Dusty_Mauve Mk3

Here are a couple of pics of mine since I had the front end re-built and the coilovers on...

Sorry the car's a little dirty, only just got me camers back and haven't had time to wash it this week!







Comments please...


Edited by: dusty_mauve

 

Looks well sorted mate, what size rims/tyres are you running on there? And what Coilovers, have you had to mode the arches at all?
Love the new front end, looks well smooth, Is that the FK grille (quality?), thinking about a change for mine, and that looks well nice.

 

sweet, liking that
near on identical to mine, cept mine's green
lol

 

Thanks!

The rims are 7.5 x 16 on a 35 offset, the tyres are 205/45/16's on the rear and 195/45/16's on the front for arch clearance. The rear arches ahve been ground ever so slightly by the previous owner. It's on a set of Supersport coilovers.

The grille is indeed an FK item, and I'm really chuffed with the quality of it, it's just like a bonrath one but better coz it doesn't have the sh1tty 'by bonrath' on it.

PM me your e-mail and I'll send you a high res. piccy of the grille

 

Looks cool... do you get any scrubbing that low? Im on 17x7s
and I ve had to raise mine a bit on and it still scrubs over
bumps... maybe arch rolling is needed

 

not a sausage! it's perfect Des will tell you how bumpy the roads are round our way too!

 

Bwuhahahaha! Popular place for pics ain't it!

Looks well nice though!

 

Yeah, i drive that road at least twice a day going to and from work plus my g/f lives down there, I'd a dab hand at hanging big drifts round the off camber 'S' bends...
Edited by: dusty_mauve

 

looks good. i think i would like one of those grilles

did you remove the arch trims or did it not have them ?

 

would of been de-arched, only base models and late vr's came without the arch trim!

 

check.

added on the to do list

 

De-arched it about 3 weeks after I got it, was pretty lucky only one needed paint, the others buffed out where the trims rub against the paint.

I've been trying to go for the euro "less is more" look. I will be getting the boot badge & wiper removed and the smooth plinth put on in April when I get back from France. I also have Polo Mk4 rear door handles to colour code and go on, then some smoked crystal M3 rear lights, different tailpipe (custom) and it's about done I think.

Oh yeah and possibly some cloth Recaro's.
Edited by: dusty_mauve

 

Me like!

 

where you getting the smooth plinth from? i called awesome but they're not doing them any more

 

made it myself have a friend who had plastic welding gear.

 

lOOKING GOOD dUSTY.

fIRST PIC LOOKS LIKE A PRO SHOT.

 

Cheers dude! bit of a hobby of mine photography, just nipped out at dinner to take them, lent my digi cam to me folks for their hols, only just got it back...

 

s'one good lookin car

 

yup, me is likin it

 

i was thinking it would come to this. was it a tricky job or fairly hassle free? and also how was it fitting the solenoid kit as its just a universal kit?
p.s - i like your car