VR's requiring welding

[bungy 2]

I have seen and been watching a few threads where people are struggling to get welding done on their cars and as a result cars are getting stripped and broken for spares. This is a shame and really quite unnecessary. Enthusiasts from other marks rebuild cars from rotten wrecks which the Golfs don't tend to be. I can offer welding services for panels including manufacture for awkward area's at a cost that will be far less than most. Even better if the owner strips the area of trim before hand to help with access and preserves the area afterwards. Although all this can be done. I'm away until November but available after that and able to show evidence of previous work carried out. Drop me a reply or pm if you have something requiring doing. I'm not doing this for financial gain but have costs to cover and have to justify my time, just feel some may need help keeping their cars on the road.

[b19drg 0]

Again this is what makes this club a great place to be , good work Bungy I'll see ya when you get back with a metal plate and a hole in my floor !

[bungy 2]

Again this is what makes this club a great place to be ' date=' good work Bungy I'll see ya when you get back with a metal plate and a hole in my floor !

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sounds exactly like the sort of stuff people need doing and for you buddy, not a problem.....

[legvw 0]

Fair play to you mate, welding cars can be a pain, and as you are rightly saying, they are being stripped for no reason. If you've got the kit, workshop etc then why not? Good on ya fella! Long live the mk3 golf!! :-)

[Phat VR6 3]

there's nothing worse than lieing on a drive way with a car 5" away from your face. welding splatter going down your sleeves and making little fires in your hair lol, car bursting into flames inside the cab lol.. i fu**** hate it ..

Ive got some awkward area's left that im really not interested in. id say your service is well worth it. might be in contact depending on distance. out of interest how are you protecting the inside of the repair i.e inside the sill.. stresses me out trying to protect the repair from inside

[bungy 2]

A welded repair has to be protected on both sides as you well know or else it'll just come back twice as bad. All depends on the owners wishes really and always better if they supply or even do the preservation after the weld.

I'll be doing any work in a heated workshop and with the method I use never get splatters or burns.

Always worth injecting sills with wax.

[gavinvr6 0]

wish thisa was an option before i started on the mk2, could of got you to straighten up the mk3. never mind ay.

any chance of a bracket to fit the mk3 column into the mk2?

also the mk3 pedal box mod if possible. i re-fitted the mk2 one as had opotunity for a cable kit but that went tit's up and figured prob cost less to pay you to fab up the required bracket to fit the mk3 pedals instead. rado one is getting bloody hard to find.

[spadam 7]

Bungy when u get back il pop rnd one evening or something wouldnt mind getting a little bit of welding done on my sills. And while its in the air anywhere else that need doing. Il strip the car for you protect afterwards no problem.

[bungy 2]

wish thisa was an option before i started on the mk2' date=' could of got you to straighten up the mk3. never mind ay.

any chance of a bracket to fit the mk3 column into the mk2?

also the mk3 pedal box mod if possible. i re-fitted the mk2 one as had opotunity for a cable kit but that went tit's up and figured prob cost less to pay you to fab up the required bracket to fit the mk3 pedals instead. rado one is getting bloody hard to find.

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I'm not up to speed with what you are after but as long as you can either show me a picture, draw it or explain it well, then I can do it.

[bungy 2]

Bungy when u get back il pop rnd one evening or something wouldnt mind getting a little bit of welding done on my sills. And while its in the air anywhere else that need doing. Il strip the car for you protect afterwards no problem.

As you are not too far away, best if you pop round and we'll have a look to see what's what and the best way to get it done.

[spadam 7]

Yea no worries will do. By the time you get back should have my painted wishbones and polybushes on and new brakes courtesy of paul as i still havent got round to fitting them

[bungy 2]

Yea no worries will do. By the time you get back should have my painted wishbones and polybushes on and new brakes courtesy of paul as i still havent got round to fitting them

Yeah don't strip anything until i've had a chance to have a look and we'll go from there.

[spadam 7]

Yea no worries got few other jobs to do first aswell as moving house

[gavinvr6 0]

basically the moun t on the mk3 column is lower than the mk2 mounting point by about 6-8" so need a bracket/box section of come kind to be fabbed up.

the mk3 pedal box needs modding to fit the mk2, im sure we spoke about when you and paul done such a wonderfull job pulling the engine out for me.

i will take a pic of the steering column conundrum in the morn and upload it, and one=ce i get the pedal out (awkward bolt to get at) i'll take a pick of mk2 and mk3 together to show difference. basically need mk3 one turning into a rado one

[ashmk3 0]

will you be able to fit new sills? as in replace the entire sill, as the previous owner jaked it up in the middle of the sill and now has a huge dent in it and rust is starting to settle in.

[bungy 2]

will you be able to fit new sills? as in replace the entire sill' date=' as the previous owner jaked it up in the middle of the sill and now has a huge dent in it and rust is starting to settle in.

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You are a long way away to travel for that sort of work. Would it not be easier to drill a series of holes and pull the crease out and weld fill the holes again? What's the availability of OEM sills for a mk3? Pattern ones are usually rubbish.

[bungy 2]

basically the moun t on the mk3 column is lower than the mk2 mounting point by about 6-8" so need a bracket/box section of come kind to be fabbed up.

the mk3 pedal box needs modding to fit the mk2' date=' im sure we spoke about when you and paul done such a wonderfull job pulling the engine out for me.

i will take a pic of the steering column conundrum in the morn and upload it, and one=ce i get the pedal out (awkward bolt to get at) i'll take a pick of mk2 and mk3 together to show difference. basically need mk3 one turning into a rado one

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Doesn't sound too involved and probably easy enough when seen.

[ashmk3 0]

i could give that a try, i dont mind a bit of diy ill let you know how i get on. cheers i forgot to look how far you were sorry.

[bungy 2]

i could give that a try' date=' i dont mind a bit of diy ill let you know how i get on. cheers i forgot to look how far you were sorry.

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Post on this thread or send me a photo by pm so I get an idea of what's what and might have a better idea of how best to solve.

[ashmk3 0]

ill try and get one up then after work tomorrow cheers.

[bigchap59 0]

hi m8 how much on average would the sills cost to be replaced on a mk3 vr6???

[dylanbliss 0]

I'm not a million miles away from you mate, would be interested to hear what you thought about the tin worm on my VR! Do you have an email address i could send some pics to? The bottom of my nearside front wing is swiss cheese (although im planning to just swap the wing) and i have a 2 inch blister of rust coming through the paint on the nearside rear arch....

[b road blaster 0]

bungy is away in the usa for a while but if you drop him a pm i'm sure he will get back to you asap