oh dear....

[[han]]

oh dear! the golf ain't as good as expected!!! 
just cleaned my golf for the first time (had it a month) but as it's a non runner it's been sat on the drive. It wasn't particularly clean when it arrived as it had been stood for 3 months!
Poor car.... where do i start? all mechanical things have been done for m.o.t (it took 3 attempts to pass) now its just purely cosmetic matters!

Does anyone know what the black stain is that runs from the lower corners of the boot? i've seen this on quite a few golfs. Can i get this off? i managed to rub one side off with a sponge, but it's left a shiny mark on the lacquer - atleast the black's gone, but on the other side it' really thick, and well stuck on, there are a few scratches in it, where i can see the paint but don't really 3want to scracth it off!

my back bumper is a poor, but acceptable - there is a brownish mark that will not come out - so this may be an excuse for big bumpers  Anyoneknow roughly what a set of big bumpers for a  mk2 will cost?

Rust spots - how do i remove them (get them removed probably... don't want to break a nail), decently and cheaply, they're only small, apart from one larger bit on the bottom of a rear door

Clutch - the clutch is really high so im guessin i need a new one, any ideas of the cost for one of those?

I'm sorry bout all the questions, but i usually rly on ym dad for this kind of info, but him and my mumare away for the weekend (again!!! - they're away about 50 weekends a year!)

Hope you can help me! - i know you bright sparks can! 

[monkeyalan]

try white spirit on the black marks from the boot.

Black you bumpers and other plastic trim with scuff cote shoe polish

The only way to remove rust spots is to get them down to bare metal, treat it with rust preventor and respray the areas.

 

[...joe]

for the black marks, its wax from inside your boot, pour a kettle full of hot water on it and they'll melt off, look in the cosmetics section of this forum for tips on getting bumpers black again. big bumpers can be found on ebay or www.gsfcarparts.com or www.eurocarparts.co.uk

[[han]]

fankoo!

i wanna get driving!!!!

[...joe]

don't blame you flower, i drove mine for the first time in about 6 months the other day and it put a massive grin on my face!!

[[han]]

i used to drive a 106 1.4d which was dead nice to drive - until some idiot dorve into the abck of it and now it's parked sad and lonely next to my golf on the drive. That's two cars of mine that are non-runners at the mo and i've got a LOVELY  05 reg chevrolet matiz from the insurance cop with 3000 miles on the clock, so i've been ragging it everywhere to make me feel better. but its not quite the same..... (whiplash ain't helpin y driving either)

[Golfgal]

Try the clutch cable first? We paid some guy to fix that and left the clip it comes in the bag wi on wat a twit 

[Mr Blue]

if the clutch doesnt slip then your fine for now. save the cash and get some big bumpers

Use your hairdryer (girls=hairdryer / guys=heatgun ) to heat the black plastic suround around the rear window and then peel it off.

[[han]]

my clutch is at the end of its life, literally need no clutch to drive!!!    luckily been to scrappy today and got 3offside windows lus a set of armoured door plates for £23.50 inc vat!?!?!?!
hmm.. they wanted £20 from continental auto spres for just the door plates!!!

hmm.... will it need a new clutch if its like that or just a wire thingy? How much will that cost roughly?? im a student on a v.tight budget.. justw ant my golf on the road soon!!!

[DubFan]

Replacing the clutch cable is cheap, the cable itself will cost less than £20.
The clutch itself would be more like £100.