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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Ashley on 19 September 2008, 14:12
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This is possibly the longest shot I've tried on this forum, but..
I'm looking for a vento front end. It needs to be 'bright blue metalic' (colour LP5U) which were around on quite alot of 1994 1.9 tdi vento's..
I've looked on eBay, no joy with people who are breaking. I've considered buying a vento in this colour, nabbing the front off it and then selling the rest of it, but it won't work out as I'm looking at spending £800 on a car I only need 4 panels from, to then try and sell it without losing too much money :sad:
I'm in need of a close mint bonnet, grille and lights. Possibly want the wings if they're mint too..
Anyone got any ideas? Kells? you seem to know everyone!
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Volksapart in SE london are showing 1.8 Vento in stock for breaking
Hope that helps :smiley:
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i have asked a few contacts, nothing, try stevens VW break (good for last resort), they may have one but dont hold your breath
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Hate to say it, but look on ed38 forum. lol
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cheers guys..
I've tried Volksapart who isn't breaking 1 at the mo..
I've looked on ed38 and I can't find any breaking..
I've put a request in with Stevens VW Break, so I guess we'll hear back..
It's just the quotes I've had have been absolute snot for painting. - how much should I be looking at to paint a bonnet/grille in my colour? I've been quoted around £250 for the bonnet and £75 for the grille, obviously matching into the current paintwork. I can get the brand new parts cheap enough, it's just the painting which costs an arm :sad:
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should be paying (for a propper job) 150 for bonnet and around another 50 for the grill, these are prices i had from my place, who are the Porsche and mercedes leeds repair people with all the top of the range equipment
go somewhere else for a quote too matey
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cool. I think I'd prefer to have new if i could. just all about saving up all those pennies!
think I'm gnna keep lookin for the next month, then only if i cant get a mint 2nd hand 1 I'll find some place which'll spray 'em for a decent price.
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Them vento fronts are difficult to find... even harder in specific colours!! I would recomened getting one sprayed as the newwest vento is over 10 years old now and most dont seem well looked after!! (unloved unlike the golf!)
oh and I hope kells didn't see this
by 45h845h
BLUE CREW - It's better than boring old flat black!
he really likes his rare flat black.. :wink:
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haha yeah sorry about the dig.. it wasn't specifically towards you kells, just..well..slightly towards you? :evil:
i remember reading about how kells went like a million miles up and down the country to find a door in his rare colour, so i thought he may have had some tips on finding specifics!
decided I'm definitely going get it done properly.. used the old search function and found this lingering from a while ago, actually inspired me:
(http://images28.fotki.com/v1004/photos/7/783241/5030802/DSC01112-vi.jpg)
(http://faimg1.forum-auto.com/mesimages/170400/32407525023.jpg)
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r301/hobbiniho/vrvento.jpg)
and looking at these pictures dosent help me decide!! :undecided:
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I had a vento I was going to use the front from....but someone offered me a good price for the whole car and without space to break!
For a bonnet,grille and lights your looking at about £50-70 (unless you go to e38 etc :wink:) or with a bumper add another £20-30..... I've seen several about this year for them prices but not the right colour!
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I've never been to ed38 :sad: twill go next year for sure tho..
I found the following:
Vento Front End
Bonnet - £25.12 (http://www.car-partsonline.co.uk)
Badged Grill - £25ish (eBay or the like probably)
Lights - £50 (http://www.car-partsonline.co.uk)
Front Bumper (part painted) - £35 (http://www.car-partsonline.co.uk)
Rear Bumper (part painted) - £41 (http://www.car-partsonline.co.uk)
Wings - £42 (http://www.car-partsonline.co.uk)
Planning on doing the bonnet and grill, get them painted and obviously the lights, then get the bumpers and eventually the wings in priority order.
this sound about right? think I'm alright getting these parts from that site?
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them prices do seem rather steep..... have a look round the local ve forum's and you will pick them up much cheaper! like i said I have seen several bonnet,bumper and grille sets around £70-100.. oh and the rear bumper wont fit and you dont need the wings
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the rear bumper won't fit ? :cry: why not?
the wings are going to come a lot later, i know they aren't required for the vento front end, but mine aren't mint and I'm 50/50 about wether to fix the old or just buy new..
all of those prices are brand new, unpainted items yeah? you still think that's steep? I thought that was pretty good! lol..
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the vento rear bumper is longer and little deeper....but 99% identical to the golf one in style....
them prices are not bad for pattern parts but fitment and quality is never as good on them. remember the front wings can have either square or oval indicator holes.
If you have a good body shop I would go for new as they will prime them correctly and they will also make them fit fine (look at the difference in price betwen them an o.e!!) oh and I guess that vat will be extra (another 17.5%!)
sounds like an intersting conversion.. keep us informed :wink:
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hahaha just seen the bit boney has pointed out :evil:
swine :grin: :grin:
sorry i cant help with the already in your colour parts, its hard finding parts in my colour too!!
but just to clarify neither the vento front or rear bumper will fit....longer on the sides :wink:
those parts u mention, are they second hand or new????? very cheep if new, and non OE, and dont forget the early type (and better) vento grill is now no longer availiable to buy at the dealers
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its ok ive got a golf front end on my vento. :D they are rare to come up as complete sets. and ive never seen it on ebay.
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ohhh right lol.. sorry I copy and pasted the list from my project thread from things I intend to do. I meant the golf bumpers all along! :laugh:
cheers for your help guys, muchly appreciate it!
kells when u say older style grill, which do u mean? any of them feature in the 3 pics above? I like the middle pic's grill with the colour going up the side.
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early vento grill:
(http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/2946/ventrx5.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
personally i think your mad to put a vento front on, not a fan myself
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personally i think your mad to put a vento front on, not a fan myself
you're OE to the bone though! :laugh:
I wasn't thinking of keeping it original though, think I've been looking through a certain ed38 thread for too long :embarassed: