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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Golf mk3 gallery => Topic started by: jv on 25 March 2010, 14:43
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Early september 2009, needed a car and always fancied a MK3 GTI, and saw this on the way to a party with my other (more sensible :) ) half, so stopped and had a look and all seemed well, so went back the day after with a friend who used to own MK2 gtisand we went out etc, and i parted with £825 for it, with history upto 108k and it showed 115k, the guy had spent a small fortune on it, and i had enough paper work to start a big a4 file, reciepts back to 1999.
These pics are the day after i got it
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1268921529.jpg) (http://s870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/?action=view¤t=1268921529.jpg)
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1268921566.jpg) (http://s870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/?action=view¤t=1268921566.jpg)
this pic shows where i was having a mess about with it,
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first things were first, needed tyres, but only cos they were all odd and one was nearing the limit, so found some vr wheels with 200mile old premium contact 2 tyres on them, he had them on ebay for 180 but i mailed him and said, today is the only day i can come buy them how bout 140? he said cos i was coming a fair way take 120, so off i went in company car :) (as i still had it then) and picked them up, rims not as good as i hoped but tyres were all spot on,
problem with one was cos they hadnt been used for a while and were knocking on the rim was leaking, so had to do sand down inside by hand around the edges to stop the slow puncture.
now looked like this
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1267211378.jpg) (http://s870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/?action=view¤t=1267211378.jpg)
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269535795.jpg) (http://s870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/?action=view¤t=1269535795.jpg)
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269535785.jpg) (http://s870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/?action=view¤t=1269535785.jpg)
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269535824.jpg) (http://s870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/?action=view¤t=1269535824.jpg)
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1267211464.jpg) (http://s870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/?action=view¤t=1267211464.jpg)
as i write this, cos its in the present and this was oct 09, i have since decided i want a set of originals like it had on, but powder coated white (as my friend has a new job where this is gonna be possible, if i refurb em myself) , which after my hol next week ill be keeping an eye out for, but first a bit of body work, (see later)
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its now late oct early nov and i am now relying on it for work and commuting, everything ok, taking it easy to get aquainted as i am well aware they are not quick at all, just nice to cruise around in. I tried to overtake a arctic on motorway so give it a bit and hit the limit at 5k, which was interesting,
so after some time on here and buying vagcom lead and setting that up, finally sorted it out and was the hall sensor on the dizzy, so i got a near new one with cap off someone on here; but i cant remember who it was for 45 delivered. So i fitted it myself, eventually after panicing cos i forgot to look where the arm was, lol, i laugh now but at the time i was pooping it, work at 7am morn after, anyway long story short, initially it didnt solve it, but after vagcom and tweeking the dizzy bod i got reading perfect in middle of the range, and all cleared! 1st mile stone of work done by myself!, never done anything before to write about. haynes manual and you guys saved a life!! :) :)
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update, on holiday till 2nd or 3rd of april, so will update more then,,,
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not sure what happened next, so will just detail everything ive now done,
next was the rub strips down each side as previous owner had engraved quite badly the reg plate into them, so picked up another set cheap, funily enuff off the guy i got the car from, lol, off ebay,
so sprayed them black with satin black plasticote from b and q, primered aswell, 2 coats of primer and then 2-3 coats of black.
the home spray booth, lol, i aint got a garage
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269547522.jpg)
scotchbrited them so key the plastic lightly
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269547406.jpg)
1st coat of primer
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269547571.jpg)
2nd coat of primer
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269547601.jpg)
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no mid shots of painting, dunno why, normally take pics of everything, but here they are finished
doors
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269547649.jpg)
rear quarters
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269547442.jpg)
close up
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269547485.jpg)
rear qtr back on the car
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269547748.jpg)
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and the grey spolier has had a treatment
scotchbrited
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269547586.jpg)
primered
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269547613.jpg)
underside sprayed up 1st
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269547626.jpg)
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269547711.jpg)
and back on the car in black
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269547827.jpg)
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stealth shelf made, some time ago, but is part of the build so here it is
some shots
wood panel screwed to bottom of shelf, and speaker bolts passed through
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1272460210.jpg)
wood panel from the top
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269536367.jpg)
carpet going on
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269536384.jpg)
finished
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269536397.jpg)
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amp mount
shows a caliber amp, which i changed to a jbl half way through the build, lol
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269536427.jpg)
jbl fitted and wired up
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/amp1.jpg)
note the panel on the front now which has holes in for cooling and is the shape of the original amp
also a relay to control the amp on and also the fan, and eventully a coloured light :)
amp rack closed and note the vw badge on the fan
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/amp2.jpg)
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1269536438.jpg)
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looks good the shelf, you didnt fancy just using back to black on your plastic, I do mine once a month and they always look like new
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hey mate, yeah it is an option, but id soon get fed up repeatedly doing it, and the cost, where as 12quid and its primered and painted and wont need doing again for a while (hopefully :) )
gotta do the arches and bumper tops aswell cos previous owner colour coded them and i want to put them back. :)
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fitted a debadged grill today, and then but the gti badge back on :) think i need to spray the lower plinth to match car,
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1273072866.jpg)
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sorry its being a while, just got my longbeach alloys back from my mate who got em poweder coated white for me, looking fwd to getting them fitted at the weekend, thou now i need to decide what other suttle whiteness i should add, any ideas? was thinking fuel flap...
at mates work, waiting to come home
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1274900028.jpg)
at home and opened to have a look at one..
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1274898857.jpg)
they are definately white now :D
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/1274898869.jpg)
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Hi all, being a while sorry, had a lot on..
So here's a few shots taken a while back with the white longbeaches on
Take 1
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/286f223b.jpg)
Take 2
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/d8090b87.jpg)
Take 3 close up of one wheel
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/2be32f08.jpg)
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Being having the dreaded cut out while driving last few months also, being driving me mad, have tried a few things including, oil n filter change, air filter, coil pack, and cleaned tb.
Was good for a few days but happened again, so last week fitted a coolant temp sensor and cleaned the throttle body again with carb cleaner and replaced gasket, and also took the plunge and removed the maf and cleaned it up, very carefully, and touch wood it appears to be better..
MAF
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/376bd8c2.jpg)
Used cotton buds to carefully remove the soot and carbon build up of the delicate sensor..
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(touch wood) success with cutting out issue, took the plunge again and me and my pa changed the crank sensor,
it all looked fine until i went to remove it, after finally getting to it, lol,
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/ba3e5172.jpg)
after getting it out and had it in my hand, the plastic had cracked and also the wires were so brittle, i cud see the outer protection was cracked and when i peeled it a bit it was all like this inside..
replaced it with a gsf part 48+vat and runs well now, (touching wood again!)
also have being cleaning and messing bout, car has replacement drivers door, (no rust) and also tailgate, (no rust) few stone chips around, but looking to get them sorted,
also have a bonnet bra now on, and plan to put full frontal bra on soon, think itll look pretty good when lowered with vr spolier and wind diffusers and front bras on, very eu hopefully.. and dont recall seeing one like this before,,, which is what we all aim for, individuality. :)
last thing recently is pressed plates and wolfsburg surrounds, think they look spot on, pics to follow :)
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at a factory one night, calendar shots..
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/DSCF0264.jpg)
bonnet bra on
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/DSCF0239.jpg)
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Hi all, sorry not bein updating much, not being alot going on recently!
Have fitted a better door and hatch which is nice and also pressed plates and wolfsburg surrounds.
I fitte a cold feed pipe over last few weeks and now starting to mesh the lower front bumper grills, here is the work in progress..
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/3086aff3.jpg)
And the ducting by lowervent,
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/57524358.jpg)
The funnel out of the airbox as now has a piperx filter
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/6b88ed12.jpg)
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/95d38efd.jpg)
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Thanks to Len405 for the idea to use the trumpet out of airbox to make an inlet in mesh..
I first drilled around the inside edge of the panels with drill then went round with snips followed by lots of fileing to get at smooth as i can,
sadly i didnt think to take pics of this, wish is unusal as i normally remember lol
then started to fit mesh around the panel
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/5ebed578.jpg)
finshed meshing out and also pot rivited into place, with only 2 visible from outside.
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/174728e4.jpg)
then on drivers side cut out a hole for the trumpet making sure to not cut too much out, then split the trumpet and inserted into mesh, so the mesh was up behind it and not messy looking
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/b6bb50cd.jpg)
drivers finished
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/155cdae5.jpg)
drivers side on car and fully installed, small hole made for temp sensor so still where it should be.. :)
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/23fc1e96.jpg)
passengers just stay as it waas cos nothing to be attached to it..
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attempted to photograph full frontal showing both meshed panels but due to pants weather it doesnt look amazing, but here it is, also shows wolsburg surrounds with pressed plates..
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/b84a0cbc-1-1.jpg)
things to do
change splitter to vr one, or one of the others pictured in mk3 threads
suspension lowered (desperately, hoping to be done for pod in april)
both sides have below rub strip treated and resprayed
rear headrests fitted
would love opening rear windows, does anyone know if its possible? :)
new sill covers
air box smoothed inside and another feed attached down wing for a bit more air and noise
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now sprayed lower vents black,
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/561af4cf.jpg)
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/014bac20.jpg)
btw dont know what that silver thing is in the middle but it isnt on the car, lol
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As you may of read in mk3 section i was fed up with dodgy paint on front bumper textured bit, so after trying to high pressure wash it off and rubbing with thinners, resorted to painting it again in matt black.
So after 5hrs today and looks like this now, just need to finish the grill off, thought while I was there I may aswell do that aswell! :) and all being well i should have hella quads aswell for the front..
Also need to do arches and rear bumper now.. :) never ending..
After 3-4 coats of primer
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/a7b7ed74.jpg)
After 3-4 coats of Matt black
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/143044a4.jpg)
After 3-4 coats of lacquer
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/563c2c06.jpg)
Now drying
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/c728134d.jpg)
Back on the car
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/3e78e20a.jpg)
Close up, looks pretty good in most places, but are a few imperfections where couldn't get it smooth enuff, didn't wanna wreck the bobbles.....
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/05376d69.jpg)
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Sorry fellers, bein a while, have being busy doing other things work and stuff.
plan to do the following as soon as finances allow
: Get both rear lower quarter panels de rusted and resprayed and a patch on
passenger side sill.
: lower 40mm by some method, prob gonna use 40/35 spring kit as found that
shocks on car are only 2-3years old so should be ok for a while, or try for a Jom
40/35mm suspension kit.
Gutted missed out yesterday at ultimate dubs, I hesitated buying for 99quid and
when I went to get em they had none left! Epic fail! :(
: get camber adjusted, as it needs a tweak!
: fit a stainless pipe to replace centre box
: pick up a pass rear arch and spray as mine is scratched
: need to repair drivers seat, as bolster worn through, think I am getting the
necessary parts from another forum member off a passenger seat so will rebuild
seat.
: fit a vr front splitter
: considering having the roof doing in Matt black vinyl
: considering White pin striping, have the stripe but unsure as yet
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Wow, where have the last three months gone!
Not much going on, no money, :(
Fitted standard plates for a while, they in carbon fibre lettering, look good and are legal! :)
Had mot 3 days ago and passed straight away, with 2 advisory, which is slight corrosion on front to year brake line and rear brake line, so after holiday will have to be getting them sorted!
Other than that not much happening as said poor, :( :(
Wanna try n get springs on ready for santapod in sept, for the weekend, need it looking better for then!
Will try and do some free stuff so I can post up pics!
That's all folks,,,,,, for now
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hi all,,
finally got round to taking on the top nuts, me and my mate chrisford_vw did at his pas garage so we had air tools :evil:
First issue, couldnt get the compressor to work right, so couldnt use the knocker gun, :( so we tried with a rather long (2ft bar) but just turned the top plate and shaft right away.
so I decided we need to try and hold the top plate, but not with much success untill chris found these
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/653e14f8.jpg)
now we had somet to grip them plates with, lol
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/70ed9bde.jpg)
straight away the nut came undun, even the damaged one, and we were able to remove them with really little effort, so it appears that the nut had corroded to the top plate not the shaft as I had thought.
once we had the first one off, it came to trial fitting the new plates I picked up, all the early stuff, plate, bearing, nut, but it didnt look right, and we bounced it a bit and the plate moved, we both werent happy with this, lol it just doesnt look right, but im told this is the way to get mk2 suspension on a mk3 with mk3 mounts, anyhow fortunately the kit came with mk2 mounts so we put them on instead...
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/b5b48d27.jpg)
im just not happy with the way the spring top sits, so abandoned the idea of using mk3 mounts..
so we finally done the first corner and had some good results with height! :)
before
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/e64a5e73.jpg)
after
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/2fe7debb.jpg)
( i know they are different sides, i forgot to take both pics of the same side, lol)
the rears went on easy enough, fortunately the bottom bolt's nut is held onto the leg with a funky clip, so just a matter of prizing the bolt out, which to be fair took some effort then had to put a bar in the leg and push it down to remove the leg, as chris will vouch quite hard work and the first time it caught him on the jaw :D :D which i was apologetic about, i thought they would drop, not spring up, lol
the rear should come up a little cos its full of tools and old kit, so hopefully should be slightly nose down
but theres more
we were in a rush to get to pick his littleun' up and set off and straight away some nasty banging from the front right, we had a look and the top stop plate was higher than the other side, and the rubber peeled slightly, bugger top mount appears to be knackered, we had a good look and this appears to be what is the problem, chris rung round and noone had one in stock, and vw and tps wanted 60+vat and 50+vat respectively per side! :shocked: :shocked: but didnt have any! and we were running out of time so it was either fit orignal gear back which we didnt want to do, obviously, so he rung his uncle and thank god he had one on a shock setup he had in his back room, so we went back, nearly 5pm lol and changed to top mount, drove round the block and alls good.
But for peace of mind i want to get new mk2 top mounts, so does anyone know of any good ones that may not be original brand? im guessing gsf and ecp ones are gonna be crap?
I know you get what you pay for, but i dont drive it hard, and its mostly cruising round the ring road for work etc.
Had a look on fleabay and spotted these? what you guys reckon?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150664309910&category=42609&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619#ht_623wt_905
"VW Mk2 Golf G60 German Febi-Bilstein Top Mounts - Pair"
are they a good make?
so here it is after a good 7hrs hard work by myself and chris
if you read this mate, thanks very much again!! and will be getting the beers in!!!
before
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/DSCF0249.jpg)
after
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/b935e37d.jpg)
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Cold air feed on properly now! :)
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/253a0bb8.jpg)
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/4e036392.jpg)
(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/mark3gti/Golf%20Mk3%20GTI%208v/df7c2df6.jpg)
:) just need to smooth inside now...