The GTI! - Alex's Thread - Leather :D

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looking forward to seeing the RXII's on
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When i have the time to refurb them :(
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What's the point in winter wheels if your going to take em off soon! They look good keep em 8).

I'll be rocking my old dear soon
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I'd just put the RXII's on and not bother re-furbing them. Carnt imagine they wil b in 2 bad condition, and they will just be used over winter?

Oh and Tim what you going to be driving then?
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adam_0612 wrote: Oh and Tim what you going to be driving then?
All wil be revealed when I get home 8)
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They are buggered Adam. The rims are literally black!!
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They'll match the car then :lol:

Are they after a serious clean or a proper refurb?
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Put it this way, the rim lacquer has all cracked, and the metal has gone black with corrosion lol!
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ahhh

maybe a refurb then
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Re: The GTI! - Alex's Progress Thread NEW DAILY POLO PG49!!!

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About time we had an Update!

Well, today I fitted the new H&R cup suspension and boy is it a dream to drive now!!

The old suspension had been refitted in a horrifying manor - namely the rear mounts were upside down and piled up rather than put in older, so the strut (unknown to me) was bouncing around like crazy!

As for the Mk3...well alot has been hapenning with it. I managed to fix the gearbox leak by replacing the selector seal - cheap and easy which is what i like. It also had a leaking rocker gasket, so that got replaced. Thermostat housing, the new senders, and the new hosing seems to be holding out and at last the car isnt overheating, thanks to the new fan switch in the radiator - seeems the whole coolant system was shot!

Its looking pretty sweet now - clear side repeaters, BBS CC (Interlagos) alloys, red strips in the bumpers, new tax disc holder - all the little bits that are needed to make it look sweet :D

I spend a good 8-9 hours cutting, polishing and waxing it the other day, but havent yet been able to get out and take any photos....but rest assured some are coming later this week!!
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Dude u need a girl friend! lol

glad you fixed the oil leak! told u they were easy 2 do!
anymore problems drop me a bell!
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Finally, a decent photo of the mk3 :D

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looks pretty clean alex, need some different alloys though mate, the concepts dont suit it one bit, need some retro type ones
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Im on the hunt for some 15" BBS RAs - just finding them!
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nice mk3.very clean looking :)
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