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Reply #15December 06, 2007, 06:46:47 pm

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« Reply #15 on: December 06, 2007, 06:46:47 pm »
wow convenient! What did you use to blacken up the vinyl trims might I ask??

Reply #16December 07, 2007, 07:07:41 pm

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« Reply #16 on: December 07, 2007, 07:07:41 pm »
my mate owns a dealership down the road from me and I buy trade valeting gear from his supplier, so just trade bumper dressing, which is a silicone gel based product. Best ive used.

Reply #17December 15, 2007, 04:23:27 pm

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« Reply #17 on: December 15, 2007, 04:23:27 pm »
More progress today, picked a good day to do it :huh:



Old Interior:





Hmmm, bit of a leak somewhere, this is after it being parked up for a few weeks in the rain  :rolleyes:



so, new door membranes:



And the new door skins:





Aqua Vac'ed the carpets:





And the interior, seats before & after:



Then fitted:







Last Thing was the rear lights:

which ones best? Iknow  ;)



& All finished off:




Then I got in the shower, 4 hrs outside I was bloody freezing!

Off to Brickwerks tomorrow to get the engine given the once over, then next week its new suspension.

keep on plodding.............

Reply #18December 16, 2007, 09:32:03 am

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« Reply #18 on: December 16, 2007, 09:32:03 am »
some nice progress there, the cars coming on leaps and bounds

Reply #19December 16, 2007, 10:34:10 am

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« Reply #19 on: December 16, 2007, 10:34:10 am »
make sure that water isn't getting in through the heater air intake in the rain tray!  i left the cover off and it flooded my interior like that! :D
Ben Spencer

Reply #20January 01, 2008, 10:49:46 am

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« Reply #20 on: January 01, 2008, 10:49:46 am »
Done a bit more over the christmas break, got the exhaust sorted & fitted (back box fell off last week) , then set about lowering & putting the alloys on at my mates garage.

A girl at work has a nice 5dr 16v oak green, and this was the difference in height before lowering:



couple of pics of work in the garage. The old shocks & springs looked original and were rusty as funk, with one of the rears looking like it had been leaking for some time. The bolts holding the strut to the hub were a  right tw@t to undo!





I bought some new top mounts to fit to the new shocks, but they looked a lot taller then the old ones, so I left the old ones on. However, front was way too low for me on the std (squashd?) top mounts:



so fitted the new ones.

Also sorted out the power steering reservour as it was dangling about without a mount and noticed I need a couple of new cv boots soon as one has started leaking.

Anyway this is the end result including the RA's. Also fitted the clear side indicators I got for chrimbo.














Next jobs are get some music in it, go collect my new tailgate, sort the badges out on the rear (took the old one off as my missus bought me a new black one) CV boots, take a look at the brakes as the effort is a bit poor ( master cylinder?) and when it gets a bit warmer get the bits of paint done.

Looking a bit better now though don't you think? (almost) respectable!

Reply #21January 01, 2008, 10:55:59 am

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« Reply #21 on: January 01, 2008, 10:55:59 am »
looking good!
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My Build Thread: http://www.vwdiesel.net/forum/index.php?topic=14607.0

Reply #22January 02, 2008, 10:30:40 pm

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« Reply #22 on: January 02, 2008, 10:30:40 pm »
Nice ride except your steering wheel is on the wrong side.  

Can you post a few more pics of your car?
85 Jetta Turbo Diesel
75 Porsche 914
93 GMC Truck
99 Caravan <--wifes gotta drive something :)

Reply #23January 03, 2008, 01:44:31 pm

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« Reply #23 on: January 03, 2008, 01:44:31 pm »
didnt know americans knew the meaning of the word sarcasm  :)