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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: SuSpEcT-GTII on 27 January 2007, 22:16

Title: door handle colour?
Post by: SuSpEcT-GTII on 27 January 2007, 22:16

Hey all, just spent half my saturday givin the car a bit of spit n polish and was just wondering if anyone could tell me wot colour the little strips on the side of the door handles are supposed to be? and how can I bring them back to life? Mine are really badly faded, almost white looking :sad: The car is a 91 8v (Royal Blue). Also any sugestions on restoring other areas of trim (rubber and plastic) Back to black is great . . . till it rains and looks like someone has pissed down the side of your car :angry: I'm way too scared to try the thing with a heat gun! although I have heard it said that kiwi shoe polish in the little bottle with an applicator on the top does the trick? Can anyone back this up? or suggest anything else? Cheers :smiley:

Title: Re: door handle colour?
Post by: Breaker on 27 January 2007, 22:42

theres a thread in the cosmetics section about bumper black etc
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=53260.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=53260.0)

Title: Re: door handle colour?
Post by: 8vRicey on 28 January 2007, 18:02

Get down the scrappy and 'acquire' some chrome strips for the handles !  :wink: :grin:

Title: Re: door handle colour?
Post by: SuSpEcT-GTII on 31 January 2007, 20:47

Ah the scrappy! good call ricey :smiley: So theyre supposed to be chrome are they?

Title: Re: door handle colour?
Post by: systemseiko on 31 January 2007, 22:32

Try this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-GOLF-MK1-MK2-CHROME-DOOR-HANDLE-INSERTS-L-M-R_W0QQitemZ290078496044QQihZ019QQcategoryZ9889QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-GOLF-MK1-MK2-CHROME-DOOR-HANDLE-INSERTS-L-M-R_W0QQitemZ290078496044QQihZ019QQcategoryZ9889QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
U can buy these now for £4.50 and they are bling bling

Title: Re: door handle colour?
Post by: 8vRicey on 01 February 2007, 23:22

Quote from: SuSpEcT-GTII on 31 January 2007, 20:47

Ah the scrappy! good call ricey :smiley: So theyre supposed to be chrome are they?

GTI's where black plastic as standard. Grab some chrome ones off a lower spec mk2 or similar.  :wink: