Hi everyone,
So had my first T4 for 3 months now - needed a lot of work doing, and still does. Here it is (not sure what the quality will be like, might post a better one later):
But i'm slowly getting there. So far i've replaced the head, 4 exhaust valves, all tappets, oil stem seals, thermostat amongst various others.
One of the issues on the van is that it needs a bit of welding and body repair in a few places - something i am going to attempt myself, happy with the welding, not so happy about the colour matching.
You can probably see in the picture where it's had some patches in the past, with slightly different yellows.
Now i've tried to my wits end with trying to find the paint code for the yellow. I've checked everywhere around the fuse box and cover - no sticker. I've approached VW, and apparently they dont have it on their system because it's pre-1999, or some bollocks like that.
The guy i bought it from said that he didnt think it was AA yellow - he said it is more likely to be an ex-council van, and might be the standard council yellow.
Anyone have any tips on getting a good colour match? I can take the fuel flap off - but where do i take it? I dont have a compressor or anything, so would rather just have small spray cans or the like. But if the only proper way to do it is get liquid paint mixed, then i might have to rethink this.
Cheers everyone, and go team yellow!
James
So had my first T4 for 3 months now - needed a lot of work doing, and still does. Here it is (not sure what the quality will be like, might post a better one later):
But i'm slowly getting there. So far i've replaced the head, 4 exhaust valves, all tappets, oil stem seals, thermostat amongst various others.
One of the issues on the van is that it needs a bit of welding and body repair in a few places - something i am going to attempt myself, happy with the welding, not so happy about the colour matching.
You can probably see in the picture where it's had some patches in the past, with slightly different yellows.
Now i've tried to my wits end with trying to find the paint code for the yellow. I've checked everywhere around the fuse box and cover - no sticker. I've approached VW, and apparently they dont have it on their system because it's pre-1999, or some bollocks like that.
The guy i bought it from said that he didnt think it was AA yellow - he said it is more likely to be an ex-council van, and might be the standard council yellow.
Anyone have any tips on getting a good colour match? I can take the fuel flap off - but where do i take it? I dont have a compressor or anything, so would rather just have small spray cans or the like. But if the only proper way to do it is get liquid paint mixed, then i might have to rethink this.
Cheers everyone, and go team yellow!
James
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