, but also partly because the g/f. I think her words were something along the line of 'don't get me wrong, I like the seat vibrating, just not all the time' :grin:
So all in all it seemed like a good idea to just wire in a switch, simple and effective :smiley:
-
Ha ha cool....... I've made that mistake before with a switch.. Have you switch the sub because you couldn't be bothered to wire up the remote wire? :grin:
Partly :lipsrsealed: I did wire up the remote wire but it was a dodgy connection so the sub was flicking on/off, but also partly because the g/f. I think her words were something along the line of 'don't get me wrong, I like the seat vibrating, just not all the time' :grin:
So all in all it seemed like a good idea to just wire in a switch, simple and effective :smiley:
Yeah its nice and flexible at least... i used to have a sub with a controller, Just a knob where you could adjust the input to the sub from the dash... was very handy as it could be a pain having go to the boot all the the time to adjust levels... hmmm, wonder if stuff like that is still available, i'm sure it must be.
-
ah ha... found one....
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31CpBL9%2BoBL.jpg)
-
ah ha... found one....
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31CpBL9%2BoBL.jpg)
You couldn't have found that yesterday could you :rolleyes: :grin:
Looks like a much better idea than a toggle switch, why didn't I think of that?! :embarassed:
-
Well i didnt know you were going to fit a switch.... you can still fit one though, then it will be a super flexible setup. On off and in dash level adjust. :cool:
-
Well i didnt know you were going to fit a switch.... you can still fit one though, then it will be a super flexible setup. On off and in dash level adjust. :cool:
Good thinking, how would you go about wiring that in then? What would you have to tap it into? :smiley:
-
Well i didnt know you were going to fit a switch.... you can still fit one though, then it will be a super flexible setup. On off and in dash level adjust. :cool:
Good thinking, how would you go about wiring that in then? What would you have to tap it into? :smiley:
it just goes in between the phono Line out/Sub out from your head unit to the sub.. so all you will need is a short set of phono leads from your stereo to this, then the other connections go from this to the long phono's to your sub.. no power required.. hope that made sense. :smiley:
-
I had a really old 10" sub in my mk2 that had one of those adjuster switches :cool:
Does the head unit not have a sub on/off option? :undecided: Thought that was why they don't really have hard switches anymore.
-
Does you headunit not have a subwoofer adjuster built in?
-
Does you headunit not have a subwoofer adjuster built in?
Ha, yeah most head units do but you always have to go through a menu to get to it, there's nowt better than having an easy access knob! :grin:
-
Does you headunit not have a subwoofer adjuster built in?
Ha, yeah most head units do but you always have to go through a menu to get to it, there's nowt better than having an easy access knob! :grin:
Yeah it's got an adjuster but as SoundillusioN says it's an annoying menu to go through. TBH the on/off switch is good enough for me!
I've just been to halfords and bought some blanking grommets so may remove wiper and spoiler in the morning :smiley:
-
Does you headunit not have a subwoofer adjuster built in?
Ha, yeah most head units do but you always have to go through a menu to get to it, there's nowt better than having an easy access knob! :grin:
Yeah it's got an adjuster but as SoundillusioN says it's an annoying menu to go through. TBH the on/off switch is good enough for me!
I've just been to halfords and bought some blanking grommets so may remove wiper and spoiler in the morning :smiley:
Is it just me Dom, or is everything for you 10 times harder then it needs to be? :grin:
Good call on the grommets :afro:
-
Does you headunit not have a subwoofer adjuster built in?
Ha, yeah most head units do but you always have to go through a menu to get to it, there's nowt better than having an easy access knob! :grin:
Yeah it's got an adjuster but as SoundillusioN says it's an annoying menu to go through. TBH the on/off switch is good enough for me!
I've just been to halfords and bought some blanking grommets so may remove wiper and spoiler in the morning :smiley:
Is it just me Dom, or is everything for you 10 times harder then it needs to be? :grin:
Good call on the grommets :afro:
Nothing is ever simple :grin:
Admittedly that is largely due to my lack of experience with most things car related. This means that mistakes I make now i'm less likely to repeat in the future :cool:
-
Rear is now dewipered, looks miles better. Pics to follow later.
I also treated all windows with glass cutter and repellent, off to Manchester now for the warehouse project so i'll see how well it works!
-
I should of thought of this when I use to have subs. Would of saved me getting annoyed and ripping them out just because I wanted to listen to my music without 2 12" subs poundin my ears.
-
Does you headunit not have a subwoofer adjuster built in?
Ha, yeah most head units do but you always have to go through a menu to get to it, there's nowt better than having an easy access knob! :grin:
Yeah it's got an adjuster but as SoundillusioN says it's an annoying menu to go through. TBH the on/off switch is good enough for me!
I've just been to halfords and bought some blanking grommets so may remove wiper and spoiler in the morning :smiley:
Is it just me Dom, or is everything for you 10 times harder then it needs to be? :grin:
Good call on the grommets :afro:
That seems like a fair point to make. :grin:
Well my headunit is the Alpine 9880R and all I have to do is click in the volume knob once and it's on the subwoofer adjuster. :afro:
-
Halfords windscreen cleaning materials mentioned above work a treat :cool:
Dewipered it at the weekend, took the spoiler off as well but decided it looks stupid so put it back on!
Couple of pics:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00342.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00343.jpg)
-
Look horrid with no spoiler dont they mate haha
looks good with them rims on mate, liking that, iv not been here in dub ride section for time!
-
Loads better, I would have left the spoiler off, much cleaner look.
-
Look horrid with no spoiler dont they mate haha
looks good with them rims on mate, liking that, iv not been here in dub ride section for time!
Cheers :afro:
Need spacers badly they're looking too lost in the arches! :embarassed:
Loads better, I would have left the spoiler off, much cleaner look.
Cheers Wayne! It looked a bit silly with the arches on still and I didn't have time to pull them off as well.
It needs a really good clean and polish!
-
Plus you need the spoiler for all the extra downforce when handling all that horse power.
-
Plus you need the spoiler for all the extra downforce when handling all that horse power.
Especially with loosing some rear end weight (wiper and motor!) :grin:
-
Loosing the rear spoiler helps keep the rear screen clean
-
Loosing the rear spoiler helps keep the rear screen clean
hows that work ?
-
Loosing the rear spoiler helps keep the rear screen clean
hows that work ?
All to do with aerodynamics (spelling ?) without the spoiler airflow forces water off the screen with it fitted tends not to.
-
im on the fence with that, i find the spoiler helps guard the screen from rain, but the rear end of the golfs are terrible for building up dirt fast!, same on all the MK's iv had (2.3,4)
-
Changes the direction of the turbulent air going over the roof, wouldn't have thought such a small spoiler would have made much difference though, guess you'd only find out by taking it off and trying it.
-
Changes the direction of the turbulent air going over the roof, wouldn't have thought such a small spoiler would have made much difference though, guess you'd only find out by taking it off and trying it.
I noticed a lot of difference
-
I previously had an Integrale Evo 2 which had an adjustable roof spoiler and that made a big difference when you stood it in the vertical position.
-
Loosing the rear spoiler helps keep the rear screen clean
OMFD!
:laugh:
-
Loosing the rear spoiler helps keep the rear screen clean
+1
I noticed a difference on my last hatch aswell.
-
:grin: I must admit that i'm missing the rear wiper already, done well over 400 miles in the last 3 days and the amount of dirt that has built up is unbelievable! I keep pushing the wiper stalk and expecting it to clear :laugh:
-
I put mine back on it was doing my head in to be honest :grin: I would rather see out my back window,maybe ill take it off when the summer returns if Ive still got the car..
-
You would expect my sub install to have got a good A level grade wouldn't you?
Fooking E I got!!!!! I was furious!
The spoiler looks better on the car IMO, but the whole thing about no spoiler means less dirt is true. If you saw the car perform at a wind tunnel you'd see a huge amount of turbulence in the rear screen with the spoiler on and without it you'd see the air flow over it smoothly with little turbulence.
That's the problem with motorsport though..
Downforce = drag
-
I put mine back on it was doing my head in to be honest :grin: I would rather see out my back window,maybe ill take it off when the summer returns if Ive still got the car..
:grin: I've adjusted to using my side mirrors a lot more now, so I can deal with it for the moment!
You would expect my sub install to have got a good A level grade wouldn't you?
Fooking E I got!!!!! I was furious!
The spoiler looks better on the car IMO, but the whole thing about no spoiler means less dirt is true. If you saw the car perform at a wind tunnel you'd see a huge amount of turbulence in the rear screen with the spoiler on and without it you'd see the air flow over it smoothly with little turbulence.
That's the problem with motorsport though..
Downforce = drag
:laugh: An 'E'??
I managed to get a B at A-Level product design for a very poorly put together desk :shocked:
And i'm with you on the spoiler count, it does look better on (as long as all the other trim is still on), and it makes sense for the screen to keep clear with it off :smiley:
-
Mu school had strict teachers :laugh:
-
Mu school had strict teachers :laugh:
:grin:
Here's a pic of said desk, I braised the frame together myself and everything :smug:
The only problem is the thing is so bloody big that it has to be dismantled completely to get it through a door :rolleyes: :embarassed:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00345.jpg)
(note the pc on it's side due to the fan falling off the motherboard and now being balanced in place :grin:)
-
I will give you a A for the desk as you took the time to make sure the GTI forum was showing when you took the picture. :laugh:
-
I will give you a A for the desk as you took the time to make sure the GTI forum was showing when you took the picture. :laugh:
:laugh: didn't think anyone could see that, good job it wasn't porn!
-
I will give you a A for the desk as you took the time to make sure the GTI forum was showing when you took the picture. :laugh:
:laugh: didn't think anyone could see that, shame it wasn't porn!
Nice, I'll give you a B+ as there was no porn on display
-
A+ for taking the time to colour co-ordinate the knobs from your wardrobe :grin:
-
A+ for taking the time to colour co-ordinate the knobs from your wardrobe :grin:
:grin: It just so happens that my dad is a joiner (handy eh!) and he made the wardrobe/draws and had some knobs left over. So when I came to make the desk and needed some knobs for it, bingo! :smiley:
-
A+ for taking the time to colour co-ordinate the knobs from your wardrobe :grin:
:grin: :grin: :grin:
Admittedly Dom, whatever excuse you try to use, it's still pretty gay. :kiss:
-
A+ for taking the time to colour co-ordinate the knobs from your wardrobe :grin:
:grin: :grin: :grin:
Admittedly Dom, whatever excuse you try to use, it's still pretty gay. :kiss:
:grin: :kiss:
-
Got a few little bits and pieces in the post today which will be fitted at the weekend. Nothing exciting, red dice dust caps, golfgti.co.uk tax disc holder and red leds to replace the blue ones behind the mfa display/odometer :smiley:
-
Got a few little bits and pieces in the post today which will be fitted at the weekend. Nothing exciting, red dice dust caps, golfgti.co.uk tax disc holder and red leds to replace the blue ones behind the mfa display/odometer :smiley:
Fancy doing a little guide with the bulb replacements? :smug:
-
Got a few little bits and pieces in the post today which will be fitted at the weekend. Nothing exciting, red dice dust caps, golfgti.co.uk tax disc holder and red leds to replace the blue ones behind the mfa display/odometer :smiley:
Fancy doing a little guide with the bulb replacements? :smug:
Yeah no probs, i'll take some pics as I do it! I've done it so many times now that I could do it blindfolded! :grin:
Also I have 2 different types of clocks that I can do it with, 1 with hex screws and 1 that the back just clips off!
-
It's easy changing the bulbs mate. The 16v clocks however (VR6 will be the same I guess) have soldered bulbs rather than twist fit.
I need to sort out one of my blue bulbs when I get back, rev counter one is loose and works sometimes.
-
It's easy changing the bulbs mate. The 16v clocks however (VR6 will be the same I guess) have soldered bulbs rather than twist fit.
I need to sort out one of my blue bulbs when I get back, rev counter one is loose and works sometimes.
Yeah i've changed all mine already, just throwing in some different colours now to mix it up a bit. I've seen those soldered in ones (possibly in Kell's dubrides thread?!), they look like an absolute b!tch to sort out! :grin:
I'm gonna invest in another set of heater controls and windows switches etc so have a play with.
-
Ive just removed the green film bit out of my clocks which brigtens them up a lot.Wouldnt mind doing the red bulbs so ill look out for your piccys :smiley:
-
Red bulbs.
You going for a brothel look? :laugh:
-
Brothel look sounds good :grin:
-
yeah get some moodlighting in there too and a cd full of porno saxophone music!
-
Brothel FTW! I might get the pillars retrimmed in purple velvet and the headinlining something like this:
(http://www.wholesale-fabric-discount-store.com/images/Zebra_small.jpg)
And waterproof covers for the seats :laugh:
-
Right then, got home a little early tonight so managed to get a couple of things done, firstly the dust caps:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0346.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0347.jpg)
Then the tax disc holder:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0348.jpg)
Then I cracked on with changing the bulbs in the clocks so the next post is for the benefit of Blu!
-
Ok, so to begin with pop off the abs/airbag lights and headlight switch and remove both:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0352.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0353.jpg)
You'll reveal a screw, then pop off the plastic cover to the left of the steering wheel as shown below to reveal another screw.
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0354.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0355.jpg)
Remove both screws and pull the black plastic surround out from around the clocks, it should then look like the picture below. If you look closely you'll see 2 screws, one on either side these have to be undone as well.
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0356.jpg)
Once this is done you can tilt the clocks forwards and undo the plug on the back (towards the left hand side).
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0357.jpg)
Once this is done you can just pull the clocks towards to you remove them (you may have to lower the steering wheel first)
-
Once the clocks are out they should look like this:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0358.jpg)
The black plastic cover just unclips to reveal:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0359.jpg)
Note the 2 blue twist fit leds in the middle of the clocks, these illuminate the lcd screens, also there are 2 more leds at the top of the unit, these shine down and illuminate the dials themselves.
Simply remove the old led's and replace, you can see in the pic below the red ones that I have replaced them with. If they don't work, then don't worry, remove them and replace them the other way around.
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0360.jpg)
Put them all back together and you are left with:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0361.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0364.jpg)
I've also got a few pics of another style of clocks which i'll post up later!
-
Those are some baller dust cap$ :cool: :grin:
-
good work and i know from experience that the picture doesnt really reflect how they really look, ie the over bright blue at the top.
-
Nice one Dom, I think I might change the displays to red instead of blue. My dials are blue as well so it'll be like yours when I'm done. And copying me with the same tax disc holder and dice? Pfft. :grin:
-
Those are some baller dust cap$ :cool: :grin:
Pretty sweet aren't they :smiley:
good work and i know from experience that the picture doesnt really reflect how they really look, ie the over bright blue at the top.
Definately, it's only because the camera was on some stupidly slow shutter speed that they look like that in the pics :grin:
Nice one Dom, I think I might change the displays to red instead of blue. My dials are blue as well so it'll be like yours when I'm done. And copying me with the same tax disc holder and dice? Pfft. :grin:
Ah, didn't realise you had the tax disc holder, I think I remember seeing you'd got the dice though! I guess it makes up for you copying my dials :grin:
Oh well, great minds and all that :cool:
-
Haha, it's no problem mate. :) It's coming along nicely.
-
Haha, it's no problem mate. :) It's coming along nicely.
Cheers :afro:
Was wandering around town earlier this evening (for anyone who watched children in need Cockermouth was featured :shocked:) and the usual friday night chavs were cruising around. Made me realise that my car is seriously lacking a nice exhaust note so i'm gonna keep an eye out for a different backbox :smiley:
-
Just lose a silencer, should make a difference.
-
Just lose a silencer, should make a difference.
Cheers Wayne, didn't think of that myself :afro:
Any recommendations on where to get a pipe to delete the middle silencer?
-
Just lose a silencer, should make a difference.
Cheers Wayne, didn't think of that myself :afro:
Any recommendations on where to get a pipe to delete the middle silencer?
Quite a few sellers on ebay sell various lenghts and diameters of stainless pipe on fleabay last time I looked.
-
Got myself a lower glove box and VR6 highline centre console off ebay for a tenner a piece, so they'll be fitted sometime next week. Might treat myself to a new handbrake and gearstick gaitor as well :smiley:
Also got some of LL's headlight tint film on the way to try and get my joey'd headlights a little bit darker, i'll post the results at the weekend :cool:
-
Cant believe you are looking for a centre pipe Dom... I pulled one I made off of the exhaust you bought and chucked it - perfect fit too :shocked:
It's not going to be easy to get that diameter of stainless in a small length but if you do I'll save you the hassle of measuring up what you need:
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c268/G60Dub/Golfy/Pipedrawing.jpg)
The guy that used to work at Jabba that has the exhaust place (name escapes me at present) will be able to flare the pipe for a modest sum but make sure its spot on OD or it will leak like nobodies business
-
Cant believe you are looking for a centre pipe Dom... I pulled one I made off of the exhaust you bought and chucked it - perfect fit too :shocked:
It's not going to be easy to get that diameter of stainless in a small length but if you do I'll save you the hassle of measuring up what you need:
The guy that used to work at Jabba that has the exhaust place (name escapes me at present) will be able to flare the pipe for a modest sum but make sure its spot on OD or it will leak like nobodies business
Typical :rolleyes: :grin:
To be honest i'll probably stick with it as it is for a while and change the whole cat back system sometime in the new year :cool:
MOT tomorrow, i'm hoping that it passes :undecided:
-
Good luck buddy!
-
Fingers crossed. :smiley:
-
I hope you fail!!! Only joking buddy, good luck :afro:
-
good luck with mot mate!
-
Failed! :angry:
Both headlights aim is too high and there's play in the front n/s lower arm ball joint. Booked it in to get the ball joint done wednesday morning!
-
Not much though really mate lights are probly from you joey modding them other wise good result :smiley:
-
Not too bad a result then.
-
Not too much hassle to sort then, should pass next time :afro:
-
Headlights already adjusted, retest booked for weds afternoon after the ball joint is being done :cool:
Other than that it had advisories for the front brake hoses not being attached to the suspension struts and for it having a 'temporary' fuel filler cap :rolleyes:
-
Headlights already adjusted, retest booked for weds afternoon after the ball joint is being done :cool:
Other than that it had advisories for the front brake hoses not being attached to the suspension struts and for it having a 'temporary' fuel filler cap :rolleyes:
Ah thats not bad is it...... should be fine on the retest then... why the temp fuel cap, where did you original go?
-
that not to bad mate , easy to sort out.
-
Sorry to hear mate but its not majorly bad I suppose
-
Headlights already adjusted, retest booked for weds afternoon after the ball joint is being done :cool:
Other than that it had advisories for the front brake hoses not being attached to the suspension struts and for it having a 'temporary' fuel filler cap :rolleyes:
Ah thats not bad is it...... should be fine on the retest then... why the temp fuel cap, where did you original go?
Not a clue! Was missing when I got the car, it's got one of those universal jobbies in!
-
So spent a while braving the arctic conditions before in my snowboarding gear (minus boots and goggles) trying to sort out the alignment on my headlights. Because they are non-hella, made in Taiwan, pieces of crap, you have to remove the headlight to get to the adjuster :angry:
So after a while messing around taking the grille off and removing the lights, adjusting the beam putting them back in place to check etc etc I was finally happy with how they looked.
Then I fitted my lower glove box that arrived yesterday and had a look at the VR6 highline rear console thingy but decided I need a leather handbrake gaitor for it to fit.
Anyway I then went to take the car to the mechanic up the road who is replacing my ball joint in the morning in preparation for the MOT retest in the afternoon. So I got in, put the key in the ignition, turned it and the engine turns over very slowly and then gradually grinds to a halt :angry:
All my fiddling with the lights must have drained the battery and to make things worse I bent my key when pulling it out of the ignition in frustration :angry: :angry:
So battery is on charge over night and i'm going to have to get up extra early in the morning to get the car to the mechanic :rolleyes:
Bloody cars eh!
-
Chin up Dom; it will all be over soon for another year :smiley:
-
Chin up Dom; it will all be over soon for another year :smiley:
:grin: It could have been a lot worse!
-
That's a bummer. But nearly there, re-read my thread if you want to make yourself feel better! :grin:
-
Fingers crossed for the retest.
-
I might have a genuine fuel cap if you want one lol
-
Fingers crossed for the retest.
Retest passed :cool:
Thats that over for another year :smiley:
I might have a genuine fuel cap if you want one lol
Tbh I don't really see the problem with a temp one, but cheers anyway for the offer mate :afro:
-
Glad it went well mate. Another year of motoring :)
Got the wheels too, not much good at the moment though. :grin:
-
Well done mate, another year of modding i hope! :cool:
-
Fingers crossed for the retest.
Retest passed :cool:
Thats that over for another year :smiley:
I might have a genuine fuel cap if you want one lol
Tbh I don't really see the problem with a temp one, but cheers anyway for the offer mate :afro:
Becuase they don't fit properly and don't seal properly. :wink:
-
Mr Allwood.
Get yourself a decent fuel cap! I HAVE to agree with the bellend, temp ones don't seal properly.
Apart from that, great news it's passed! I got my MOT monday, let's see how it goes :smiley:
-
Mr Allwood.
Get yourself a decent fuel cap! I HAVE to agree with the bellend, temp ones don't seal properly.
Apart from that, great news it's passed! I got my MOT monday, let's see how it goes :smiley:
Well my life's now complete...
-
especially after that message I sent you :grin:
-
especially after that message I sent you :grin:
Have you.............. been drinking? :huh:
-
Nope, sober birthday :laugh:
-
Nope, sober birthday :laugh:
B0llocks
-
Nice one.... glad you got it sorted, i can't believe all the things you've done to this car since you've had it and you never sorted the cap out! :grin:
-
Nope, sober birthday :laugh:
B0llocks
Honest :grin: :grin: :sad:
-
Nope, sober birthday :laugh:
B0llocks
Honest :grin: :grin: :sad:
:grin: Yeah.....right!
Anyway, good luck with the MOT tomorrow, let us know how it goes!
Well in that case i'll PM joe as see if he's willing to part with his spare one!
-
No, seriously....COMPLETELY sober :cry:
Hey I'm healthy!
And thanks mate! Friend is doing it however so should pass :laugh:
-
Had to go and buy a new battery earlier :angry:
Mine has been on the blink for a while, but today finally gave up the ghost :cry:
Also I got a chance today to attack my Joey modded headlights today with the tint film that LL sent me. It was easy enough to apply, even for someone like me who hasn't done anything like it before and I think it looks great!
Here's a comparison pic between a joey modded light and a joey modded & tinted light:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00380.jpg)
And a joey & tinted and a standard light:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00381.jpg)
A couple of pics of them fitted:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00387.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00383.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00386.jpg)
The free sticker that LL threw in:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00388.jpg)
And finally a pic of the lower glove box that I fitted last week:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00382.jpg)
-
Looking SWEET! Do my lights for me will ya? :grin:
-
looks good mate, i like the lights been planning to tint mine for a while now just aint got round to it yet
-
Look very nice mate , very tempted to buy set of standards now and tint them.!! :cool:
-
Looking SWEET! Do my lights for me will ya? :grin:
looks good mate, i like the lights been planning to tint mine for a while now just aint got round to it yet
Look very nice mate , very tempted to buy set of standards now and tint them.!! :cool:
Cheers guys :afro:
I'm mega happy with them! If your thinking about tinting them i'd recommend using the film that LazyLunatic is selling! It's very easy to work with and looks great! And Shady, if you wanna fork out postage both ways i'll happily joey your lights, but as i've said before you should man up and do them yourself :grin:
-
I might have to man up and try it. :kiss:
-
That looks really good! nice job.... whats the light output like now?
I want smoked on mine... one of my headlights is missing the bulb clip, can't find another so am going to buy another set of lamps but ready smoked ones as I have found them for £39 a pair!.. just need to find matching spots before I get them though.
You running standard bulbs?
-
Looks good Dom, really suits your car.
Thanks for the shout out too bud :afro: :cool:
I'm jealous of your lower glove box!
-
That looks really good! nice job.... whats the light output like now?
I want smoked on mine... one of my headlights is missing the bulb clip, can't find another so am going to buy another set of lamps but ready smoked ones as I have found them for £39 a pair!.. just need to find matching spots before I get them though.
You running standard bulbs?
Not sure how it's effected the light output, haven't driven in the dark yet. Just running halfords super brilliance bulbs, i'll put up how it's effected output later :smiley:
Looks good Dom, really suits your car.
Thanks for the shout out too bud :afro: :cool:
I'm jealous of your lower glove box!
Cheers, I think it looks :cool:
I picked up the lower glove box for £9.99 from eBay :smiley:
-
They look really good.
-
Looks sick mate! Wish I had got round to Joey'ing my old mk3's headlights :sad:
Will have to hit LL up if I decide whether or not I want to do mine lol
-
looks sweet dom, loving the vr rims as well. i'm tempted with these again :undecided:, just sold a set that needed a refurb. bet they are fun to keep clean!
-
Looking awsome dude :cool: headlights look sweet¬!
Dan
-
Cheers Guys :afro:
Dec - You should defo tint them, they'll look awesome!
Mellow Yellow - The wheels are a nightmare to clean! :angry:
Danny - Your smoked vento lights look the mutts nuts too! :smiley:
-
I've been meaning to wrap my grills in matt black vinyl since I got the car, but I havent got round to it yet and my mate hasn't even ordered me the vinyl :tongue: So will wait til I've done that before I do the headlights :tongue:
-
Danny - Your smoked vento lights look the mutts nuts too! :smiley:
Thanks dude :) think i'll have to get some of this tint film too, mine are just joey'd and painted the bottom reflective part so they look smoked :cool: light output is awful though :D
Dan
-
Danny - Your smoked vento lights look the mutts nuts too! :smiley:
Thanks dude :) think i'll have to get some of this tint film too, mine are just joey'd and painted the bottom reflective part so they look smoked :cool: light output is awful though :D
Dan
:laugh: As far as I can tell the light output hasn't been affected at all by the tint :smiley:
Dec - Your new sig looks wicked :cool:
-
Danny - Your smoked vento lights look the mutts nuts too! :smiley:
Thanks dude :) think i'll have to get some of this tint film too, mine are just joey'd and painted the bottom reflective part so they look smoked :cool: light output is awful though :D
Dan
:laugh: As far as I can tell the light output hasn't been affected at all by the tint :smiley:
Dec - Your new sig looks wicked :cool:
lol cheers mate, fairly old pic from when I put my wheels on, just got bored of looking at the old one :tongue:
-
Lights are looking awesome! i also ordered some film from Alex, got a free sticker too! Tint is going on my mates White VR6 with a Vento front, so should look awesome! Sticker is going on my car :grin:
-
Lights look nice Dom :wink:
-
So after swearing that I wouldn't spend any unnecessary money on my car this year I lasted less than a day :rolleyes:
It started with this lot from Elite Car Care:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00405.jpg)
A Eurow Sheepskin Wash Mitt, Eurow X-Large Waffle Weave Drying Twel, Dodo Juice Lime Prime, Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss, Collonite 476 kit, An Elite Pro Detailing Brush, A Couple Of Sonus Applicator Pads and to top it off a California Scents Air Freshener :smiley:
I then spent a day cleaning/detailing (but didn't take any pics :rolleyes:)
I spent a bit of time making an uprated headlight loom for the Mk2, changing the boot lifters, sorting out the rear screen heater and giving it an oil change etc.
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00406.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00407.jpg)
Next up was buying some wheel spacers which should be here tomorrow or friday, to go along with them I decided to treat myself to a shiny new torque wrench as well, and i'm possibly heading to the scrappy tomorrow to pick up a new backbox :cool:
-
Oh and cheers for all the comments re: headlights :afro:
Lights look nice Dom :wink:
Lights are looking awesome! i also ordered some film from Alex, got a free sticker too! Tint is going on my mates White VR6 with a Vento front, so should look awesome! Sticker is going on my car :grin:
-
Best Golf headlights on the forum.
Fact.
-
Cheers Bellend :cool:
Collecting a twin pipe stainless steel back box one night this week so i'll get that fitted next weekend. Not sure on the make because the car was stacked in the scrappy but for £25 i'm not too bothered :smiley:
The spacers arrived yesterday so I got them fitted on the rears this morning. They're 15mm hubcentric ones with extended bolts, they bring the wheel in line with the arch much better, but I think the rear needs to be lower to eliminate the little gap that there is. I'll order some 5 or 10mm spacers for the front next month.
Before:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00414.jpg)
After:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00418.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00421.jpg)
-
Both cars are lookin good! :cool:
I am another admirer of the headlights!! :laugh:
-
big improvement are the spacers although better pics needed, as they still seem sat in far
but not liking the headlamps so much, look far too dark and IMO looking close to chav spray tinted lamps, prefere the ones you had before which were a alot more subtle and looked alot more clean against the red... the normal joey modded lamps are hard to better.
-
I disagree with the above comments and theirs nothing chav about them :huh: I think they suit the car very well.Spacers personally I think with these type of wheels 15" BBS I dont think they improve the look to much if im honest could be the pictures youve taken Dom but I just think spacers are more suited if your running bigger stancer wheels maybe some better pictures will change my view but other wise Dom as always your car looks spot on mate along with your very clean little mk2 :wink:
-
ahh well, just my opinion, i think it looked a lot better before, not keen on fully tinted headlamps, but as i say, its just my opinion, as long as he is happy thats all that matters :wink:
-
Didnt mean it in a funny way Kell just my opinion mate :wink:
-
Didnt mean it in a funny way Kell just my opinion mate :wink:
i know matey, thats more than cool dude, :smiley: :wink: :cool:
-
Glad to see you've kissed and made up :grin:
I know that the spacers haven't had much of an impact but I didn't really expect them to tbh, they're only 15mm and it's only a 6.5j rim :laugh:
It is however a slight improvement and i've got the spacers now for future use. I'm planning on keeping the bbs to run through the winters and sorting out some other wheels for the summer, wheels that will benefit more from the spacers :wink:
I like the lights and the film is easy enough to remove so if a time comes when I decide that I don't like them any more I can just peel the film off and be left with normal joey modded lights, simples :smiley:
-
we never fell out lol, its all just opinions we all have em :cool: but i deffo prefere it how u had it before, less is more is what its all about for me personally..
its each to their own and not somehting id like to fall out over with anyone haha, these threads are here so we can voice our personal opinions and if i said i liked the film it would have been a lie. As u say, easy to remove if u ever desire anyhow and as long as its keeping you smiling thats all that matters :cool:
-
hmmm, that's the trouble with spacers, you can't go nuts until you settle on wheels. If you may be changing the wheels again then how far can you go anyway? Car looks good and gets better every time. I'm a fan of the headlights. :afro:
-
Looking good Dom, Im a little undecided on the lights :undecided: but defo looks better with the spacers :grin:
Another quality Red mk3, Obviously the best colour for a GTI (I'm not biased at all :wink:)
-
Good looking car; really subtle.
-
Dom, the spacers don't seem to have done much. :grin: But I'm sure they bring it out just a tad. Shame that on the MK3 the rears look tucked.
-
:grin:
I guess you'll all have to trust me that it is marginally better than it was, 15mm to be precise :laugh:
I'll try and get a pic at exactly the same angle as the 'before' one to compare, in the meanwhile here is one that highlights the difference a little better, just the inside of the arch/sideskirt trim as a marker :wink:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/spacers1.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/spacers2.jpg)
-
Your car also got cleaner in #2 :D Looking good dom!
Dan
-
Looks ok to me :afro:
-
Looks ok to me :afro:
Same, thats the problem with some pics, its really hard to tell with some things, take most of mine for example, the work i've done looks good in pictures! :grin:
-
Your car also got cleaner in #2 :D Looking good dom!
Dan
Looks ok to me :afro:
Same, thats the problem with some pics, its really hard to tell with some things, take most of mine for example, the work i've done looks good in pictures! :grin:
Cheers guys :afro:
I'm on the look out for 16" Cades Eros ideally, but i'm thinking they may take a while to find :undecided:
Oh and Shaun, i'm sure yours looks fine really.....you just need to put all the pieces back together :afro:
-
Nice choice of wheels! Happy hunting!
Um... no seriously, the finish is poor in places. but I need to get the important bit done, get it on the road! its nearly all back together.. you just cant see it yet! :grin:
-
Looks like I've got a mk3 golf in my pics, but I've got a Ferrari 458 really :laugh:
Looks good, spacers on the rear are a definite must for me if I keep the car another year :afro:
-
Think the pictures show the difference better now and I can see the difference and it does look better :wink: mines got loads of tuck at the min ill see how these other rims look may space them out like yours if there any good.
-
Good stuff Dom, spacers really help with the way the wheels sit! :cool:
-
Cheers guys :afro:
Rang the scrappy about the backbox they were meant to be getting off for me this morning to be told that someone had been and got it over the weekend, despite them assuring me that no-one could get to it as the car was stacked and they would ring me as soon as the car was down :angry:
So, i'm still on the hunt for a backbox :rolleyes:
-
Cheers guys :afro:
Rang the scrappy about the backbox they were meant to be getting off for me this morning to be told that someone had been and got it over the weekend, despite them assuring me that no-one could get to it as the car was stacked and they would ring me as soon as the car was down :angry:
So, i'm still on the hunt for a backbox :rolleyes:
Barstools!..... ah well it was probably sh*t anyway! :grin:
Whats your budget?
-
Cheers guys :afro:
Rang the scrappy about the backbox they were meant to be getting off for me this morning to be told that someone had been and got it over the weekend, despite them assuring me that no-one could get to it as the car was stacked and they would ring me as soon as the car was down :angry:
So, i'm still on the hunt for a backbox :rolleyes:
Barstools!..... ah well it was probably sh*t anyway! :grin:
Whats your budget?
As cheap as possible :laugh:
Nah about £100 really, it's gotta be twin pipes though! Keep your eyes peeled for me :kiss:
Also i'm running a 16v system from the cat back, so it'll have to be a 16v or VR6 backbox :wink:
-
Ok, so spacers are for sale!
Freeing up funds for this (http://www.magnexexhausts.com/volkswagen-golf-gti-mk3-cat-back-system.html)which i'm picking up on Friday :evil:
-
Same as mine pal, awsome system love mine, although i removed middle box and had a straight thru bit made up, sounds a lot better and revs alot better too
-
Same as mine pal, awsome system love mine, although i removed middle box and had a straight thru bit made up, sounds a lot better and revs alot better too
Awesome, i've only read/heard good things about Magnex :smiley:
I'll probably leave it how it is for a while tbh, funds are pretty tight atm so maybe sometime later in the year i'll get a custom section made up :smiley:
-
money well spent, very good exhausts mate, i only like magnex and mongoose items and im pretty picky about what i use on my cars
-
As cheap as possible :laugh:
Nah about £100 really, it's gotta be twin pipes though! Keep your eyes peeled for me :kiss:
Also i'm running a 16v system from the cat back, so it'll have to be a 16v or VR6 backbox :wink:
[/quote]
Does it make a difference running a 16v system??
I like the look of the new system your saving up for, v. nice :cool:
-
As cheap as possible :laugh:
Nah about £100 really, it's gotta be twin pipes though! Keep your eyes peeled for me :kiss:
Also i'm running a 16v system from the cat back, so it'll have to be a 16v or VR6 backbox :wink:
Does it make a difference running a 16v system??
I like the look of the new system your saving up for, v. nice :cool:
Nope not really, but my 8v system fell apart and the first one that I could lay my hands on was a 16v one. As it was from the cat back the bore size of the pipes are the same anyway.
I'll be collecting the Magnex tomorrow night, depending on time i'll have a crack at it tomorrow evening, if not i'll get it on the car on sat :evil:
-
I'm liking this! :cool: it's about time you got some exhaust sound to this! You will not regret it, vid when on!
-
As cheap as possible :laugh:
Nah about £100 really, it's gotta be twin pipes though! Keep your eyes peeled for me :kiss:
Also i'm running a 16v system from the cat back, so it'll have to be a 16v or VR6 backbox :wink:
Does it make a difference running a 16v system??
I like the look of the new system your saving up for, v. nice :cool:
Nope not really, but my 8v system fell apart and the first one that I could lay my hands on was a 16v one. As it was from the cat back the bore size of the pipes are the same anyway.
I'll be collecting the Magnex tomorrow night, depending on time i'll have a crack at it tomorrow evening, if not i'll get it on the car on sat :evil:
ok cheers, i look forward to seeing the magnex fitted
-
Cheers guys, i'm pretty excited about it! :smiley:
-
Picked the exhaust up! Many thanks to Mark (marky-gee on here), here's a little sneak pic. I'm going to spend this evening cleaning it up and fit it tomorrow :smiley:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00436.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00435.jpg)
-
Will look great fitted
-
Ok, so after a lot of swearing, shouting and grazed knuckles here is the result:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00440.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00439.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00438.jpg)
It's not perfectly straight but it's good enough! It's surprisingly quiet, really not much louder than my standard system so i'm thinking a custom pipe to remove the middle box might be in order!
-
I thought that when I fitted my back box, didn't make it much louder, so fitted a decat still not much louder so contemplating getting rid of the middle box. Looks smart though mate. Money well spent?
-
Need to remove that centre box mate, i had same issue, should hear mine now, not chav but sounds great :evil:
here is how my magnex sits
(http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/2826/imageovd.jpg)
-
I thought that when I fitted my back box, didn't make it much louder, so fitted a decat still not much louder so contemplating getting rid of the middle box. Looks smart though mate. Money well spent?
Definitely money well spent :cool:
Need to remove that centre box mate, i had same issue, should hear mine now, not chav but sounds great :evil:
here is how my magnex sits
(http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/2826/imageovd.jpg)
Yeah i'll probably remove the centre box sometime before the summer! Yours sits better than mine, I may have to get it up on some ramps to adjust it as i've now got a heatshield rattle as well :rolleyes:
I'm sure as hell not spending any more time wriggling around underneath it, I think i've developed claustrophobia :grin:
-
i removed the headshield from the back box area and also removed the front (closest the bumper) hanger and rewelded it back in a better spot
did you use the magnex fitting kit ? i didnt bother
not easy getting exhausts to sit right on the mk3, took me ages to get mine right
-
i removed the headshield from the back box area and also removed the front (closest the bumper) hanger and rewelded it back in a better spot
did you use the magnex fitting kit ? i didnt bother
not easy getting exhausts to sit right on the mk3, took me ages to get mine right
I only have 2 heatshields, the one around the manifold/downpipe (which is clamped down with jubilee clips) and one over the pipe between the cat and middle box (this one is rattling), you reckon it's worth just ripping it off or should I screw it back on?
I didn't use the magnex kit, just new hangers and sleeves from VW. It went on a treat :smiley:
-
ahh, the middle one should extend right back over the back box, i ripped mine off the backbox ares and cut it from the rest of the shield, i know the bit u mean as mine was touching my bit of section of pipe, i had to use tie wraps to secure it - didnt work and neither did new genuine clips
Here is what to do - Exhause heat wrap round the part of pipe thats touching - pack it tight = no rattling :cool:
-
Looking good Dom :afro:
-
Cheers Wayne :cool:
However, I went out earlier and it is knocking quite a lot around the middle silencer, possibly on a torsion bar? Also sounds as if it's rattling on something other than a heatshield as well :angry:
Means i'm going to have to get it up on some ramps to look at early next week, there's no way i'm doing it with trolley jacks/axle stands again!
-
Cheers Wayne :cool:
However, I went out earlier and it is knocking quite a lot around the middle silencer, possibly on a torsion bar? Also sounds as if it's rattling on something other than a heatshield as well :angry:
Means i'm going to have to get it up on some ramps to look at early next week, there's no way i'm doing it with trolley jacks/axle stands again!
I would guess it is hitting the beam, mine was a nightmare to get clearance.
-
Cheers Wayne :cool:
However, I went out earlier and it is knocking quite a lot around the middle silencer, possibly on a torsion bar? Also sounds as if it's rattling on something other than a heatshield as well :angry:
Means i'm going to have to get it up on some ramps to look at early next week, there's no way i'm doing it with trolley jacks/axle stands again!
I would guess it is hitting the beam, mine was a nightmare to get clearance.
Yeah I think your probably right, which is why I need decent access to it really. Times like these I really wish I had a pit in the garage :sad:
-
Looking good... I thought stainless was always a little quiet until run in? Roll with it for a while and then mash it up a bit if you're still not happy.
-
Looking good... I thought stainless was always a little quiet until run in? Roll with it for a while and then mash it up a bit if you're still not happy.
I got it from another forum member so it'll be as loud as it'll ever be. It's a little bit more gutsy lower down the rev range, but when you open it up at 4000rpm upwards it sounds a lot nicer :cool:
Tbh i'll probably leave it, I do a lot of motorway driving and the last thing i'll want at the end of the day is a loud booming exhaust for an hour or so up the motorway :grin:
-
Looking good... I thought stainless was always a little quiet until run in? Roll with it for a while and then mash it up a bit if you're still not happy.
I got it from another forum member so it'll be as loud as it'll ever be. It's a little bit more gutsy lower down the rev range, but when you open it up at 4000rpm upwards it sounds a lot nicer :cool:
Tbh i'll probably leave it, I do a lot of motorway driving and the last thing i'll want at the end of the day is a loud booming exhaust for an hour or so up the motorway :grin:
Ah right I missed that bit.... doh... Well as long as it's an improvement and you're happy. And yes, Motorway driving can be horrid with a loud exhaust. My previous mk1 used to do my head in on long journeys. At least you'll know you'll never have to replace it again.
-
Very quick vid of the exhaust, lots of background noise from the road though :angry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoNyP8GS5-M (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoNyP8GS5-M)
-
yeah mines more raw than that but not too much louder, just more depth and louder on tick over, ill get u a vid but i cant do it now as its pissin it dowm, i can see the angle of your backbox now, your right about the way it sits, its hanging down quite a lot aint it
-
yeah mines more raw than that but not too much louder, just more depth and louder on tick over, ill get u a vid but i cant do it now as its pissin it dowm, i can see the angle of your backbox now, your right about the way it sits, its hanging down quite a lot aint it
Yeah the backbox is hanging down and the middle box is too high which is why it's knocking. It's going up on the ramps tomorrow afternoon to be corrected :smiley:
A vid would be wicked, let me weigh up my options :cool:
-
I could do a vid of it on idle i guess, as i can hold my iphone 4 (dont fancy putting it on the ground while it pisses it down)
-
right got a very short Vid, revved to around 2.5k only, sounds not so loud but you can hear the induction kit doing its thang :evil: and also my front heat shield rattle when i rev haha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0WyBujWKmU
-
Hanging backbox? Dom, you make me sick. :grin: I think I'm suffering from a similar knocking noise though. Since I lowered the car more at lower revs it's rattling a bit, so will have to sort that out soon too.
-
Exhaust sounds sweet Dom looks nice too :wink: Mines a powerflow single exit sounds pretty sweet but thinking of going back to my standard back box think it would look better.
-
right got a very short Vid, revved to around 2.5k only, sounds not so loud but you can hear the induction kit doing its thang :evil: and also my front heat shield rattle when i rev haha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0WyBujWKmU
Yeah sounds very similar to mine but a bit more gutsy (also with the heatshield rattle!), it sounds good though! Think i'll almost certainly remove the middle box sometime :smiley:
I took mine for a quick drive earlier and the knocking/rattling almost stopped when the engine was hot, I guess it's got something to do with the pipes expanding :undecided:
Hanging backbox? Dom, you make me sick. :grin: I think I'm suffering from a similar knocking noise though. Since I lowered the car more at lower revs it's rattling a bit, so will have to sort that out soon too.
You joke but things like that get on my nerves big time, I won't sleep properly until it's sorted :grin:
-
Exhaust sounds sweet Dom looks nice too :wink: Mines a powerflow single exit sounds pretty sweet but thinking of going back to my standard back box think it would look better.
Cheers Blu :afro:
How come your considering going back to standard? Too loud?
-
No Dom, trust me, I know exactly what you mean. That annoys the hell out of me, mine was the same for the 16v for a few weeks.
-
Exhaust sounds sweet Dom looks nice too :wink: Mines a powerflow single exit sounds pretty sweet but thinking of going back to my standard back box think it would look better.
Cheers Blu :afro:
How come your considering going back to standard? Too loud?
It sounds nice to be honest not to loud just dont think it looks great,I do like the tdi style back box might just see if some one fanceys a swap see if anyone makes me an offer.
(http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/rr274/16v_blu/10012011212.jpg)
-
Exhaust sounds sweet Dom looks nice too :wink: Mines a powerflow single exit sounds pretty sweet but thinking of going back to my standard back box think it would look better.
Cheers Blu :afro:
How come your considering going back to standard? Too loud?
It sounds nice to be honest not to loud just dont think it looks great,I do like the tdi style back box might just see if some one fanceys a swap see if anyone makes me an offer.
(http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/rr274/16v_blu/10012011212.jpg)
Yeah I know what you mean, I would only get a twin piped exhaust for a Mk3. I'm sure someone will want to swop, get it up in the classifieds :smiley:
-
Ive still got my standard back box which isnt to old as the chap replaced it just before I bought the car.All I need is a standard center box as the cats still on so might be better to get the centre box and sell or p/x for the powerflow.Your twin exit looks far better and neater than the single exit like mine.
-
Ive still got my standard back box which isnt to old as the chap replaced it just before I bought the car.All I need is a standard center box as the cats still on so might be better to get the centre box and sell or p/x for the powerflow.Your twin exit looks far better and neater than the single exit like mine.
If I were you i'd sell the powerflow, get a custom pipe made up to remove the middle box and put your standard backbox on, that way you've got the standard twin pipes with a bit more noise :smiley:
-
Hmmm good idea batman :wink:
-
If I were you i'd sell the powerflow, get a custom pipe made up to remove the middle box and put your standard backbox on, that way you've got the standard twin pipes with a bit more noise :smiley:
[/quote]
Thats what ive got planned for mine :grin:, your exhuast looks the (.)(.) :grin:
-
Just to throw it out there to you I found a pipe on eBay that maybe suitable to remove the mid box it's no good for me unfortunately as mines a 16v but may fit a 8v, search golf mid pipe on eBay and see what you think would be cheaper than a custom pipe. Apologies for the lack of a link writing this on my phone :smiley:
-
Just to throw it out there to you I found a pipe on eBay that maybe suitable to remove the mid box it's no good for me unfortunately as mines a 16v but may fit a 8v, search golf mid pipe on eBay and see what you think would be cheaper than a custom pipe. Apologies for the lack of a link writing this on my phone :smiley:
Cheers mate, i'm not 100% sure what the bore on the Magnex system is, but i'm pretty sure it's bigger than 50mm (which that pipe is). That would probably cause issues with joining it to the backbox :undecided:
Can anyone confirm the bore of a Magnex system for me?...........Kells? :grin:
-
cant remember the bore, but i can rember those ready made pipes on the bay are about as usefull as a chocolate fire guard.. Avoid them mate. when i fitted mine, some members on here tried these pre made items and they did not fit right, custom bit is the way to go, let them re alighn your backbox too, we had to lob off a hanger on mine and re weld in a slight different location - coz i didnt have the fixing kit magnex supply when u get them new, this kit re locates the hanger point on the car its like a plate, mine arrived about 2 weeks after i got my exhaust fitted :grin: :rolleyes:, so i sold it on ebay and got £60 for it!!!
its not available to buy no more..
anyhow in a nutshell, go custom for your centre bit
-
cant remember the bore, but i can rember those ready made pipes on the bay are about as usefull as a chocolate fire guard.. Avoid them mate. when i fitted mine, some members on here tried these pre made items and they did not fit right, custom bit is the way to go, let them re alighn your backbox too, we had to lob off a hanger on mine and re weld in a slight different location - coz i didnt have the fixing kit magnex supply when u get them new, this kit re locates the hanger point on the car its like a plate, mine arrived about 2 weeks after i got my exhaust fitted :grin: :rolleyes:, so i sold it on ebay and got £60 for it!!!
its not available to buy no more..
anyhow in a nutshell, go custom for your centre bit
Cheers, I thought as much :cool:
-
no probs dude... :cool:
-
Just a quick update on the rattling front!
Turns out the rubber hangers for the middle box were perished causing the mid box to drop and touch one of the metal brackets (which have no real use as far as I can see :undecided:). Problem solved by replacing the rubbers and ripping said piece of metal off!
No more rattling/knocking and the backbox sits much better now :cool:
-
Now insured for another year and taxed for 6 months :sick:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00446.jpg)
Just a quick pic of how the exhaust sits now (and how filthy the car is!)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00447.jpg)
Also bought some bumper vents from bored_welsh_lad, which are ready to be fitted along with some ducting to direct the air towards the holes in my airbox :smiley:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00444.jpg)
-
The magnex looks sweet mate :wink: my car is just as dirty as that at the moment not worth cleaning it just attracts dirty :grin: do you think the cold air feed makes any difference in anyway Dom as I didnt bother with mine.
-
The magnex looks sweet mate :wink: my car is just as dirty as that at the moment not worth cleaning it just attracts dirty :grin: do you think the cold air feed makes any difference in anyway Dom as I didnt bother with mine.
I haven't fitted it yet, was going to do it today but been too busy. Hopefully i'll find some time tomorrow, i'll let you know! Tbh i'm not really expecting to notice a difference :grin:
-
Yeah I didnt really expect it to make much difference performane wise just wondered if it would do anything else maybe improve mpg something like that might still do it anyway :wink:
-
Ok, so a little update to keep my on the 1st page :grin:
Started by fitting the bumper vents that I got from bored_welsh_lad. I found that the horn was an absolute pain in the arse when trying to fit the drivers side one. I ended up having to remove the horn and remount it on the back of the bracket. It means that the horn is now facing the wrong way, but it still does the job.
I also drilled a hole in the drivers side one and fitted the outside air temp sensor:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00449.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00450.jpg)
Got the drivers side fitted nicely:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00451.jpg)
However the passenger side isn't a very good fit at all :undecided:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00452.jpg)
After spending an hour or so with the radio on in the garage I went to start the car and the battery was flat. I couldn't understand this as the battery is only a few weeks old and i've driven the best part of 1000 miles this week so there should have been no issue through lack of use. I put the battery on charge over night.
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00454.jpg)
Got the mulitmeter out today and checked the battery, was running at 12.4V, started the engine and it jumped upto 14.5V so no alternator issues. Then I stopped the engine and turned everything on it stayed at around 12V, so the battery appears to be ok as well. This means i've got something causing the battery to drain :angry:
Finally I spend a few hours taking my clocks apart to fit extra UV LED's, the dials now look like this:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0494.jpg)
I also wrote a guide, which is now in the Mk3 Maintenance section if anyone is interested:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=181457.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=181457.0)
-
Just to say, I fitted my cold air feed about 2 weeks ago, and I'm pretty sure its not in my head that there has deffinately been a difference. Response is much better, sounds a bit louder, and has improved fuel consumption by about 3 or 4 mpg. Funnily enough my cold air feed looks exactly the same as yours, I acquired it from work. lol
-
Are you running amps in your car? my girlfriend only uses her car once a week, and if i dont disconnet the amp, the next day it will be flat, and its a new battery.
i found the nearside fitted well but the offside didnt, but its not going to fall out :drool: (didnt think about the air temp sensor)
the new lights look cool too..
-
Are you running amps in your car? my girlfriend only uses her car once a week, and if i dont disconnet the amp, the next day it will be flat, and its a new battery.
i found the nearside fitted well but the offside didnt, but its not going to fall out :drool: (didnt think about the air temp sensor)
the new lights look cool too..
Cheers :afro:
I was running a sub/amp but removed them as soon as I started getting problems, and it hasn't sorted it :undecided:
I saw that yours didn't fit right either, maybe a slightly dodgy batch. It doesn't look too bad but I may try and tweak it when the weather improves!
-
Are you running amps in your car? my girlfriend only uses her car once a week, and if i dont disconnet the amp, the next day it will be flat, and its a new battery.
i found the nearside fitted well but the offside didnt, but its not going to fall out :drool: (didnt think about the air temp sensor)
the new lights look cool too..
If you have a remote wire going to the head unit this wouldn't happen :) it would only turn on when the head unit is on. Looking good Dom, would love a red car :(
Dan
-
Nice work Dom... dash looks good and I know that the camera never gives a true impression and over exposes it.
Question, why did you relocate the temp sensor to the outside so it gets hammered by head on wind?... The reason they are usually fitted inside a chassis leg is to ensure an accurate reading that's not affected by wind chill. You'll find that when its 0 degrees outside and you're doing 70 it will read -10 or something daft, and on a nice summers day it could be 28 degrees but then you go for a blast and it reads 18?
-
Are you running amps in your car? my girlfriend only uses her car once a week, and if i dont disconnet the amp, the next day it will be flat, and its a new battery.
i found the nearside fitted well but the offside didnt, but its not going to fall out :drool: (didnt think about the air temp sensor)
the new lights look cool too..
If you have a remote wire going to the head unit this wouldn't happen :) it would only turn on when the head unit is on. Looking good Dom, would love a red car :(
Dan
Cheers :afro:
I've got a bit of a soft spot for red cars :grin:
The wiring behind my head unit was a bit of a mess and I couldn't find the remote wire, so just wired a switch into the dash :lipsrsealed: :grin:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00340.jpg)
Nice work Dom... dash looks good and I know that the camera never gives a true impression and over exposes it.
Question, why did you relocate the temp sensor to the outside so it gets hammered by head on wind?... The reason they are usually fitted inside a chassis leg is to ensure an accurate reading that's not affected by wind chill. You'll find that when its 0 degrees outside and you're doing 70 it will read -10 or something daft, and on a nice summers day it could be 28 degrees but then you go for a blast and it reads 18?
Yeah camera doesn't show the dash how it is at all, looks loads better than that! :grin:
Re: temp sensor, the only reason that I did it is because it was like that as standard. The blanking plate thing that I removed to fit the vents had a hole in it with the sensor poking out, I assumed it came out of the factory like that? :undecided:
-
Question, why did you relocate the temp sensor to the outside so it gets hammered by head on wind?...
As dom says - they are located outside on the mk3 as standard - iv moved mine to a place behind the lower vent tho
-
Forgot to mention I also got the tracking done last Wednesday and it is out already! It's heading into the garage this Wednesday to get the bushes, top mounts, ball joints and track rod ends (and anything else that could cause it) checked.
-
Any decent place should have checked those in the first place, deffo the tie rod ends anyhow :wink:
-
Question, why did you relocate the temp sensor to the outside so it gets hammered by head on wind?...
As dom says - they are located outside on the mk3 as standard - iv moved mine to a place behind the lower vent tho
Not in the path of wind though surly?
-
Question, why did you relocate the temp sensor to the outside so it gets hammered by head on wind?...
As dom says - they are located outside on the mk3 as standard - iv moved mine to a place behind the lower vent tho
Not in the path of wind though surly?
Yup, you wouldn't have thought so would you?!
-
on the mk1 the tip of the sensor is inside the O/S chassis leg. Can't see how you'd get an accurate "ambient" temp otherwise... not that it matters with mine though as since my engine went back in the MFA is nothing but a clock at the moment. :huh:
-
located my temp sensor behind the bumper so its not gonna take the heat from the engine or the direct cold air hit from mounted outside the bumper whist travelling
-
located my temp sensor behind the bumper so its not gonna take the heat from the engine or the direct cold air hit from mounted outside the bumper whist travelling
I did the same when I fitted lower vents. :cool:
-
I got sick of looking at this:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0496.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0499.jpg)
So dug out the cleaning materials and it now looks like this (ignore the steamed up headlight :angry:):
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0500.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0502.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0510.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0511.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/111_0513.jpg)
-
looks really good Dom :wink:
-
Your headlamps steamed up :laugh:
Looks really good, spot on :afro:
-
spanking! :cool:
too much arch gap though, wind it down! :lipsrsealed:
-
Cheers guys :afro:
The coilovers will be wound down again soon enough, it's way too high at the moment :grin:
-
That looks reallywell Dom, I like those wheels on the Mk3 and the darkened headlamps :cool:
-
That looks reallywell Dom, I like those wheels on the Mk3 and the darkened headlamps :cool:
Cheers :afro:
The tint film on the headlamps is starting to lift around the edges though - I think I cut it too short :rolleyes:
So thet film may or may not be on the car by the rolling road day, however the insides have still been modded so they'll still be darker than standard :smiley:
-
Scrubs up good.... :cool: it's been a whole day since, hows it looking now? :lipsrsealed:
Cleaned my daily yesterday, been out today, it's raining and now it looks like I never touched it! :angry:
-
Scrubs up good.... :cool: it's been a whole day since, hows it looking now? :lipsrsealed:
Cleaned my daily yesterday, been out today, it's raining and now it looks like I never touched it! :angry:
Fooking filthy! I had to take the other half shopping to Newcastle today (200 mile round trip), looks worse than before :rolleyes: :grin:
-
Scrubs up good.... :cool: it's been a whole day since, hows it looking now? :lipsrsealed:
Cleaned my daily yesterday, been out today, it's raining and now it looks like I never touched it! :angry:
Fooking filthy! I had to take the other half shopping to Newcastle today (200 mile round trip), looks worse than before :rolleyes: :grin:
Fecking hell, you not got shops near you!?... I thought my missus was bad.
Yeah hate this time of year, cars always dirty and working on one is difficult too!
-
Scrubs up good.... :cool: it's been a whole day since, hows it looking now? :lipsrsealed:
Cleaned my daily yesterday, been out today, it's raining and now it looks like I never touched it! :angry:
Fooking filthy! I had to take the other half shopping to Newcastle today (200 mile round trip), looks worse than before :rolleyes: :grin:
Fecking hell, you not got shops near you!?... I thought my missus was bad.
Yeah hate this time of year, cars always dirty and working on one is difficult too!
Actually no! Any decent shopping and your looking at Newcastle/Manchester. Cumbria is crap for anything apart from walking and.....well thats about it actually!
It's pointless trying to keep the car clean, I only did it yesterday to get another coat of wax on. I'll pop a quick pic up tomorrow of how dirty it is now :cry:
-
Good roads though.... :cool:
-
Ooops! Forgot about the kerb in the car park at work :angry:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00459.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00460.jpg)
-
Fail :grin: at it is easy to replace, dad did the same to mine
-
Fail :grin: at it is easy to replace, dad did the same to mine
I know, it's just annoying! I pieced it back together a little:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00463.jpg)
Also noticed my down & out sticker is disappearing :rolleyes:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00462.jpg)
-
Ouch...cable ties? :grin:
dont you just hate the little buggers that take our stickers off! :angry:
-
ouch...... done that before on the daily and that's not even lowered!...... I'm not too sure how low i'll drop the golf as I want to be able to give it some without the fear of banging anything ever!
-
Got home from work a little early today so removed the VR6 splitter and refitted the Gti one for the time being:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00466.jpg)
The Vr6 one looked like this:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00464.jpg)
Which I then bodged it into this:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMG00465.jpg)
It's pretty solid and doesn't look too bad in person. I'm thinking about running the Gti one for a while though and winding the coilovers down :evil:
-
Nice fix the Gti one dont look to bad and you can get it alot lower at the front :wink:
-
Im actually starting to like the GTI ones again
-
Awesome 'bodging' skills mate :afro:
I think it would be rude to not wind the coilovers down a bit more :evil:
-
Im actually starting to like the GTI ones again
Same, put a GTi one back on mine after really finishing the VR lip, prefered it, much "smoother" on the bumper, plus lowered down a bit more it looks fine. :afro:
-
Im actually starting to like the GTI ones again
Same, put a GTi one back on mine after really finishing the VR lip, prefered it, much "smoother" on the bumper, plus lowered down a bit more it looks fine. :afro:
Me too, as soon as I refitted it I thought hmmm.....that actually looks quite good! :grin:
Nice fix the Gti one dont look to bad and you can get it alot lower at the front :wink:
Awesome 'bodging' skills mate :afro:
I think it would be rude to not wind the coilovers down a bit more :evil:
Cheers guys, just glued it with some 2 part glue, waited for it to go off then took a soldering iron to it to refuse the plastic together, and added a layer of silicone sealant type stuff on the back for good measure. Seems to have done the job! :cool:
Lets see what tomorrow brings, if the weather is ok, I may tackle the coilovers :lipsrsealed:
-
Nice :D was that a gen splitter? I think the VR splitters look better with the GTi side skirts IMO but starting to get bored of them, we all want US splitters :evil:
Dan
-
Nice :D was that a gen splitter? I think the VR splitters look better with the GTi side skirts IMO but starting to get bored of them, we all want US splitters :evil:
Dan
US splitter ftw! :grin:
It was a Eurowagens splitter, it lasted quite well and it was quite a hard blow that finished it. I know what you mean about the VR splitter and the side skirts, it continues around the car nicely. May or may not get a chance to lower it more today, got sh!t loads of work that i'm trying to get done first :cry:
-
Right then, coilovers are now wound down a little! The front went down by about 15mm and the rear by about 20mm :evil:
The rear offside one had seized, and in un-seizing it I managed to smash the splash guard off the brakes, so this is now flapping around making a racket :rolleyes:
I'll put up a pic of how it's sitting tomorrow, I ran out of daylight today.
-
do peeps on here use tights to protect the coilovers?? :undecided:
whats the difference between US and EU splitter?
look forward to seeing the new lows :grin:
-
do peeps on here use tights to protect the coilovers?? :undecided:
Nope waxoil or spray on grease. :smiley:
-
do peeps on here use tights to protect the coilovers?? :undecided:
Nope waxoil or spray on grease. :smiley:
I had absolutely covered all threads/springs in Comma grease the last time I adjusted them so i'm a bit confused as to why it had seized. I also managed to bend my c-spanner slightly which made it even harder to adjust them :angry:
The US front splitter is similar to the VR6 one:
(http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/yy297/jonnyg_bucket/003-3.jpg)
-
do peeps on here use tights to protect the coilovers?? :undecided:
Nope waxoil or spray on grease. :smiley:
I had absolutely covered all threads/springs in Comma grease the last time I adjusted them so i'm a bit confused as to why it had seized. I also managed to bend my c-spanner slightly which made it even harder to adjust them :angry:
Waxoil is better :afro:
-
gti splitter ftw!!! can't even get my foot under the front of mine now its that low! not on coils or air either just spax dampers and springs :laugh:
-
I want one of those US splitters, I think they sit nicely inbetween the standard GTI and VR6 depths.
-
do peeps on here use tights to protect the coilovers?? :undecided:
Nope waxoil or spray on grease. :smiley:
I had absolutely covered all threads/springs in Comma grease the last time I adjusted them so i'm a bit confused as to why it had seized. I also managed to bend my c-spanner slightly which made it even harder to adjust them :angry:
Waxoil is better :afro:
I find this stuff or simiular to be really good.
Chain Wax
(http://washford.scene7.com/is/image/Washford/805598?$prod$)
-
Ok, so spent a good 5 hours cleaning/polishing the car this evening!
Started with a covering of magifoam snowfoam, followed by a wash with chemical guys shampoo and then clayed using a megs clay kit. The wheels were treated with bilberry wheel cleaner (although need more attention still).
At this point I rolled it into the garage to begin on the polishing :evil:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_1601.jpg)
I tried (and failed) to get decent shots of all the swirl marks that there were in the paint:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_1603.jpg)
Next up I hit it with the DA, it had 4-5 passes with Menzerna final finish on a buffing pad, then the same again on a finishing pad, followed by a hand applied coat of dodo juice lime prime and sealed with collinite 476. So far I have done the bonnet, and the entire offside, so still need to do the roof, nearside and boot. I've removed about 60% of the defects in the paint, so I need a slightly more abrasive polish really.
Anyway, a couple of pics for the moment. I'll get some better ones when the job is finished and it is light outside! The trim has been treated with Autoglym stuff, and the repaired VR6 splitter will be going back on tomorrow also.
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_1637.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_1629.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_1624.jpg)
-
Agreed, looks amazing. :cool:
Stunning work :afro:
OMD, I saw "Wayne" with the last reply and knew EXACTLY what you were gonna say without reading it. :grin:
-
awesopme work, looks spanking :smiley:
-
Red just looks awsome once it shines in the sun nice work mate looks fresh I done mine last week lasted about 10 mins then the rain came down but still comes up awsome after a wash think Im gonna do mine again today :wink:
-
Looks amazing, done a good job there...
i will have to buy a car i can polish one of these days lol
-
nice work mate , looks spotless!! :cool:
-
Cheers for the comments guys :afro:
A very pic heavy update!
Finally got it finished, spent about 10 hours on it since 4pm yesterday! A few snaps of it finished (before the VR splitter went back on):
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_1640.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_1642.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_1644.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_1650.jpg)
Next to the Mk2:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_1651.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_1652.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_1653.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_1654.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_1655.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_1657.jpg)
And finally with the repaired splitter back on:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_1660.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_1661.jpg)
-
done a good job there,
and who says that a mk3 doesnt look as good as a mk2 :rolleyes:
stunner!
-
Awesome job polishing that paint! good work!
-
That looks ace Dom. Hard work cleaning cars properly but it pays off.
-
WINNING !!!
-
I wish I could be bothered to do mine that well mate, looks good!
-
Cheers guys :afro:
In other news, I may have bought another set of wheels :laugh:
Just a set of BBS solitudes that are in need of a refurb, was thinking of doing something like this with them:
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d5/rocco-jocco/mx5002.jpg)
Thoughts? :huh:
-
Im not usually a great fan of Solitudes but I reckon with the black centres and polished lips they'll look sweet on your motor.
-
BBS solitudes will be ace with black centers.
-
ohhh shiny
-
We love pic heavy updates! :laugh:
Looks stunning all polished up mate! I think it would really suit the solitudes like that!
-
They will look sweet Dom on your motor :wink:
-
Cheers for the feedback guys, confirmed what I thought already! :afro:
I'm getting a mate to collect them, but I won't be seeing him for a couple of weeks. I've got quite a bit of time off work in April so i'll get cracking on the refurb then :cool:
-
Awesome :) they will look sweet with no arch gap for sure!
-
Spacers! That will be a must if you get those wheels, even if you don't spacers would finish off this car! :cool:
To me it doesn't look modified, it looks like you've fixed where VW went wrong! OEM Fresh! :cool:
-
Awesome :) they will look sweet with no arch gap for sure!
Spacers! That will be a must if you get those wheels, even if you don't spacers would finish off this car! :cool:
To me it doesn't look modified, it looks like you've fixed where VW went wrong! OEM Fresh! :cool:
Cheers guys :afro:
Spacers will be on the cards eventually, it's gonna need something serious to get 6.5J and et43 looking good though :grin:
-
Just trying to catch up on here, been a busy boy with mine and been away too. Cars looking minty clean as always. looks great. Those wheels will look slick me thinks. Are the ones you have at the moment all silver?.... Refurb in with black centers will work well on your car.
-
il have to agreee on 2 fronts...
1 more pics the better,
2 wheels would look sweet on your ride! :cool:
-
Awesome :) they will look sweet with no arch gap for sure!
What he said. :afro:
-
Your car is absolutely gorgeous...
-
Mmmm solitudes :drool: I think they would look better silver but either way :afro:
-
Just trying to catch up on here, been a busy boy with mine and been away too. Cars looking minty clean as always. looks great. Those wheels will look slick me thinks. Are the ones you have at the moment all silver?.... Refurb in with black centers will work well on your car.
Cheers Shaun, which wheels? The solitudes? They're black at the moment but all flaky and crying for a refurb :smiley:
il have to agreee on 2 fronts...
1 more pics the better,
2 wheels would look sweet on your ride! :cool:
Cheers mate :cool:
Your car is absolutely gorgeous...
Thanks! Is that your car in your sig? If so good choice of colour :afro:
Mmmm solitudes :drool: I think they would look better silver but either way :afro:
Cheers Jimp, i'm a big fan of solitudes on the right car. Hopefully i'll be able to pull them off :smiley:
-
Your car is absolutely gorgeous...
Thanks! Is that your car in your sig? If so good choice of colour :afro:
It is! I've just bought it a set of those BBS wheels as well because they look so good on yours! Are yours 15"?
-
Your car is absolutely gorgeous...
Thanks! Is that your car in your sig? If so good choice of colour :afro:
It is! I've just bought it a set of those BBS wheels as well because they look so good on yours! Are yours 15"?
All Solitudes were 15" :smiley:
-
Your car is absolutely gorgeous...
Thanks! Is that your car in your sig? If so good choice of colour :afro:
It is! I've just bought it a set of those BBS wheels as well because they look so good on yours! Are yours 15"?
All Solitudes were 15" :smiley:
Are these solitudes?: (http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d5/rocco-jocco/mx5002.jpg)
Or the ones currently fitted to the car, cause I've just bought a set of the ones that are fitted to the car. :smiley:
-
Your car is absolutely gorgeous...
Thanks! Is that your car in your sig? If so good choice of colour :afro:
It is! I've just bought it a set of those BBS wheels as well because they look so good on yours! Are yours 15"?
All Solitudes were 15" :smiley:
Are these solitudes?: (http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d5/rocco-jocco/mx5002.jpg)
Or the ones currently fitted to the car, cause I've just bought a set of the ones that are fitted to the car. :smiley:
The ones on the car are BBS's from a later VR6, Solitudes are as per this pic.
-
As Wayne said the ones fitted to my car at the moment are the later BBS VR6 wheels, they are 15" :smiley:
I've also got a set of solitudes which i'm going to refurb like the pic above and run them for the summer and run the VR6 BBS through the winter. I really like the VR6 BBS wheels, but they're a b!tch to clean :grin:
-
As Wayne said the ones fitted to my car at the moment are the later BBS VR6 wheels, they are 15" :smiley:
I've also got a set of solitudes which i'm going to refurb like the pic above and run them for the summer and run the VR6 BBS through the winter. I really like the VR6 BBS wheels, but they're a b!tch to clean :grin:
I see :smiley:
They'll look really nice.
-
I really like the VR6 BBS wheels, but they're a b!tch to clean :grin:
Paint them black, stand back and admire, never have to worry about cleaning them ever again :grin:
-
I really like the VR6 BBS wheels, but they're a b!tch to clean :grin:
Paint them black, stand back and admire, never have to worry about cleaning them ever again :grin:
:grin: Why do you think the solitudes are going black!
Have I not posted the pics of when Khare tried to paint the VR6 wheels himself? :lipsrsealed:
-
(http://lol-lost.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/epic_fail_3.jpg)
???
-
I really like the VR6 BBS wheels, but they're a b!tch to clean :grin:
Paint them black, stand back and admire, never have to worry about cleaning them ever again :grin:
:grin: Why do you think the solitudes are going black!
Have I not posted the pics of when Khare tried to paint the VR6 wheels himself? :lipsrsealed:
Yeah they're a b!tch to strip and paint, so many edges. The part I failed was at paint stripping. Sand blasting is the ONLY way to get them properly smooth without having to end up with a hand crippled for life.
-
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh115/kharekatoh/CIMG0453.jpg)
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh115/kharekatoh/CIMG0455.jpg)
:lipsrsealed: :grin:
After seeing those pics it's not something i'm going to try myself :laugh:
-
Yeah I tried to refurb some BBS E30 alloys on my 1st mk2 golf ... think I was at it a record breaking 3mins before I decided it was useless, gave up, and went and had a well earned pint :grin:
-
:lipsrsealed:
-
Just a little update.....
Absolutely mullered my VR6 front splitter earlier (again :rolleyes:) so thought i'd give one of these ones a try:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110665995953&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_1497wt_1139 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110665995953&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_1497wt_1139)
I'll report back on how good/bad it is when it arrives. I've also got some bbs centre caps on the way and i'm collecting the BBS solitudes on Friday :cool:
Finally it's booked in for a full service including cambelt and tensioners etc. on Monday in preparation for the Rolling Road day the following weekend :smiley:
-
Looks good for the money.. Hope it does it's job... what do you catch it on?
-
Looks good for the money.. Hope it does it's job... what do you catch it on?
I was coming down this (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=castlegate+drive+cockermouth&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Castlegate+Dr,+Cockermouth,+Cumbria+CA13,+United+Kingdom&gl=uk&ll=54.664351,-3.361366&spn=0.006751,0.021136&z=16&layer=c&cbll=54.664212,-3.361476&panoid=cNvpW9h6DidLd9cttPpSBg&cbp=12,34.55,,1,7.47) hill and it's a little tricky to see but the red section is raised slightly. As I came off the raised section and back onto the tarmac (by the man hole cover) the splitter caught the ground, was only doing about 25mph, and it shattered into rather a few pieces :undecided:
-
That's got to be annoying, I can't lower mine any more and it feels pretty damn low and so far it seems OK, even on the old speed bumps.
oh and which RR day are you referring to?
-
That's got to be annoying, I can't lower mine any more and it feels pretty damn low and so far it seems OK, even on the old speed bumps.
oh and which RR day are you referring to?
I drive that hill every day on my route to work and don't usually have problems, I guess I must have been doing a little quicker than normal today. If I reverse onto my drive I catch my splitter and if I reverse off my drive I scrape the exhaust :grin:
Your height is perfect, any lower and it wouldn't look right :undecided:
I'm on about the RR day in Manchester, you heading to the R-Tech one?
-
I wouldn't mind a slammed mk1 but it wouldn't be this one as I want to drive it. If I did then it would have to be on some ickle 13's but then my front brakes wouldn't fit.
Maybe you need some air ride. :lipsrsealed: :grin:
That's why I was a little confused as Ill be heading to the R-Tech one as its close. no excuse really.
-
dom bad look, atleast it wasnt going on to the rr in manchester in a couple of weeks. them splitters look very flexible though.
-
New splitter arrived and i'm impressed! It's a better fit than the Eurowagens one and seems just as flexible, so it means that the old one can now be binned:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0026.jpg)
A quick pic to show the smaller gap in the middle:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0032.jpg)
I also picked up the solitudes yesterday, they are all without kerbing so i'll get cracking stripping the paint off them asap:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0027.jpg)
I also gave the car a clean, took a few pics on my phone and then spent a while playing with the effects on it:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0029-3.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0030-1.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0031-1.jpg)
-
Also some cnut has nicked the end cap from one of my side skirts....not happy :angry:
-
Also some cnut has nicked the end cap from one of my side skirts....not happy :angry:
which one is it dude? i may have knocking about in shed which you can have as i've removed all sill covers :smiley:
-
Also some cnut has nicked the end cap from one of my side skirts....not happy :angry:
which one is it dude? i may have knocking about in shed which you can have as i've removed all sill covers :smiley:
It's the nearside one. It would be awesome if you do have one, drop me a PM if you do :smiley:
-
Also some cnut has nicked the end cap from one of my side skirts....not happy :angry:
You sure it didn't fall off? :grin:
-
So you reccomend the splitters mate?
I need one, had a JOM one and another one that the car got parked on and held up but eventually both shattered.
My car is pretty low at times, recon it will hold up?
Looking good though, really love red cars with owners like you. :cool:
-
Also some cnut has nicked the end cap from one of my side skirts....not happy :angry:
which one is it dude? i may have knocking about in shed which you can have as i've removed all sill covers :smiley:
It's the nearside one. It would be awesome if you do have one, drop me a PM if you do :smiley:
hey dude had a rumage through my shed and ive only got the offside cap left, sorry pal
-
Also some cnut has nicked the end cap from one of my side skirts....not happy :angry:
which one is it dude? i may have knocking about in shed which you can have as i've removed all sill covers :smiley:
It's the nearside one. It would be awesome if you do have one, drop me a PM if you do :smiley:
hey dude had a rumage through my shed and ive only got the offside cap left, sorry pal
No worries mate, cheers anyway :afro:
Also some cnut has nicked the end cap from one of my side skirts....not happy :angry:
You sure it didn't fall off? :grin:
Haha, well it was pretty well clipped on and my car spent a day parked in Doncaster so i'm guessing it was nicked. There is always the possibility that it fell off though :undecided:
So you reccomend the splitters mate?
I need one, had a JOM one and another one that the car got parked on and held up but eventually both shattered.
My car is pretty low at times, recon it will hold up?
Looking good though, really love red cars with owners like you. :cool:
Cheers :cool:
The new splitter seems to be holding up pretty well, I drove it onto a 4 pillar lift this morning and it took a massive whack and survived. The test will be the route to work :grin:
-
Lucky you got your hands on your winter wheels just in time for spring!
-
In other news, a full service today including cambelt & tensioners, all fluids and filters. Also a new dipstick guide as mine has been broken since I got the car and a new grit/splash shield for the rear offside brake disc as mine had corroded and fallen off :grin:
It's really for the RR day next weekend :cool:
Also with my new job comes more money. More money means a new car :evil:
-
Lucky you got your hands on your winter wheels just in time for spring!
The plan for the wheels is to refurb the solitudes with a polished lip and run them through the summer and use the current VR6 BBS through the winter :wink:
-
I thought the solitudes would be easier to clean, but if you prefer the look of the solitudes I guess that's the sensible option!
-
I thought the solitudes would be easier to clean, but if you prefer the look of the solitudes I guess that's the sensible option!
We'll see, the ones i'm running at the moment are a b!tch to clean but i'll just coat them in so much sealant that most of the dirt should be able to be blasted off them with a pressure washer :smiley:
-
Good plan, not many cars running on solitudes any more...
Look forward to seeing what you come up with!
-
Ok, so made a start on the wheels this evening!
Here's what they looked like before:
(http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/1863/imag0027yx.jpg)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)
I attacked one of them with a little bit of paint stripper:
(http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/4954/imag0043i.jpg) (http://img69.imageshack.us/i/imag0043i.jpg/)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)
The started to sand down the lip with 60 grit paper, after a couple of hours I have this:
(http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/3030/imag0045c.jpg) (http://img853.imageshack.us/i/imag0045c.jpg/)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/728/imag0046u.jpg) (http://img695.imageshack.us/i/imag0046u.jpg/)
Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)
-
Bloody hell, is 60 grit not a bit too course?? :shocked: Look ok in the pictures but depending on how bad they were before, have you not just given yourself a lot of extra work to get them smooth? :undecided:
-
Bloody hell, is 60 grit not a bit too course?? :shocked: Look ok in the pictures but depending on how bad they were before, have you not just given yourself a lot of extra work to get them smooth? :undecided:
Not as coarse as you'd think actually! I started with 120 but it wasn't really touching it, so dropped to 80 then 60! Not leaving any real scratches :grin:
-
Did you use Nitromors on them first?
-
Did you use Nitromors on them first?
Yup :wink:
I'll get up some better pics taken with a decent camera tomorrow, but there is hardly any scratching at all :shocked:
Also going to pick up some more sandpaper and some wire wool and autosol, hopefully i'll get the lip of this wheel polished up nicely tomorrow, key in the centre and get a coat of etch primer on it tomorrow :smiley:
-
wheels looking good Dom, they're gonna look sweeet on your car!! :cool:
-
Pulled out of a junction 'enthusiastically' this morning with a small amount of wheel spin, about half a mile down the road noticed that my ABS warning light it on :angry:
Just scanned it with VAGCOM and it's the front n/s sensor. Going to go and wiggle the sensor around a little to make sure it's not loose, if that doesn't solve it then it's going to be a nice little job for me tomorrow :rolleyes:
wheels looking good Dom, they're gonna look sweeet on your car!! :cool:
Cheers, I hope so :afro:
-
Good work on the wheels, i tried the old sanding by hand..gave up and got them shot blasted! :grin: :grin:
-
Good work on the wheels, i tried the old sanding by hand..gave up and got them shot blasted! :grin: :grin:
:grin: My fingers are red raw and my arm feels like it's about to drop off!
Didn't get to spend as much time of the wheels as I would have liked to today due to other problems (more about that in a little). But I managed to get the whole wheel sanded down with 60 and then 80grit paper. The lip has now been done with 120grit, the plan is to sand the rest of the wheel with 120 as well, then give it a coat of etch primer and see what it looks like.
A little pic of how it looks now (note how the lip is beginning to look shiny!)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0052.jpg)
As some may have seen in the MK3 section I had an issue with my ABS light today :cry:
The warning light popped on this morning, so I swung by at my local mechanics for him to scan with Vag Com. As suspected it pointed to an ABS sensor (the front n/s). Rather than ring VW straight away and order a new one I decided to whip the wheel off and take a look to make sure it wasn't anything obvious. I'm glad that I did.....
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0047.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0048.jpg)
The wire had been trapped between the CV boot and bottom of the strut and had completely worn away! As you can see by the pics not a lot was holding it together. I decided to cut the wire and strip them back in preparation to join them, I then connected them together with connector blocks temporarily to make sure that it would actually work and there were no further problems:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0050.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0051.jpg)
Plugged the sensor back in and the warning light was still on. After seeking advice on here I put the wheel back on and took the car for a short drive, I hit about 15mph and the warning light went off. Took the car back home, soldered the wires back together and wrapped in insulation tape until I get get some proper heat shrink tape around it - job done :cool:
-
Great job. :afro:
-
I'm liking the progress, just think you've only done one wheel so far... :grin: :grin:
I'll know how you feel soon, i got the pepper pots to do too!
I was going to say you better solder the wires and wrap them, good job :afro:
-
Cheers for the comments guys! :smiley:
I wasn't going to do anything on the wheel today but then my polishing mops and polish arrived and I couldn't resist! I sanded down the entire wheel with 240 grit paper in prep for the etch primer.
I then chose a small section of the lip and sanded it down with 400, then 800 then 1200 grit paper. Next I attacked it with all 3 polishing mops and different polishes and it was finished off with some autosol. It's only a small section but I wanted to make sure it was going to look ok before doing the whole wheel:
(It's about a 2" section to the right of the spoke in the middle of the pic)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0059.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0056.jpg)
I know the second pic is not in focus :embarassed:
But i'm impressed with the result, as I only used the big mops I didn't get right into the edge of the lip but it was only to test it really. Thoughts? :smiley:
I'm beginning to wonder if I should just forget about the polished lip and just spray the whole wheel one colour, also how the hell do you guys suggest I tape up the lip? It's going to take me hours to make sure it's masked up properly! :grin:
-
Looks good Dom, a bit more elbow grease and you'll be set with them. :)
-
Cracking work Dom :afro:
-
Cheers guys, well I just spent ages masking up the lip. I decided that it is better to under mask the lip (and rub and paint back down as required) than over mask it and have to redo it all because I missed a bit of paint.
So it's now been primered with etch primer which i'll leave to dry properly until tomorrow evening and i'll rub it down and give it a coat of normal primer :smiley:
-
Good work dom. Split rims would of been a lot easier though
-
Good work dom. Split rims would of been a lot easier though
And a lot more costly and not as satisfying :wink:
Primer:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0060.jpg)
-
haha, yeh that is true. but its the way am off hopefully, if my mate finds them for me
-
So a great day at the RR day provided me with some good results - 124.4bhp and a tad off 140ft/lb torque! Not bad for a standard 8v bar the exhaust and air filter! A nice smooth power curve as well:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/P776WVL.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0085.jpg)
And a little video of it doing it's thing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8g1EuFVHQo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8g1EuFVHQo)
And a few random snaps:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0089.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0073.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0069.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0064.jpg)
-
Good results Dom and feeling the 8v love :grin: like the shot of all the red mk3s with yours coming out the garage :wink:
-
Good results Dom and feeling the 8v love :grin: like the shot of all the red mk3s with yours coming out the garage :wink:
Cheers blu, would have looked even better if yours had been there as well though :grin:
Also for anyone who doesn't venture into the shows/meets section there is the story of the day courtesy of Chuff here:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=189850.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=189850.0)
And a everybody's dyno results and some more pictures here:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=189865.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=189865.0)
-
Cracking result Dom :cool:
-
Cracking result Dom :cool:
Yup :cool:
Just given the wheel another coat of etch primer, it's now ready for high build primer :smiley:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0094.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0095.jpg)
-
After reading this it's got me itching to get started on my BBS RX's over the Easter break. :smiley:
-
loving the write up on the wheels dude, giving me the kick to start my bbs rz's was going to get them done professional but would cost to much, diy ftw!
-
loving the write up on the wheels dude, giving me the kick to start my bbs rz's was going to get them done professional but would cost to much, diy ftw!
Damn right there sir. :wink:
-
loving the write up on the wheels dude, giving me the kick to start my bbs rz's was going to get them done professional but would cost to much, diy ftw!
Damn right there sir. :wink:
cheeky :rolleyes:
-
not keen on mk3`s but after seeing yours yesterday its tempting me! i liked the lights makes it look hard as nails! well done on the rollers as well i know you were not expecting much but thats a result.
nice motor mate. :smiley:
-
Great results, Dom. :afro: I can imagine you're well pleased with them.
-
Well done mate, i was hoping that you got over 120! It's a nice feeling knowing that all your hard work has paid off. Like you i was also a happy Mk3 owner with a 13bhp gain! :grin: :grin:
-
Cheers guys, it was a very nice result :cool:
Got the wheel coated it High Build primer this afternoon, ready to sand down tomorrow :smiley:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0099.jpg)
-
looks good mate what colour you going with? black?
-
Ok, so managed to crack on with the wheels yesterday and today. I sanded down the high build primer with 800grit paper, and gave it a few coats of normal primer on top, this was left over night and this morning I keyed it with 1200 grit paper in prep for colour:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0103.jpg)
After a couple of thin coats of black and then a few more thicker ones I was left with this:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0104-1.jpg)
After the final coat of colour I waited 15mins and gave it a very fine coat of lacquer followed by 3 proper coats of lacquer at 15-20 minute intervals and this is the result:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0108.jpg)
I let that dry a little then peeled off the masking tape to reveal the lip. I'm aware that I didn't mask it up as well as I could have done, but it will be easier to mask up the painted bits tomorrow and attack the lip again with sand paper to remove any excess paint. Once i've got it all clean again i'll begin the sanding/polishing process to bring it up to a decent shine :cool:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0109.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0110.jpg)
And just a couple to show the progress made from how I got them:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0111.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0112.jpg)
-
Looks AWESOME. :cool:
Seriously good work. :afro:
-
Nice one Dom. :smiley:
-
That is some skillz right there :cool:
Only 3 more to do!!! :grin:
-
Looks great buddy
-
Cheer guys :afro:
That is some skillz right there :cool:
Only 3 more to do!!! :grin:
I've still not finished this one, the lip has hardly been touched yet :grin:
-
Rims are looking :cool:bud.
done a top job there.
Looking forward to seeing pics with them on the car :smug:
-
nice job mate ,do like them wheels ,a bloke at work has a set like them off of a 3.5 cab but there 4 stud grrrrrrr
-
Will you be lacquering the lips once they're all polished up?
-
Will you be lacquering the lips once they're all polished up?
I'm not sure :undecided:
I won't be running the wheels through the winter so salt corrosion shouldn't be a problem, i'm probably just going to use a decent sealant and clean them regularly.
-
looks sick mate, what u doing with the wheels its on at the moment when ur solitudes r done?
-
looks sick mate, what u doing with the wheels its on at the moment when ur solitudes r done?
Gonna run them through the winter I think, possibly with winter tyres :undecided:
-
Great work Dom :cool:
Looks awesome
-
Looking sweet dude ;)
-
Will you be lacquering the lips
Daily, nightly and ever so rightly :D
-
looking good dude, love the polished lip!
-
Fo' shizzle my nizzle, that is some awezille shizzle.
-
Fo' rizzle.
-
Fo' shizzle my nizzle, that is some awezille shizzle.
(http://www.myspacecommentsnow.com/comments/gangsta/gangsta-comments-myspace-1.gif)
-
So I managed to get the lip tidied up this afternoon then attacked it with the polishing mops! Looks pretty damn good, by no means perfect but more than acceptable for a first try!
I propped it up against the car to see what it would look like (picture it without the crazy current wheel behind!):
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0113.jpg)
-
likin the wheel keep up the good work mate :grin:
-
likin the wheel keep up the good work mate :grin:
Cheers :afro:
Here's a very crude photoshop to show the wheel without the current one behind it:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0113a.jpg)
-
shweeeeeeet lol,likin them mate,like i said the other day gutted bloke at work got some but off 3.5 cab and only 4 stud grrrrrrrrrrrrr,went to buy em off him a while back :angry:
-
Looking good Dom :cool: You will have arms like Arnie by the time the other 3 are done :grin:
Worth it tho :wink:
-
They will look really good.
-
Picture overload I know but here's a pic from a decent camera rather than my phone:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_1944.jpg)
-
YES!!! :cool: :drool:
-
Why the BBS centres though?
-
Im guessing coz they are BBS Solitudes. Represent.
-
Im guessing coz they are BBS Solitudes. Represent.
:grin:
You better holla!
Dom, get these sorter ASAP! Will look ace when they are done. :afro:
-
Looking good mate, I've got a couple of set of Solitudes, not attacked them yet though as I've been building up my courage to give the wheel refurb thing a bash! lol Keep up the good work :smiley:
-
They would look awesome polished up 8)
-
Catch-up time...
great result on the rollers!
really love what youve done to your wheels looks :cool:
i wouldnt bother putting lacquer on them, leave them bare, just give them a damb good polish!
keep up the good work!
-
The wheels are looking sweet :cool: Great work man :afro:
-
I missed that update, wheel is looking fly! I bet you can't wait to get the others done
From what I hear your going to have some competion now :lipsrsealed:
-
Cheers for the comments as always guys :afro:
Im guessing coz they are BBS Solitudes. Represent.
Correct :cool:
I missed that update, wheel is looking fly! I bet you can't wait to get the others done
From what I hear your going to have some competion now :lipsrsealed:
:grin: I don't see it as competition :lipsrsealed:
-
Oh really? :grin:
-
Decided to give the car a coating of snow foam this evening, check out the beading porn afterwards (camera phone pics only!):
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0126.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0128.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0129.jpg)
-
Holy cow that is some beading :grin:
-
Mmmm snow foam :drool: Mine needs some love like that lol
-
Holy cow batman, look at the beading!
:grin:
-
Beading, you call that beading?
(http://i589.photobucket.com/albums/ss334/wherry112/31072010121.jpg)
:cool:
-
You call THAT beading!?
(http://www.amiradreams.co.uk/images/N3519-boi_toyz_3_in_1_anal_beads.jpg)
:lipsrsealed:
-
why.........
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
-
beading when't to far then jack!
-
You call THAT beading!?
(http://www.amiradreams.co.uk/images/N3519-boi_toyz_3_in_1_anal_beads.jpg)
:lipsrsealed:
There are some things which shouldn't be shared on a public forum, what you get up to in the bed room is one of them :grin:
-
You call THAT beading!?
:lipsrsealed:
There are some things which shouldn't be shared on a public forum, what you get up to in the bed room is one of them :grin:
+1 that. :grin:
-
:smug:
-
Decided to paint my Gti badge red, better pic to follow later:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0130.jpg)
-
I did that kind of
-
Looks good mate, how did you mask it up ect?
-
I've got a red GTI badge. :cool:
-
Looking good dom :afro:
-
Cheers guy's, only a simple little thing but actually has quite an impact! :cool:
Looks good mate, how did you mask it up ect?
Just masking tape and a craft knife combined with a lot of patience :grin:
And because we all love pics......
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0136.jpg)
-
Swee looks good, tried with my original badge but got fed up so bought awesome last anni one :grin:
How are the wheels coming along all these bank holidays must be done by now aren't they ? :lipsrsealed: :grin:
-
Like the badge. Yeh whats happening with the wheels dom?
-
:grin: Bank holidays have been spent working, i've been really busy the last couple of weeks and the next two are going to be even worse! I've got my dissertation due in on the 13th so after then good progress will be made.
Currently 1 wheel is finished and a second is stripped down and ready to sand. I need to get a move on though because my tyres are getting close to being illegal and I don't want to have to put new tyres on my current wheels and then have to swap the tyres to the new wheels :rolleyes:
-
Good plan that. I want to start building my new car with 5stud so that i dont have to replace tyres on my bbs's for no reason
-
:grin: Bank holidays have been spent working, i've been really busy the last couple of weeks and the next two are going to be even worse! I've got my dissertation due in on the 13th so after then good progress will be made.
Currently 1 wheel is finished and a second is stripped down and ready to sand. I need to get a move on though because my tyres are getting close to being illegal and I don't want to have to put new tyres on my current wheels and then have to swap the tyres to the new wheels :rolleyes:
Swap the front wheels for the back wheels if you want to prolong their life.
-
:grin: Bank holidays have been spent working, i've been really busy the last couple of weeks and the next two are going to be even worse! I've got my dissertation due in on the 13th so after then good progress will be made.
Currently 1 wheel is finished and a second is stripped down and ready to sand. I need to get a move on though because my tyres are getting close to being illegal and I don't want to have to put new tyres on my current wheels and then have to swap the tyres to the new wheels :rolleyes:
Swap the front wheels for the back wheels if you want to prolong their life.
Already done that :wink:
-
Good plan that. I want to start building my new car with 5stud so that i dont have to replace tyres on my bbs's for no reason
Yup, sounds like a plan! Whats happening with yours at the moment then? You stripped the 3dr shell out?
-
Nice! :afro:
Good luck in getting your wheels finished then!
-
:grin: Bank holidays have been spent working, i've been really busy the last couple of weeks and the next two are going to be even worse! I've got my dissertation due in on the 13th so after then good progress will be made.
Currently 1 wheel is finished and a second is stripped down and ready to sand. I need to get a move on though because my tyres are getting close to being illegal and I don't want to have to put new tyres on my current wheels and then have to swap the tyres to the new wheels :rolleyes:
Swap the front wheels for the back wheels if you want to prolong their life.
Already done that :wink:
:grin: that's that idea out the window then. Where du work?
-
:grin: Bank holidays have been spent working, i've been really busy the last couple of weeks and the next two are going to be even worse! I've got my dissertation due in on the 13th so after then good progress will be made.
Currently 1 wheel is finished and a second is stripped down and ready to sand. I need to get a move on though because my tyres are getting close to being illegal and I don't want to have to put new tyres on my current wheels and then have to swap the tyres to the new wheels :rolleyes:
Swap the front wheels for the back wheels if you want to prolong their life.
Already done that :wink:
:grin: that's that idea out the window then. Where du work?
Yup! I'm just finishing my teacher training year, so loads of marking/planning, also it's coming up to exam time for my Y11/Y12 pupils. That's on top of the dissertation which I have to write, so although i've only been in work for 3 days in the last 24 i've spent almost all of my free time working :cry:
-
Thats unlucky that. Do u get abuse of the y11s for having a mk3 golf and not a saxo vts?
-
Thats unlucky that. Do u get abuse of the y11s for having a mk3 golf and not a saxo vts?
:laugh: :laugh:
The kids where I work always say "Why bother lowering it? You could have put a sweet body kit on it."
-
Haha. Its worse than i thought dom. Maybe a len bodykit would make them happy?
-
Thats unlucky that. Do u get abuse of the y11s for having a mk3 golf and not a saxo vts?
:laugh:
They all love it! In December when it was all snowy I pulled into the school car park and the car was pelted with snowballs by the y11's, I then pulled a handbrake turn to line the car up with a parking bay and got stuck because it was on a slight hill :rolleyes:
They all came running over to push me into the space, another teacher came along and got stuck and they all just watched and laughed! They said afterwards it's because I have a 'cool' car and did a handbrake turn :grin:
-
It's raining outside, no progress has been made on the wheels and I still have sh!t loads of work to do :cry:
On the plus side I still get beading! Since I give it a full machine polish etc (8 weeks ago!!) all it has had is 1 coating of snow foam (3 weeks ago!) and it still looks like this:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0144.jpg)
Oh, and the reason why....
a) I can't go any lower
b) I shouldn't reverse onto my drive
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0143.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0142.jpg)
-
Looks nice :afro:
-
I feel sorry for your splitter Dom :grin:
-
Shove on a Vento cl splitter and you can go 30mm lower :smug:
(http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g309/jimmycake/Car/Red%20Vento/DSCF0797.jpg)
Ala Jimp.
Think the car looks good the way it's sat though to be fair. :cool:
-
Mk3 still looking :cool:
Oh the joys of a lowered car , had to get planks of wood out to get onto my drive before , thank fully moved into a house with flat drive now :grin:
keep up the progress..!
-
looking good fella!
-
You should of seen the drive at my old house. That had some proper angelage on it. :grin:
-
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0136.jpg)
[/quote]
NACEEE! dom where you get them 501's from? looking sexy
-
Cheers guys :afro:
I feel sorry for your splitter Dom :grin:
It was worse coming off the drive this morning, made a horrible noise :grin:
Shove on a Vento cl splitter and you can go 30mm lower :smug:
Ala Jimp.
Think the car looks good the way it's sat though to be fair. :cool:
:grin: I'm not a fan of the Vento splitters, but it is would prevent the problem :afro:
You should of seen the drive at my old house. That had some proper angelage on it. :grin:
This really isn't much of an angle, but the road dips at the edge so the front wheels drop into the dip and the splitter hits :rolleyes:
NACEEE! dom where you get them 501's from? looking sexy
They are these (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2x-4-LED-HID-XENON-WHITE-T11-501-W5W-SIDELIGHT-BULBS-UK-/200407942522?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2ea93e857a) ones :wink:
-
How is the splitter holding up anyway? You bought one of those better quality ones didn't you?
-
How is the splitter holding up anyway? You bought one of those better quality ones didn't you?
I got this (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-GOLF-MK3-VR6-STYLE-FRONT-DEEP-SPOILER-SPLITTER-/110676341326?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19c4d2f24e) one from eBay, it gets almost daily scrapeage and is holding up absolutely fine. It's still early days but i'd say it'll probably last longer than the Eurowagens one :cool:
-
Cool, I may grab one when I get some spare dosh. I'm using the Anni one at the moment (genuine VW) but it has 2 massive cracks in it. I'll just use it until it snaps though. :grin:
-
Love it. :cool:
You're not too low until you can't get on your drive with a CL splitter and you get stuck on the subframe. :grin:
-
hits :rolleyes:
NACEEE! dom where you get them 501's from? looking sexy
They are these (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2x-4-LED-HID-XENON-WHITE-T11-501-W5W-SIDELIGHT-BULBS-UK-/200407942522?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2ea93e857a) ones :wink:
[/quote]
nice 1
-
Finally a little progress is being made :grin:
I took delivery of a second rocker cover from Khare last weekend. My plan for the next few months is to tidy the bay a little, Khare had already started to polish the cover up so after half an hour or so with my polishing mops it looks like this:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0165.jpg)
Still a fair amount to be done to it, but it's getting there :smiley:
Also began sanding down wheel number 2, i'm going to go carry on with it in a minute :cool:
-
Lookin good Dom. :wink: So need to do something with mine! :rolleyes:
-
ya bugger! :grin: the rocker cover was next on my list.
got something planned for it though.
keep the pics coming, it'll make it easier for me :wink:
good work dom!
-
Cheers guys :afro:
Also discovered a leaking gearbox mount:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0163.jpg)
-
Just saw this in the Mk3 section. Is it the mount thats leaking, or something leaking onto the mount? Buggered either way and more jobs to do! :rolleyes:
-
Good work dom. Unlucky about the mount or what evers leaking
-
From what I can gather it's a hydraulic mount, so it's filled with oil. The rubber must have perished allowing the oil to seep out, just gonna take it to my mechanic to sort, I can't be arsed faffing with it myself :grin:
-
C'mon, it's like the easiest mount to change on the entire car.
-
C'mon, it's like the easiest mount to change on the entire car.
It's such a pain in the arse to do anything that involves getting the car up in the air because it's low. I can't get a trolley jack underneath without using the widow maker on the sills, then it involved a whole assortment of axle stands and jacks to be able to get under it properly.
Plus i'm lazy :grin:
-
Is it that back one that's two bolts into the subframe and a bolt through a l piece of metal holding gearbox down?
-
Yeah the gearbox mount, a proper doddle. lazy git. :wink:
-
Dom I can't beleave your being so lazy as to not do that mount yourself
-
Is it that back one that's two bolts into the subframe and a bolt through a l piece of metal holding gearbox down?
Yup, thats the one but I'll still have to get a jack underneath to take the weight off the gearbox won't I? :grin:
Yeah the gearbox mount, a proper doddle. lazy git. :wink:
I might try it :laugh:
-
Dom I can't beleave your being so lazy as to not do that mount yourself
F*cks sake, i'll try it myself then :rolleyes:
When it all goes wrong i'll blame you :grin:
-
Blame away dom. If u fail at that mount you'r a fail at life dom and u can't come to the rr day in august. :p
-
Blame away dom. If u fail at that mount you'r a fail at life dom and u can't come to the rr day in august. :p
August? or October? :grin:
-
August the 2nd int it? Check am sure I'm right...
I hope anyway
-
August the 2nd int it? Check am sure I'm right...
I hope anyway
Which one you on about? I was talking about the one at The Doc's place on 1st of October:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=192905.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=192905.0)
-
I swear it was august but october
-
I swear it was august but october
:grin:
With a bit of luck i'll either have a little more power, or a lot more power by then :lipsrsealed:
-
Ha ha!... love it.. you got told! :laugh:
"lazy G1t" :grin:
:afro: on the polishing. what other stuff are you tidying up under there and what's this talk of more power!?
-
1.8T :lipsrsealed: :cool:
-
1.8T :lipsrsealed: :cool:
This. :afro:
-
1.8T :lipsrsealed: :cool:
This. :afro:
been done too much, gotta be a mk5 lump :kiss:
-
1.8T :lipsrsealed: :cool:
This. :afro:
been done too much, gotta be a mk5 lump :kiss:
THIS. :afro:
-
I would love a Mk5 lump, but the cost of the engine is still pretty hefty at the moment! :undecided:
Topher was supposed to be getting back to me with prices for a different conversion which isn't anywhere near as common as the 1.8T but will still be pretty interesting :lipsrsealed:
I'm not sure if I want to do a conversion or just sell up and buy something else with BAM power instead :evil:
I'll probably end up camming it over the next month or so and save for a different car!
-
Supercharge it!!!
-
what happened to the silver mk3 that was on here going to have rear mounted V8???
-
how about a charged VR or turbo ??
can get mk 5 lumps alot cheaper than BAM/AMK's maate, i looked at them, i could have had a 30k lump for 1200, that half what a Good BAM / AMK goes for
-
how about a charged VR or turbo ??
can get mk 5 lumps alot cheaper than BAM/AMK's maate, i looked at them, i could have had a 30k lump for 1200, that half what a Good BAM / AMK goes for
Stop it!! Putting all sorts of ideas in my head :grin:
I'm moving house & starting a new job in September so i'll have to wait until after then before any serious conversion talk can take place :grin:
For the moment some cams will be going in :wink:
-
^^^ why has it not got any at the moment!? :grin:
-
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0144.jpg)
This is just you - Allgood! :cool: :grin:
*Hope you get it, or i'm going to look stupid*
-
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0144.jpg)
This is just you - Allgood! :cool: :grin:
*Hope you get it, or i'm going to look stupid*
:laugh:
Wherry, I work with 11-16 year olds on a daily basis! As soon as they hear my surname that's all I get for 10 mins or so :grin:
-
I have some sollitudes now dom. What mk3 are they off originally?
-
^^^ why has it not got any at the moment!? :grin:
Completely missed this! Obviously it already has some :grin:
I have some sollitudes now dom. What mk3 are they off originally?
Off the colour concept I think :wink:
-
5 Stud solitudes are Colour Concept
4 stud are 3.5 cab versions of the same thing.
-
Ahhh dave was right about the colour concept. Damn him.
How's wheels comin?
-
Ahhh dave was right about the colour concept. Damn him.
How's wheels comin?
Wheel number 2 will hopefully be treated to primer over the weekend! I'm aiming to get it finished during the week, then i'm off work the week after so both others should be done by the end of that week :smiley:
-
So on soon dom. Sweet. I may load a pic of my new golf on facebuck so people can see as am not on comp for a few weeks
-
So on soon dom. Sweet. I may load a pic of my new golf on facebuck so people can see as am not on comp for a few weeks
Do it! You still planning on heading back to The Doc's sometime before the RR day?
I'm looking forward to the wheels being done tbh, I think they'll look pretty good when fitted :cool:
-
Its uploaded, take a butchers needs work that's happening tomorow. And I might do then go down for the rr day just for the sake of it. Could tweak a bit more aswell I suppose.
-
I've not really been feeling much love for the car recently, however......
I have spent most of today flying around country lanes/over fells keeping tabs on 6 groups of kids doing their Duke of Edinburgh award and after a very 'spirited' 16 mile drive home along B roads I can safely say i'm feeling the love again! It may be an 8v barge but it can still put a smile on my face :cool:
So as a result today's progress has been limited, but here is what I managed to get done:
Rocker cover looking slightly better:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0169.jpg)
After today's progress on the wheel it now looks like this:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0172.jpg)
The face of the wheel is sanded to perfection, just need to sand the paint off the lip & mask it up. Then it will be ready for paint :smiley:
-
Rocker cover looks good. :cool:
-
shiny shiny rocker cover! keep the good work coming :)
-
My god, I was half way down the 2nd page! Been busy this week with non golf related things :cry:
One of which was treating a very poorly treated beemer to a machine polish:
The entire bodywork looked like this (worse in places!):
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_2036.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_2037.jpg)
I think I removed about 75% of scratches and swirls but I didn't have a polish abrasive enough nor the time/patience to remove them all.
Finished:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_2039.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_2042.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_2040.jpg)
Anyway, I today I managed to get the 2nd wheel sprayed up! Just needs a final coat of colour in the morning followed by lacquer and then the lip polished up nice and shiny :cool:
A quick pic as proof:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0199.jpg)
-
So u might just finish them by october time dom. Then you can see that solitudes should just be all one colour like mine. Haha. I look forward to the finished product
-
So u might just finish them by october time dom. Then you can see that solitudes should just be all one colour like mine. Haha. I look forward to the finished product
:grin: Needs to be done before then! Rear tyres are low and need replacing, want to stick them straight on the solitudes! They'd be fine if it wasn't for the polished lip, that's the bit that takes forever to sand down/polish up :angry:
-
That sounds like an excuse to me, that's y I would polish lips and then mask and spray. Easier in my eyes.
-
That sounds like an excuse to me, that's y I would polish lips and then mask and spray. Easier in my eyes.
That's what i've done :wink:
I just need to make them even shinier :cool:
-
Pretty carrrrr :drool:
Polishing lips is effort, done 2 sets of wheels now. Takes me about a day to do all 4 wheels :cool:
-
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0144.jpg)
looks great there, just wonder what indicators/blanks/fogs they are? or if you have spray tinted them?
and same with the headlights, is that film or spray tint?
-
Pretty carrrrr :drool:
Polishing lips is effort, done 2 sets of wheels now. Takes me about a day to do all 4 wheels :cool:
Cheers Joe, I guess its changed a little since you last saw it?
looks great there, just wonder what indicators/blanks/fogs they are? or if you have spray tinted them?
and same with the headlights, is that film or spray tint?
The fogs & blanks are covered in dark lamin-x & the indicators are genuine anni ones. The headlights are joey modded with a light tint film from lazylunatic :wink:
-
Also forgot to mention that I redid the abs sensor repair with heatshrink connectors & tubing (big thanks to adi for them!)
Also thoroughly greased my coilovers again, I managed to beach my subframe on the garage floor when reversing into it, pics to follow :rolleyes:
-
Wow... wheel is looking great.. awesome job on the beemer too, who's is that?... can't believe how rough it was and so young too! :shocked:
-
Dom! Awesome job on the bimmer. Fancy doing mine? :grin: also you need to crack on with these wheels. You're taking an age to do them. :kiss:
-
Wow... wheel is looking great.. awesome job on the beemer too, who's is that?... can't believe how rough it was and so young too! :shocked:
Beemer belongs to the other half's dad, i was shocked when I saw how bad it was, the pictures really don't show how horrific it was! Seriously was like Stevie Wonder had been given a bucket of grit & a sponge and been told to wash it :shocked:
Dom! Awesome job on the bimmer. Fancy doing mine? :grin: also you need to crack on with these wheels. You're taking an age to do them. :kiss:
You fancy the mammoth trip up to the lake district and i'll give yours a going over :grin: As said before *hopefully* the wheels will be done within a week - yes I know they've taken ages....i'm lazy! :wink:
-
Did anyone else notice how spotless the Mk3 was in the background..? :grin:
Good work there, looks so much better. :afro:
We've given up hope on these wheels now mate, taken almost as long as Shaun has with his Mk1 :lipsrsealed: :grin: :kiss:
-
Did anyone else notice how spotless the Mk3 was in the background..? :grin:
Good work there, looks so much better. :afro:
We've given up hope on these wheels now mate, taken almost as long as Shaun has with his Mk1 :lipsrsealed: :grin: :kiss:
Oi Sod off! :grin:
I'm not the one that posts Bored bored bored on my FB now am I..... Dom, if you're bored, do ya fricking wheels! :wink:
Mine would be mint by now if A) I had enough spare time to be bored B) I wasnt broke due to a new house and a wedding coming :lipsrsealed: and C) A demanding woman that hates my car!
-
Did anyone else notice how spotless the Mk3 was in the background..? :grin:
Good work there, looks so much better. :afro:
We've given up hope on these wheels now mate, taken almost as long as Shaun has with his Mk1 :lipsrsealed: :grin: :kiss:
The mk3 always looks that good :wink:
I started the wheels 6 weeks ago I think :embarassed:
Oi Sod off! :grin:
I'm not the one that posts Bored bored bored on my FB now am I..... Dom, if you're bored, do ya fricking wheels! :wink:
I was waiting for paint to dry :grin:
-
This thread is like watching paint dry these days! :grin:
awwww, you know I don't mean it :kiss:
-
Might just so do that sometime soon. It'll be planned alongside a 'special trip' with Chelsea. :grin:
-
Getting married? :shocked:
-
No Len, just I will make it out that it's a special trip, when in actual fact, it's for my own personal benefit. :grin:
-
This thread is like watching paint dry these days! :grin:
awwww, you know I don't mean it :kiss:
(http://www.ck2entertainment.com/exit/screwyou.jpg)
:grin: :kiss:
Might just so do that sometime soon. It'll be planned alongside a 'special trip' with Chelsea. :grin:
Do it! It's beautiful up here on days like today (shame we only get a handful each year!).
Wheel number 2 is now lacquered up, just waiting for it to dry a little before I unmask the lip :smiley:
-
No Len, just I will make it out that it's a special trip, when in actual fact, it's for my own personal benefit. :grin:
Lots of sexy time :grin:
-
Number 2:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0200.jpg)
Lacquer still needs to harden & go nice & shiny, I need to tidy up the paint around the lip due to my poor masking skills and the lip also needs a quick blast with a polishing mop & finished with some autosol :cool:
-
They are looking sweet mate! :cool: once that has it's shine they will look sweet on the car!
Have any other plans after that?
-
They are looking sweet mate! :cool: once that has it's shine they will look sweet on the car!
Have any other plans after that?
Sell it :lipsrsealed:
-
And the issues getting into the garage:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0188.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0187.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0189.jpg)
-
Got drop? :grin:
-
Wheels looking good..... :afro: You need some wood for the garage access, simples. :afro:
-
They are looking sweet mate! :cool: once that has it's shine they will look sweet on the car!
Have any other plans after that?
Sell it :lipsrsealed:
Only if you buy a red VR6! There is a thought...
-
They are looking sweet mate! :cool: once that has it's shine they will look sweet on the car!
Have any other plans after that?
Sell it :lipsrsealed:
Only if you buy a red VR6! There is a thought...
That has crossed my mind, buy a standard looking VR, swap everything over and sell the 8v. I don't think that's what'll happen though tbh, I start a well paid job in September so will splash out a little on a nicer car. It'll still be VAG though :wink:
-
They are looking sweet mate! :cool: once that has it's shine they will look sweet on the car!
Have any other plans after that?
Sell it :lipsrsealed:
Only if you buy a red VR6! There is a thought...
That has crossed my mind, buy a standard looking VR, swap everything over and sell the 8v. I don't think that's what'll happen though tbh, I start a well paid job in September so will splash out a little on a nicer car. It'll still be VAG though :wink:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2812406.htm :lipsrsealed: :grin:
-
Cheap... but I'm scared of lazy ads like that with second hand photo's/
-
http://pistonheads.com/sales/2684473.htm (http://pistonheads.com/sales/2684473.htm) :smug:
-
http://pistonheads.com/sales/2684473.htm (http://pistonheads.com/sales/2684473.htm) :smug:
That i can forgive you for, very well written ad and a very good price! That over here would be up for at least £11k!
-
That is tasty!
-
I'd love it but I don't think that I can afford:
a) The car
b) The insurance
c) The fuel bill
d) The maintenance costs
:cry:
-
I'd love it but I don't think that I can afford:
a) The car
b) The insurance
c) The fuel bill
d) The maintenance costs
:cry:
That's why you go and buy it's older brother in red :wink:
-
I'd love it but I don't think that I can afford:
a) The car
b) The insurance
c) The fuel bill
d) The maintenance costs
:cry:
That's why you go and buy it's older brother in red :wink:
Nah, I want something with boost :evil:
-
All being well the solitudes should be fitted on Monday :smiley:
And I still haven't changed the leaking mount :lipsrsealed:
Other than that nothing interesting to report :grin:
-
All being well the solitudes should be fitted on Monday :smiley:
And I still haven't changed the leaking mount :lipsrsealed:
Other than that nothing interesting to report :grin:
Shouldn't have bothered then :grin: :kiss:
Does that mean all four are done now? Pics?
-
I'd love it but I don't think that I can afford:
a) The car
b) The insurance
c) The fuel bill
d) The maintenance costs
:cry:
That's why you go and buy it's older brother in red :wink:
Nah, I want something with boost :evil:
I like the choice you sent me the other day :afro:
-
All being well the solitudes should be fitted on Monday :smiley:
And I still haven't changed the leaking mount :lipsrsealed:
Other than that nothing interesting to report :grin:
Shouldn't have bothered then :grin: :kiss:
Does that mean all four are done now? Pics?
It means 2 wheels are completely finished & 2 are ready to be sprayed over the weekend so not really any point in pics now! I'll get some up Sat/Sun when i've worked my magic with a spray can :wink:
I'll head to the tyre place on Monday for some new rubber :smiley:
-
I'd love it but I don't think that I can afford:
a) The car
b) The insurance
c) The fuel bill
d) The maintenance costs
:cry:
That's why you go and buy it's older brother in red :wink:
Nah, I want something with boost :evil:
I like the choice you sent me the other day :afro:
I think that's defo the way i'm going to go tbh :smiley:
-
Good work Mr Allgood. That valve cover is looking sexy, much sexier than what I ever bothered to get it to!
The wheels looks awesome, can't wait to see them on the car!
-
Why do people with out of the ordinary surnames always end up as teachers?
-
Good work Mr Allgood. That valve cover is looking sexy, much sexier than what I ever bothered to get it to!
The wheels looks awesome, can't wait to see them on the car!
Cheers Khare, i'm looking forward to seeing what the wheels are going to look like, hopefully they'll work ok :afro:
Why do people with out of the ordinary surnames always end up as teachers?
:grin: Must just be one of those things, the kids find it hilarious.
-
I get it too. "Are you related to Chuck Norris!? Can I call you Chuck!? When you do pushups do you push the world down!?" etc...
-
I'd love it but I don't think that I can afford:
a) The car
b) The insurance
c) The fuel bill
d) The maintenance costs
:cry:
That's why you go and buy it's older brother in red :wink:
Nah, I want something with boost :evil:
I like the choice you sent me the other day :afro:
I think that's defo the way i'm going to go tbh :smiley:
:cool: Keep me posted
-
Where's these pics then? :grin: :cool:
-
Where's these pics then? :grin: :cool:
Yeah!? :rolleyes:
-
Ahem....progress was slightly hindered over the weekend due to a drink or 10 on saturday which resulted in most of sunday being spend in bed :rolleyes:
I'm on the case this evening and tomorrow so they might be on tomorrow if not then it'll be weds.
The weather has been nice here today (for once) so I gave it a quick clean so this is the only pic your getting for today :grin:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0204.jpg)
-
Looking good, weather is awful here. :rolleyes: :cool:
How you doing the rocker? Wet and dry then autosol?
Also, do/did you find the Joey headlights any dimmer?
I can't remember what they were like on my dads. :grin:
-
Looking good, weather is awful here. :rolleyes: :cool:
How you doing the rocker? Wet and dry then autosol?
Also, do/did you find the Joey headlights any dimmer?
I can't remember what they were like on my dads. :grin:
I started with wet & dry but decided to use my polishing mops instead & it's finished with autosol :wink:
Joeying the headlights didn't make any noticeable difference to light output.....the tint film did though :grin:
-
Looking good, weather is awful here. :rolleyes: :cool:
How you doing the rocker? Wet and dry then autosol?
Also, do/did you find the Joey headlights any dimmer?
I can't remember what they were like on my dads. :grin:
I started with wet & dry but decided to use my polishing mops instead & it's finished with autosol :wink:
Joeying the headlights didn't make any noticeable difference to light output.....the tint film did though :grin:
Ah cool, is it nice n shiney now?
Cool cool. Ah fair. :grin: Will get mine done then. :cool: :cool:
Cheers matey!
-
Ok, so wheels are all but done :smiley:
Only problem is i'm still waiting for paint to dry & the tyre place will be closed by the time it is :rolleyes:
So they'll be fitted tomorrow morning! A couple of pics as proof of them being finished:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0206.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0205.jpg)
They are in need of a clean & the lip polished again as 2 have been sat outside for a few weeks, but with a little bit of attention in the morning they'll be sorted :cool:
-
They look good... I now trust you to do mine for me. :grin:
-
They look great Dom :afro:
-
i never used to like solitudes..... but now i do! :laugh:
-
Ok, so wheels are on! I needed 2 new tyres and wanted either Uniroyal Rainsport 2's or Toyo Proxies but they had neither in stock so had to get some Falkens :undecided:
Anyway, 2 new tyres, 2 tyres swapped over, all 4 balanced & filled with nitrogen and 2 wheel laser alignment done and my wallet is £120 lighter :cry:
I'm not 100% sure about the wheels tbh, i've already lost one BBS centre cap somewhere so currently have 3 BBS and 1 VW :rolleyes:
They are also in desperate need of spacers, anyway i'll let the pics do the rest of the talking:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0208.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0207.jpg)
And one to highlight the need for spacers:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0209.jpg)
Thoughts???
-
Looks good. But as you have already mentioned, needs spacers.
Then it'll be all good.
-
Looks good. But as you have already mentioned, needs spacers.
Then it'll be all good.
This. Wheels are sweet and will look loads better when spaced out :afro:
-
Spacers first then all comments will be worthy, till then we will just never know. They don't look too bad though, but without spacers i still really can't comment.
-
Hmmmm :undecided:
Polished rims on 15s with the black make them look really small. Maybe just need to see with the spacers on.
Look great off though! :grin:
-
Dom
They look great :cool:
Some spacers will soon get them sitting better.
-
Look real good mate.. :cool:
spacers and then sorted..
-
they do look small tbh but maybe its just the spacing issue :undecided:
-
Cheers for all the comments, pretty much confirmed what I thought! They do look pretty small and i'm really not sure if I like them :undecided:
I'm gonna speak to Benvictors about getting some spacers made up, the arch gap at the rear looks a little more obvious with them as well so I might wind the coilovers down a little more. However its a little impractical as it is so don't really wanna go much lower :undecided:
I'm gonna go clean up the wheels (the tyre fitting place got crap all over them) and use some trim restorer to blacken the tyres and i'll get a decent pic up from a camera rather than my phone :wink:
Also what are peoples thoughts on width of spacers? Wheels are ET43 so I was thinking 20mm rear and 15mm front? :undecided:
-
They look nice Dom but I still think 15" wheels on mk3s look small but hey if your happy then who cares what I think :wink:
-
They look nice Dom but I still think 15" wheels on mk3s look small but hey if your happy then who cares what I think :wink:
I agree they do look small but I got them cheap & have had (some) fun refurbing them :grin:
Also what are peoples thoughts on width of spacers? Wheels are ET43 so I was thinking 20mm rear and 15mm front? :undecided:
Yep :afro:
Cheers Wayne :afro:
-
I do like them Dom and youve done a mint job on them see how how they look spaced out may change my views :wink: Im debating on buying Rattys comps or sticking with my own wheels but think im gonna go comps..
-
Dammit Dom, they look awesome!!!
As if I aint missin my mk3 enough already!!
-
Cheers guys :afro:
Another quick snap:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0210.jpg)
The fronts look better than the rears and I think that's because they tuck so much :sick:
Front:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0211.jpg)
Rear:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0213.jpg)
-
love it mate
-
Looks top! but needs spacers!
-
Cheers :cool:
I'm in talks with Ben about some custom spacers :wink:
On another note it may well be for sale next week if anyone is interested?
98k on the clock, fsh, full service about 1k ago including cambelt & tensioners, mot - dec, tax - July. Hit me up with a pm for more details or if your interested :smiley:
-
I'll start the bidding at £100.
-
Looks awesome. :cool:
-
I don't like them Dom. Sorry man. They look good and a lot of work went into them but they don't do it for me. :cry:
-
How come youre selling?? :cry:
-
I don't like them Dom. Sorry man. They look good and a lot of work went into them but they don't do it for me. :cry:
Still look better than yours :grin: :grin:
Spacers will soon get them looking better
-
If you're getting custom spacers made up, what about 23mm rear and 18mm front?
Wouldn't make a massive amount of difference, but would be good to have them perfect if you have the opportunity.
-
Now they look superb mate :cool:
-
I'll start the bidding at £100.
SOLD :cool: :grin:
Looks awesome. :cool:
Now they look superb mate :cool:
Cheers guys :afro:
I don't like them Dom. Sorry man. They look good and a lot of work went into them but they don't do it for me. :cry:
It'd be boring if everyone like them wouldn't it :grin:
If you're getting custom spacers made up, what about 23mm rear and 18mm front?
Wouldn't make a massive amount of difference, but would be good to have them perfect if you have the opportunity.
You reckon that's what'd be needed to get them flush?
-
they are gonna look on FIRE when they are spaced mate.. Always liked solitudes
-
Yeah, should be... That's as much as you can get away with without rolled arches.
ET25 front ET20 - rolled, can get away with taking 5 off of each number, pulled, you can take off even more.
So if you're arches were rolled you could get away with ET20 and ET15 which would be 28mm spacers and 23mm spacers.
-
Yeah, should be... That's as much as you can get away with without rolled arches.
ET25 front ET20 - rolled, can get away with taking 5 off of each number, pulled, you can take off even more.
So if you're arches were rolled you could get away with ET20 and ET15 which would be 28mm spacers and 23mm spacers.
ET25 & ET20 shouldn't scrub at all though? I don't really wanna mess with the arches tbh :undecided:
they are gonna look on FIRE when they are spaced mate.. Always liked solitudes
I'm really not too sure about them, I think spaced they'll look a lot better :smiley:
-
How come youre selling?? :cry:
Wanting more power! Also something a little newer and more comfortable :wink:
-
25 and 20 shouldn't scrub, to be sure, you can measure the tyre wall to the lip of the arch, that gap will be the size adaptor you need, obviously minus a couple mm for extra safety.
-
How come youre selling?? :cry:
Wanting more power! Also something a little newer and more comfortable :wink:
:lipsrsealed: you know it makes sense.
-
How come youre selling?? :cry:
Wanting more power! Also something a little newer and more comfortable :wink:
:lipsrsealed: you know it makes sense.
I'm awaiting extra pics, hopefully going to view on sat and money is in place should I need it :lipsrsealed:
-
How come youre selling?? :cry:
Wanting more power! Also something a little newer and more comfortable :wink:
:lipsrsealed: you know it makes sense.
I'm awaiting extra pics, hopefully going to view on sat and money is in place should I need it :lipsrsealed:
:afro: fingers crossed it all works out ok. :smiley:
-
I prefer the original wheels, sorry.
-
Wheels look great, on your car, not sure.. but as said I think it's just because they look a tad small and also agree that's it because they need to be spaced out a bit.
-
I prefer the original wheels, sorry.
Don't be sorry, everyone is entitled to their opinion. As I keep saying i'm still not sold on them :undecided:
Wheels look great, on your car, not sure.. but as said I think it's just because they look a tad small and also agree that's it because they need to be spaced out a bit.
Spacers will be on the way soon enough one way or another :smiley:
-
Also after spending a good 4 hours at the wheel today i'm thinking i'd regret selling it at the moment :undecided:
I'm hoping that another 6 hours of driving tomorrow will confirm that I should keep it :smiley:
-
:wink: you know it makes sense! :grin:
-
These are my favourite wheels on any of the mk3's on here!
-
really? :shocked:
-
really? :shocked:
I dont know why, I just think they suit the car really well!
-
really? :shocked:
I dont know why, I just think they suit the car really well!
I have always liked them, wanted a set for mine, they can look better in grey or dark silver.
-
Spent an enjoyable day at The Doc's place with Bobbarley yesterday and learnt a number of things:
1. Octane Booster doesn't work
2. Falken tyres smell quite a lot when put on a rolling road (and also get nicely sticky)
3. I made slightly less power than last time (the transporter was also down on bhp so temperature could have played a part?)
4. I want Craig's MK6! *Edit* Really I think this has shown me that it is in fact time for me get rid of the Mk3, I need something newer.
A few pics:
(http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/4641/dsc03266yq.jpg)
(http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/4517/dsc03269b.jpg)
(http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/1369/dsc03272n.jpg)
(http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/8505/dsc03273e.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0217.jpg)
-
wouldnt get a mk6 dom, i drive one almost every day a GTd, and i cant get to love it at all, abd the build quality is not much better than a focus :lipsrsealed:
yours is a good 3, be a shame to see it go
-
wouldnt get a mk6 dom, i drive one almost every day a GTd, and i cant get to love it at all, abd the build quality is not much better than a focus :lipsrsealed:
yours is a good 3, be a shame to see it go
I wouldn't get a MK6, it's just a Mk5 in drag :grin:
I just meant something a little bit newer, looking at Mk4's atm :lipsrsealed:
-
had a few mk4's mate, i like them alot. 150 Dervs are wicked mapped :smiley:
(that silver one in classifieds is nice base car)
-
Lets play spot the change, what is different?? (Yes i'm aware I still need spacers before anyone starts :grin:)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0219.jpg)
-
Sticker.
What do I win :grin:
You also need spacers :laugh:
-
Sticker.
What do I win :grin:
You also need spacers :laugh:
Spacers should be on tomorrow :wink:
-
Also forgot to say that over the last week the car had developed a very very annoying rattle/squeak from the passenger footwell area. This evening I whipped out the passenger seat and both glove boxes to try and work out what it was and there were a load of wires for the radio dangling down behind the glove box along with a load of other (redundant!) cabling?!
I didn't get any pics :rolleyes:
So I tied all the cables up and secured them as well, hopefully that will have solved the problem :smiley:
-
so every knows where your ***** is now :lipsrsealed:
:tongue:
-
so every knows where your ***** is now :lipsrsealed:
:tongue:
Sorry, my what?? :huh:
-
so every knows where your ***** is now :lipsrsealed:
:tongue:
Sorry, my what?? :huh:
exactly :grin: :laugh:
-
so every knows where your ***** is now :lipsrsealed:
:tongue:
Sorry, my what?? :huh:
exactly :grin: :laugh:
:grin: :grin:
-
Dildo?
-
Looks like you had a good day, can't wait to get mine on rollers (next year after I have spent the winter rebuilding my motor!) :grin:
So are you seriously considering binning the 3 for a newer car or is that just a dream at the mo?
-
Dildo?
Close :wink:
Looks like you had a good day, can't wait to get mine on rollers (next year after I have spent the winter rebuilding my motor!) :grin:
So are you seriously considering binning the 3 for a newer car or is that just a dream at the mo?
I went to look at a mk4 yesterday, had it been as advertised i'd have bought it :wink:
I'm in no hurry to swap cars but when a decent one pops up i'll snap it up I think :smiley:
-
:sad:
-
Dildo?
Close :wink:
Looks like you had a good day, can't wait to get mine on rollers (next year after I have spent the winter rebuilding my motor!) :grin:
So are you seriously considering binning the 3 for a newer car or is that just a dream at the mo?
I went to look at a mk4 yesterday, had it been as advertised i'd have bought it :wink:
I'm in no hurry to swap cars but when a decent one pops up i'll snap it up I think :smiley:
Just read and commented on that!... I'd grass em up over the reg at least... how dodgy!?
-
Did someone say spacers?
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0227.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0228.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0229.jpg)
Only one fitted atm, the rest will be done shortly :wink:
-
Looks real good that! Get the rest on and let it settle then get some more pics up!
-
Spot on. Bang tidy. :cool:
-
Ok, little problem, the spacers don't sit flush against the hub. There is a gap of around 10mm meaning the the 23mm spacers for the rear are more like 33mm, taking into account the width of the wheel the extended bolts that I bought only grip the hub by 2-3mm which i'm not too happy about :undecided:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0225.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0224.jpg)
-
How do they not sit flush? Are the spacer spigots too big for your wheel? File em down if so
-
try a Hammer on them mate??
your discs look fooked too? :shocked:
-
try a Hammer on them mate??
your discs look fooked too? :shocked:
Discs don't look too bad to me :undecided:
The bore in the middle of the spacer is 57.1mm but only for 11mm into the depth of the spacer. The centre bore of the hub is 57.1mm but for 20mm+
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0235.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0239-1.jpg)
-
File it is then mate.
-
File it is then mate.
It's a lot to file, really needs to be done on a lathe.
-
Where did you buy them spacer from? they look like they came off a certain person off ebay.
-
Nice wooden rule. :wink:
-
I wouldn't be happy with those one bit, get a refund pronto as they need machining out.
-
Nice wooden rule. :wink:
Cheers :grin:
I wouldn't be happy with those one bit, get a refund pronto as they need machining out.
Spoken to the guy I got them from, he's gonna sort them for me.
The fronts fit absolutely fine, the hubs are different on the rear :undecided:
So anyway a couple of snaps of the fronts:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0247.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0245.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0244.jpg)
-
Dom that is spot on, the fronts sit bang on now :afro:
-
You've invented ɥǝןןɐɟןnsɥ.
-
Cheers guys :afro:
@Jack: It took be a while to work out what you had said :grin:
-
Looking good mate. :cool:
Shame about the spacers but you're not the first. :smiley:
-
Looking good mate. :cool:
Shame about the spacers but you're not the first. :smiley:
Cheers :cool:
The correct spacers will be on the rear by the middle of next week with a bit of luck :wink:
-
Cool cool.
Whoever buys it eventually will get a decent car. :smiley:
-
Getting a tiny amount of wheel wobble at 50mph+ so need to refit the spacers with a little more care over the weekend. It was getting late when I did them yesterday so rushed them a little :rolleyes:
With the rears my only option is to have the middle bored out making them non-hubcentric, this would also mean the wheel would not be located using the hub or the spacer, in effect it would be guided only by the wheel bolts. I wasn't happy with this so the guy who made them is going to take them back down to 18mm (loosing 6mm) so that even with the spacer fitted the wheel will still locate onto the hub. It means I loose a bit of width from the spacer but I wouldn't be happy running it otherwise :smiley:
-
any old spacers u dont need fella? any size, preferably small 5/10mm, only 2 needed,, pleaseee i need to put my fake ch`s on,lol
-
any old spacers u dont need fella? any size, preferably small 5/10mm, only 2 needed,, pleaseee i need to put my fake ch`s on,lol
Pm sent :smiley:
-
Ok, so front wheels are scrubbing on the arches quite a lot :angry:
As i'm not planning on keeping the car for much longer i'm not going to bother with arch work/camber/changing tyres so i'm just going to remove the spacers and sell them :sad:
The rears will still be going on next week though :smiley:
-
Now up for sale, ad appearing in the classifieds shortly :lipsrsealed:
-
:angry:
-
:angry:
On to bigger & better things :wink:
New car being collected tomorrow....who wants to guess what it is :grin:
-
mk4 1.8t????? seems a few mk3 boys are gettin them now (including me)
-
Octavia VRS
-
ill keep my gob shut
Nice mate :cool:
-
It's gonna have a 20VT anyway. :laugh:
-
20VT it is, that's all i'm saying :grin:
Advert:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=199314.msg1855662#msg1855662 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=199314.msg1855662#msg1855662)
-
looking forward to new arrival pics :wink:
-
Good luck with it Dom :afro:
-
A3??
-
Citroen Dolly? :cool:
-
Come on Dom, spill the beans! What you got? S3?
-
It's going to be an mk4 surely. especially since your searches that you have been posting... could have changed your mind though!
Good luck with the sale of this one... :smiley:
-
Look after it. :cool:
-
Look after it. :cool:
What you saying he doesn't normally? :grin:
-
Look after it. :cool:
What you saying he doesn't normally? :grin:
Much better than Shady anyway! :grin:
-
Mk4...Polo?
-
gotta b a 20vt of some kind. and i think its going to be a m4
-
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0262.jpg)
:lipsrsealed:
-
Tdi maybe. You have been clever with the picture
-
:afro: glad it all went ok Dom.
Enjoy it.
-
So after a 7 hour round trip I finally made it home with the Mk4, specs:
52 plate, 50k miles, a folder full of receipts & invoices from VW totalling 3k! Including a recent cambelt & waterpump change, its a 1.8t btw
Drives beautifully, it was mot'd this morning & passed with no advisories :cool:
A full machine polish & more pics to come!
-
You got home all ok then :grin:
-
AUQ?
-
:afro: Needs lowering and wheels asap! :cool:
-
Nice motor Dom look forward to seeing what you do with it :wink:
-
:afro: Needs lowering and wheels asap! :cool:
Seconded.
-
So it'll be at carbon being played with bu doc soon
-
looks spot on that dom well worth the trip then :smiley: :cool:
-
Very nice Dom, another mk3 boy making the 'upgrade' :grin:
-
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0262.jpg)
:lipsrsealed:
Niiiiiiiiiiice. black though, what a b1tch to keep clean!.. :grin:
-
You got home all ok then :grin:
Yup, just about :grin:
AUQ?
Nope AUM :cry:
:afro: Needs lowering and wheels asap! :cool:
A subtle drop & new wheels are on the cards eventually :wink:
Nice motor Dom look forward to seeing what you do with it :wink:
Cheers Blu :smiley:
So it'll be at carbon being played with bu doc soon
Quite possibly :wink:
looks spot on that dom well worth the trip then :smiley: :cool:
Yup, definitely worth the trip :cool:
Very nice Dom, another mk3 boy making the 'upgrade' :grin:
I see it as an upgrade :grin:
Niiiiiiiiiiice. black though, what a b1tch to keep clean!.. :grin:
Cheers, gonna be a nightmare to keep clean. It'll be treated to a full machine polish next week :wink:
-
Just to keep this related to the mk3, this happened yesterday:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0263.jpg)
Followed closely by this:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0264.jpg)
-
What clocks are they?
-
What clocks are they?
Colour concept ones :wink:
-
What clocks are they?
Colour concept ones :wink:
I bet you havent' been able to keep it on exactly 100k... would look funny for the sale.
-
Ok, just to bump this back up! I got it out of the garage earlier and fired it up, it started 1st time without any probs! I really wish I could keep hold of it as well but I can't :cry:
I got a snap or 2 while it was out:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_2216.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_2224.jpg)
-
Those are not VW clocks mate
they are Seat versions :wink:
-
Those are not VW clocks mate
they are Seat versions :wink:
You sure about that? They're the original clocks from the car but with faces from a set of butchered clocks i've got out in the garage still, pretty sure they've got a vw part number on them....can go and check if you like?
-
deffo Seat ibiza GTI ones mate, ill bet my whole car on it :wink:
-
here are the 16 valve versions from a seat ibiza GTI (yours a 8v versions with 140mph)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEAT-IBIZA-GTI-16V-SILVER-DIAL-87K-DASH-CLOCKSET-POD-/390314143177
Here is VW versions as in my car
my old ones and new ones together
(http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/1296/imagehss.jpg)
look at the lettering differences between yors and my VW ones
-
Did u add the silver faces? to your existing clocks??
-
Well....the part number on them is: 1HO 919 912 C
As proven by this pic of the clocks:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0293.jpg)
Which on Wagenstad comes back to a 1995 Golf:
http://www.wagenstad.com/index.php?modid=185&page=9-919-00 (http://www.wagenstad.com/index.php?modid=185&page=9-919-00)
(2) #1H0 919 912 CX instrument cluster 140MPH 1 AEA
dial color: silver
-
Did u add the silver faces? to your existing clocks??
Yup :afro:
-
Did u add the silver faces? to your existing clocks??
Yup :afro:
I see, welll the MPH and the REV part is SEAT ibiza GTI
the Temp and fuel is VW CC / Annie
bit of a mash up going on :laugh:
-
Did u add the silver faces? to your existing clocks??
Yup :afro:
I see, welll the MPH and the REV part is SEAT ibiza GTI
the Temp and fuel is VW CC / Annie
bit of a mash up going on :laugh:
:grin: :grin: Doesn't surprise me, it's a VW after all
-
Yeah you got SEAT MPH and RPM gauges.
Looks nice though. :cool:
-
Spend the day doing the final tinkering on the mk3 which I wanted to do, this included refitting the rear wiper:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0296.jpg)
-
A shameless plug for my new advert:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=200496.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=200496.0)
-
good buy for some one :afro:
-
good buy for some one :afro:
What do you think to the ad? I missed anything?
-
Just taken a deposit for it :cry: :cry:
-
:cry: :cry: :cry:
-
Actually close to tears :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
-
good news :smiley: and ob bad news at the same time lol
-
Great news :afro: but also sad news :cry:
-
Think of all the fun they will have and all the fun your going to have with your new found power :evil:
Sad but good, I'll miss the old girl :sad:
-
Think of all the fun they will have and all the fun your going to have with your new found power :evil:
Sad but good, I'll miss the old girl :sad:
One of the things he said to me when he came to drop the deposit round is that he wrapped his last car round a tree, made me think twice about selling it to him :undecided:
The Mk4 does make up for it though :grin:
-
good buy for some one :afro:
What do you think to the ad? I missed anything?
No :grin:
-
One of the things he said to me when he came to drop the deposit round is that he wrapped his last car round a tree, made me think twice about selling it to him :undecided:
:rolleyes: not the greatest thing to say when buying a car, really puts the owners mind at ease :grin:
-
One of the things he said to me when he came to drop the deposit round is that he wrapped his last car round a tree, made me think twice about selling it to him :undecided:
The Mk4 does make up for it though :grin:
it's a sign not to sell it!!
-
One of the things he said to me when he came to drop the deposit round is that he wrapped his last car round a tree, made me think twice about selling it to him :undecided:
The Mk4 does make up for it though :grin:
it's a sign not to sell it!!
Nah that's even better, then someone else can't claim to have done all the work. Look at it this way, more money for modding the Mk4!
Air? :cool: :grin:
-
Car has gone, he came and collected it Sat morning :cry:
I got one final pic before it went:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0355.jpg)
-
More money for Ikea now then :grin:
-
http://youtu.be/su3JdzUUuH4
:cry: :cry: :cry:
-
(http://images.travelpod.com/users/ozrover/1.1291918883.crushed-car.jpg)
Didn't last long! :grin:
-
Awww don't as that's probably how it will end up! :lipsrsealed: Joking... I'm sure it will be fine.
-
Well the car is still around! Got a text of the guy who bought it earlier saying that it's still running great, he 'sat at 120mph from Glasgow to Carlisle and it didn't miss a beat' :shocked: :lipsrsealed:
Anyway, when I'm back in Cumbria in a couple of weeks he's going to pop over and pick up a couple of parts including a replacement front splitter :grin:
-
Just bumping this up for my own convenience! Re-read the first 61 pages of it and don't want to have to hunt for ages tomorrow to find it again :grin: