Bit Of Mirror Polishing PG39

Thanks Gav.

How much was the the trim kit you had from Chubbnut (if you dont mind me asking)

Also was it black or grey?

Chubbnutt didn't have the trim for the front and rear arches though when I looked.

Not sure if he has some now though?

It's grey mate - I just bought the side skirt section and used the good centre pieces of the old side skirt trim to remake the small arch sections.  

VW classic parts do supply the small sections too (all in stone grey metallic):





/\ I'm unsure if that's €10.90 for all 4 pieces or each? I use Google Chrome which automatically translates the page and Google translate doesn't make it all that clear!

Link here (see page 4): http://www.etkashop.com/vwcp/Golf-Caddy/Golf-1-Cabrio/Karosserie/Aussen/

If Chubbnut hadn't had the sections in stock when I wanted them I'd have gone straight to VW Classic parts, it just saved me time buying from Chubbnut. I reckon his stock is mainly from Classic parts dept these days anyway.

Cheers Gav.

The reason I went for the ones I did is because there black as opposed to the grey.


Chortle - is there any news on the scraper seals? Also do you know if theres anything I need to take off the old ones to transfer onto the new ones?

Or is it a case of just buying new?

I am ordering a sample set of outer scraper seals for evaluation.

I will then work out the cost complete of these.
I will need minimum 25 takers and a deposit from each person.

There's nothing to add to the scrapers, they just clip into the door top slots.

Cheers

Chortle

Nice one Carl.

Ill hold off buying new ones for a little bit then.

I need to do this sooner than later though.

The more I order the better discount I will get.

Think I will order mine tomorow.

Needed to do this earlier, but just get busy with other stuff.

Mind you picked up a nice leather H steering wheel.

Needs a refurb though, just been sorting bits out in the Rivage.

It's getting ready for MOT this week or next.

Might pop some pics up at some point.

Yeah post some pics up, ive not seen it yet.

Let me know about the seals, was going to order mine next weekend.

Read through the whole thread now, fantastic work and mind boggling attention to details, keep it up…

 :wink:

Right then i had a nice delivery from Crazy Quiffs earlier today.



This consisted of….

New windscreen seal.

New 6 piece waistline trim kit.

New fuel cap.

New front VW badge.





I have also bought another set of Hella rear lights as mine are looking a bit tired.

I was told they were in great condition but was really suprised to see how good they actually are.



And the final thing that will be fitted to the car is my owners club grill badge (which i completly forgot i had)




I have also been told the car could be painted this weekend  

OOOhhhh Happy days - painted by the weekend…  :wink:

Bet your looking forward to it? Some nice bits there…  

Yeah i cant wait now Hugh.

Prep work is 99.9% done when i popped over today.

I spoke to BAS International earlier as they fixed my roof about a year ago and they remember my car going in and said there was no issues with the bodywork under the roof.

Ive got to phone the bodyshop in the morning to see if im going over tomorrow or Friday to remove the roof.

Then its in for paint.

Really wish we had something like Crazy Quiff's in South Africa, finding original, good condition MkI Golf parts is a nightmare with importing generally being the best method but also the most expensive…

Good to see someone with so much attention to detail, real inspiration for my upcoming MkI Golf build, keep it up…

Neuk - cheers for the comments.

I know what you mean about getting hold of parts, most suppliers will post worldwide but its going to be very expensive.

Good luck with your upcoming build.

Pleasure - I really appreciate the extra effort of builds like yours…

Expense is one part of the problem, the other being the logistics of getting bigger and bigger parts to South Africa like bumpers, dashboards, body panels, etc. which can be a nightmare at times.  And lets not forget the theft issues we have, many a package I have paid for has never, ever arrived…

We soldier on and look to builds like yours for inspiration…

Went to the bodyshop this morning so I could undo the roof so the lip can be inspected and painted.

Never done this before so Carl (chortle) gave me a step by step guide on how to do it. Cheers mate.

Was easier than I thought and as expected the lip was completly rust free, not even a dot of rust.

So im very happy with that :-)

Had another small delivery today.

Bought a set of new bumper indicator lenses.

Didnt need the whole unit but the lenses were looking tired.

Also had a load of new clips for when fitting the arches on ect.

Over the weekend i will be ordering……

1) Stormforce car cover.

2) Couple of new seals for the roof.

3) Full set of scraper seals.

4) New set of number plates.

Thats all i can remember for now but im sure there will be more bits i need.

Heres the lenses i bought.

they are the wrong lenses! they're for a small bumper mk2 golf or mk1 golf!

They look identical to the ones on there and were listed for a cabby.

the ones on the cabbies are deeper almost twice the thickness! These will fit but won't form a proper seal for the unit!