cafcross Posted March 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Update 01/03/10Well a little update today. Got my new rear bumper back last Monday, excellent colour match. Got my rear arches rolled and pulled slightly too. Running 5mm spacers on the rears with the Monos now, so et20. I want to go wider, but funds aren't allowing me atm. Put the wheels back on too and gave the car a wash. I still need to polish the other 3 wheels up, but getting there for UD. Also I got some new plates as my others were still marked from my accident back in April.I still want to go a bit lower, but as said above funds are tight, and to go lower at the front arch work and a chassis notch would be required, and extensive arch work at the rears to get the stance right. Roll on summer and my bonus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emz Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Tidy, I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLAST Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 One of my favourite GTI's. Wheels suit it perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafcross Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Cheers dears! One more update to come before UD hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tash's Lupo Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Its looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plug Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 very nice mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12yan Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 looks so right . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafcross Posted March 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Had the tracking sorted today. Was out by 19mm All nice and straight now, drives so much better. Also the natural negative camber on the front is at just over 1.5 degrees on the nearside, and just over 2 degrees on the offside Oh, and who needs professional spray booths? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 i hear ya about spray booths!! i use my recycling boxes for my spray booth!! hahaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafcross Posted March 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 My mate and I bought a pop up tent for £8 from Tesco which we used to spray his wheels and my wing mirrors and bump strips on my Clio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 that is an amazing idea!!! I havent thought about that!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafcross Posted March 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Had a small ventilation mesh at the top as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafcross Posted March 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Finished spraying the mirror caps and fitted them on the car. Not bad for a rattle can jobby methinks...Just had one of the Kosovan car washers at Tesco ask me if I wanted my car washed when it's shiny as ****. Nice one mate! Just gotta give it a good detail next week now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenson Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 really nice that mate! keep it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Looks awsome! Wheels sit/suit it really well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatttty Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 looking good fella cant wait to see it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafcross Posted March 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 Gave it a good detail today ready for UD. I snow foamed and then washed with Zymol Auto Wash. Then clayed (you won't believe the crap I got off the boot and rear window, as well as the lower part of the doors). The I used some Auto Glym Super Resin Polish and Extra Gloss Protection, followed by a couple of coats of Collonite 476s wax and some AG Vinyl and Rubber Care on the plastics, and waxed the wheels and treated the tyres with some Megs Endurance Tyre Gel.Just need to give the interior a quick going over as I gave it a thorough clean last week, do the door shuts and give it a quick wash and coat of wax before I leave on Saturday morning. Oh, and the hungover wash and wax on Sunday morning at 8am...fun!Just some quick pics...no shine because of the lack of sun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tash's Lupo Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 Nice x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picola Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 Nice wheels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJow Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 very nice! love that shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafcross Posted March 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 A few pics of my car from UD, including one some random guy in a 6N Polo took on the way back that I love.Also took this yesterday which is one of my fave pics of my car.Then last night I pulled into the girlfriend's road and a cat run out in front of me. I don't know why but I swerved and clipped a kerb. At first I thought it was just the front wheel that I caught, but in the daylight today I saw that I caught the back too. The damage...FrontRearHopefully some wet and dry and a lot of autosol can get them back to good. Just a few little things need to be done now to tidy things up, mainly on the inside, including getting my passenger wing resprayed after a stone took a nice little chip out of it on the way to Telford on Saturday. Not good for me atm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One life. Live it! Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Saw yours @ UD and didn't know whose it was- very nice! Sorry to hear about your wheels - I'm sure you'll sort them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emz Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Nooo, there's nothing worse than kerbing wheels! Looked great at UD though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tash's Lupo Posted March 17, 2010 Report Share Posted March 17, 2010 Ouuuucccchhhh Poor Wheels Saw you yesterday, But i wasnt in the Lupo Was in my friends VTR The Lupo was looking nice and shiney !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north wales loop Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 it seems like your always damaging ur car on the way to/from your girlfriends house!!!!? dump her! lol only joking! love the compo's on GTI'S! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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