Ray's '97 Vento VR6 Clean up thread

Subject: Ray's '97 Vento VR6 Clean up thread Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:24 pm

Hi guys , been on a here a little while but didnt have a booted vw for the last while to show you. Been on the look out for a Vento or a late spec Jetta for a while so when this one came up i went over to Newcastle from Ireland to check it out and brought it home. Bought it off Simon [sim16v] on here , seen it advertised on pistonheads and clubgti. As Simon described it , it's basically a Highline Golf spec in a Vento. Heated Black Leather , Electric Sunroof , AirCon , BBS Solitude alloys etc. I thought the colour was unusual too being Storm Grey LK7Y. The car had 102,420 miles on it when i collected it , a full folder of receipts and that all important vw book stamped up. Main dealer services apart from the last few which were independant VW specialist. there's not a rattle from the car , drives as new and the sound from the VR is superb!

Here's the shots of it when i landed home and gave it a quick wash

Then i checked the car over , writing up a list of improvements i could make to it. Although the car was in brilliant condition for it's age it still had a few flaws. There were a number of little dings from doors opening up against it etc and a few small bits that needed paintwork.

Subject: Re: Ray's '97 Vento VR6 Clean up thread Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:25 pm

You can see the few small marks I’m talking about here [am I too fussy!] The paint was not broken on them so I got a dent repair specialist to pull them out.

Then I decided on what needed painting. The drivers side mouldings had a few mark on them so they were going to see paint anyway. Then the nose of the roof must have got a nasty chip at one stage and over time it started to show a bit of rust. Also the back bumper will have to be plated once the towbar is gone off it so I’ll paint it along with the backs of the mirrors. There’s actually nothing wrong with the mirrors but when they’ve fresh paint on them it makes all the difference to me.

As always with a VW of it’s era the indicators get cracked and fade [my Corrado was the same] so they went for the bin as did the side repeaters. For the sake of a few quid it’ll freshen things up. The reason I stayed clear of the Crystals [although I do like them] was because I’m trying to keep the car as oem as possible. Also there are no other headlights on the market that I like , I’m not going to have Crystal Indicators and Headlights with lines on them!

You can see on this one where the Front Bumper was sitting up a little bit high. It was just a matter of loosening the bolts on the top of the bumper and sliding it over a touch

2.0 TDI - 140ps! Joined : 24 Apr 2007 Posts : 387

thats a well tidy motor. good effort mate Smile

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Subject: Re: Ray's '97 Vento VR6 Clean up thread Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:58 pm

This is so clean n so mint!!

love it!!

Subject: Re: Ray's '97 Vento VR6 Clean up thread Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:54 pm

looks like a real straight car good luck

Subject: Re: Ray's '97 Vento VR6 Clean up thread Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:05 am

very nice... you would think that the fog lights in front wouldnt always break/crack... notice that alot on mk3's, but when they are new they sure do look good!! Smile

something about that color i love!! cheers

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Subject: Re: Ray's '97 Vento VR6 Clean up thread Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:20 pm

Small update on a this , I’ve all my spare time buried in my Caddy project at the minute but another 2-3 weeks should see me back at this

On the Drivers side , the moulding on top of the cill was a little bit damaged so I replaced it and the end caps on both sides were cracked so they got the bin too

New strip

The chin spoiler was a bit too short for my liking so a Golf VR one was got for it. It fitted on to it no problem once the corners were cut on the inside. It probably is a 2 man job , you need one man holding it in place and one man stretching it into the slots. I put one screw in each end at the corner just to be sure it would hold.

Spoiler changes the look of the front of the car , really pleased with it
Also have mirror caps off and door mouldings on the drivers side off for painting. Caps were fine but a fresh coat of paint will lift the car me thinks. Rear bumper off the car for plating where the towbar was too

Subject: Re: Ray's '97 Vento VR6 Clean up thread Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:32 pm

she looks a little poorly in that last image Very Happy

Looking forward to seeing it all back on though
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Subject: Re: Ray's '97 Vento VR6 Clean up thread Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:11 pm

She's been parked up at outside a mates workshop and every bird within 269 miles made it a target! A good detailing is planned. Hope it turns out the way i want!

Newbie Joined : 18 Aug 2008 Posts : 5

any update on this Ray?

(must collect tt seat off you one of these days?

Subject: Re: Ray's '97 Vento VR6 Clean up thread Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:52 pm

there is a tiny update that i helped out with and i cant wait to see them!!!
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Subject: Re: Ray's '97 Vento VR6 Clean up thread Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:56 pm

No update's John , the Caddy has me so busy the poor VR is feeling left out.. Yup Jenn sorted me out there recently with a few bits so will have them up asap! Thanks Jenn you're a star!!

Subject: Re: Ray's '97 Vento VR6 Clean up thread Tue Aug 19, 2008 3:03 am