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New Members Say Hi! / Re: club membership
Last post by marklryder -
Hi, thank you for this information and I will let the Insurance know. Can I also say, if you have organised this insurance deal, many thanks for this and I think it's a great service. kind regards.
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New Members Say Hi! / Re: Hello!
Last post by Rossg -
Thanks - I got it moved onto my drive yesterday, a tow truck sorted it for me. Since I don't have the key and the steering locked, it was quite tricky but 1.5hrs later it was on my driveway!

I am going to start by removing the water and making it as dry as possible before I start cleaning it and seeing what I am dealing with. I am thinking to take the seats and carpets out and see what condition the floor pan is in. I am wondering what an 'ideal' order of events would be in a full restoration and if someone has that posted anywhere?

I need to do some research to see if I can source parts, here in Asia - I should have done this before but I just wanted to take this project on an deal with all the challenges as I go.........

I can't stop looking at it, it looks so cool, even in this state!
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Members' Cars / Re: G135EPB 8v GTI
Last post by ianmac86 -
I started picking!

Fortunately a bit of heat amd it peeled off easily except around the wiper and behind the spoiler


I decided I prefer the wiper to be stood up in its factory position opposed to laying flat to made sense to reverse the "90s mod"
Also orange lights, i fancied a change. Not sure of I'll stick with them

Managed to get a quick was before it started to rain, still scrubs up ok!

Almost a complete post on my window stencil 🤣
Laura's passat is needing some urgent maintenance (snapped spring amd coil light) so she will be driving my mk6, meaning the mk2 will get some use this week 🙂 it will be nice to put some miles on it and might reduce my commute time 😬
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New Members Say Hi! / Re: Hello!
Last post by scs -
Best of luck moving it if it has that much water inside its going to be heavy. First place to look for water ingress has to be through the doors they have a plastic membrane stuck to the door and they always fail.  Take the door cards off and you will see what i mean. There are other places that water enters after all they are old cars.
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New Members Say Hi! / Re: Hello!
Last post by Rossg -
Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I am not sure how I am going to build up a certain number of posts first - what do I post about before posting pics and asking about the restoration? Maybe I just need to go into other forums and reply to stuff.........

Thanks for the info on the wheels, I had no idea BBS where an option. Although the single owner of the car told me he put them on after he bought the car, they look exactly like BBS RA's to me.

I am trying to get the car from it's current location, in a garden, to my driveway, hopefully soon.
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Mk2 Parts Wanted / glove box
Last post by Super_ted -
I'm after a complete glove box for my mk2. Needs to be in good undamaged / cracked condition please.
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New Members Say Hi! / Re: Hello!
Last post by scs -
Welcome to the forum. Good luck with the restoration. I believe you need a certain number of post before you can post pictures. Bbs alloys were an option for the golf they should be bbs ra's.
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New Members Say Hi! / club membership
Last post by marklryder -
Hello, I have just bought a GTI Mk2 from my son to ensure it stays with us in the family. Insurance through Peter James was easy and a delight to deal with. I thought I had membership to the club organised but I haven't received anything? The insurance are asking for a membership number which I do not have right now. Can someone help? I made the payment around the 6th Feb, to an address in Wareham, Dorset.