Daniel M's FR PD170 - Fixed 24.07.2017

[Daniel M]

Small update, nothing too exciting.

Fitted my bonnet strut which consists of an Audi A3 bonnet strut, M8 ball studs & custom brackets.

Also gave the engine bay a good old clean.

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After

 

[Daniel M]

Little update today.

Fitted my 15mm spacers & mud flaps.

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After

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After

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After

And one of the front mud flaps just for the sake of it. Please ignore the state of the car.

 

[Daniel M]

Just a 50/50 of before and after the spacers.

 

[KebabWarrior81]

FR looks great mate i see you have owned a pug gti-6! Owned one myself in sky blue a great car that i have fond memories of.

 

[Daniel M]

FR looks great mate i see you have owned a pug gti-6! Owned one myself in sky blue a great car that i have fond memories of.

Thanks mate.

Yeah loved the Gti-6, such a good car. Still miss it now.

 

[KebabWarrior81]

As an after thought it was moonstone blue, don't see them around now very often. Guess most are living in hedges

 

[Daniel M]

The vast majority of them have been scrapped judging by how many 'breaking for spares' threads there are on 306Gti-6.com

Would love one to fix up/restore

 

[KebabWarrior81]

Been looking into changing my aerial for a while now ,did you have a nightmare removing your old one mate.Also can you remember where you ordered your interior bulbs from?

 

[Never2old]

Been looking into changing my ariel for a while now ,did you have a nightmare removing your old one mate.Also can you remember where you ordered your interior bulbs from?

Funny enough changed my ariel yesterday and yes a bugger to get of because of the little gromet thing at end a good tug was needed

 

[Never2old]

Just a 50/50 of before and after the spacers.

Did you have to get longer bolts when you put the 15mm spacers on

 

[KebabWarrior81]

Funny enough changed my ariel yesterday and yes a bugger to get of because of the little gromet thing at end a good tug was needed

Cheers mate I've been told they can be a nightmare,lol my fingers are only just recovering after my wiper mod.So will get this done I think as the original is like a bloomin CB aerial

 

[Daniel M]

Been looking into changing my aerial for a while now ,did you have a nightmare removing your old one mate.Also can you remember where you ordered your interior bulbs from?

The aerial wasn't too hard to change but as mentioned in the reply above a good tug is needed. I think I got them off eBay after finding out the correct sizes I just ordered them individually. I know there's a place that does them in a pack but cant remember their name..

 

[Daniel M]

Nice update today.

Got round to giving the FR a good clean and finally fitted my Triple R rear diffuser. Fitment of the diffuser isnt great out of the box as I will show in the photos, but overall I think it makes the car look much better and meaner.

Was trying my new SLR out today hence the amount of photos

Before's











Valet Pro Citrus APC and a rinse with the PW left me with this.





I then washed the car using the 2BM with various mitts. I then dried the car and moved it half onto the drive to fit the Triple R diffuser. Fitting wasnt as easy as expected, plus I'd forgotten to buy some sticky pads for the number plate so had to take a trip to halfords mid way through haha.

Number plate removed



Partially fitted





I then gave the car a good coat of Nattys paste wax (pink), dressed the tyres with Megs endurance gel and treated the black plastics to AG Trim gel. I finished off by refitting the number plate. Pretty happy overall, though the diffuser needs a few tweeks to be perfect but cant complain for £70.

















This shows where the diffuser needs the edges painting and where its fitting needs to be better.



Comments welcome.

 

[KebabWarrior81]

Seems as though they all fit slightly different I'm guessing it's due to the manufacturing process they have as its from a mold.Thinner tape will definatly help though.Havent looked at the current fittment on my original valance but wondering if it can be removed and replaced with this. Thus giving a tighter fit! once mine arrives it's something I'll look into.None the less still looking good. Enjoy your new dslr mate. Got a nikon myself last year massive step up from your average point and shoot jobs.Bet your impressed with all the features.

 

[Daniel M]

Seems as though they all fit slightly different I'm guessing it's due to the manufacturing process they have as its from a mold.Thinner tape will definatly help though.Havent looked at the current fittment on my original valance but wondering if it can be removed and replaced with this. Thus giving a tighter fit! once mine arrives it's something I'll look into.None the less still looking good. Enjoy your new dslr mate. Got a nikon myself last year massive step up from your average point and shoot jobs.Bet your impressed with all the features.

It wont replace the original part as it doesnt have all the clips on it like the original does otherwise it would be far easier to swap. Yeah still getting to grips with the camera, reading up on all the features.

 

[KebabWarrior81]

Darn it that's a shame oh well will see how I go once she arrives.Yeah my head hurt once I'd gone through the cameras instructions.

 

[Matt cla]

Does the diffuser just fasten on to the original one then? It does look a lot better than standard, the gloss stands out well.

 

[Daniel M]

Does the diffuser just fasten on to the original one then? It does look a lot better than standard, the gloss stands out well.

Yeah it goes over the original. All you have to do is take the screws out of the underside of the existing one and put the triple r one over the top. You can drill holes so you can use the number plate screws to hold the top or do like me and use sticky pads.

 

[1Toomanycars]

Looking good, and very shiny!

Does anyone have the Triple R front splitter on their car, and if so, does it have the same fitment issues?

 

[MATTCR]

WTF! That fitment is terrible, thanks mate you've just saved me £120

very surprising they're supplying them like that.

cars looking good though!