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Title: Bling!!!.......
Post by: kniterider on 17 September 2004, 06:57
he he, just got in from me night shift, wasnt alot happening so i took the 16v inlet and rocker cover that GavG60 gave me, i prepped it a tad and bunged it in a media barrel wash at work  for 6 hrs and BLING!!!!
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/c.hunter101/polish1.JPG)
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/c.hunter101/polish2.JPG)

might bung em in tonight for another session but leave em a bit longer, happy with the inlet, the rocker needs to shine a tad more but ;D

ill post some pics when there fitted on monday ;D

Gaz 8)
Title: Re: Bling!!!.......
Post by: jo on 17 September 2004, 07:19
 :'(..i want 16v :'(..sniff
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Post by: vanish on 17 September 2004, 07:45
 need shades on just to look at 'em 8)well nice!
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Post by: 16v Matt on 17 September 2004, 09:13
COOL 8)  Looks bang on mate ;)
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Post by: jv on 17 September 2004, 10:37
very nice Gaz, i reckon a few people would like to 'borrow' your work's facilities  ;)
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Post by: kniterider on 17 September 2004, 12:39
just got to work out what other bits i can removed to be buffed up?? cant be anything with any tiny air/oil/water ways as media can get stuck in teeny holes.......

making a 4 sided battery cover tonight (polished alloy) and a few other bits whilst them above bits are spinning again ;D

Gaz 8)
Title: Re: Bling!!!.......
Post by: Dizzie on 17 September 2004, 12:43
a bit of metal polish and that'd come up well shiney!

get some 20v rockers Gaz ;D
Title: Re: Bling!!!.......
Post by: kniterider on 17 September 2004, 12:46
if the 20v t rocker cover ive got kicking about didnt have a hairline crack in it i would be polishing and floggin on an exchange basis!!!!!

Gaz 8)
Title: Re: Bling!!!.......
Post by: Overseer on 17 September 2004, 14:06
i want one!! lol..

i've see them for mk3s on ebay sometimes, often go for around 50 quid.

mk3 ones are chunkier  8)

cant find a picture of one now.. boohoo  :'(


for you mk2 owners...



theres one on ebay right now...with a few other bits http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9889&item=2489837561&rd=1

(http://i14.ebayimg.com/01/i/02/2c/5a/4b_12_s.JPG)

lush...   currently at 41 quid with 4 days left.

one in germany >>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7921850871&category=36474&sspagename=WDVW



here's one that needs cleaning up..  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9889&item=2490026202&rd=1

currently at 1.99 with no bids.. you could make some money off doing this gaz ;)
Title: Re: Bling!!!.......
Post by: kniterider on 17 September 2004, 14:14
nice idea!!, the lower inlet looks nice polished, hmmm must take 16v off road for a few days and get it done, will look a bit pants if i put the rocker and top inlet on being all shiney and that and leave the lower looking furry!!, shame i aint got a spare lower, would save alot of time!

the hardest bit about doing these is trying to flat down the 'grain' from the castings, GavG60 started  to do this on one of the legs, i prepped a bit then just left em rotating for 6hrs, there not mirror/mirror polished as some of the grain is near impossible to remove but there good enough to tart the under bonnet view of my 16v!!

Gaz 8)
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Post by: Blue MK2 on 17 September 2004, 14:21

looks very nice ;)
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Post by: Overseer on 17 September 2004, 14:28
just realised something weird (to me :P ) about the shape on the mk2 ones..

where does the throttle body go? on a mk3 its in the top left hand corner
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Post by: Dizzie on 17 September 2004, 14:30
same place. top left. clair's is on the top right though.
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Post by: Overseer on 17 September 2004, 14:44
oh right.. i cant see where it bolts onto it from those pics..

just found a couple pics in the gallery.. looks it sticks off at a 45 degree angle? whereas the mk3 one is directly inline with the space at the back across the manifold?

on a mk3 the throttle cable +spriny bit is hidden at the back.. its really really bad for access.. looks tidier than having it slapped over the top tho

you can kinda see here http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/gallery/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pos=716
Title: Re: Bling!!!.......
Post by: the boy mike on 17 September 2004, 14:57
Looks minty, that  ;)
Just a shame we don't all have access to such facilities at work :-\
Will be interested to see what it looks like fitted
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Post by: Overseer on 17 September 2004, 14:57
bugger.. theres one thats fitted in the gallery.. i closed it a few mins ago. grr.. lol
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Post by: marcus123 on 19 September 2004, 19:47
they make good money on ebay man  ;)