Here's some recent pics of my steed. I've owned it since autumn 1996. Certainly not perfect but a WIP project.... If only I'd pampered it a bit more over the years.
More details to follow...
Recent pics (https://ibb.co/album/H77FTC)
It had 14" steelies when I bought it and remained that way many years being my daily. I didn't want anyone to knick it! Bought at circa 59,000miles from the lady who had it as her company car then bought it, now on 170,000miles.
The first year I did circa 20,000+ and it did over 40mpg. It handled as if on rails compared to the Freg 1.3 Golf I had before it.
Wow, you've got a heated screen!
How well does that work?
I do like Estirols as standard wheels :-)
Hello and welcome , looks well, the best colour when shiny
Agreed, red is the way to go!! Welcome the interior looks clean.
Wow, you've got a heated screen!
How well does that work?
Like all the other electric extras I've added. Pending some wiring! I had it fitted last Saturday.
There's the heated screen, the heated driver''s seat, heated door mirror pads and the headlight upgrade kit!
Still having difficulty getting the ribbed crank pulley for the aircon so if you can please share the part number for both MK3 pulleys I think I can get them from Smashing VWs in Leeds.
Agreed, red is the way to go!! Welcome the interior looks clean.
I never wanted red...but it was in the best condition compared to what was available at the time. Some had repaired inner wings selling for top money!
Our eldest son grazed the chrome dash strip with his shoes and also crayoned the headlining as a baby...."little darling"
wow nice...
A couple of updates....
The leak into the drivers footwell continues, I thought it might have been sorted when I cleaned out the scuttle. Thinking back to the changes I've done it could be having the windscreen replaced although I did ask them to seal it. Here's hoping for a pleasant weekend to do more investigating!
Aircon Install (https://www.vwgolfmk2.co.uk/clubforum/index.php?topic=158.0)
Managed to find some pulleys for the crank (bargain rib&v) and waterpump - circa £20 each off ebay. Just need to get one for the Alternator. However it's probably going to be a better idea to get a more powerful secondhand alternator which will hopefully come with a ribbed pulley so there are no issues with the additional electrical goodies (which still need wiring-up!)
Big fan of this!
Heated front screen looks exciting! I have it on my daily ford focus and it's such a blessing that I didn't realise I missed all these years! Haha
Looking forward to seeing where this goes from here 👍👍
Thanks Scherni.
Today I nipped out in my lunch break to see if I could see any evidence of water ingress, noted dampness in the bottom corner of the windscreen frame. Hopefully I'll get some time/reasonable weather to look/fix this weekend.
"Damp" patch (https://i.ibb.co/Q6B2DxT/IMG-6914.jpg)
...and there was me thinking I'd got a permanent solution to the door membranes remaining firmly stuck to the door.
I've also found out that the rear offside footwell is sodden. That could be the reason I didn't see any drips in the front footwell. Based upon the fact that the car is slightly nose down at the front the water source could be the rear door membrane and its trickling forward.
Hopefully I'll be able to sort both membranes out today and then see if it is fixed.
Heater is plugged in to remove the moisture so I can stick to dry metal.
Exhibit 1 (https://ibb.co/LZk0xnX)
Exhibit 2 (https://ibb.co/YbztNPN)
Exhibit 3 (https://ibb.co/tHyYHwz)
Not sure what its like in your part of the UK today but it's pretty grim up north.
There is some "good" news... I found 2 leaks from both back doors.
When I put the car back together after the respray I renewed all the door membranes. I also decided to make some "deflectors" so any water that gets in the door doesn't get to the inner membrane. However because I have rear leccy windows the motor stops the deflectors working as intended. The water is pooling in the creases and breaching the inner membrane.
Could really do with some dry weather so I can sort it out.
FYI. I used those milky rubble bags cut down the side and bottom then folded out and cut to shape. I used sticky tape to hold them but perhaps I should have used contact adhesive? The once very sticky tape is no-longer sticky.
I bought some of this last year for a small job on the 205, so still have most of a roll left. At the time I'd earmarked it to do the door membranes on the MK2 when the time came as it looked perfect for the job.
There's plenty of similar ones with different dimensions about (and varying prices, takes you to shop around).
The only downside is it's a pain to peel the protective film off either side, even longish fingernails won't do it so can take a while and cost you some karma to get off.
It's clear and about 1mm thick, it's just the removable film that's red.
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Thanks, just ordered some to be delivered tomorrow. Hopefully I'll get chance to at least stop the wayer getting in.
btw the gorilla glue you recomended is still holding that once dangling rubber on the gutter.
No pressure then... hope it works!
I found some mild heat makes it easier to work with, mould around contours and stick better.
Better late than never.
So the aircon install is parked pending pipework being installed. I'll update that post.
This week the electrical goodies are being wired-up.
The heated seat loom, heated windscreen and heated door mirrors....all in time for summer!
After some pratting about I also have the removable towbar fitted. Unfortunately it isn't as descrete as I'd have liked but the socket is tucked-away. I have a pop top accessory to hitch-up to it that I'm looking forward to trying out :)
So today I removed the left parcel shelf support since the parcel shelf "hinge" had broken off. The replacement was missing one of the speaker location studs so I cut one off the old and stuck it on. All the foam has disintegrated not sure what to replace it with.
I also removed the passenger seat to install the heated seat element pads (drivers seat done last year). What an awful job that is. The thin layer of sponge behind the fabric has disintegrated into a sticky orange mess. I used the hosepipe on jet to rinse off most of it followed by a bucket wash and a good hosepipe rinse.
I also hosed down the seat foam too. Its amazing how much cleaner the foam looks now. Hopefully the weather will stay warm and I'll get it back together in a couple of days. I also need to search out the new plastic seat locators I bought a while ago. That should stop the seats rattling.
Today I had an lunchbreak visit to a local engine builder in Sheffield to check the big end /main bearings for the Caddy. All fine even though I've been stupid and allowed them to acquire some scratches.
Got a strong whiff of petrol just as I arrived and realised the issue was down to Golfy!
The fuel pipe to the injectors had been chaffing on the cambelt cover clip.
Luckily Asda was next door and a wrap of duck tape saved the day along with a tie wrap.
Now need to buy a replacement.
Turned out to be rather a long lunchbreak!
Today I had an lunchbreak visit to a local engine builder in Sheffield to check the big end /main bearings for the Caddy. All fine even though I've been stupid and allowed them to acquire some scratches.
Got a strong whiff of petrol just as I arrived and realised the issue was down to Golfy!
The fuel pipe to the injectors had been chaffing on the cambelt cover clip.
Luckily Asda was next door and a wrap of duck tape saved the day along with a tie wrap.
Now need to buy a replacement.
Turned out to be rather a long lunchbreak!
If it is the pipes I'm thinking of Duck Tape won't hold it for long. Feed and return at the fuel rail? There is a fair amount of pressure in the feed and petrol will break down the adhesive. The pipes are quite expensive if you go for genuine.
Agreed. It was a JFDI fix so I could get back and get some paid work done.
Need to source a proper replacement.
So here's the latest dash pic, I didn't take it from the back seat because it's covered in aircon pipe/hose pending me spending £200 on custom hoses. I guess that isn't too much unless you are a tight Yorkshireman like me ! and the front seat and footwell as always contain the "work-in-progress" tat.
The electrical goodness wiring has been completed however I need to add a wire so that the top/front windscreen switch lights up with the others.
The windscreen is on a 12min timer and our local VAG electronics guru Chris Belman sorted it. I did the easy bit and made the switch a momentary one by removing the internal switch dimple and installing a spring from an old pen...Oh so hi-tech...And it works. Chris proved it with his heat sensing gun.
Another finishing touch would be a white L & R for the heated seat switch. Not sure if durable transfers are available ?
Looking forward to having a smug look on my face this winter!
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Is that a ‘naked’ throttle pedal I see?
You’ll certainly get warmed up this winter getting new rubber over cold metal peddle lol.
Is that a ‘naked’ throttle pedal I see?
You’ll certainly get warmed up this winter getting new rubber over cold metal peddle lol.
Never seen a rubber on a GTI ACC pedal?
Was once told my car mileage was fake because the throttle pedal rubber had worn off … never had one and think any that have them are additions
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Hi Damien.
You right. No listing for this part (even VW Heritage don’t offer them). I believe they appeared on Mk1 and some Mk3?
Cunning plan by German engineers to get 0-60 time down?
I fitted the replacement bonnet catch spring in 10mins. This last week I also got the Golf tracking done. I was hoping that they would have done the camber too but the request must have gotten lost. They ordered new track rod ends and steering rods since they were initially unable to undo the old ones. I took it back and after they received the wrong parts they managed to get the original set-up adjusted. The bump-steer is much reduced.
This weekend I took the Golf over the little hill called the Pennines to Macclesfield, a nice country drive with the addition of storm debris...where did those (3) Christmas trees come from! The car performed faultlessly but I do wonder if a higher ratio gearbox might make for better touring, maybe it's an age thing? I note there is a free 1.6 engine and gearbox on Club GTI. I know fitting the higher ratio 4+E 5th gear was a popular conversion in the past. Has anyone else found a gearbox with better ratios?
Unless you are planning to mod the engine I would leave the gear ratios standard. VW did a good job of maximising acceleration from very little power. The down side is that it is busy at motorway speeds.
Back in the late 90s I had a GTI Engineering early 8v on K-jet, it was an amazing great car but I blew the innards through gearbox housing twice. Both at over a tonne on the Motorway :-X . Anyway, I ended up buying a Scirocco off a mate, it was pretty good nick he'd just had a drunk cyclist ride out in front of him and damage the bonnet. Apparently, it was a limited edition colour, a light metallic green and must have been at a point when the car was at its lowest value so was written off due to the cost of the paint colour. I bought it for £200 just for the gearbox, robbed a few extra bits and sold on the rest to Scrap :o .
Anyway, I think it was a GL which would suggest it was a 4+E. I wish I'd taken more notice at the time. The pairing was perfect. Obviously, this wasn't a stock engine, but it still accelerated very well, it was super nippy around town, it was great on a motorway run, decent economy if I wanted it, but would still pull at speeds over 70 and had a top speed of 139 8)
This is the car that helped me gain the 6-month driving ban :-*
A little more fettling last weekend.
After a recent trip out in the Peak District darkness I realised how poor the headlights were. Like "four candles". (the older gen may remember the Two Ronnies sketch 😅)
So I fitted the headlamp wiring upgrade kit. Wow what a difference. The beam spread isn't as wide as the Octy but the headlights lit up the road much better and on full beam they shone far into the distance. The new street signs we have were dazzling me.
Things are looking up. The evenings are getting noticeably lighter Yay.