My GTI progress thread (Update 31st Mar - For Sale!)

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:19 pm

Just tried heating it up with a hairdryer. The adhesive that comes with it is very strong so it took a few mins to get it off. You got to be careful not to put too much stress on the plastic at the same time. Stick it back on with double sided tape

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:49 am

German plates on the way

Hopefully here Friday or Saturday

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:44 pm

The only positive thing to related to my car just now...my german plates arrived:

ticki · Post by **ticki** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:34 pm

Nice I want some

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:09 pm

Get them off of "europlates" I think it was on ebay. Â£15.99 for a set of two delivered. Absolute bargain and they are very good quality, can't wait to get them on the car

Bepe · Post by **Bepe** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:16 pm

are they metal pressed ones?

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:12 pm

Yeppers!

Bepe · Post by **Bepe** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:56 am

you got a link of some kind or something so i can get myself a set?

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:24 am

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/German-3D-Embosse ... dZViewItem

way_z · Post by **way_z** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:30 am

this is the same fella i used... got mine about a month ago for Â£13.99, seems like he's raising his price every week, was 15.99 last week?!

Bepe · Post by **Bepe** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:50 am

i asked him a question the other day saying:

can you have a d band on these plates?

James

HE REPLIED SAYING:

whats a D band?

I REPLIED SAYING:

instead of GB have a D? on the side which is the band?

HE REPLIED SAYING:

like the number plates in the photos..........

I REPLIED SAYING

yes in your gallery picture you have a german plate with the D band the D logo,

James

I was like, your selling number plates and you dont have a clue what a D band is? Thick t**t lmao. still gonna get some though

thanks for the link Mouse

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:27 pm

I asked for a D band and got it

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:12 pm

Well thought I'd give a little update on the status of my car. My car finally got mechanically repaired just over a week ago. The garage had decided to make its own coolant pipe rather than order the proper one, so it started leaking. So phoned them up, gave them s**t and told them to get it ordered. Car is running fine now, it's great.

Cosmetically it still looks the same after the accident. My new bumper is waiting to be smoothed and sprayed. Luckily one of the guys on my local forum works for a bodyshop and has just got in a plastic welder!

Here is his bumper getting done...

His car will be ready on Tuesday so I will get to look at it. If I like it then I'll be going ahead and booking the car in for middle of next month (when my placement/exams are done). He said it will cost around Â£500 for both bumpers, but it will be worth it if it's good quality.

I was wanting to get my stone chips and stuff sorted but may just wait til next year (when there will be more to fix lol). Anyway I just want to get some performance mods on the go. Still owe my parents Â£300.

The car cost Â£890 to get mechnically fixed. Â£180 for all my trim and it would be Â£100 to spray the front bumper at most garages. So my accident cost has come to just short of Â£1200. I might as well of had the money stolen and if I knew it would end up costing that much I would of went through insruance. It still pisses me off thinking about it, especially when I saw the pics of my car the day before the accident. Soon she'll be fixed though and looking better than ever.

Watch this space!

1der · Post by **1der** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 11:27 pm

good luck

you desreve some after last couple months

Bepe · Post by **Bepe** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 11:32 pm

ive been told that plastic welding isnt that succesful though?