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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Domo on 18 October 2011, 02:03

Title: Working on my Mk3
Post by: Domo on 18 October 2011, 02:03

got a Mk3 golf CL. never really done any work on car apart from minor fixings. going to be servicing my car tomorrow with a mate and just having a general look over it. any you guys suggest i do anything to it or check things whilst im servicing it ans stuff?

also got a fair bit of rust on the wheel arches and was goin to sand it back and try get the plastic arch covers like the GTI but was wondering will i have to build the arches back up before i put them on? and how do i build them up?

cheers guys

Title: Re: Working on my Mk3
Post by: Domo on 18 October 2011, 15:05

Serviced it easy stuck new dizzy cap nd rotar arm on it aswell think thats why my car wasnt startin sometimes. Just needa transfer new tyres onto the alloys i got it now. 

Title: Re: Working on my Mk3
Post by: VR6_Wherry on 18 October 2011, 15:54

Nice, what alloys you got?

Title: Re: Working on my Mk3
Post by: mikcle60 on 18 October 2011, 15:59

If the rust is not to deep you can remove the rust then refill with body filler and sand down to finish should check youtube for some how to videos  :smiley:

your car reminds me of how my old GL started out

(http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii304/mikcle60/DSC00262.jpg)

Title: Re: Working on my Mk3
Post by: Domo on 19 October 2011, 00:18

Quote from: mikcle60 on 18 October 2011, 15:59

If the rust is not to deep you can remove the rust then refill with body filler and sand down to finish should check youtube for some how to videos  :smiley:

your car reminds me of how my old GL started out

(http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii304/mikcle60/DSC00262.jpg)

It is pretty badly rusted on the arch of the driver side.. may have to get a new side panel but ill check the videos on youtube to see how badly the rust can be and still be fixed up.

Title: Re: Working on my Mk3
Post by: Domo on 19 October 2011, 00:47

Quote from: VR6_Wherry on 18 October 2011, 15:54

Nice, what alloys you got?

just a simple set of TSW to get me started. nutin special

Title: Re: Working on my Mk3
Post by: Len on 19 October 2011, 09:31

Covering over any rust you dont manage to eradicate with plastic covers will only make things worse!
If its really bad be best to get a new wing.
The Gti plastic trims are naff anyway! :wink:

Title: Re: Working on my Mk3
Post by: Wayne on 19 October 2011, 09:47

I would leave the GTI arches off, they look better without them. :smiley:

Title: Re: Working on my Mk3
Post by: Domo on 19 October 2011, 12:38

how much u recon a side panel would be 2nd hand off here? or best goin to the scrappies?

Title: Re: Working on my Mk3
Post by: VR6_Wherry on 19 October 2011, 13:31

Which arches have the rust? If it's on the front wings then get them replaced. If it's the rear quarters then you want to cut it out and weld. As long as you have the rust out that's the main thing. If the paint job is pants then you can just cover it up with the GTI Trim.

Title: Re: Working on my Mk3
Post by: Domo on 19 October 2011, 14:06

its just the front ones, the right is really bad and left is also bad but nowhere as near as bad as driver side.

Title: Re: Working on my Mk3
Post by: VR6_Wherry on 19 October 2011, 14:16

Just get some wings from the scrappy! Bolt off and then bolt on!  :smug:

Title: Re: Working on my Mk3
Post by: Domo on 19 October 2011, 14:19

easy as bolt on bolt off?  how much they bee from scrappies?  top up paint spray stuff from like halfords do to change the colour of them? cant afford a paint job on the car and not wanting to drive it bout lookin sh!tty

Title: Re: Working on my Mk3
Post by: javalin on 19 October 2011, 19:38

it will look sh!tty unless wings are re-sprayed IMHO.  Yes front wings just un-bolt and re-bolt, its easy enough really.

look on my blog as I did wings last year I think.