chocolate_o_brian

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Right, another trait of owning a 20 year old car is the fading exterior trimmings.

On my GTI which is graphite grey, they are particularly faded on the arches and bumper. So I have seen this on ebay. It's been recommended by a mate who says it's really good stuff.

Only dilemma now is deciding whether to go for a oem grey dye, or the more aggressive looking black dye. I'm edging towards the black as I fancy something different and have a dark coloured car.


Opinions please?


Piccy of the Pug to work from...


If anyone can attempt a photoshop, that would be appreciated and paid for with sexual favours

SC008Y_MAD

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Andy,

I have just had a quick look on Just GTis site and seen this example



which looks like a grey one like yours and the bumper look more black than grey, but that could be the light.

I would say grey and keep the OE look

chocolate_o_brian

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I have just thought of a couple of positives by dyeing it Grey.

1. The plastic badges on the rear quarters wouldn't be out of sync (as they would be if I chose Black)

2. The other rubber bits like the windscreen and window surrounds would fit in better. As the car has faded over time, glossy Black trimmings could age these parts considerably, where Grey would blend in well and freshen things up.

Think I may take a punt on the Grey afterall.

53

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Is this not 'Black Wow' by another name ? If it is it doesn't last.

If it does work, post lots of pics as I would be very interested

Daz_WRX

have you tried heating the plastics? this turns them back to the origional colour....

i swear by autoglym bumper care for plastics...

bioforger

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Well this is screaming out for an accurate pshop in black Choco If ure refreshing in either colour, it is also really worthwhile replacing the red metal strips, they're a piece of **** to remove, and it makes all the difference, so I 'freshened' them up to;



I like it in black actually

chocolate_o_brian

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The red bits? would they just require a quick spray or clean up? I still don't know how they come off

bioforger

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The paint is poor on them, they dull after time, even a good detail wouldn't help much as the paint is flat to begin with. They simply slide into place, u can lever an end out, n pull em out. I did this on my white GTi. Ok the bumpers do have to come off, but it's worth it. Replacement kit from a good pug tuner was cheap iirc to. Or you could paint em properly n finish Anyway do u like it in black?

exvaux

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my old cherry red 205 had the same problems the trim had all faded,i just painted it black,smartened it up no end

Jamo

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COB what did you give for the gti if you dont mind me asking? was thinking of getting one for some track fun and a second car.

chocolate_o_brian

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believe it or not I was considering selling her, as with no power steering, it doesn't do my wrist much good.

Pm me if you want to know what she cost etc. Glad to discuss with you.

GC8

He needs one that doesnt keep going wrong! James's fault-finding ability only extends as far as ringing me up!

Jamo

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haha. and danny

wiley

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leave it as it is mate
wiley

F1 CJE UK

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great little car looks mint

D.O.M

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Grey

chocolate_o_brian

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Thanks for the comments guys, but if you look closely, the trimmings really do need doing. Thy're patchy at best, and repeated coatings of trim detailer only mask the problem for a couple of weeks.

For the sake of £9.99 and a little postage, I'm going to give it a shot. I've decided on a U-turn and opted for black, as someone on the 205 forum showed me a nice black one and it's more a dark dark grey colour, which I want. I may even attempt the lip spoiler on the tailgate and the sunroof surrounds on the roof lining too.

BLU

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IMHO I think that grey would look better