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Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:27 am
by samil87
looking soo much better...sure it'll look even better once completely fininshd
i think the front plate will look better in the lower grille
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:36 am
by sorted
Many people will say: " Thats not a real GTi - they never came in white
"
Looks cool , dont like the wheels though mate!
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:21 pm
by Biddle
That is stunning mate
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:01 pm
by vdubit
Thanks for the comments guys (and gals) and i appreciate the honesty.
@max, its not been polished since spray, as this is only a temporary coat it makes it more awkward to spray on top of polish. It does need the rear going down another inch, but due to carrying a 12 man tent (not light!) and 2 passengers to e38 i thought i'd leave it high, and even then it scrubbed now and then, it will be lowered more soon though. The wheels are in need of a refurb, hence not much of a shine to them!
@ Tom, the bumper matched up perfectly, then i removed for paint and it wont match up since! Will have a look at the weekend and see what i've done wrong! I didnt mean to spray the filler cap seal, forgot to mask it up and didnt notice till it was being sprayed! Will pick it all off one day!
@ neil, no-ones questioned it yet, and no-one round here even knows what a gti is, so doubt i'll ever get asked! And the wheels will never be changed, i love them too much (plus a lot of spacer would be required for anything different)
@ samil, the plate was in the lower grill when it was grey, i just thought it made a look a little, um, goofy. When it gets painted properly it'll be a flush plate sprayed under the laquer.
@ Bryony, Mine still scrubs a tad with lots of weight in the rear, but it is running 9j's at the rear with a silly offset. I think 8.5j's would be fine, but i'm not pulling them arches anymore!
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:30 pm
by h4r1s
White is the new black
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:15 pm
by Dav123
Good stuff Andy, I look forward to seeing it again
It's Tom by the way.
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:26 pm
by ModifiedMadness
The above was by me
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:09 pm
by DanDiesel
a hell of a lot of work has gone into this and although its not finished, it didn't half look good at E38! top work Andy, looking forward to seeing the finished article!
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:27 pm
by polo_dude
That is some amazing stuff there. I'm loving the colour of that and talk about smoothness thats one top noche job there!!!
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:58 pm
by VR6 South
I saw this from a distance at E38and thought it was a GTI wannabe
It looked great in white, just a shame I didn't get a better look.
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:17 pm
by nafeGTI
looks superb in white, not a fan of the wheels but am loving the colour
