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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: Phil mcavity on 23 May 2007, 13:31
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Have made a trip to the bodyshop today, and are gonna take the plunge, gonna colour code front splitter, side skirts and rear bumper, excluding section about tailpipe (same as BMX's) and also mudflaps. Quoted £300 so gonna do it in the nxt 3 weeks after i return off honeymoon. :nerd:
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s264/philmcavity/Gti002.jpg)
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Best move Phil, no more "back too black" wax on you black bit's :laugh: and it will look the mutt's, if it were me I buy a pair of R32 side skirts as their smooth and come pre primed for about £70
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Phil...lol i asked the bodyshop guys here and they are asking for £200, not to bad i dont think but they probably wont do a good job as they would do for you in the UK :cry:
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what do R32 side skirts look like?
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They are gonna use plastic primer adhesive so that the paint will take hold to the plastic, will look the bizz, as he does audi's regually, Havent yet told the other half yet my plans but will have it out with her later! :wink:
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what do R32 side skirts look like?
The same as the GTi, but smooth, and grey primered. and stiffer.
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ask creepy , he will have some x rated blue mk 5 shots of the side skirts somewhere. i would do but not sure if my mapflaps will match the side skirts, and im hoping that the finish will be near on par as a metal finish :undecided:
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looks like im going to get my black gti bumpers color coded aswell in a few weeks. Was thinking about this yesterday.
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Sorry best I could do.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/creepycoupe/r32sill.jpg)
Same as Gti but without the dimple's.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/creepycoupe/DSCN0687.jpg)
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how much are those r32 side skirts from the stealers?
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Read the post above :tongue:
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how much are those r32 side skirts from the stealers?
As of my prevous post around £75.00 the pair.
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I seriously looked into this when I bought my GTi. But in the end no body shop would guarantee their work against peeling and flaking paint. The painted items are made of different plastic as paint does not adhere to the exposed black plastic well, even after sanding it smooth and priming it.
I saw it as a time bomb waiting to flake...
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wantmygti, the bodyshop will be using plasic primer adhesive which will bond the paint and wont flake off, also am worried about sun bleach on black plastic which normally faids after a few yrs so thats why im taking steps now to stop it. Paintwork is guareeteed for 3 years by my bodyshop.
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well Phil, I look forward to your (Edition 30 - esque) paintjob... :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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You could go the whole Edition 30 way and get one of those golf ball gear knobs that you mention at least twice a day also! :wink: :wink:
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yes illyan, it will look interesting to see if it ends up looking as good as a previously found laser blue colour coded picture i posted earlier, gonna go with BMX's choice of leaving it black on the lower rear bumper,Then why on earth would i wanna change it for an Ed 30?????? "full leather available in an Edition 30 "erh sorry we dont do that or "Can i order an edition 30 in blue?"
If i had a gun pointing at my head, its always been the colour coding that makes the Ed 30 stand ahead....
oh and forgot the pimply knob aswell! :wink:
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yes illyan, it will look interesting to see if it ends up looking as good as a previously found laser blue colour coded picture i posted earlier, gonna go with BMX's choice of leaving it black on the lower rear bumper,Then why on earth would i wanna change it for an Ed 30?????? "full leather available in an Edition 30 "erh sorry we dont do that or "Can i order an edition 30 in blue?"
If i had a gun pointing at my head, its always been the colour coding that makes the Ed 30 stand ahead....
oh and forgot the pimply knob aswell! :wink:
What do you mean by that Phil??
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Now for a traditional Teutonic_Tamer style commentary :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
yes illyan, it will look interesting to see if it ends up looking as good as a previously found laser blue colour coded picture i posted earlier, gonna go with BMX's choice of leaving it black on the lower rear bumper,Then why on earth would i wanna change it for an Ed 30??????
Have to say that the lower valence should have been left black on the Edition 30 - like the R32 - as it looks so much better. Quite surprised at the quote you have got - very good.
"full leather available in an Edition 30 "erh sorry we dont do that or "Can i order an edition 30 in blue?"
I know, that was a bummer... I was planning on Recaros on the Edition 30 until I heard you had to have the 'special' seats. Also the colour selection was a bit limited - would you like black, red or white / a shade of white(silver) / dirty white(grey)
If i had a gun pointing at my head, its always been the colour coding that makes the Ed 30 stand ahead....
oh and forgot the pimply knob aswell! :wink:
Phil, if you like pimply knobs then thats your business - each to their own :rolleyes: :grin: :grin: As for what makes the Edition 30 stand out, it is the colour coding but thats just superficial... what makes it stand out vis-a-vis the standard - sorry ordinary - GTI, is the engine... and the engine as VW Driver in the present issue says, is the 'bargain of the century' for £1700 extra. I drove the Edition 30 for 8000 miles and when the engine slightly opened up it p155ed on the ordinary GTI.
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agree with everything you say illyan, but dont agree with it p1ssing all over the standard gti when a simple laptime should prove if its much quicker, but long and short mate, is that it isnt, and proved it with racing against that ford focus ST. The standard Gti is only 0.3 second slower to 60 or 0.1 faster then one with DSG, and even if they were tested as new models with those times and the engines wernt loser, then the amount of peeps been tested on different GTI's going quicker to 60mph then book times, so i dont agree in your comment.
I dont follow if a cars that much quicker, there split hairs difference in lap and sprinting to 60mph
How much NM of torque do the 2 cars kick out of interest?????
ok torque isnt much in it
207 lbs ft on standard to 221 lbs ft on Ed30 (14lb)
or 280 Nm on standard to 300 Nm on ED 30 (20Nm)
that doesnt really make it piss on the other, only unless you improve the Amount of torque on any engine by a much greater margain.
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wantmygti, the bodyshop will be using plasic primer adhesive which will bond the paint and wont flake off, also am worried about sun bleach on black plastic which normally faids after a few yrs so thats why im taking steps now to stop it. Paintwork is guareeteed for 3 years by my bodyshop.
Good luck! I await pictures....
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will be completed after 20th of june so will pop pics on when shes done
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agree with everything you say illyan, but dont agree with it p1ssing all over the standard gti when a simple laptime should prove if its much quicker, but long and short mate, is that it isnt, and proved it with racing against that ford focus ST. The standard Gti is only 0.3 second slower to 60 or 0.1 faster then one with DSG, and even if they were tested as new models with those times and the engines wernt loser, then the amount of peeps been tested on different GTI's going quicker to 60mph then book times, so i dont agree in your comment.
I dont follow if a cars that much quicker, there split hairs difference in lap and sprinting to 60mph
How much NM of torque do the 2 cars kick out of interest?????
ok torque isnt much in it
207 lbs ft on standard to 221 lbs ft on Ed30 (14lb)
or 280 Nm on standard to 300 Nm on ED 30 (20Nm)
that doesnt really make it piss on the other, only unless you improve the Amount of torque on any engine by a much greater margain.
I'm not talking about 0-60 only... i'm looking at in-gear times and 0-120 :evil: :evil: :evil: thats when the Edition 30 comes out like a beast.
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I had mine fully colour coded. Yes, the paint is peeling on the side sills, but that is simply down to the blatant incompetence of not using ANY primer on them, never mind the specialist flexible plastic primer.
I think it looks the mutts, especially when I park it next to an identical, but not colour coded GTI.