robz' mk3 gti 8v - dusty mauve more door!!

[robz]

well i sorted that peeps!
now have nice red needles which match the new dials, so all looking smart - next job is red lighting and all will be well.....
apart from the zorst, i used cheapo sealant and now its blowing cos it all fell off
so got some more and some tape, and im gonna wing it back together, see if i can straighten it up aswell!
got a week off in 2 weeks so will plenty for me to do, lol.
has anybody got any good exhaust fitting tips??

[kells]

yeah get a exhaust that fits matey 

good luck with it anyhow   iv got a mate who us a exhaust fitter, he once said to me the black putty is the best, think its made by hammerite

[robz]

cheers mate, lol, no i want that one, the sound is really nice when fiited properly, shame it only lasted 30 miles, lol
it'll look right when the bumper is cut to suit etc, but for now i just want the bloody thing to spot farting at me!
quite funny now though cos i can see how much oil its burning cos it shoots it up the rear window
also  kells... was looking at pics of yours somewhere, how did you get your elecy window switches a different colour? is there a giude somewhere??
looks sweet, if i could afford to go for your look i would

[robz]

well had it in the air again last night...
turns out its only a small blow from one of the crappy clamps that have rusted onto the cat sleeve - so ive tightened them with lots of grease and added 3rd clamp and that seems to have almost stopped it - so when the decent sealant comes it should be fine!
the big noise is the bracket just lightly vibrating against the tunnel, so im gonna have to knock something up to pull it over slightly and all should be well again, lol!
annoyingly one of my fog blanks seems to have jumped off the car so i now need another one of those too
one of those weeks im thinking....

[robz]

Spent some time painting up an old gti badge to put under the glove box somewhere and re painted my gear knob cos the red paint from the castle had come away!
Other than that not much

[Andy-H]

Those needles look much better Mate

[robz]

Agreed, top tip there mate cheers, well chuffed!

[kells]

dont have a guide for the switches etc matey,its just a bit faffy, not too hard really one u get the hang of it..

[robz]

no worries m8, thought it would be faffy, will have to in a patient  mood when i do it, lol
for now ill keep beating the exhaust

[robz]

bit of an update -
spent some time fettling today, had to take the left hand side exhaust rubber mount over what was the mid box section of cos the rattling was getting worse against the bracket, lol
lots better now and is still on strong!
alsogot some of bored welsh lads bumper vents - which are fab btw!
need to get some black sealant too blend them into my bumper and it will look brill!
just need to finish rubbing and painting my dummy fog lenses and the front will be complete again!
tried the boiled linseed oil thing on the bumpers as they had gone grey again, and wow, works a treat!
however it then melted when in the hpot sun a few weeks ago, so when i re applied it today i then put some silicone back to black over it in the hope it seals it on!
looks fab too!
so once i have got the car a little more straight ill throw some pics up!