A couple pics of the Brown Frown

[Spray Junkie]

This car was stock until Friday. Decided to dress it up for Port Townsend Cruise. Sorry for the crappy quality.

[PzwoTDI]

I love that interior... Great Jetta you have right there

[airman401]

That interior!

[jakewolf]

Looks good! I was walking down the sidewalk in Port Townsend yesterday and saw you turn onto that main road.

[Jmacs]

In love.

[toolegit]

love that brown on brown. i need those seats!

[steveo27]

[jkautz48]

Amazing interior

[skidplate]

That car looked good in PT. It being stock up until friday explains why I didn't recognize it.

[mafosta]

The Rallye lights look so different on a small bumper

[Spray Junkie]

Thanks for the kind words. Future plans are to go a little lower, some 5 mil spacers in the rear, and a new windshield. I also have a Foha I'm going to install in the next couple days.

[db3ck]

love it inside and out did it come with the raylle grill setup

[Spray Junkie]

love it inside and out did it come with the raylle grill setup

No, I've owned it for about two years. I actually sold it and realized my mistake and bought it back a month later. It was bone stock until last friday when I put all the bits on for Port Townsend Cruise.

[db3ck]

o thats really cool looks like you've taken great care of it

[speedbird119]

that interior makes my balls tingle with jealousy...

[Spray Junkie]

o thats really cool looks like you've taken great care of it

Actually it was the 90 year old german woman that owned it. Its got 265,000 miles on it. It has no lifter tick, and in the 5000 miles I drove it since its last oil change its only used about a 1/3 quart of oil

Its a WVW car, and she had it shipped back to Germany twice, so she could drive it there. I found deutsche marks underr the carpet when I detailed it.

[84MK1RabbitGTI]

[Spray Junkie]

pic

Awesome! Thank-you! Makes me realize how much lower I want to go

[mk2gtd]

looks great.
i love that heidelburg tape deck

[Spray Junkie]

looks great.
i love that heidelburg tape deck

Thanks! I'm planning on installing a real sound system soon, but going to use an ipod so I don't have to mess with the deck or any of the stock wiring. Trying to keep it as OEM as possible.

[Spray Junkie]

Blech

[steveo27]

Awesome! Thank-you! Makes me realize how much lower I want to go

rear sits perfect. Just bring the fronts down to match

[jimothy cricket]

[Spray Junkie]

rear sits perfect. Just bring the fronts down to match

I know, I set the height at 4 am about 3 hours before leaving for PT Cruise. I'm going to get some new coils though because the passenger front is completely blown. I'd like another quarter inch drop in the rear and then even out the front.

I have some Zender skirts I'm toying with throwing on too

[Spray Junkie]

FCK

This was fun, nothing like seized plate light screws to brighten your day. Ended up going a little further than planned.





Heres a little lesson in rust repair mk2 noobs. Listen up!

Grind the hell out of everything rusty, go about a half inch out from where you think the rust stops. Use 36 grit, or a grinding wheel or a wire brush.

Clean the hell out of the bare metal with alcohol/wax and grease remover/ windex if you're poor.
Clean and dirt free is crucial.




Sand the surrounding areas with 320 grit, use a DA, or a sanding block, or a rolled up newspaper.

Clean it again. The first time you cleaned it was to keep from spreading any dirt/ grease when you are sanding the surrounding bits.

I'm using POR-15 over the heavy rust pitting, but this stuff works great for the minor rust that will be visible when painted. Acid etching primer. It attaches itself to the metal on a molecular level yo!



Once that stuff dries, sand it lightly with 320. Clean it again! ( I know, but you don't want it to rust again right

Now hit it with POR. A little goes a long way, too thick and it will bubble. Let this crap dry for a day before topcoating with the paint of your choice. Don't forget to sand it lightly with 320 and clean it again.



Now find something else to fix while you wait. I chose the window frames as they were painted prob 15 years ago with no etch primer. I'm also replacing the window scrapers which are in sad shape.








Top coat is this stuff right here. Next up, trim and rear bumper

[speedbird119]

Thanks! Much appreciate the quick how-to...I'm going to be doing some similar efforts in the very near future on mine. Just nice to see it freshly done... still diggin' that primo interior!

[steveo27]

[Road Boss]

I like your radio.

[Spray Junkie]

The turbo'd turd stopped by my house for a visit today...







And got the Foha all wrapped up





Then went to a g2g and destroyed my front lip trying to leave a parking garage

all in all a productive friday.

[.chap-e]

This is probably the best 4 door I've seen on here, definitely my favorite. Rallye + small bumper = an amazing combo, never thought about it before but now I want to do it. Need a new set of front wheel well trim pieces too so this is perfect timing. Interior though really separates this one, love it dude, really do.

[Volkswageneer1990]

Many thanks for the Rust fix how-to. And your car is beautiful. I love the brown and the simplicity.

[Spray Junkie]

A couple of good pics from last night. Thanks to Brian Dyche for the clicks

[nhsccdp]

Great looking car.. love how it sits in the light

[Project_2501]

For the well-being of the paint on your hood, take that bra off before washing. It's like raping a kitten every time you don't.

For those using POR-15 for the first time: they sell a starter kit including all of the wash / prep components that you'll need (and some nice spray bottles! haha).

Nice car man.

Any pics under the hood of the "turbo'd turd"?

[Spray Junkie]

For the well-being of the paint on your hood, take that bra off before washing. It's like raping a kitten every time you don't.

I paint cars for a living

Any pics under the hood of the "turbo'd turd"?