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TRiBaL
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Plastic welding on bumpers is not recommended. Have asked some well-reputed body shops, who i suppose would be glad to take some more money for this job, but all of them said it's not worth it. The bumper can easily crack if pressure is applied and almost always cracks after some period of time due to weather conditions. If you don't care, just do it. The car looks a lot better when smoothed.
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It was done by stulehaus one of the best in the country, and the owner is a founder of edition38... I know him quite well, I trust his judgement.
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Agreed, the smoothed look looks soo much better, but its not something I'm edger to get done.
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The thing with smoothing is it's ball ache to do yourself and it's expensive to have done and the whole respray cost too.
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red6n2 wrote:The thing with smoothing is it's ball ache to do yourself and it's expensive to have done and the whole respray cost too.
Sure seems worth it tho ;)
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Ha! Red I got front and Rear smoothed bumpers on the way hahaa ;)
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In time for edition ?!.

Congrats dude it's Wierd how much it transforms the car.
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just spent got noes how long reading this my eyes ache lookin good man i wana go edition :(
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red6n2 wrote:In time for edition ?!.

Congrats dude it's Wierd how much it transforms the car.
Not sure, I think i got a good bargain, oner for front and rear and only need slight repair round edges and that ;)
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Onto a winner mate. I need to wash mine before the weekend this place around edition gets crazy packed !.
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red6n2 wrote:Onto a winner mate. I need to wash mine before the weekend this place around edition gets crazy packed !.
Take pics when you go tho, If you go ;)
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I got some good Photos yesterday :)
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Sweet let me know when you upload them :-)

The drive back ok ?!. I went McDonald's and was in bed before you all hit the motorway :mrgreen:
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red6n2 wrote:Sweet let me know when you upload them :-)

The drive back ok ?!. I went McDonald's and was in bed before you all hit the motorway :mrgreen:
I am just uploading them onto my laptop now :) the drive back was long we left at about 7.30ish after getting fuel, I think the majority of us got back between 11.30 & 12.30. haha lucky you!
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Re: Big Red... new pics

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red6n2 wrote:so... i have my weekend sorted,

get this Rclick flip key coded to my car at vw gonna go tomorrow to do it probably have to book it in, may try and pull some strings see if i can get it free as a mate used to work there,

the key-less door handles which are a plus and the paint to color code them il get some lacquer too i reckon 3 coats of each primer, paint and laquer will do,

and my old fog grills cause the guy i bought fogs off is only down the road and gonna drop em off tomorrow, :D

just in the middle of messaging my other mate to see if he can fit my genuine already colour coded GTI spoiler on too :mrgreen:

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man those fog grills need a good clean :lol:
Where'd you get the keyless handles from?
And the paint you got match the body?
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