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Re: Endi_GTI's GTI: Here comes summer

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:07 am
by daz16v
GTutted for you about the bra.i didnt realise it could happen so fast :shock:

Re: Endi_GTI's GTI: Here comes summer

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:31 am
by joe2612
Oh Matthew, i didn't know you were running this! excuse to get a freshly painted bonnet :P

Re: Endi_GTI's GTI: Here comes summer

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:34 am
by Endi_GTI
I only had it on a few days and when it was wet I took it off to stop this but toooo late :cry:

I guess it will have to be painted but im worried it will be a different colour to the rest of the car :(

Re: Endi_GTI's GTI: Here comes summer

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:53 am
by joe2612
If you have a competent sprayer you should be fine, especially as you're paint isen't faded and you're going to be detailing ti anyway so it'll shine up very nicely..

Re: Endi_GTI's GTI: Here comes summer

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:57 am
by Endi_GTI
I hope so man :cry:

Re: Endi_GTI's GTI: Here comes summer

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:19 pm
by Moosegirl
:(

Re: Endi_GTI's GTI: Here comes summer

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:37 pm
by P mk4
Bite the bullet it's needed respraying and now I kindly ruined your bonnet with the bra that came with my gti you have an excuse. It will come up the same unlike mine ! :(

And respray your spolier looks like it has coloured in with crayon :)

Then we can have a topless polishing day in the sun ;)

Re: Endi_GTI's GTI: Here comes summer

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:28 pm
by Godderz23
Ouch matt. I would never have thought that much damage could of been done in such a short space of time!

I know you dont want to but there's nothing like a freshly painted bonnet, no stone chips etc...

I blame jesus.

Re: Endi_GTI's GTI: Here comes summer

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:57 pm
by Verity
:(
That's scary!!! Can't believe how fast it happened!!
:( :(

Re: Endi_GTI's GTI: Here comes summer

Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:12 pm
by Endi_GTI
Ha ah Phil you are pure dirt ;)

I think I am going to have to get it sprayed along with the door handles, mirrors and spoiler :roll:

On a brighter note I have sorted my brakes out. One of the sliders had rusted up so they are all free and greased now. However Driving the car, it still feels like I have lost a lot of power. Just isn't going well any more. I have VAG COMed the car and that gave nothing at all, well nothing of importance. I think I will start with the basics, throttle body clean, new plugs, fuel filter and possibly a new DIS module.

But whilst on the ramp at work I wound the front coils down a little so it is sitting a little flatter. I am about half a cm from the bottom on the front and i am thinking of just putting it right down. Its still no were near stupid low. Pleased that it is sitting better though.

I have 2 weeks of Uni final exams now so after that the car will get a lot of love as I will officially be a bum :D

Re: Endi_GTI's GTI: Here comes summer

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 9:45 am
by joe2612
I have noticed a slight lack of power from mine recently too, obviously cars don't run AS well in rainy humid conditions like recently and i have been running mine on 95 supermarket fuel :oops:

Re: Endi_GTI's GTI: Here comes summer

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 8:41 pm
by P mk4
joe2612 wrote:I have noticed a slight lack of power from mine recently too, obviously cars don't run AS well in rainy humid conditions like recently and i have been running mine on 95 supermarket fuel :oops:
Supermarket fuel is toilet :oops:

That is all :)

Re: Endi_GTI's GTI: Here comes summer

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 9:16 am
by neilGTI
I have noticed that the car bra's are doing this a lot to any car if they are left on in the wet. I sold mine after seeing my brothers paintwork go funny after he had left his on for a few days.

I would rather get the odd stone chip on the bonnet rather than having the paint react.

Re: Endi_GTI's GTI: Here comes summer

Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 2:11 pm
by Ashcroft
Unlucky Matt, I feel gutted for you :-(
I've had mine off for the last few weeks only just put it back on 2day but now I've seem that I don't think I'll use it again :-(

Hopefully you'll get it sorted once your exams are over

Re: Endi_GTI's GTI: Here comes summer

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 10:18 pm
by Endi_GTI
Thanks man, I think its purely due to the shear number of stone chips on my paint :(

On a brighter note.... Pressed plates at last :D but not going on for a month until i move home as at my student residence they will get bashed.

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Also received a nice a nice Canon 600D with a few lenses for my 21st so hopefully there will be some nicer pictures to complement the polo instead of these iPhone ones :D

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