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Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v...

Reply #225 –
Had one of those in my first Mk2 16V in 89/90, worked as well, not that I ever had a contact with it, car had the add on amp set up as well, was pretty well specced. The phone I'm replying to lol.

Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v...

Reply #226 –
Not a great day here... limited to some of the smaller jobs, so will have a stab at putting the wipers back in.

With the scuttle area being more or less empty up to now it made removing the dash and replacing the various clutch / speedo and throttle cables that bit easier.

The scuttle cover was quite faded, down to grey in places.

I'd bought this stuff in error a while ago, thinking it was their regular vinyl and rubber care one (nice smell and cleans trim up well without making it look shiney) - Plastic conditioner...



Got to say it's miraculous, doesn't just dress the plastic, seems to revive / feed it... worth considering.

Price has doubled since I got a bottle, maybe it was new to the market back then, but 1 x litre should do you a long time.









Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v...

Reply #227 –
I have been applying Autoglym ‘Vinyl & Rubber care’ (£7.00 @ 500 ml) which sounds similar to above. As a detail nerd I treated every bit of trim, external and internal, to lashings of same and impressed with results. The finish or ‘feed’ seems to last about 8 weeks worth of driving before finish fades and needs top up. That said, my trim, bumpers, rubber seals were in good order when I got car and therefore cannot comment on this product’s effectiveness when applied to ‘grey’ bits.

Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v...

Reply #228 –
I've been using Gtechniq C4 on my plastic trim and components.  I can't claim it looks better than the Autoglym products mentioned above and it is a lot more expensive.  However the manufacturer claims up to two years durability.

Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v...

Reply #229 –
Been an Autoglym person for years now, no other reason than one of their reps. used to visit the fleet staff at the place I worked and sold we regular plebs commercial sized bottles at trade price from his van.

Wipers etc. in... bit of a faff getting all those odd shaped grommets / shims in the right way round and correct order.

Radiator and surrounding gubbins close to done too but just can't get a good piccie this last while, usually doing it at the end of a days work probably doesn't help...







Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v...

Reply #230 –
From large to small - One of my bonnet seals looks like it's been nibbled at... the other one's fine, but unfortunately replacements don't seem to be readily available.

Even they were they would probably be an extortionate amount for what's basically a bit of foam and while I'm grateful you can still get lots of these fiddly little parts, I really begrudge paying some of the prices being asked when you can get the same thing (or better) elsewhere for a fraction of the cost.

Would like to know the correct term for this type of dense foam, can likely be bought easily enough if you know what you're after.

I've a habit of keeping waste foam like this and the stuff here came from the son's old Xbox packaging. Higher end electrical goods seem to be a rich source for useful packaging.

It can be cut with a sharp blade, but leaves 'saw' marks no matter how careful you are. I've found 800 emery paper will smooth those out and round any corners you need to do.

The original is slightly more profiled, but I suspect when the replacement is in situ for a while it'll take on a similar shape as it gets compressed over time.

Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v...

Reply #231 –
I guess you painted the radiator fan motor?  Good call, it's one of the few bits in my engine bay that wouldn't scrub up.

Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v...

Reply #232 –
Was originally black (and to the car), but yes it has been re-painted.

Possibly because it's part number refers to a MK3 motor... appears to be yet another cross over, end of production item not found on earlier cars.


 



Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v...

Reply #233 –
Car's quite tight into the corner of the garage, had to press up against the boiler to even get this angle.



Unfortunately the front's not just so far on...

 

Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v...

Reply #235 –
Made the decision to get as much back onto the car as possible, partly because I'm tired of tip toeing around stuff and need the garage space back. Until you see it, no one would believe you just how far out a car can spread when it's in bits.

Also the increasingly cold days we're having has reminded me just how punishing it was doing the 205 over the winter months, no intention of ever doing that again.

I realise most of it will have to come off again, but nothings being tightened down and it has the advantage of testing everything fits / nothings missing etc.

The bonnet and drivers door are away for paint... the bonnet because it'd had a mediocre blow over at some point and the door because of a slight swelling along the bottom seal. As it turned out that was so minor it could very easily have been sorted while on the car, but we weren't to know.

Overall the car's paint is in good nick, save for one noticible parking ding and some rubbing in places such as where the boot light plinth meets the tail gate.

In an ideal world I'd have liked to have sorted it now, but the cars obviously immobile and it's been touched in, so can wait until after an MOT and able to go to someone under its own steam.

All being well, front bumper and grille probably tomorrow.













 

Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v...

Reply #236 –
That looks absolutely fantastic!
 
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Made the decision to get as much back onto the car as possible, partly because I'm tired of tip toeing around stuff and need the garage space back. Until you see it, no one would believe you just how far out a car can spread when it's in bits.


I know just what you mean!! :o
Mk2 Driver
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Mk2 BBM 20vt
3.2 TT Roadster
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225 TT Coup
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Mk4 Anniversary
Mk7 Red GTI Performance
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Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v...

Reply #237 –
Front bumper has fought me all day so not yet on the car unfortunately.

The front lower spoiler halves were a particular pain. I've their tabs fitting correctly in all the various corresponding slots and they're a perfect fit because of it but even so there's a noticible gap where they meet along the center line of the car.

I don't recall it being so pronounced, but then the last I saw them on the car would've been over 10 years ago.

Had a Google and you see images of cars with similar gaps and some with much lesser ones.

This just happens to be a particularly clear one of someone elses car, but it's exactly as mine is...



When the bumpers back on and the support's in place I still don't see there being any improvement, as I say other than this it's a very good fit with no slack to be taken up.







Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v...

Reply #238 –
This car exactly same as mine but without 16v moniker. Also sourced by UKD in Chipping Sodbury!

Just been on my knees to measure my lower ‘lip’ and can report the expansion gap on spoiler is 2mm at top and 4mm at bottom.

Hope this helps?

N.B. Mine now for sale.