jamiea7x Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 looks sweet just needs a new shape steering wheel to bring that interior bang upto date.... the gi's are aging very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatttty Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 love the interior, great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Pugh Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Cheers guys. Got a mk6 gti steering wheel to match, just need to find some time to fit it. I know it's a bit of a pain though so keep putting it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emz Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Perfect I like this alot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjjkkk Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Hoping to get my hands on an arch roller this week. I know the gti's can be awkward to roll so not expecting brilliant results, just hoping to be able to roll the inner lip up slightly.Heat is the key Aluminium is brittle only, if you try to bend it without heating it up properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeX Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Love the interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOm 12332 Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 how much modding did you have to do for the interior to fit ? btw it looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Pugh Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Heat is the key Aluminium is brittle only, if you try to bend it without heating it up properly.I've got a heat gun. Just going to take my time with it. I had the lips on my 330d rolled right back in on themselves but the gti's are double skinned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Pugh Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 how much modding did you have to do for the interior to fit ? btw it looks good We had adaptors for the front seats so save for a couple of holes to drill they were an easy swap. The rears though are a different kettle of fish. None of the brackets line up so it'd probably be easier to use the seat covers and trim the gti rears than try and fit the mk6 rears. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Pugh Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 Had a bit of productive weekend this weekend. Despite having a jeep for her horse duties, Ellie had been using the Lupo to go up to the farm this week so we started the weekend like this...With the car hopefully going in for some paintwork at the end of the month I decided there wasn't much point in spending hours and hours detailing so I did a quick whiz around with the DAS.Today I decided to change the rear discs and pads so we got the rear up on axle stands and set to work. Only problem was, we forgot we needed a wind back tool so we shelved the idea changing the discs and pads and set to work cleaning out the rear arches.They were hosed out, sprayed with APC and brushed down. Quite a bit of mud was lodged up there Once that was done, I decided to finish off cleaning out the honeycomb of the grills. This has been long long over due! APC, a toothbrush and some patience later...It needs some plastic blackener to finish it off. The final touch of the day was some inserts for the seat handles. I'm going to tweak them a little bit tomorrow but here's a little pic for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatttty Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Nice work dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99hjhm Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Jesus! Somebody take the keys off her quick! lolHad my rear arch liners out today, crap idea with the carpet. What where they thinking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliecjno1 Posted March 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 He's taken them off me now. I was allowed them for the drive up to Ultimate Dubs but he's taken them back now. After all the work trying to get the car ready for UD we still had some last minute issues. Huw and his friend managed to roll the rear arches enough to take the new wheels but he couldn't do the fronts in time. So a little jiggery pokery and we decided we'd have to swap them up there. A perfect fit...It meant and early start, the use of a B&Q entrance to shelter from the rain and a run in with the law but we got them on and made it to the show. They're 15x8 all round with 195/45 (i think) Toyo Proxes. I love them but Huw's not 100% on them but they'll probably be staying for most of this season.We also modded the seat inserts slightly to tie in with the theme of the car..Then this weekend Huw's mate came back around to change the rear pads and disks while Huw stood around and watched supervised.That's pretty much it now until the end of April. The car is off to the bodyshop next week with an ever increasing list of things to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vee Dub Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 (edited) Wheels look better than i thought hun! Edited March 20, 2011 by Vee Dub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
221_matty Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Looks awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Pugh Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) Cheers guys. I'm still not sure about the schmidts. That means they probably won't be staying but would appreciate peoples comments on them. Good or bad.The car is now in the bodyshop. I dropped it up last weekend and they've been busy stripping it this week. It's now looking very sorry for itself...But it's in good company. 6 Ferrari's, 2 Maseratti's and an MG On the "to do" list...- 2010 Mk8 Polo boot handle cut in to the standard boot- Smooth rear spoiler light out- Smooth front bumper- Fold all arch lips flat in on themselves- New rear window- New rear pop out side windows- Stubby drivers mirror- paint interior dash plastics- paint some engine bay plasticsWith it all stripped down, they're hoping to have the fabrication and body work done this week, with a view to painting during next week. Excited!! Edited April 4, 2011 by Huw Pugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leighton88 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Hey friend!....cars looking real good now dude...my car went in to a local bodyshop in Newport the other week...very poor work!!were to you having yours sprayed dude?l8n x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Pugh Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Where did you take it mate? Mines with a friend up in Hirwaun. I've detailed a few cars for him after they've been painted so know his work is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Pugh Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Had an email from my mate with a couple of pics of the boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Pugh Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 While the car is in the body shop, I've brought a few bits home to tinker with. Today I have been mostly smoothing the rear lights...BeforeAfter, minus the stamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99hjhm Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 You got one then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Pugh Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 (edited) Lol, yeah. I was getting in a right flap. It arrived the day before the car was due to go in. I couldn't find one anywhere (other than the guy who wanted £260) then a whole salvage car came up on ebay. Messaged the guy to see if he'd break it and it turned out he had a spare back end. Winner!The rear badge has some little marks on it but i have a new one on order. Edited April 10, 2011 by Huw Pugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliecjno1 Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 My poor baby! hate seeing it stripped like that lol Itching to get it back finished now though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Pugh Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Well despite my nagging, she still hasn't updated this We went up to the bodyshop on the weekend. All the arches are flat in on themselves. The boot is spretty much done. The front wings and bumper need a little more work, otherwise its pretty much ready for paint.Facial jibb was optional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jase Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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