StuF presents Candy White 3 Door GTI

[MKT]

Loving the candy white (not that I'm biased of course!) you've got yourself a cracking bargain.
I like the idea of plastidip on the alloys it gives them a new lease of life for not much money.
Have you thought of colour coding the skirts & bumpers? Its transformed the look on mine. I've kept the rear diffuser & the middle of the front splitter black though. Along with my gloss black Monza's it looks pretty trick (even if I do say so myself!)

[lukemk5gti]

Got a can of smoke plastidip to do my taillights but was hesitant in the end because I was worried about how they would stand up to washing and stone chips.

Be interested to see how they hold up! Let me know!

[StuF]

Small update - today I finished installing the leather armrest and new cup holder that I kindly received from @DamoP
Cracking kit and great quality - really lifts the interior, just need to find a cubby box to fit inside the actual armrest

Some pics

 

Matches perfectly with the seats





Slider holder upgrade



Nice bit of leather



Rear vents



Handy cup holder



Very impressed overall - looks like it has always been there now

[paulw123]

Nice job, did you have to loosen the handbrake mounting bolts?
What make rubber mats you got in the back, like the raised lip to hold water/snow in.

[StuF]

Hi Paul,

Nope didnt need to loosen and of the handbrake mounting bolts although I could have quite happily removed the gearknob and linkage if possible to replace the cupholder!

As far as I know the front and rear mats are standard VW issue - although I am pretty sure nobody has ever sat in the back of the car before me today as they were totally unmarked!

[th3_f15t]

How tricky was replacing the armrest? I have to do the same thing soon to my own GTI and wondering how many hours I should set aside. (I say "need" to do it... ) I've seen Damo's guide but no idea on required time.

[GrayMK5GTI]

Great work Stu 

This car just keeps getting better 

[StuF]

How tricky was replacing the armrest? I have to do the same thing soon to my own GTI and wondering how many hours I should set aside. (I say "need" to do it... ) I've seen Damo's guide but no idea on required time.

I would allocate a couple of hours to swap the whole lot out including new cupholder
Damo's guide was very useful however I cannot stress how much you need to use a "stubby" torx driver
Some of the screws are upside down in weird locations that are impossible to get to!

Saying that if I managed to do it with my shovel hands anyone should manage it!

[DamoP]

looks great dude

[MKV_Sean]

Mods are coming along nicely. How do you find the wingbacks? Thinking of upgrading


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[StuF]

The wingback seats really are very good - I am fairly tall at 6ft4 and about 13.5stone so are supportive and comfy for my frame. The heating in them is excellent too.
One of the reasons I purchased the car was that it came with them so I am pleased they are comfy

[JaseGti]

Could do with one of those in mine looks good

[MKV_Sean]

Stu, the wheels turned out amazing!! Fair play, I plan on doing mine too. How many cans did you need all 4? And how many coats did you give it in total?


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[StuF]

Sean,

I used 4 tins of paint - 1 per wheel and several thin coats, can't remember how many but did use a heat gun between applications until the paint went matte

The finish is very robust and I am very happy with it

[MKV_Sean]

Thanks for that. Plan on hopefully tackling mine next week. Any tips?


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