[Car_Upgrade] 1.9 Gti Rust Repairs And Bodywork

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

Had someone from the body shop come down to price up a respray, he had a go at helping me fit the wings properly, as they were euro car part wings they were just absolute crap for fitment so i got some genuine wings, an expense i didn't need but needs must .

 

aftermarket wing gaps

 

 

genuine wing gaps

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

The top mounted aerocatches are much easier to fit.

 

Yeah i know Tom i kinda wished i would have just got them in the first place but i don't really like the look of them on something that im trying to keep looking standard if it was a track car i would have gone for them no doubt, but these will be painted

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

Done some smaller jobs before the car goes off to the bodyshop

 

 

Added some heat relective tape to the fuel lines that are near the down pipe

 

sorry for the poor pictures, i dont know whats going on with my phone!

bolted down the fuel lines

 

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

Stripping all the locks and handles of ready for paint

 

 

off it goes

 

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

Really happy with the bodyshop, two guys got on to it straight away, i helped strip it down to save time,

 

 

One of the guys a panel beater sorting out the dents and dings, both of them stayed late last night to get it prepared for primer

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

They got back down there at 6am this morning to crack on with it, and sent me some pictures...

 

first coat of base colour

 

 

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

The bits i was worried about the lines on the top of the c pillar witch were cracked have all been dug out and replaced with the sealer

 

 

clear coat

 

 

 

[pugdamo 111 2 Cars]

That's looking sweet,once the trim starts going back on it will look even nicer, bet your chomping at the bit to actually take this for a drive,should sound as nice as it looks with the bodies roaring away.

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

That's looking sweet,once the trim starts going back on it will look even nicer, bet your chomping at the bit to actually take this for a drive,should sound as nice as it looks with the bodies roaring away.

 

Cant wait to drive it, still needs mapping yet, but now ive got lots to put back together

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

Some more pics from the bodyshop

 

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

While these bits were in the oven i tried to put as much back on as i had time for before the recovery truck was scheduled to arrive

 

door rubbers, boot rubber, glass,

 

 

doors hung

 

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

 

new rear window fixings

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

new check straps, forgot to buy some pins so a bolt for now,

 

 

new rear washer

 

putting the tailgate back together,

seems a shame thats its going to be covered up by the plastic panel

 

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

offside wing bolted on, will sort out the panel gaps at a later date, but they don't look to bad for now

 

 

Door handles, seals and locks back in

 

 

glass back in,

 

 

applied some leather treatment to the door cards

 

 

one side of the car getting there

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

Start building up the front bumper,

Refurbished the grill with some plastic trim paint, new screws.

 

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

Wanted to keep the original driving lamp units, i had to cut off the original fixings from the bumper when it was painted, so i set about rebuilding them.

I'm guessing at some point someone has replaced the glass with aftermarket yellow ones unfortunately

 

 

 

 

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

As the original fixing had a curved shoulder i set about bending a washer to fit the new bolt and weld it on

 

 

fits nicely

 

 

 

Lamp backs cleaned and coated with black plastic trim paint

New wiring added too

 

 

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

plastic spacer back on and lamp back in place

 

 

 

Want to try and get some clear lenses at some point

 

top bumper was really faded so used the black trim spray again and bolted to the lower valance

Edited November 21, 2015 by johniban

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

 

On the car

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

One trim refurbished again with the black trim paint, didn't have any more fixings to fit the rest

 

 

pretty poor picture as it was getting dark but i got the head lining back in including grab handles, sun visors ect

 

 

original rear plate on, not sure what to do here as the front one is missing and the original rear is a bit a bit shabby

[johniban 59 1 Cars]

[dcc 855]

JohnnyB, credit where its due, looking good - although it is a phase 2 motor, I can't help but feel it needs phase 1/1.5 indicators up front!

[DBG 16]

Looking good

[welshpug 1,661]

bbm do ss driving lamp bolts.

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

There should also be a bracket from the spot light mount on the valance back to the front panel. Without it the spots will vibrate like mad and potentially crack the plastic.