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Berry's Shadow Blue GTI
AJP:
Sorry to derail the thread btw Berry.
Shadow blue can look so damn good when it's looked after. See loads of neglected examples of cars in dark metallics, but a good polish and wax makes them a million times deeper in colour. Yours looks like Shadow should look.
Keep waxing!
shoaybmakda:
--- Quote from: AJP on January 09, 2016, 10:23:04 pm ---Sorry to derail the thread btw Berry.
Shadow blue can look so damn good when it's looked after. See loads of neglected examples of cars in dark metallics, but a good polish and wax makes them a million times deeper in colour. Yours looks like Shadow should look.
Keep waxing!
--- End quote ---
agree - theres so many examples that I've seen where the bodywork just looks plain awful in shadow blue. when they are clean they look stunning!
Berry:
Not at all AJP!
I find it interesting hearing others opinions. I'm definitely set on that kind of style for the bumper and skirts. My only dilemma being whether I find a 'pre smoothed' Edition 30 bumper or get the body shop to thoroughly smooth prep my existing. The ED30 bumpers seem to have a nice little extra crease in them too which I like, but hard to come by, and pricey too. Not interested in after market as I don't want a bodgy fit.
Cheers for the comments :smiley:
She does gleam in the sun, has AUTO GLYM 'LIFE SHINE' protection on the bodywork for what it's worth? Guessing that must help.
Nevertheless, a good detail session is on the list, need to dedicate a warm(er) Saturday to it sometime in spring.
On another note, put some non scratchy 17's on yesterday, transformed the look of the car having mint wheels on. Will be putting the others up for sale, which will most certainly need a refurb!
The eagle eyed among you will notice the lack of 1 wheel nut. Unfortunately the guys at the garage, after having to stand on a breaker to get all of the fronts off, snapped one of them in doing so. So my job for next weekend will be to drill whats left in the hub out, and source a replacement bolt in the meantime. Nothing major but a PITA. Will be having words with the guys at the previous tyre place who evidently tightened them to kingdom come!
AJP:
I like Autoglym. SRP then HD Wax works a treat. On Tornado Red at least!
Yeah the ed30 bumper has a bit more shape to it. I always thought the GTI rear was a bit unfinished, or half designed.
It was designed with the curve that separates top and bottom half, but then they leave the top half in black too..? Strange!
Maybe cost cutters intervened at some point in the process and left the extra paint for the ed30 and R32..
swebster94:
Nice car, shadow blue is a lovely colour! I like just the standard Monzas too, especially in mint condition! Reminds me to get mine refurbished soon :wink:
Must have been cross threaded or seriously over torqued to snap the wheel bolt! May be easier to replace the hub than drill the bolt out?
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