Golf R32 - a fixer upper

[DaddyCC]

Sounds like a great base you've got there At least if you don't gel it won't be hard shifted on and if you do like it you'll only love it more as you tidy it up to your level of presentation. Look forward to the updates

 

[johnm]

Looks great man, htd. Seats look comfy as hell too. Hopefully gets you back to enjoying going for runs & blasts.

Can buy the wings prepainted and ready to fit online it's that common. Cheap too. Can't see black being a difficult colour to match either so might be the ticket.

Same was for the e46, although the colour match was a bit harder. 4 different shades of black, all stupidly close to each other.
if you have the stuff to paint though, worth keeping an eye on ecp sales. I got the paint from car & colour for around £20 quid and the wing in a sale for £40.

 

[Rocko]

Awesome Adam, always been a massive fan of these. I expect a flyby some evening.

 

[Gambit]

you did the right thing holding out for an r32 over all your other choices! lovely little project!

 

[dddrrift]

think a pair of new prepainted wings of ebay is £180, I changed one of mine due to a rusty bubble, came well packed and colour match is perfect

 

[therock]

Nice. Loving the interior. I'm a bit jealous tbh. Would you break it? £10 for seats, I'll pay postage

 

[veedubnoodle]

Very nice! Hope this get's you back into enjoying the drive. Looks like a great wee project to tidy up

 

[CharlySkunkWeed]

Can buy the wings prepainted and ready to fit online it's that common. Cheap too. Can't see black being a difficult colour to match either so might be the ticket.

Need to look into that. How easy they are to fit etc.

Sounds like a great base you've got there At least if you don't gel it won't be hard shifted on and if you do like it you'll only love it more as you tidy it up to your level of presentation. Look forward to the updates

It's going to be a car of convinence, but will nice to tinker without it having to be wrapped in cotton wool.

think a pair of new prepainted wings of ebay is £180, I changed one of mine due to a rusty bubble, came well packed and colour match is perfect

Easy to fit ?

 

[richie_mck]

Very nice, and the wingbacks are a rare enough option. First mod if it hasn't already been done should be the flapper mod, 2 min and will cost you the price of a golf tee.

 

[CharlySkunkWeed]

Very nice, and the wingbacks are a rare enough option. First mod if it hasn't already been done should be the flapper mod, 2 min and will cost you the price of a golf tee.

Tell me more, Adrian Flux actually WANT me to modify as its modified insurance till May

 

[richie_mck]

Tell me more, Adrian Flux actually WANT me to modify as its modified insurance till May

The standard exhaust has a valve that closes over part of the system to reduce noise at lower speeds. The valve opens around 3k revs from memory to have the system wide open. By disconnecting the vacuum pipe that feeds the valve the system falls into 'wide open' by default so you get a deeper note from idle. The vacuum pipe just gets blocked with a golf tee and tucked away.

 

[southsky sunrise]

Good job Adam I’m sure it’ll no be too long untill you have it on its toes & gleaming, the wings aren’t overly hard to fit although knowing Youd be abit ocd The lining up might annoy you but only briefly lol

 

[CharlySkunkWeed]

Good job Adam I’m sure it’ll no be too long untill you have it on its toes & gleaming, the wings aren’t overly hard to fit although knowing Youd be abit ocd The lining up might annoy you but only briefly lol

There's a few bits more I've spotted that could do with paint so i might just leave it in somewhere. I'm also wary of getting it too good, it is never going to be a show car.

 

[Lappintyre]

Looks good, health to tinker!

 

[Gambit]

There's a few bits more I've spotted that could do with paint so i might just leave it in somewhere. I'm also wary of getting it too good, it is never going to be a show car.

just make it a "6ft car"

 

[dddrrift]

Need to look into that. How easy they are to fit etc.

It's going to be a car of convinence, but will nice to tinker without it having to be wrapped in cotton wool.

Easy to fit ?

yeah, gift, just don't refit the foam that's behind the originals. Pretty sure they are bonded to the body too near the wing mirror area.

 

[CharlySkunkWeed]

Couldn't resist giving it a wash.

Despite how it looks , it's still filthy. Sun cream hand prints all over. And I mean all over. It must've been on holiday

So out of curiosity I give a couple of bits a quick rub by hand with Auto Finesse Tripple , it's going to come up alright once i get the rotary out and some cutting compound !
(Right door plastic "after")

 

[CharlySkunkWeed]

I think I'm going to rattle can the rust. Sure can't look any worse and if it does the job for a while I'll get it fixed by a pro some stage.

 

[CharlySkunkWeed]

 

[Coog]

I think I'm going to rattle can the rust. Sure can't look any worse and if it does the job for a while I'll get it fixed by a pro some stage.

Doing that myself at the minute. Rust wasn't really visible but there was a couple of bubbles and they annoyed me.

If I could get wings off the shelf already painted I wouldn't even bother painting them myself. It's an absolute nightmare lol

Good fun

 

[Big Pimp]

Great spec list and I think it’ll be fantastic for you to have a car you can enjoy spanking a bit without the worries like you had with the Scooby.

and having bits to tinker with will be great too.
Health to enjoy her!

 

[Lyons]

I think for the hassle and by the time you factor in spray paint, you’d be wiser just getting those arches at £180.

 

[Lee]

Especially as they rot from the inside out because of the foam behind, no real point in painting them.

Nice car by the way, I agree with @Woodcutter its quite psni, no bad thing though, I always liked their R32 down our end, just needs a *FZ plate!

 

[CharlySkunkWeed]

Doing that myself at the minute. Rust wasn't really visible but there was a couple of bubbles and they annoyed me.

If I could get wings off the shelf already painted I wouldn't even bother painting them myself. It's an absolute nightmare lol

Good fun

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This is exactly what changed my mind on DIYing it. Noticed that wee edge to work to.
Sure how hard can it be
What's your next step ? Mine is metallic so think I'll do what you've done then paint, then mask off a bit further back from the edge, laquer, then wet sand the masking line away when its cured. Then buff.
(Or maybe YouTube it first)

 

[Turks]

Couldn't resist giving it a wash.

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Despite how it looks , it's still filthy. Sun cream hand prints all over. And I mean all over. It must've been on holiday

So out of curiosity I give a couple of bits a quick rub by hand with Auto Finesse Tripple , it's going to come up alright once i get the rotary out and some cutting compound !
(Right door plastic "after")
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With a black car you will be well used to washing it. There a nightmare to keep anyway clean.