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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: mart08uk on 10 February 2009, 20:49
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Just brought mk4 1.6 i know its not GTI but still....
S reg.
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i love it. few questions, just wondering my front bumper, is it vinyl wrapped or something as it seems to have bubbled slightly, if so any method of fixing maybe hair dryer and smooth it down or something ?
Also i have been told its normal but when the car is at idle sometimes it dips and pics up revs on its own never stalls or anything and nothing stupid just slightly i think its normal but anyways :grin: thanks for any help :smiley:
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Welcome :afro: Nice colour :cool:
Got any pics of the bumper problem? Lacquer peeling?
As for the revs A throttle body clean may help? :smiley:
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welcome mate. Woah i am loving that colour. What is it? Yup +1 as rich says throttle body clean. As 4 the bumper could be a dodgy repair mate
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cheers guy :smiley:, this is the bumper:
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and cheers ill look into the cable thing, and i think its metalic red mate only had it 2 days still reading the manual to figure out what all the buttons and functions do :grin: such a big upgrade from my old rusty 1.2 corsa
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Bumper almost looks like it's been badly sprayed :P
Welcome btw!! Nice car, it's all VAG mate :afro:
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As bob says looks like paint runs :undecided:
Have a look through the mk4 maintenance + info section at the top lots of useful stuff :wink:
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looks like Canyon Red? :undecided:
nice colour :smiley:
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Bumper almost looks like it's been badly sprayed :P
Welcome btw!! Nice car, it's all VAG mate :afro:
ha, cheers dude, yeah maybe.. apart from the bumper it looks great only hosed it down and it came up really shiney, need some good weather so i can attack it with some cleaning products :laugh: need to get some grab handles too as they are a bit worn :rolleyes: btw the emotes on this site are awsome :grin:
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hi m8 nice love the colour its ace in it i had that colour golf mk3 gti comes up well good with a good clean.
looks as tho the laquer has run and not the paint.
may b wrong tho
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hey :smiley:, yeah.. its weird i run finger over it and it feels thick-ish like its a bubble under the plastic wrap or something
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Welcome to the club, mate. :)
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sounds like it has been over sprayed with laquer. :wink:
shud b cheaper to get fixed than gettin the paint done on it.
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awsome, and hello :smiley: so anybody advise me not to try heating it up with hair dryer and rub it down ? im thinking it may cause the glues or paints to re-adhere ? only try a little bit sheilding the rest with some card or something....
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bonjour and welcome im relatively new n all pal u got a question post it the blokes in here amaze me with the s h i t they know if they dont no it u dont need to as for the paint it looks like its had brake fluid or paint stripper on it it drawes moisture out the paint then goes flakey but its looks like someone has painted straight over it who knows :huh: :huh:
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bonjour and welcome im relatively new n all pal u got a question post it the blokes in here amaze me with the s h i t they know if they dont no it u dont need to as for the paint it looks like its had brake fluid or paint stripper on it it drawes moisture out the paint then goes flakey but its looks like someone has painted straight over it who knows :huh: :huh:
cheers mate, i will keep it in mind as i want to keep it running sweet as a nut haha, yeah the paint thing aint that bad it dosent stand out stupidly or anything just something im looking at getting sorted :smiley: thanks for comments everyone
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Just brought mk4 1.6 i know its not GTI but still....
S reg.
(http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/5459/golf1pn8.jpg)
(http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/9458/golf2ve3.jpg)
(http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/7537/golf3dp9.jpg)
i love it. few questions, just wondering my front bumper, is it vinyl wrapped or something as it seems to have bubbled slightly, if so any method of fixing maybe hair dryer and smooth it down or something ?
Also i have been told its normal but when the car is at idle sometimes it dips and pics up revs on its own never stalls or anything and nothing stupid just slightly i think its normal but anyways :grin: thanks for any help :smiley:
Welcome mate. :afro:
Tidy looking motor :cool:
Not sure whats going on with the bumper? :undecided:
Any idea when it was last serviced? :smiley:
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hi mate and welcome like the colour of your golf :afro: looking at your bumper it looks like a laquer/clearcoat run can be rubbed down maybe with a 5 micron (we use at work) sanding disc and wont damage the clearcoat to much as long as you take it steady it could rub out :smiley:
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Welcome Dude, i got the same as u :laugh: Just Green, a fellow non Tubo :tongue: yet :drool:
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Welcome to the forum!
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Welcome mate :cool:
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Hello,
Welcome to the forum. Really nice car that. :)
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thanks for the replies everyone, sorry i havent replied i have been out driving it and stuff. its brill tbh love it, and (alexB) cheers :smiley: they have ample power anyways dont they :grin:. thanks for the advise on the bumper also, when i get some spare cash i will look into it, and i live staffordshire and got the car from macclesfeild :D
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Welcome mate. :afro:
Tidy looking motor :cool:
Not sure whats going on with the bumper? :undecided:
Any idea when it was last serviced? :smiley:
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hello :smiley: im not certain but i think it was done 20k ago, i want to get it done tbh but waiting on funds. :smiley:
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Hello, nice colour that, hav'nt seen many like that.
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20k ago? :shocked: I'd try to get service done fairly soon mate. Oil + filter, fuel filter, air filter. Do it yourself and save on some £££. :wink:
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:smiley: yes im getting it done this week, can anybody tell me what mark i should fill oil up to on dipstick ? top of the hatched area i presume? :drool: thanks
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on dipstick u have a recess bottom mark is min top is max DO NOT OVERFILL add a little oil at a time til u reach the max mark.............all is explained in the owners manual if uve got one if not get urself a haynes manual(halfords or ebay) and take a look in the maintainance section on here(its a sticky) for info etc(any probs just ask we wont bite(unless ur RHYSO :grin: :grin: ) hope this helps mate :smiley: also nice car and welcome to the forum
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on dipstick u have a recess bottom mark is min top is max DO NOT OVERFILL add a little oil at a time til u reach the max mark.............all is explained in the owners manual if uve got one if not get urself a haynes manual(halfords or ebay) and take a look in the maintainance section on here(its a sticky) for info etc(any probs just ask we wont bite(unless ur RHYSO :grin: :grin: ) hope this helps mate :smiley: also nice car and welcome to the forum
cheers mate, thanks for the advice.. i know how to fill it etc i was just wondering about the fill level on the dip stick but all is sorted now, so far i have done oil filter change, then oil change and air filter and getting new plugs soon just waiting on selling my other car (corsa), but the car is running brilliant tbh and the fluctuating revs has now stopped after i cleaned the throttle body and breather pipes etc.
Thanks for the help everyone :laugh:
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on dipstick u have a recess bottom mark is min top is max DO NOT OVERFILL add a little oil at a time til u reach the max mark.............all is explained in the owners manual if uve got one if not get urself a haynes manual(halfords or ebay) and take a look in the maintainance section on here(its a sticky) for info etc(any probs just ask we wont bite(unless ur RHYSO :grin: :grin: ) hope this helps mate :smiley: also nice car and welcome to the forum
cheers mate, thanks for the advice.. i know how to fill it etc i was just wondering about the fill level on the dip stick but all is sorted now, so far i have done oil filter change, then oil change and air filter and getting new plugs soon just waiting on selling my other car (corsa), but the car is running brilliant tbh and the fluctuating revs has now stopped after i cleaned the throttle body and breather pipes etc.
Thanks for the help everyone :laugh:
no probs what i meant by the haynes manual is for the future and for the times ur not sure on something always handy to have...........glad alls gud now enjoy
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yes, i will buy one asap :smiley:, im still waiting on some good weather so i can wash and wax it :sad: :grin:
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im still waiting on some good weather so i can wash and wax it :sad: :grin:
What is this "Good weather" you talk of is that another form of snow :undecided:
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yeah, rain also ? it just dosent look like its going to stay none rainy for a while....
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Welcome dood :cool:
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hello :laugh: very freindly site here :smiley:, cleaned the motor today came up very shiney but to dark for pictures :sad:
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hello :laugh: very freindly site here :smiley:, cleaned the motor today came up very shiney but to dark for pictures :sad:
Get some pics up here:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=76966.0
In the morning :laugh:
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okies :smiley: