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Offline stow1985

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Re: Mk2 Jetta Gti - new daily
« Reply #60 on: 19 May 2011, 22:07 »
I bought mine a while ago, but a quick note; they aren't easy to use! if you are not planning on covering them up with plastic arches then don't even consider having a go yourself as it will cost you a lot more in the long run than just biting the bullet and getting a reputable bodyshop to do the job.

If anyone near Huddersfield wants to borrow one then you can borrow mine for considerably less than the 60quid on ebay, just drop me a pm.

thanks for the heads up...

il leave it alone then as i dont have any plastics on mine  :smiley:
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Re: Mk2 Jetta Gti - new daily
« Reply #61 on: 21 May 2011, 00:46 »
Another afternoon under the car today, but more on that later. Have been spending a few pennies this week, mostly on tyres - Yokohama AD08s;



These are the wheels they're going on - very rare 6.5j x 15" forged Le Castellets :)





Not much clearance over the S2 brakes though, going to put some 3mm spacers in;



So, on with todays efforts. Firstly I pulled out the front crossmember to fit a poly front mount. Old;



New;



In place;



Also fitted the front Eibach anti roll bar .. absolute barsteward of a job!!! Won't be doing another one without dropping the whole subframe to the floor that's for sure. Before;



After;



Also shot blasted another pair of mk4 rear calipers so I can paint them red to match the fronts. They came up nicely, but unfortunately on one side the seals were knackered (hadn't noticed before) so going to strip them bare and prob get them powder coated for longevity. Before;



After;






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Re: Mk2 Jetta Gti - new daily
« Reply #62 on: 21 May 2011, 20:24 »
Will look ace on those wheels.  :cool:

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Re: Mk2 Jetta Gti - new daily
« Reply #63 on: 21 May 2011, 21:41 »
Just catching up on this thread some great work youve done and as above will look awsome on those rims great work look forward to seeing more pics  :wink:
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Offline GrandMstRamRod

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Re: Mk2 Jetta Gti - new daily
« Reply #64 on: 23 May 2011, 19:44 »
always loved estorils looking forward to when its all together dude!

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Re: Mk2 Jetta Gti - new daily
« Reply #65 on: 23 May 2011, 21:05 »
always loved estorils looking forward to when its all together dude!

They are not Estorils :smiley:, Le Castellets

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Re: Mk2 Jetta Gti - new daily
« Reply #66 on: 23 May 2011, 21:24 »
liking this  :cool:

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Re: Mk2 Jetta Gti - new daily
« Reply #67 on: 24 May 2011, 23:41 »
They are not Estorils :smiley:, Le Castellets

Correct :)

Cheers for the comments, tyres now fitted so will offer a couple up in the morning to see what it looks like.

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Re: Mk2 Jetta Gti - new daily
« Reply #68 on: 24 May 2011, 23:56 »
They are not Estorils :smiley:, Le Castellets

Correct :)

Cheers for the comments, tyres now fitted so will offer a couple up in the morning to see what it looks like.

alright alright, either way i like them!

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Re: Mk2 Jetta Gti - new daily
« Reply #69 on: 25 May 2011, 14:14 »
You leave your car for one night in a vaguely public place and this happens :( Not happy, but it is only a daily and hopefully it'll polish out - going to have a go at it on Saturday.





On a brighter note, the wheels look ok, although a little shiney for the dented, scratched and unwashed apperance of the Jetta at the moment :grin: