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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Golf mk3 gallery => Topic started by: Callum_K on 26 October 2012, 14:20
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I'd already posted my car in the Mk3 section as I didn't see this section before, so apologies if it seems familiar to anybody, but figured it would be better off in here.
Been on here a few months now and thought it best I finally get some pics of my car up! I bought my 8v GTI in August after 7 years of 6n Polo ownership. I know the 8V aren't the fastest of cars but it's plenty enough for me after coming off a 60 bhp Polo!
I bought the car from eBay, fairly standard and really only in need of some tlc. 135k but feels very tight! 10 months MOT and tax, some history, but all looked in good order apart from some rot around a rear window. The glass in question was a replacement so can only guess it was replaced and not sealed properly. Someone then tried to bodge it and it left a bit of a mess. Anyway I will let the pics do the talking of how it was when I got it.
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The only bad points were a missing bit of sill trim which I picked up from VW, and the aforementioned rust. I booked the car in to Excel Bodyworks in Radstock who sorted it for a bargain price.
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The finish is flawless! I had 2 completely rotten corners of the window, as well as a couple of fist sized dents, and another small patch of bubbling paint work. All done and done properly with new metal welded in, painted the whole rear quarter, colour match is spot on. All done for £300 inc VAT. Nice guys too, will definitely be returning if I need other bits doing!
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Put on a black grill and surround with black badge.
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Then decided to quickly redo the red pinstriping, including the side strips.
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Unfortunately my passenger window regulator broke so had to replace that. Next mods were some AutoArt copies of Hella twin lights, and a K&N panel filter.
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I then spent a weekend polishing and waxing, fitted a Remus backbox, treated the trim, changed the oil and filter along with new rotor arm and distributor cap. Here are the fruits of my labour.
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This is where I'm up to at the moment. Next plans are lows and new wheels :)
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Great start, the pipes stick out a bit though don't they?
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They do a bit yes, but it's mounted as far back as possible. Doesn't really bother me anyway. The pipe is also quieter than the standard!
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Looking good mate, get that bottom bar on the grill colour coded and the front end will be on for a winner :)
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Think I'm going to keep the bottom part of the grill black, I think it suits with the black headlight surrounds and bumper trim.
Had a bit of a mare today though. I'd had a slow coolant leak, losing an expansion tanks worth every 10 days or so, and traced it to the flange on the front of the head. Replaced that last week, the o ring on the old one was almost non existent! However, sealing up that seems to have put pressure on the side flange, and it was absolutely pissing out. An easy fix as replacements are cheap, but its Sunday, nowhere that will have it is open, and I was visiting my parents 60 miles from home. My old man is going to fix it for me tomorrow but it means I have to get the dreaded peasant wagon to work tomorrow!
On a good note, got some goodies coming very soon. :)
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Think I'm going to keep the bottom part of the grill black, I think it suits with the black headlight surrounds and bumper trim.
Had a bit of a mare today though. I'd had a slow coolant leak, losing an expansion tanks worth every 10 days or so, and traced it to the flange on the front of the head. Replaced that last week, the o ring on the old one was almost non existent! However, sealing up that seems to have put pressure on the side flange, and it was absolutely pissing out. An easy fix as replacements are cheap, but its Sunday, nowhere that will have it is open, and I was visiting my parents 60 miles from home. My old man is going to fix it for me tomorrow but it means I have to get the dreaded peasant wagon to work tomorrow!
On a good note, got some goodies coming very soon. :)
Shame about the coolant leak problems! And trust me about the grill, it just looks unfinished at the moment :/
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Just spent a big wad of cash at Rimstyle, and other goodies being delivered tomorrow :evil:
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niice
nothing better than a few presents to yourself through the post
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niice
nothing better than a few presents to yourself through the post
Yep decided to treat myself :) Got one package through today, will update with pics later.
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Got these today, FK Power Hi Tec shocks, each with 6 point adjustable dampening. They are £100 a corner from Venom, I paid less than that for all 4 direct from FK in Germany and that includes postage lol. Also got a set of lowering spring caps for the front. Lowering springs on their way too
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Good swag! What mm springs did you go for?
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Hi Callum,
Looking like this car is going to come on well, nice one! Do you have a link to the suppliers of your shocks? I need some new ones for my wife's car and I'm thinking decent shocks and springs rather than coilovers.
Cheers
Paul
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looking forward to some pics of your greenie all dropped!:)
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This is coming along nicely, can't wait to see the package you get from rimstyle? :drool:
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looking good and good choice of colour aswell :wink: will keep an eye on this :smiley:
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Thanks everyone for the positive comments! Hopeful my new wheels will arrive today. :smiley:
Got a message from Euro Performance that my springs were dispatched straight from the manufacturer yesterday, opted for H&R 40mm springs so the ride should be great!
Hi Callum,
Looking like this car is going to come on well, nice one! Do you have a link to the suppliers of your shocks? I need some new ones for my wife's car and I'm thinking decent shocks and springs rather than coilovers.
Cheers
Paul
Paul I got them directly from FK in Germany, the website is www.carparts-tuning.co.uk
Came within 3 days.
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New wheels didn't arrive. Then on the way home from work I went to press my clutch and there was a bang and the pedal went straight to the floor and won't disengage the clutch :( Guess it's possibly the cable or been told it may be the release arm. Either way a pain in the ass, going to have the AA tow it to a garage tomorrow.
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It will be the clip that holds the cable to the clutch arm on the outside of the gearbox
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You see the bit with the hole in it underneath the clutch cable? I'd wager thats whats broken
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It will be the clip that holds the cable to the clutch arm on the outside of the gearbox
[img]http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/9168/p1010057oqi.jpg[img]
You see the bit with the hole in it underneath the clutch cable? I'd wager thats whats broken
My bets on this too. It's a pain in the ass, but at least its cheap and easy fix :)
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It will be the clip that holds the cable to the clutch arm on the outside of the gearbox
[img]http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/9168/p1010057oqi.jpg[img]
You see the bit with the hole in it underneath the clutch cable? I'd wager thats whats broken
My bets on this too. It's a pain in the ass, but at least its cheap and easy fix :)
I remember mine breaking (mk2) just as i set of from a set of lights... u-turn back to the garage i hgad come from :grin: Its easy on a golf 2 and shouldnt be any harder with a mate on a 3
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Had a look under the bonnet this morning and the cable was still attached securely to the arm, but the arm had no tension in it. From looking on here it appears the clutch release finger has broken. Anyway I got the AA to to give me a lift to my preferred VW specialist, and they will hopefully be sorting it Monday. Really could do without this though when I've just spent so much money!
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Still no wheels, not that it matters as I won't have the car til early next week now. Got a Mk4 TDI as a courtesy car, must say I much prefer my Mk3! Still got some parts in the post, new strut mounts for when I change my shocks. Ordered Febi but I got Meyle ones for the rear, hope they're of similar quality.
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Don't worry, Meyle are a decent substitute.
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Don't worry, Meyle are a decent substitute.
I won't worry then!
Just got a call from the garage and it is the clutch release finger as I hoped and not anything more serious, will have the car back tomorrow :-)
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Wheels arrived today, Dare Dr-B in 8 x 16 running Yokohama S-Drive 195/45/16 rubber. Came with Borbet centre cap stickers which I was going to buy anyway but also with a set of 4 Bimecc 15mm hubcentric spacers! no idea why as I didn't order them! To be honest the wheels are et25 so I doubt I'll use them, but still, pretty amazing free gift!
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Excellent stuff, fancy swinging a pair of those spacers over in my direction for some beer tokens? :wink:
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One set will definitely be for sale at a very reasonable price :evil: Going to try the wheels on the rear with the spacers tomorrow and see how far they stick out, don't want to be fannying around with the arches!
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Small updates, I have added a black rear badge, and plate surrounds. Apologies for the dirty car, weather has been awful, and I'm driving to rural Wales tonight so don't see the point in washing it!
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Still waiting on my springs, H&R have had to make some specially as they were out of stock. hopefully with me next week so I can lower it at the weekend. :)
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Test fitted a wheel earlier with the spacers on, as you can see they stick out way too much and would need the arches rolled and flared when my car is lowered. So will definitely be selling both pairs of spacers. Might have to roll the arches anyway and trim the arch trims but I'm happy to do that. Anyway they look sweet!
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Wheels look great dude, what are the rim and tyre specs? The poke don't look to bad to me, get some camber shims to sort that out ;)
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It was worse in real life than it looks in the photo. Already sold the spacers anyway. Wheels are 16 x 8j et25, tyres are 195/45/16 :-)
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I want to ditch the horrible crystal clear indicator/fog assembly that a previous owner added as they completely ruin the front end in my opinion. Was thinking of replacing them with these lovely looking InPro smoked ones.
http://www.venommotorsport.com/product_details.php?id=2257&manufacturer=Inpro&category=Lighting
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I want to ditch the horrible crystal clear indicator/fog assembly that a previous owner added as they completely ruin the front end in my opinion. Was thinking of replacing them with these lovely looking InPro smoked ones.
http://www.venommotorsport.com/product_details.php?id=2257&manufacturer=Inpro&category=Lighting
I had these on my last mk3, they were cheaper on ebay iirc.
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I had these on my last mk3, they were cheaper on ebay iirc.
Can't see them on eBay, neither UK or German. Will keep a look out over the next couple of weeks otherwise I will just bite the bullet and buy from Venom.
On a somewhat related note, I have some new tail lights arriving tomorrow :grin: :whistle:
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New taillights :) They are tinted CL lights but done extremely well by a guy on Edition 38. The process he goes through is quite impressive and they're a bargain considering the amount of time he puts in to each pair. The lenses are polished and sooooo smooth! Just need some green indicator bulbs then I can fit them.
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Don't bother with green bulbs, they don't work particularly well.
Get orange led indicators with resistors instead, work loads better.
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The rear lights look really good. :smiley:
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They look great bud, can't wait to see them fitted :)
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Yeah I'm really impressed with the finish. Won't be going on for a couple of weeks as I can't yet afford the bulbs due to having an absolute ballache with the cooling system. First I had a leak from the front coolant flange, replaced it, sprang a leak in the side one. Replaced that, has sprung a leak in the thermostat cover. It seems everytime I fix something the system is holding more pressure and the next weakest part fails. The o rings were completely shot on the flanges though, so I'm assuming the thermostat cover is the same. Just don't want to replace that then something else leak, so might replace the waterpump to block seal too, and just because they're cheap may as well get a new waterpump whilst I am at it.
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It will all be worth it in the end bud :)
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Washing my car today and the kickplate came off revealing this :undecided:
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Looks like someone even tried bodging it with filler with the kick plate still on! Anyway had a good poke around and its still completely solid so just going to grind out the rust, treat it, seal it, and paint it. Just stuck the plate back on for now and will deal with it next week!
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Started to put my wheels on yesterday, but the spokes foul on the brake calipers on the front. Only very very slightly, have ordered some 5mm flat spacers which should be here tomorrow then can get all the wheels on. Can't be bothered to wait til my springs show up even if it does look a little funky with a bit of stretch at standard height!
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Just been on the phone with EuroPerformanceDirect, my springs still haven't arrived with them. :sad: They're expecting another shipment from H&R Friday but it still hasn't been confirmed my springs will be in there! So at the very earliest I'm looking at next Monday for delivery, a whole 4 weeks after ordering. Not particularly happy as the website said they were ready to ship in 1-2 days!
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Spacers arrived today :grin: Had originally ordered some universal jobbies for £5 but upon recieving them thought better of it, as they were shockingly bad. So bought some decent quality TPI 5mm spacers with the correct centre bore. Going to fit my wheels if the rain holds off for the next few hours!
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Just had my water pump, thermostat, thermostat cover and radiator elbow joint replaced, so fingers crossed that's the end of my water leak.
On a much better note, just got a genuine eBay bargain. A complete set of 3dr mulberry VR6 Highline leathers, in awesome condition, with door cards and heating loom, £92! :evil: :laugh:
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pictures NOW! :smiley:
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Well started putting the interior in, removing the rear door cards meant removing the door sill trim, had a good look at the rust on the inner sill and it looks to be very minor and just surface rust. The bodge job of covering it has made it look a lot worse than it really is. Ran out of light yesterday so going to spend my lunch hour today getting the front seats in.
A few bits of bad news though....5mm spacers didn't cut it. So have bought some 8mm. This will give me an ET of 17 on the front so expecting to have to massage the arches slightly with a hammer lol.
Secondly it started misfiring and cutting out on the way to work today. Called the AA but they took forever to come and managed to get it running enough to get to work, think the rotor arm and dizz cap are knackered. Have also ordered some new HT leads too. If that doesn't fix it, next on the agenda will be coil and ECU relay!
Bloody cars!
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At least there's some good news today, my springs finally turned up! Just need to get around to fitting them now....
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Finally got around to ordering some amber LED indicator bulbs and a new flasher relay so they don't flash fast, so installed my new all red rear lights. :smiley:
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Also took off the rear "Golf GTI" badge ans replaced with an Anniversary red one.
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Going to fit my shocks at the weekend, just waiting on some spring plates to come into my local dealer. For some reason H&R spec all their Mk3 springs with the larger pig tail and mine being a later model has the smaller ones.
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Fitted my rear shocks yesterday, still waiting on the front spring caps from VW. Everything went nice and smoothly, thanks to my £10 eBay 1/2" drive extendable ratchet handle lol!
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Old shocks off.
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New shocks built up. Had to drill out the spring cap and also the top retaining washer as the threaded shaft is larger on the FK shocks.
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Shocks on.
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This is how it sat just after lowering back down to the ground.
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And finally after a little drive around. This is with nothing in the boot except the spare wheel and I think it sits pretty nicely. Tyre is ever so close to scrubbing so arches will need to be rolled only very slightly.
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Well I had a couple of people in the back today and a few heavy bags, and well, I couldn't really move due to the amount of scrubbing! Had to make the Mrs and mother in law walk home :evil:. So have ordered myself an arch rolling tool, so will be doing them at the weekend. For now I've put the BBS wheels back on.
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More updates with no pictures as my phone is broken, and I don't have a digital camera anymore! But I will update this post with pics when I can, just thought I would write down what I've done before I forget!
The wheels and shocks are all on and looking good. Rolled the front arches, bit of camber and they tuck nicely, not bad considering they are 8j et10 after spacing! Both rear wheel arches were knackered, the one I thought was good was just filled with filler, the bodyshop must have repaired it when they resprayed my rear quarter. So as rolling didn't work, I just got the angle grinder out and cut off the lips of both arches. Sealed the back side with underbody sealant and stuck the arch covers back on with double sided tape and body kit adhesive.
Also got around to repairing the inner door sill. After picking out all the filler someone had just shoved on top of the rust, I was left with a small hole. Wire brushed everything loose, treated the rust, sprayed some rust inhibiting primer, then regular primer. Bridged the hole with P40 and some ali mesh. Got my dad to apply the final layers of P38 as unbeknownst to me until recently he spent 5 years working in a body shop after he left school. The little ledge of the inner sill now looks completely original. Just needs paint now but the car is currently at a VAG specialist for reasons I will now explain.
The car has been a nightmare mechanically recently! Well more accurately, electronically! First, the ignition switch suddenly died a death (common problem so I hear). £15 in Eurocarparts and Xmas Eve morning spent fixing this, had to remove the whole steering column to get to the switch :shocked:
Then decided to finally do something to fix the car cutting out on me. Noticed the crank sensor wires were exposed and shorting on eachother. Bought a new crank sensor (again from ECP, my mistake!), and fitted it which was a pain in the ass to do due to the poor access.
Anyway driving back from Poole to Bath the next day, car cut out on me maybe 5 times, would leave it 10 mins then it would restart and carry on for a while. Didn't suspect crank sensor as this was new so replaced both ECU and fuel pump relay as I heard these were common faults. All was well for another few days, until last Friday when it cut out again! This time however it wouldn't restart. AA was called and he diagnosed a faulty crank sensor, he tested it with a little LED flasher and it was not producing a signal. Got towed to my local VW specialist where it currently sits awaiting their attention. I have a feeling something else may be playing up too, but at least its in the hands of professionals to properly diagnose it now!
Sorry for the essay!
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Obligatory pics of my car in the snow. :smiley:
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Got a few new bits to go on soon too. Scoured eBay over the course of a few weeks to make up a set of OEM Hella fog lights,then ttinted these with some cheap yellow tint film.
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Also treated myself to a DA polisher to correct my paintwork. Got a Menzerna polish/pad kit, clay bar and lube, and some Nattys blue wax. Going to add some 4" spot pads and get some Poorboys blackhole glaze over the coming weeks/ weather is too crap to start detailing anytime soon!
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^^^ Nice,
Can;t see you using for a little while though.
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If you haven't used a polisher before head over to detailing world as they have some great write up's on use-age (and don't believe the burning warnings! well not on old vw paint!)
b.t.w car is looking good.... :cool: :cool:
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If you haven't used a polisher before head over to detailing world as they have some great write up's on use-age (and don't believe the burning warnings! well not on old vw paint!)
b.t.w car is looking good.... :cool: :cool:
It's a DA so he'd be doing extremely well to burn through any paint :wink:
Agreed on the DW part though, it's an excellent forum with some very good advice/guides :cool:
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Yeah I've been browsing over there for a little while and read guides, watched videos etc, so pretty confident I should be able to get some decent results, the menzerna polishes are meant to be great for hard German paint.
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Yeah I've been browsing over there for a little while and read guides, watched videos etc, so pretty confident I should be able to get some decent results, the menzerna polishes are meant to be great for hard German paint.
They work very well on VAG paint, both my MK3 & Mk4 came up amazingly after a few passes of power finish and final finish :cool:
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Couple of pics as I realise I didn't have any showing how it sits at the moment!
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The highline interior
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More goodies...picked up these smoked indicators on eBay for £10, assumed they would be aftermarket but was pleasently surprised they are Anniversary OEM lights. Just waiting on some tow eye covers now then I can ditch the awful crystal clear fogs/indis.
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Also started polishing with the DA at the weekend, only did the bonnet and 1 wing but they came up great. Swirls gone, some deep scratches remain but its softened the edges so hardly noticeable. Finished with Poorboys blackhole then natty wax. Pics when I've finished the car.
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Nice example...not keen on the wheels but loving the interior, 40mm drop seems to be perfect, thats going on my list
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Thanks :smiley:
Was bored on my lunch break at work today so decided to dewiper the rear. Popped to Halfords and bought a pack of assorted blanking grommets for £1.79, 5 minutes with the spanners and it's done. For anyone wondering it's the 24mm one that fits. Looks so much cleaner now. :grin:
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Looks good. I like the look, but my pet hate is a dirty rear window so coud never de wiper mine
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You and me both
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De-wiper is all good, if you don't plan on using the car daily though.. And mainly when it's dry out.
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You and me both
each to their own but it looks way cooler :cool:
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It is my daily, but it only takes 10 seconds to wipe it every few days. :smiley:
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what rear clusters are those? look way better than gti smokes on a dragon green
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what rear clusters are those? look way better than gti smokes on a dragon green
Tinted CL's done by a guy on Edition 38....they're awesome!
http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=469457
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You and me both
each to their own but it looks way cooler :cool:
Cooler is for c**ts!!
.... :whistle: only joking each to their own
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Good work on this so far mate, the rear lights look great against the Dragon Green paint and the dewiper mod always looks good :) I will be doing the same, but waiting till I paint and then welding and smoothing. The exhaust tips stick out a fair bit though don't they, what's up with that?
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The exhaust tips stick out a fair bit though don't they, what's up with that?
I have to say that looks like the vento back box which has longer pipes to clear the bumper (also sold on ebay as fitting the golf!)
b.t.w I do like the all red lights :cool: :cool:
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The exhaust tips stick out a fair bit though don't they, what's up with that?
I have to say that looks like the vento back box which has longer pipes to clear the bumper (also sold on ebay as fitting the golf!)
b.t.w I do like the all red lights :cool: :cool:
This could well be the case, it is mounted as far back as possible but still sticks out loads. I got it secondhand on eBay for £35, doesn't really bother me much. :smiley:
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Received my Anniversary reflectors that go inbetween the fog and indicators but both have cracks in :sad:
Rather than waste more money on another set figured I may as well salvage these and do something slightly different by colour-Coding them.
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So in an attempt to salvage the reflectors I first sanded all the markings off, and sanded all over with 180 grit paper to aid primer adhesion.
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Added 3 coats of primer and left to dry overnight.
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Then 3 coats of paint and 4 coats of lacquer.
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Here they are fitted. Think they look pretty decent!
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Car is very dirty at the moment but really don't see the point in washing it, as it won't stay clean long!
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not feeling the love :sad:
good workmanship tho :wink:
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I'm thinking of taking the yellow tint film off as it looks a bit busy colour wise at the front now.
Next on the agenda, colour coded wheels
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Yellow fogs are staying, they look much better in real life for some reason. Picking up another green grill tomorrow.
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Few small updates...
Picked up a 6n2 GTI steering wheel to replace mine which was awful, the rubber was twisting on the metal core so pretty unsafe!
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Also picked up a GTI grill as was looking to change up my front end a little. Had to repaint the lower portion as it was stone chipped all over, and also painted the upper slats black. Painted the GTI badge the same black for a stealthy look. Much happier with it now. Also removed the red pin striping from the bumpers as I was a little bored of it.
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The front end looks much better now. :cool:
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Agreed, much neater. I have one of those steering wheels as well. :wink:
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Thanks guys, much happier with it now, a lot less busy. Don't really plan on doing much more apart from maintenance and sorting out my list of little problems. Well, for now at least...
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Front end looks great now bud :)
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yeah looks a lot nicer with the green bottom part! i was thinking it needed black fogs too so i mocked up a photoshop of it.. im not so sure now tho! what you think?
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I prefer the smoked look above looks nice :wink:
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Deffinately smokednot cean on the yellows, front end looks cluttered.
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Agreed, smoked looks much better dude!
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Smoked does look damn good....but I kinda still prefer the yellow. :embarrassed:
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Got some more goodies on the way...remapped ECU, Neuspeed camshaft, new exhaust, and some styling bits....updates soon!
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Picked up a Halfords Professional 150 pc socket set over the Easter weekend as it was on sale for £79.99. Seems great quality and a lifetime warranty. Used it for the first time yesterday, didn’t have much time after work so just changed my plugs (they were about 15,000 miles old) for some Bosch WR7LTC+ (Yttrium doped so longer lasting supposedly).
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This also arrived today, a nice stainless steel exhaust centre section with two silencers which I got from Khare, via eBay. Paid less including delivery than he wanted for it collected as advertised on here so everyone is a winner! Will hopefully fit over the weekend.
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I looked at that socket set and it did seem a very good deal..... I did also look at the centre section you bought but the exhaust fitted to mine seems a bit too custom to buy random parts!! :cry:
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Had a fairly productive weekend working on the car. Managed to finally get around to installing my heated seat loom. It had been butchered somehwat upon removal by the previous owner, but with the help of Google I figured it all out and it's in and working. Whilst the carpets were up in the front I inspected for any signs of rot, thankfully there was none, though there was some surface rust where a patch had been welded in and not painted or anything! So I sealed this upo with some bitumen-based underbody sealeant from a spraycan. Also checked the underneath and wasn't surprised to see again it had just been left as bare metal! So a quick wire brush, some rust inhibiting primer, and then more underbody sealant.
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Whilst I had the clocks/fuse box out I figured I may as well swap in the remapped ECU I bought off eBay. Paid £80 which included the immobiliser box and keychip so was a straight swap, easier than buying a chip and then paying someone to solder it for me. The guy had paid £350 for his remap(!) and supplied this rolling road chart. Car feels a bit more responsive so for the money I paid it was worthwhile.
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EuroCarParts had a big sale on over the Easter weekend so bought load of bits I needed. Fuel filter, new flate wiper blades (ECPs own brand Vista Pro - seem really good so far), alternator belt, cam seal and cam cover gasket, and a set of hydraulic cam followers for when I install my new cam.
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Finally I was bored and decided to spray my wing mirror covers black. Just gave them a light sanding and sprayed with Montana White gloss paint, goes on so well and is almost impossible to make it run, sticks to anything, I love it!
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And here they are fitted.
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Got something awesome through the post today via eBay.de, a bit polarising but I love it...anybody want to guess what it is?
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Got something awesome through the post today via eBay.de, a bit polarising but I love it...anybody want to guess what it is?
MK3 Heckblende? :lipsrsealed:
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Got something awesome through the post today via eBay.de, a bit polarising but I love it...anybody want to guess what it is?
MK3 Heckblende? :lipsrsealed:
Well that was quick! :grin:
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Got something awesome through the post today via eBay.de, a bit polarising but I love it...anybody want to guess what it is?
MK3 Heckblende? :lipsrsealed:
Well that was quick! :grin:
Put up a pic, cant wait to see :grin:
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Will get it fitted tonight, car needs a good clean first though!
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Home and unpacked, just gonna give the car a wash so will take some photos with it on in better light tomorrow morning. Brand new and only cost 50 quid including postage from Germany
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Home and unpacked, just gonna give the car a wash so will take some photos with it on in better light tomorrow morning. Brand new and only cost 50 quid including postage from Germany
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not bad. Do they sell for that, or did you get lucky and got it for £50?
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I've seen them go for more, they're quite rare nowadays, but I wouldn't have paid silly money for it. Anyway managed to clean the car and get it on :)
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The anni badge is now looking extremely faded against the bright red of the heckblende and lights so going to paint it black. Hopefully fitting my new exhaust centre section will sort out the issue with my backbox jutting out. Finally before anyone mentions it I know my black trim looks awful, I have bought some Plasticare trim dye which is meant to offer a permanent solution to faded plastics. If the weather holds out tomorrow I will apply it after work.
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Nice find and brand new as well!!!
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That second picture looks the business. I like it
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Awesomeness!!
I've been watching these for a while but hadn't wanted to spend the ££‘s
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Not really sure I like it tbh
:undecided:
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It is a bit marmite but I love it.
Got round to using the Plasticare trim dye yesterday, has made all my plastics a nice dark satin black where no dressing products could touch it, covered any wax stains etc. The only place it's not so good is the boot spoiler, a bit streaky, will do another application when the rain stops which will hopefully improve it!
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It is a bit marmite but I love it.
Got round to using the Plasticare trim dye yesterday, has made all my plastics a nice dark satin black where no dressing products could touch it, covered any wax stains etc. The only place it's not so good is the boot spoiler, a bit streaky, will do another application when the rain stops which will hopefully improve it!
It's the material the rear spoiler is made from (pu-rim?) and very few things can make that look tidy.
you need something to penetrate the top layer (and I say try peanut butter and leave it for an hour before wiping off)
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Parking on pavement? tut tut
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I have the same issue with my rear spoiler as well, it always looks sh!t after 2days regardless of what I do to it.
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Parking on pavement? tut tut
For some reason everyone does it down my road, I'd rather me than someone else was parked right outside my house! Bath is awful for parking.
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It is a bit marmite but I love it.
Got round to using the Plasticare trim dye yesterday, has made all my plastics a nice dark satin black where no dressing products could touch it, covered any wax stains etc. The only place it's not so good is the boot spoiler, a bit streaky, will do another application when the rain stops which will hopefully improve it!
It's the material the rear spoiler is made from (pu-rim?) and very few things can make that look tidy.
you need something to penetrate the top layer (and I say try peanut butter and leave it for an hour before wiping off)
Will try the peanut butter next week! My other option was just to whip it off and colour code it...
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I'll be painting mine next month as I'm sick of it looking like it's been buried for the past 15years.
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I'll be painting mine next month as I'm sick of it looking like it's been buried for the past 15years.
All my black trims have been painted. Its been 2 years now or so. and believe it or not, not once have i treated them. everyweek just wash the car and go over with a soapy sponge. Thats it. :cool:
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Noticed crusty front jacking points last time I was underneath the car that will need welding. :sad: So going to whip the sill covers off tonight to have a look at how bad it is and so I can go get a quote from my preferred garage. Never looked under them before, just praying they're not too bad. :shocked:
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Parking on pavement? tut tut
For some reason everyone does it down my road, I'd rather me than someone else was parked right outside my house! Bath is awful for parking.
Which part of Bath are you from? I grew up in Larkhall, not been back for years though :sad:
Not sure on the Heckblende either tbh, part of me likes it and part of me thinks it clutters up the rear end :undecided:
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:sick:
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Parking on pavement? tut tut
For some reason everyone does it down my road, I'd rather me than someone else was parked right outside my house! Bath is awful for parking.
Which part of Bath are you from? I grew up in Larkhall, not been back for years though :sad:
Not sure on the Heckblende either tbh, part of me likes it and part of me thinks it clutters up the rear end :undecided:
I'm originally from Poole, Dorset, came to Bath for Uni in 2003, and been here ever since. Just bought a house in Oldfield Park which is the major student area, but luckily my road is pretty tucked away and quiet!
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With the good weather I decided to give the car a proper detail. Used my DAS6 with Menzerna pads, Meguiars 105 followed by Menzerna PF4000 to refine, Poor Boys Black Hole then blue Nattys Wax. Also colour coded a spare door handle I had....like the look so will do the other one soon.
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Had my MOT earlier in the week, didn't go too badly. Failed on rust which I was expecting, so the car is today having some welding done on both the sills. Pictures of holes below!
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Had a few advisories too;
-Both rear wheel bearings
-Front brake pads low
-Both front wishbone bushes
-Front flexi brake pipes
-Rattle from engine (think this is the heatshield)
All in all nothing major and all will be sorted over the coming months. Things I will be doing are...
-New pads and discs all round, new wheel bearings on rear.
-Polybush the front end
-Need to colour code my other door handle
-Colour coded Hellas!
-Colour coded wheel centres!
-Fix a few cosmetic rust patches
-Finally fit new stainless middle box
I also need to sort the intermittant ABS issue, but it passed the MOT fine with a CL cluster that doesn't have the ABS light :evil:
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Not too much gone on since the MOT. I have colour coded the headlight surrounds, but neglected to take pics and the car is mega-dirty at the moment so that can wait! I have also purchased a nice new custom made Longlife stainless exhaust. It's 2.25" bore all the way through, with one silencer (no suitcase) and a nice subtle backbox, with dual rolled out tailpipes. Looks, fits, and sounds so much better than my old system.
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Haven't updated in a while! Just been keeping on top of maintenance and a few small jobs.
The first big thing I finally got around to doing on a free weekend was installing my Newman camshaft. This took about 3 hrs, and was a lot easier than I thought it would be, despite my apprhension about messing up the timing etc.
Old sh!ttily painted silver (not by me) rocker cover.
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Stock cam.
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New cam and new hydraulic tappets installed.
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Gave the rocker cover a quick tidy up with some Simoniz Tough Black paint, and reinstalled with a new cam seal and rocker cover gasket.
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Enjoying the new cam, I can definitely feel the difference over 2500rpm.
In the photos above you can probably make out a spilt in the crankcase breather hose, so this got replaced too, £20 for an aftermarket part though!
Other general bits of maintenance done include both auxiliary belts (again something I’d been putting off but turned out to be ever so simple), and a new coolant temp sensor.
Recently I had been suffering with a very lumpy idle, and stalling when dipping the clutch as I slowed. I chalked some of this up to the cam but decided to clean out the throttle body anyway to see if it made a difference. Forgot to take any before pics but trust me when I say it was awful!
Nice and clean now though!
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I had bought a new throttle body gasket in case the old one was damaged, only to find there wasn’t one even installed! Metal to metal surfaces with no gasket or sealant of any kind can’t have been helping with the running of the car! Another small fix was the two small ports on the vacuum hose which connects to the inlet manifold, that are blocked with green rubber caps. These had gone completely hard and brittle with age, and just crumbled when touched, so I joined the two ports together with a small length of silicone hose which should seal a whole lot better! Realigned the throttle body too, and now I have a nice smooth idle, and no stalling.
Finally, I took peoples advice from a few pages back and ditched the yellow tint film on my fogs, replaced with a smoked film, and painted middle reflectors black.
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Oh and bought a regular splitter after breaking another VR6 one (aftermarket of course!), despite only being 35mm down.
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The side trim badges were starting to look a bit faded so I replaced them with something a little different. 8v love!
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Looking really good mate! Did you use Lamin-x for your fogs or another tinting film? :)
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It was just some cheapy tint film from eBay...the cheapest I could find I think, £1.99 including postage for an A4 sheet.
The only update I have is not a good one! Went in to the back of someone last night... destroyed a Hella quad, need a new wing, bumper, slam panel, and grille. :cry:
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Been busy the last few weeks collecting parts to repair the damage. I managed to pick up an immaculate front bumper, dual chamber headlights, and slam panel for £40 which I thought was a bargain. I then purchased an FK debadged 2-slat grille from eBay, and a new wing from EuroCarParts for a mighty £27 delivered. I am going to be painting the wing myself in the coming weeks…with rattle cans, but I’m confident I can get a good finish. I’ve bought some ProXL lacquer which is meant to be great, gives a lot more gloss than most aerosol lacquers, and can be machine polished in 24hrs so must be pretty hard.
I will also be painting the grill, Joey modding the headlights, and refurbing my wheels in the near future. Unlacquered, polished dishes + someone who is too lazy to clean their wheels = mucho oxidation and pitting, so the dishes will be painted silver, and the centres colour coded.
Will put up photos as I go!