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Mk5 - Laser Blue
« on: December 20, 2009, 01:28:40 am »
Hello all,

I thought I would show you all my pride and joy and how it has come on recently. I'm 17 and this is my first car. I love it to pieces. I plan to keep it for a few more years yet and get something with a little more oomph when insurance is not so much of an issue!

Well starting from the start:

Before I even had the car I bought a set of wheels. They were mercedes alphards. They were lovely but I sold them on and made £200 in the process. Before I wished I would have kept them but now I have my other set I am glad i didn't!  :jumpmove:

22/03/2009
I went looking for my first car. I went to a VW garage and the first car I saw I ended up buying! It was a Mk5 Golf 1.6 FSI SE Laser Blue.

29/03/2009
I picked the car up. Well I say I but I hadn't passed my test at this time so I was the passenger!  :signLOL:
She then spent a few months tucked away in the garage waiting for me to pass my test. A few little touches happened.

30/03/2009
Order my private 5-digit number plate.  :party:

04/04/2009
Removed the badges of the car. Looks cleaner. Here are a few pics:
Before;

After;

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11/04/2009
Next step to cleaning up the rear was removing the wiper. Here is a few pics:
Before;

After;

A few comparison shots at VW dealer;


I thought the rubber grommet stuck out a bit so it was replaced with the glass version from venom motorsport. Although a little pricey, it looks 1000x better;



09/06/2009
The first big change happened to my car when I bought a full GTI leather interior with door cards. It was fitted the following weekend. Not to bad of a job.
Here are a few pics:
A couple of comparison shots;


Car stripped;

Before;

After;


Totally changed the feel of the interior. A lot more classy!  :love:

22/06/2009
Added an leather armrest to the interior.


12/09/2009
Bought and fitted a blaupunkt tha-555 amp and Jl-audio sub mounted in a stealth box. I made quite a difference when you turn it up! Here are a few pics:


The amp is now under the carpet in the spare wheel. I cut a hole to house it securely, making sure there was enough airflow. I dont have a problem with overheating and it is a lot better out the way where it is not going to get damaged.   :jumpmove:

19/09/2009
This was a fairly big step. All of this to be fitted:

Mk6 Multi function steering wheel.
R32 Highline clocks.
RNS-510 with voice recognition.
Canbus 'S' version (to cope with all the new stuff and avoid battery drain!)
Here are a few pics of these fitted:



I will have to get pics of the R32 clocks. I love the white and blue lights! Everyone always asks do they match the needle colour to the car colour at VW! :signLOL:

03/10/2009
R32 rear lights fitted. A few pics:




10/10/2009
R32 gear knob and gaiter fitted.

Also the upper vent. (I had a tray)


10/11/2009
R32 xenons and LED sidelights fitted. A few pics:



11/12/2009
Full GTI black upper fitted to interior. Including mirror, roof lining, a,b and c posts, all lights on roof etc and rear window surround. This removed the old looking cream bits!  :sick: Made it look more modern imo!  :love:

18/12/2009
Received Audi S-line split rims in 18" 7.5 et 54 fitment. Cleaned them up and applied 3 coats of rim wax to the entire wheels to keep them protected in the winter. Also changed the centre caps to VW ones. A few pics:






19/12/2009
Had all the wheels off today and cleaned all under the arches and brakes etc. Also Tried one of the wheels on to check the hub diameter was correct. It is as there was no movement!
Here is pics of the trial fit:




The brakes now look tiny behind the wheels!!
Any idea how I can remove that  line of gunk? My guess is I wont and it would need spraying?

Also how to go about spraying the calipers?

 :pomppomp:

I think we are pretty much up to date now. I may have missed a few things but I will update it. I will be getting some proper pictures soon and I will keep this thread regularly up dated.
A big thanks goes to Mortygttdi for all the help and advice he has given me. Cheers Darren  :happy2:
« Last Edit: February 13, 2010, 03:54:13 pm by ollie288 »

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Re: Mk5 - Laser Blue
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2009, 01:56:08 am »
Holy cow, this is a nice build thread. your really going to town on that 1.6 and I like it  :happy2: some very tasteful mods indeed squire (especially the xenons which your going to sell me   :grin:)   

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Re: Mk5 - Laser Blue
« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2009, 08:55:20 am »
Very Nice!!!

But I think someone have way too much money  :signLOL:
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Re: Mk5 - Laser Blue
« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2009, 09:50:05 am »
Holy cow, this is a nice build thread. your really going to town on that 1.6 and I like it  :happy2: some very tasteful mods indeed squire (especially the xenons which your going to sell me   :grin:)   

Thanks mate.  :smiley:
Your going to have to try harder than that to prize my xenons off me! :fighting:  :signLOL: :grin:

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Re: Mk5 - Laser Blue
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2009, 09:51:13 am »
Very Nice!!!

But I think someone have way too much money  :signLOL:

Cheers matey!  :happy2:

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Re: Mk5 - Laser Blue
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2009, 11:46:22 am »
Ollie, those rims are sex.
Where did you get them in the rarer 18" fitment?

Tastiest looking 1.6 I've ever seen anyway  :happy2:
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Re: Mk5 - Laser Blue
« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2009, 02:05:56 pm »
wow  progress is coming along great thats going to be one awesome first car ha ha. keep up the top work matey. :happy2:

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Re: Mk5 - Laser Blue
« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2009, 04:51:08 pm »
Ollie, those rims are sex.
Where did you get them in the rarer 18" fitment?

Tastiest looking 1.6 I've ever seen anyway  :happy2:

Cheers mate. I love the wheels too! :love:
I got them off ebay! Some good stuff comes up time to time!  :smiley:

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Re: Mk5 - Laser Blue
« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2009, 04:51:54 pm »
wow  progress is coming along great thats going to be one awesome first car ha ha. keep up the top work matey. :happy2:

Thanks alot bud!  :happy2:

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Re: Mk5 - Laser Blue
« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2009, 05:28:41 pm »
Nice to see you finaly got a build thread up mate,  looking good well done.

Have a good xmas bud

Darren :happy2:


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Re: Mk5 - Laser Blue
« Reply #10 on: December 20, 2009, 06:18:20 pm »
Nice to see you finaly got a build thread up mate,  looking good well done.

Have a good xmas bud

Darren :happy2:



Haha its took me a while hasn't it!  :signLOL:
Cheers and you mate!  :xmaspresent:

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Re: Mk5 - Laser Blue
« Reply #11 on: December 20, 2009, 06:54:02 pm »
Ollie you and darren have far too much money and one of you need to sell me your darkened gti headliner and trim :wink:
car looks great well done with your dub it looks  8)
new wheels look the business :congrats: :congrats:

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Re: Mk5 - Laser Blue
« Reply #12 on: December 20, 2009, 07:32:47 pm »
Nice to see you finaly got a build thread up mate,  looking good well done.

Have a good xmas bud

Darren :happy2:



Haha its took me a while hasn't it!  :signLOL:
Cheers and you mate!  :xmaspresent:

Do you have the partsnumbers for the ring and controlbox for your mk & steeringwheel??  :tree:

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Re: Mk5 - Laser Blue
« Reply #13 on: December 20, 2009, 07:50:00 pm »
^^ Darrens the best man to ask mate!  :happy2:

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Re: Mk5 - Laser Blue
« Reply #14 on: December 20, 2009, 08:54:20 pm »
Thats looking good, tastefull mods :happy2: