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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: boneybradley on 24 February 2008, 21:43
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it seems loads of people have being busy this weekend and even I've done some work!!
I have repainted my original grill (and repaired the break) and that will be going back on shortly (as soon as i can get the laquer to shine! :angry:)
and I have ordered £80 worth of detailing products! took some time finding the good stuff. and I have got some seat clocks and ordered some led bulbs to fit them too!
this is on top of work (well 3 hours on sat) and the children staying.. so I'm pleased with whats got done :cool:
hope everybodys done plenty/enough too..... Lets all ban wasted weekends like I normally have
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Its a bugger to get the laquer to shine huh, i found that too!
At one point this weekend i had 9 wheels on the golf, picked up some alloys for the Gfs Corsa. HAHA.
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i really wanna do the LED thing inside mine but i'm fecking hopeless at soldering.....got all the kit with tripod magnify glass etc just dunno WTF to do with it :grin: i want blue LED in clocks and red everywhere else
my next jobs for the up and coming weekends :
tomorrow - take car the have head gasket checked
weekend - fit stainless cat back exhaust
following weekend - remove all interior plastic trim and spray black, re-trim roof liner in black too, tint front lenses, go to breakers and get side trim ready for de-arch.
weekend after that - order coilovers aasuming all's well with head gasket
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iv done all sorts, washed, then clayed, then waxed my mk 3, went to my mums house did her house of colour painted ford ka, then the dads mk4 gti turbo
sat night was dj'ing in leeds where i met a fellow mk 3 driver hahaha (Vr6)
good weekend
after a bit of a clean we are looking fresh :)
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as for the led dash thing, its easy when u get into it, im well pleased with mine and they get some amazing comments wherever i go :)
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i just know i'll melt everything in sight except what i'm meant to :grin:
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now that looks goooood
i am now ashamed to ever post pics of my ratty engine bay !!!
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nelds i have found a place that sells o.e dash bulbs are led replacements and I am going to give some a try.. they should replace the clocks,cig lighter,heater surround bulbs the easy way
try this link http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/automotive-bulbs-509t-dash-bulbs-c-101_142.html (http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/automotive-bulbs-509t-dash-bulbs-c-101_142.html)
oh i will compare them and do a thread showing the difference between the bulb replacment and solder jobs...(on the clocks at least as i currently run soldered led's there)
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now that looks goooood
i am now ashamed to ever post pics of my ratty engine bay !!!
thanx, took alot of hard work did that, still a work in progres, when i got the car it was so dirty and stained u couldnt see the engine, and the suspension struts etc, was VERY bad, i have a pic somewhere u would not believe it was the same lump, all done by my own hands too, no bits were sent away or replaced etc, all original, just alot of hard work :cool:
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now that looks goooood
i am now ashamed to ever post pics of my ratty engine bay !!!
thanx, took alot of hard work did that, still a work in progres, when i got the car it was so dirty and stained u couldnt see the engine, and the suspension struts etc, was VERY bad, i have a pic somewhere u would not believe it was the same lump, all done by my own hands too, no bits were sent away or replaced etc, all original, just alot of hard work :cool:
very very !! nice mate
also so ashamed of my engine bay now !!!
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now that looks goooood
i am now ashamed to ever post pics of my ratty engine bay !!!
thanx, took alot of hard work did that, still a work in progres, when i got the car it was so dirty and stained u couldnt see the engine, and the suspension struts etc, was VERY bad, i have a pic somewhere u would not believe it was the same lump, all done by my own hands too, no bits were sent away or replaced etc, all original, just alot of hard work :cool:
very very !! nice mate
also so ashamed of my engine bay now !!!
hehe thanx man, it seems a shame to be removing this lump at somepoint in the future to replace it with a 20vTurbo unit, but the new engine will be treated to the same treatment so all will be good
i guess ill put this engine up for sale when the conversion is done which will be end of the year i guess, maybe a mk2 owner may want it...
i just like the OE clean look on the mk 3, and i aint seen many, if any early mk 3 GTIs as clean as mine
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What did you use to get the rocker cover looking like that? The whole engine looks great mate. I am pretty jelous too!
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i used my bare hands and alot of sand paper, also done the airflow meter housing and the ISV, plus i made a vbraket for the K&N out of Stainless steel then polished that up too, didnt like the black one that was with the kit
was hard work but worth it, was at the main dealer and the technicians were pretty impressed, hehehe
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i didnt even touch mine this weekend -did a foreigner instead mercedes benz ml320, injectors blowing nice job, paid well to -going to the bigger turbo funds.wanted to wire ecu in but forget to get my tools from work so that buggered that up.
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LOOKING GOOOOOOOOD kells mate :shocked:
Well on my weekend i spent all saturday fitting my coilovers, sunday fitting my uprated font lights.. Pics to follow innit :grin:
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See everyones being busy!! and its still winter..there's gonna be a load of tidy and :cool: mk3's around this summer
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i want mine at ultimate dubs ,but still need to paint it mad rush on now lol
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LOOKING GOOOOOOOOD kells mate :shocked:
Well on my weekend i spent all saturday fitting my coilovers, sunday fitting my uprated font lights.. Pics to follow innit :grin:
cheers matey :)
just keeping it real....
hows the coilovers looking?
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The b!tch is LOW and im lovin it R'kid!
Gonna get some picks up ASAP dude
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good to hear, and im glad u finally got the barsteward lowered hahaha :grin: :grin:
do u not have a sneaky pic at hand?? :laugh:
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Only on me mobile :(
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lets see lets see :)
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MMS :cool:
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How do i get um off ma phone and on to the comp tho :undecided:
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what network u on??
i can do pic messages but send them to my hotmail email, then save pic
i also habe bluetooth on my laptop and phone which makes it super easy
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my phone is a cybershot, and has a cable. Or bluetooth, of message it to someone that can! lol.
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Well i never knew you could email pics from phone to email account...
Here's a sneak pic :smiley:
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Rich
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Well i never knew you could email pics from phone to email account...
Here's a sneak pic :smiley:
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Rich
thats not nice!!..because everybody needs to see a side profile so we can :drool:
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heheh well its handy is the email thing aint it :wink:
car is looking uber cool matey
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Thats as good as it gets at the minute am affraid boney..
Cheers kells.. it got a good reception today at a big local meet i went too :smiley:
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how far down u got your coils anyhow, will give me more of a idea
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can i add..it looks super shiney in this pic, hopefully mine will be sorted next weekend?? just bought some sonus clay and collinite wax......super expensive for wax but meant to be class! we will see...
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Errr.. didnt really measure it kells just made sure they were equall before fitting haha
EDIT: rite jsut bin outside me boxers takin a few quick piccies HaHa :grin:
Dunno what the neighbours will be thinkin :laugh:
The smoke is ma breath
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Rich
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Kelis your car is looking smart as toast int hat new signature dude!
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Sweet motors! Well done.
Im gonna attempt Kells sandpaper frenzy on my engine bay now!
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Boney....are those LED replacements just for the dash and dials..??.....can i do window and sunroof switches with them too...??....are they push fit..?
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Sweet motors! Well done.
Im gonna attempt Kells sandpaper frenzy on my engine bay now!
Same, when its back from the service im going to attack my engine bay!
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Boney....are those LED replacements just for the dash and dials..??.....can i do window and sunroof switches with them too...??....are they push fit..?
the 509t led bulbs will only do the clocks and the heater surrounds...but I have found a german ebay site that sells ready made led window switches and sunroof switches.. I will post a link later..
or you can solder the switches but they seem to be very fidly!!! and I am mr unlucky with soldering!!
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iv done all sorts, washed, then clayed, then waxed my mk 3, went to my mums house did her house of colour painted ford ka, then the dads mk4 gti turbo
sat night was dj'ing in leeds where i met a fellow mk 3 driver hahaha (Vr6)
good weekend
after a bit of a clean we are looking fresh :)
(http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/5407/sv201810wg0.gif)
(http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/8828/sv201829nu8.gif)
(http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/1702/sv201801mr3.gif)
as for the led dash thing, its easy when u get into it, im well pleased with mine and they get some amazing comments wherever i go :)
Looking good Kells, see what you mean about the 'polished' engine bits. Think I'll stick with just trying to keep it clean though! :wink:
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Heck, get a new header bottle, then get the milage fiddled, and sell it as new! :laugh:
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hehehe
thanx alot for the good coments guys, means a lot to me as iv put alot of time into the car to get it looking how it does today, even the guys at the main dealer are impressed with this early mk 3, and i got a wink of the girl i fancy from their today, got her name now too :wink:
So yeah, its still a work in progress is my mk 3, lots to be done yet :wink: :cool:
and rich by the pics u look to be running a similar height to me, i have loads of coils to go down on mine left too so you will have too, :cool:
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and i got a wink of the girl i fancy from their today, got her name now too :wink:
Just make sure you have that interior clean, get scrubbin the back seat ;)
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Just make sure you have that interior clean, get scrubbin the back seat ;)
thats why i want leather..... wipe clean!! :wink:
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well im working on it as far as she is concearned...see how it pans out :wink:
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well im working on it as far as she is concearned...see how i can get her pants off :wink:
that sounds more like it!!
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Boney...what's the yellow tint on ya fogs/indicators..?....is that the gear you need when driving abroad on ya headlights..?
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well im working on it as far as she is concearned...see how i can get her pants off :wink:
that sounds more like it!!
hahahahahahahahah
Are you a mind reader?? hahahahahahahah like it matey like it alot hahahahaha
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richie, kells.... your motors are looking schweeeet :cool:
nice work... and how much work did i do on mine this w/e...
sweet fcuk all! :embarassed: