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Your Non Mk2 Cars or Bikes / Something a bit Italian
Well ol Jezza says you have to at least own one in your life if you are a true petrolhead, although it's diesel! 2011 Guiletta JTDM Veloce 170bhp, goes like stink, rather taken with it as it reminds me a bit of a fresh mk2, couldn't resist at the price!!!!






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Members' Cars / Martins 1989 8v GTI Helios Blue, build thread (my old car)
So this may be a long one as there is a lot to update! I am doing this thread for my friend Martin who bought the car off me, he doesn't do forums!

So I owned this G reg 89 8v Helios Blue GTI since 99 when it was 10 years old, I ran it as my daily for 8 years and parked it up in the garage, nothing wrong with it just was going through different cars.

So pulled it out in around 2015 to get it back on the road and gave it a clean, it's an original car, never welded or painted to my knowledge, FSH and technically 1 previous owner to me, I spent a lot on keeping it tip top but never really washed it lol.

So I had multiple offers monthly to buy the car as people saw it sitting but couldn't bring myself to sell it but didn't have the time myself to get it on the road, then my mate of many years wanted to buy it and I knew from his previous cars this was going to get the full treatment from him so sold it to him on the provision I get to buy it back if he ever wants to sell it, deal was done for mates rate and less than I had been offered by passers by.

This was pretty much after I pulled it out the garage and gave it a wash after about 7 years.



Everything is original except wheels, exhaust and I replaced the rear bumper about 18 years ago, also fitted a leather interior way back from a Passat VR6 but it never felt right and always fancied putting it back to totally original.

This is the day he picked it up, looking sorry for itself, it was just a bit dirty but still solid, started pretty much first turn and drove onto the trailer.



More to follow, lot's of pics incoming!

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Mk2 Parts Wanted / CE1 Wiper stalk
Does anyone have a CE1 wiper stalk, one on the car is doing some weird stuff, it's an MFA one needed, think the part number is 191 953 503M
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Bodywork & Paintwork / Helios Blue LA5Y paint
So I sold my MK2 Helios to my mate and he is in the process of getting it painted but has hit a snag, all the paint samples he has tried don't seem to include the purple in the OE Helios, there are variations of the colour but he really wants the original colour.

Where is the best place to source this?

Cheers