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  1. M Dski mkIII
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    shaved hatch

    10-18-2010 04:33 PM #1
    let's see your shaved hatch. anyone have any good tips while doing the work? I'm doing mine really soon.
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    10-18-2010 09:23 PM #3
    Tom has the hottest rear end in town
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    10-18-2010 09:36 PM #4
    lol
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    10-18-2010 09:51 PM #5
    Quote Originally Posted by M Dski mkIII View Post
    anyone have any good tips while doing the work?
    1. Learn how to do body work.
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    10-18-2010 10:32 PM #6
    What do you guys use to pop open the hatch after the shave?
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    10-18-2010 10:44 PM #7
    Reach through and do it by hand, a hood pop like mechanism, or more commonly solenoids.
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    10-18-2010 10:50 PM #8
    Has anyone stumbled upon a bolt on solenoid from another vehicle? VW or not.
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    10-19-2010 02:25 AM #9
    randy's car, game over



    Quote Originally Posted by spltshft View Post
    Has anyone stumbled upon a bolt on solenoid from another vehicle? VW or not.
    a MKIII golf trunk popper will work with little modification.
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    10-19-2010 06:13 AM #10
    Quote Originally Posted by steveo27 View Post
    randy's car, game over





    a MKIII golf trunk popper will work with little modification.
    yup this was the motivation for mine
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    10-19-2010 06:19 AM #11
    heres mine!

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    10-19-2010 10:28 AM #12
    Quote Originally Posted by steveo27 View Post
    randy's car, game over





    a MKIII golf trunk popper will work with little modification.
    Any more pics of the car
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    10-19-2010 05:30 PM #13
    Quote Originally Posted by cleanA3 View Post
    Any more pics of the car
    Theres nothing new around. Search thelumpya2 for old pics
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    10-19-2010 08:02 PM #14
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    10-19-2010 08:17 PM #15
    only certain cars can pull it off....
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    10-19-2010 08:20 PM #16
    i think it pretty much has to be a big bumper car...

    side note who has some non 3rd brake light glass without the holes so i can get rid of that damn spoiler
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    10-20-2010 06:13 PM #17
    i hate those holes!
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    10-20-2010 08:27 PM #19
    Quote Originally Posted by _a2coupe2a_ View Post
    side note who has some non 3rd brake light glass without the holes so i can get rid of that damn spoiler
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    10-20-2010 09:11 PM #20
    Quote Originally Posted by tomdooley View Post
    I actually need to check into the glass and see if its flat, if it is i might just make a SA replica
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    10-20-2010 10:40 PM #21
    its not dead flat it has a slight curve to it. You can get a glass with no 3rd brake light and heater lines from africa....



    oh and my hatch with backwards tires.
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    10-20-2010 10:41 PM #22
    i know thats why i said sa glass. sa = south africa
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    10-20-2010 10:47 PM #23
    oh sorry ron my mistake.
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    10-20-2010 11:08 PM #24
    Quote Originally Posted by C.Raynes View Post
    oh sorry ron my mistake.
    repent damnit!! oh wait..
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    05-14-2012 09:51 PM #25
    Anyone have any good tips for what to do with the license plate once the hatch is shaved and there is no cutout in the bumper?
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    05-14-2012 10:01 PM #26
    Throws off the balance of the whole car. Never been a fan
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    05-15-2012 08:45 AM #27
    Quote Originally Posted by dubinsincuwereindiapers View Post
    Throws off the balance of the whole car. Never been a fan
    All have our own opinions. I like it just wish I could get a mount into the bumper like on newer vehicles.
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    05-15-2012 10:47 AM #28
    Quote Originally Posted by VW_RAT_VW View Post
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    05-15-2012 11:20 AM #29
    not really shaved, but another way of skinning the cat

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    05-15-2012 05:22 PM #30
    ^ the best way to shave a hatch.
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    The better question would have been is there anyone running a 15x8 with a properly sized tire
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    05-15-2012 05:23 PM #31
    Quote Originally Posted by ZDespreaux View Post
    All have our own opinions. I like it just wish I could get a mount into the bumper like on newer vehicles.
    stop wishing and start building
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    05-15-2012 06:52 PM #32
    they look horrible.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blue MK2 View Post
    they look horrible.
    This
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    05-15-2012 08:39 PM #34
    Quote Originally Posted by steveo27 View Post
    stop wishing and start building
    Hahah. I am, was talking more along the lines of finding one
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    05-15-2012 08:52 PM #35
    i've never understood why so many people have shaven their hatches... taken the time to lay down some clean paint... and ignored the slight curve of the tailgate...

    bendy/warpy reflections == shoddy work.

    sorry, but it's simply a fact.
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