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ben k
Number of posts : 219 Age : 33 Location : milton Drives : mk3 golf Registration date : 2009-09-15
| Subject: daily project Thu Jan 28 2010, 20:44 | |
| hey thort i would show you a few pictures of my golf it was a standard red mk3 golf and have been slowly doing bits to it but because its my daily nothing is happening fast. this is a couple of days after i bought it, sprayed the steels and fitted a bra this is after a lil bit of lowering and sitting on some p slots new US spec bumper, number plates and deleted intercaters after a few bits of painting i have got this far, so what does everyone think then | |
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billybug
Number of posts : 4530 Age : 35 Location : Ontario, Canada Drives : 1993 Mk3 Golf Registration date : 2008-06-30
| Subject: Re: daily project Thu Jan 28 2010, 20:55 | |
| should have left it red imo, needs to be dropped alot lower too | |
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ben k
Number of posts : 219 Age : 33 Location : milton Drives : mk3 golf Registration date : 2009-09-15
| Subject: Re: daily project Thu Jan 28 2010, 21:01 | |
| - billybug wrote:
- should have left it red imo, needs to be dropped alot lower too
the red paint work was f***ed fading every were. yer i want it alot lower but i cant find a set of cheap second hand coilovers so i might have to fork out for a new set soon | |
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billybug
Number of posts : 4530 Age : 35 Location : Ontario, Canada Drives : 1993 Mk3 Golf Registration date : 2008-06-30
| Subject: Re: daily project Thu Jan 28 2010, 21:08 | |
| hot tunning coilies off ebay they were 180ish posted | |
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ben k
Number of posts : 219 Age : 33 Location : milton Drives : mk3 golf Registration date : 2009-09-15
| Subject: Re: daily project Thu Jan 28 2010, 21:10 | |
| - billybug wrote:
- hot tunning coilies off ebay they were 180ish posted
yer thats not bad actually thort they were going to be alot more exspensive, how low do they go? and im thinking of a new set of wheels but not sure what to get | |
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billybug
Number of posts : 4530 Age : 35 Location : Ontario, Canada Drives : 1993 Mk3 Golf Registration date : 2008-06-30
| Subject: Re: daily project Thu Jan 28 2010, 21:24 | |
| 120mm, so f*****g low | |
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Liam B
Number of posts : 1257 Age : 33 Location : Bury St Edmunds Drives : T4 Transporter, Mk2 Golf ABF Registration date : 2008-05-30
| Subject: Re: daily project Thu Jan 28 2010, 21:29 | |
| - ben k wrote:
- billybug wrote:
- should have left it red imo, needs to be dropped alot lower too
the red paint work was f***ed fading every were. yer i want it alot lower but i cant find a set of cheap second hand coilovers so i might have to fork out for a new set soon mine was pink and almost white in places, i just used some cuting compound and it came up like new! like the p slots did you polish them yourself? | |
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ben k
Number of posts : 219 Age : 33 Location : milton Drives : mk3 golf Registration date : 2009-09-15
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billybug
Number of posts : 4530 Age : 35 Location : Ontario, Canada Drives : 1993 Mk3 Golf Registration date : 2008-06-30
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ben k
Number of posts : 219 Age : 33 Location : milton Drives : mk3 golf Registration date : 2009-09-15
| Subject: Re: daily project Thu Jan 28 2010, 21:44 | |
| - Liam B wrote:
- ben k wrote:
- billybug wrote:
- should have left it red imo, needs to be dropped alot lower too
the red paint work was f***ed fading every were. yer i want it alot lower but i cant find a set of cheap second hand coilovers so i might have to fork out for a new set soon mine was pink and almost white in places, i just used some cuting compound and it came up like new!
like the p slots did you polish them yourself? yer i tryed that and came out pretty good but then when i washed it again it just came up c*** so thort satin black why not lol na the p slots are really s***y need a refurb but not sure on how to do it so might send them off or use them as winter wheels and buy something else for summer | |
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ben k
Number of posts : 219 Age : 33 Location : milton Drives : mk3 golf Registration date : 2009-09-15
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ben k
Number of posts : 219 Age : 33 Location : milton Drives : mk3 golf Registration date : 2009-09-15
| Subject: Re: daily project Sun Mar 07 2010, 18:59 | |
| a lil bit of a update my car is pretty much all black needs a few touch ups, and im now running porsche 928's thanks to chad cheers mate will get some pictures up tomorrow | |
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vladimir
Number of posts : 860 Age : 36 Location : Cambridge Drives : bora Registration date : 2008-10-24
| Subject: Re: daily project Sun Mar 07 2010, 19:32 | |
| is yours matte or satin black? have you done it all over? | |
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ben k
Number of posts : 219 Age : 33 Location : milton Drives : mk3 golf Registration date : 2009-09-15
| Subject: Re: daily project Mon Mar 08 2010, 00:00 | |
| - vladimir wrote:
- is yours matte or satin black? have you done it all over?
satin and yer alll over just needs a few bits touching up so its not fully done yet, but i am thinking of going satin orange now or somthing along them lines but i wont be doing that any time soon | |
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max
Number of posts : 2945 Age : 34 Location : linton, cambs Drives : Mk4 GT TDI Registration date : 2009-02-09
| Subject: Re: daily project Mon Mar 08 2010, 11:42 | |
| you going down the same route as me, its awesome lol check out my old build thread if you want to see how low hot tunning coilovers can go but i warn you now, if your car is light (e.g. a 1.4) it will be hard as f**k! still worth it though! | |
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ben k
Number of posts : 219 Age : 33 Location : milton Drives : mk3 golf Registration date : 2009-09-15
| Subject: Re: daily project Mon Mar 08 2010, 19:51 | |
| - max wrote:
- you going down the same route as me, its awesome lol
check out my old build thread if you want to see how low hot tunning coilovers can go but i warn you now, if your car is light (e.g. a 1.4) it will be hard as f**k! still worth it though! yer i read through your build thread not so long ago yer its a 1.4. my coilovers are coming soon and need them on asap cuz the distance between the front arch and wheels is massive and is p***ing me off plus im running cut down lowering springs at the min haha the thing i love about the satin black is it doeasnt matter about the paint work just give it a quick spray if you get a scratch/chip and your sorted haha also looks pretty mean | |
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ben k
Number of posts : 219 Age : 33 Location : milton Drives : mk3 golf Registration date : 2009-09-15
| Subject: Re: daily project Mon Mar 08 2010, 20:00 | |
| </A> ignore the ride hight and paint work there being sorted lol what you think? | |
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vladimir
Number of posts : 860 Age : 36 Location : Cambridge Drives : bora Registration date : 2008-10-24
| Subject: Re: daily project Mon Mar 08 2010, 21:28 | |
| you wont be able to have your plate in the same place as some of your pics if yuo get the hot tunning coilies! the my pics there about 1 cm from all the way down but dropped it fully now! but looks cool! | |
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ben k
Number of posts : 219 Age : 33 Location : milton Drives : mk3 golf Registration date : 2009-09-15
| Subject: Re: daily project Mon Mar 08 2010, 21:30 | |
| - vladimir wrote:
- you wont be able to have your plate in the same place as some of your pics if yuo get the hot tunning coilies! the my pics there about 1 cm from all the way down but dropped it fully now! but looks cool!
lol yer i know i keep trying to find somwere else to put it but its not going well lol | |
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vladimir
Number of posts : 860 Age : 36 Location : Cambridge Drives : bora Registration date : 2008-10-24
| Subject: Re: daily project Mon Mar 08 2010, 21:32 | |
| lol fair enough! dont suppose you want lights like mine in my sig do you? | |
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ben k
Number of posts : 219 Age : 33 Location : milton Drives : mk3 golf Registration date : 2009-09-15
| Subject: Re: daily project Mon Mar 08 2010, 21:40 | |
| - vladimir wrote:
- lol fair enough! dont suppose you want lights like mine in my sig do you?
lol ye i keep thinking about it but i dont think they would go with the wheels and that, might look out of place, i was going to get tinted lights when i was on my p slots but not sure now | |
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chad
Number of posts : 56 Location : chasin scene points Drives : corrado mk3 cc jakes mk2 Registration date : 2010-03-01
| Subject: Re: daily project Tue Mar 09 2010, 10:32 | |
| looking good man i'll have an eye on this car | |
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ben k
Number of posts : 219 Age : 33 Location : milton Drives : mk3 golf Registration date : 2009-09-15
| Subject: Re: daily project Tue Mar 09 2010, 21:33 | |
| - chad wrote:
- looking good man i'll have an eye on this car
ye i hope its worth keeping an eye on | |
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Tiz
Number of posts : 3773 Age : 34 Location : Wimblington nr March - Cambs Drives : myself mental Registration date : 2008-01-28
| Subject: Re: daily project Tue Mar 09 2010, 22:41 | |
| would look sweet on normal sized tyres, the stretch looks gash but each to their own | |
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ben k
Number of posts : 219 Age : 33 Location : milton Drives : mk3 golf Registration date : 2009-09-15
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