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DaveE's 55 GTI Tornado Red

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DaveE:

--- Quote from: ChrisGT on May 04, 2016, 10:32:35 pm ---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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Yes I am member (though haven't been on for years!), thanks for the reminder.

Dave J:
Welcome! The mk5 looks good - tornado red is a strong colour for the mk5, it does look good!

Glad to see you enjoyed a mkiv for as long as I did, and the uk-mkivs.net forum used to be my second home! I was sorry to see my mkiv go too - largely as I wasn't finished with it - sadly mine was killed by a 1-series BMW (always hated those cars). Yours looked tidy - US rear lights are a decent touch.

Hope you enjoy your mk5 more than the mkiv - I think I have in terms of driving dynamics & looks, even if the quality isn't as good, and it is more complex in terms of electronics, etc...

DaveE:

--- Quote from: Dave J on May 04, 2016, 10:55:33 pm ---Welcome! The mk5 looks good - tornado red is a strong colour for the mk5, it does look good!

Glad to see you enjoyed a mkiv for as long as I did, and the uk-mkivs.net forum used to be my second home! I was sorry to see my mkiv go too - largely as I wasn't finished with it - sadly mine was killed by a 1-series BMW (always hated those cars). Yours looked tidy - US rear lights are a decent touch.

Hope you enjoy your mk5 more than the mkiv - I think I have in terms of driving dynamics & looks, even if the quality isn't as good, and it is more complex in terms of electronics, etc...

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Hi Dave,

Yeah, really liked the US R32 lights. Very subtle.
The mk4's interior seemed way ahead of its time! Before I got the GTI i did look at some lower spec mk5's, I preferred the interior on my 18 year old mk4 every time.

I am however, really liking this GTI, starting to feel like mine now (if you know what i mean). Fuel consumption is, however.......noticeably higher!  :driver:

ska_wars:
Regarding the headlights, try not to wet sand them as it'll take off the coating on the front of the lens. Just polish it with something like Autoglym Super Resin. That'll minimise the hazing without affecting the coating :)

DaveE:

--- Quote from: ska_wars on May 06, 2016, 02:41:05 pm ---Regarding the headlights, try not to wet sand them as it'll take off the coating on the front of the lens. Just polish it with something like Autoglym Super Resin. That'll minimise the hazing without affecting the coating :)

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Thanks for that, I just assumed it all needed sanding off (seen a few guides on it). Will try polishing first.  :happy2:

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