Well done that man! Great little write up Geoff 
those pics are very good, if you’ve never replaced the stat on a mk3 (like me), it gives a guide of what to expect. 
I won’t need to use it but if I do, I’ll know in advance what to look out for.
Barrie
Glad to be of assistance and good to see the thermostat cured the problem
the soft top had some mould marks on it when i bought it , 
after 6 or 7 washes with many different cleaning products and 'milton ’ , then wet vacc’d many times … its starting to look a bit better
there’s still some marks but i’m hoping they will eventually fade the more i vac it .
if any one has any great cleaning tips i havn’t tried , please shout up 
I usd the Autoglym cleaning and waterproofing kit on mine to great effect.
Just be careful you don’t get over-enthusiastic with rinsing and overrun the rear drainage tubes 
tried autoglym on it
Great colour 
Looking brand new mate, well done… you want my address to do mine ? mates rates 'n all 
Cheers, it’s pretty good considering it’s 14 years old. Had several owners and appears all of them garaged it at the end of each day. Now on 107,000 and still sweet. I think my wife would kill me if I offered to clean someone else’s 5
as she’s convinced I love my 5 more than her
calliper day 
the rear brakes + pads were replaced in january by the previous owner , the fronts are ok but looking a bit rusty …so time to smarten them up.
( opinions vary 
)
started with rub down with drill/wire wheel
degreased and treated with "curust "
back plates done in matt black ,
edge of disc and centre in silver , 
calliper in “obligatory” red
front
rear
Hope you’ve got some of those ‘bally3’ stickers left Geoff? Are those Bilstein shocks on there? 
Barrie
i may have !!!
yes , new ‘billies’ and lowering springs fitted 5 yrs ago by ‘rodders’… 
Red has to be done, same as i’ve had done on mine!
Looking good mate!
Barrie
as this car is not a "sport " , it came with blanks instead of fog lights
so i opted to fit DRL’s
bought from amazon @ £15 , i used the original bezels , cut out the centre with a hole saw and fixed the new DRL in from the rear with silicone . 
wired into a controller , they dim as side lights come on
Nice job, well done.
Thats a nice job Geoff, at a great price too!
Barrie
Great job - its really frustrating having black blanks, just to show you what “you could have had”…
