New MK3 Dubber!

**rayray086** · 20-01-2008, 09:22 AM

Cleaaan

+1 for without badge.

**Mrk_Mickey** · 20-01-2008, 07:53 PM

+2 for without badge. Keep as much silver on that beauty viewable as possible. Great colour.

What did you do to 'smoke' your front indicators? They look great!

**Golf Houso** · 20-01-2008, 08:11 PM

Oh painted trim FTW, that looks pretty good considering you didn't choose to sand it back or clear coat it!

You can use a product called nightshades, I used it on my tail lights. Looks great, very little light comes through unfortunately, and its very easy to overdo as I discovered!!!

**Lorenz** · 21-01-2008, 02:24 AM

Yeah I used NightShade to do the front indicators. First coat looked good but a tad too light, so a second coat went on and it was what I wanted. It gets darker as it drys, gotta be careful with the stuff!

**Lorenz** · 22-01-2008, 06:16 PM

Well Ive just spent the past night and day doing my stereo install with a mate.
Never realised how fiddly it can be running all new wiring around the car! Was so much easier in my skyline.

Ended up with putting in :
Alpine CDA-9885 Headunit (bloody awsome!)
Pioneer Bullet Splits
Pioneer 2x60WRMS 2 channel amp (powering fronts)
Sony 250W Xplod sub (only temporary)
Alpine MRP-M350 350W Monoblock (powering sub)

Got some speakers to go in the rear, but I ran out of time and energy to wire them up so it can wait till a rainy day.

I was amazed at how well it all sounds. After a good tune it sounded even better haha, and the Golf doesnt seem to rattle to much, only the rear wiper that vibrates.

Pics up later

Oh and I appear to have a blown/broken ignition barrel now. I can start the car from a push start and after inspection it works fine using a dodgy as push start buttom some previous owner has installed, but wont start from the barrel. Any ideas?

**MattyT** · 22-01-2008, 06:41 PM

Ignition barrels are prone to failure in golfs.

**Pullstarter** · 22-01-2008, 07:15 PM

Did you spray straight onto the textured bumper parts without sanding them?

**Lorenz** · 22-01-2008, 07:51 PM

Originally Posted by Pullstarter

Did you spray straight onto the textured bumper parts without sanding them?

I sure did! Cleaned them first with some special cleaning foam stuff then painted straight onto them. Washed the car last nite and havent had a problem with paint coming off, running or looking crappy so Im happy enough!

Matty T, thanks! I thought I read somewhere else they were prone to breaking, so I wasnt overly surprised when I realised it might be the problem!

Anyone have any idea how much they cost to replace?