MK3 build thread!

[Golf-Sam]

Black is the way bro !! i'll be watching this tread ! love the mk3 when it's rebuilt !

[confuseddubber]

Yeah i think black is what im doing, gonna go pick some black paint up once the mother gets home.

Glynn- i would like to, but with all the dust in the summer and all the snow in the winter, it would be brutal haha

Ps. Get my full license in 7 days! yayy no more driving wiht the parents lol

[Dubdubdubdot]

Paint colour = VW Dark Wood. Keep it in the family with this NICE pearl paint!

[confuseddubber]

so my new lip arrived..


So disapointed about that.

Got my dash painted and back together, pleased with how it turned out.


Also got the first coat of primer on, had to do some touch ups lol


you can kinda see that i also did the grill black, looks good i reckon.

feedback?

[Golf-Sam]

i think it looks pretty good for a home job .. i wish i had a nice shed so i can fool around with my ride .. im jelly :p

[confuseddubber]

Well its far from perfect, but im pleased with it for my first time. And if the paint doesnt turn out, ill just have it done at a shop, so no real loss.

[Ben J]

you have a US bumper? the euro lip will fit, but you need to do some slight trimming of the bumper, heaps of people use em in the states.

edit: didnt realise you werent australian. makes sence now haha.

[confuseddubber]

I prefere to think i have a "Canadian" bumper But it just bugs me becuase what i was told i was ordering, was one that is for the north american bumpers. Would Anyone have a link or care to explain what i should trim?

[Golf-Sam]

I prefere to think i have a "Canadian" bumper But it just bugs me becuase what i was told i was ordering, was one that is for the north american bumpers. Would Anyone have a link or care to explain what i should trim?

There's a Link that i dug up .. VR6 Euro Lip Install on a Non-Euro Bumper
Go Nutz bro

[confuseddubber]

thanks golf-sam

[Golf-Sam]

thanks golf-sam

you got it ! make sure you secure it properly .. i ended up parking at the mall .. and noticing i lost my lip so had to drive back .. found it .. reinstalled it pretty embarrassing Haha

[confuseddubber]

So i had a go at the lip.. and i dont know if its just me or what but it doesnt seem to be lining up..

i got the front part to snap in though


but as you can see, where my finger is, is where the clip is, and you can see its way off


am i just being stupid, or am i missing something. I followed that DIY link perfectly..

[confuseddubber]

So just a little update,
I finished all the touch ups with the body fill thank god. Im going to shoot the final coat of primer tomorrow.
I finally decided that im going to go with aviator grey. I had looked at lots of colours, but thats just the one that stuck in my mind. I should have it on the car this weekend. Still havent got that darn lip to fit :@
The last fews days have been hell, since my parents divorced last week. I really lost the motivation to work on the car. But enough rambling on.
What should i do with the rubber door trim things, leave them black or paint them the same as the car?

[Glynn.]

sorry to hear bout the divorce thng dude, not good for anyone involved
and imo colour code the door strips for sure will look much cleaner
oh and those lips never it proerly, mine has a 2cmish gap at the front where its supposed to side in with the tab, if that makes sence lol

[confuseddubber]

thanks glynn.
So if i paint the door strips, wont the paint just crack and flake if i bend them when im putting them on?