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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Golf mk4 gallery => Topic started by: jv on 15 February 2010, 12:35
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Cheers jv :smiley:
Ever since I saw my first black MK 2 Golf GTI I have always wanted to own a Golf. I never really had the funds to get one when I learnt to drive so went with a Peugoet 106, which I killed by modifying it on the cheap. When it was time for that to go I looked at getting the 130 or 150 TDI however insurance was a stumbling block so I settled for the 1.9 TDI Audi A3. From then on I said VAG was the only car for me. Although I loved my A3 the young man who enjoyed modifying his 106 was dying to get out so when some muppet wrote it off for me it was time to finally get my Golf.
Went and looked at a few, one of which had 18" RS4 alloys and a 170bhp re-map, then eventually found the one for me. Had all your normal gadgets and gizmo's on a GT TDI so the deal was done and I finally had the car I had wanted 3 yrs before. Ideally the R32 would have been my dream Golf but with funds limited I had to compromise. One day I shall have one :evil:. I would love to get a Black MK 2 Golf GTI one day as well and do that up good and proper but that'll have to wait until I have a bigger house and a bigger garden to match.
Now I'll list the things I would like to do with the Golf however at the moment these seem to change daily. I'll cross them out once they are done and next to them I'll add the page that has any pics of the mod.
R-Tech Remap
Votex front valance
Anni rear valance
Colour Coded Rear Sharan Badge
Black Front Grill
18" BBS CH alloys
TT Pedals
Net optic trim
R32 Steering Wheel
RCCR Rear Lights
Rear Aero Wiper
Lowering of some kind (not sure which path to take yet)
Colour Coded Engine Cover
Now it's picture time:
Few days after I got it
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/PC210233.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/PC210232.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/PC210238.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/PC210237.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/PC210236.jpg)
First job was to de-badge the rear
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/PC220240.jpg)
Then I tried a cheaper alternative to the R32 trim which only lasted about 2 weeks until I decided it was no good. Brushed Aluminium Look Vinyl.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/PC230241.jpg)
The most important mod I've done so far
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/P1210316.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/P1210314.jpg)
And my latest modifications are a black front grill, a 4Motion front valance, which is just there until I can get the funds for my R32 bumpers, and a shorter aerial.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/P2110003-1.gif)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/P2150004.jpg)
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Just a little update. I fitted the black grill a day before the front valance and have since thought it may look out of place with most of the front being silver now so I'm going to be re-spraying my original front grill in reflex silver and putting that back on to see how it looks. I've also decided to do the Front VW badge reflex silver to see how that looks. I'm going to be getting some cash this week so hopefully it'll be done before the end of the week along with the sharan badge.
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Bought the paint and laquer today for the respray on my front grill and badge. Got 2 more coats of paint and 3 coats of laquer to go but here are a couple of pics of my progress.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/006.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/007.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/008.jpg)
Should have it finished 2moro and hopefully fitted 2moro evening if not then it'll be thursday.
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Finished the front grill last night and fitted it today but the colour match was terrible and it just looked boring so the black grill is staying and I'm on the look out for black R32 alloys. There is some on uk-mkivs but I just gotta find the £350 to pay for them. :sad:
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Just a quick update. I've got a set of 16" alloys which will be going on once I have some money to put tyres on them and today I fitted my Hella RCCR rear lights.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/P3110114.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/P3110113.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/P3110115.jpg)
Soon I will be getting a rear Sharan badge, rear aero wiper and hopefully a rear anni valance. Also fitted my R32 accelerator pedal, just need the brake and clutch now. :smiley:
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Got some black wing mirror covers of ebay yesterday and fitted them today.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/wingmirrors2.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/wingmirrors.jpg)
They go well with the rest of the black plastic on the wing mirror and base plate.
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Quick update, I acquired an aero wiper for free thanks to Adam, it's on and looking sweet. I'm getting my new rear wiper motor and sharan badge 2moro so once the badge is colour coded and on I'll get some pics up.
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Had the week off work last week to prepare the house for going up for sale. I also used the time to get a few things done with the car. I decided to finally order my Sharan badge from TPS, this was due to needing a new wiper motor as the old one had packed in. Adam helped me get hold of an aero wiper and whilst waiting for coats of paint to dry in the bathroom I took my engine and battery covers of to paint them.
First up is the engine and battery covers:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/fitted.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/fitted2.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/fitted4.jpg)
I'm still not sure about these. I was always originally going to do them in reflex silver to match the car but on the day decided to try a metallic black. Once I put them back on the car and looked at the photo's I thought they looked like I hadn't even done them. So when I get some time I'm gunna re-do them in silver or gloss black I think.
Next up was the rear wiper and motor and my colour coded sharan badge:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/best2.jpg)
Both of these cheap and easy mods really tidy up the rear end well. Next mods should be an R32 gearknob and new trim for the interior. I've also got some spax lowering springs lined up to drop the front and rear by 40mm but might wait till I can afford to replace the shocks at the same time before fitting them.
Also I've just realised I never updated this thread when I got my pressed plates from a GB on uk-mkivs. They are on and look awesome. Twinned with the ABT Wolfsburg surrounds they look sweet!
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Well after spraying my engine and battery covers in metallic black I decided I wanted them colour coded to the car. I was originally going to go with reflex silver for them but changed my mind at the last minute. So yesterday I re-sprayed them in reflex silver and they are looking much better now. Also the rectangular bit with the VW and TDI badges on was scratched to hell so I decided to bit the rest of the metallic black I had to good use and sprayed this up with it.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/P4190147.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/P4190148.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/P4190149.jpg)
The airbox is next. I will be smoothing it then colour coding it. And I know my engine bay is dirty!! :embarassed: Waiting for my order form waxamomo before giving the car a really good clean.
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Finally managed to get hold of an R32 gearknob thanks to chrisr103. I'm on the look out for some net optic interior trim so I can sand it down to get the brushed ali trim look of the R32 to match my knob. :grin:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/P4250168.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/P4250172.jpg)
I also managed to give her a good clean and wax today.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/P4260177.jpg)
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Quick update with what's going on.
Due to money not a lot has happened recently and I kinda fell out of love with the golf for a bit but now I've decided to crack on with a few of the plans I had. The main reason for this has been the really nice looking golf's I've seen on here and uk-mkiv's in the past few weeks.
I've got 2 rear bumpers coming so that I can have a go at smoothing them. Should be fun!! I've also been after a front and rear valance for ages. Ideally I wanted the Votex one but as they are as rare as rocking horse sh!t I had kinda given up on that and was going to settle for an Anni one. However one came up for sale on uk-mkiv's so I snapped it up and that should arrive soon and should look awesome.
I'm Currently in the process of spraying my mirror covers black but due to all the cold weather I don't think it's a good time to be spraying stuff so they have gone on hold till after the new year. I've got the de-lock kit and will sort that out after the new year also.
For about 9 months now I have had some net optic trim which I have never got round to fitting but now the love is back for the car that will be fitted some time soon. And finally I have had some gloss black vinyl for about as long as I've had the trim so once again, once the weather warms up a bit, I will be attempting to put it on my roof.
All of these changes should help me get somewhere nearer to how I want the car to look. I am also going be saving for some BBs CH's and hopefully over the next year some genuine one's at the right price will pop up. :grin:
That's all for now :wink:
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After falling out of love with the car I just couldn't be bothered to do anything to her. I've had some net optic trim and gloss black vinyl which I could have fitted for about 7 months but just couldn't be bothered. But just before Xmas something changed a now I got the bug again so the last week or so I have done a few little bits.
Firstly was my net optic trim, which as I said I have had sat in the garage for about 7 months now :shocked:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/015.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/014.jpg)
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I then finally decided it was time to sort my drivers window out. I had managed to cowboy it since the summer and it would stay shut however when the snow hit the weight of it on the window caused it to start to drop slightly so the time came to sort it. Managed to get a 2nd hand panel of thatwillis on here and was just a simple case of remove old panel, fit motor to new panel then fit new panel. Sorted!!
Then yesterday I went to see a friend from uk-mkivs who is the scrapyard king. He managed to get me some rear mudflaps with the white logo on for a fiver.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/018-1.jpg)
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(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/019-1.jpg)
When I got home from his place I found that my bright blue LED door pins had arrived. I haven't got round to getting the wire to power the passenger one yet so I've just fitted the drivers side one for now. I would take a pic but it's hard to capture a flashing LED on camera. I'm going to try tonight when it is dark cos these things are bright!! :laugh: :laugh:
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So, whilst bored last night I was looking around ukmkiv's and found a few threads on people that have colour coded their standard valances. I have a votex front valance on the way which I'm also going to spray myself but as money is tight I'm going to have a go at doing my rear valance. It's only a short term mod as once I have some money I will be getting an anni one but hopefully it will look good until I can get one.
I'm hopefully going to do a little DIY guide with pics to help others with no money but who are also fed up of the rubbish black valances.
The first stage which I started today is just sanding it down to smooth out any scuffs/scratches. As you can see in the first picture I also have the towing hook cover off. I'm going to colour code this too as it will stick out like a sore thumb once the valance is done.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/CC%20Rear%20Valance/Colour-Coding-Rear-Valance-006.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/CC%20Rear%20Valance/ColourCodingRearValance002.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/CC%20Rear%20Valance/ColourCodingRearValance004.jpg)
I used some 80 grade sandpaper to get the scuffs/scratches out. I'm going to get some filler primer later on today to hopefully fill any little bits that I've missed. Then I can begin smoothing it even more with 600, 800 and 1200 wet and dry.
I have also decided to colour code the chrome part of the VW sharan badge Reflex Silver. That is in primer and should be finished in a day or so.
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Right after sanding the rear valance with some 80 grade sandpaper I have now sprayed it with some filler primer. As far as I'm aware this stuff fills scuffs and scratches better than normal primer. I've done three coats of filler primer and now have to wait for it to harden, so I'm going to leave it overnight, before using 600, 800 and 1200 grade wet and dry to get the smooth finish I need before primer and then paint.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/CC%20Rear%20Valance/002.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/CC%20Rear%20Valance/003.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/CC%20Rear%20Valance/004.jpg)
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Todays update.....
Well today I decided to start sanding it all again to get it much smoother. I started with some 600 grade wet and dry which seemed to be smoothing it ok. I cleaned it with a cloth and dried it and run my hands along it to see how smooth I had got it. It was ok but not smooth enough so I dug out my various sheets of sandpaper and found some 240 grade and set about the smoothing process once more.
The 240 grade seemed to be doing a much better job so I took my time and worked every inch with it. I never went all the way back to the plastic all over the valance but it now feels quite smooth. I think I might be ready for the plastic primer now. The only problem is my local halfords have run out so I will have to go to another one 2moro after work.
Here are a couple of pics of how it is:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/CC%20Rear%20Valance/002-1.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/CC%20Rear%20Valance/004-1.jpg)
Any comments or advice welcome :grin:
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I've been busy removing the filler primer and sanding the valance to get it smooth. It is currently on it's 3rd coat of primer so once that is all dry I'll get a few pics. My question is this: There are a few scratches that were quite deep and I couldn't sand out. Can I now add a couple of coats of filler primer to help with these scratches?
Also I fitted the sharan badge that I Fully colour coded yesterday. Here are a few pics.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/001.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/002.jpg)
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Here's the pics of the valance so far:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/0012.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/0023.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/0033.jpg)
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Here are a couple of pics of how it is now. It is not fully finished but I wanted to share some pics. I will be doing 2-3 more coats of lacquer 2moro and then will leave that overnight to dry/harden. I will then polish and wax it before finally fitting it. The last pics will be once it is fitted :grin:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/0013.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/0024.jpg)
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Here is the finished article. The colour match isn't spot on as I think the valance looks a little darker in some lights. Here are a few pics tho :grin:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/0053.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/0044.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/006-1.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/007-1.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/008-3.jpg)
If my votex front valance doesn't arrive soon I will be doing this to the front valance as well :grin:
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Here are the pics of the front valance which I have colour coded as well :grin:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/001-1.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/002-1.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/003-1.jpg)
It's no anni or votex front valance but looks better than the nasty standard black finish!
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Some of you may have seen the post in the Mods for under £100 section for some TT style pedals which I bought from vaglink.com. Now these only cost £16 and as I only had the R32 accelerator pedal I thought they would tidy up under my steering wheel quite nicely. A few people on ukmkivs had bought some and no one had any problems so I ordered some. They arrived today and I got straight outside and fitted them.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/0032.jpg)
The clutch and brake pedal were a bit fiddly but a bit of patience and they slip on just like the OEM standard covers that were on there. The accelerator pedal was the same shape as my R32 one and needed some super glue to hold it on, just like the R32 one I had on there did. All in all I'm happy with them and for half the price of the genuine TT pedals that are well worth the money. I'll apologise now for the poor pics. And the mess footwell, really need to clean the inside of the car :embarassed:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/008-4.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/011.jpg)
Next up is one of the eBay dead pedals and some new mats.
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today I colour coded the bit behind the VW badge on the front grill. I quite like it but might wrap my VW badge in some black vinyl to see how that looks.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/007-2.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/006-2.jpg)
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The badge is now black.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/0042.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/0022.jpg)
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I finally decided to remove all the nasty rubber from a few of my interior bits on Tuesday. The bits I played with were the centre console (bit that goes around the gearknob), the ashtray lid, OBD port cover and the little plastic bit on the drivers door handle.
Took me about 3 hours to remove all the rubber using white spirit and a scotch pad then finally some wet and dry. As I had the net optic trim I decided just to do these bits in matt black. I'm really pleased with how they came out. Make's it all look new and clean again. I've also got a simple non slip rubber mat which I cut to shape for my iPhone to sit on underneath the handbrake. Eventually I will modify the plastic bit that goes round the handbrake which will add the ipod connection I have from my parrot bluetooth kit.
Here are a few pics, they show my hong kong gearknob, which I haven't taken any pics of yet, aswell.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Interior/P2170186.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Interior/P2170190.jpg)
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(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Interior/P2170189.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Interior/P2170197.jpg)
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Got this today, nothing special but I like it :grin:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/024.jpg)
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I done the passenger and rear handles over the weekend as well.
Before:
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After:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/004-1.jpg)
Looks so much nicer than the nasty peeling/scuffed rubber and makes the interior look clean and tidy now.
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Now with a TT foot rest :grin:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/footrest.jpg)
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Attempted and succeeded in my first oil change today so there is now 4.5 litres of lovely fresh oil and a nice new, clean filter to keep her running nice and smooth. Once I have a bit more dosh I will be replacing all the other filters as well.
I've also got front and rear votex valances that need to be sprayed. Found them on ebay and paid the small total of £95 for both. :grin:
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Started on my votex valances today. I've managed to sand the worst one, which was the front one, nice and smooth and filled the little scratches and scuffs.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/001-2.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/002-4.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/003-3.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/004-2.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/005-2.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/007-3.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/006-3.jpg)
At the moment it is sat in the dining room waiting for the filler to harden as it was taking forever to harden out in the shed. It's bloody cold out there!! LOL.
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Now with plastic primer then filler primer on top. This mornings job is to wet sand it with some 1200 wet and dry then clean and dry and it will then have it's first few coats of paint.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/0022-1.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/0032-1.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/0042-1.jpg)
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Now in Reflex Silver :grin: :grin:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/0012-1.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/0023-1.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/0033-1.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/0043.jpg)
Just need to wet sand it 2moro then do the final coat and then 3-4 coats of lacquer. Can't wait to get it on and start on the rear one :grin: :grin:
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All finished but the colour match ain't good enough for my liking. The match I got with my standard valances was much better so I'm going to try again today.
Here's a little pic of how it looked for about 5 mins before I decided it wasn't good enough.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/0024-1.jpg)
Can't wait to get a better match and have it on the car properly :grin: :grin:
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Rear Votex Valance now sprayed and fitted and looks a much better colour match :grin: :grin:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/votexrear001.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/votexrear002.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/votexrear003.jpg)
It's still very slightly darker but it's good enough for me to leave on the car. I'll be re-attempting the front one again next week now I've got this one sorted.
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Just finished respraying the front valance to get a better colour match and I also removed the rear valance to give it a couple more coats of lacquer. Both are looking much better now and are in the garage drying. Hopefully the colour match on the front valance will be much better this time. I've also got my stubby mirrors all sprayed up in satin black so over the next few days the car will hopefully look a lot better :grin: :grin:
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Well I've finally got the valances to a stage where I'm happy. :grin: :grin:
Not quite 100% because I ran out of lacquer so I've not been able to get them as shiny as I would have liked but once funds permit I'll be getting some more lacquer and getting them even shinier.
Here's the pics
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/votexvalances001.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/votexvalances002.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/votexvalances003.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/votexvalances004.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/votexvalances006.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/votexvalances005.jpg)
I think both valances would look much closer to the colour of the bumpers if I had more lacquer to apply. Next up is the stubby mirrors I have. I will hopefully get a chance to fit them in a couple of days.
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Got a set of Stubby Lupo mirrors which I sprayed up in satin black. I'm well chuffed with them. Better than the larger bulkier standard ones.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/stubbies004.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/stubbies005.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/stubbies006.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/stubbies007.jpg)
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Been meaning to give my engine bay a good going over ever since I got the car 18 months ago. Finally decided to get in there and do it today and here are the results.
Before:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Clean%20Engine%20Bay/P5040057.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Clean%20Engine%20Bay/P5040058.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Clean%20Engine%20Bay/P5040059.jpg)
After:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Clean%20Engine%20Bay/P5040062.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Clean%20Engine%20Bay/P5040065.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Clean%20Engine%20Bay/P5040067.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Clean%20Engine%20Bay/P5040068.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Clean%20Engine%20Bay/P5040069.jpg)
I never had any proper degreaser so used some Mr Muscle degreaser spray. :embarassed: I also couldn't find my AG Rubber and Vinyl Care spray so never get to use that on the pipes and plastics but I'm really pleased with how it turned out :grin: :grin:
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Today I popped round bigtallbloke's (a forum member on ukmkivs) place to pick up some new lower girlls he had for me, fit a new scuttle panel (as mine had a crack in it which I think is the reason for the condensation in the car on wet days) and also to fit a modified short shift.
The difference of the feel of the gear box on the way home was very noticeable. Each gear change felt nice and solid. Before he fitted it he had me measure the distance from 3rd to the radio which was 90mm and then the distance from 4th too the radio which was 210mm. After it was fitted the distance between 3rd and the radio increased to 110mm and the distance between 4th and the radio decreased to 200mm. A very noticable difference.
If anyone is thinking of getting one then he does a good deal on them just pm him and he will sort you out.
I'll post some pics up later of the short shift and the new grills. I'm in the process of spraying the grills satin black so once they are on I'll get some pics.
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Satin black lower grills:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/001-3.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/002-6.jpg)
Short Shift:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/003-4.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/004-3.jpg)
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Today me and a mate attempted to sort out a boost leak coming from between the SMIC and the pancake pipe. There is a bit of pipe inbetween the two and a green seal had broke and it had been forced apart slightly. We took it all off, cleaned it up and replaced the seal which seemed to fix the problem. Went for a quick drive and could still hear the leak. Upon further investigation we discovered it is leak from the connection at the top of the SMIC as well. Curse of the crappy VW clip system once again!! So the plan now is to replace the crappy VW pipes and clips from EGR to the top of the SMIC with silicon hose and a new alloy pipe. That should shouls sort out that little problem.
Here is a pic of the 1st offending pipe:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/001-4.jpg)
After that my mate said he had an improved short shift which I could put on the car and see how I get on. This one reduces the throw between gears even more and made the gear box feel solid and tight.
The two shifts can be seen in the pic below. You can notice the difference in the pin location on them:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/002-8.jpg)
My mate has a garage full of bits and decided he didn't like my beige rear view mirror so hunted around for a spare black one he had and swapped them over for me. Looks much better!!
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/003-5.jpg)
And finally here are a couple of pics of our 2 MK4's:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/2silvers2.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/2silvers.jpg)
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Who needs genuine aero wipers........
.... not me thanks to my new retro fit wiper blades :grin: :grin:
Before:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Aero%20Wiper%20Blades/aero-wiper-blades-001.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Aero%20Wiper%20Blades/aero-wiper-blades-002.jpg)
After:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Aero%20Wiper%20Blades/aero-wiper-blades-003.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Aero%20Wiper%20Blades/aero-wiper-blades-004.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Aero%20Wiper%20Blades/aero-wiper-blades-005.jpg)
Had a quick go with them and they clear the window much smoother than the old one's did. Still not as tidy a look as genuine aero arms but still improved on standard blades I think.
Here is where I got them from http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/valeo-silencio-xtrm-um664-retrofit-flat-and-valeo-silencio-xtrm-um622-retrofit-flat-twin-pack-wiper-blades/ (http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/valeo-silencio-xtrm-um664-retrofit-flat-and-valeo-silencio-xtrm-um622-retrofit-flat-twin-pack-wiper-blades/)
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Finally managed to do a little bit more today. I started by cutting a length of bumper the width of the rubstrip recess. I then had to shape this to make it a nice tight fit.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Project%20Smooth%20Rear/Project-Smooth-rear-001.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Project%20Smooth%20Rear/Project-Smooth-rear-002.jpg)
Due to the curve in the plastic strip and the curve of the bumper I had to cut the strip in two and fiddle about slightly with the shape of the two pieces to allow them fill as much of the recess as possible.
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Here is the state of play after using a proper heat gun/plastic welder.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Project%20Smooth%20Rear/plasticweld-004.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Project%20Smooth%20Rear/plasticweld-003.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Project%20Smooth%20Rear/plasticweld-002.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Project%20Smooth%20Rear/plasticweld-001.jpg)
It all feels a lot stronger now. Just need to do the other side then get some plastic filler.
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I'm gunna leave the splitter as is I think. If I ever change my mind then I can smooth it in at a later date. I just finished welding and sanding the other side as well. :grin: :grin: Here are the pics:
I managed to get a much cleaner weld this time round.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Project%20Smooth%20Rear/weld-and-sand-001.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Project%20Smooth%20Rear/weld-and-sand-002.jpg)
And here it is all sanded ready for some filler.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Project%20Smooth%20Rear/weld-and-sand-004.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Project%20Smooth%20Rear/weld-and-sand-005.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Project%20Smooth%20Rear/weld-and-sand-006.jpg)
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Just a little update. I have the filler for the bumper but need a good few hours to have a go at it so I can take my time and hopefully do it right. Should be attempting it in a few days. I also managed to get a net optic ashtray to complete my trim set for £6.50 form the local scrappies :grin:
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First lot of filler has been applied now. I used this stuff in the end, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110646545166&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_964wt_905 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110646545166&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_964wt_905). It was the first time I have used filler on this large a scale but it went ok. Hopefully once I sand this lot down I won't need to apply much more to build lower areas up.
Not exciting pics but here are a couple anyway.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Project%20Smooth%20Rear/filler-rear-002.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Project%20Smooth%20Rear/filler-rear-001.jpg)
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Quick update before I go to work:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Project%20Smooth%20Rear/filler2-002.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Project%20Smooth%20Rear/filler2-001.jpg)
That's the 2nd layer of filler all sanded smooth. I want to put one more thin layer on again tonight and the leave that to go hard over night then that will hopefully give me the finish I'm after :D
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Always liked the look of these but never had the courage to have a go my self. Since I've been smoothing my rear bumper I've gained a bit of confidence and decided I was gunna give it a go. This is what I'm talking about.
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a58/garfie101/DSCF0019a.jpg)
I managed to get hold of a standard grill for nothing and set up on it with my tools :evil:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Honeycomb%20grill/002.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Honeycomb%20grill/003.jpg)
Once the slats where cut off and sanded I had to find a way to fill the gaps left. I tried to do a bit of plastic welding but it is a bit intricate for the heat gun I have so was near impossible. What I did in the end was cut the shape of the gap form one of the slats to give me a piece that would fill the gap best as possible. The plan was to then cover is front and back with some plastic filler. This seems to have worked ok and it all feels quite solid.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Honeycomb%20grill/005.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Honeycomb%20grill/007.jpg)
Next step is to fill all the little gaps in the filler some more and then get it all nice and smooth. Then I will use an OEM R32 centre mesh grill and attach that to the backing of the standard grill. Not to sure how I'm going to do that yet as I'm kind of working it all out as I go along :rolleyes:
More updates soon....
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All smooth and round :grin: :grin:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Honeycomb%20grill/004.jpg)
I'm going to get the primer, paint and lacquer in a bit so should have this painted this weekend.
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Well finished painting the central part of my grill. Here is the results.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Honeycomb%20grill/008.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Honeycomb%20grill/006.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Honeycomb%20grill/009.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Honeycomb%20grill/010.jpg)
Need an R32 centre grill now top finish it :grin:
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Back to the smooth rear bumper again today :laugh: :laugh:
Right, I got a few coats of filler primer on, had me bowl of water and 600 grade wet and dry all ready to go and.........
........I found a bloody crack in the weld on the left hand side [:(] It was only a little crack so I was able to sand the area back to the plastic then used my dremel type tool to grind a v along the crack and then re welded it, sand that down and then a touch of filler. All seems good now.
As it stands now I'm on my 2nd can of filler primer. Each can gives 3 good coats so I'm sanding after every can. One more coat from the 2nd can then some more wet sanding. Will got some pics of it later on once I'm done for the day.
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Here are some pics of it after today's fun :rolleyes:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/filler-primer-002.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/filler-primer-003.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/filler-primer-004.jpg)
It is all going well. There are quite a few little bits that need further attention but my back is killing me from being bent over the bloody thing spraying and sanding so I will tackle them 2moro.
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your pics arent showing up mate? Says bandwidth exceeded?
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any updates dude? interested to see how those bumpers turned out.
it's like your fav tv show cut after the 1st series lol
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Only done the rear bumper and it needs painting. Has hopefully been sold now tho is I've given up on modding the car as I have other things to spend money on. Modding is an expensive hobby that I can no longer be bothered with. Lol!
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Who needs genuine aero wipers........
.... not me thanks to my new retro fit wiper blades :grin: :grin:
Before:
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(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/Aero%20Wiper%20Blades/aero-wiper-blades-002.jpg)
After:
Had a quick go with them and they clear the window much smoother than the old one's did. Still not as tidy a look as genuine aero arms but still improved on standard blades I think.
Here is where I got them from http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/valeo-silencio-xtrm-um664-retrofit-flat-and-valeo-silencio-xtrm-um622-retrofit-flat-twin-pack-wiper-blades/ (http://www.wiperblades.co.uk/valeo-silencio-xtrm-um664-retrofit-flat-and-valeo-silencio-xtrm-um622-retrofit-flat-twin-pack-wiper-blades/)
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just ordered a set of these link was very helpfull my wipers are well buggered thanks. :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
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Finally an update on the honeycomb grill!! :grin: :grin:
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/001-5.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/002-9.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/004-4.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/005-4.jpg)
I started by removing the central slat on the right side of the grill. I tried the honeycomb on it as normal but it just didn't look right. I felt removing it looked much neater. I've trimmed the honeycomb to the shape of the central badge and the edge. All I need to do now is work out how I'm going to attach it to the grill. I'm thinking about using a soldering iron and melting the to separate parts together. Or might just do it as simple as cable ties.
More to come soon..... :smug: :smug:
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Here is how it stands at the end of today.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/0012-2.jpg)
Managed to get some black Sikaflex from work and set about attaching it. With a few other household items I think I've managed to get good contact between the back part and the mesh. It is currently sat in the house as it was taking forever to harden out in the cold. It has 2 large hammers pushing the mesh down now
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Here is the finished product. The center part has had a few fresh coats of satin black and lacquer.
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/05b3bdbc.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/5fab7e42.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/88cffd7f.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/0e602469.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/1f261d22.jpg)
I'm just waiting for the sikaflex to harden on the centre part as the modifications made to it stopped it from clipping in correctly then I will be fitting it on the car later :grin: :grin:
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And now fitted
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/23c11a93.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/77841b13.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/71f1a341.jpg)
(http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy80/mowlamb/3927dedc.jpg)
I'm not sure about it now I've fitted it :undecided: :undecided: