Well went up to OSE again this morning to drop some side skirt clips off, nothin done to the car, just going to polish the passenger side after fitting the sde skirt but the car was outside to got some better pics.
They were taken on my phone sorry, I'm a t!t and forgot my camera again!
They were taken on my phone sorry, I'm a t!t and forgot my camera again!
Looks really smart that - i hope you're going to make up proper grommets for the battery power lead - don't want it rubbing through behind the scenes and causing a short.
Very pleased with the headlining phil.... don't know if I want it now tho after seeing a Mk2 at combe on saturday lol.
Fester the live cable isn't staying there, I'm going to cable tie it to the outside of the skin. The bodyshop put it there for some reason.
Fester the live cable isn't staying there, I'm going to cable tie it to the outside of the skin. The bodyshop put it there for some reason.
I did wonder what it was doing in there, didn't seem like something you'd have done given the attention to detail with rest of the car.
It's such a lovely colour when it's fresh and unfaded!!
cars looks quality dave, i can votch for your old spoiler looked like it was on with silicone! much better lol,
Need a few opinions on my next idea! 
Was going to refit my headlining that is retrimed in al..... (something) black
Looks lush and feels realy nice. But because of the material of the headlining he had to fit a chucky bit of foam and then cover it.
Because of this you can see the white foam on the headlining, if the plastic trims were going back into place then these wouldn't be seen and would like amazing!![[B)]](/forums/styles/seatcupra/oldforumsmileys/shades.gif "Cool [B)]")
But they not going back on! The roof isn't sprayed inside becasue I was going to fit this headlining along but now I'm not liking for idea because of how it turned out, it's going to be a right pain to spray the roof now because the windows and dash are in.
I've just come up with an idea of getting a black vinyl fitted instead, what does everyone think?
I got to pop up the bodyshop to see what I really think of it and I asked him about spraying it but he said himself it's goning to be a right pain and hard job to do now.
This is what I mean and from what he's saying it shows up pretty bad
Opinions please
Was going to refit my headlining that is retrimed in al..... (something) black
Looks lush and feels realy nice. But because of the material of the headlining he had to fit a chucky bit of foam and then cover it.Because of this you can see the white foam on the headlining, if the plastic trims were going back into place then these wouldn't be seen and would like amazing!
But they not going back on! The roof isn't sprayed inside becasue I was going to fit this headlining along but now I'm not liking for idea because of how it turned out, it's going to be a right pain to spray the roof now because the windows and dash are in.
I've just come up with an idea of getting a black vinyl fitted instead, what does everyone think?
I got to pop up the bodyshop to see what I really think of it and I asked him about spraying it but he said himself it's goning to be a right pain and hard job to do now.
This is what I mean and from what he's saying it shows up pretty bad
Opinions please
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Can you not try and paint the white bits black or neatly trim them?
Cars looking very tidy, bet your itching to get he cage and seats in.
Cars looking very tidy, bet your itching to get he cage and seats in.
Bodywork is ace,
on par with the engine now.
I would paint the foam black to be honest, can't see the vynil idea looking to good..
on par with the engine now.
I would paint the foam black to be honest, can't see the vynil idea looking to good..
It's foam so a mattblack spray can would do to be honest,
foam will soak up most of the paint taking away the painted look and leave it black in the process,
Just do a few light coats and work up form there, Too heavy and it will just look **** on the foam
foam will soak up most of the paint taking away the painted look and leave it black in the process,
Just do a few light coats and work up form there, Too heavy and it will just look **** on the foam
Yea but got a wedding on saturday and a local car show on monday, which I was going to take the passat to.
So it's going to be no drinking saturday night, up early sunday... miss formula 1
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and not go to the show monday so I can get the cage, seats, harnesses, wire the gauges and brakes need bleeding. Then its go to the MOT.So I'm guessing the main question is should I stay with the headlining and fit it or not.... I'm going for a track slag look but how many do you see with headlining in?? The main reason for keeping it there in the first place was because I had a load of condensation on the roof when I removed it.
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you can get like an edging material which we used a lot of when making kit cars
http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/c-135-binding.aspx
that kind of thing... you could get a sewing machine person (if they exist) to bind the edges of the roof lining for you? That way the alacantra wont start peeling at the edges, and itll hide the white...
just an idea
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Car looks amazing too
http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk/c-135-binding.aspx
that kind of thing... you could get a sewing machine person (if they exist) to bind the edges of the roof lining for you? That way the alacantra wont start peeling at the edges, and itll hide the white...
just an idea
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Car looks amazing too
Well popped up to the bodyshop today!
The car is finished now and the headlining I like but not 100% happy with it and part of me wishes I just had roof sprayed.
But everything else I'm loving it...... it hasn't hit me that the car is how I want it after all this time!
Here's some pics, the battery went dead on the camera so this is all I got.
The carbon fibre door cards
The car is finished now and the headlining I like but not 100% happy with it and part of me wishes I just had roof sprayed.
But everything else I'm loving it...... it hasn't hit me that the car is how I want it after all this time!
Here's some pics, the battery went dead on the camera so this is all I got.
The carbon fibre door cards
Here's the headlining, would be more happy if he didn't cut out the bits to allow the plastic trims to clip in and folded the material over.
I used some permanent marker to see if it worked
So will be paying two new pens and colouring the white bits in lol.
I used some permanent marker to see if it worked
So will be paying two new pens and colouring the white bits in lol.
THis might be a stupid suggestion but here goes ......
........... why not buy the black trim pieces, get them sanded and prepped with plastic primer etc etc and then get them sprayed bodycolour? Would that look odd?
........... why not buy the black trim pieces, get them sanded and prepped with plastic primer etc etc and then get them sprayed bodycolour? Would that look odd?
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