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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Golf mk3 gallery => Topic started by: topher on 04 May 2008, 19:00
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Thanks toph! :afro:
Well, it's been alongtime coming but it's starting to come together! :D
March 2007 & I picked up this nice standard, low mileage (85K) GTi
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/N954FLN.jpg)
Apart from dropped springs, K&N induction filter & a chav kenwood stereo it was standard, plenty to do though!
First clean & polish.
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/CleanAlloys.jpg)
The 16V badge was missing so the buying started :wink:
Then the Kenwood stereo was replaced with a Sony Xplod one, mainly as it was subtle, back lit red to go with the red of the 16v trim & mainly as it was cheap! :tongue:
Next was the interior, the drivers seat had gone in the usual place & the bolster had worn away which was a pity as the rest was perfect!
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Seat%20Repair/P1010800.jpg)
Nonetheless, eBay provided & a very tidy set of earlier GTi seats were fitted along with some RECARO badges as they are a close resemblence of the MK4 RECARO's.
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Seat%20Repair/Image118.jpg)
Fitted!
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Seat%20Repair/RECARO.jpg)
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Image027.jpg)
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Image029.jpg)
Cleaned up with the 16v badge!
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Shiney2.jpg)
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Next on the list were some rear mudflaps, wheel arch trims, MK4 Hella Crystals & VR alloys!
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/ResprayIV.jpg)
Oh! Foglights too! :grin:
Then it was time to free up some BHP, albeit only 1 or 2! :cool:
PECO DTM & custom pipe curtesy of MIJ in Walsall!
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/ResprayII.jpg)
That's how it stayed for quite a while apart from having to replace both headlights due to stone's then resorting back to OEM ones as they are cheaper to replace! :undecided:
Anyway, a couple of months of ownership I started paying more attention on here & got all inspired, I really like the 'look' of Kells GTi & figured I'd do something similar....
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I then decided the fake RECARO's had run their course & convieniently a set of VR leathers came up down if "saff landan"...
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Seat%20Repair/Image122.jpg)
After that the leather fetish got worse & developed into somewhat of a chrome fetish too!
MOMO Millenium wheel & dial trim.
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image033.jpg)
Leather handbrake & MK4 Gear knob.
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image043-1.jpg)
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image042-1.jpg)
Also popped in some chrome interior handles for good measure!
I changed to fully comp insurance at the start of the year & which luckily coincided with a chip in my screen, which was previously filled by Autoglass, cracking - time for a new screen, SO much better!
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image000.jpg)
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Had some time to smarten things up which resulted in red calipers.
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image047-1.jpg)
& also got a Hella rear light spoiler too!
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image052-1.jpg)
New smoked fogs & intakes curtesy of Bored_Welsh_lad.
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image040.jpg)
Cleaned up the engine bay & fitted a BMC CDA Induction kit.
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image041a.jpg)
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This was all done following a small front ender, thankfully it was purely cosmetic but resulting in me taking the opportunity to tidy everything up...
So, new grill, bumpers, bonnet, mirrors, wing, exhaust, fogs & lights later it's starting to get there!
From this sorry state.
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image008.jpg)
To back on the road like this in just one weekend.
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image010.jpg)
To this.
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image015-1.jpg)
Also got round to installing the Remus exhaust which was listed as 'cat back' on fleabay, obviously this resulted in me having to pop to the local GSF for a down pipe for the cat to middle box! :rolleyes:
Still, out with the old on with the new! :grin:
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image000-1.jpg)
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image007.jpg)
Still got the wing, bonnet & radiator to fit which is where I'm off to now, then the bumpers next week!
I've missed a few bits & a couple of pics so will have to go back & edit later! :wink:
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OK, last weekend was new radiator time!
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image000-2.jpg)
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image002-1.jpg)
A lot easier than I thought, just have to work the rubber tubes a lot to get the coolant to flow.
Took off the wing to replace with one fresh out of paint shop, but I only went & bent the damn thing so it was back on with the original one, it's not that bad but needs respraying one day! :angry:
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image006-1.jpg)
This weekend I'll be fitting these then giving the car a DAMN good wash! :grin:
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image009-1.jpg)
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image015-2.jpg)
Just to note, they are very dusty, very shiney paint underneath!! :afro:
But at the end of last weekend I had this...
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/P1011041.jpg)
Very pleased with myself! :wink:
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New bumpers on but old bonnet with worn out sound deadening :sick:
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image007-1.jpg)
Have to admit that I liked the look...
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image002-2.jpg)
New bonnet with mint sound deadening, well worth the 99p I spent on it - eBay's great! :grin:
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m12/eightyeightmph/Golf%20Accident%20Repair/Image008-2.jpg)
All washed & tucked up for polish & wx tomorrow! Whoop! :wink: