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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #30 on: February 20, 2010, 01:25:07 pm »
had my old monzas painted on my old Black GTI, think they look gret and solve a known issue too! Nice one!

you thinking about colour coding the skirts and bumpers and some R32/ED30 rear lights? think there's some lights on the 'bay' right now!

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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #31 on: February 21, 2010, 07:07:43 pm »
Ive already got the r32s mate just not fitted them yet, ive collected all my bits and pieces just got to fit them Now  :smiley:

Ok i had a bit of spare time today so i removed the front and rear GTI badges and replaced them with the red anniversary rabbit items, I initially fitted the rear rabbit badge although i wasnt feeling it so i removed it and just left it with the GTI letering

I also removed the fog lights and lamin Xd them. I went for the yellow euro look which i think looks  :drool:

I also replaced all bulbs with osram nightbreakers and phillips bluevision (sidelights). The visability has improved although i thought the light colour would of been a crisper white, unfortuanatly this isnt the case

Next week its custom mirrors, inpros and R32 rear lights.
Id also like to add that i bought the car in december and ive still not washed it yet, it seems to be holding up pretty well considdering the weather we have had






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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #32 on: March 01, 2010, 07:41:23 pm »
At the weekend i fitted my boot protector from bootbuddy, it is made from thick plastic so will protect the inside of my boot from the damage that could be caused from jamming my mountain bike in and also my manky dog. It is a great fit and easy to move in and out once it is put together. Im really happy with it although at £100+ I should be  (Didnt actually realise it was that expensive untill it arrived) :ashamed:



Anyways, time for some mods. On saturday i fully dismantled my both mirrors and fitted smoked inpro side blinkers, It was a bit of a fiddly task on the first mirror which took me approx 1.30 hours, although this did include a thourough clean of the internals, red line customising, removing the rub strip from the OEM blinker & transfering it to the inpros, regresing the heated mirror earth slider point and cleaning and lubing all electrical contacts as they were corroded. The second mirror took about 45mins, although now i know how its done i reccon it should only take 20 mins to fit the both  :happy2:

Continuing the red line theme on the front of the car, i added the red lines to the wing mirror shells,which i think looks  :drool:
this is something that ive not seen done before and i think its worked well.  Im also glad the white blinkers are away as they dont flatter on black at all. Im really happy with the way things are going and dont want to over do it, Ive got 3 more visual mods to fit and then its off to star P for some performance parts to be fitted. :evilgrin:












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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #33 on: March 01, 2010, 08:59:55 pm »
I think i like the stripe on the mirrors.  :happy2:

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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #34 on: March 01, 2010, 09:07:12 pm »
Tried the stripe on mine when I had the stripe done on the back bumper but thought it was a bit OTT!

Yours looks good though Brian!  :happy2:

Need some of those inpro's but baulk at the price every time I go to buy them!  :laugh:

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« Reply #35 on: March 01, 2010, 09:23:29 pm »
Great idea :happy2:

Very subtle and tidy job

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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #36 on: March 01, 2010, 09:32:40 pm »
You really need to stand back and take them in as a whole TC, its hard to see how they work from photos. Ive been having mixed views about the Euro fogs too, but they are my fav Mod so far  :smiley:

Next week its time for the r32 rear lights to be fitted, the following Saturday my ed30 vallance goes for a greenouse-esk paint job. Its going to have the middle section fitted with the same red 5 mm pin stripe as is on the mirrors and spray laquerd over the top to solidify it. Finally it will be fitted with german pressed plates, then it will be time to get some items on that i can actually feel :jumpmove:

If you want the inpros mate try inprolights.com i got mine for £26 including delivery a few weeks ago, i dont even think they were on offer . :happy2:

Cheers for the comments guys  :smiley:
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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #37 on: March 01, 2010, 09:36:07 pm »
I notice you have put aside the whole of next Saturday to do the R32 lights. Its only a 2 minute job with a 10 mil spanner.  :laugh:

Are you a builder.   :signLOL:

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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #38 on: March 01, 2010, 09:39:58 pm »
It's not 2 minutes... took me 45 mins... getting to some of the bolts with a spanner is awkward.

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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #39 on: March 01, 2010, 09:40:47 pm »
Need some of those inpro's but baulk at the price every time I go to buy them!  :laugh:
+1.

The GTI isn't just a machine. It's very much a living, breathing thing.

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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #40 on: March 01, 2010, 09:42:01 pm »
I notice you have put aside the whole of next Saturday to do the R32 lights. Its only a 2 minute job with a 10 mil spanner.  :laugh:

Are you a builder.   :signLOL:

If he was a builder, the quote would not have arrived yet  :laugh: :laugh:
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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #41 on: March 01, 2010, 09:42:52 pm »
It's not 2 minutes... took me 45 mins... getting to some of the bolts with a spanner is awkward.

You must have been using a big adjustable.  :P

It is fiddly but not difficult.  :smiley:

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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #42 on: March 01, 2010, 09:49:37 pm »
Got a link for the inpro's? Can't seem to find them?  :confused:

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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #43 on: March 01, 2010, 10:06:36 pm »
Got a link for the inpro's? Can't seem to find them?  :confused:

They have went up in price mate, its back to :sick: (£35.14) Delivery is free though !
The link has not went right to it for some reason, just click side repeaters and VW  :happy2:

http://www.inprolights.co.uk/side-repeaters-c-19.html

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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #44 on: March 01, 2010, 10:12:52 pm »
I'm unsure about the InPros... are they worth the effort/cost?  Is the effect good? Somebody help!!!  :rolleye: