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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: bored_Welsh_lad on 27 April 2008, 10:01
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Hey all,
the tyres turned up last night, so today i got them fitted and threw them on the car..
the 7.5s on the front caused a bit of bother with the 288mm discs n pads, ive had to run 5mm spacers and take a small amount off the bottom of the pads because they were fouling the wheels...
well here are the pics, i really need a decent backbox now though...
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/bored_welsh_lad/Picture184.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/bored_welsh_lad/Picture185.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/bored_welsh_lad/Picture186.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/bored_welsh_lad/Picture188.jpg)
and i fitted my steering wheel
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/bored_welsh_lad/Picture189.jpg)
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They look really good mate, sits nicely aswell :cool:
What size? 15/16s?
Need an exhaust and a nice clean and your sorted :drool:
EDITED to add are the new tyres T1-R's? ive got some of them on all 4 corners, their great and look awesome :cool: :cool:
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yeah mate t1-r's, cheap as chips too...
its had a good polish, im just waiting for the weather to get nice again so i can take some pics
they are 9x16's rear and 7.5 x 16 fronts.
The front are sitting a lot better now ive wound it down a touch, the rears need to be raised a touch though..
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good stuff, they really suit it.
Get some more pics in the gallery whenever you can :wink:
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thats lookin very nice. think u should de-arch would suit that perfectly, low and phat!!!!!!!!!
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Yeah i will mate, im just waiting for the weather to clear...
Really could do with a decent location for a lil photoshoot..
I dont know if i wanna de-arch 2bh... i might peel them off and see the state of them
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nah i always say to people dont do it, when they talk about de-arching, i just think they look better and more beefy with the arches on.
I need to get some back to black or something on mine soon when the weather gets better.
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Ye i used the Autoglym Snot on my bumpers and tyres.. looking good now!!
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Autoglym Snot? i can only see Bumper care?
or was you being sarcy lol
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Looks awesome with those rims on mate, you have any trouble fitting the rears? Also is it lowered at all looks kinda curb friendly at the front anyway. Cage in the back looks smart too!
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:cool:
Awesome
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are those tyres stretched or somthing? they look aewsome, ive seen alot of golf's with tyres like that and always wondered if they are just tyres that are to small for the rims, can you put those tyres on any wheels? like my league integral's?
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Tyre is stretched over the rim yes, its the wider rim that makes it look like that, not the tyre
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Theres hardly any stretch on them if im honest with you, running 215s on a 9inch wide... gives a nice little stretch though
yeah bumper care aka snot lol.. have you seen the stuff.. lumpy as you like
yeah its on coilys mate, the backs went on easier than the fronts 2bh, cos the 288mm calipers didnt like the wheels, i had to nick a touch off the bottom of the pads..
The back is rubbing so i need to take her up a touch and the fronts been dropped about 15mm more now.. looks much better!!!!
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looks :cool: what are your plans for the stereo gap in your dash...??
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Running the boost gauge and A/F guage for the charger 2bh mate...
i need to sort out the stereo down the bottom though as its just chucked in atm...
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ive got a sony head unit but dont use it much to be honest, engine sound is better :cool:
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Wheels and ride height are awesome! What's going on at the back with no rear wiper or number plate light plinth though??
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Been making a smooth plinth for it... i havent finised it yet though...
Im hoping to french a spare tailgate i have now though...
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Love them rims :cool:
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Thanks mate, got a really good idea for some home brewed centre caps and funky mirrors if i can get them to fit!!!
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Great job...looks so :cool:, got some new wheels to put on myself but don't think they will look anywhere as good as these, after all there only Montreal II's off a mk4 :embarassed:
Well done fella. :smiley:
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Glad you like it lads.. im going to try and sort out my homebrewed flat caps soon... its just going to be mega hard to get a decent circle cut out i think... lol
Im going to try and take a few pics this afternoon of her all clean in all her glory!!!
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could you not get a suitable sized hole cutter drill attachment for the centre caps?
the wheels look awesome, but that steering wheel :sick: ha ha but each to their own....
what back box do you have on atm?
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nah not really mate, the drill would take out the centre section too wouldnt it...
ill sort it.. ill get the router out...
Not much love for the wheel lol...
standard backbox mate... i hate it!
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Glad you like it lads.. im going to try and sort out my homebrewed flat caps soon... its just going to be mega hard to get a decent circle cut out i think... lol
Im going to try and take a few pics this afternoon of her all clean in all her glory!!!
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Hope you have better weather there then, its pissing down here lol
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look phat :cool:
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dam my left leg is twitching !!! :smiley: :smiley:
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anyways heres a few clean pics and a new item, some fancy kamei fog grills which you cant seem to get for love no money anymore in the uk...
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/bored_welsh_lad/CIMG0248.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/bored_welsh_lad/CIMG0245.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/bored_welsh_lad/CIMG0244.jpg)
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Looking smart mate! Liking that a lot.
Also gotta big up the flip-flops haha!
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Thanks man ;)
wish i had sorted out my splitter.. looks crap grey...
now im running those kamei's i need to tint my indicators and back lights!!
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looking :cool: with the clean and wheels fitted.....I bet your rear arches love you now??
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lovin that, them wheels are rude as
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Getting there dude, need smoked indicators to match upto the intakes though! :wink:
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Only one rear arch is rubbing lol...
yeah im going to smoke my indicators this week at some point i think
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looks much better cleaned :cool:
Is that what the plastics look like with the bumper care applied? if it is then there not very black really :huh:
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looks absolutely amazin :cool:
personally i think u need some front wheel spacers tho
like the vents in place of fogs too :smiley:
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Borbets look superb mate :cool:
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I want a set now :smiley: :smiley: looking good
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Them rims are awesome mate. I proper want a set now ... I really fancied Azev A's but them Borbets are too muchhh!!! :cool:
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looks much better cleaned :cool:
Is that what the plastics look like with the bumper care applied? if it is then there not very black really :huh:
The bumpers havent been treated for 8mnths lol...so thats the first coat in a while.. it will have another coat of bumpercare and wax... if you compare the splitter to the bumpers you can see how much its dyed it already.
Cant wait to sort out the tinting of the indicators and rear lights... im running 5mm on the front already.. i dont know if i want to take it out further if i can help it.. dont wanna put no extra force on the wheel bearings
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looks much better cleaned :cool:
Is that what the plastics look like with the bumper care applied? if it is then there not very black really :huh:
The bumpers havent been treated for 8mnths lol...so thats the first coat in a while.. it will have another coat of bumpercare and wax... if you compare the splitter to the bumpers you can see how much its dyed it already.
Cant wait to sort out the tinting of the indicators and rear lights... im running 5mm on the front already.. i dont know if i want to take it out further if i can help it.. dont wanna put no extra force on the wheel bearings
oh god yeah you can see the difference, i was just saying not as black as it could be, but then again i didnt know you have to put more layers on :wink:
I think i asked before but you didnt answer........... when you put this stuff on the bumpers, door trim etc, when you come to wash the car do you find it gets onto the paint work and makes a horrid waterproof effect on the paint work? i had that when i used Back to Black on my old polo years ago, and it was terrible for that.
Suppose im being fussy but i found it annoying going all over the paint work, and then it never goes away because it sits in your sponge :huh:
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it runs slightly but not too bad honestly mate.
There are better products than the autoglym stuff i use on the market!
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it runs slightly but not too bad honestly mate.
There are better products than the autoglym stuff i use on the market!
yeah i know, tooo many :laugh: lol
Ill just give it a whirl probably.
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For the tyres & plastic trim (exterior) I'd suggest Megs Endurance gel....
For the wheels, just use the wolfgang sealant & a layer of Dodo.....
Black WOW is the best product I have ever used, damned expensive but it seems to last forever, brought many a piece of weathered grey plastic back to a gleaming black finish
black shoe polish the one in the bottle with the sponge on the top
I put Chemical Guys bumper Gel on mine. it really is very good, beads and lasts a good while. plus you get a nice aplicator with it
through my experiance of panel beating you dont need back to black to bring faded bumpers back to life!
all you need is a hot air gun, hold the gun about 2-3inches away from the bumper and just run over it carefuly bit by bit and they will start returning to go black again! but mask off the edge of the painted parts as if you go to close you will melt the paint!
this aint no bulls**t i made up as it really does work and it lasts alot longer too!
as i said try it but be very carefull not to melt your bumpers!
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For the tyres & plastic trim (exterior) I'd suggest Megs Endurance gel....
For the wheels, just use the wolfgang sealant & a layer of Dodo.....
Black WOW is the best product I have ever used, damned expensive but it seems to last forever, brought many a piece of weathered grey plastic back to a gleaming black finish
black shoe polish the one in the bottle with the sponge on the top
I put Chemical Guys bumper Gel on mine. it really is very good, beads and lasts a good while. plus you get a nice aplicator with it
through my experiance of panel beating you dont need back to black to bring faded bumpers back to life!
all you need is a hot air gun, hold the gun about 2-3inches away from the bumper and just run over it carefuly bit by bit and they will start returning to go black again! but mask off the edge of the painted parts as if you go to close you will melt the paint!
this aint no bulls**t i made up as it really does work and it lasts alot longer too!
as i said try it but be very carefull not to melt your bumpers!
haha thats probably what id do so i dont think ill do that, anyways my trim isnt grey, just not as black as it could be.
Someone on another forum said megs endurance aswell so ill get some of that next time im in town, and i can use that on my tyres aswell, bonus! :smiley:
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Those should have been quotes but i f**ked them up lol ....