Pictures of my first mk1 gti at 19

RIGHT!
The plan is to get it re sprayed white keeping the engine bay red and maybe the inside but i dont know yet… just had a stainless manifold put on, race exhaust and getting it lowered to 40mm. im also considering taking the bumpers off but i dont know if i want it original or not, after all i am changing the colour.

suggestions are welcome

welcome to the site if your going to spray it white spray it all white (engine bay, inside the car)  

wish I had a gti at 19, I had a Talbot Samba GL   :redfaced:

noooooooo, dont spray it white

Its a matter of opinion I guess,  I'm all for original..  if you are re painting keep it red :wink:

KEEP IT RED!!!! BTW welcome to the forum/club.  8)

The most obvious sign of a cheap respray is when engine bays/interiors and door shuts are a different colour to exterior of the car.

As Dubwanabe said, if you do it white, do it all white.  If you really do want to have a red engine bay get that freshly painted in red and the exterior white - no cutting corners!

Hi Alex, welcome to the site, and what a car to have at 19 !

Im a strong believer in if its your car do what you like to it as its yours, however saying that yours looks like a nice example and if i was respraying i would say you should keep it too original red.

ive not got strong views on standard or modified but think if its a red mk1 maybe it should stay red …

If you really want a white one, you maybe better of selling yours and looking for a white one.

Whatever you decide best of luck with it mate and as people have said if you go for respray try and do it all as will look much better and show its been thought out and done properly

rich

All my friends are quite jealous i must say and it is so rapid for my second car i had a clio before but i just love mk1 golfs so i had to buy one. i will paint it because i could never face selling it and buying a different one (its my baby) saying that i bought a clipper lastweek im trying to convince my girlfriend to have it but she's not too keen. i will spray it white BUT i will do all the car top the toe, then nextyear 1.8t i think

get some pics of the clipper up, looks like you know where you wana head mate, best of luck with both cars, Rich