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Offline shorty0100397

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Re: What have you done to your Golf today?
« Reply #1820 on: 07 February 2010, 18:59 »
I used a hair dryer to de-badge.  The glue is a nightmare, loads of it is stuck on and you can easily notice where it was.  Got too dark to continue and the torch battery was low.  I also took the ariel off, leaving the stump awaiting delivery of my new one.  It's starting to look better already apart from that glue. 

I notice the paint is quite tatty, you can see where the previous owners have cleaned without removing the thick off first.  Lots of swirl scratches.  There is an old plasic receiver stuck on the rear window too, stuck with the same glue.  I tried to remove this and it sounded like the glass was cracking/flexing.  Shat myself and left it along  :cry:

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Offline gazpowells

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Re: What have you done to your Golf today?
« Reply #1821 on: 07 February 2010, 21:30 »
finished welding under car  :smiley: got her back off ramps, but now she has misfire  :cry:
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Offline shorty0100397

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Re: What have you done to your Golf today?
« Reply #1822 on: 08 February 2010, 17:52 »
Came home, managed to remove the glue now and screwed on my extra small new ariel that i received today  :smiley:
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Offline Andy-H

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Re: What have you done to your Golf today?
« Reply #1823 on: 08 February 2010, 18:34 »
Dropped it off at the wheel refurb place.

Pick it up Thursday night  :cool: :cool:
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Offline GOLF20VTURBO

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Re: What have you done to your Golf today?
« Reply #1824 on: 08 February 2010, 21:08 »
Brought new rear bushes and bolts more money lol :sad:
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Offline leeasson

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Re: What have you done to your Golf today?
« Reply #1825 on: 08 February 2010, 21:38 »
only day 3 of owning my mk3 golf gti 8v, so mainly showed it off to work colleagues  :smiley:

impatiently waiting for lighter nights, too long between weekends. Or i could fix the light in the garage i suppose  :rolleyes:
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Re: What have you done to your Golf today?
« Reply #1826 on: 08 February 2010, 21:41 »
Took it for a Mot and it failed with corrosion to both of the sills and brakes.
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Offline beth

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Re: What have you done to your Golf today?
« Reply #1827 on: 08 February 2010, 22:43 »
picked up my new wheels the other day thanks to p6ul k.   :grin:

http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu308/beth85_2009/newwheels.jpg


and then failed miserably trying to get the calipers off  :cry:
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Offline LazyLunatic

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Re: What have you done to your Golf today?
« Reply #1828 on: 08 February 2010, 22:50 »
packed it up with a new g60 box, new wheel bearing, mk4 shift mech setup, new low pressure mk3 oil pressure switch, new thermostat and new green temp sensor. ready to roll to the garage :) ohh and did i mention a new sump to replace my cracked one :( but at least it gets some new quantum platinum 5w-40 :cool:
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Offline Neo Badness

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Re: What have you done to your Golf today?
« Reply #1829 on: 09 February 2010, 10:28 »
Bit the bullet and booked it into the garage for cambelt/waterpump... Possibly clutch.

Also solved the mad arcing from starter motor till I can get it refurbed. My Dad is a legend :cool:

Sometimes I'm amazed how these cars still work despite previous owners best efforts.
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