Anybody still on here?

Forum seems a little dead but ill introduce myself regardless. I'm Rich (by name not bank account unfortunately) and here is my Imola Yellow S3 8L [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.].

I've only been driving a year an a few months but picked this up after my Clio 172 got written off in a pile up. Has a few little mods from previous owner but my plan is to just tidy it up initially while I'm saving for a house then modify more after. Colour will stay the same because I love it and the interior matches (ill get some more pictures soon) but if anybody would like to share their opinions on future mods I should be considering or wheels you think will suit it etc then feel free to let me know.

Welcome @RichIsGood

Yeah the forum has been dead, Facebook took over and became more convenient for people. I'm trying to get people to get back onto the forum but I have no idea if it will work. I did kind of neglect it for months on end

Anyway, loving the car. I'm not sure I've been an S3 in yellow before, I like it, it's different. A black roof wrap would look good. And the headlights look a little foggy so could tidy those up.

Hi mate
Welcome to the forum

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Headlights looking much better now  Had a 3M restoration kit that i bought to use on my 172 but never got chance so thought id give it a go on the s3

Wow, that has done a brilliant job! I've never tried it myself but I tried toothpaste on my mk2 Clio years and years ago that never worked. But then again, I had no idea about detailing and what products were out there at the time.

Did it take much work to get it like that?

What a difference that has made, looks like a completely different light

Took about an hour, the 3M kit I used comes with masking tape, a drill attachment, different grades of sandpaper that velcro on to it, wet and dry and buffing pad with cutting compound. The only things i needed were a few microfibre rags and a spray bottle of water. Only thing I need to do it put something on to seal the surface and stop them from fading too quickly.

So it wasn't as simple as giving them a wipe over then? 

They came up really well looking at the pictures. Need to do the same to my sisters Clio when she picks it up

MissLeighMcKay wrote:So it wasn't as simple as giving them a wipe over then? 

Unfortunately not, I could do with breaking the seal on them and cleaning the inside of the lens but that's a massive pain in the ass so it can wait

RichIsGod wrote:

MissLeighMcKay wrote:So it wasn't as simple as giving them a wipe over then? 

Unfortunately not, I could do with breaking the seal on them and cleaning the inside of the lens but that's a massive pain in the ass so it can wait

I'd be too scared to put them in the oven haha