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dansmith180

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Re: Dans grey MK5 GTI, 10 year tidy up 20/06/15.
« Reply #195 on: June 20, 2015, 09:06:59 am »
All will be unveiled soon enough... :P

Haha, i'm looking forward to it  :happy2:

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Re: Dans grey MK5 GTI, 10 year tidy up 20/06/15.
« Reply #196 on: June 20, 2015, 06:52:39 pm »
Keep looking at your OZ wheels for sale, they're nice but not sure they would work as well as a set of C63 wheels on my Golf R. Plans to sell those anytime this year? :-P

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Re: Dans grey MK5 GTI, 10 year tidy up 20/06/15.
« Reply #197 on: June 20, 2015, 07:14:59 pm »
Keep looking at your OZ wheels for sale, they're nice but not sure they would work as well as a set of C63 wheels on my Golf R. Plans to sell those anytime this year? :-P

Haha, not at the moment I don't. Just buy the OZ's, I'll give you a good price  :innocent:

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Re: Dans grey MK5 GTI, 10 year tidy up 20/06/15.
« Reply #198 on: June 20, 2015, 07:23:01 pm »
Give me a few months to build up some funds. If I can sell the last of my mk5 parts I probably will.

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Re: Dans grey MK5 GTI, 10 year tidy up 20/06/15.
« Reply #199 on: June 20, 2015, 07:27:48 pm »
Give me a few months to build up some funds. If I can sell the last of my mk5 parts I probably will.

I really hope I don't still have them in a few months  :laugh:, ive got a nice big speeding ticket to pay for  :sad1:

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Re: Dans grey MK5 GTI, 10 year tidy up 20/06/15.
« Reply #200 on: June 20, 2015, 08:53:50 pm »
If I were in UK they would've been gone buy now.
Nice looking wheels, OZ quality!

Good luck with the sale! :happy2:

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Re: Dans grey MK5 GTI, 10 year tidy up 20/06/15.
« Reply #201 on: June 22, 2015, 11:51:58 am »
So the hubs are all painted and dry now, they just dissapear as they should instead of being orange.






Gave the engine bay a thorough clean and dressed it.


Finally fitted the GTI footrest plate I've had for about 6 months.

 



Then took a few photos during and after giving her a good clean.













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Re: Dans grey MK5 GTI, 10 year tidy up 22/06/15.
« Reply #202 on: June 22, 2015, 12:12:08 pm »
Beautiful machine! :drinking:

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Re: Dans grey MK5 GTI, 10 year tidy up 22/06/15.
« Reply #203 on: June 22, 2015, 02:26:19 pm »
Beautiful indeed, love those wheels!  : :jumping:
Even better now with more subtle hubs.  :wink:

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Re: Dans grey MK5 GTI, 10 year tidy up 22/06/15.
« Reply #204 on: June 22, 2015, 09:23:41 pm »
Car is looking great Dan - keeps getting better and better.
It's all in the details - hubs look so much cleaner when painted.
Must come and say hello seeing as I'm in Maidenhead...


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Re: Dans grey MK5 GTI, 10 year tidy up 22/06/15.
« Reply #205 on: June 23, 2015, 02:10:25 pm »
Car is looking great Dan - keeps getting better and better.
It's all in the details - hubs look so much cleaner when painted.
Must come and say hello seeing as I'm in Maidenhead...

Cheers, yeah I've always said the details make the real difference, anyone can slam a car and slap some wheels on but taking time to do all the bits really makes a car. Do you ever go to the Homegrown meet at Beaconsfield services? Its on the last Friday of every month (Apr -Oct I think)

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Re: Dans grey MK5 GTI, 10 year tidy up 22/06/15.
« Reply #206 on: June 30, 2015, 10:26:25 am »
Hi mate, you have a sweet looking ride there! :happy2:

Quick question: how much was the new front grille? Mine is faded and wondering what will be more cost effective, a quick gloss black respray or a new one..

Cheers,
SAM

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Re: Dans grey MK5 GTI, 10 year tidy up 22/06/15.
« Reply #207 on: June 30, 2015, 02:29:00 pm »
Hi mate, you have a sweet looking ride there! :happy2:

Quick question: how much was the new front grille? Mine is faded and wondering what will be more cost effective, a quick gloss black respray or a new one..

Cheers,
SAM

 eBay: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=251566886266&alt=web

 eBay: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=180931936425&alt=web

That's where I got mine from. The problem you get with respraying gloss black is they chip very easily and it might look like sh*t again very soon.

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Re: Dans grey MK5 GTI, 10 year tidy up 22/06/15.
« Reply #208 on: June 30, 2015, 04:45:46 pm »
Hi mate, you have a sweet looking ride there! :happy2:

Quick question: how much was the new front grille? Mine is faded and wondering what will be more cost effective, a quick gloss black respray or a new one..

Cheers,
SAM

 eBay: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=251566886266&alt=web

 eBay: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=180931936425&alt=web

That's where I got mine from. The problem you get with respraying gloss black is they chip very easily and it might look like sh*t again very soon.

Thanks very much mate! How was the fit with the Polish part, as I don't think its' OEM VW?

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Re: Dans grey MK5 GTI, 10 year tidy up 22/06/15.
« Reply #209 on: June 30, 2015, 05:34:23 pm »
Hi mate, you have a sweet looking ride there! :happy2:

Quick question: how much was the new front grille? Mine is faded and wondering what will be more cost effective, a quick gloss black respray or a new one..

Cheers,
SAM

 eBay: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=251566886266&alt=web

 eBay: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=180931936425&alt=web

That's where I got mine from. The problem you get with respraying gloss black is they chip very easily and it might look like sh*t again very soon.

Thanks very much mate! How was the fit with the Polish part, as I don't think its' OEM VW?

Its was really good actually, maybe not perfect but it all screwed in fine and is on tight so for about 1/4 of the price of a genuine part I can't complain. I'll see how it holds up in the next 6 months but is looking great so far.