The GTI! - Alex's Thread - Leather :D
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So the work begins. Here are some pics of the car, and the bits im working on atm
The car:
It currently has no front end as the headlights are getting replaced with brand shiny new ones next week plus a bit of work is needed on the bumper paintwork
The leather:
Its in perfect nick and check out the gleam....treated and cleaned it for a few hours the other day and well chuffed with the results
The rear handle:
It was all corroded, so I took it out and have primered it.
UPDATE: Now its got its first coat of shiny new flash red paint
The Shark Fin Aerial:
Another little mod, also in the process of being colour coded to the car
The G60 Calipers (and discs, but they are boxed up):
The calipers are just getting sprayed up nice and red for when they get fitted mid august - looking big!
The spoiler (thats not there!):
The spoiler had been stuck back on with sticky fixers, and it seems that where it came off, it hadnt been unbolted prior. Im still trying to work out how to get the bolts undone, but am currently not having much joy, so it will stay like this for a bit longer
The Monkey:
It just had to be done!!
The car:
It currently has no front end as the headlights are getting replaced with brand shiny new ones next week plus a bit of work is needed on the bumper paintwork
The leather:
Its in perfect nick and check out the gleam....treated and cleaned it for a few hours the other day and well chuffed with the results
The rear handle:
It was all corroded, so I took it out and have primered it.
UPDATE: Now its got its first coat of shiny new flash red paint
The Shark Fin Aerial:
Another little mod, also in the process of being colour coded to the car
The G60 Calipers (and discs, but they are boxed up):
The calipers are just getting sprayed up nice and red for when they get fitted mid august - looking big!
The spoiler (thats not there!):
The spoiler had been stuck back on with sticky fixers, and it seems that where it came off, it hadnt been unbolted prior. Im still trying to work out how to get the bolts undone, but am currently not having much joy, so it will stay like this for a bit longer
The Monkey:
It just had to be done!!
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Cool, so you're another member of the "Dads with T25's club" then, that makes 2 of us then
I think ours is a 1.9 aircooled or something. It's certainly strange to drive though, especially it being a left-hooker; although you have to bear in mind the length of the thing!
I think ours is a 1.9 aircooled or something. It's certainly strange to drive though, especially it being a left-hooker; although you have to bear in mind the length of the thing!
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My rear boot handle needs to come out and be repainted, seems to be a common fault as the metal of the boot handle is different to that of the tailgate and reacts against it, or at least that is what I have been told...
Shark-fin will look good, mine is on but needs adjusting slightly to get it spot-on (skewed slightly to the left at the moment, enough to annoy me).
Cheers
Shark-fin will look good, mine is on but needs adjusting slightly to get it spot-on (skewed slightly to the left at the moment, enough to annoy me).
Cheers
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Hammerite Direct to Rust - it looks heat resistant lol. It doesnt matter if it peels....ill just have them off and smother them in caliper paint
26th of August at 0800 hours it will be on the road. There is so much to do before I can do drive it!
UPDATE: Ordered the 6000k D2S bulbs and new LED sidelights earlier. Ordering up the new Xenon Headlights tomorrow with a selection of screws and bolts needed to get the front end up to scratch.
Just applied the lacquer to the aerial (first coat) so that will get another two coats, then a polish which should have it at an excellent standard
Its all starting to happen now!
Seems that rain is just about to happen....so I best go close the sunroof!
26th of August at 0800 hours it will be on the road. There is so much to do before I can do drive it!
UPDATE: Ordered the 6000k D2S bulbs and new LED sidelights earlier. Ordering up the new Xenon Headlights tomorrow with a selection of screws and bolts needed to get the front end up to scratch.
Just applied the lacquer to the aerial (first coat) so that will get another two coats, then a polish which should have it at an excellent standard
Its all starting to happen now!
Seems that rain is just about to happen....so I best go close the sunroof!