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Re: StuF presents Candy White 3 Door GTI - Bargain Buy of the Year!
« Reply #45 on: November 20, 2014, 01:09:25 pm »
Loving the candy white (not that I'm biased of course!) you've got yourself a cracking bargain.
I like the idea of plastidip on the alloys it gives them a new lease of life for not much money.
Have you thought of colour coding the skirts & bumpers? Its transformed the look on mine. I've kept the rear diffuser & the middle of the front splitter black though. Along with my gloss black Monza's it looks pretty trick (even if I do say so myself!)

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Re: StuF presents Candy White 3 Door GTI - Bargain Buy of the Year!
« Reply #46 on: November 20, 2014, 02:18:51 pm »
Got a can of smoke plastidip to do my taillights but was hesitant in the end because I was worried about how they would stand up to washing and stone chips.

Be interested to see how they hold up! Let me know!

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Re: StuF presents Candy White 3 Door GTI - Bargain Buy of the Year!
« Reply #47 on: November 26, 2014, 11:19:27 am »
Small update - today I finished installing the leather armrest and new cup holder that I kindly received from @DamoP
Cracking kit and great quality - really lifts the interior, just need to find a cubby box to fit inside the actual armrest

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Matches perfectly with the seats





Slider holder upgrade



Nice bit of leather



Rear vents



Handy cup holder



Very impressed overall - looks like it has always been there now

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Re: StuF presents Candy White 3 Door GTI - Bargain Buy of the Year!
« Reply #48 on: November 26, 2014, 03:28:26 pm »
Nice job, did you have to loosen the handbrake mounting bolts?
What make rubber mats you got in the back, like the raised lip to hold water/snow in.
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Re: StuF presents Candy White 3 Door GTI - Bargain Buy of the Year!
« Reply #49 on: November 26, 2014, 03:59:51 pm »
Hi Paul,

Nope didnt need to loosen and of the handbrake mounting bolts although I could have quite happily removed the gearknob and linkage if possible to replace the cupholder! :signLOL:

As far as I know the front and rear mats are standard VW issue - although I am pretty sure nobody has ever sat in the back of the car before me today as they were totally unmarked!

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Re: StuF presents Candy White 3 Door GTI - Bargain Buy of the Year!
« Reply #50 on: November 26, 2014, 04:27:43 pm »
How tricky was replacing the armrest? I have to do the same thing soon to my own GTI and wondering how many hours I should set aside. (I say "need" to do it... :signLOL:) I've seen Damo's guide but no idea on required time.
« Last Edit: November 26, 2014, 04:40:58 pm by th3_f15t »

Moving over to Flickr, sorry for the broken picture links!

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Re: StuF presents Candy White 3 Door GTI - Bargain Buy of the Year!
« Reply #51 on: November 26, 2014, 04:38:54 pm »
Great work Stu  :happy2:

This car just keeps getting better  :notworthy:
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Re: StuF presents Candy White 3 Door GTI - Bargain Buy of the Year!
« Reply #52 on: November 26, 2014, 04:59:50 pm »
How tricky was replacing the armrest? I have to do the same thing soon to my own GTI and wondering how many hours I should set aside. (I say "need" to do it... :signLOL:) I've seen Damo's guide but no idea on required time.

I would allocate a couple of hours to swap the whole lot out including new cupholder
Damo's guide was very useful however I cannot stress how much you need to use a "stubby" torx driver
Some of the screws are upside down in weird locations that are impossible to get to!

Saying that if I managed to do it with my shovel hands anyone should manage it!

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Re: StuF presents Candy White 3 Door GTI - Bargain Buy of the Year!
« Reply #53 on: November 26, 2014, 05:34:52 pm »
looks great dude
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Re: StuF presents Candy White 3 Door GTI - Bargain Buy of the Year!
« Reply #54 on: November 26, 2014, 08:44:18 pm »
Mods are coming along nicely. How do you find the wingbacks? Thinking of upgrading


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Re: StuF presents Candy White 3 Door GTI - Bargain Buy of the Year!
« Reply #55 on: November 26, 2014, 09:11:31 pm »
The wingback seats really are very good - I am fairly tall at 6ft4 and about 13.5stone so are supportive and comfy for my frame. The heating in them is excellent too.
One of the reasons I purchased the car was that it came with them so I am pleased they are comfy

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Re: StuF presents Candy White 3 Door GTI - Bargain Buy of the Year!
« Reply #56 on: November 26, 2014, 09:27:52 pm »
Could do with one of those in mine looks good
CW is the way forwards

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Re: StuF presents Candy White 3 Door GTI - Bargain Buy of the Year!
« Reply #57 on: December 04, 2014, 12:48:33 pm »
Stu, the wheels turned out amazing!! Fair play, I plan on doing mine too. How many cans did you need all 4? And how many coats did you give it in total?


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Re: StuF presents Candy White 3 Door GTI - Bargain Buy of the Year!
« Reply #58 on: December 04, 2014, 01:20:47 pm »
Sean,

I used 4 tins of paint - 1 per wheel and several thin coats, can't remember how many but did use a heat gun between applications until the paint went matte

The finish is very robust and I am very happy with it

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Re: StuF presents Candy White 3 Door GTI - Bargain Buy of the Year!
« Reply #59 on: December 04, 2014, 01:45:54 pm »
Thanks for that. Plan on hopefully tackling mine next week. Any tips?


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