MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Phil Mcavity on April 26, 2009, 07:47:39 pm
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Ok, as you know, ive expressed a great need to go and Visit Racoon at Durley to look at doing some carbon fibre additions.
Ive decided to get my front resprayed by Vw and arranging that some time nxt week, dealer is giving me a courtasy car which is already sorted.
I would like to get the wing mirrors done, the Rear lower bumper done aswell, and whether get the front splitter on its
lowest lip also done to help cover/combat the look of future impacts.
Do you think just getting the lower lip chin spoiler wrapped would look outa place on a tornado red car??.
Any thoughts?. :drinking:
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I think thAt youcan get away with doing the centre section of the front splitter but the whole thing wrapped would look pants..
The rear lower will look good in carbon..
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That sounds about spot on Steve :happy2:
Lower part of the front splitter is hammered with stone chips on mine :sad:
The rear is a personal taste thing, but I for one like the look.
The wing mirrors are a no brainer - do it!!
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im going to Racoon tommorow whilst someone's out at work to get a price :happy2:. :evilgrin:
Agree with you jonny, the whole front splitter would look out place, the only sort of photo that someone has cf wrap that low down is Red robins OSIR one, and that looks fab.
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I think thAt youcan get away with doing the centre section of the front splitter but the whole thing wrapped would look pants..
The rear lower will look good in carbon..
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But bear in mind that externally the 'carbon' wrap does have a vinyl-ish sheen in certain lights. So keep it to smaller areas unless you do the whole car! Then it looks honestly wrapped rather than pretend real carbon.
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Mat and I have started a vinyl wrapping frenzy!
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Mat and I have started a vinyl wrapping frenzy!
i started it :P :P
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im going to Racoon tommorow whilst someone's out at work to get a price :happy2:. :evilgrin:
Agree with you jonny, the whole front splitter would look out place, the only sort of photo that someone has cf wrap that low down is Red robins OSIR one, and that looks fab.
....I can't think who you are referring to being out at work :evilgrin:
Black carbon with red looks fine in my opinion : -
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FRedRobin_05%2FCarbonfibre%2FCFDRLoff.jpg&hash=92b9af19d0db2bce1ee096415584eb2744e794fb)
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Spot on Robin, i wonder how much they'll want for doing those area's?. I know wing mirrors are £95 but for the front and rear i dont have a scooby.
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Mat and I have started a vinyl wrapping frenzy!
i started it :P :P
Very true yes, although i had also thought about it before you did it haha!!
No, but you were the first to actually go through with it, so credit to you Sir :smiley: :smiley:
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Spot on Robin, i wonder how much they'll want for doing those area's?. I know wing mirrors are £95 but for the front and rear i dont have a scooby.
....He may give you a better price if you are doing all three parts. But on the other hand, you could find yourself sleeping in your car on your drive! Or phoning one of us to ask if you can crash out for the night!
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Steve.....
What time are you going?
Meet ya there?
Think I'm having the same thoughts....
Txt me... don't call... wifey will know ;) You know how it works :signLOL:
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Txt me... don't call... wifey will know ;) You know how it works :signLOL:
.... :signLOL: I'm laughing out loud!
Are you guys really sure that the wifeys never check out or lurk on this site?
I guess they would have to register in order to then check just your posts.
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will txt you tommorow morning lee, im going up tomorrow mid morning im guessing.
Weather doesnt look too great :sad:
Robin do you have a map to were this place is? or road name . :happy2:
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The wing mirrors are a no brainer - do it!!
ive toy'd with doing the mirrors on my mk5 wsnt sure if it would look ok
anyone running them? recommend any suppliers ?
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Robin do you have a map to were this place is? or road name . :happy2:
....From M27/J7 (Sainsbury's) > A334 > shortly Left @ roundabout onto B3342 >
Left @ roundabout onto B3354 (NOT straight ahead into narrow lanes) > Horton Heath >
Fair Oak > Right onto B3037 Mortimers Lane > Lower Upham >
Right onto B2177 then second right down Scivier's Lane >
Sharp right onto Durley Hall Lane > 300yds on left....gravel on road from driveway into modern farm....take righthand wooden gate (open).
Sam: 02380 013273
Please say hi from Robin :happy2:
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cheers mate... Thanx Given :drinking:
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ok just back from Raccoon, and will be having those area's covered in Carbon fibre wrap in the next week or so.
Both Lee (cocopops)and myself received rather large test peices to show the wives back home :laugh:. So i put my peice to good use and saved a packet doing my own DIY attempt for bugger all!.
Wonder if they'll notice what i done with my test peice when i go back !! :ashamed:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs264%2Fphilmcavity%2F001.jpg&hash=e8e316d2fe0b57d683ca2e56d374db82d92f46a8)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs264%2Fphilmcavity%2F003.jpg&hash=63d291ade25247849be6666a7cd2f84beb962e2b)
Gonna have a go at doing the Rear GTi badge in the stuff aswell to see if its better then Fablon. :happy2:
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haha!!
£30 to wrap the badge according to price list!
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shhhhh Lee, could make a fortune :laugh: :innocent:
oh dear, that may be a popular group :happy2:
You mean its £60 not £30, you hit the wrong digit :signLOL:
Lee....
Have you decided what to do with your Carbon Fibre Test peice yet?
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I have the very same badge LOL and it's good to see guys using raccoon :happy2:
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LOL, Love the new nose Steve :happy2:
I'm sure you know the form by now....Pics when it's done :jumping:
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I was gutted i missed out on the carbon fibre badge group buy and I'm really tempted to send my spare off to get wrapped as it looks the same imo. Is the price £30 or £60?
Thanks
Ryan
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Phil is this the same material as Robin has used on his interior, as i know they have a few types of carbon vinyl :smiley:
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Phil is this the same material as Robin has used on his interior, as i know they have a few types of carbon vinyl :smiley:
Yes mate it is. :smiley:
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It's same as mine as the stuff robin has on his seats raccoon had just got it in when they did my roof so they tried it on my badge for fun
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Bonnet would look like this if wrapped in it .Undecided whether to do that or Fork out astromical fee's for Respray.
http://www.apaspa.com/gallery/curve/seat_ibiza_010.jpg
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Good effort Steve, looks good that does :happy2:
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Im gonna wait to see what it looks like before showing err in doors. If she likes it, then ill get the bonnet wrapped the same as whiteGTi chris's in the centre of the bonnet rather then the complete bonnet if you know what i mean.Along the lines of this..
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fww292%2Frichardw331%2F2carsREGeditedfront2.jpg&hash=26febc2864170e529ec1ddb5259b9acb588fcdf3)
Thanks Richi for the inspiration :happy2:
Just agreeing dates with Racoon currently.
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Mine is booked in for Thursday afternoon @ 1pm to have splitter, rear skirt and mirrors done.
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Nice one Steve :happy2:
The badge looks 8)
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badge looks cool :) was it easy to apply yourself ?
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Im next friday 8th at 9.30.
Good that they are practicing on yours lee before doing mine :happy2: :evilgrin:
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Badge looks good Steve :happy2: - I thought you were on the Group Buy for the CF badges a while back? :rolleye:
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badge looks cool :) was it easy to apply yourself ?
Yes very easy indeed, just a small craft knife, wifee's hairdryer and 20 minutes of patience :wink:
Lee ,Have you enquired as to how much a roll of this stuff is?? i know you were looking at.