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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: luke on 28 October 2009, 08:26
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anybody know how much it would cost for new plastic trim from vw in dragon green (exterior door trims and bumpers), don't need arches..
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I am 99% sure you cannot get it ready painted it will be supplied primered, it will be very expensive as well.
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I am 99% sure you cannot get it ready painted it will be supplied primered, it will be very expensive as well.
fair enough, when i take my arches off at the weekend i will try to paint it, sand, plastic primer, spray, lacquer..
if all goes well that will happen with all the others, so does this mean i will need new bumpers?
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I am 99% sure you cannot get it ready painted it will be supplied primered, it will be very expensive as well.
fair enough, when i take my arches off at the weekend i will try to paint it, sand, plastic primer, spray, lacquer..
if all goes well that will happen with all the others, so does this mean i will need new bumpers?
Would be better to get the smooth bumpers and side trims.
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So you want the wide door strips and smooth/paint them?
As Wayne says it looks far better to use the GL type narrow side strips.
If you buy new that will cost you approx £112 from Eurocarparts, but a lot less if you find some in a scrappy and you may even find them in your body colour!
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So you want the wide door strips and smooth/paint them?
As Wayne says it looks far better to use the GL type narrow side strips.
If you buy new that will cost you approx £112 from Eurocarparts, but a lot less if you find some in a scrappy and you may even find them in your body colour!
I don't know what i want lol..
i want completely smooth doors but some say it looks stupid and takes alot of effort
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So you want the wide door strips and smooth/paint them?
As Wayne says it looks far better to use the GL type narrow side strips.
If you buy new that will cost you approx £112 from Eurocarparts, but a lot less if you find some in a scrappy and you may even find them in your body colour!
I don't know what i want lol..
i want completely smooth doors but some say it looks stupid and takes alot of effort
Correct as you will need plates welding over the top.
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Oh dear.
I know it's your car but I'd leave the GTI arches and side strips on. I did on my SE and it looked spot on, it broke up the green :smiley:
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completely smooth doors?
Hmmm I have seen this once! And I will tell you it looks absolutely gash! :sick:
I do have a photo somewhere and I'll try and dig it out later.
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Also you will have no protecting for car doors hitting your car, which does happen.
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Also you will have no protecting for car doors hitting your car, which does happen.
the arches are definetely coming off as i think they look better with them off, i'm tryin to get green door strips now..
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Also you will have no protecting for car doors hitting your car, which does happen.
the arches are definetely coming off as i think they look better with them off, i'm tryin to get green door strips now..
the golf has got me so frustrated, not doing any work on it at all now, tempted to f**king sell it, look for a mk2 instead
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What's gone wrong then?
If it's mechanical then a Mk2's going to be less reliable than a Mk3!
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What's gone wrong then?
If it's mechanical then a Mk2's going to be less reliable than a Mk3!
needs new discs and pads, sometimes it won't start first time and pretty much just grunt so i think the starter motor has had it, I was being stupid and decided to take the arches off not listening to anyone from here, i'm 17 i think i know everything lol, so took the arches off and theres quite a big dent on each side, already hacksawed some of the arch trim for the door trim, but tried to pop rivet it back on but they weren't long enough so we used self tappers and clips, few hours of polishing, checking over the brakes and putting some back to black on the trim and it looks quite nice now, if i can find some p-slots that are really cheap i might just buy some..
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What's gone wrong then?
If it's mechanical then a Mk2's going to be less reliable than a Mk3!
needs new discs and pads, sometimes it won't start first time and pretty much just grunt so i think the starter motor has had it, I was being stupid and decided to take the arches off not listening to anyone from here, i'm 17 i think i know everything lol, so took the arches off and theres quite a big dent on each side, already hacksawed some of the arch trim for the door trim, but tried to pop rivet it back on but they weren't long enough so we used self tappers and clips, few hours of polishing, checking over the brakes and putting some back to black on the trim and it looks quite nice now, if i can find some p-slots that are really cheap i might just buy some..
Would be better to pick up cl trim, that sounds horrid.
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What's gone wrong then?
If it's mechanical then a Mk2's going to be less reliable than a Mk3!
needs new discs and pads, sometimes it won't start first time and pretty much just grunt so i think the starter motor has had it, I was being stupid and decided to take the arches off not listening to anyone from here, i'm 17 i think i know everything lol, so took the arches off and theres quite a big dent on each side, already hacksawed some of the arch trim for the door trim, but tried to pop rivet it back on but they weren't long enough so we used self tappers and clips, few hours of polishing, checking over the brakes and putting some back to black on the trim and it looks quite nice now, if i can find some p-slots that are really cheap i might just buy some..
Would be better to pick up cl trim, that sounds horrid.
thats what i want to do but i only have £30 a week, and half goes on insurance when i eventually get insured, if i can find some cheap cl trim in dragon green i will get it, if not, just leave it for a while, i'm not even intending on getting wheels, even though my dad wants me to get ronal turbos because he likes them, yet i want pirelli p-cuts, buying springs next week when i get my bonus..