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Offline sharki786

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Re: My diamond black 1997 Golf GTI 16v Anniversary
« Reply #10 on: 06 April 2012, 14:15 »
wana swap with my 8v anniverysary in the best colour (mystic blue) on the market for the mk3 golfs? :grin:
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Re: My diamond black 1997 Golf GTI 16v Anniversary
« Reply #11 on: 06 April 2012, 14:25 »
That is one nice car  :smiley:
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Re: My diamond black 1997 Golf GTI 16v Anniversary
« Reply #12 on: 06 April 2012, 15:27 »
Nice one deano!!!!
Cant beleive hes had it since new!!!! Amazing.
Theres a guy buy me whos had a mk2 16v since new.....its oak green, beautiful.
He keeps it garaged and his civic type r on the road lol

Offline Ess_Three

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Re: My diamond black 1997 Golf GTI 16v Anniversary
« Reply #13 on: 06 April 2012, 16:29 »
If i was you, i'd replace the 16v badge with the original and repaint the calipers.

His '16v' grill badge IS original.
The red stripe down the sides however, is not.

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Re: My diamond black 1997 Golf GTI 16v Anniversary
« Reply #14 on: 06 April 2012, 18:31 »
wana swap with my 8v anniverysary in the best colour (mystic blue) on the market for the mk3 golfs? :grin:

I agree mystic blue is the best colour- my first car was a MK3 1.4 SE in this colour, but I'll think I keep this one  :laugh:. There is a 16v mystic blue anniversary for sale in Norfolk but it is very overpriced for 160k miles and the interior has seen better days.

I quite like the 16v badge but the GTI one looks good too- I only noticed the difference when I was looking at pics of 8v models on google.

The red pin stripe on the sides is not original but I thought it would look better to match the bumper red stripes- It is almost like VW couldn't be bothered to pinstripe all the way round as the groove is there in the rubbing strip. To fit is quite easy- you have to be patient to get it in the groove straight, and make sure the plastic is clean and bone dry otherwise it will peel away easily.

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Re: My diamond black 1997 Golf GTI 16v Anniversary
« Reply #15 on: 06 April 2012, 19:11 »
I agree the pin stripe should have continued along the door rubbing strips from the factory.

Offline admc6

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Re: My diamond black 1997 Golf GTI 16v Anniversary
« Reply #16 on: 06 April 2012, 22:32 »
Cheers- do you mean the plastic coating on the lower door sills? are these one piece?  Looking forward to checking out the rest of the forum for some tips, namely painting the calipers and changing discs/pads which I hope isn't too difficult.

Yeah upper sill trims. Doesn't take long. Just wash all the crap out and let them dry out first.

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Re: My diamond black 1997 Golf GTI 16v Anniversary
« Reply #17 on: 13 April 2012, 14:07 »
Are those the anni headlights? shouldnt they be smoked??? Mine are black inside???

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Re: My diamond black 1997 Golf GTI 16v Anniversary
« Reply #18 on: 13 April 2012, 15:05 »
If your headlights are smoked then they've been modified.

Offline Deano2711

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Re: My diamond black 1997 Golf GTI 16v Anniversary
« Reply #19 on: 13 April 2012, 21:35 »
Black inside sounds like Joey modded lights. The standard lights are the same as all GTI's but IMO look better Joey'd.