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VW Golf R32 Estate - detailR - Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

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I was asked to get this mk5 Golf ready for Ultimate Dubs at the beginning of march.
The engine TDI blew up on a Euro trip back in 2016, since then it sat under a tree until the owner decided to do something with it a few months ago.

He chose to swap the engine out for the V6 lump from an R32 Golf, along with the gear box, rear Heldex diff for AWD goodness. Air ride set up, some 3 month old Audi RS4 wing back seats and a host of other tricks.

I know this car won't be for everyone, but hey-ho :)

On arrival

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Auto Finesse safe wash and decontamination process.

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Once the car was inside I could have a good look at what was to come.

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The roof didn't respond well to polishing so I chose to wet sand it to try and salvage what I could.

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So many bird bombs to deal with!

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I'll fast forward to some polishing before and afters.

A 2 stage Major Enhancement detail was chosen to remove as many defects as I could in the time frame.
The car has been fully repainted - at different times - which made it interesting.

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Over spray in the door shuts.

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The interior was given a little freshen up.

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Engine bay treated.

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The wheels arches were cleaned and dressed.

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Custom made Audi Winter 3 piece split rims protected.

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The paintwork received 2 layers of ODK Revere.

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With the wheels fitted, it was time for some finished shots.

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Thanks for reading :)

Richard.

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Thanks very much everyone :)
It was a tough one but it was worth the effort.



Air ride :thumb: there's a little controller in the car - press a button and the suspension raises up.
It has a really clever E Level setup so when it's at running height, you can load it full of people, shopping and such and it will automatically level it's self to the same height.
 
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