Monday, February 23, 2009

Storm Beige Citi Golf frontal

Here is Donnavans Citi golf which which was recently involved in a bumper bashing. As seen here, the bumper he replaced the smashed on with is unpainted

Donnavans bumper is a VW OEM part, unpainted and raw.
The Work begins
If compared to the first pic, you can see that I had to cut the middle part of the bumper out, in order to fit the new spec Citi golf bumper grille. Pics of that later down in the post.

Here is the bumper after a noticeable time of sanding...

On the A-frames, and just painted with the ever so important Polypropylene Primer (plastic primer)

Thereafter, the Storm Beige Base coat was applied...



And after a couple minutes of drying, the clear coat was applied to ensure a healthy bit of shine




Here, the newer spec VW Citi golf front bumper grille is fitted. Its a wee bit of a mission, so i'd advise guys wanting to do this to think twice!

It fits nice, and rounds off the bumper well!

Unfortunately, as seen in the pic, the lower valence from the Golf II 16v is not made for a Citigolf, therefore, after fitment of the lip, there is a gap between the two pieces of the lip, right in the middle

The Golf II 16v lip is not made for a MK1 bumper, so the ends needed to be trimmed.

Before:


After: Nice and flush



And a pic of the bumper completed, with numberplate and indicators refitted!

It shines, and its smooth...

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