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Title: Painting Out Door Trim
Post by: Wizzkidd on 12 April 2008, 15:46
Hi just wondering if anyone has any pics of a fully colour coded MK3 golf like the GL 1s,


has anyone got any tips of painting the black trim on GTi bumpers and the black trim running down either side of the car?

like sanding etc, should i sand, what should i use to sand, what paint, laquer?

any help would be great thanks everyone!
Title: Re: Painting Out Door Trim
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 12 April 2008, 15:50
I got the GL, all of the bumpers are colour coded but the bit right at the bottom of each side, and the trim at the very bottom on the front and back are still black.

As for painting...wouldn't know I'm afraid.
Title: Re: Painting Out Door Trim
Post by: Wizzkidd on 12 April 2008, 15:52
Ahh ok no worries,

really liking the look of ur car dude, colour coded looks good! iv just recently won a passenger side GTi headlight... no i need the drivers side lolol.

slowly gettin there
Title: Re: Painting Out Door Trim
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 12 April 2008, 15:54
Thanks buddy  :smiley:

I actually bought it with all the stuff on lol! The only things I've done are the front grill, rear lights and just changed the front indicators to clear ones (need to change the sig pic).

I'll be keeping an eye on yours and see how it progress'  :tongue:
Title: Re: Painting Out Door Trim
Post by: Wizzkidd on 12 April 2008, 16:01
Haha cool,

so far iv got, GTi Rear lights, Tinted side repeaters, black badge, tinted headlights.

scrapping the headlights and gettin Gti 1s, i want Gti grill, colour coded bumpers, clear indicators, and colour coded trim.

get my alloys tues, will post a pic when iv got em, 16" TSW Hockenhiems.

:D WK
Title: Re: Painting Out Door Trim
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 12 April 2008, 16:17
Got a link to the alloys?

Sounds like you got some good plans there.

(Just put up a new sig with clear indicators  :tongue:)

I still gotta get clear side repeaters, keeping the front as it is then, except a VR splitter. Need to change the alloys as well, but in no rush atm. GTI headlights FTW as well. I didn't even realise I had them already until someone pointed it out lol!

gotta get the rear spoiler colour coded as well.
Title: Re: Painting Out Door Trim
Post by: Wizzkidd on 12 April 2008, 16:22
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t163/dids04/tsw.jpg)

These 1s,

yea i have tinted side repeaters, gona sell em tho and get clear.

other than that iv gotta alot of painting to keep me busy :P
Title: Re: Painting Out Door Trim
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 12 April 2008, 16:25
Nice, how much they set you back? I was thinking of like white ones for mine, but not sure...
Title: Re: Painting Out Door Trim
Post by: Wizzkidd on 12 April 2008, 16:43
Yea the 1s im gettin are silver tho not white.

still look cool tho!

only £130 from a guy near me.

not perfect bt nothin a simple home refurb wudnt sort!

yea white with dragon green sounds cool!
Title: Re: Painting Out Door Trim
Post by: boneybradley on 12 April 2008, 18:50
the genuine colour coded side strips come ready primed and are smooth..... you can try paint yours and show the results.
Title: Re: Painting Out Door Trim
Post by: Wizzkidd on 12 April 2008, 18:53
Ok will do, except need new 1s as mine are bent and warped :P

thanks
Title: Re: Painting Out Door Trim
Post by: Blu3Fo0T on 22 September 2008, 16:50
wizzkid, i'll do a straight swap for your tinted side repeaters for some standard white gti ones if your still considering changing them. Are yours oval though?
Title: Re: Painting Out Door Trim
Post by: Shady Pioneer on 22 September 2008, 23:01
I wouldn't bother, wizzkid seems to have vanished off the face of the Earth, the last time he logged in was 1st Sep, the last time he made a post was May 18th...  :sad:
Title: Re: Painting Out Door Trim
Post by: Blu3Fo0T on 22 September 2008, 23:58
thats a shame! the only answer opduction!! will have to buy myself a pair then i guess  :undecided: