New Arrivals!!

[MM087]

Looks Brilliant !

[physio]

that looks  fantastic

[physio]

That looks fantastic Simon. You must be well chuffed! Really like the Carbon Grey and 19" wheel combination. 

Wow those 19" wheels look amazing with Carbon grey!  Jealous I can't get them with the pan roof!

 must admit it looks the dogs  whatsits

[GolfTi]

Canine dangly bits.

[Gung-Ho]

Some lovely looking motors starting to appear 

[Sootchucker]

Well, today after what seemed to be an eternity, I finally collected my new MK7 Golf GTD, and she was certainly worth the wait. Was really sorry to see the old Scirocco go but hey, that’s progress.

I had asked the dealer not to prep the car so the paint work was in excellent condition. So, this is what greeted us this morning at the dealership. Sorry, went a bit overboard with the photos.


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So, afterwards, drove the car straight home and began the preparation process.

First I removed the number plates, then power washed the car down, followed by a liberal coating of AF Snow foam. Whilst the snow foam as dwelling, I hit all the nooks and crannies with a detailing brush with Megs APC. Then rinsed.

Followed with a hand wash using the Two bucket method with Megs lambswool mits. Then rinsed.

Hit the paintwork with a liberal coat of Iron-X, and i was genuinely surprised at the level of fall out the car had. Then rinsed.

Followed with Autosmart Tardis to remove the last of the glue marks from the transport sheets.

Clayed the car with Bilt Hamer soft clay (which to be honest removed very little). Then washed the car again, rinsed and dried with waffle drying towels and my hot air blower. With the paintwork now clan and smooth, I used Werkstat Prime on a DA with a polishing pad, followed by a coat of AF Tripple on a foam applicator.

Finally, 2 coats of GTechniq C2V3 applied leaving the paintwork like glass. Wheels were cleaned and decontaminated and Poorboys wheel sealant applied. All black trim hit with GTechniq C4 trim restorer, and finally glass cleaned with GTechniq G4 Glass polish.

Interior was as you would expect  in mint condition and just need a quick hover and wipe down with a damp microfibre.

So, onto the afterwards....


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[GolfTi]

Happy days.

[monkeyhanger]

I bet you are knackered after all that! Looking good. I need some pics in the sun, it was half dark when I took mine.

[Sootchucker]

Absolutely buggered 

[Hawaii-Five-O]

@Norbreck the car looks absolutely mint. Really stunning photography too. What a wait though eh. Bet its worth it now!

Funnily enough I saw a 5 door, pure white GTD with gorgeous xenon DRLs today? The very first Mk7 GTD/GTI I've seen on the road. Lovely.