hi everyone

Hey,

decided to join after buying my first ever vw. have got a mk1 golf gti convertible in dark blue. it needs a serious amount of work but its having to be my day to day drive for the next month while i change my normal cars. i plant to take it off the road by end of jan and have it back on for may. big plans a foot.

i am sure i will have a million questions to ask. haha.

whats anyones first peice of advice for my first golf?

cheers Mike

buy a set of waterproof bottoms  

oh and welcome to the site

save all your money  :wink:  be calm because there will be times when you will want to burn it but when its done it will make you smile

Welcome to the site…

Hope you enjoy and if yours goes anything like most it'll be may 2009.. LOL
But worth it in the end..

well after having to duck tape up the side of the hood today due to it needing replaced burning aint really an option. its raining far to heavily for that.

i am really struggling to make my mind up over colours inside and out. oh the options. its quite sad how excited i am. wanted to take hood off and look at few problems over weekend but dont fancy doing it in a hurricane.

mike your not sad excited yes but thats why we all love the mk1

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Hello Mate - Welcome to the site!!

The best advice I can give you (after being in a similar position a few years back) is buy an umbrella and get her running right before you start tarting her up!  When you do start on cosmetics don't do half a job you'll be unhappy later with the finish.

just like all women - all my Mk1's love spending cash …. my cash … on themselves - at least its not a handbag or shoes (well brake shoes maybe?)

Good luck!

Hi, welcome to the site.
Start doing Yoga, so that you can spend hours upside-down in the passenger footwell following wires to and from the fusebox and checking relay's and fuse's, without getting stiff !!  

well i decided to spend weekend investigating how easy changing the roof would be. lying on my back in the boot with my legs sticking out was somewhat different. haha.
car now has door cards on and center consle fitted.