Billy's Mk3 GL Daily.

**veedubMK3** · 25-09-2013, 11:59 PM

Well I've finally decided to create a thread for my mk3 after owning it for about a year and a bit now.

The white GL was/is my first car, it was born in 1997 with a manual gearbox and just over 175,000kms.

It's came a long way over the last year and a half. Here's how she looked when I picked it up back in February 2012.

I then picked up a set of Genuine Hella all black tails from rayray,

Then came some matching Hella indicators and dummy fogs,

Then came the trim respray!
I had a seriously annoying paint crack coming through on the rear bumper, so the DIY-er in me began to show again.

I firstly sanded the crack back;

Then the whole bumper;

and then sprayed it black!

I then sanded and blacked the side stripes to match,

Eventually I got round to doing the front bar too, finishing the look for now.

The Gloss trim is different and awesome I think!

I also sorted some fender flares to complete the 'tough' look.

I also picked up a set of BB5 R5's... Yes RS reps ahaha
They where on the car for quite a while until I recently sold them to Wade (Golfballs) for his mk2.

The mk3 is also sitting on some FK streetlines coilovers, which honestly I really enjoy. But they could go lower

The DIY install was really fun and a great money saver!

Well that's how the mk3 sits now, it's back on stockies now with some Falken ZE912's.

**veedubMK3** · 25-09-2013, 11:59 PM

But the whole reason I decided to make a thread today was because my wheels arrived!

I'm not going to show what they are yet; but they are 16"s tall, 3 piece splits and not BBS RS ahaha the refurb will start once I take the tires off tomorrow... Hoping for 8.5/9inch rears

Here's how the test fit went with the super meaty tires,
Rears;

Can't find a pic of the fronts but it's a little tucked.

I plan on getting the wheels sorted before Day of the volkswagen this year!

I will update this when ever I get some work done on the mk3!

Thanks for viewing

**veedubMK3** · 26-09-2013, 12:01 AM

Here's a few more current pictures

**mike1990** · 26-09-2013, 08:01 AM

Looking great there buddy. An exceptionally clean MK3 base right there too. Keep up the good work

**anthony--t** · 26-09-2013, 10:17 AM

Looking forward to seeing those wheels!

**veedubMK3** · 26-09-2013, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by mike1990

Looking great there buddy. An exceptionally clean MK3 base right there too. Keep up the good work

Thanks mate!

Originally Posted by anthony--t

Looking forward to seeing those wheels!

I can't wait to finish them, hopefully I can get the tyres off today, if not for sure on the weekend. Then I can start the refurb!

**Water Boy** · 26-09-2013, 02:35 PM

Radness!

**junyip_69** · 26-09-2013, 06:34 PM

Mk3 love! Oh and did you sand down n prime the parts you painted?

**veedubMK3** · 27-09-2013, 01:02 AM

Originally Posted by junyip_69

Mk3 love! Oh and did you sand down n prime the parts you painted?

Thanks mate! Yeah of course! All in the preparation my friend

ahaha I used a spray paint I found in bunnings, about $12-15 a tin and it worked brilliantly. I sanded the bumpers back, not to the bare texture but so there was no gloss left on the paint, then used a plastic primer made by the same company as the paints, I gave them a few coats of that. Primer was strange though as it was clear, not grey. Then I gave them a few coats of black and finally ended with a couple of layers of clear coat. Came up great for my first spray painting venture, might do the stock steelies later on for fun when the new wheels are sorted