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Title: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: X4MGS on 02 October 2011, 11:55
Just seen these come up on gaybay.... OUCH.... :rolleyes:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150670416351

I bought a scrapper with the complete set, Genuine water bottle, pumps & pipes etc for not much more than this asking price.... :wink:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: andynorfolk on 02 October 2011, 12:19
that's ridiculous...
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: Mr Blue on 02 October 2011, 12:55
about £40 each from vw last time i picked some up.

The caps are obsolete. Classic parts might have them?

That seller is a bullsh!tter with the ''i missed the auction'' rubbish at the end of his description.
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: X4MGS on 02 October 2011, 12:57
about £40 each from vw last time i picked some up.

The caps are obsolete. Classic parts might have them?

That seller is a bullsh!tter with the ''i missed the auction'' rubbish at the end of his description.


I will find out next week.... :wink:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: cняis on 02 October 2011, 13:18
whatever the f**k was wrong with cleaning the headlamps with a bit of damp cloth?

For god's sake!
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: X4MGS on 02 October 2011, 13:27
whatever the f**k was wrong with cleaning the headlamps with a bit of damp cloth?

For god's sake!

Cos you've gotta get out the car to do that.... & it's "Up Yours" in Scene Points... BUT Only if you have the 8L water bottle!!! :grin:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: tech1889 on 02 October 2011, 13:27
whatever the f**k was wrong with cleaning the headlamps with a bit of damp cloth?

For god's sake!

+1 on this but i also like the OEM'ness of washers yet i probably wouldnt plumb them in  :grin:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 02 October 2011, 13:51
whatever the f**k was wrong with cleaning the headlamps with a bit of damp cloth?
whats wrong with just not cleaning them untill its time to clean the whole car
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: beechymonza on 02 October 2011, 13:56
Who would want them saft things stuck on there big bumper anyway,  :grin:
Surely they would break up the aero-dynamicness of the mk2 golf front end,  :wink:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: X4MGS on 02 October 2011, 14:12
Who would want them saft things stuck on there big bumper anyway,  :grin:
Surely they would break up the aero-dynamicness of the mk2 golf front end,  :wink:

Me & Mr Blue for 2  :tongue:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: beechymonza on 02 October 2011, 14:22
I bet you could take em off if ya tried,
Probably look loads better,,
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: mk2bal on 02 October 2011, 14:31
+1. They're gay, and anyone sad enough to buy them for even a £5er is gayer
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: X4MGS on 02 October 2011, 14:31
I bet you could take em off if ya tried,
Probably look loads better,,

Then you would have holes in your bumpers....
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: X4MGS on 02 October 2011, 14:32
+1. They're gay, and anyone sad enough to buy them for even a £5er is gayer

Your'e just jealous.... :tongue:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: beechymonza on 02 October 2011, 14:38
Stick sum filler in em or summat, :wink:
They cor be that good or all gtis would av em  :wink:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: andynorfolk on 02 October 2011, 16:40
what good are water jets for your lights without wipers anyway, the power from a water jet won't clean anything off  :laugh:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: X4MGS on 02 October 2011, 16:49
what good are water jets for your lights without wipers anyway, the power from a water jet won't clean anything off  :laugh:

So the millions of cars that have them fitted ex factory now - are just fitted as a gimmick???  :shocked:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: andynorfolk on 02 October 2011, 18:34
well i've never seen the point in them... if you spray water on your windscreen without using the wipers, it'll do jack sh*t  :evil:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: X4MGS on 02 October 2011, 18:43
well i've never seen the point in them... if you spray water on your windscreen without using the wipers, it'll do jack sh*t  :evil:

It's a different type of spray and much ore powerful MY RS6 had them and they worked well...  :smug:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: andynorfolk on 02 October 2011, 18:46
i had them on my bravo and when i upgraded to the abarth front bumper i didn't even bother putting them on again cause they were shocking, plus they look terrible aha and fiats are well known for having brilliant electrics *cough cough*  :tongue:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: X4MGS on 02 October 2011, 18:47
fiat

Says it all..... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: andynorfolk on 02 October 2011, 19:00
yeah man! aha still i wash my car every weekend anyway so light washers seem rather pointless  :nerd:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: MBChB on 02 October 2011, 19:26
Whether or not a pissy spray of water will dislodge the burnt-on dead bugs etc., you've got to admit that the 8L washer bottle used with these looks the part under the bonnet. It's fooking massive!
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: dadrathers on 02 October 2011, 20:20
I had these on a J-plate Audi A6 from new. They worked OK and kept the headlights clean but operated at the same time as the wash wipe which seemed a bit OTT. The downside was that they didn't half use some washer fluid e.g. on a trip from Yorkshire to london and back on a winter's day the wash bottle would be completely empty.  :sad:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: beechymonza on 02 October 2011, 20:27
I think they look sh!te 2 be fair, Big ugly things on ya front bumper,  :cry:
Rip em off an make it look like a proper GTI  :grin:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: Mr Blue on 03 October 2011, 00:19
I love them and they are staying. Lucky i have a mint set of genuine bumpers stored away if I get fed up  :wink:

(http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww170/golfgti_photos/l110.jpg)

'Golf' plates have been played out now. Currently working on some other scene plates for some more points  :evil:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: beechymonza on 03 October 2011, 09:33
Look like 2 black half enders on ya bumper  :wink:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: mk2bal on 03 October 2011, 12:04
Epic fail imo- on both vw's and the dumb customers behalf..
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: Mr Blue on 03 October 2011, 18:19
Everyone who says that ends up liking them. They are an EPIC win :grin:

£300 is an epic fail.

btw im very clued up thank you :smiley:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: mk2bal on 03 October 2011, 18:39
Sorry Dumb was the wrong word! They are quite useless though, to pay for them is silly, so is to expect results from them, and to carry the extra 4kg ballast??!! Never. The 4l bottle looks ridiculous enough imo. Have seen them many a time, and me no like
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: decnet on 03 October 2011, 21:03
My Mk2 came with headlight washer jets from the factory and I must admit they do grow on you, to the extent that to me they don't look quite right without them anymore. Although I do have a little bit of an obsession with optional extras so I guess I'm a little biased. It's all personal preference at the end of the day but I think that look fantastic and that little bit different.

(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy117/jframpton/IMG-20110724-00056.jpg)

Edit to add that £300 for the jets alone is ridiculous! :)
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: dubber36 on 04 October 2011, 11:10
I like them in an OEM+ kind of way. If I dropped on a set at a bargin price, I would go for them, but I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to find a set.

The problem with them is they spray screen wash all over your bonnet, however this would not be a problem for me, as the only time the screen washer gets used it at MOT time.
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: beechymonza on 04 October 2011, 18:17
My Mk2 came with headlight washer jets from the factory and I must admit they do grow on you, to the extent that to me they don't look quite right without them anymore. Although I do have a little bit of an obsession with optional extras so I guess I'm a little biased. It's all personal preference at the end of the day but I think that look fantastic and that little bit different.

(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy117/jframpton/IMG-20110724-00056.jpg)

Edit to add that £300 for the jets alone is ridiculous! :)

Your car looks really clean an tidy from that shot mate, Av ya got any pics of the whole car on here,
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: beechymonza on 04 October 2011, 18:19
I like them in an OEM+ kind of way. If I dropped on a set at a bargin price, I would go for them, but I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to find a set.

The problem with them is they spray screen wash all over your bonnet, however this would not be a problem for me, as the only time the screen washer gets used it at MOT time.
How come you dont use the screen wash then mate,  :rolleyes:
I always using mine in summer an winter,, :smiley:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: decnet on 04 October 2011, 19:12
My Mk2 came with headlight washer jets from the factory and I must admit they do grow on you, to the extent that to me they don't look quite right without them anymore. Although I do have a little bit of an obsession with optional extras so I guess I'm a little biased. It's all personal preference at the end of the day but I think that look fantastic and that little bit different.

(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy117/jframpton/IMG-20110724-00056.jpg)

Edit to add that £300 for the jets alone is ridiculous! :)

Your car looks really clean an tidy from that shot mate, Av ya got any pics of the whole car on here,

Thanks, credit for the condition has to go to one of the previous owners, there's a thread on here somewhere documenting the respray and replacement parts he had fitted. I've done a few bits and pieces since I've owned it, this pic was taken a few months back now.

(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy117/jframpton/IMG-20110604-00009.jpg)
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: dubber36 on 04 October 2011, 20:12
The problem with them is they spray screen wash all over your bonnet, however this would not be a problem for me, as the only time the screen washer gets used it at MOT time.
How come you dont use the screen wash then mate,  :rolleyes:
I always using mine in summer an winter,, :smiley:

The 3-400 miles my Golf does a year are never in the rain, and if it does happen to get the odd fly squashed on it, that gets removed as soon as I get home. Sad, but true.
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: Wayne on 04 October 2011, 23:43

(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy117/jframpton/IMG-20110604-00009.jpg)


Off topic but that is a very nice mk2 :afro:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: X4MGS on 05 October 2011, 17:32

(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy117/jframpton/IMG-20110604-00009.jpg)


Off topic but that is a very nice mk2 :afro:

+1
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: Mr Blue on 07 October 2011, 19:54
^^ very nice!

Same guy selling this for £50  :grin:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-JETTA-MK2-LOWER-WHEEL-ARCH-COVER-TRIM-G60-GTI-VR6-16V-RARE-1-8T-RALLYE-/150671819609?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2314bd8359
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: X4MGS on 07 October 2011, 20:16
Never did check if the jets were still available, but my guy in Germany is on Holiday...

Must make a note to check!!
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: Mr Blue on 07 October 2011, 20:43
you can advertise them with those bra models  :grin:
Title: Re: OUCH - Expensive.... I bought a car with these on for not much more...
Post by: X4MGS on 07 October 2011, 20:48
Front mounted to keep the nipples hard - eh....  :lipsrsealed:

 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: