Well, collected today and enjoyed my first drive of a mk4, a 80mile trip back via the peak district :-D In lovely sun

Soon as i got home the car a good clean,interiour,outside, and a t-cut which has helped removed a fair few of the lighter marks and give it a nicer shine.

The car requires a fair bit of tlc & bits of bodywork, previous owners were on a farm down a beaten dirt track so its not been looked after greatly,saying that they rarely used it and only had it 9months.

Have reciepts etc hes kept giving it new cambelt,oil change,plugs,leads etc so thats gd, and copy of every MOT since 2002 so milage is 100% genuine.

Few pics of the cleaned car, good and bad bits

Worst areas-

Rear archs have some marks

And driver door is scratched on the corner- (managed to repair this abit with touchup and pull out)

Lights will be changed within the next week i should think, see if local scrappy has any tommorow.

Also going to get a few new bits of interiour trim, door handles worn ,small grey patchs.

Rear ash tray cover top is broken in half - UPDATE fixed

Edited 29 September, 200916 yr by bondbill2k2

pimp!!!!

Better pics-

And I'm a real photowhore so heres some more :)

Will give interiour good clean next week as working all weekend (hopefully will have better weather then atm)

Also helped bshaw putting his polo back togeather today :smiley:

Got bonnet and doors on before it pissed down with rain! Sky had been black for over an hour so it was race against mother nature!

:smiley:

Edited 26 June, 200917 yr by bondbill2k2

Piston rings have gone, guzzling oil and lost some power.

Took it to garage this morning its having new piston rings,head skimmed and gaskets.

:-D

Piston rings have gone, guzzling oil and lost some power.

Took it to garage this morning its having new piston rings,head skimmed and gaskets.

:-D

Is it a 1.4 or 1.6 if eather??

That car can look so nice if you do the right bits, 3 Door in Black. Looks Sweet pal

Piston rings have gone, guzzling oil and lost some power.

Took it to garage this morning its having new piston rings,head skimmed and gaskets.

:-D

Is it a 1.4 or 1.6 if eather??

1.4

Annoying having to have engine work done just after brought it but its ok as picked the car up for same price as a decent condition late 6n

Its almost embarasing but its quicker then my old mk3, alot more comftable and i feel better saying "its a 16v" without mentioning the actualy engine size

If insurance would let me i'd be dropping a 1.8T in insted.

Should get it bk today or tommorow from garage.

Also got some new lights to fit soon as its back, some gd ol GTI ones. These ones actually-

10020202023923X better then lexus lights

Edited 16 July, 200917 yr by bondbill2k2

Just be awear the gearboxes in those are shocking mine went through 5 in just over 6 months. But youve prob heard that 1000 times. And those rear lights are a big improvement keep up the good work.

Dan

Just be awear the gearboxes in those are shocking mine went through 5 in just over 6 months. But youve prob heard that 1000 times. And those rear lights are a big improvement keep up the good work.

Dan

I've heared there like cheese (same as 6n then)

5 in 6 months, dude you must been doing something wrong far as i know this is on the original still with 79k on it.

Aunt and uncle both have mk4 1.4 and 1.6 (earlyer ones no newer then 2000) and both still fine on gearbox. (Had from new now on 150k!)

So I'm not gona worry too much

If it goes..it goes

Edited 17 July, 200917 yr by bondbill2k2

Turns out pistonrings were ok but every single valve was completly buggered!

And a huge amount of oil all over the head and head gasket had gone too

Car is now back in my hands.

Check this for small job but huge improvement

fail (before)-

win (now)-

Oh this also fell off my car doing about 30 on a roundabout :huh:

Any ideas? Obv holds a cable or something simular on but dunno where its from or what for?

Also killed some freetime waiting for the car, still no where near complete-

Shall be few hundred layers yet lmao, alot of shading aswell and proper colours!