MartyP Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Basically... (i'll get some photots up later) I gave my a quick was today, and i realized it's rotting everywhere I'm planning on being a gimp and replacing the front two panels since they are the main issue revolving around the rust..Im thinking leaving them black (satin black?) and just wait until the summer.. So i'll be running rat for a while.How difficult is it to remove panels and replace?Best place to find some?I found this but if you know better please addhttp://bap.dominohosting.biz/bap/bapdb01.n...ent&Ret=ALLErmm cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max69vk Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Front wings just bolt on, infact you can see where on that diagram. TBH theres no point putting new wings on unless they're going to be painted as they'll just go bad again very quickly, a half decent bodyshop should be able to sort out your wings any way as they weren't that bad when I saw them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one litre wonder ;) Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 yeah as max said , just wait till summer and then get the whole front end painted again as your bonnets quiet stone chipped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyP Posted January 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Front wings just bolt on, infact you can see where on that diagram. TBH theres no point putting new wings on unless they're going to be painted as they'll just go bad again very quickly, a half decent bodyshop should be able to sort out your wings any way as they weren't that bad when I saw them. Lol, good point! I need to actually think before spamming sometimes I just can't afford a full respray at the moment hence the dodge black panels i thought would be rather funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobG Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Lol, good point! I need to actually think before spamming sometimes I just can't afford a full respray at the moment hence the dodge black panels i thought would be rather funny!get different colour ones from a scrappy, and go about with a patchwork coloured car. There's a polo near me that's been done in similar style, although i think theirs was bought like that, pretty much every panel/door/etc is a different colour, looks quite unique (although we did it first on my mum's old dyane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbeal_88 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 get different colour ones from a scrappy, and go about with a patchwork coloured car. There's a polo near me that's been done in similar style, although i think theirs was bought like that, pretty much every panel/door/etc is a different colour, looks quite unique (although we did it first on my mum's old dyane im sure there was a limited number of they polo's that u could buy like that from the dealers.colour concept comes to mind but im sure im wrong someone will probably correct me tho....im sure iv seen a mk3 golf the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lunalupi Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 (edited) im sure there was a limited number of they polo's that u could buy like that from the dealers.colour concept comes to mind but im sure im wrong someone will probably correct me tho....im sure iv seen a mk3 golf the same.Polo Harlequin - came in multicolours (red, blue, green and yellow I think) I found the wings on my donor wouldn't come off...we undid all the screws, but they were welded onto the sills so we would have needed to get an angle grinder to them. Don't know if that was a dodgy repair or standard fitment though...... Edited January 23, 2008 by lunalupi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiea7x Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 wouldnt vw fix this?thought there was 12 year rust guarantee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lingloopy Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 In reply to the above. Not a hope.What have you been doing to it Marty? Haven't seen a Loop rust like that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyP Posted January 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 The car has had a bump obviously at one point, And resprayed by a chimp as it seems..When buying it i did a HPI check and it came up clean.. So it was privately done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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