Mike's '96 MK3

[Mikehamid]

Thought I would put up a little progress blog for my MK3 now. Progress is slow due to financial restraints, but happening nonetheless.


I first bought it back over New Year in 2010. Having picked it up for £1100 from a Kia dealership in early January 2011, I took it home and made some photos.









The car was spotless, with barely any rust. Very proud of my new purchase, I had purchased an 8-ball gear knob. I fitted this immediately afterwards.

Before

Removed

Fitted


I later fitted some new numberplate surrounds.



And a shocker sticker.

[lemski]

god base project buddy

[Mikehamid]

Following this, I decided that I wanted to go for a dark theme. So first up, I ordered some GTI Hella rear lights.



Before, base level look.


After, much better!


I then got photos after washing it....JIZZ!!!




As inspired by a mate's Mk4, I decided to copy his idea of relocating the front numberplate. This is a picture of the car before I went kayaking. And yes, a midsize kayak can fit into a Golf. Making this a boat in a boat!



My attention then turned to the side repeaters. So I ordered a smoked set of them off of ebay.

Before:

After:



I then decided to replace the amber front indicators with a clear set. Here we see the finished product.

Front end view:


I also discovered a dead fly inside my headlight lol.

[F17BAD]

sweet

number plate looks bab relocated tho mate.. id say it was much better in OEM location

[Mikehamid]

I then decided to go all facebook on it.


Then came the time to take a road trip. So me and three friends went to Holland to visit a friend of mine who studies in Maastricht. Some pics from the trip here.
On the ferry at Dover:


"Lekker Ding" (Sexy in Dutch) etched in dirt.

On the motorway through Belgium as the traffic had stopped. At this point we brought out the guitar and serenaded the people around us.

My friends waiting for the ferry in Dunkerque.


A photo in a field outside of Canterbury.


The biggest thing to date was when I got the windows tinted. After much enquiring, I found a dingy looking place in East London where they offered a cheap and highly rated service. On arrival the small workshop boasted a Bentley Continental, Porsche 911 and a brand new BMW 3 Series. After bargaining with the Serbian man for a few minutes, I got the work done for £130. And I must say it looks stunning and the workmanship is brilliant.







Much remained unchanged for a long time due to travelling and working across the country and in France. However on return, my friend jokingly posed for me after her photoshoot.

[murraymint]

Like the tints, think they only look good on darker cars

[Mikehamid]

sweet

number plate looks bab relocated tho mate.. id say it was much better in OEM location

I agree. The original plan was to smooth the bumper over, but that never happened due to limited funds. So I moved it back later.

After moving it back, I did a photoshoot.

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Little scrape which some scrote did to my bumper in a car park!

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I then decided to play with the settings a bit. Prepare for some whoring lol.

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Hola Barcelona!

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For more photos check out this link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/76781795@N07/


And that is the story so far 

[andynorfolk]

needs to be dumped on it's ass

[F17BAD]

looks loads better

[Mikehamid]

needs to be dumped on it's ass

Agreed! Although I can't really afford to do that to it. I can't be arsed to spend that money for a car that can't take speedbumps. Looks great but lowering is a bit silly in the real world.