Colour coded bumper, skirts for GTI

[yonderboy]

Hi all,

I'm new to the forum and have just clocked up 5000Km in my DSG GTI (black with leather). I love the car although I would like to get the plastic bumpers , skirts and front splitter colour coded.

Any recommendations on who to see? I have called VW and they reckon they can refer me onto someone, but I'm worried I may not get the best deal...

Any help would be most appr.

Cheers

[vagman]

I wouldn't be going through VW if I were you, they will send you somewhere where they will get a comission from, meaning you will pay through the nose.

Any decent painter will be able to match the colour and give you a good price. Chances are you will get it done quicker as well.

[yonderboy]

Thanks, that was my feeling too. Just a bit precious about the car as it's pretty new and I don't want it done badly.

[poyta]

Personally I wouldn't bother if your car is black as the difference wont be that much and those matt black textured parts actually take quite a beating from stone chips. Once you get that painted gloss black you will see every little scratch and chip that gets on them and it will look terible. There's a product out there I think made by Meguires called Plastic blackener or something like that which makes all your black plastic sections shiny and deep black. I just use that on mine and it looks good on a black car. I would probably paint them if I had a non-black car but otherwise I would leave it alone.

[chrisgti]

Dont worry bout the stone chips thats bs.. Ive had my candy white coded for over 12 months now its even sadly had its share of dirt roads and i havnt got any chips only on my bonnet and upper bumper. Just dont try to cheap your way out of it. Find a reputable painter ask him to smooth the textured bits and yeah dont haggle pay what he asks, that way i guess if your not happy he might be more obliged to fix it for you. It may be a little more subtle on a bmp but still definitely noticeable and worth it.

[yonderboy]

Thanks to all - I have found a guy who will do it - just need to get a quote and get it done. I'm not bothered about the stone chips as I can always get it repainted anyway. I just find it annoying that the GTI'd don't have this as standard, seems a bit cheap considering the amount you spend on a new one, compared to say a mazda, which has colour coding (before anyone starts, I'm not comparing a Golf to a mazda, only in terms of what extras you get for your cash).

Oh, the other annoying thing about the plastic unpainted bumpers is when you wax your car, if you are not very careful the white residue kind of gets stuck in the textured plasic bits, and it's quite hard to get out!

[Big Yellow]

shoulda got a r32 then!! all colour coded!!

[moman]

If your guy doesn't work out. I've got a guy on the northern beaches I'd definitely recommend.

[KWICKS]

If your guy doesn't work out. I've got a guy on the northern beaches I'd definitely recommend.
Who is that?

[M4RK0]

Thanks to all - I have found a guy who will do it - just need to get a quote and get it done. I'm not bothered about the stone chips as I can always get it repainted anyway. I just find it annoying that the GTI'd don't have this as standard, seems a bit cheap considering the amount you spend on a new one, compared to say a mazda, which has colour coding (before anyone starts, I'm not comparing a Golf to a mazda, only in terms of what extras you get for your cash).

Oh, the other annoying thing about the plastic unpainted bumpers is when you wax your car, if you are not very careful the white residue kind of gets stuck in the textured plasic bits, and it's quite hard to get out!

Who is the guy and where is it?

Cheers!! :driver:

[maca]

I'll be doing this once I get my GLI skirts/valance...

My beater is using my old damaged valance for experimentation though, so if anything cocks up or it can't be done, he won't be doing it :)

[Bizi]

I'll be doing this once I get my GLI skirts/valance...

My beater is using my old damaged valance for experimentation though, so if anything cocks up or it can't be done, he won't be doing it :)

This may be a stupid question :biggrin: but where did you source your GLI bits?


(Interesting 24hr race on One HD right now if anyone reads this soon! A few VAG (R8) & Porsche (GT3) cars in it... not sure about MkVs. :))

[maca]

This may be a stupid question :biggrin: but where did you source your GLI bits?


(Interesting 24hr race on One HD right now if anyone reads this soon! A few VAG (R8) & Porsche (GT3) cars in it... not sure about MkVs. :))

oemplus.com

They have a complete conversion kit that includes front lip, skirts and rear bumper extension. But save yourself $155 and skip the front lip - it's identical to the one we have on there now.

[Guest212]

Dont worry bout the stone chips thats bs.. Ive had my candy white coded for over 12 months now its even sadly had its share of dirt roads and i havnt got any chips only on my bonnet and upper bumper. Just dont try to cheap your way out of it. Find a reputable painter ask him to smooth the textured bits and yeah dont haggle pay what he asks, that way i guess if your not happy he might be more obliged to fix it for you. It may be a little more subtle on a bmp but still definitely noticeable and worth it.

I was going to do it to mine but I observed the chipping on the plastic from road debris and thought otherwise.

Gravel roads aren't a problem with the conti CS2's - the tread just doesn't seem to pick up any stones at all.

I'd probably still do it if I wasn't doing as much highway driving as I now seem to do.

[maca]

Remember that you'll see alot more scratches and marks on a black kit as opposed to a white one..

[kaoticice]

went to my local smash and repair store.. and got quoted 950?/ is that worth it?? and he said the rough surface in the plastic bumper cannot be removed.

Gonna look around more.

[RhysQ]

went to my local smash and repair store.. and got quoted 950?/ is that worth it?? and he said the rough surface in the plastic bumper cannot be removed.

Gonna look around more.

I just got my full skirts colour coded and roof painted black for $550 ($300 for skirts, $250 for roof) - see results here (http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newforum/upload/showthread.php?t=32768&highlight=skirts).

I didn't get the textured bits fully sanded back (they got lightly sanded) and IMO looks fine. The quote to get just the full skirts fully sanded back to perfectly smooth and painted was $500. So definitely don't pay $950. Also, this was all done in 3 days.

[kaoticice]

^ dats an awesome polo u have there..!!
thx for the advice i guess im scrape the offer and shop around more :(

Does it take more than a day to color code the plastic bumper?

[RhysQ]

^ dats an awesome polo u have there..!!
thx for the advice i guess im scrape the offer and shop around more :(

Does it take more than a day to color code the plastic bumper?

Certainly does because they will have to pull it apart, sand it back, paint a few coats including primer and clear (letting each coat dry before the next goes on), then let it all dry for quite a long time. Finally they buff the dried product and put it all back together.

[kaoticice]

^ I would prefer them taking their time then being dodgy anyway.. :)

[Lima]

went to my local smash and repair store.. and got quoted 950?/ is that worth it?? and he said the rough surface in the plastic bumper cannot be removed.

Gonna look around more.

That's crap. :brutal:

The price sounds fair to me. IIRC that's about what we paid, which was cheap at the time. But places in Sydney are doing it lots cheaper, including a smooth/gloss finish that matches the metal panels.

We had our GTI colour coded 2 1/2 years ago now and it still looks great (http://27772.smugmug.com/gallery/1896325_ViYim#582419074_7rgzm).

[JP2]

Hi all,

I'm new to the forum and have just clocked up 5000Km in my DSG GTI (black with leather). I love the car although I would like to get the plastic bumpers , skirts and front splitter colour coded.

Any recommendations on who to see? I have called VW and they reckon they can refer me onto someone, but I'm worried I may not get the best deal...

Any help would be most appr.

Cheers

As Poyta said, wouldn't be too picky for black colour. I got a quote last year less $600 for the rear, the shop is actually in your local area, good referees, yard fills all European cars, PM me if you like.

[boynamedsue]

Hi JP2,

would you please be able to pass on the contact details for the shop in Sydney who quoted you $600 for the rear colour coding.

Best
D.

[fredstar]

That's crap. :brutal:

The price sounds fair to me. IIRC that's about what we paid, which was cheap at the time. But places in Sydney are doing it lots cheaper, including a smooth/gloss finish that matches the metal panels.

We had our GTI colour coded 2 1/2 years ago now and it still looks great (http://27772.smugmug.com/gallery/1896325_ViYim#582419074_7rgzm).

Please tell us who these places are in Sydney you mention that are doing it cheap. Your car looks great btw. Thanks