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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Golf mk3 gallery => Topic started by: FlashRedThree on 20 March 2012, 19:26
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Flash Red SE with an AEX, 59k miles, keeping it simple, so far been hit with the stick, 4 stud 16" BBS RX2's off a cabriolet, vr6 splitter, gti spoiler, pressed plates + surrounds, amber sidelights, anni style bumper stripe, professionally colour coded mirror caps, smoked bumper indicators + satin black front reflector pieces, kept clean and garaged. Today was nice so used a clay bar for the first time, they're alright really!
There's the facts, here's the pics.
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/_MG_9403-1.jpg)
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/_MG_9405.jpg)
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/_MG_9410-1.jpg)
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/_MG_9402.jpg)
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/_MG_9412.jpg)
Attempted reflection shot :
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/_MG_94212.jpg)
Thanks for looking.
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Looks seriously clean that mate, nice one! :smiley: :cool:
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Very nice :afro:
Yet another Mk3 that makes me want mine back :cry:
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very clean an tidy motor there mate :smiley: :cool:
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Thanks guys, I'm hoping to carry out a TDI conversion some time over summer, but it's just an issue of finding one worthy of replacing the great condition low mile 1.4 in there atm :sad:
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Looks very tidy. Seriously low miles! :shocked:
It'll be fun trying to find a worthy low mile tdi lump for it.
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Looking good that...
just needs a joey headlight mod to match the rest of the darkness! :smiley:
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That looks spot on :afro: very nice looking and tidy car.
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Joey the headlights and get a GTI grill on there. ;)
Looks nice! :)
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Nice car, looks very clean.
No point doing a engine convertion, just buy a TDI............
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Nice car, looks very clean.
No point doing a engine convertion, just buy a TDI............
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True that, hell of a lot of work thinking about it. Ideally you'll want to buy a donor car anyway as there are a lot of parts that yours will need from it.
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Worth doing a conversion as the mileage is super low and one would assume its rot free and mint everywere? But a TDI would be a ball ache without a donor, all the fuel pumps, pipes and the fact MK3 TDI's are drive by wire so would need pedal box and wiring etc. Just do the usual go ABF or 20v turbo. Good luck with her tho bud.
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Looks very tidy. Seriously low miles! :shocked:
It'll be fun trying to find a worthy low mile tdi lump for it.
Indeed, there are some out there, id be looking for a donor with around 80-90k miles with FSH, realistically speaking.
Joey the headlights and get a GTI grill on there. ;)
Looks nice! :)
just needs a joey headlight mod to match the rest of the darkness! :smiley:
I considered it, but decided I'm not much of a fan of the joey headlights...gotta keep a bit of shine to coincide with the badges and alloys! And I actually prefer the 3 slat grill, more understated!
Nice car, looks very clean.
No point doing a engine convertion, just buy a TDI............
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Dam you Mart! :laugh:
True that, hell of a lot of work thinking about it. Ideally you'll want to buy a donor car anyway as there are a lot of parts that yours will need from it.
Worth doing a conversion as the mileage is super low and one would assume its rot free and mint everywere? But a TDI would be a ball ache without a donor, all the fuel pumps, pipes and the fact MK3 TDI's are drive by wire so would need pedal box and wiring etc. Just do the usual go ABF or 20v turbo. Good luck with her tho bud.
I have indeed looked into it in some depth, and a donor car would of course be the best way to go. It is mint as you say bissone, it's not the kind of mk3 I could just swap out for something pre-built without cringing ferociously. An ABF was my first choice actually, due to it being reasonably straight forward compared to the TDI with significant gains, but the fact that there were no 3 door TDI's from factory, better yet no SE-TDI's, is what I find appealing. It would be one of a kind. The only other person I know to have done this conversion is Madmanmart, so it clearly is not something to be taken lightly if most find the very idea hard work. The tuning side of TDI engines is also something which interests me.
I shall have to reflect further before coming to a final decision, but right now I've got the hots for an AHU.
Thanks again for all comments so far.
Oh, I should probably post a pic of the car when I purchased it, so you can perhaps appreciate a little more the transformation:
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00107-20110726-1006.jpg)
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00108-20110726-2009.jpg)
Complete with go-faster stripes :grin:
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I preferred the ride height and wheels when you first got it! :grin:
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There are a couple of 3dr TDI's knockin around but rare as hens teeth, theres one on edition i think a guys bought to tart up as a daily.
Diesels are more tunable than petrol these days tbf, i had a MK3 golf van last year and was considering a TDI as it was diesel standard but got a new job with a company van so sold her. Fair play though.
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You can get 3dr TDIs but they are seriously rare,
Get the conversion done, but as you have said you will need to buy a donor car. You will be basicly re-shelling the TDI donor.
Also you do not need to swap the pedal box, I did mine with the dash kept in the car.
With a few mods done to the engine like mine, it will be a nice nippy daily with the benifits of 50mpg :cool:
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There are a couple of 3dr TDI's knockin around but rare as hens teeth
You can get 3dr TDIs but they are seriously rare,
Then I stand corrected, the rarity of them lead me to believe they were just 3 door models that had been converted at some time in the past! For example I believe there is a green 3 door on ebay or autotrader atm that has been converted.
Get the conversion done, but as you have said you will need to buy a donor car. You will be basicly re-shelling the TDI donor.
Also you do not need to swap the pedal box, I did mine with the dash kept in the car.
With a few mods done to the engine like mine, it will be a nice nippy daily with the benifits of 50mpg :cool:
Indeed, I graduate from uni in May so i'll have the summer free to sort it out, it's gonna be a sort of 'congratulations me' reward :grin:
I have a couple of friends who are willing to help too but I can't say we've ever tackled anything like this. I'm hoping it's a case of 'unbolt this piece from the donor, and bolt it onto the red one' and just systematically go through it like that. And if there are any problems there's always this forum for answers! I just want some boost really :grin:
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Tidy dub you got there mate!
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You seem to know what you want, so go for it. It's never going to be difficult to do, just a bit of a pain in the arse at points. As you said, very little fabrication is required so most of it will be bolt off, bolt on to red one with a donor. There are gentlemen on here or club gti who are more than happy to advise you get stuck, so good luck! :cool:
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PD 150 ftw! :smug:
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I see little point in an engine swap but your choice.
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You seem to know what you want, so go for it. It's never going to be difficult to do, just a bit of a pain in the arse at points. As you said, very little fabrication is required so most of it will be bolt off, bolt on to red one with a donor. There are gentlemen on here or club gti who are more than happy to advise you get stuck, so good luck! :cool:
Appreciate the support, thank you.
PD 150 ftw! :smug:
My budget won't stretch that far I'm afraid! :sad:
I see little point in an engine swap but your choice.
I would absolutely agree with you most of the time, and appreciate your perspective Wayne since you seem to know your stuff! I could insert the usual cliché about how 'it's my car, i'll do what i want' :sick: spiel, but that's not what this is about. Whichever way we look at it, a TDI conversion would be advantageous, particularly with the recent budget sh!te that the government is implementing, since we're apparently gonna see £1.50/litre on fuel before the year is out. Alot of people, including me, are going to need every mpg they can get, arguably already do.
Since this is my only car, and will be driven daily for many more years (with any luck), the extra power and the practical experience of carrying out the conversion are, to me, invaluable.
And god knows, these engines will probably still be functional long after the last drop of oil has been harvested.
Thanks again everyone.
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but that's not what this is about. Whichever way we look at it, a TDI conversion would be advantageous, particularly with the recent budget sh!te that the government is implementing, since we're apparently gonna see £1.50/litre on fuel before the year is out. Alot of people, including me, are going to need every mpg they can get, arguably already do.
Respect what your saying but I still think your bonkers to even think it makes sense, look at what the conversion is going to cost and then how many miles you will need to do to even start seeing a saving in fuel costs plus factor in insurance costs as insuring a converted car will be a lot more than a factory car.
You could buy a cheap daily and still be better off in the long run.
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It already is a cheap daily only being a 1.4 :huh:
I think this man simply wants more oomph and the bonus of some boost without having to run a GTI.
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but that's not what this is about. Whichever way we look at it, a TDI conversion would be advantageous, particularly with the recent budget sh!te that the government is implementing, since we're apparently gonna see £1.50/litre on fuel before the year is out. Alot of people, including me, are going to need every mpg they can get, arguably already do.
Respect what your saying but I still think your bonkers to even think it makes sense, look at what the conversion is going to cost and then how many miles you will need to do to even start seeing a saving in fuel costs plus factor in insurance costs as insuring a converted car will be a lot more than a factory car.
You could buy a cheap daily and still be better off in the long run.
See your point here Wayne, but i have to agree with the OP on this.
What you can learn is invaluable, also if you buy a Cat C/D TDI write off your hardly breaking the bank.
My friend just did a VR conversion into a 16v and still made a profit :grin:
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but that's not what this is about. Whichever way we look at it, a TDI conversion would be advantageous, particularly with the recent budget sh!te that the government is implementing, since we're apparently gonna see £1.50/litre on fuel before the year is out. Alot of people, including me, are going to need every mpg they can get, arguably already do.
Respect what your saying but I still think your bonkers to even think it makes sense, look at what the conversion is going to cost and then how many miles you will need to do to even start seeing a saving in fuel costs plus factor in insurance costs as insuring a converted car will be a lot more than a factory car.
You could buy a cheap daily and still be better off in the long run.
See your point here Wayne, but i have to agree with the OP on this.
What you can learn is invaluable, also if you buy a Cat C/D TDI write off your hardly breaking the bank.
My friend just did a VR conversion into a 16v and still made a profit :grin:
Completely agree, you will learn so much from doing it and its a nice easy conversion to start with.
I bought a donor for £300 and sold the spares I didnt use so made alot of that back.
Also spend about £200 on service parts so hardily a bank breaker.
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Got this in the post today...
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00292-20120323-1420.jpg)
I must say I was expecting something a little more discreet! It was very well wrapped though Mart :grin:
Contained within is all the gear for electric windows and mirrors (a decision I may live to regret :lipsrsealed:)
Is this bit here an air line for central locking?
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00293-20120323-1444.jpg)
If anyone wants to do me a good deal on a pair of electric wing mirrors, don't be shy!
Thanks.
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I did this to my MK3 van i had, only problem i had was mine came from a 5 door so had to strip the loom down first but pretty easy to install and well worth it in my opinion, do you have all door looms and switches etc?
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I did this to my MK3 van i had, only problem i had was mine came from a 5 door so had to strip the loom down first but pretty easy to install and well worth it in my opinion, do you have all door looms and switches etc?
Good to know! I can't really crack on with it till I've got some mirrors too, but I have got everything yes. It was from a 3 door aswell so should be straight forward enough!
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Lol shame i sold a pair of black ones on ebay 2 weeks ago for £5 plus postage. Go to scrapyard ull get some easy mate.
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Is this bit here an air line for central locking?
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00293-20120323-1444.jpg)
Glad it made it all there ok,
Yes that is the connection for the cental locking in the door, does your car have cental locking?
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Glad it made it all there ok,
Yes that is the connection for the cental locking in the door, does your car have cental locking?
No :grin: But now it might soon!
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Thought I'd have a run through of installing electric windows and mirrors last night. Foolishly started at around 4 o clock in the evening, thinking it wouldn't take me too long. Got all the passenger door window and mirror plugged in, but then realised I had no idea what I was doing with the dash loom, and it had gotten dark, so had to swap it all back over again coz I couldn't close the window :angry:
Anyway, had a more in-depth look at the wiring and decided I still don't know what I'm doing in daylight!
Dash loom:
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00295-20120330-1618.jpg)
Thought I'd make it look a little less intimidating:
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00296-20120330-1644.jpg)
Figured out the way it's meant to lie in the car, I think. The longer bit is meant to run to the boot to the central locking pump I believe, which means it goes down the passenger's side? (I don't have central locking so no pump to run it too you see!)
Got the passsenger's door connectors in all ok. However I can't figure out what I'm doing at the fuse box. Is this everything that goes into the fuse box area? If so, can anyone tell me where :grin:
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00297-20120330-1719.jpg)
Also, managed to crack the glass on my new electric mirrors swapping the fecking caps over :angry: Anyone know the fool proof way of getting the things out without them cracking?
Thanks.
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Right.
Those coloured connections go ABOVE the fuse box.
Up inside the drivers dash there is a connection place and it's easilly marked out as each connector goes to the same colour.
Look at the fuse box then go UP.
That other plug goes above the pedals somewhere.
It's easy if you trace it back from the drivers door pillar. The red connector goes in the fuse box and the fuse clips to the actual fuse box.
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Right.
Those coloured connections go ABOVE the fuse box.
Up inside the drivers dash there is a connection place and it's easilly marked out as each connector goes to the same colour.
Look at the fuse box then go UP.
That other plug goes above the pedals somewhere.
It's easy if you trace it back from the drivers door pillar. The red connector goes in the fuse box and the fuse clips to the actual fuse box.
What he said....
Also there is a brown earth wire that goes on the brown socket on the A pillar.
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Wicked guys cheers. So nothing actually goes into the fuse box then :grin:
Erm, is it possible to get to these connectors and thread the loom without taking the dash out? I've only been getting the lower half off.
I'll see what I can do tomorrow, hopefully make a bit of progress.
Thanks again!
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The red connector goes in the fuse box and the fuse clips to the actual fuse box.
^^^
Top right corner (looking from the front)
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Oh yeah- durrrr :laugh:
Thanks
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Oh yeah- durrrr :laugh:
Thanks
If you get stuck, drop me a PM
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Reminds me of my last golf, makes me want it back!
(http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr164/ianmac212/mk3%20gti/Golf3.jpg)
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Cheap tdi on egay:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Mk3-golf-diesel-TDI-CL-MODEL-ratlook-project-gti-r32-polo-/270947145154?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3f15b555c2 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Mk3-golf-diesel-TDI-CL-MODEL-ratlook-project-gti-r32-polo-/270947145154?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3f15b555c2)
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Reminds me of my last golf, makes me want it back!
Certainly looks familiar! Was it a genuine anni then?
Cheap tdi on egay:
Cheers for the head's up, but I'm not looking at anything seriously until around end of May time when I'm more ready to sort out the logistics of a swap (working facilities and insurance etc).
Today's butchery:
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00298-20120331-1439.jpg)
^ Apparently I'm ghostly pale these days!
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00299-20120331-1453.jpg)
Got the loom nice and threaded through the dash and plugged in, except for the coloured connectors still! Got the red power cable and earth in alright, but still confused about these coloured ones.
Do they connect into these things? I couldn't get them in:
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00300-20120331-1620.jpg)
A few of them kickin about above the fusebox but couldn't seem to get them to mate up to the loom side connectors.
Also found this little cluster, perhaps they go directly into here? :
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00301-20120331-1625.jpg)
Bit of a bastard getting up there with the massive metal plate spanning the dash!
Loving the hands on experience here!
Thanks.
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Got the wiring all in, but now my door speakers don't work! Starting to lose patience and considering binning the lot :angry: :angry:, this (the yellow thing) has also mysteriously broken on the passenger side regulator, is it fooked?
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00304-20120402-1557.jpg)
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00303-20120402-1556.jpg)
Problem after problem....
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Mate the second picture shows the correct plug bank you need to connect into, if you remove the warning light and headlight switch from right hand side of steering wheel you should get a better look at whats what. Remove the warning lamp first and theres a little clip on right hand side of the headlight switch which if you push in releases the switch without f*#king the surround etc. Hope this makes some sence to you and helps. Also if your speakers dont work have you double checked youve plugged the connector in the correct place on the car-door plug?
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Cheers Bissone yeah I got the connectors into the plug bank, it unclipped or something (or maybe I broke it? :undecided:)and it dropped down a bit like the fusebox so sorted that part out...I'm pretty sure they're in right but I'll double check tomorrow. But I got an electric window all plugged in aswell and that didn't work either! So a bit at a loss really just gonna have to double check all the wiring, nothing's meant to connect into the back of the head unit from the dash loom or anything is it?
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Thats good then, i dont think so as far as i can remember its all seperate, the windows may not work if you have the connectors wrong way around, ill have a look tomoz as i found a useful link wen i stripped my 5dr loom down to a 3dr. It was a wiring diagram and also http://www.a2resource.com/electrical/CE2.html thats a useful site as each of those connector blocks you have plugged you connectors into will have a link cable that comes from the fusebox to feed all the cables plugged in. If you match colour and location it will tell you roughly what it is i.e ignition feed etc. Personally wen i converted my van i went to get some connector blocks from a GTI in a scrap yard as my van was basic speck and it was useful getting a look and some pics of a loom already in a car, may be worth considering?
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love the car :) big inspiration for SE :smiley:
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She's getting on a bit :(
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00320-20120408-1701.jpg)
:laugh: :laugh:
Got an engine cover off a 6n polo to go on, but it needs some kind of brackets which my engine doesn't have, so trying to source these prior to fitting. Not made any more progress on the ongoing electrics upgrades due to sh!t weather.
Hosepipe ban doing my head in aswell, washing it all by hand is a pain.
Here's a random shot.
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/_MG_9415-1.jpg)
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It needs rear spacers to finish it off :afro:
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It needs rear spacers to finish it off :afro:
Definitely agree, but how wide? Not sure how to work it out :lipsrsealed:
They're 6.5j, 45 offset, back tyres are 215/40's.
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Nice car bud, looks clean :)
Same engine I had in my car and same color! I have a spoiler sprayed in flash red actually lying around.
You decided on engine conversion or not?
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Nice car bud, looks clean :)
Same engine I had in my car and same color! I have a spoiler sprayed in flash red actually lying around.
You decided on engine conversion or not?
Cheers mate, it has its flaws though!
It is a gutless sod isn't it....I really want/need more power...came so close to buying a 1.8 mystic blue SE the other day but couldn't do it!
I don't really know what i'm doing tbh, I've got all kinds of ideas ranging from just putting an AEE in it to a TDI engine to something involving bike carbs :lipsrsealed: but don't know if i'd be able to live with bike carbs as a daily, TDI sounds like hassle and an AEE surely can't be worth it. Had a go in my friend's 1.4 206 the other day and that felt significantly more powerful despite only having 15 extra bhp. But then it weighs less aswell! But it made me want more power even more! I finish uni for good this week so I can think more about it then.
Anyway, on with the update, it's quite a big one in my eyes.
So I got an engine cover a few weeks back, finally fitted that:
Before:
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00329-20120410-1249.jpg)
After:
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00358-20120508-1516.jpg)
Bit of a scummy rocker cover...
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00359-20120508-1523.jpg)
Resulting in:
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00362-20120508-1759.jpg)
Was quite tricky to capture the shine. It's not perfect but looks much more pleasant now. Also made a start on the lips of my RX2's but they aren't done yet so no pics yet :)
This also happened...
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00348-20120423-1531.jpg)
Nice cracked windscreen fannying about with central mirror (woops) so autoglass replaced, 75 quid.
And now, la piéce de résistance of this update....cracked out the DSLR for these.
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/01.jpg)
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/02.jpg)
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/04.jpg)
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/06.jpg)
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/03.jpg)
Colour concept recaro leather's :cool:
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/IMG00364-20120508-2011.jpg)
Heated too :laugh:
I have the doorcards aswell, but I can't get them in until I get my electric windows working as the leather cards don't have holes in for the manual winders :embarassed:
I will get there, one day!
Open to suggestions in terms of increasing power :grin:
Ciao for now.
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Stick a rocket up its arse lol!
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Open to suggestions in terms of increasing power :grin:
Ciao for now.
Buy a donor car and fit a VR6 or ABF, simples
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How did you mount the engine cover? Wanted to do the same thing to the 1.6, bort the cover, saw I didn't fit, never bothered to make brackets
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How did you mount the engine cover? Wanted to do the same thing to the 1.6, bort the cover, saw I didn't fit, never bothered to make brackets
?? :huh:
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How did you mount the engine cover? Wanted to do the same thing to the 1.6, bort the cover, saw I didn't fit, never bothered to make brackets
Got inventive with cable ties! Dunno what i'm after off a polo engine to mount them too so thought sod it i've spent money on this it won't beat me!
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I like this mate. Keep up the good work. Looks like we both got some nice leathers installed today. :cool:
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Just a few beauty shots today!
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/Tro.jpg)
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/lo.jpg)
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/lol.jpg)
New longlife backbox can be spied here too- dual tip 2.5" slash cut rolled in job.
Thanks.
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Looking good,liking the leathers too :cool:
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You copying me? :grin: At least I know you have taste.
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You copying me? :grin: At least I know you have taste.
but he had these wheels first :lipsrsealed:.......... :laugh: :wink:
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You copying me? :grin: At least I know you have taste.
but he had these wheels first :lipsrsealed:.......... :laugh: :wink:
Feck off. I did, but they were black. :grin:
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You copying me? :grin: At least I know you have taste.
but he had these wheels first :lipsrsealed:.......... :laugh: :wink:
Feck off. I did, but they were black. :grin:
:kiss: :laugh:
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Looking good man, I miss mine being red seeing this :D
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Look what I found.
(http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/461519_10150838861308388_1383938799_o.jpg)
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Very nice and tidy mate! I have just joined the flash red mob myself, OEM+ is the way forward :)
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Certainly is! :cool:
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Sorry for poor quality.
(http://i1171.photobucket.com/albums/r552/mbrbr14/rude.jpg)
As you can see I have caved and I'm now running a gti grill with black slats and joey'd headlights....also 15mm rear spacers though you wouldn't know it from this pic. Have been for quite a while but been busy so not had chance to sling anything up here.
Thanks.
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Looking great dude :)
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Looking awesome! :cool:
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Thanks gents.
I forgot to take my translucent red dice dust caps off after taking some pictures...and now someone has stolen them... :angry:
Probably on some scrapper halfords wagon now, or something random like a ford c-max taken by some dithering woman who thought they'd look smart on her 'little runabout'.
F**k my life, you can't have anything these days.
Not that i'm bitter over a couple of quids worth of caps like :rolleyes:
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Little bastards! It was probably some little pikey on a BMX or something. I have dice for my cat, they have spent more time in the glove box than on the wheels lol!
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That looks amazing bud red really suits the mk3, sorry to hear about your dice caps mate and i can tell you if i caught some scrote taking mine they'd be going for a ride in the boot.
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Evening,
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Autumn's here!
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Great pic dude, you headlights look awesome :)
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Looks wicked mate. Well done and keep it up.
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Looks good bro.
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After a brief interlude, I can quite happily say, I'm back In the mk3.
With a fresh MOT and back on the RX2's, she's ready for some summer lovin'.
(http://i43.tinypic.com/fdbqdx.jpg)
Now if you'll excuse me, I've got some fuel to burn :evil:
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Love this, really reminds me of my old one :cool:
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Looks really nice.
One of my favourite colours on a mk3.
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Well it's still excellent. Slow as sin but bloody good fun- I missed my recaro's and exhaust!
Needs a good interior clean, and a few bits to tidy.
New vr6 splitter as one side has a crack, bonnet ideally needs respraying as its got a bit of lacquer peel going on. And it feels ready for a clutch.
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Gearbox out sounds a good reason for an engine swap!
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How i have only just seen this for the first time i don't know, those pics before compared to now, wow! what a transformation, its screaming for a transplant though, give it what it deserves!!! :evil:
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Looking to take the car in a bit of a different direction now....
What do people think to these?
(http://i43.tinypic.com/2m2ddli.jpg)
:huh:
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:afro:
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They get my vote, look really good :afro:
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Are they BBSLM's?? my favourite wheel at the moment! especially in gold! :whistle:
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Are they BBSLM's?? my favourite wheel at the moment! especially in gold! :whistle:
Yes LM's - replica's though, which is making me umm and ahh :lipsrsealed:
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New splitter came today.
Old vs new:
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2ziy6g1.jpg)
Quite a crack there and looking weathered. Lasted a good year or so though.
Fitted:
(http://i41.tinypic.com/53pz5c.jpg)
I've also had colour concept leather door cards lying around for about a year now, but could never fit them due to having manual windows. I've now decided I'm just going to punch holes in the cards to accommodate winders. I don't want electric windows due to the unreliability of the mk3 setup.
Anyway, I pulled the fronts out of the shed and tidied them up.
The door bins were awful:
(http://i40.tinypic.com/9u5apj.jpg)
Full of mould, chewing gum, wrappers etc.
Stripped the card down and cleaned every nook and cranny, fed the leather and treated the plastic:
(http://i41.tinypic.com/2yz0os8.jpg)
Think they came up well, not a mark on them really.
I have issues with the rears though, they're missing the speaker grills and despite acquiring various mk3 golf grills none seem to fit. I'll probably have the fronts on at the weekend, going to be busy with work until then.
I also went for a quote to get my bonnet resprayed today, they wanted 400+ vat which included blowing in the wings, I couldn't believe my ears.
Gonna get a few more quotes, if I can't get a reasonable price I'll probably need a second hand flash red bonnet :undecided:
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Those alternative wheels looks ace mate!
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Never had any issues with the mk3 set up bud. Holes should be marked for winders tho!
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Never had any issues with the mk3 set up bud. Holes should be marked for winders tho!
Thanks for the tip! I have all the kit for the windows but for whatever reason all the wiring around the fusebox never seemed to want to play. I'll rig it all up again when I swap the cards over to see if I can't get it to work, but if it doesn't I can't be arsed to faff about.
The car came with no electrics at all, I had to go and get the various coloured connector blocks found above the fusebox out of a GL in a scrapyard lol.
I do want central locking though.
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Test fitment-
(http://i42.tinypic.com/33xubr8.jpg)
More to come
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Wheels look really nice, i converted a MK3 van to have central locking, leccy windows and mirrors. Had to do the same as you as that had basic electrics and wasnt that hard really but i am an electrician and have had experience with CE2 fusebox in the past. Worth doing though and i did it in under a day.
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Wheels look really nice, i converted a MK3 van to have central locking, leccy windows and mirrors. Had to do the same as you as that had basic electrics and wasnt that hard really but i am an electrician and have had experience with CE2 fusebox in the past. Worth doing though and i did it in under a day.
Cheers mate and yeah I did manage to get my windows and mirrors working (only took me a year :rolleyes: ) so didn't need to butcher my doorcards, just haven't got round to documenting it :) been working a lot of nights recently to pay for all kinds of crap so not had much time.
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They look amazing, whats spec on them bud?
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Very nice mate... :cool:
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Thanks guys, they are 16x8 et 25's. Unfortunately getting some scrubbing due to ride height so need to get my arches rolled.
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Attended Dub Fiction's first show a few weekends back up in Bakewell, it was a great day with the weather in full on summer mode and the location nice and scenic, not to mention nice and local! Looking forward to next year.
Pulled these photos from the event album on DF's Facebook:
(http://i39.tinypic.com/11uvw53.jpg)
Mine and my good friend Sam's 1.4 SE's.
(http://i39.tinypic.com/igb1a1.jpg)
And a nice close up!
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Looks really nice mate, almost ashame its not a GTI tbf but wat difference does it make ay!
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Surely this deserves a bit of get up and go now?
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Looks really nice mate, almost ashame its not a GTI tbf but wat difference does it make ay!
Cheers mate, I know what you mean. It is what it is at the end of the day, all I can do is keep it going best I can! All the looks none of the cost I guess :rolleyes:
Surely this deserves a bit of get up and go now?
Not quite yet- this car is used daily, and is cheap as hell to run! Getting ~150 miles to £20! I'm quite a tight arsed git tbh. When I have the means to store and run 2 cars, I want this to take weekend duties with a vr6 engine, whilst something else picks up the daily slack :smiley:
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Hi, saw your car at Dubfiction show, thought it was you will post my pic up on here later. i was parked up 10m away but in the passat as popped in after a camping trip.
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It looks really good on those wheels, great choice :afro:
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Looks really nice mate, almost ashame its not a GTI tbf but wat difference does it make ay!
Na don't put a lazy Vr6 in there.
Cheers mate, I know what you mean. It is what it is at the end of the day, all I can do is keep it going best I can! All the looks none of the cost I guess :rolleyes:
Surely this deserves a bit of get up and go now?
Not quite yet- this car is used daily, and is cheap as hell to run! Getting ~150 miles to £20! I'm quite a tight arsed git tbh. When I have the means to store and run 2 cars, I want this to take weekend duties with a vr6 engine, whilst something else picks up the daily slack :smiley: