northeast_gti-t - mk3

[northeast_gti-t]

So now the outside temp display is sorted time to get the bumpers polished & waxed and some red trim tape applied....



Both bumpers done and ready to get fitted....

good as time as any to check for rot/corrosion and happily thers nothing much at all 

Easier than the mk4's 
And all done....

 

So onto the front....

And all fitted


Happy with how they've turned out

[northeast_gti-t]

Well time for a little update i think.....well my vr6 front splitter arrived and has been fitted its a non oem item but looks fine only issue was that after fitting the two ends wanted to flip out the locating lugs  sorted that issue with a self tapper into the bumper either side and thats cured it ,the carbon wrapped front grille isn't going to happen seem's like its never been posted since i won it  over two weeks ago so have decided i want a refund and will leave the grille oem apart from its carbon wrapped vw badge,also ordered a steering wheel badge last about the same time and it never turned up  p!ssed off to say the least!! so after a refund i ordered a replacement last week and that turned up yesterday so thats fitted and now my little steering wheel change is done,something abit different but looks oem too i decided that i liked the idea of the mkiv keyfob too  so got a fob and modded my key to fit but after it was done i decided it wasn't great so ended up having a normal key cut  but found something on the internet about mk3 blanks so i ended up ordering a mk3 key blank from the usa which arrived today  this needs cutting and is already produced to fit into the mk4 fob without modding your existing key so will get another fob and give this another try so thats pretty much what's been happening to the golf also as the weathers been better i gave it a good wash and finally managed to get some tyre trim applied further ahead it needs an m.o.t early july so fingers crossed on that and i'm going to change the cam-belt and tensioner and replace the sump/gasket also hoping to get time to sort some paint/bodywork if i have a chance,taken a few pics along the way so will add these......oh and you might notice the carbon wrapped speaker grilles have gone back to standard as has the headunit surround this was mainly a little trial of mine but have decided against it and prefer it more o.e.m looking which isn't a bad thing after all.....

New Vr6 Front Splitter....


New Look Steering Wheel Badge....

Removed the original vw one after finding that on the polo wheel the bage is fastened by a stud going into the airbag cover,so carefully cut it off with a small hacksaw  and carbon wrapped the badge....



Then The New Badge Fitted And Its Looking Like This....





My mk3 key blank for the mk4 fob....



And Some General Shots After a Clean  ....









Thank's For Looking.....

[northeast_gti-t]

Looks like i'll be booking the golf in for its m.o.t for one morning next week  so i'm hoping it gets through also i have been really fcked about with the carbon wrapped front grille i won so decided feck it i will get my money back i'll just keep my carbon wrapped badge and the grille can stay o.e.m as i think it doesn't look to bad so my thoughts turn to 'anni clocks'  i think they look spot on and will be a pleasant addition to the interior managed to get my mk4 keyfob sorted  and all working so thought i would put a couple of pics up i'm planning on putting my alarm/imobilliser internals into the fob but thats just in planning at the moment.

My Mk4 Key Fob....




That's all For Now....

[northeast_gti-t]

Well it didn't take me long to come across some 8v 'anni clocks' all thanks to willz94 who speedily despatched a set he had to me which arrived yesterday big thanks again for them mate Well i planned to fit them saturday morning but ended up making a start on friday night unfortunately for me when i unpacked them i discovered that the lense had a crack down the middle courtesy of the royal mail cheers  well i opted to fit them and see how they looked once in place i thought initially mmmmm not so bad i could live with it,so job done or i thought it was as during saturday i decided nah not happy what to do  so looking for an idea i came across a post from  dom069 in the mk3 section,had a good read and looked through the pics and saw that there was a link also for another mod  a closer look i realised his cluster looked like my original so knowing what could be done this morning i removed the anni clocks and took my originals apart (lense on mine is spot on) then took a deep breath and swapped the anni stuff into my original cluster case and got it all set up for oil and service mileage and best thing to no need to take it in and have any mileage correction done as its my original mileage  and this has saved me £80 too so it was more than worth doing the job and it still looks o.e.m i really like how they look compared to the original black faced and white needles  so as usual have a few pics....(night one not as clear due to my phone but are much brighter than the pic shows)....








The dreaded m.o.t. is due this week  hoping it'll be okay well i guess i'll find out and update as and when....

[northeast_gti-t]

Well the golf's booked in for its m.o.t. on friday morning at a local garage just got to keep my fingers crossed that its all okay 

[willz94]

pm'd you mate about a claiming damages off royal mail

[northeast_gti-t]

Cheers bud

[northeast_gti-t]

Soooo M.o.t. yesterday and well it failed not as bad as i thought tho  i was aware off one of the items but i knew i wouldn't get that passed seems the previous owner or owners have crushed the front jacking points both o/s and n/s front  so they need new inner sills also failed on corrosion on some of the brake pipes that's pretty much it tbh other than that the tester commented how tidy it was and the condition for its age  so i'll be dropping it off at the garage on monday morning for the sills to be welded in and the brake pipes replaced been told it'll be about £200 so i suppose once that's all done and i keep looking after it i should get a few more years out of it saves it from being scrapped just need's some job's doing too on my two weeks off and i may set about sorting some of the bodywork issues if not then they will get done as and when really...

Current Job's To Do Are :

Replace the sump gasket (leakage evident so be a good chance to get this done)
Change the oil and filter also (might as well as the sump's coming off)
Replace timing belt and tensioner
Clean the throttlebody assembly
Replace the gasket on the coolant outlet on the cylinder head i noticed a very slight trace of coolant the other day so whilst i drain it past the head may as well clean the throttle body at the same time)
Then clean the inlet manifold heatshield and all around the bottom of the engine  might stop oil spots appearing on the drive and garage floor 

Thinking about a lower glovebox assembly also as i like how they look compared to the shelf in mine just need to find one now,other stuff can wait as i'll be keeping the mk3 for awhile yet.

[northeast_gti-t]

Well the golf finally got a new m.o.t. certificate picked it from the garage earlier and also my highline lower glovebox arrived today,was expecting it to be a black coloured one as thats what was stated on the sellers advert but i didn't mind that was a nice suprise when i opened it that its the blue colour so matches my trim nicely too gave it a clean and cleaned up some bits in the interior and got it fitted in finishes that side of the dash much better imo than the original shelf no modding needed either as its the one for the air-con model,happy with it for the £17 i paid its in vgc too.
Will be getting the other bits i plan to change and sort during the next week and get that all done during my hols

Lower Glovebox Now Installed....






That's All For Now....

[northeast_gti-t]

Dropped the golf off this morning at the garage for them to sort the sills both sides as they ran out of time on tuesday,went and picked it up earlier and apparently it wasn't as bad as first thought  mainly the jacking points well lack of them but there all sorted now and sealed so all good and as an added bonus the total job for the m.o.t. work came to £135 alot less than the £200 quoted not to bad to get it through the m.o.t so hopefully next year should be better  ,also today my bmw series one rear wiper arm,blade and cap arrived so this is now fitted along with the bmw modded cap for the water spray looks cleaner than the original fit one too a worthy little upgrade/mod using the bmw wiper blade for now but will probably end up gettting the mk5 aero blade and adapting it to fit the bmw arm as others have also done so some pics of the latest addition,,,,,,,

The Bmw One Series Wiper Arm,Cap and Blade.....

And With five minutes with a stanley blade abit of patience and a small nail file the bmw cap is opened up to allow for the golfs washer jet.....

And Within Ten Minutes A Nice Smoother looking Wiper Set-Up......




That's The Lot For Now