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S3 Sprint Blue - Build Thread *RS3 Grill Added*
jayha11:
Picked the S3 up on Friday and I have to say I was blow away with the level Dale had achieved. I could list all the steps taken but I will just let the pictures speak for themselves...
Thanks for looking
ducman77:
Looking awesome :smiley: :happy2:
jayha11:
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Cheers dude!
jayha11:
I have been busy with the S3 over the last few weeks so think its time for an update...
Firstly I followed suit as I had done with the Golf and did away with the rear wiper thanks to 'killallwipers' I think the S3 was crying out for it even more with how angular the rear hatch is. Looks a lot smoother now.
Next on my list was to give the calipers a much needed refurb. The fronts were not too bad but the rears and hubs were in poor state for the vehicles age. I used E-Tech high temp paint for this and opted for a matt gunmetal finish to tie in with the front and rear splitters.
The caliper decals came as a set of 6 oddly but I only used the 2 larger ones for the front calipers. I pondered what to do with the excess stickers and thought I would try the medium ones out on the rather plain seats. I think they look quite oem personally.
Nothing really planned now with the build up to Christmas. Will just be trying my best to maintain and protect the paintwork. Then will start to look at performance gains in the new year :driver:
Thanks for looking :happy2:
bonelorry:
Certainly an improvement, Nit picking but did you prepare the rear calipers before painting them?
I can still see all the flaky paint on your pictures, It looks like you have just painted directly onto the old corroded area without sanding it down first?
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