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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: kniterider on 24 December 2003, 11:28
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got me new badges so washed the old girl and banged em on!! (old gti badge on the boot was a tw@t to get off but hey was worth it!!)
(http://hometown.aol.co.uk/golfgtimk2and4/golf/badge.gif)
ho ho ho merry xmas!!! :D :D :D
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They look awsome m8 :)
What did they cost and how can i get my hands on some ?
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right got me grill badge 'anni' from bobvw, sloanvwparts@sloan.co.uk write to him and hell send yas a price etc, cost me ?10.97 i think all inclusive of postage and insurance, the rear 'usa anni badge+rabbit' i got from steve@golfturbo.com (was advertisin on ebay) ?16 ish i think, send em an email of what your after and theyll sort you out no probs!!!! :D
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Cheers bro thnx alot :)
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Just a quick one ... what's the best way to get the old badges off?
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right i got some 'cotton' out of wifeys sewin kit and like hooked underneath and gave a sawing action through the pads, cotton keep breaking though but it did the job!!!, some one has also said about heating em with a heatgun etc, i just used cotton then picked off what pad was left, then used a bit of turps to remove any old polish etc before stickin me new ones on! ;D
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Badges look good, but whats that blemish in your paint next to the badge, looks like somebody nicking the badge off it!!!!
Oh and if you wanna get badges off the easy way use a jet wash and some 3M compound polish to get the last bit off
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i am new to the 1.8t and golfs
is the front grill badge standard on any models
is it easy to fit
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Not sure if they're standard on any models but they are very easy to fit.
I've managed to get hold of a US badge, launched to celebrate 20 years of the GTi in the states. Matches the font for the rear ones (with the little rabbit).
Clips straight into the grille.
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Kniterider,
You said it cost you ?10.97 inclusive of insurance. Does this mean that your insurance co hiked up your premium for sticking on a badge, or did you mean postal insurance?
I ask because I wanna get me one of those front grille badges for mine. Until I can save up for some proper mods, I want something that'll make me motor stand out a bit ( the '99 GTIs like ours look pretty tame out of the factory ).
Cheers,
Rich
right got me grill badge 'anni' from bobvw, sloanvwparts@sloan.co.uk write to him and hell send yas a price etc, cost me ?10.97 i think all inclusive of postage and insurance, the rear 'usa anni badge+rabbit' i got from steve@golfturbo.com (was advertisin on ebay) ?16 ish i think, send em an email of what your after and theyll sort you out no probs!!!! :D
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think he meant postal insurance ::)
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yep postal insurance is what i was on about!!!!,
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I guessed as much. ( After reading my question today, I realised how stupid it sounded!! ).
Although insurance companies will bump up your premium for the strangest things!... When I got my car, my insurance company asked me if there was anything on my car not fitted as standard to the model. I said I didn't think '99 1.8 GTIs came with aircon as standard, but mine had it (coz I wanted to be totally honest so they didn't screw me over if I ever needed to claim - I didn't think it would add anything to the premium). But... they added 10 quid on!!! I asked why aircon should make any difference, and they said that it makes it more "nickable". I argued that this was ridiculous as it is extremely hard to tell from outside (it's just a little button).
At first I thought it would be because it would cost them more to replace the car if stolen/ written off, but then they said that they would only replace it to standard spec anyway. INSANITY! For this reason I am very wary ( or some might say paranoid ) :P
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i wouldnt have declared that!!, its up to them to find out whats standard etc, as for aircon matey they just creamed ?10 out of yas!!!, declaring mods (badges/spoilers/springs/wheels etc) yes, as far as you knew they came with standard aircon!!! (lucky bleeder mine aint got it!!) ;D
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no way, yours has.nt got air con, sod that, i thought they all came with air con. does it steam up much
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kniterider
my car is a 99 T reg 1.8 20v non turbo and has a/c - wonder why yours has not got it ???
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no air con, yep thats right!!, no button, no compressor etc on the engine, it was a OPTIONAL extra that had to be fitted from new, im not bothered about it any way as its something else to go wrong and saps bhp!! ;D
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Unfortunately, I had studied the brochures for the 1999 year before I bought mine, so I knew aircon was extra :(
Did you declare your new badges??
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yep all declared ;D
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did it cost u extra?
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Managed to get myself a 25th Anniversary Front Grille GTI badge t'other day from awesomegti.co.uk (not bad service). Looks pretty buff. 8) Will have to take another photo now. ;)
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yeah .. you should see my golf .. but the prob is how can i post my bleeding picture on here :-[ i have tried !
wot i have on my car is rear rabbit badge Gti from usa but i won it on ebay for ?7.50
Front grill GTI from awesome
Chrome Audi TT 17in alloys. that about it .. apart to lower the golf in couple week time . oh yeah skoda fabia rear wiper .
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I posted a "how-to" recently in the vw-related forum for showing your pics. There's a thread all about it ( I think its 'stickied' at the top ). Check it out. 8)
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... It was Reply #75 on: February 11, 2004, 20:36
in the "how to post your pride and joy in your signature" thread.
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Finally cleaned up me VWs and took some pics of me new badge. Check it out...
(http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ricandsarah/newbadge1.JPG)
(http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ricandsarah/newbadge2.JPG)
8)
Rich