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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: Ess_Three on 31 August 2012, 10:06
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I finally got my bits and pieces back from the bodyshop...
I wanted a few bits painting anthracite, to match the wheels.
So, armed with a spare powdercoated wheel, we set about the colour charts trying to match a paint to the wheel and front bumper infill piece.
Ended up with Fiat '653 - Grigio Carbon' paint.
The usual pictures:
Front lip
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%20Mk6/P1000024.jpg)
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%20Mk6/P1000023.jpg)
Mirror backs
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%20Mk6/P1000025.jpg)
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%20Mk6/P1000027.jpg)
Rear Diffuser
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%20Mk6/P1000030a.jpg)
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%20Mk6/P1000029.jpg)
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%20Mk6/P1000031.jpg)
Sill Trims
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%20Mk6/P1000035.jpg)
So there we are...all clean, polished and ready to go.
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Looks sh!t
NOT :grin: :grin:
That looks awesome :cool:
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I like that. Nicer than the more obvious gloss black.
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Very nice indeed Ess. One of the best looking Mk6's on here. :smiley:
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Very nice indeed Ess. One of the best looking Mk6's on here. :smiley:
+1 and the shiniest! :cool:
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Like that :cool:
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That looks well smart... :cool:
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Ooh yes! Very nice, the perfect mix. :cool:
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seriously stunning , any more pics of full car . looks amazing
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seriously stunning , any more pics of full car . looks amazing
Not since the plastics were painted...but here is one from a couple of months ago:
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%20Mk6/IMG_1280.jpg)
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Thanks for the positive comments folks...
It's always a gamble, getting parts painted...I'm pleased with how it's turned out.
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Very nice :cool:
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Have you managed to get a smooth finish, was this a specialist job or a standard bodyshop?
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Have you managed to get a smooth finish, was this a specialist job or a standard bodyshop?
Yup, a smooth finish....apart from right in some of the edges where there is a lip, and you can't really get it with the primer/paint - but these areas are hidden when installed.
I bought all new plastics to remove the change of and silicone based dressings contaminating the paint, then plastic primed, 5 x coats of high build primer (rubbed down between), basecoat, then 2 x coats of lacquer.
It was the local standard bodyshop.
He charged me £300 for 2 x sill trims, rear diffuser, 2 x mirror backs, 2 x front lips (he repaired the original red lip and painted that too, as a spare).
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I like your style :cool:
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Very nice.... :smiley:
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Looks quality, and goes very well with the red.
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Stunning mate and I quite like the pipes against the new rear diffuser.
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stunning mate , love red and black .
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Have you managed to get a smooth finish, was this a specialist job or a standard bodyshop?
Yup, a smooth finish....apart from right in some of the edges where there is a lip, and you can't really get it with the primer/paint - but these areas are hidden when installed.
I bought all new plastics to remove the change of and silicone based dressings contaminating the paint, then plastic primed, 5 x coats of high build primer (rubbed down between), basecoat, then 2 x coats of lacquer.
It was the local standard bodyshop.
He charged me £300 for 2 x sill trims, rear diffuser, 2 x mirror backs, 2 x front lips (he repaired the original red lip and painted that too, as a spare).
Thanks, sounds a fair price for that amount of work :smiley:
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Looks really good, i like the ride height to. Is it VWR springs? How does it drive on the roads around here, not to bouncy?
Gary.
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Looks really good, i like the ride height to. Is it VWR springs? How does it drive on the roads around here, not to bouncy?
Gary.
Yeah, VWR springs and ACC dampers.
From memory, it rides better than a standard GTI on passive dampers, but with the option to put it into 'Comfort' for Aberdeen's crappiest roads.
There is no bounce at all on 'Standard' or 'Dynamic'.
I find 'Sport' too stiff for most roads, although that's more the damping than the springs.
'Comfort' is great for potholed city streets or smooth motorways, but on the backroads round here, you get a bit of float once above 60MPH, so it's better back in 'Standard'.
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Looks really good, i like the ride height to. Is it VWR springs? How does it drive on the roads around here, not to bouncy?
Gary.
Yeah, VWR springs and ACC dampers.
From memory, it rides better than a standard GTI on passive dampers, but with the option to put it into 'Comfort' for Aberdeen's crappiest roads.
There is no bounce at all on 'Standard' or 'Dynamic'.
I find 'Sport' too stiff for most roads, although that's more the damping than the springs.
'Comfort' is great for potholed city streets or smooth motorways, but on the backroads round here, you get a bit of float once above 60MPH, so it's better back in 'Standard'.
How long left Ess?
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How long left Ess?
11 days! :grin: (plus the time it takes me to re-pass my Test :angry: )
I had the Mk6 out for a shakedown run a few days ago (not piloted by me, obviously) to ensure the Milltek and carbon airbox were all working with no problems...which they are :grin:
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Ended up with Fiat '653 - Grigio Carbon' paint.
Looking good!!
Is that colour of paint the one that matches the PPS Anthracite powdercoat with the sparkles in it?
The guy that took off my winter wheels managed to drop one against the caliper - so it has a little chip the size of a penny inside the wheel. I'll need to get some of that to do a touch up. It doesn't seem worth getting the wheel re-done since it's inside and won't be seen.
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Ended up with Fiat '653 - Grigio Carbon' paint.
Looking good!!
Is that colour of paint the one that matches the PPS Anthracite powdercoat with the sparkles in it?
The guy that took off my winter wheels managed to drop one against the caliper - so it has a little chip the size of a penny inside the wheel. I'll need to get some of that to do a touch up. It doesn't seem worth getting the wheel re-done since it's inside and won't be seen.
Pete, it's actually a bit lighter...more the colour of the PPS coating on bright sunlight.
I was trying to match it to the front bumper infill piece too.
The powdercoat has more flake in it, and a hint of red.
If it's a powdercoat touch up you want and it's not in a really obvious place...Hammerite black is as close as you'll get :grin:
I have plenty if you want to pop out and I'll touch it in for you?
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11 days! :grin: (plus the time it takes me to re-pass my Test :angry: )
I had the Mk6 out for a shakedown run a few days ago (not piloted by me, obviously) to ensure the Milltek and carbon airbox were all working with no problems...which they are :grin:
That seem's to have flown by Glen, bet your itching to get back in the driver's seat!
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Pete, it's actually a bit lighter...more the colour of the PPS coating on bright sunlight.
I was trying to match it to the front bumper infill piece too.
The powdercoat has more flake in it, and a hint of red.
If it's a powdercoat touch up you want and it's not in a really obvious place...Hammerite black is as close as you'll get :grin:
I have plenty if you want to pop out and I'll touch it in for you?
Hammerite BLACK?!?!
I'm just away to move house in the next couple of weeks - so my wheels are currently at work hidden in storage bags! I was going to wait until I moved before getting them touched up as I'll have to remove them from work then. There are a couple of small marks... but the face of the wheel is immaculate.
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How long left Ess?
11 days! :grin: (plus the time it takes me to re-pass my Test :angry: )
I had the Mk6 out for a shakedown run a few days ago (not piloted by me, obviously) to ensure the Milltek and carbon airbox were all working with no problems...which they are :grin:
Sweet!!! :cool:
Seems only yesterday you were laughing at my comment about it only being one day with out driving my car lol...it does seem to have flown by but that's from an outsiders prospective...I'm sure for you the days have been long..
Care to share what sort of insurance quotes your getting?
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That seem's to have flown by Glen, bet your itching to get back in the driver's seat!
Not from where I've been sitting it hasn't! :sad:
I sure am itching to get back behind the wheel..then I have to decide whether I can trust myself in a GTI or whether it has to go in order to keep hold of my ability to drive.
Time will tell.
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Hammerite BLACK?!?!
Trust me...Hammerite Hammered Black. I just checked the tin.
It's very close and needs no primer etc.
I'm just away to move house in the next couple of weeks - so my wheels are currently at work hidden in storage bags! I was going to wait until I moved before getting them touched up as I'll have to remove them from work then. There are a couple of small marks... but the face of the wheel is immaculate.
I'm away offshore tomorrow anyway...but give me a bell when you have a spare hour and pop out if you want them touching in, and you don't want to buy a full tin for a couple of small chips.
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Care to share what sort of insurance quotes your getting?
I have the car insured for other drivers at the mo, but obviously not with me driving.
I don't actually know what it's going to cost to re-add me onto my own policy as a 'new' driver.
I'll find out in a couple of months.
I'm sure it will start with a '1' and have at least three other numbers after it.
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Care to share what sort of insurance quotes your getting?
I have the car insured for other drivers at the mo, but obviously not with me driving.
I don't actually know what it's going to cost to re-add me onto my own policy as a 'new' driver.
I'll find out in a couple of months.
I'm sure it will start with a '1' and have at least three other numbers after it.
Yeah your probably right but at least your be back behind the wheel :wink: