ok, muskiteer bonnet and bbr starchip are now sold proceeds going towards my fix bx 16v fund

Hi Rosco, yes i had already seen that red one but its on a g and even older than mine and also running uncoated steel hydraulic lines which im not a big fan of at that age! My f reg gti 8v started bursting them one by one in 2000 so i got rid of it. On a brighter note i dont think i can bring myself...

:( Sorry luke this ones dead. Im just finding more and more rust, The drivers sill has gone through as well and the sill end in the drivers wheel arch has gone bad also the front drivers side chassis legs gone. Im toying with the idea of getting another phase 2 so i can re-use all the new parts on m...

:cry: Bad news im afraid, the rear chassis leg has gone round the fuel tank area so this would mean fuel tank out as well. So far we have:- inner wing rust rear wheel arch rust door shut rust bulkhead rust rear chassis leg rust driver side rear chassis leg rust round fuel tank passenger side fuel fi...

tim, im still 50/50 on repairing the bx. I do like that xsara but like you said its dear and too far away for me. However if i have one it has to be a vts and in that colour ( dont want any other colour ) my bros had his xsara vtr now for 6 years and its cost him practicly nothing and i do like driv...

Its not realy a pear, the other sill seems fine and the main floor pans and boot floor are all solid. Its just the arse of taking all the kit off including the rear air vents as last time i did that ( on the grey one ) i managed to break the plastic c pillar panel. However ive just been given a phon...

:roll: I went out this morning to touch up what i thought was a bit of surface rust on the sill lip at the front of the passenger side and after further investigation the original underseal has cracked and rust has started up the sill between the lip and kit as i put a screwdriver straight through t...

Well after a productive day ive managed to find out exactly how far the rust has gone ( good news- not that far at all :) ) and its nothing to do with the underseal ive put on. Its down to age and design flaws in the car. The seam in the wheel arch has split letting water in under the originall unde...

well ive owned it 9 years and you wouldnt beleive the ammount of service history i have ( around £10,000 ) worth. I realy need to know roughly how much to get the rear door shuts and inner wing areas fixed. If it isnt more than 1k to do then i can have the money within 3 months and then get it respr...

:D Right ive made my decision. Its staying because theres nothing else on the market any good for the money. Its going to have to sit in the garage for 12 months unused while i save the money ( dont do loans ). Is it worth cuting the rot out with an angle grinder so it doesnt spread as the car wont ...

cheers for the replys guys, If i decide to take it to a body shop do you reckon its going to be over a grand to sort that little lot?. I cant get it there at the mo as theres no tax, plus it needs a new rubber/metal high pressure pipe and flow valve fitting, Ive also got the drivers side rear arm be...

the main floor pans and boot floor are fine, ive had a good poke around (spent hours under it and thats all the rot i could find. Its the wheel arches that have started going ( where it gets all the crap ). Im wondering wether i used the wrong underseal? its the hammerite underbody seal with added w...

The car as it stands. I dont think ill bother putting it through an mot at the end of the year ( due december ). need to get prices for welding :roll: . The pics are a little on the large side so could anyone on here ( mod ) resize them?. I dont know how to do it and would be grateful of a lesson on...

Just recently ive decided to put most but not all of the 16v back to standard. Over the last two days i have put the 5 spoke alloys on off the blue gti we scrapped, replaced the bonnet with the standard one plus grill and replaced the door mirrors with the originals. As some of you will know ive bee...

Theres nothing wrong with red 16 valves they look the nuts when polished . Im with everyone else on the forum, just get it bought!. plates an added bonus as well .