Recent content by vgripps

So my neon was repaired at some point before I bought the car and the bottom chrome trim piece seems to not have been put back correctly. It is not put on all the way and is sticking off the the side so much that when whoever fixed it closed the trunk, it was sticking far enough out to the side...

Good point! I will pick a similar color and post what I used in case anyone else wants to do this.

I decided to fix up my wheels. I sanded and filed back the rash and I'm going to just put some body filler on it and paint over the filled area. The only problem is that I have no idea what color the wheels are. Google did not help me out much for finding a color code. My wheels are silver and...

My headlights are like that as well. I tried using the turtle wax headlight restoring kit and I wet sanded so much, but as you said, the inside seems to be the problem. After wet sanding, the outside feels smooth but the inside is still gross looking. I've seen some people bake their headlights...

i should also mention that it is a second gen mark

Hello all! I decided to go for it and attempt the cobra intake swap. Currently, I am in the process of collecting parts. So far I have the intake, cobra throttle body, EGR valve with the upper part of the cobra EGR pipe, IAC valve, and cobra fuel rail. Parts I'm pretty sure I also need: -intake...

I've been looking through these forums for a while and finally decided to register! I bought my first car, a mark viii, from my neighbor and I love it. It has your average old car problems that I need to take care of in the spring. Unfortunately, I bought the car with a broken heater but I did...