Rookie's Sundance GTI

[Rookie]

Took a 300 mile round trip up to wales today to finally get my new car...had a deposit down on this for a few weeks now but only just got the money together on Friday.

2000 Sundance Yellow GTI on 82k
15" OZ Superlegerras
MR Rear lights
Bilstein rear dampers, fronts came with car but need fitting
306 GTI-6 brakes
Raceland 4-2-1 manifold
Pugsport 3" system
Powerflex lower engine mount
OBP Quickshift

Very happy with it tbh, drivers a lot smoother than my old saxo and the paintwork is spot on. Had some fun on the way back through all the country roads in wales, few little problems but nothing too expensive to sort out. Not really had a chance to clean it/take any proper pics yet but took a couple throughout the day. Will get some better ones tomorrow but these will have to do for now

Filling up in wales straight after picking up with my mates bizi

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Rolling shot on the M5, mate got a couple of these before we got bored and decided to drive like dicks instead, as you do

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Asda car park when i got back home haha

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And one of the previous owners pics from the ad

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Will update again later with pics after ive given it a proper clean!

[Dom]

Look forward to seeing this around! Dale really needs to sell that Ibiza!

[Rookie]

Look forward to seeing this around! Dale really needs to sell that Ibiza!

Cheers, would be good to see your Rallye in the flesh too! Yeah he does haha, fucking post box. Ive given him the money for the bumper and that so i guess he'll come and get it at some point soon

[BBM]

That's really nice.

[Skitts123]

Lovely car mate

[LSOfreak]

best colour

[Wayne]

I know this car very well;) my mate who you bought it off really looked after it and my other mate owned it before him so know the history of it:) i know that garage where you filled up to as i live not far from there:P had a bodied s lump in the owner/mate you bought it off before, then put a lower miles 16v lump which is in there now:) one think i'd say wheels need to be anthracite or gloss black.

[Psycho18]

I only like gti's in sundance yellow, wouldn't have one unless it was yellow.

Looks really nice.

[Rookie]

best colour

Yeah ive always love sundance, gets a lot of looks thats for sure!

I know this car very well;) my mate who you bought it off really looked after it and my other mate owned it before him so know the history of it:) i know that garage where you filled up to as i live not far from there:P had a bodied s lump in the owner/mate you bought it off before, then put a lower miles 16v lump which is in there now:) one think i'd say wheels need to be anthracite or gloss black.

Thats good to hear mate, can tell its been well looked after, yeah ill be getting the wheels powdercoated black soon. Some cracking roads up your way though, had loads of fun on the way back!

[JoshFurioBrookes]

My favourite colour for a gti, and on great wheels, like it alot!

[Dom]

Yeah he said something about that, what's up with your bumper? Seems to be pretty mint?

Btw, If you want to save yourself the respray costs on the alloys, I have a set of Ultraleggera alloys in Anthracite for sale with T1R's on :y:

[Rookie]

Yeah he said something about that, what's up with your bumper? Seems to be pretty mint?

Btw, If you want to save yourself the respray costs on the alloys, I have a set of Ultraleggera alloys in Anthracite for sale with T1R's on :y:

Nothing wrong with mine but i was gonna get my bump strips colour coded at some point anyway so it makes sense to just buy your bumper with it already done then just get the back ones done at a bodyshop

Could be interested depending on price and how much i could get for mine! Inbox me what your after mate

[Dom]

Nothing wrong with mine but i was gonna get my bump strips colour coded at some point anyway so it makes sense to just buy your bumper with it already done then just get the back ones done at a bodyshop

Could be interested depending on price and how much i could get for mine! Inbox me what your after mate

Oh right, I take it you know of Viking Resprays for cheap bodywork? :y: Worth taking it over there if its only little bits.

You can get quite a lot for your alloys, depending on tyres as well. If they are in mint condition, they sell for £250-300 without tyres! They weigh in at 4.9kg per alloys, the lightest alloy you can get for a Saxo/106 before spending shit loads of money tbh.

[Rookie]

Did a few little bits today, my new boot lock badge came so fitted that, the old one had all worn off so it looked pretty shit from the back. Also got rid of the rear wiper and sprayed the pug badge in the bonnet black, then gave the car a wash + polish. Then it pissed it down. Oh and its now been booked into the body shop to have the bump strips colour coded.

De-wipered + new badge

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Bonnet badge

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Cleaan

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[DanTvts]

Looks really nice that, nice clean example. Got to love sundance!

[k2thecsaxo]

looking good mate, i actually quite like the wheels in the colour they are at the moment

[stevo1600]

as above.

looks really nice. good buy :y:

[slow-norris]

looks really nice that.. prob the only car i would actually like to own in yellow ;)

[Lewis]

Love the colour, wheels are spot on too! Grey powder coat next ;)

[piggy123]

that means you can sell me your half cage now :D

[Rookie]

Gthat means you can sell me your half cage now :D

Yeah i can mate, sorry about saturday i never got a chance to go getthe cage out (saxo is being stored elsewhere as its out of tax), but im happy to let it go for the original 150 for messing you about.

Cheers for the positive comments lads (Y)

[piggy123]

ok awesome..... what made you go sundance yellow...... more of a cherry red man myself :D
still i love it

[Rookie]

ok awesome..... what made you go sundance yellow...... more of a cherry red man myself :D
still i love it

Dunno ive always loved the colour haha, do like cherry red though i just think sundance is rarer

[Rookie]

Get paid tomorrow so ill be getting either a set of morettes or a 2" pugsport, undecided on which yet though haha

[Rookie]

Some moron decided to reverse his hyundai matrix into the back of me last night so im now in need of a new rear bumper and boot lid haha. Absolutely gutted.

[nickgriffsaxofurio]

haha my mrs old car she owned this before pete lovley car and was very fast until pete swapped engine's real head turner i spent hours maintainin this car as i used to drive it more than my girl friend lol gutted when she sold it has been well looked after and was cleaned like every weekend with some help off wayne ;) good luck lookin forward to ur progress thread mate

[Rookie]

haha my mrs old car she owned this before pete lovley car and was very fast until pete swapped engine's real head turner i spent hours maintainin this car as i used to drive it more than my girl friend lol gutted when she sold it has been well looked after and was cleaned like every weekend with some help off wayne ;) good luck lookin forward to ur progress thread mate

Nice! He did say it had a bodied engine in it before or something? Good to know it was looked after properly though, youre not the first person to tell me that either!

[Rookie]

Car is currently in my stepdad's body shop to have the boot lid + rear bumper repaired, and also the bump strips colour coded. Went up there this morning to help out, took some pics along the way. Just waiting for it to harden now then it can be flatted + polished.

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I also invested in a dual action machine polisher + a load of other detailing stuff from CYC so once its all finished ill be giving it a proper clean + detail, will get pics once its done.

[joe333]

How much is this lowered bye mate? and what the tyres size? 195 45 15?

random i no!

[Rookie]

How much is this lowered bye mate? and what the tyres size? 195 45 15?

random i no!

Yeah 195/45/15, no idea how much its lowered by as the old owner did it, but its pretty low haha

[Bedford126]

Who sprayed that mate? The masking is shite. Finish looks good though but your going to have over spray under every panel edge.

[Rookie]

Who sprayed that mate? The masking is shite. Finish looks good though but your going to have over spray under every panel edge.

Step dad sprayed it, i masked haha, it will only be the boot lid which will have over spray which was filthy so the paint should just polish off. Bumper is being replaced anyway so i wasnt really arsed about masking that properly.

[Rookie]

Car now been repaired and had the bump strips colour coded, filthy as ive not had a chance to clean it since it came back due to this shit weather, but you get the idea....

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[nickgriffsaxofurio]

lookin nice mate

[Rookie]

Not updated this for a while now so got a few pics from over the last few months. Not a lot has changed really, apart from i went and px'd my Pugsport for an OMP Inox. No pics but believe me it is fucking LOUD. It has also just come out from the garage after having one of the front wheel bearings replaced as well as 4 new T1R's and balancing + alignment.

Replaced my rear brake pads and disks a few weeks ago, this is what i took off. Would pass an MOT for sure...

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result of Iron-X because id been running on the metal:

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beading on the bonnet after a machine polish + wax with DoDo Juice Banana Armour:

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And a few other radom snaps from the last few weeks

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Wheels are going in for paint next week. See you all at FCS :y:

[Andyc123]

You know what i think, top motor! top guy! seriously loud car too!

[Rookie]

Finally got my wheels done! then spent today cleaning the car ready for tomorrow. Was planning to machine polish the whole car but it kept raining on and off so i didnt bother, just did the boot lid as it didnt get done at the bodyshop due to me needing the car back ASAP. Still quite pleased with the finish anyway, method was:

Rinse
Wash with Chemical Guys Maxi Suds II
Dry with megs water magnet
Iron X paste on a few spots on the bumper + rear quarter
Clayed with G3 clay + DoDo Juice born slippy
Machine polished boot lid with Menzerna PO85RD on Sonus SFX-2 pad then refine with PO106FA on an SFX3
Whole car waxed with DoDo Juice Banana Armour
Cleaned wheels with G101
Megs endurance tyre gel for the tyres
Cleaned the Inox with wire wool + G101 then polished with Autosol

Could have got it looking much nicer if i had machine polished the whole car but couldnt be arsed with the weather the way it was. Only a few pics but if you want to see it properly then ill be on the 106 owners stand tomorrow!

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[Dom]

You know what i'm going to say lol

It looks perfect :y:

[Rookie]

You know what i'm going to say lol

It looks perfect :y:

Cheers bro! Im genuinely sorry for copying your car, but it had to be done haha

[Dom]

I like it, its good seeing something similar around. Even more than that, I'm please that my GTi has influenced others. I will probably be seeing you tomorrow somewhere along the convoy, I'll take a butchers then! :)

[Ben_SaxoForte]

Always loved sundance gti's, looks immaculate :y:

[Rookie]

Few rolling shots someone got of me in the 106owners convoy :)

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[Rookie]

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Cleaned, waxed and ready for TRAX. See you all tomorrow!