Hi all....big update!!
As some of you may know, I've had the G resprayed. I didnt get as many photos as I'd of hoped but heres a few.
I started stripping the car down, took everything off. Changed the front slam panel, panel behind the front bumper and the front wings. All panels were genuine panels from VW. Took the car up to the painter. My mate towed me in his land rover.
Heres a quick pic of it....nice and wide!
Here's a couple of the car when they'd started some work
Shortly after those pics, all the windows were taken out.
Painted a few bits like wiper arms, the bits for the rear wheel well and the rear VW badge. Also painted the back parts of the headlights satin black to tidy them up. Forgot to get a pic though, gutted. They came up lovely.
Cleaned all the bumpers and arch trims, put some meguiars bumper trim on and renewed the red stripe in the bumpers.
Heres a couple outside the painters when I picked it up. Nice fresh paint! When the windows went back in, a new front screen was put in too.
Gettin towed by the land rover
When I fitted the new stuff I got all new bolts and screws and that. Ended up comin to £33!
Also got a new aerial base, new wiper blades, new sunroof and front windscreen seal.
When it was painted, the whole car was done. All exterior, door shuts and inside of the doors, boot shut, inside of boot, boot floor and the sides over the suspension. Also did the inside of the bonnet but didn't bother with the engine bay.
Decided to leave the side strips off as I thought it was a shame to cover up all the fresh paint. Left the front arches off for now, but the old ones are being modified to take the side strip bit out.
Also while the wheels were off, I got the tyres taken off and started rubbing them down for paint, then gave them to my mate Steve who refurbs wheels for him to paint for me. It's the colour for the civic type r wheels but mixed with a little silver so they're a bit lighter grey. But nice and metalic! New centre caps arrived this week too so they have to be changed.
Here's how it looks at the mo. Needs a good clean inside and out and got a few bits to do. Got headlight protectors to get fitted too. New front G40 badge on the way in much better condition. And I'm after a mint rear G40 badge too if anyone knows of one not going for stupid money.
I'm gonna try give it a good clean this weekend so if I do I'll get some new pics up.
So what you guys think??
Jake
