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DaveE:
Hi all, fairly new here. Recently bought a 55 plate mkv Gti. Needs a bit of work to get it up to a decent standard, the headlights are really hazy. I'm thinking of wet sanding them and then polishing with pc? Nevertheless i'm loving the car.

Here are two shots from the advert:




Then these are once I got it home:





notice the dodgy air filter?! Thats getting sorted when I have the funds.


Then a few after I'd given it a clean. I treated the faded grille and all other black plastic, cleaned some stains from the seats and went over the interior controls, gear stick, steering wheel with APC and detailing brush to remove grime!

first, they grey honeycomb




Best and most recent shot, with slightly more 'black' honeycomb..


Now I need to also show my beloved MK4.....
1998 1.4 petrol S reg.
My first car, my only car until the GTI. I had it for ten years, never let me down. I used to be fairly active on the uk-mkivs.net forum (a keen eye may spot the sticker in the rear window). Completely standard when i bought it. I tidied it up, became OCD with detailing polished the paintwork until it was immaculate etc etc. Sad to see it go!







Thanks for looking. Any comments welcome.

Rickster:
Nice GTI, always had a soft spot for the MK4 too.

Enjoy it.

ChrisGT:
Smart looking car. Looks much better now you've sorted that grill too  :happy2: Good job!

Out of interest did you paint it or coat it with something like Gtechniq C4 or other detailing product?

Cheers

Chris

DaveE:
Thanks lads. Yeah I do love a good mkiv!

The grill was just treated with Autoglym Bumper Care. I was pleased with the results, but i'm not sure how long it'll last! I will try something else if this fails.
Thanks for the positive comments.

ChrisGT:
Cool, Has come up really nice, hope it lasts. Plenty more products to try if it doesn't :smiley:

Are you a member on detailing world? Can get a lot of discount codes from some suppliers so worth joining up and looking about if it's something you're interested in  :smiley:

Mk4 looks really smart too  :happy2:

Chris

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