MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: jamma on January 16, 2012, 03:21:12 pm

Title: Colour coding
Post by: jamma on January 16, 2012, 03:21:12 pm

I backed into a car last week yet again, those parking sensors didn't help  :signLOL:

Anyway the first time I did it no damage, this time I have a scuff on the rear panel, above the rear black valance. I have just rung a guy in bournemouth and asked about colour coding the rear bumper and side skirts. Its 400 all in and I know he will do that scuff and other little bits for free as he is pretty good . I just need to be sure I def want my white car colour coded so please convince me ?? :happy2:



Any pics of white colour coded cars? cheers

Title: Re: Colour coding
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on January 16, 2012, 05:14:48 pm

Take a look at this thread:

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,2135.0.html

IMO colour coding improves the look big time :happy2:

But on the rear bumper leave the lower valance unpainted.

Title: Re: Colour coding
Post by: Vish8895 on August 10, 2013, 11:33:21 am

Old thread i know! But why leave the rear valance black? I liked it on mine at first but cant help think it would look better color coded :/

Title: Re: Colour coding
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on August 13, 2013, 01:59:24 pm

Quote from: Vish8895 on August 10, 2013, 11:33:21 am

Old thread i know! But why leave the rear valance black? I liked it on mine at first but cant help think it would look better color coded :/

WOW what a revival!!!

Everyone has their personal choice but for me the R32 rear valance looks the best, which is pretty much what a part colour coded GTI valance would look like.

Title: Re: Colour coding
Post by: Vish8895 on August 13, 2013, 02:04:49 pm

Yeah a mate of mine has an r32 and it looks mint! Not sure how good a standard grey 1.9tdi sport would look :/. Already all color coded apart from the rear valance.

Title: Re: Colour coding
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on August 13, 2013, 02:13:28 pm

^^^

Does yours have the standard rear 1.9 TDI valance? If so then you won't have the ridge like on the GTI valance so yours would have to be fully colour coded.

Title: Re: Colour coding
Post by: Vish8895 on August 13, 2013, 02:37:30 pm

Yeah its the standard one piece :(. Just think it would look better all one solid color

Title: Re: Colour coding
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on August 13, 2013, 03:16:18 pm

Yeah in that case it would look better all one colour.

Title: Re: Colour coding
Post by: Vish8895 on August 13, 2013, 03:42:46 pm

Just not sure if it looks better or not :/

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fb581%2FVish8895%2FPicture033_zps39ab0772.jpg&hash=19b59c2d32914af8d0f90d63879785606d635eb8) (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fb581%2FVish8895%2Fimage_zps810ab030.jpg&hash=e6451003de5573dbf648905dcecbeda506f63918)

Title: Re: Colour coding
Post by: MC71 on August 13, 2013, 04:57:09 pm

^^^^ Looks MUCH better IMHO!  :happy2:

Title: Re: Colour coding
Post by: Vish8895 on August 13, 2013, 08:25:19 pm

Im not sure :/. Maybe its because the match isnt the best in that picture :/

Title: Re: Colour coding
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on August 13, 2013, 10:55:30 pm

Not the best angles in those pics...but from the ones I've seen in the flesh, colour coded looks much better :happy2:

Title: Re: Colour coding
Post by: Vish8895 on August 20, 2013, 04:58:33 pm

A friend of mine has one the same colour and same valance and i really didn't like it colour coded, i think its because the rear is made of two pieces and it just looked weird, or the match wasnt great :/ Not sure