Lito's MK4 GTI

**Lito** · 13-02-2013, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by shinygti

Just be careful with heat wrap it can wreck the parts it is on and you have to replace it every few years as it disintegrates after a while

oh really? what does it do to the parts? does it increase corrosion or something? would a ceramic coating be preferable?

**shinygti** · 13-02-2013, 05:36 PM

Yeah dose increase corrosion and the ceramic coat is better as it still lets the metal breath

**h100vw** · 13-02-2013, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by shinygti

Yeah dose increase corrosion and the ceramic coat is better as it still lets the metal breath

I don't see corrosion going to be a problem on a cast manifold. It might not last forever though. Ceramic coating would be permanent though.

I have seen comments recently that wrapping and ceramic coatings have caused manifolds to crack due to the heat being retained. You can't win?

Gavin

**Uncle Joe** · 14-02-2013, 05:21 AM

Mate, your .MK4 looks the goods.
Sweet looking ride. Rims look fantastic.

**Lito** · 14-02-2013, 09:05 AM

Originally Posted by Uncle Joe

Mate, your .MK4 looks the goods.
Sweet looking ride. Rims look fantastic.

thanks mate, its taken a while to get it just the way i want. and now its going to be in peices again

will be worth it though

**Lito** · 15-02-2013, 01:43 PM

gavin fixing my stupidity

**VWindahouse** · 15-02-2013, 01:50 PM

He's good like that!

**Lito** · 17-02-2013, 04:46 PM

Had some spare time today so i decided to fix the boonet release cable which had been getting worse ever since I installed the wideband. After spending an hour taking trim off and removing the windscreen cowling i discovered the cable had simply come off it's clip. What was really fustrating was that i could have accessed it without even taking anything apart

. Then I got bored so I decided to do some sticker bombing

...and a sneaky clean before the euro meet tonight