I'm a new one :) Jayde from south uk!

Last year I purchased a mk1 golf cabrio, 1986.
She is beautiful
I've got many friends in the car scene and have been to a few car shows, but I want to do this car on my own. Being a female I'll probably get a fair bit of sarcasm but bring it on haha.
It would be nice to meet new people and get advice from this site.

Hi . Welcome to the club . I'm sure you will get plenty of help and advice on here.  
 Good idea to take plenty of  pictures as you progress with your project . Always nice to look back on in the future …..good luck 

Welcome aboard, we have a fair few ladies on here.
So your in good company.    

How do I post a picture of my car on here?!

Welcome!

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hey welcome along, where abouts in the south you too??

if you wanna post photo's the easiest way to do so is to sign up to photobucket.com

Scott

i still cant work it! but that's my baby anyways.

I'm from Portsmouth Thank you for the welcome guys, I really appreciate it.

EDITED just hit the IMG Code on the right in photobucket.

Easy, go to photobucket.com and make an account.
Up load your pics from your puter or they have an app for the iphone. Once you have your pics uploaded on there, when you wish to put a pic in here with your post open a new tab on the puter browser to photobucket find the pic you want and click on it, look for the  box that says IMG code not thumb as this will give you a small piccy. Click on the IMG code this should flash to yellow and say copied.

Go abck to the post your writing and then on a space under your writing for exampl right click to bring options up select paste. This will give you a line of letters and numbers. You can then go to the bottom of the page and select preview, which will shgoe you what the post will look like so you can adjust if you want. Or Make post which will send the post as it is.

Hope that helps.

cheers

Chortle

love the colour    looks really tidy

i wanted to re spray a pearl white, but im thinking of keeping it original now. looks beautiful when shes had a clean, but the weather has destroyed it over the winter and i havent bothered where its just going to end up back at square 1 again.
needs a bit of work to the dash, the petrol gauge isnt working as it should, neither does the speedo… I also have an after market alarm thats stopped working, i know its not the battery as its still clicking on and off, thinking its the fuse but im not too sure how to change it as i dont want to blow anything up.
i also need a back window, glass or flexi?

i wanted to make it a proper girlie car

i was thinking of a colour change on mine but got it sprayed the original colour in the end, and im glad i did would of regretted it otherwise

also i think leave the mk1 standard heres a "proper girlie car" for you
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-FORD-FIESTA-1-4-ZETEC-BLACK-PINK-MODIFIED-ONE-OF-A-KIND-/251225381494?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3a7e331a76&_uhb=1

         

scott

Jayde said

i wanted to re spray a pearl white, but im thinking of keeping it original now. looks beautiful when shes had a clean, but the weather has destroyed it over the winter and i havent bothered where its just going to end up back at square 1 again.
needs a bit of work to the dash, the petrol gauge isnt working as it should, neither does the speedo… I also have an after market alarm thats stopped working, i know its not the battery as its still clicking on and off, thinking its the fuse but im not too sure how to change it as i dont want to blow anything up.
i also need a back window, glass or flexi?

NOOOOO,  keep it origional…   Why do you need a back window? These are glass, by the way. Faulty things on the clocks could be a poor connection or faulty fuel sender in the tank. Not sure about the speedo usual supect worn snapped cable or worm drive at the gear box end. You can check fuse by looking them, the wire bit in the middle should be ok and not have a gap. They are coloured coded, so if you find any that are blown then swap for the same colour.
Whats the make and model of the Alarm? there may be some info on it in any paperwork you got with the car. What's the actual issue with the alarm?

Hope that helps a bit.

I feel better/safer with a back window haha, I have a 2 year old daughter. I can get flexi in as my brother does it for boat company, building them including the window bits.. I didn't get anything with the car apart from the v5… I need a mk1 manual I think. Stupid question maybe but how do I know it's blown? Is it obvious? ill have to take the dash completely off? Or the front at least..? 

I love the Barbie bit on the back window! I want a Barbie car, white exterior, pink interior haha, girlie! 

I'm going to buy coilovers for her pretty soon  

Looks a nice cabby Jayde, v. shiny!  

Greetings  

Hi guys  

Was very shiney! But not so much in this weather

I've also got a lovely new scratch on the back left hand side…. Looks like someone's scraped it with trousers/bag..? 
Will a scratch remover thing get it out.. :/

You'll have to excuse my rubbish memory, I'm currently suffering from a serious concussion ha.  

Concussion? Hope nothing too serious?!

Depends how deep the scratch is - if it's through the top coat then only paint will make it disappear

if you can get the car over to hastings im more than happy to do the little bits of work needed

ryeupholstery said

if you can get the car over to hastings im more than happy to do the little bits of work needed

Thank you for letting me know you do exterior work! Do you re spray cars too?  


I slipped and fell into the corner of my room, also hitting the door frame.. Lamest reason ever! But it was bloody awful this time last week, being sick, couldn't see or walk, I haven't left my bed pretty much since. I'm going maaaad!