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Offline pauld_88

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i know its been coverd a thousand times BUT..
« on: 10 August 2010, 11:45 »
if i want to de arch my gti what trim will i need to make it look neat again and has anyone has bad experiences from doing it?
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Re: i know its been coverd a thousand times BUT..
« Reply #1 on: 10 August 2010, 11:50 »
I searched this morn mate! there are plenty of threads about it, good & bad points to it, there is even a guide linked from club gti, you will need the cl bump strips 6 parts in total for a 3 door, 8 for a 5 door,

Drill the rivets out and polish,  simple as that!
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Re: i know its been coverd a thousand times BUT..
« Reply #2 on: 10 August 2010, 12:37 »
unless you find rust lurking underneath ;)

trims are quite handy for hiding rolled (hammered) arches too  :tongue:
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Re: i know its been coverd a thousand times BUT..
« Reply #3 on: 10 August 2010, 13:10 »
Quote from: Misky on 10 August 2010, 11:50
I searched this morn mate! there are plenty of threads about it, good & bad points to it, there is even a guide linked from club gti, you will need the cl bump strips 6 parts in total for a 3 door, 8 for a 5 door,

Drill the rivets out and polish,  simple as that!

As above, cl trim complete.
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Re: i know its been coverd a thousand times BUT..
« Reply #4 on: 10 August 2010, 13:13 »
you will also be left with a hair line where the arch met the paint and it looks sh!t haha, you can flat and polish them out sometimes if your lucky tho
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Re: i know its been coverd a thousand times BUT..
« Reply #5 on: 10 August 2010, 13:31 »
Quote from: kells on 10 August 2010, 13:13
you will also be left with a hair line where the arch met the paint and it looks sh!t haha, you can flat and polish them out sometimes if your lucky tho

I didnt! Probably means that yours had a bad spray over!  :wink:
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Re: i know its been coverd a thousand times BUT..
« Reply #6 on: 10 August 2010, 20:34 »
mine had the line but were 100% rust free.....i refitted them as no polish would sort them!
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Re: i know its been coverd a thousand times BUT..
« Reply #7 on: 10 August 2010, 20:38 »
Quote from: boneybradley on 10 August 2010, 20:34
mine had the line but were 100% rust free.....i refitted them as no polish would sort them!

+1 I could not get the line out of the front wings.
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Re: i know its been coverd a thousand times BUT..
« Reply #8 on: 10 August 2010, 20:46 »
Me too, left a line on the wing where the arch met the paint, I wouldnt do it again if i got another GTI  :smiley:
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