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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Blackie20vt on 21 April 2013, 18:29

Title: What I've been up to this week.
Post by: Blackie20vt on 21 April 2013, 18:29

Had a bit of time this week to change some of the things I didn't like about the car. Firstly change the smoothed doors back to standard as I absolutely hate not having door handles.

Before
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b94/blackie_zs/IMG_0254_zps5504b7d5.jpg)

After
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b94/blackie_zs/F229B3E4-0460-4F7D-A87B-2FC434C35A1B-1079-000000BD903B9DA6_zpsa845b858.jpg)
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b94/blackie_zs/EE6FB561-1C4B-424A-8A32-316D7BA261DC-1079-000000BD82DA0B69_zps4fc4cc39.jpg)
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b94/blackie_zs/88DF07A0-2CD9-4296-B601-B6AE4B0B99D5-1079-000000BD77FCF4D5_zps7ea4b703.jpg)

Second was to remove the side skirts haven't got an after picture cos there is loads of tigerseal I need to remove.

Thirdly was to refurbish the wheels as they had seen better days
Before shots on photos above

Repair shot
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b94/blackie_zs/BA303221-A0F1-4B1A-A614-C57BEEDAFA49-1079-000000BD3128B0CD_zps0247f57d.jpg)

Primer
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b94/blackie_zs/454CE140-5296-41EC-94AC-2D923304E5D9-1079-000000BD37A50C73_zpsfc0e9aa7.jpg)

Finished

(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b94/blackie_zs/75226E07-C661-44DA-B215-C2DC790994A5-1079-000000BD42E3375E_zps9e8c3a01.jpg)
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b94/blackie_zs/F959D1E8-4AC7-41BA-A0E2-CF68EFC67749-1079-000000BD4F1CEC3B_zps62ac531d.jpg)
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b94/blackie_zs/9A35F774-A4B8-45E4-B8AE-A28D039A9D52-1079-000000BD6D4E7DD4_zps5622dc03.jpg)

What do you think?

Title: Re: What I've been up to this week.
Post by: Nino on 21 April 2013, 18:52

getting there mate, thous side skirts are  :sick:

how the hell did you even open the doors? also get the holes in the wings filled before they get rusted.

Title: Re: What I've been up to this week.
Post by: Blackie20vt on 21 April 2013, 18:56

Had a remote which popped the doors open. I'll just replace the wings and go back to standard.

Title: Re: What I've been up to this week.
Post by: navmk4gti on 21 April 2013, 19:05

What paint you use for the alloys good job there bud. Liked the smoothed doors  :lipsrsealed:

Title: Re: What I've been up to this week.
Post by: Ashmond on 21 April 2013, 19:17

I prefer smoothed to be honest!

Title: Re: What I've been up to this week.
Post by: Blackie20vt on 21 April 2013, 19:27

You would prefer it if u left tye car running with the keys inside them accidentally close the door with no way to get back in. I had to smash the window to get in. So after I put some switches in the mirrors to open the door. But if the battery ever died I would still be screwed. Anyway I prefer it as standard   :tongue:

Title: Re: What I've been up to this week.
Post by: Dave_IOW on 21 April 2013, 19:41

Another one for the smoothed look tbh.

Those wings look great :afro:

Title: Re: What I've been up to this week.
Post by: navmk4gti on 21 April 2013, 19:55

Quote from: Blackie20vt on 21 April 2013, 19:27

You would prefer it if u left tye car running with the keys inside them accidentally close the door with no way to get back in. I had to smash the window to get in. So after I put some switches in the mirrors to open the door. But if the battery ever died I would still be screwed. Anyway I prefer it as standard   :tongue:

U not got key hole for the boot?? When my central locking got fooked and i had no door key holes .. i used the boot..was a bit of a crawl hehe :grin:

Title: Re: What I've been up to this week.
Post by: Blackie20vt on 21 April 2013, 20:03

Boot is also smoothed which I do like.   :smiley: