MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Digger3 on March 24, 2012, 05:14:37 pm
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collected my colour-coded valance from the body-shop this morning, well pleased with the finish, Here's a couple of pics.
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Looking good , thats how they should have came from the factory IMHO! :happy2:
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Looking good , thats how they should have came from the factory IMHO! :happy2:
My Feelings Exactly :smiley:
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Smart
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Looks great, nice and clean.
I wonder if they didn't do it from factory so that it made ED30 owners feel they were getting more exclusivity for their extra cash
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Looks great, nice and clean.
I wonder if they didn't do it from factory so that it made ED30 owners feel they were getting more exclusivity for their extra cash
Maybe , however they should have thought more about making the GTIs arse end look different to the standard Golf IMHO , 3 chrome letters and an exposed twin exhaust arent much of an upgrade from the 1.4 S!
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Looks great, nice and clean.
I wonder if they didn't do it from factory so that it made ED30 owners feel they were getting more exclusivity for their extra cash
Maybe , however they should have thought more about making the GTIs arse end look different to the standard Golf IMHO , 3 chrome letters and an exposed twin exhaust arent much of an upgrade from the 1.4 S!
second that !
I reckon VW should offer to colour-code all mk5 gti rear valances on a recall-basis,,oh and re-inburse people who've already had it done,,, along with a written apology for being cheap-skates in the first place :smiley:
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Looks great, nice and clean.
I wonder if they didn't do it from factory so that it made ED30 owners feel they were getting more exclusivity for their extra cash
Maybe , however they should have thought more about making the GTIs arse end look different to the standard Golf IMHO , 3 chrome letters and an exposed twin exhaust arent much of an upgrade from the 1.4 S!
second that !
I reckon VW should offer to colour-code all mk5 gti rear valances on a recall-basis,,oh and re-inburse people who've already had it done,,, along with a written apology for being cheap-skates in the first place :smiley:
Sounds like a plan! :laugh:
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I can't deny it looks great and I'm still considering it, but I don't dislike mine as it is now. I think VW were trying to put a bit of MK1 history in the design like the old arch black spats bumpers and spoilers etc. - if the tartan interior is anything to go by. Most high end cars these days are colour coded so we tend to feel a bit short changed with an unpainted valance! The original Mk1 was designed in quite a subtle way so a three letter badge and a twin exhaust only is fitting IMHO. :popcornsoda:
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Looking good , thats how they should have came from the factory IMHO! :happy2:
..........x2 :happy2:
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Alright bud, how much did that cost out of interest?
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Very smart indeed and it`s a job that`s on a list of things to do with mine.
Did you remove the whole bumper to fit it or manage without having to do that?
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Alright bud, how much did that cost out of interest?
Very smart indeed and it`s a job that`s on a list of things to do with mine.
Did you remove the whole bumper to fit it or manage without having to do that?
£57 for the new valance that's trade price from TPS,,, Then £100 for the prep and painting...
I removed the valance and re-fitted the new one with the bumper still on the car, but wouldn't do it that way again, would definitely remove the whole bumper...
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why didn't you just spray your original lower section?
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why didn't you just spray your original lower section?
in order for it to be done properly it needs to be removed from the car,, then the body-shop need to prep it followed by plastic primer then a two-pack primer all before the base coat and laquer,
in other words they would have needed the valance for a few days, so it's easier to just buy another one,, or be with-out the car.
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:happy2: gotcha
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I'll be doing this to mine (assuming i actually finally find a good GTI) the unpainted rear bumper looks terrible! looks very good now! that would be my first mod.
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I'll be doing this to mine (assuming i actually finally find a good GTI) the unpainted rear bumper looks terrible! looks very good now! that would be my first mod.
Yep that's the first thing I did when I bought mine back in January... I might eventually get round to doing the skirts and front valance :P
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Digger3 is right. Lot of steps to get the color coding right and make sure it lasts and doesnt peel off or have a shabby finish.
Im doing my rear valance, rub strips, handles and front bumper strips and wing mirrors myself!
Do it properly or dont bother :P