MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Garth on December 24, 2009, 11:14:38 pm
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I'm in the process of joey modding my headlights since I have grey and not the black inserts I should have.
I've split one headlight which was a nightmare, but it's ready to be sprayed. Now, my question is this:
Should I spray the whole inside black, like this:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi124.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp37%2Fdlo5%2FIMG_1531.jpg&hash=d0c9de94cd9bda9ada52a7283fca870adc7b54ef)
Or should I go for the standard GTI look with the chrome base part and the rest black?
I'll get any opinions and weigh up my descision boxing day when I split the other light and spray them
This is where I'm at now:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fss335%2Fgarthfred%2FImage0132.jpg&hash=af0f8f39e13ce0f46a01bc9d5c3c4b7c82ed70bf)
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P.S. Anyone thinking of doing this mod, DON'T! I wish I had never started since it took m3 3 hours just to slit 1 headlight!
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It looks cool fully black but I would imagine this will decrease the efficiency of the already poor lighting.........
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Glow in the dark paint ftw! :xmassmiley:
would look trick when you leave the car at night :evilgrin:
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I'd go fully black! Looks stealthy! Plus it will make them different to standard GTI lights! :happy2:
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Why bother doing all that if your going to replicate a product you could just buy pre done?
All black or something equally as cool (colour code the seperate bit etc maybe????) :happy2:
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Can you find a dark grey/black paint with shiny flicks in it?
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How did you split them?
Couldn't you have just put them in the oven for 10 minutes :confused:
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Why bother doing all that if your going to replicate a product you could just buy pre done?
All black or something equally as cool (colour code the seperate bit etc maybe????) :happy2:
Because it will cost about £60 minimum for new gti headlights and £5 for paint ;)
I think you're right, I might paint the base grey to match the car and the rest black.
How did you split them?
Couldn't you have just put them in the oven for 10 minutes :confused:
I would not recommend it. I tried the oven for about 1 minute and the plastic melts faster than the sealant!
In the end, |I had to use a heat gun, a screwdriver and a hell of a lot of patience!
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Lights are all sprayed up now and I'm really pleased with the results.
I went for a combination of black surrounds and colour coded base (chrome part on standard GTI lights). It's really difficult to photograph as it is, but this is how it looks now:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fss335%2Fgarthfred%2FImage0143.jpg&hash=3e20ded96a22e7770d4b6310d88f2725a9a0969d)
I'll be putting the lights back together this afternoon, so hopefully my car will be back together tomorrow, because for the last few days, it's looked like this:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fss335%2Fgarthfred%2FImage0142.jpg&hash=e471045cce3590fc5de5f407ad30f301c6f49485)
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Bet they will look nice/stealthy once back on the car.
Good job though mate.... :congrats:
I personally would not have the patience for something like this.
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I know what you mean, I nearly lost all patience while doing it!
They are all back together now after being off the car since the 23rd... That's 5 days of the car being off the road, tomorrow it will be 6 unless I pull my finger out and reassemble it!
You really need a lot of spare time to do this mod, or buy some spare lights to do it to.
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Photos on the car will follow when done :happy2:
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All sealed and ready for mounting:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fss335%2Fgarthfred%2FImage0146.jpg&hash=38633379a757256a18c8268735cbca9a17b4c240)
All they need now is a good clean and polish! I keep getting dirty finger prints all over them which is spoiling the photos :ashamed:
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They're gunna look swish mate :happy2:
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Hats off to your patience dude. :congrats: Not something I am blessed with. :signLOL:
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Thanks for the comments guys.
I'm off outside to put the car back together in a minute, woohoo!
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Best of luck - you have the patience of a saint. :popcornsoda:
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Best of luck - you have the patience of a saint. :popcornsoda:
Thanks, but if you knew me, you wouldn't be saying that :grin:
It's more like, I have 2 weeks off work for the first time in a year and a half and I'm at a bit of a loose end. I'm not used to having time on my hands and I don't need to go anywhere in the car, so why not use the opportunity to do something that takes ages :happy2:
Anyway, it's all done now...
Before:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fss335%2Fgarthfred%2FSL271919.jpg&hash=d54f8f0772b216d82d811283bfb8fe06c74259c1)
After:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fss335%2Fgarthfred%2FImage0147.jpg&hash=66f50a0e6ead0130ee95104154dfbdbdc9464707)
It's hard to photograph as the light reflects off the clear plastic, but it looks totally different in the flesh.
Close up:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fss335%2Fgarthfred%2FImage0148.jpg&hash=c1b1c1df48f89c400c28164f142d68a107e5763f)
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Looks very nice...subtle but with great impact!!! :pomppomp:
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Nice. :happy2:
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Sweet. Your effort has paid off... :congrats:
When you having another 2 weeks off?!! I want mine doing.... :signLOL:
But seriously, great effort with a great result.
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Thank you.
Right then, get some spare headlights and I'll do them for you. I only charge main dealer rates of £85 per hour. I think I could get it down to about 4 hours of actual work from start to finish so that's £340. :grin:
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they look good mate BUT a gti with out the red grille stripe just aint right !!!!
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they look good mate BUT a gti with out the red grille stripe just aint right !!!!
Nope, any golf WITH a red stripe doesn't look right! :P
VW dropped it on the mk4 for a good reason, it was old fashioned. Like the old SRI's, XR3's etc of old, they all used to have red/blue/green stripes down the side and boy do they look dated now.
There seems to be this weird retro revival going on at the moment which I'm not a fan of. VW didn't need all these throw-backs to the mk1/mk2 (like the red stripe and tartan interior) to make the mk5 good. I like clean lines and modern smooth looks which is why I have full leather and got rid of the red grille stripe. My next move will be to paint the brake calipers body colour as I don't like the red on those either :wink:
At the end of the day, everyone has different tastes (which is good!) and I'm not in to retro.
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etto , but imo the return to the mk 2 days is what made the mk 5 what it is , ive owned mk 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 golf gti s and the mk 3 & 4 were not what the gti should be and i think a lot of gti enthusiasts will agree
car does look clean and smooth though if thats the look your after :congrats: