Author Topic: Dom069 - My 8v Story So Far - Deposit Taken :(  (Read 269494 times)

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Re: Dom069 - My Mk3 Story So Far, New Pics Page 21 :)
« Reply #210 on: 12 August 2010, 14:23 »
Right small update....was on holiday last week, got back to the car at manchester airport late last night, hit a speedbump that I didn't see quite hard and the offside headlight flickered out  :angry:

Then when I pulled over to investigate I ripped the splitter off on a kerb  :angry: :angry:

I got pissed off threw the splitter in the boot and drove home with 1 headlight out  :lipsrsealed:

Had a good look at it all today, splitter had just popped off and not broken, so is now reattached with just a couple of scuffs  :smiley:

As for the headlight, it was just the bulb that had gone (maybe just coincidence that it was when I hit the speedbump??!). However one of the clips inside is broken, so the whole thing is wobbling around inside the glass. I've wedged it in place for the moment, gonna have to fix it properly soon tho  :sad:

While I had the grill off to look at the headlight I thought i'd try the badged grill again.....opinions please??

Without gti badge.....



With gti badge....



I think I still prefer the debadged grill, but i'm toying with spraying the slats black as well....anyone fancy photoshopping it for me??

Also going to order some UK pressed plates, smoked side repeaters and possibly some new side skirt covers this afternoon  :smiley:

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Re: Dom069 - My Mk3 Story So Far, New Pics Page 21 :)
« Reply #211 on: 12 August 2010, 14:35 »
Cheers for the comments  :smiley:

I'm gonna hang fire with the wheels for the moment, going to stick with these ones as they are until next summer I think. By that time I should have saved enough money to source/refurb something a bit different. That gives me plenty of time to find something I like, plus they won't take a battering over the winter.
good thinking.... might as well get your money's worth out of the tyres too now your riding low.

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Re: Dom069 - My Mk3 Story So Far, New Pics Page 21 :)
« Reply #212 on: 12 August 2010, 14:37 »
I think you should go for the debadged grill, slats red with a black GTi badge (H)

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Re: Dom069 - My Mk3 Story So Far, New Pics Page 21 :)
« Reply #213 on: 12 August 2010, 14:48 »
Ah i hate speed bumps, try to advoid them. least the splitter wasnt broken mate.

and i would keep the debadged grill with  black slats as it brakes up the red nicely.

as the when the slats are red just doesnt look as good.

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Re: Dom069 - My Mk3 Story So Far, New Pics Page 21 :)
« Reply #214 on: 12 August 2010, 14:56 »
looks good dude. ipersonally prefer the badged grill but that's jsut me

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Re: Dom069 - My Mk3 Story So Far, New Pics Page 21 :)
« Reply #215 on: 12 August 2010, 16:16 »
Cheers for the comments, debadged grill is staying for the moment  :grin:

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Re: Dom069 - My Mk3 Story So Far, New Pics Page 21 :)
« Reply #216 on: 12 August 2010, 16:27 »
Cheers for the comments, debadged grill is staying for the moment  :grin:

Red slats FTMFW!!!! Honestly you will love it when it's done, i promise you  :wink: Black GTi badge will break it up a bit :cool:

If you don't like it then you can go back to black slats  :smiley:



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Re: Dom069 - My Mk3 Story So Far, New Pics Page 21 :)
« Reply #217 on: 12 August 2010, 16:31 »
black slats with badge pics are on mine dude, take a look.  I like it 100 x more than the red!!!

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Re: Dom069 - My Mk3 Story So Far, New Pics Page 21 :)
« Reply #218 on: 15 August 2010, 21:24 »
Sweet looking ride bud!you need so TT comps now! :evil:

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Re: Dom069 - My Mk3 Story So Far, New Pics Page 21 :)
« Reply #219 on: 15 August 2010, 22:34 »
1 thing that lets this car down

that horrid grill....

OEM grill is by far the better

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