SHELAGH's Question thread ( novice bordering on idiot)

[shelaghmk3gti]

quick Q.. is it only the front 2 little bits of trim i need off a CL if i remove mine??
and whats the filler called that i have to fill in the hole with ( sure i saw 1)
and where will i get a tin of paint to go over that? im near cardiff if anyone fancied doing a google search 

[VR6_Wherry]

You need the entire CL trim as it is smaller then the GTi one.

What holes are you on about? there should only be the one under the arches where the rivets pop into, they can be left.

The others will be where the CL trim pops into the sides..

Unless you have lots of rust!

[boneybradley]

non plastic arched VR trim is the same width (although with vw they make the stuff from lots of differnet materials for each model, so i can't 100% say it will match)

check on ecp or similar (they used to list all/lots of the differnt options)

[dTEA]

there will be holes in the arches where the rivets will have held the wheel arch covers though. They should be treated and filled or at the least treated otherwise i'd have thought they would be just waiting to add more rust.

And the boarding thing...surely that applies still mk3=boat?? non?

Anways good look with what looks to be the start of a project 

[shelaghmk3gti]

went to 5 scrapyards and couldnt get any CL trim at all 
did however manage to get a pair or struts... ive seen a nice write up on installation.. but cant find it ( with pics)
the only one i can find is this one
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3242734

which without pics is as good as useless to a middle aged blonde 

[topher]

hmph. i saw the title and thought this was an "Ask Shelagh" agony aunt type thread

see i have this rash..

[shelaghmk3gti]

oh aye... do tell 


found the thread i was after now so gonna eat my lunch n have a read and get on it 

[boneybradley]

found the thread i was after now so gonna eat my lunch n have a read and get on it 

You can also use the links I posted in this thread http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=68845.0

oh and topher...I have some cream for that? My itchy redness has gone so i have no use for it now! 

[dTEA]

found the thread i was after now so gonna eat my lunch n have a read and get on it 

You can also use the links I posted in this thread http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=68845.0

oh and topher...I have some cream for that? My itchy redness has gone so i have no use for it now! 

What? You both had the same itch? Does shady know?

[shelaghmk3gti]

major fed up now!

have spent the last 2 hrs running around trying to get the bolts for these stupid things( didnt realise i had to get them at the same time!... cant get them,, every scrappy i talked to said' it cant be done you have to drill this and that'.. so i get the laptop out of the car and showed them,,, then they tell me my bonnet wont lift high enough'.. i showed them exactly where the struts were to be bolted.. and it would open fine.. but no, what the hell do i know.. now on an effing mission to find a set f bolys or another set off another car

what a waste of a day !!! 

on the upside.. i went into a random workshop that i saw a load of VW's outside of.. and was talking to the fella.. who i then realised was my brother!! havent seen him for 22 yrs...good taste obviously runs in the family though as he has a couple of mk4's and 2 transporters