Thought i would post a few pics of my mk3 as Ive spent a bit of time doing a few bits and pieces to it since I bought it in July
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(considering a month of between now and then was out of action due to a stag do, birthday, wedding and honeymoon!).
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Bodywork was tatty, but most importantly, the engine was sound and it had a hardtop too
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(which is the main reason I sold my last one after getting the roof slashed last year).
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Here she was the day I got it.
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Lowering springs to at least drop her a little bit
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(I cant afford coilies at the moment).
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These have helped
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(the springs) for the time being
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Considering i thought the paint work was xxxxx, it came up pretty damn good after some TLC and a clay bar!!
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After this, the wheels were really letting it down, so I painted them and painted the calipers.
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The bonnet was screwed after being keyed whilst in the previous owner's possession.
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I threw a can of paint over it to mitigate this a bit for the time being, but after the clay work on the rest of the body, it did need addressing properly.
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Some of 3M's finest and an hour and a half of our time and this was achieved.
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And after!
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Make NO mistake, there will be more of this being introduced to the car in the not too distant future.
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watch this space!!!
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Next, I bought, fitted and prepped the bodykit, firstly by sanding down the screw holes that I had made by fitting the kit.
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Next was a good two coats of primer.
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this was then followed up by a guide coat to enable me to sand back the primer enough for a smooth finish and get rid of any discrepancies.
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A quick clean to get the dust off, then paint time!
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Was going to wait a while to do this, but Im impatient and the paint had cured fine.
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SO, i dug out my cutting compound and with lots of water and a LOT of elbow grease, tried to bring back some shine to the paint.
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I could get more out of it, but im knackered
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(!), so this is good enough for now.
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Next weekend, I will give it another going over to finish it even better.
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But for now, this is how she looks.
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I do now need to move the exhaust over by about an inch to the left unfortunately.
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This will be another task
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Found a smidge of tint spray in my garage so thought I would modify the rear lights.
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I'm quite a Euro fan and like the look of black/red rear lights like the Escort GTi, mk2 golf etc and thought it could look okay on my car.
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Here's what half hour later looks like! Just needs a polish up in a couple of days! No doubt it's been done before, but I hadn't seen it and thought it
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'meaned' it up a bit! Not many people are too keen on these, but i like them and ultimately, thats what its all about, isnt it!?
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Andy