Emma's GTi - Updated - No.99 Relay & geek update

[Tim_GTi]

aye poorboys sealant is good. if you clean your wheels regularly though it doesnt last long, so i'd recommend putting a coat of hard wax on top of 2-3 coats or so of the poorboys stuff. then you'll be sailing

[emma_88]

Hard wax Tim? Any recommendations?

[Tim_GTi]

Hard wax Tim? Any recommendations?

If you've got the money, something like Dodo Diamond White. Aside from that you've got Collinite #476s, Collinite #915 Marque D'Elegance and AutoGlym HD wax as examples.

All of those would go nicely for your paintwork, and work as a final seal for your wheels too.

[vw55raz]

hey emma,. always wondered where ur progress thread is.. Nice work keep it up

[alexperkins]

Collinite 476 not 467 lol

[emma_88]

Wheels are finished and back on the car. Got nitrogen put in the tires too, nice little bright green dust caps , can't go wrong with freebies. Absolutely love them! Will get pics up soon.

[alexperkins]

Nitrogen lol why!?

[emma_88]

Nitrogen lol why!?

TBH I have no idea, I just wanted the green dust caps ha. Apparently it's what Kwik fit do nowadays.

[alexperkins]

Lol that's new to me but hey why not

[Si_GTi]

Nitrogen doesn't escape as quickly as the regular air, so no need to check quite so often and I read somewhere that the pressures are less prone to vary when the tyre heats up / cools down.

[Tim_GTi]

Josh used to have that in his tyres back in the day IIRC? And sorry Alex typo edited!

[emma_88]

Ta daaaa... Wheels are finally finished and back on the car!!

After near enough a month after starting them I finally finished them and got them built back up on Tuesday just gone. Got the tires on and wheels fitted on Wednesday.. Whoop whoop. So, so chuffed with them, mega happy. There's not much difference in the look of them really, just the fact that there's no yacky black parts on the rim no more! More of a difference to myself than anyone else. Done it all myself, other than taking/putting the tires on, and building them back up because I have no tools at all. I'm well proud of myself.

Took some pics last night, bit crap but here you go..



Gone from this... (By far the least corroded wheel!. LOL at the tires - 50's. PIc was taken a few months ago)



To this...



and how it stands



Need to get some new BBS centre caps as well to set them off. Still got a list as long as my arm to do but money is a very tight at the mo. It needs two sensors to get the eninge check light off, Lambda and camshaft . So, I'm thinking of taking it off the road when the tax runs out at the end of the month, for a while till I get it sorted. Probably won't but the idea is there.

[Si_GTi]

Nice one Emma, they looks loads better plus, think of the money you saved in doing them yourself and not taking them to a refurber!

[Tim_GTi]

Top work! I love a bit of DIY

[wheelmanwayne]

top job that,.... do you wana do mine?! just needs a drop of paint on the calipers i think that will make the wheels stand out more! whats next?