What have you done to your mk4 (golf/bora) today?

[dylan8]

surely a new kframe, sump, chassis as well dyl?

Sump is good, just a few nicks (no idea how considering its higher then the frame)
subframe well... subframe bolts are a serviceable item yeah? every 15,000km I believe

CVs are going to have a full rebuild and some custom work done once I get the car lower

I do need to get under the arches and paint all the polished sections of metal that are no longer rubbing daily too

[kendog]

Finally got around to Joey Modding my headlights.. Such a MASSIVE task on mk4 golf headlights!!! (OEM Valeo ones).
Hours and hours of digging out the glue/epoxy crap and all the broken bits of glass stuck in it. Massive job, got to bed at 5am last night. But all worth it in the end. So happy I finally got this done!!

[dylan8]

That looks great!
they are a pita in the boras too if you do the full mod.

Bora back. no bearing noise, cv boot fixed, the boys fixed a few other issues while it was there
seems the volkwerke crew had some laughs with the air ride too.
Highly recommend them!

[RolfGolf]

Finally got around to Joey Modding my headlights..

Really suits the look of your car ... Good result for a 5am finish!

[kendog]

Yeah, thanks guys, it just looks so right that I can't believe it ever looked different. This is the first step in getting the exterior to where I want it. As I've decided to get the exterior happening next, rather than the interior or FMIC etc.

Next is painting matte black plasti dip on the grill bits & mirrors and maybe gloss black badges (weekend coming). Then sorting out a bump which is annoying me, then colour coding the bumpers.. Something Dylan suggested a LONG time ago, but it's only just sunk in how much better it will look.

Anyone wants any info on tricks with the Joey mod, let me know. I don't think the world needs another Joey Mod DIY... Although I couldn't find a realistic one on the horrendous glue lights we get.

[SLAJ]

Good job man, that came out so good! I attempted the joey mod a while back but gave up before i even got the first lense off

[kendog]

Yeah, it's a real bitch! This was my 2nd attempt, as I had to wait for my new glass lenses from Volxtuning to arrive from the US. 1st attempt resulted in many hours of heating and prying and cutting, over and over, until CRACK, right through one of the lenses. Pretty funny as I was being so gentle for hours, but last night, when I wanted to smash the good one to get it off, and I kept swinging the hammer into it and it just kept bouncing off! I ended up having to start drilling a hole right in the middle and then chisel a screwdriver in there to get the bloody thing to crack! No idea what's going on with all these people that say a stone can crack it?!?! Must be really hot when the stone hits?!? Anyway, many challenges, a few bits of blood (soooo many shards and splinters of glass), but a good end result.

[Stan]

great result ken, looks totally different.

I think I'd better go through the pain and do it as well - well done

[PranK]

I'm hoping to get my OEM headlights out this weekend to clean and joey mod. The cheapies I have in the car atm are clouding so quickly and dont have motors for adjusting, so I want my OEM ones back in.

[kendog]

Be warned people.. It is a MASSIVE f-ing pain.