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Title: Some Vent Advice pls
Post by: Louise81 on 24 February 2005, 15:43
Hi everyone, im a newbie to this site this is my first post and i need some opinions, 2 nights ago some thoughtful t**t decided it might be fun to pour some paint stripper/brake fluid onto my car bonnet leavin it a right mess so i thought i may as well get a nice vent put on seen as though it all needs respraying, i dont want anything too over the top and have pretty much narrowed it down to 2, the new evo 8 vent or the older evo style vent with the 2 cutouts, has anyone got either of these on their golfs so i can see what they look like??  :undecided: .its a Mk 3 golf GTi by the way and ive got a limited budget!!
Title: Re: Some Vent Advice pls
Post by: mrwotto on 24 February 2005, 15:48
I would suggest trying a post in the cosmetic section.

Wecome to the forum as well :grin:
Title: Re: Some Vent Advice pls
Post by: topher on 24 February 2005, 15:57
Topic moved :smiley:

Vents are nasty, if you really have to do something other than a straight forward re-paint... put the money you would've spent on a vent into a "bad-boy" bonnet. Not to everyones taste.. but i think they suit the mk3

(http://www.stealthracing.co.uk/images/img_header5.jpg)

Title: Re: Some Vent Advice pls
Post by: Dizzie on 24 February 2005, 16:08
I've got a nasty feeling you won't get paint to stick to that bonnet now it's had brake fluid poured on it...
Title: Re: Some Vent Advice pls
Post by: free on 24 February 2005, 16:12
Topic moved :smiley:

Vents are nasty, if you really have to do something other than a straight forward re-paint... put the money you would've spent on a vent into a "bad-boy" bonnet. Not to everyones taste.. but i think they suit the mk3

(http://www.stealthracing.co.uk/images/img_header5.jpg)



i secound that :smiley:

it should stick ok as long as all the  paintstripper/brake fluid is removed, :wink:
Title: Re: Some Vent Advice pls
Post by: Optimus Wol on 24 February 2005, 17:07
my personal opinion on vents are that if you dont need it, dont do it. looks tacky i think.

if the bonnet is gonna be resprayed, then a layer of paint is gonna have to be taken back anyway, if not to bare metal,so it can be primed first, so the brake fluid/paint stripper would be removed anyway