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2G Summer plans, need some advice

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Doomchild

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Sep 1, 2016
Ypres, Europe
Since I got a month off work this summer I finally decided to put some work into my car.
It's the first time I've done any kind of work like this and could use some advice from more experienced people.

List of jobs I've got planned:
- Replace low spoiler with Turbo Spoiler.
Spoiler has been ordered unpainted, this should be the least complicated item on the list.
- Replace front 2ga bumper with 2gb bumper.
Still not 100% sure I got all the parts, currently ordered: bumper, 2gb headlights, 2gb foglights, fog light bezels (these were a pain to find).
- Replace antenna.
Another simple job I hope, remove the telescopic antenna and motor which doesn't work with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/141889132442
- Fix passenger side door.
So far nothing actually planned for this aside from 'needs to be done'. The trim on the door is warped and I have no idea if it is salvagable or if I'll need to order a new one. Would love some advice on how to deal with this.
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- Fix rusted out licenseplate lights.
From what I can tell I'll need to remove the rear bumper to reach this, clean off any remaining rust and weld on new pieces to screw the lights into. Anyone done this before? No idea if I should do it myself or let it be done by a professional as part of the next item on the list.
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- Fix rust & paint.
While I'm in a spending mood, since both the spoiler and front bumper are unpainted I'll have the whole exterior fixed up. Get some scratches and dings fixed, get the hole from the old spoiler plugged & get the rust on the rear hatch fixed.

While most people around here call me crazy for spending this much on a 21 y/o car, I didn't buy it to let it waste away. I just hope to do it right so I get to enjoy the fruits of my labour without running into new issues every year.

Aside from all that I still need to fix one engine issue that's been bothering me for months. The engine stalls all the time. At first we thought the Idle Air Control Valve was broken and replaced it but the issue persisted. Since my go-to garage (friend of the family, has some experience with the 4g63 engine) doesn't have the tools/software needed to do a propper read-out I'm still not sure what the cause is. My uneducated guess would be one of the sensors is faulty. Since everything up to the air intake valve has been tested and/or replaced, it has to be beyond it.
Any advice on this is highly appreciated. For now the IAC is unplugged and the BISS screw has been adjusted to run without it, though the car still stalls the engine is cold and you drop rpms (idle is fine, but manuevering out of a parking spot tends to be frustrating).
 
No dice on the fog light bezel unfortunately. Are you looking for pre or post facelift headlights? I have a set of post facelifts that I'll be getting in a week or two, so not much better than your current order, but they are extremely foggy and I was planning to resto them first. Probably not much help. I could probably give you a good deal, but shipping would hurt anyways.
 
thanks for looking either way.
need the 2gb headlights, ordered new replacements guess i'll just wait for them.
haven't had any luck myself on the fog light bezel, maybe i'll try getting one 3d printed from the one i already have. from what i've seen they're just mirrored. hopefully it aint too big for the 3d printer at work
 
3D printed would be awesome! They do seem very hard to come by. Always missing. People lose them when putting on big intercoolers. :p
I think you are better off with new replacements. The headlights I have would need some serious resto.
Best of luck! My build is ever so slowly coming along. Lots of welding to come.
 
I already got the foglights, do you have both brackets? If you do, let me know how much you want for them.
as for the cover, still haven't gotten around to getting it 3D printed as the guy in charge seems to have gone on holiday already, gonna try again next week but if just in case, let me know what you want for it

thx for hoarding :)


edit: you know what, i'm not taking any chances, i've ordered that cover 3 times and 3 times it got canceled. PM me your price for the cover & the brackets, we'll work out the details on price & shipping.
 
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