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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: S4twiggy on 27 May 2011, 18:27
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im currently working on a mk5 GTI full longlife service, brand new wheels and tyres(wheels are buckled and cracked) new brakes all round, full scans, data logging, removal of warning lights on dash, new MAF, new window switches and door handle, new CV boots and then its in for the correction detail exterior and inside detail including engine bay and even this will not even complete the car as it has lots of problems with it. i know it sounds like im a mechanic but im not lol its actually in for a detail but the owner wants other things which we provide aswel such as the servicing etc
this car is going to take 2 weeks to complete and even then it wont be complete as there are lots of things that need doing but this will be done over the next coming months.
well i thought id share with you pics of the interior so you can see what im up against, this is just a teaser and full write up shall be coming soon.
but enjoy these pics for now :)
took out the seats so i could get to the extent of the mess
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cant believe the state of that, what has the owner actually been doing in it??? :undecided:
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And I thought it was bad in real life :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:
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what a mess! shame on the person owning that it is horrific esp with all the fag backi on the floor etc :sick:
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what a mess! shame on the person owning that it is horrific esp with all the fag backi on the floor etc :sick:
You didn't see the mouldy sock in the drivers footwell :sick: :sick: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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lol yes lads this is certainly one of the worst cars i have done ever. the owner does alot of surfing and body boarding hence the sand but also likes a bit of bob hope too hence all the bacco on the fllor and everywhere else :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
i feel sorry for the car :cry:
this weekend i shall get some pics up of the whole car before and then look our for the after pics lads :grin:
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ave seen a lot worse at work. i work at royal mail in a rural office (plenty of dusty farm tracks to joy ride up and down) and some of the vans that i've been in that are a year or two years old that are full of sweetie rappers, that dusty you need to wipe the speedometer to see the mileage and have a gravel pit in the drivers foot well. you just feel so unclean when you get out of them :sick: most are never cleaned inside from the day they arrive till the day there retired at 3/4 years old, and then most look ready for the scrapper
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yes but they are work vans and not your pride and joy, ive detailed a few cars and some bad ones but this bites the biscuit.
have you seen a worse off GTI than this lol if you have then fair play to the owner of that GTI. this is just the inside aswel mate, you aint seen the exterior and engine bay yet. it will make you sad when you see how this car has been treated.
never mind the damage the engine has taken and everythig else, i think rhys can testify as this being the worse golf we have seen so far. so many fault codes and bad data from the logging runs
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Love to see the state of the owners house!! Then again on 2nd thoughts...........NA!!!!!!
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:shocked: :shocked: that is bad.
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i was talking to your farther this morn up my garage, and he was telling me the mess on that gti !! shocking !!! keep us all updated with photos , inside and out !! maybe you can get it as clean as my gti then !! lol oh and by the way i clay bard mine today !! what a differance !! shes bloody gleaming now ! deano lfc
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That is bad, and the state of that alloy? Makes me wonder what state the engine is in?!
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i was talking to your farther this morn up my garage, and he was telling me the mess on that gti !! shocking !!! keep us all updated with photos , inside and out !! maybe you can get it as clean as my gti then !! lol oh and by the way i clay bard mine today !! what a differance !! shes bloody gleaming now ! deano lfc
once im finished with dean she will be worth eating lol
clay makes a big difference to the cars paint work and removes the contaminants that the naked eye cant see, plus use that tip i said when i was on the phone to you earlier with the fag wrapper.
keep an eye out soon for the before and after the detail mate as it will look a different car.
oh and yes your GTI is lovely and clean, just up my ally mate as i like them clean as you know
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That is bad, and the state of that alloy? Makes me wonder what state the engine is in?!
new alloys are on the way to me asap.
owner said that the car has not seen a service since he bought it 6 years ago, once i changed the oil i seen what state it was in,the oil filter actually disintigrated in my hands, only about 3 litres worth in it and it was congealed. i really do feel sorry for this car but hopefully what i have done with the help of friends(rhys on here for helping me with scans and data logging- big thanks to you mate) i can get this car back to some of its former glory. it will still need some money spent on it to achieve perfection(if there is such a thing) but this will be done via myself over the next few months
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you go for it young jedi !!! may the gti force be with you !!!! :grin: lol lol deano
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you go for it young jedi !!! may the gti force be with you !!!! :grin: lol lol deano
not sure if you know mate but me and my mate took the car out before the service to be scanned and do data logging runs to find out any problems underlying in the ECU, boost leaks, MAF readings etc
if you ever want the car logged mate give me a shout and i can sort that out for you so you know that your car is running in tip top condition.
are you after an apprentice by the way lol i could home my skills as a paint correction specialist into your spraying skills and we could be the dream team of south wales lol :grin: :grin:
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:laugh: yes that sounds a good idea !! we could be known as ---- no scuff or buff to tough !! lol im always trying to give work to you from my place ,giving your number out and so on,but unless them people are car mad,or like thyre cars looking mint like us and the guys and girls on here are,they will not pay the prices for a detail car job !! iv seen what you do, and fair play its outstanding ! but you know merthyr people want a top job and pay crap money !!i get it every day !!!!!! deano lfc
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and this is why im moving to new zealand in september lol merthyr people want things for nothing.
let me know if you want any logs done on your car dean or scanned(in case your not sure of anyone who can do it) my main man on here rhys the moderator is bang tidy at what he does and knows VAG inside out
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What colour is the car anyway? You got your work cut out with that mate.
And what's this fag paper trick?
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cheers, will defo have him to look at it when he can for me, when i was talking to him the other week ( nice guy) he said about putting my car on the machine,i would like to see if shes running as she should be, plus iv got an airbag light on from when i put the dvd player in, found out later that i didnt have to disconect the airbag switch on the top of the dash when changing the sterio !! never mind . ask him when he can do it, cheers deano lfc :wink:
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hay bugger off kristian lad !! lol this is a golf gti site !! your doors dont even sound like a golf !!! lol fair play bud thats a cracking photo ! and your baby looks mint !!!! :wink: deano
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ought to have his legs cut off
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dean ill speak to him today as he popping up mine to sort his brakes out(painting them) and needs the garage, while his paint is drying if your about hopefully he can sort it for you and get that light off for you.
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Cheers twiggy lad !!!!! Deano :smug:
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ought to have his legs cut off
Hey, I have a golf mk 5/6 rear wiper you know. (just like a golf)
I done my signature nice 'n' small so it'll look like a golf from a distance.
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Begs the question, but if the owner paid good money for it in the first place and then treated it like that why is he bothering to have it serviced and cleaned up now? Is he selling it? If not it is a complete waste of time and money because the eejit will only sh!t the thing up again within a week or two.
You'd think he'd have a van if he's going to live that sort of pikey lifestyle. :evil:
Sorry, makes me mad to see a nice GTI ruined and just goes to prove that many people only buy them because of the badge. :angry:
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That's shocking. What poor state. Interested to see the finished car once you've detailed it inside out.
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Begs the question, but if the owner paid good money for it in the first place and then treated it like that why is he bothering to have it serviced and cleaned up now? Is he selling it? If not it is a complete waste of time and money because the eejit will only sh!t the thing up again within a week or two.
You'd think he'd have a van if he's going to live that sort of pikey lifestyle. :evil:
Sorry, makes me mad to see a nice GTI ruined and just goes to prove that many people only buy them because of the badge. :angry:
he has noticed that he cant get no money for it now as its that bad so has decided to spend money on it for the first time in 6 years. it saddens me also when i see a stunning car turned bad. hopefully with my help though i can sort it for him and he will respect the car from now on but only time will tell, i shall be leaving him lots of advice on hwo to keep a car maintained and looking the best it can.
with over a grand spent already and more to come it will still be in a bad state but he has told me to sort it for him over hte next few months
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That's shocking. What poor state. Interested to see the finished car once you've detailed it inside out.
hopefully mate i can get it looking half decent again. ive had the car over a week already and it still needs a bit more done on it but should be finished by next monday, i shall be puttin up the write up on here so keep an eye out for it
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Looks like a bomb and b&q just clashed in the car xD
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just an update of what ive been doing. cleaned the interior and this is what i had out of the carpets. no its not a pint of guiness :grin:
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remeber this
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well it now looks like this
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once both sides were done i gave it a final hoover to remove odds and ends that came up from deep inside the carpets, full pictures coming soon
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You've ruined that Stella glass you monster!!! :shocked: :shocked:
Not a bad start there :afro:
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i have too many stella glasses dude lol
once you see it in the flesh you will appreciate it more. when you sit in it to do the logs again you wont feel like something is growing on you lol
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I've still got that rash :lipsrsealed: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Lets hope it will feel like a proper GTI; unless I find something else wrong :lipsrsealed:
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fingers crossed mate, i have a feeling it wont feel like deanos GTI anyway lol
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park mine next to it when you are done twiggy lad !!!! then we can go compare.com !!!!!! :grin: trust me lads i saw this car on the weekend ! and its bad , realy bad ! but if anyone can sort it out its these boys .im looking forward to seeing her again when finished !!!! deano lfc
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Any pics of the outside of the car??? Paintwork etc??
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Any pics of the outside of the car??? Paintwork etc??
Think Grant is taking some later. The interior is just a teaser though lol
Off topic - Fabla; are you the guy I saw the other week? You asked me where I got my carbon fibre vinyl from. I'm the chap with the Audi :smiley:
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Any pics of the outside of the car??? Paintwork etc??
coming soon mate, might go take one now just to show you the extent of the damage in the paintwork
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Any pics of the outside of the car??? Paintwork etc??
coming soon mate, might go take one now just to show you the extent of the damage in the paintwork
I think you should do that.
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Any pics of the outside of the car??? Paintwork etc??
coming soon mate, might go take one now just to show you the extent of the damage in the paintwork
I think you should do that.
You'll regret saying that :lipsrsealed:
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Really? Is it that bad? :(
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Really? Is it that bad? :(
Its worse than your worst nightmare :shocked: :shocked:
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What, its a diesel !!? :shocked:
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What, its a diesel !!? :shocked:
No, worse than that!!
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should be on in the next 10mins
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here you go, a little sneak peak
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now this is what the panel should look like
before on an audi A3
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after on the audi A3
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sorry about the poor quality of the first pics of the golf but they were just quick ones for ya.
that audi A3 i thought was the worst paintwork i have seen so far but this golf is twice as bad
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yes rhys mate it is the guy you were talking to the other week, works next to my garage !! i was telling about you this morn , and the tests you done on my car at the weekend !!!! :grin:he would like it if you could possibly do the same to his fabia vrs !! if you can that is !!! iv told him and told him he should have bought a golf !!! lol lol but as he said he does have a golf rear wiper !!!! lol deano oh and by the way thanks for them tests rhys mate !!! :wink:
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is that a pair of knickers i see hanging out of the washing machine twig !!!!! :laugh:
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is that a pair of knickers i see hanging out of the washing machine twig !!!!! :laugh:
tumble dryer for my microfibres lol
some nice reflection there mind huh, when i showed it to the customer she thought i was showing her the picture of a tumble dryer and not the paint lol
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yes rhys mate it is the guy you were talking to the other week, works next to my garage !! i was telling about you this morn , and the tests you done on my car at the weekend !!!! :grin:he would like it if you could possibly do the same to his fabia vrs !! if you can that is !!! iv told him and told him he should have bought a golf !!! lol lol but as he said he does have a golf rear wiper !!!! lol deano oh and by the way thanks for them tests rhys mate !!! :wink:
Hey Dean - cheers for the lend of your workshop :afro: Saved my back a treat that :cool:
Yeah send him my way and I'll see what's broken :grin: :grin:
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no probs mate !! anytime , you scratch my back ,and i sratch yours !! thats what makes the world go round !!! :wink: did your calipers come out ok after ? deano lfc
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no probs mate !! anytime , you scratch my back ,and i sratch yours !! thats what makes the world go round !!! :wink: did your calipers come out ok after ? deano lfc
:wink: I'll drop by next week with the car if that's ok :afro:
Not too shabby in the end
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=166206.630
Some pics on that page :smiley:
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Hi Rhyso, yea that was me the other day, loving your audi, nice dark wheels to. Even bought some funky dust caps after seeing yours. :cool:
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Hi Rhyso, yea that was me the other day, loving your audi, nice dark wheels to. Even bought some funky dust caps after seeing yours. :cool:
Cheers mate :afro: If you need anything scanning, logging give me a shout :wink:
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Cheers mate, just wanna check the fabia is running tidy, horse power etc. I'm fussy like that, want it running sweet.
What's your Audi? Petrol or diesel?
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Cheers mate, just wanna check the fabia is running tidy, horse power etc. I'm fussy like that, want it running sweet.
What's your Audi? Petrol or diesel?
Yeah I can sort that :smiley: What model is yours?
TDI 170 :afro:
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Vrs 130 . 1.9 tdi. Can't afford these petrol cars. (golf gti's etc) :cry:
Never mind, skoda do for now :grin:
Audi diesel definitely next on my list. :wink:
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sounds like a golf kris !!! lol trust me rhys, this is one fussy guy about his car, when i told him today what you done , and said about my car , his eyes lit up !!! he will even start giving twiggy a run for his money soon on the detailing !!!!! how do you think my car looks so good on the paintwork !! from this guy !! top man kris !!! loves yah !!! :grin:
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Vrs 130 . 1.9 tdi. Can't afford these petrol cars. (golf gti's etc) :cry:
Never mind, skoda do for now :grin:
Audi diesel definitely next on my list. :wink:
Had the same engine in my golf and a lad I worked with had one of those and the father-in-law has the same engine in his Ibiza :smiley:
sounds like a golf kris !!! lol trust me rhys, this is one fussy guy about his car, when i told him today what you done , and said about my car , his eyes lit up !!! he will even start giving twiggy a run for his money soon on the detailing !!!!! how do you think my car looks so good on the paintwork !! from this guy !! top man kris !!! loves yah !!! :grin:
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i challenge kris to a duel lol :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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i challenge kris to a duel lol :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
i was waiting for it !!!!! lol :grin:
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i challenge kris to a duel lol :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
So far I only have a clay bar and a few other bits. :grin:
I suppose you half a couple of grands worth of chemicals, tools and a lot of experience!!!
You win. :grin:
Oh, hang on, I did have a clay bar. Didn't I Deano?
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i challenge kris to a duel lol :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
So far I only have a clay bar and a few other bits. :grin:
I suppose you half a couple of grands worth of chemicals, tools and a lot of experience!!!
You win. :grin:
Oh, hang on, I did have a clay bar. Didn't I Deano?
i will get you a new one from the kids clay set !!!!!! :grin:
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i challenge kris to a duel lol :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
So far I only have a clay bar and a few other bits. :grin:
I suppose you half a couple of grands worth of chemicals, tools and a lot of experience!!!
You win. :grin:
Oh, hang on, I did have a clay bar. Didn't I Deano?
i will get you a new one from the kids clay set !!!!!! :grin:
Make sure it's green and playdow only. :laugh:
Can't wait to see this black golf when it's done though. I'm getting twitchy waiting for more pics.
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if you pop over on the weekend, i will ask twiggy for you to take a look, oh saying that ,its up my place on friday, got to put it on the lift to change the wheels !!
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if you pop over on the weekend, i will ask twiggy for you to take a look, oh saying that ,its up my place on friday, got to put it on the lift to change the wheels !!
lol i forgot to tell you dean. the car has no mot so cannot tax it so cant drive it(well im not anyway) so might be borrowin more axle stands from my main man rhys and shipping the wheels up somehow with 2 trips. its never ending this golf aint
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if you pop over on the weekend, i will ask twiggy for you to take a look, oh saying that ,its up my place on friday, got to put it on the lift to change the wheels !!
lol i forgot to tell you dean. the car has no mot so cannot tax it so cant drive it(well im not anyway) so might be borrowin more axle stands from my main man rhys and shipping the wheels up somehow with 2 trips. its never ending this golf aint
Thanks for letting me know :tongue:
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i challenge kris to a duel lol :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
So far I only have a clay bar and a few other bits. :grin:
I suppose you half a couple of grands worth of chemicals, tools and a lot of experience!!!
You win. :grin:
Oh, hang on, I did have a clay bar. Didn't I Deano?
lol if you ever want a hand with your car kris then let me know
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i challenge kris to a duel lol :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
So far I only have a clay bar and a few other bits. :grin:
I suppose you half a couple of grands worth of chemicals, tools and a lot of experience!!!
You win. :grin:
Oh, hang on, I did have a clay bar. Didn't I Deano?
lol if you ever want a hand with your car kris then let me know
Yep Grant has a wide selection of yellow sponges :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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i challenge kris to a duel lol :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
So far I only have a clay bar and a few other bits. :grin:
I suppose you half a couple of grands worth of chemicals, tools and a lot of experience!!!
You win. :grin:
Oh, hang on, I did have a clay bar. Didn't I Deano?
lol if you ever want a hand with your car kris then let me know
Yep Grant has a wide selection of yellow sponges :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
:sick: :sick: :sick:
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i challenge kris to a duel lol :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
So far I only have a clay bar and a few other bits. :grin:
I suppose you half a couple of grands worth of chemicals, tools and a lot of experience!!!
You win. :grin:
Oh, hang on, I did have a clay bar. Didn't I Deano?
lol if you ever want a hand with your car kris then let me know
Yep Grant has a wide selection of yellow sponges :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
:sick: :sick: :sick:
Detailer's say no to sponges!!
But they love it when they're customers use them, so they can keep coming back to have the swirls removed! :evil:
Am I right? Am I learning?
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i challenge kris to a duel lol :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
So far I only have a clay bar and a few other bits. :grin:
I suppose you half a couple of grands worth of chemicals, tools and a lot of experience!!!
You win. :grin:
Oh, hang on, I did have a clay bar. Didn't I Deano?
lol if you ever want a hand with your car kris then let me know
Yep Grant has a wide selection of yellow sponges :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
:sick: :sick: :sick:
Detailer's say no to sponges!!
But they love it when they're customers use them, so they can keep coming back to have the swirls removed! :evil:
Am I right? Am I learning?
yes mate you are learning lol
its all about technique and product knowledge and a little OCD helps too lol
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little update
wheels have arrived
new MAF has arrived
tyres on the way
all starting to shape up nicely now. hopefully no more surprises from this car huh
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any update for us to :sick: at?
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any update for us to :sick: at?
The interior is a million times better and the engine bay has been cleaned :afro:
Saw the wheels on Wednesday and for reps they are pretty good :smiley: I think Grant is getting the tyres fitted today.
Then the hard work begins tomorrow!
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car is being picked up today. write to follow up very soon lads.
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car is being picked up today. write to follow up very soon lads.
Is it being MOT'd today then?
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y are we waiting !!! oh why are we waiting for the golf gtiiiiiiiiiii :angry: lol deano
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write ups take time dudes lol im on the case dont worry.
2 cameras were used so not got all the pics yet but patience is the virtue
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Full write up here
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=196027.0
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cheers rhys lol
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Having looked at those pics they would make a glas eye :cry:.