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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: admc6 on 13 February 2008, 17:22

Title: Pinstriping help
Post by: admc6 on 13 February 2008, 17:22

Would you use this...

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10151&storeId=10001&partNumber=608083&langId=-1

to put the pinstrip back onto your bumper?

Title: Re: Pinstriping help
Post by: brisdriver on 13 February 2008, 18:55

I used it for the front bumper on mine, but it was too wide so i had to go round with a stanley knife and cut it all the way round to the right width, only thing is if you look carefully it looks bodged but from more than a metre looks fine unless you actually look at the pinstriping

Title: Re: Pinstriping help
Post by: boneybradley on 13 February 2008, 18:57

6mm on mine and no cutting involved.... and it looks original. just use some white spirit etc to clean the bumper first or it'll never stick properly

Title: Re: Pinstriping help
Post by: admc6 on 13 February 2008, 19:01

good advice. Where on the edge have you put it upto? did you angle it the same as the taper?

Title: Re: Pinstriping help
Post by: boneybradley on 13 February 2008, 19:06

I followed the bumper insert line and angled it to match...

dont know if you can see it well on these pic's but it should look similar.....

(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k165/boneybradley/DSCN3780.jpg)
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k165/boneybradley/DSCN4014.jpg)

Title: Re: Pinstriping help
Post by: admc6 on 13 February 2008, 19:15

Yeah thats the pic i had been looking for. Thought you'd do that but best to check to see what everyone else had done.

Cheers for that.

Will sort it out when i get some daylight.

Title: Re: Pinstriping help
Post by: tim145tim on 07 March 2008, 11:14

Boneybradley...

is your car an anniversary with standard gti wheels on it or a replica/ lookalike wannabe anniversary?

I measured the stripe on mine .. 6mm.

Title: Re: Pinstriping help
Post by: tim145tim on 07 March 2008, 11:17

Ahhh just seen the numberplate starts with M

Title: Re: Pinstriping help
Post by: boneybradley on 07 March 2008, 12:18

Quote from: tim145tim on 07 March 2008, 11:17

Ahhh just seen the numberplate starts with M

yeah its a normal 8v...I didnt want the anniversary look but then i stumbled accross some pictures of a black one and thought  :cool: :cool:
I had many chav chromed bits bolted on before!!

Title: Re: Pinstriping help
Post by: Horney on 07 March 2008, 12:20

Dude your car looks nice, one of my fave MKIII's on here.

Nick

Title: Re: Pinstriping help
Post by: admc6 on 07 March 2008, 13:29

I have that all sorted on mine now and is looking good  :cool:

I will take some pictures so you can all see

Title: Re: Pinstriping help
Post by: Rmachines on 07 March 2008, 19:18

Use red electrical tape!  lasts for years and so much cheeper!  :smug: