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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Golf mk3 gallery => Topic started by: Toopay_MkIII_GT on 14 August 2009, 21:38
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hi,
ive been looking on here for a few months now, but only registered now.
back in may i brought a mk3 golf gti anni.
its my second ever car, my first being a mk3 polo GT coupe which cost me £700 as a car to learn in at 17, over the years (now 21) i got into the dub scene and got to how it is today from standerd.
i brought the golf knowing that they weren't vw's finest moment in GTI history but a nice one came around at a good price locally. if i was looking for a golf mk3 from he start i would if holded out and spend more money for a nice 16v.
heres a pic of my old polo GT last summer..
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/STKI0024.jpg)
and heres my new 96 deep Perl effect 8v anniversary after a polish last weekend..
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00003.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00004.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00005.jpg)
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(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00007.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00009.jpg)
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(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00500.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00494.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00488.jpg)
the alloys are shot tbh which i hear is a common thing for the RXII's, so they will be getting refurbished in the next month hopefully
other than that, lower the front, needs a few bits of paint attending to here and there, new headlight needs fixing and just upgrade the stock speakers over time.
ive been collecting early vento grill and headlight protectors for a conversion at some point.
im a big OEM+ whore, so i like collecting load of optional extras the car could of come with, so im keeping my eyes out for a cd holder, and headlight washer system like my polo gt had. the blankput rear parcel shelf support speaker, bascily everything that reli hard to get hold of, i want :rolleyes:
hope you like the car, and il post any progress i make,
thanks,
liam
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Sweet, Polo was nice as well.
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two very nice cars you had/have dude. look forward to seeing your future progress on the golf :cool:
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Both car look super clean from the pics mate. Looking forward to seeing the projects unfold!
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UPDATE:
(sorry if pics comes in stages, this site wont let me load more than 8 picvs at a time
weekend i set about fitting the vento front end that i brought
first i prepared and sprayed up the early spec vento grill i had from factory grey to satin black:
Standered
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00225.jpg)
wire wooled & panal wiped:
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00226.jpg)
3 coats of grey primer then 3 coats of satin black later:
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00238.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00239.jpg)
brand new balck vw badge:
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00240.jpg)
then changed head lights, bonnet and grill:
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00242.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00243.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00244.jpg)
than finishing touch... gti badge...
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00247.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00248.jpg)
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that was todays effort. was fun changing the bonnet on my own! dunno if that was brave or dumb! but was fine tbh.
other bits and bobs ive done
new rear black badge:
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00029.jpg)
Hella colour magic smoked rear lights:
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00200.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00199.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00198.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00197.jpg)
might notice that one of that rear lights has a crack in. i brought it like that anyways due to them not being common, dare i say rare! and picked them up for a costly sum of a tenner!
Sharan stubby aerial:
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00031.jpg)
center console CD storage:
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00047-1.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00046-1.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00053.jpg)
Audi TT pedals:
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00049-1.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00051.jpg)
new factory mats & ABS/airbag lights with towing trailer icon
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00205.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00214.jpg)
think that's all that worth a mention. next steps should be better suspension (currently 40mm) alloy referb and just keep tryin to tidy bits up.
hopefully update soon with some nice wheels!
comments welcome!
thank,
liam
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Front end looks good mate, well done!
RXII's are nice wheels :'(
Did think that it was lower than standard in the new pics :D
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Prefer the Golf front end I'm afraid.
Love those rear lights, been after a set for a while now, whenever a set pops up they're either too far away or I'm skint!
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Very nice mate! I love the mk 3 anni!! I kind of prefer the golf front end, but each to their own!! Oh and loads of people dont like the anni seats but i like them too! Gonna get myself a set when the funds allow!!
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I love the Vento front. looks good mate. :smug:
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Prefer the Golf front, very nice car however.
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cheers for comments, shame most people don't like the vento front end much. i really like the clean lines of the gill. must admit, if vento never came with teh early spec grill. i'd never do the conversion.
VR6-joe: surprised you dont like it,. didnt u have one urself? have u suddenly gone off them?
all this nice weather is getting me out doin jobs on my car at nites. tonight i set about fitting OE electric headlight ajusters
was rather straight forward, replace headlight switch for uprated one. altho to fit uprated one, i had to carve away at back of dash abit
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00259.jpg)
then hey ho, nice new "busy" switch
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00264.jpg)
had to just wack motors into lights and replace light loom, all plug and play apart from the fact i had to cut and change the plugs for the indicators. mine have square connections,. the new loom had rounder connections.
while i was messing about with lights, i changed the bulbs for philips blue vision bulbs (just crisp white, not blue really) and also changed the indiactor bulbs to silver reflecting bulbs, can see a slight difference
standered orange bulb
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00261.jpg)
philips silver type bulb
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00262.jpg)
pictures dont show it as good tbh.
really happy that it works, kool littel add on i think, surprised how much they adjust actually.
i think i should get my lights checked to see if the beam is true so im not dazzing oncommers. how much you think a garage should charge for that?
commetns welcome!
thanks,
liam
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Nice anniversary ive got the same car in red :grin: I like the front end looks nice what colour you gonna get your wheels done in??
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looks good mate! can see your slats bending tho cause you've forced that GTi badge in! :grin: thats why i put mine at bottom!
nice car! :cool:
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Nice anniversary ive got the same car in red :grin: I like the front end looks nice what colour you gonna get your wheels done in??
thanks, i expect il get them done in standered silver. or maybe a silver that stands out abit more. il look at some examples when i go to the showroom the referbishers have. im also toying with he idea with getting the rim polished with the nice silver spokes. but mite be abit to flashy for me. i like keeping things oem to a point!
drewGTI: :embarassed: :laugh: yeh did bend slats a wee bit. but really like ti centered up, isnt that noticeable, along as the badge doesn't fall out! :grin:
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after reading the bonnet lifters how to. thought id give it a go. popped scrappy, picked up some struts and bolted them in.
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00266.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00267.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00268.jpg)
great little mod, looks nice and factory takes 5 mins, chuffed to bits!
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had a good day with the gti today. gave it a much needed wash, fixed the radio reception with arieal booster and fitted red pin stiping to the door plastics. why the anni never had these as standered i dont know. altho i hear the TDI annis in europe had them.
pics:
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00356-1.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00358.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00359.jpg)
then went to few location for pics
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(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00389.jpg)
comments welcome
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looks spot on mate!! :cool:
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Looks sweet mate :wink:
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looks good that mate! smoke the headlights..... :cool:
i'd leave the wheels a nice shiney silver!
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looks good that mate! smoke the headlights..... :cool:
i'd leave the wheels a nice shiney silver!
i dont wanted tinted headlights, i want a pair of these!
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/jettaecode_880x768.jpg)
but i tihnk they are LHD only, so i would have to do mine myself.
and i deffo keeping hte alloys standered. hopfully gettin them referb in standeded silver, wouldnt mind the lips being polished,. but i think ive been talked out of that due to price it wud be to polish and bugger to keep nice, the car is my daily.
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Car Looks lovelt mate :cool:
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looks good :cool:
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Yeah, seen them inpro ones but yeah, LHD, couple people
say not had problems with them and look great, just a risk... I'm
going to couple VW breakers tomorrow to see if I can pick some up
I can do myself... If that fails just gonna get them inpro ones I think!
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thanks for comments,
yeh good idea, ive seen a few people do it them selves on forums, just a case of plonkin them in oven for few mins to be able to eperate the glas from case, then mask up inner chrome bit. altho when fitting the electric headlight adjusters, i tihnk the inner chrome bit can be uncliped, and just spray black. cant be too hard, and must be far cheaper!
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Yeah dead easy to do and with it being inside and
not on few just gonna use a brush and paint
the bits.
But if I can't find any tomorrow just gonna buy
them inpro ones. :cool:
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cool, keep us updated
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brought this Golf_III badge off US ebay. such a cool badge i thought, as i always write cars down and MKI, MkII or MKIII. anyawys, rubbed off he silver which was worn, coat of primer and few satin black coats and stuck it on the car.
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/Photo0017.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/Photo0019.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/Photo0020.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/Photo0021.jpg)
it doesnt stick out which is great, nice and subtle, wanted it black coz annis dont come with anything crome on them, its blakc or red really.
thoughts welcomb,
liam
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Looks good :afro:
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have had a US spec center console with drinks holders and cubby hole for moneths now. only just found and brought the correct fitting bracket for it form US ebay.
few pics of it:
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00406.jpg)
then relised it would need a gaitor, so brought new handbrake and gear gaitor:
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00434.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00437.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00412.jpg)
new Vs old gaitor: tbh old one wasnt too bad
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00407.jpg)
also found a bit of a find, rear parcel shelf supports with speakers:
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00416.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00417.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00419.jpg)
havnt wired them up as they have a vw block type connection, not the spadere to spade conectors. they are Nokia speakers.
anyone know much anout theses? or have them even
comments welcome
thanks
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hiya mate, nice tidy anni, not to sure on the front end looks nice but its an anni, but its your taste, i wanted to know, where did you get the headlight adjuster from? was it easy or hard to do?
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cheers, you have PM
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started taking out interior tonight. changing everything to black. got colour concept A,B,C pillars and passat grab handles and cabrio 3.5 visors. got proper black fabric spray for headlining. and other ebits and bobs will spray matt black.
one job i need to do while roof is out, is wire up the lighted sunvisors i have. i have a picture of the wires by the sunroof motor and light wires. dunno if anyone cud help me what i need to tap into to work the vanity lights on the sunvisors?
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00479.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00477.jpg)
also! theres a screen wipe thing wedged between the motor at roof!!
i do have a loom of sorts with the visors which have plugs on, maybe it would help if i had a picture of that?
last week, i brought a golf mk4 sunglasses holder that goes by the drivers grab handle, took a gamble that it would fit, and it does! brillaint for 99 p on ebay from hong kong or summit. holes line up perfectly, doesnt look out of place either. it will be sprayed black and will blend in perfectly, quick pic:
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00476.jpg)
will be doing lots of spraying during the week, and will hopfuly start putting back together weekend. while roofs out, going to replace arial base, as receptions isnt great and i brought brand new booster few months back.
also. while im typing this, the box im tying in keep jumping up few lines and i cant actuily see wot im typing, i have to keep stopping and going back up to check ive written ok, anyone know why this is?
thanks, liam
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If Id have known you would be sticking the Vento grille on an Anni I would never have sold you it! :grin:
Only kidding. Car looks nice. :smiley:
I could have given you the UK part number for the bracket (and srew covers) to hold the US centre console as I've had one on for the last 2 years. :smiley:
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hahaha, well im always thinking about takin it back to golf standered front end these days, but will need bonnet resprayed before i do that.
i didnt relise you were on here? where the hell is moray that you've moved too? far from dorchester?
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Aye its probably a fair bit from Dorchester.... Moray+shire=North East Scotland :grin:
Send me you email and I'll forward the vanity wiring diagrams when I get home.
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well over the past few weeks ive stripped the interior, spraying up bits and bobs and on sat i put most of it back, all but center console that i will do.
prosess was really
colour concept/highline black A,B,C pillars
Passat B3 black grab handles
passatb3/vento black sunvisors with vaity lights
golf Mk4/polo 6n sunglasses holder sprayed matt black
electric sunroof switch & motor cover sprayed matt black
headlineing/sunroof cover and sunroof trim sprayed black with fabic dye
also got sone proper anniversary mats at last and got some what i thikn to be highline/ mk3.5 cabrio door pocket rubber insets
piccis,
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00486.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00512.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00509-1.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00485.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00498.jpg)
(even tho they are passat handles, they dont come with the little hook that the golf does, so like a saddo ive transfered the hook over and sprayed the hook matt black :embarassed: :nerd:)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00499.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00503-1.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00506-1.jpg)
anni mats and ribber inserts
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00515.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00514.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00496.jpg)
still got a thin third sunvisor that ive sprayed to go in above the vear view miioor, but im trial fitting few different ones.
comments welcome!
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can i ask what dye u used for the headlining?
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Sorry for not being back in touch Toopay... My WinELSA is fubard so I can't access my wiring diagrams... Trying to get it sorted though.. I'll PM you when I've got it sorted. :embarassed:
Looks good though :wink:
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Nice work mate head lining looks spot on mate and all the other bits youve done goes really well with the red seat belts :smiley:
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cheers for the comments.
Lewisf1988-DUB : yeh i used a midnight black dye from fabicspray.co.uk
wireZ: no problem m8, its not a urgent thing, when ever you have time, cheers
16v_blu: thanks, im chuffed to bits with it. its dark as a bag inside now tho lol. thats half the reason i did it, the cars black with the red anni parts, so its just follows the facory theme inside more.
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cheers for the comments.
Lewisf1988-DUB : yeh i used a midnight black dye from fabicspray.co.uk
wireZ: no problem m8, its not a urgent thing, when ever you have time, cheers
16v_blu: thanks, im chuffed to bits with it. its dark as a bag inside now tho lol. thats half the reason i did it, the cars black with the red anni parts, so its just follows the facory theme inside more.
this one yea?
http://www.fabricspray.co.uk/paint-it-black (http://www.fabricspray.co.uk/paint-it-black) and how much u need to do the whole lot?
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scrap that found it
http://www.fabricspray.co.uk/shop/upholstery-spray-paint/midnight-black (http://www.fabricspray.co.uk/shop/upholstery-spray-paint/midnight-black)
just the one?
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^^ second link is the puppy! needs few layers, 4 cans should just do it, but i got 5 and went in to the 5th can a little
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^^ second link is the puppy! needs few layers, 4 cans should just do it, but i got 5 and went in to the 5th can a little
take it that was for the pillars too?
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no, pillars were original colour concept pilliars, eg: they are already made out of black plastic
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I`ve just come across this post and realised it was you who bought my anni mats lol!! .
By the way nice motor i`m also thinking of doing my roof lining black i`ve got the highline pillar trims ready i just need the visors and grab handles.
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Good Job fella :wink:
The inside looks millions time better with the black pillar trims and headlining, they should have sent the out the factory like that!!
I was going to ask where you found the anni rear bench with headrests then realised they arent the original anni seats! lol
i like the sunglasses holder :nerd:
No Coffee cup holder? :laugh:
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scrap that found it
http://www.fabricspray.co.uk/shop/upholstery-spray-paint/midnight-black (http://www.fabricspray.co.uk/shop/upholstery-spray-paint/midnight-black)
just the one?
heres another option http://as-trim.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=175_239&products_id=1784
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anni mats and ribber inserts
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00515.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00514.jpg)
I have these mats in my GTI, are they worth owt? When I bought it the guy said it had anni mats in, I just thought he was telling porkies! :laugh:
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Good Job fella :wink:
The inside looks millions time better with the black pillar trims and headlining, they should have sent the out the factory like that!!
I was going to ask where you found the anni rear bench with headrests then realised they arent the original anni seats! lol
i like the sunglasses holder :nerd:
No Coffee cup holder? :laugh:
yeah right, i have no idea why VW didnt put the gti's out like that, or even the higher spec GTi's /VR6 should of got them.
are they not the orig rear seat? i have seen a few with and a few with out, duno if it was a factory extra or just pot luck, i havnt heard of anyone modding the rear bench of mine :undecided:
o yes, have the coffie cup holder :tongue:
I`ve just come across this post and realised it was you who bought my anni mats lol!! .
By the way nice motor i`m also thinking of doing my roof lining black i`ve got the highline pillar trims ready i just need the visors and grab handles.
did just eh job getting your anni amts, was the one thing buggin me for aggges :nerd: i kept lookin for grab handles on uk and us ebay for ages with no luck, then thought id post a wanted add on a passat forum, did the trick!
anni mats and ribber inserts
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00515.jpg)
(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff292/toopay01/DSC00514.jpg)
I have these mats in my GTI, are they worth owt? When I bought it the guy said it had anni mats in, I just thought he was telling porkies! :laugh:
yeah, you will always find someone wanting to buy anni carpets off you, lucky bugger getting em in ur standerd gti :rolleyes:
thanks for all the comments :smiley:
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I know you've already sprayed the interior light black and done a really
Good job (better job than I did on mine) but did you know you can actually
Buy an interior light already in black so you wouldn't have the grey squares around the LED's?????
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Looks really tidy.
Trying to source black plastic bits for mine, can't understand why vw never put the black trim in the annis, they did with the mk4.
What's the black interior light from that will fit?
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I got Anni mats in mine, but then it is an Anni lol. Looking good mate, Anniversary galore in here at the moment.
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Last post over two years ago...
With regards to the black interior light switch, I believe they came off the B3 passats.
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Yeh the black light comes from a B3 passat. I don't understand why they never made the roof black on tw anni either! But then again if they had made it 100% perfect from standard then we would have nothing to do to them! And they would all be the same! I think you should deffinetly put a new VW antenna on!