MK3 Golf GTi 16v grey - Getting scrapped.

[Shady Pioneer]

Thanks for the input Kells. I think I'll try those jacking points in the future though.

Regarding the paint, I've been looking into it a lot and I think it will look pretty sweet, at less for a stop gap until it is painted properly. Satin grey with polished wheels will look the shizzle.

[Shady Pioneer]

Here's how she was after getting standard rimmage:




And how's she sitting now:

[tdi_blu]

Be ashame to sell up shady just stick with it and save a few quid when you can for some paint I think keep it the grey it is as its a nice colour.As for the welding rot etc every mk3 ive owned has had some form of rust on the sills mainly through pratts jacking them up with a trolly jack which is the start of the damage and rust.Stick with it the love will come back 

[dom]

Thanks for the input Kells. I think I'll try those jacking points in the future though.

Regarding the paint, I've been looking into it a lot and I think it will look pretty sweet, at less for a stop gap until it is painted properly. Satin grey with polished wheels will look the shizzle.

And what about my input Shoddy 

It's looking pretty good in that last pic, pretty flipping low anyway! The only thing your missing is joey modded headlights, cheap to do and big impact 

[dom]

Also why not spray that panel yourself? It's a surrounded by trim on 3 sides so a non-perfect colour match won't be immediately noticeable, even with no painting experience I sprayed that same panel on both sides of my car. Just flat it back, primer it and let loose with the rattle cans, the way I see it is that you've got nothing to loose really 

At worst it will still be a better colour match than it is now, which will draw less attention to it!

[Shady Pioneer]

Sorry Dom, thank you too. it is pretty low now, I'm going to keep it as it is until I get my polished rims back on, see how she sits then (16s). I like it as it is now though.

Blu, I hear what you're saying but I can always get it done properly when the time comes, but satin grey is on the cards after April. And Dom, the drivers side is an easy enough fix, it's the passenger side which is depressing, I'll get a pic later.

[F17BAD]

no probs buddie, ill do my best to get u a pic of the points wher ei jack up - it will deffo save on any damage to your sills etc

As dom says can you not pain the lower half yourself ??  Y'know what if you was local id give it a go for you as iv now got a rotary polisher too..

the satin could work tho on the poloshed rims, just dont do the inner doors etc, then if you go back grey it will be a lot easier and cost you less too  

P.S  Just seen your last post RE other side of car, i hear you now

[dom]

no probs buddie, ill do my best to get u a pic of the points wher ei jack up - it will deffo save on any damage to your sills etc

As dom says can you not pain the lower half yourself ??  Y'know what if you was local id give it a go for you as iv now got a rotary polisher too..

the satin could work tho on the poloshed rims, just dont do the inner doors etc, then if you go back grey it will be a lot easier and cost you less too  

P.S  Just seen your last post RE other side of car, i hear you now

Meh, bring the car up north Shady, Leeds isn't that far from me! We'll have a 'fix shady's car' day 

[Shady Pioneer]

Lol! Thanks guys but don't see that happening. I'd need a full respray as nothing matches. You'll are what I mean soon, there are about 4 different shades of grey on the car right now.

I also need to find somewhere to fit my rear windscreen into the spare bootlid I've got, my current one is rusted to crap. Horrible to say the least.

[F17BAD]

Do you know if said panels have been re finished at some point ? coz if so it might be cheaper to find panels off a broken car ?
I know its still money needed to purchase the parts but they do go for nothing, thats if you can find one in your colour, i know i could never find one in flat black lol!

re rear screen , most glass places can do it mate, should not cost you much, real shame you are not local as my mates bodyshop uses a guy and he charges £10 to remove and replace bonded glass