mk3 1.4 L ideas

[Adezmk3]

I also agree don't rat it. Ratted mk3 golf's just look crap in my opinion, polish it up and colour code some bits, get some gti headlights and rear lights, and tint the indicators and side repeaters.

[trog_nfs]

Rat look is w@nk in my opinion. See too many saxos and corsas covered in rust and stickers where I am. The only cars I think look ok rat are rat rods, and even then I think they could look better with a lick of paint.

Otherwise, bit of battery acid or brake fluid (be careful!) will speed up the corrosion.

[jonnypolish]

When you sand it back, rub some pig fat on it and apparently it speeds up the rust process!

If you are just running it into the ground,
1, Hang some sort of cuddly toy that scrapes the ground
2, Chop the springs
3, plaster with stickers
4, Smash out the cable ties!!

I quite like the rat look to be fair though  :embarassed:

[liamwitz]

If you wanna rat it but the body works infairly good nic then you could go to a scrappy n buy another mk3 bonnet, sand that one back n let it rust? You can get cheap coilovers on ebay hottuning, Jom, jamex and fk are the most common ones, there's about a million posts about coilovers in the mk3 section so just do a search

to be fair the motor it self is in good running condition considering its just hit 111,000 miles but the paint work is bad heres a picture of the side of the car you can kinda see how bad the paint is but it has all cracked and split close up!

[GrandMstRamRod]

If you wanna rat it but the body works infairly good nic then you could go to a scrappy n buy another mk3 bonnet, sand that one back n let it rust? You can get cheap coilovers on ebay hottuning, Jom, jamex and fk are the most common ones, there's about a million posts about coilovers in the mk3 section so just do a search

to be fair the motor it self is in good running condition considering its just hit 111,000 miles but the paint work is bad heres a picture of the side of the car you can kinda see how bad the paint is but it has all cracked and split close up!

could always sand it down and roller it matte colour!

[Adezmk3]

Ok if you have to do it roller it nato green

[trog_nfs]

to be fair the motor it self is in good running condition considering its just hit 111,000 miles

Its only just run in!

[Rmachines]

Machine polish it, wax it, then wax again!  Paint will look stunning, then address any scratches/rust etc...that wasnt removed by the polish, Spray up the bumpers, fit some tidy wheels.  sorted.

[Jimp]

Paint looks alright in that picture. As people have said a decent clean up will make a big change. The paint on my mk3 was seriously nice after a good clean despite it being a bit manky beforehand.