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Dom's Tornado Red Gti - A bit of detailing

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dom069:
Not really had much to update this with until now, part of the reason for this thread is to document everything that I do so I have a record of how everything progresses, so apologies if this isn't as interesting or as exciting as some builds on here!

Anyway, I spent yesterday with Matt at Only Charged Dubs where I managed to sort a few issues.

First my xenons haven't been self levelling since fitting the springs, luckily the rear level sensor had gone past its maximum point so that was an easy fix.

Next up was Passat subframe bolts, followed by an s3 short shifter. While I had my head near the gearbox I spotted the tell tale signs of a coolant leak. Closer inspection revealed that it's coming from a housing on the side of the head.

Since buying the car the tailgate has never sat properly, after spending a while adjusting the stops, hinges and latch it's much better, although I think the rear bumper and lights also need adjusting.

Continuing with bodywork, I got hold of a non-genuine wing from a mate to test fit.



After stripping the car down



It was apparent that the fitment was very poor



This was expected I guess, I had a good look at my wing while it was off and it doesn't look too bad, the metal itself is clean and the paint has just bubbled. I think I'm going to go down the route of having my wings repaired.

While the wing was off I removed the alarm siren as it hasn't worked since buying the car, this was mainly to check the part numbers so I can buy a new one.



Also spotted an oil leak that looks like the rocker cover gasket and a few bushes that are splitting slightly so these will be sorted along with the coolant leak in a couple of weeks.

jedi-knight83:
Looks very similar to mine. Hope you get the rust sorted.

Andy:
i would buy new wings  as it will only bubble back through

dom069:

--- Quote from: jedi-knight83 on February 01, 2015, 12:43:32 pm ---Looks very similar to mine. Hope you get the rust sorted.

--- End quote ---

Cheers! Just had a look at yours, don't think mine's anywhere near the standard of yours at the moment! Lovely car!


--- Quote from: maxitrol on February 01, 2015, 03:12:57 pm ---i would buy new wings  as it will only bubble back through

--- End quote ---

I'm going to get my local bodywork guy to take a look over it and see what he reckons. Obviously if he has any doubts about it then I'll get some genuine wings and have them painted up instead.

dom069:
Now for another update, fitted a gloss black rear badge:


got the wings done under warranty along with a few other bits:



Car now looks like this:

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