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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: wheatobear on 15 June 2012, 17:02
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what can i get for my engine bay want to make it look nicer than it does now!?
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elbow grease always works for me :D
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Me to 2 times a year I get the jet wish out and give it a blast lol :laugh:
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im too lazy to do that... i dont like cleaning my car...
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How can you not like cleaning your car I hate a dirty car nothing better then a shiny car to turn heads when you drive down the street
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How can you not like cleaning your car I hate a dirty car nothing better then a shiny car to turn heads when you drive down the street
i dont like a dirty car....i just dont like cleaning my car when i can pay someone else to do it!
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i love my motor spotless and in a sad way way i love cleaning my motor :laugh: :laugh:
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Some b*stard of a previous owner thought a pressure wash would be good for mine too.
Now my engine bay is full of rusty nuts and bolts that break rather than undo.
So my engine bay detailing removes the 'elbow' from 'elbow grease' in a (probably vain) effort to stop the ones that remain from going rusty.
Yes a nice clean engine bay looks good, but it is no good to me if you can no longer adjust a belt tension or remove an engine mount coz the bolts are rusted up. Or bolt the battery down (which will fail at the next MOT).
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My old car use to turn heads when she was clean.
My red golf will 1 day when I win the lottery lol
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and i cant really clean my car i live on the 4th floor in some apartments and dont have a lift... i meant stuff i can get to make it look good like polished stuff...
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STEAMER!!!
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Some b*stard of a previous owner thought a pressure wash would be good for mine too.
Now my engine bay is full of rusty nuts and bolts that break rather than undo.
So my engine bay detailing removes the 'elbow' from 'elbow grease' in a (probably vain) effort to stop the ones that remain from going rusty.
Yes a nice clean engine bay looks good, but it is no good to me if you can no longer adjust a belt tension or remove an engine mount coz the bolts are rusted up. Or bolt the battery down (which will fail at the next MOT).
a nut fell off attached to the screw part it was so rusty. it fell on top of the alternator i was confused as to what it was untill i seen lol.
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You dont say which engine you have. i think the 16v looks perfect just cleaned but a gti 8v could probably do with a good clean and some paint on the rocker cover, head and block.
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elbow grease always works for me :D
Looked online but can't find any, where did you get yours from?
TROLOLOLOLOL (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1orMXD_Ijbs)
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yeah sorry its an 8v
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when i had my T-5R i spent loads modding the engine and as a result i was obsessed with cleaning the engine bay. this was my engine bay when i had that car. god i miss it :cry:
this pic was taken when it was raining hence the rain drops on bits :angry:
on my 8v tho looking at it no matter what you do i cant see it looking good. its just one of them engines that will never look good.
(http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z430/slammed_golf/myT-5R3.jpg)
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If I could bebothered I would upload a pic of my spotless 8v engine bay. It's now on 33,000 miles and looks brand new.
It does look good! All ac pipes are still shiney chrome, heat shields are bright silver. Lovely :grin:
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You could replace the rusty nuts and bolts with stainless. If you need assistance knowing the thread pitch and sizes then you can buy a tool from pro bolt or similar.
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and i cant really clean my car i live on the 4th floor in some apartments and dont have a lift... i meant stuff i can get to make it look good like polished stuff...
move!
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If I could bebothered I would upload a pic of my spotless 8v engine bay. It's now on 33,000 miles and looks brand new.
It does look good! All ac pipes are still shiney chrome, heat shields are bright silver. Lovely :grin:
pics pics pics :wink:
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elbow grease always works for me :D
Looked online but can't find any, where did you get yours from?
TROLOLOLOLOL (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1orMXD_Ijbs)
Here you go- http://www.amazon.co.uk/ELBOW-GREASE-ALL-PURPOSE-DEGREASER-500ml/dp/B003JSRS9G
:wink:
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8v engine is fugly
here is how i had mine before i ripped it out and replaced with the S3 lump
(http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8828/sv201829nu8.gif) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/215/sv201829nu8.gif/)
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Agrre with F17 - not the nicest bay to cast your eye over but some people do get them lookinf really nice!