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Badges look cool but if i'm honest I do prefer the original ones, looks a little weird from the back with the Polo badge being there with the new "GTI" badge.

Deffo need to get yourself some pressed plates essential on any GTI

The new style badges are awesome I love them! Something I'm glad I did

With regards to the old style badge... just debadge the 'Polo'. Sure, you'll get more "nice golf" comments but most GTI's now just say GTI rather than Polo GTI or Golf GTI so I feel it's fitting to remove it. Just my 2p though

I hate the new style gti, think it looks like an after market Halfords special. But then again it's personal choice and clearly you can't please every1 else, your car would look much better debadged... IMO

Maybe the all small red one might work, not sure....

6N2 GTI 00 wrote:Badges look cool but if i'm honest I do prefer the original ones, looks a little weird from the back with the Polo badge being there with the new "GTI" badge.

Trottagti wrote:I hate the new style gti, think it looks like an after market Halfords special. But then again it's personal choice and clearly you can't please every1 else,

deffinatly must be a personal preference marmite thing lol
ive never really been bothered by the different font thing...which is odd cos normally (with text in letters, webistes, ect) its something im really OCD with
hahaha its funny you should say that! halfords do do a GTI badge- but its a copy of the original badge , no sign of the new gti badge being producted yet
deffinatly a person choice thing. I think it looks a lot cleaner and modern

6N2 GTI 00 wrote: Deffo need to get yourself some pressed plates essential on any GTI

haha maybe maybe. i know if i had any Id use the good ol' magnet trick to keep them on, so maybe

nigelelliott394 wrote:The new style badges are awesome I love them! Something I'm glad I did

love them too it was actually your guide on your thread i used nigel very useful.

Trottagti wrote:your car would look much better debadged... IMO

Maybe the all small red one might work, not sure....

nigelelliott394 wrote:With regards to the old style badge... just debadge the 'Polo'. Sure, you'll get more "nice golf" comments but most GTI's now just say GTI rather than Polo GTI or Golf GTI so I feel it's fitting to remove it. Just my 2p though

very good point. will think about removing polo. i suppose if i didnt like it i could always still a new badge back on.
i've just never been keen on debadging, but like you said most new VWs do come now with just the GTI rather then model name to, so it could still feel right.

11.2011 - Paintwork

For as long as Ive known this car he's had his paint defects, therefore its always been on my list of things to do to get the Front and Rear Bumper repsprayed as well as the bonnet (stone chipes urgh)
However money saving has gone no where, so I decided to attempt to repait the paint a bit (after all it looked so bad, it couldnt get much worse)

No where near the standards of Mr. Craig Barnard of course!! and I still really really need to get some respraying done.
But it looks a lot better then it did, and will do for now

Washer Jet - Before



Waher Jet - After


Front Bumper - Before



Front Bumper - Middle
Sanded back



Front Bumper - After
painted and machine polished. deffinatly not perfect but looks better then it did. this was my first attempt and i was worried of going over the top



Rear Bumper - Before























Rear Bumper - After
Took some time applying Layer after layer of Lacquer.
still needs to be lightly wet sanded it, and machine polised to blend it better
Sorry the photos not the clearest, just went out to take it now buts raining pretty heavy here atm.


Ive also dont the massive stonechip on my bonnet and a mark on the bumper strip around the drivers side of the rear bumper

Well that looks much better and takes your eye of it anyways, I'm impressed lol

Verity aka, craigs apprentice......

Here, that's actually pretty good!! I'm no paint expert and to me that looks 100% Top Notch for a DIY effort! I got a couple of little defects on my own car that I could maybe sort with your methods.

BTW, glad my badge guide was of assistance

Nice Job Verity massive improvement

Nobodys car is ever going to be perfect when used for everyday use but you have done a really good job touching up the nasty bits

Trottagti wrote:Well that looks much better and takes your eye of it anyways, I'm impressed lol

Verity aka, craigs apprentice......

coming from you, that means a lot
haha apprentice! i like it! tbf i would LOVE to do what you do!

nigelelliott394 wrote:Here, that's actually pretty good!! I'm no paint expert and to me that looks 100% Top Notch for a DIY effort! I got a couple of little defects on my own car that I could maybe sort with your methods.

BTW, glad my badge guide was of assistance

Thank you I am really happy for the results, specially as like you said it was a diy jobbie, managed to get away with no runs, and the colour match came out pretty well. just took a long time of very very fine layers.

yes deffinatly came in useful!! probably would have sat scratching me head looking at the badge and looking at the grill otherwise lol

6N2 GTI 00 wrote:Nice Job Verity massive improvement

Nobodys car is ever going to be perfect when used for everyday use but you have done a really good job touching up the nasty bits

Thank you im deffinatly a lot happier with how he looks now.
hes deffinatly showing his age, and use. but least its now slightly better.


i know the day i finally get the bumpers and bonnet resprayed, something will happen. ill scrape it on something or, get ran into. sods law! lol

Ere V, you can do some painting on mine if you want!

Haha of course me lady!!
Can't wait for this weekend! We shall have to cram in a poloshoot after starting the mods on Vinny

great job on the paint work

Thank you Daz

13.11.2011 - Bulbs

My little buy of the week. Been meaning to do this for forever
I've always hated that 'egg' look. And or such a tiny amount of money, they make a big difference to the cars looks

Was pleased when i did the same to mine Verity,such a small mod but definately aids to the cleaness of a silver GTI .