NornIron Posted September 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Had a bit of time to spare, so managed to spend a bit of time finishing off the various apertures yesterday.The tops of the door sills were in a bad state, mainly minor scratches and swirls... apologies, it is quite hard to tell from the pics:So out with the DA and 4" Hexlogic pads... the same combos as the rest of the paintwork, Orange with Megs #101 followed by Green with Megs #80. A quick door sill 50:50:Followed the on both doors, boot and bonnet apertures with a cleanse of Lime Prime Lite, a coat of Britemax Extreme Elements and a quick application of einzsett Gummi Pflege Stift on the seals:Looking better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo-Joe Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Good work so far! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarosa Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Top work as always, what are you going to do when Doris is finally all swirl free? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NornIron Posted September 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Top work as always, what are you going to do when Doris is finally all swirl free? Well, there are the broken mirrors to replace with the two working ones I got, the new mirror caps to be rubbed down and sprayed Tornado red, the horn to replace (all the water killed it!), need to find a Beta radio / cassette with a code for a sensible price, and then sort out the surface rust on the sills and NSR wheel arch... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeA Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Some top notch care and attention going on here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarosa Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 I went down to VW the other day looking for rear arch liners, seeing you had bought a new one, the Seat ones cost £20 a piece, The ape behind the desk at VW, bearing in mind that its a partnership, VW on one side of the road Seat on the other, he told me VW did 4 different types of rear arch liner for the lupo ranging from £26+ the dreaded to £48+!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Loop Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 The ape behind the desk at VW he told me VW did 4 different types of rear arch liner for the lupo ranging from £26+ the dreaded to £48+!!!!LupoLupo 3L/FSiLupo GTiFrom the top of my mind all those 3 have different rear bumpers, hence different rear arch liners. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foogzy Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Great work ! Just read the full topic from the start , and never blinked once , however , I also have the 1.7 sdi but its 1999 ... Why is my road tax 120 for 6 months and yours is so bloody cheap ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NornIron Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Why is my road tax 120 for 6 months and yours is so cheap ?Revised emissions... mine is only 119g CO2 Who needs stop start and Bluemotion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James827 Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 before march 2001 engine size, after - emmisions output! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foogzy Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 Sucks lol , u could try tucking the l plate underneath the reg plate sticking out cheakily , like the p platers over in Aussie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NornIron Posted February 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Well it's been a long time since I've updated this thread... Doris has covered around 4,000 miles and averaged over 54mpg during the intervening period.As regards as her refurbishment I picked up another eBay bargain which filled a large hole in the dashboard:Not particularly startling, but the radio/cassette, CD player, mounting bracket and original manual (with keycode) cost me less than £30 delivered!At some point Doris has been carelessly jacked up using the sills rather than the jacking points, causing some damage on both sides... it can be seen along the edge of the sill if you look closely!A little amateur butchery got them looking a little better, so preparations were made to tidy them up:Firstly both sides masked up (I'll only bore you with the passenger side!):Out with the knot wheel to clean the worst areas up:Following a couple of treatments on Jenolite, and everything keyed with W&D, on with the etch primer:Followed by GraviGuard on the sills:Four coats of rattle-can Tornado Red followed:And four of rattle-can lacquer:After everything had dried off and been cleaned up, this is the result:Still bendy, but no scabby rust and everything well protected!Another really annoying area was the door mirrors, both of which were broken and taped up - interestingly, the black electrical tape used on the passenger door was a more durable repair than the white tape Through the classifieds I picked up a set of used, but unbroken manual door mirrors:Unpacked, covers removed and a thorough clean:The covers were then rubbed down with various grades of W&D, revealing a rather tasteful previous paint colour... purple!One had a stress crack in the lower edge, which was repaired with epoxy on the inner edge:After this had set, the outer face was rubbed down to remove the excess:Following some hi-build primer, four coats of colour and four of lacquer, the finished result was acceptable:The old mirrors were removed, the replacements installed and the painted covers fitted:And the final addition... yes, she has turned 17... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarosa Posted February 15, 2014 Report Share Posted February 15, 2014 Hooray! Is it the 6 CD changer? Nice work on the sills and mirrors! Loving the wheels, shame about the off shore winds in the paper though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 You're not the first person to have that on the sills. When I bought mine, I failed to check closely and only months later did I realize one side was heavily bent. However, I was able to lever it back using a piece of wood, some brute force and a lot of idiocy. Luckily, none of the paint fell off, however I do like to check every so often Good work anyway!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NornIron Posted March 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 Can you tell what the next little bit of maintenance will be: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarosa Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 Someone doing a cambelt change? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo675 Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Great, great work. Love detailing and repair threads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry_b Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Amazing work. Such dedication, love it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny s Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 top job on making it minty mint!!like 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyEunos Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 (edited) Great thread... What ever happened to this car I wonder? This has really inspired me to take more pics of the work I'm doing to my little red SDI Edit to say I also love the look of the original steel wheels sans trims, if you don't mind me asking where are the centre cap/black trim bits from though? They look ace! Edited May 13, 2016 by JoeyEunos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NornIron Posted May 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 7 hours ago, JoeyEunos said: Great thread... What ever happened to this car I wonder? I also love the look of the original steel wheels sans trims, if you don't mind me asking where are the centre cap/black trim bits from though? Hey, Doris is still trundling around, having just passed 105,000 miles and now being used to teach my son to drive. The wheel centres are off the Euro base model Lupo... here are a few cirrent pics: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarosa Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Doris lives on and is looking as spectacular as ever  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyEunos Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Great crack, good to see she's still around! The car looks fantastic and is a real credit to you I'm already hatching plans to get the paint out and tackle my wheels thanks to this thread, although those Euro spec Lupo wheel centres might prove hard to find... I'm looking all over the web and can't seem to find any. Can one simply order them directly through a Volkswagen dealer? Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NornIron Posted May 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 15 minutes ago, JoeyEunos said: Can one simply order them directly through a Volkswagen dealer? Yep, part number 6X0 601 169A 15 minutes ago, JoeyEunos said: Â Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyEunos Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 From one SDI enthusiast to another, thanks, I owe you one We seriously need to get an SDI collective/mafia dedicated section of the forum started, Skezza's been a great help to me too FWIW. Perhaps not the most exiting cars to drive, but with 65pmg and £30 a year road tax you can't go wrong, vive le SDI! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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