G14OSE - Mk5 Jetta Project - 25/07/11

[RSam84]

Gorgeous car mate! really loving all your mods.

[Conrad The Jellyfish]

Here's the mirror caps finished, really happy with the finish. I'll Stick them on 2moro hopefully :)

[Conrad The Jellyfish]

Right mini update,

Early Saturday morning managed to get myself up nice and early and get my arse down stairs to work on the Jet.

First job was to get the 20mm spacers fitted and remove the 10mm ones, heres a before picture.




during



and after :)




The car sits alot nicer in the arches now and makes it look a little wider. Trouble is now im scrub like a fecker on the arch linings, so because the wings are galvanised i might bin the liners anyway. Then hopefully go down a little further on the front, got 9 threads left, might aswell use them

Next was to get the mirror caps fitted. Simple job, put the electric mirrors to face all the way down, then pop the mirror off then 3 T10 torx bolts and then pop the cover off with a masking tape wrapped flat headed screwy :)

During




and fitted, i love them.




I think the black breaks up all the silver really nice, makes everything a bit noticeable. Which is also a negative as now i want to tint the Indicator Lenses :)

Also Meguiars Gold Class Wax FTW :) Sperm Beading :)



Only Nightmare is ive now managed to put my back out so now im stuck laid flat watching the telly :(

[Sarah]

Hope you're not to knackerd to fit your new bits when they arrive

Will come have a chit chat at edition, I'll be wondering around looking confused trying to figure out who goes with what car so I can speak to them lol

[oldy666]

looking good man! spacers went on ok then

*sits staring at front door waiting for postman*

[RSam84]

looks cool!

[Conrad The Jellyfish]

Hopefully Sarah, should be right though :) have you posted them :) yeah come and find me, about 6ft, northern, skin head (makes me sound like something of this is england )

Oldy ignore the PM ive sent you, found a text with your address on, the whole package will be coming out to you today as one, not in two halves as managed to get the 20mms fitted before i knackered my back!! :(

And thanks RSAM :)

[Conrad The Jellyfish]

Right so ever since I sprayed my mirror caps satin black, the side repeaters have stood out like a sore thumb and just generally annoyed me. So last night, after a failed attempt at splittnig my spare headlights, I focused on these.

They came out really nice in the end after the 3rd attempt. The first attempt the repeaters must have had wax on so didn’t adhere, 2nd attempt was fine till I lacquered them. 3rd bowl was just right :)

Rewarding little job but I very fiddly and nightmare job to do in the PITCH BLACK!

Before;



Split down from side repeaters;



Tinted;



Fitted :)

[Conrad The Jellyfish]

Cheers Boys :)

Well The Mrs clutch went or what really happened is she smelt something and thought it was her clutch because some guy at her work filled her full of sh*t :)

In the car park so happened to be another Jetta in Reflex silver.... Be rude not to take some snaps :)




Then Got home and gave it a quick bath. Had A full on clean the week before with AG HD wax! Awesome Stuff! Then thought it would be rude not to drop the front Coilies all the way to the bottom (about another 9 or 10 threads)

Pics Decieving. It's Alot lower in person :)

[Jaywoo-GTI]

Looks really nice mate, what did you use to tint the indicators? also how bright are the when there on?

[Conrad The Jellyfish]

now then dude used savage tint spray.

there alright, still see them quite bright and awesome at night.

Just Make sure you thoroughly clean them with thinners first to remove wax and general crud :)

coat them to whatever darkness you like. Just Keep tinting till you have your desired thickness :)

[Jaywoo-GTI]

Sound, Cheers buddy, might give it a go on my spare set, was gonna try lamin-x'in them.

[Conrad The Jellyfish]

Nah skip the lamin-x saw a guys mk5 at High Peaks Low Dubs and im guessing through heat, they'd come away and made it look bad.

Savage spray FTW, just take your time :)

[Jaywoo-GTI]

Cheers Mate 

[Conrad The Jellyfish]

Well no progress at the moment, just getting everything together for winter mode! Yes i know it sounds depressing!

Hopefully have some nice 18" winters lined up though  ;