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Offline Ant.W28LKR

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Re: My First GT TDI!
« Reply #30 on: October 25, 2015, 09:49:18 am »
 :happy2: ordered they kits, mind let us know how easy the puddle fellas are to get working  :wink:
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Re: My First GT TDI!
« Reply #31 on: October 25, 2015, 09:59:59 am »
I'm also interested in the puddle lights, do you need to have folding electric mirrors for them to work or just normal mirrors?
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Re: My First GT TDI!
« Reply #32 on: October 25, 2015, 06:52:15 pm »
Quote from: Ant.W28LKR on October 25, 2015, 09:49:18 am
:happy2: ordered they kits, mind let us know how easy the puddle fellas are to get working  :wink:

Will do mate  :happy2:
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Re: My First GT TDI!
« Reply #33 on: October 25, 2015, 06:52:56 pm »
Quote from: bluebert92 on October 25, 2015, 09:59:59 am
I'm also interested in the puddle lights, do you need to have folding electric mirrors for them to work or just normal mirrors?

I've got no idea to be honest mate. So long as you've got the puddle lights then it should be a straight swap?
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Re: My First GT TDI!
« Reply #34 on: October 26, 2015, 04:39:11 pm »
So got round to plastidipping the badges. Pleased with the final result  :smiley:.

Wasn't happy with the first attempt at the front badge:



So started again:



In the end this is how it looked!





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Offline ashbignall

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Re: My First GT TDI!
« Reply #35 on: October 27, 2015, 04:20:06 pm »
So I fitted the puddle lights today:



How they looked before and showing the torx screw that needs removing:



Changed over:



How they look fitted:



Very bright and a big difference!  :happy2:
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Re: My First GT TDI!
« Reply #36 on: October 27, 2015, 04:54:27 pm »
wow they do make a difference than the candle light orange  :fighting:
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Re: My First GT TDI!
« Reply #37 on: October 27, 2015, 07:11:27 pm »
Good, cheap and easy mod. :happy2:
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Re: My First GT TDI!
« Reply #38 on: October 27, 2015, 08:07:12 pm »
interested in the puddle light change myself - where did you pick yours up from? is it just a case of taking the torx out?
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Re: My First GT TDI!
« Reply #39 on: October 27, 2015, 09:33:10 pm »
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Re: My First GT TDI!
« Reply #40 on: October 31, 2015, 03:48:11 pm »
Just a little cheap and cheerful change to the rear badge  :happy2:

Before:



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Re: Steel Grey GT TDI - Repairing scratches 1st attempt...
« Reply #41 on: November 27, 2015, 06:29:19 pm »
So last weekend I made a start on repairing the deep scratches the car had prior to my purchase...













After many hours of prep work I began spraying to "fill the gap" and finished with a lacquer. Looks awful at the moment but I've left the paint to cure for a week now and will hopefully (weather permitting) be getting stuck into it again tomorrow.

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Offline Pesky jones

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Re: Steel Grey GT TDI - Repairing scratches 1st attempt...
« Reply #42 on: November 27, 2015, 07:53:04 pm »
Hi mate. Can you explain your process for the scratch repair? I have a deep scratch which appears white like yours, and assumed the only option is a respray of all four panels.
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Steel Grey GT TDI - Repairing scratches 1st attempt...
« Reply #43 on: November 27, 2015, 08:53:38 pm »
I'm following these instructions here:

http://highperformancejunkies.com/how-to-guides/deep-scratches/

Not guaranteed to be brilliant but I will give anything a go!

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