DBP Stage2+ Ed30 - Xenons Fitted!

[Jules86]

Pretty sure they are golf R calipers. My 32 ones didnt look like that.

[GLIDN]

Very nide ED30 you have there. 

Like the subtle mods you have done.

Anything else you thinking of doing?

And how do you find the twintercooler and Twintake intake?

[SKAVIA]

Thanks - glad you like!
I've just been drooling over the RS3 so not sure if I want to throw any more money at the Ed30
Will just fit the new speakers I've already bought and soundproof and enjoy it as is for the next year or so while I decide what to do next.

[Sunglasses Ron]

Another beauty to the Stage 2+ club   Exhaust sticks out a bit..

[SKAVIA]

Another beauty to the Stage 2+ club   Exhaust sticks out a bit..

Cheers. The exhaust has grown as it was flush when it was first fitted

[danishmkvgti]

Another beauty to the Stage 2+ club   Exhaust sticks out a bit..

Cheers. The exhaust has grown as it was flush when it was first fitted

It's a common problem with the Milltek, they slide backwards over time, you need to tag "weld" the joint to prevent it from slipping. 
One of the reasons for me to chose APR RSC Turboback exhaust. 

[SKAVIA]

As the weather is glum I thought I would focus on the inside of the car for now - hope you like
I had previously bought Hurdy's beautiful custom made sub box and amp when he sold his car and decided to fit that and upgrade the rest of the speakers too
Here's the thread to show how the sub box was made and the effort and care that Hurdy took to build it http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,1063.0.html
10" Hertz Sub box and Audison 4 channel x 100w amp:

Still leaves me with a fully usable boot

I also upgraded the front door speakers from the crappy 2-way to some tasty Hertz 3 way ones.
(forgot to takes pics while I was installing )

The car was fully Dynamatted and the sound is stunning compared to before.
I ran like this for a few weeks and then decided to 'lift' the sound staging by fitting a Rainbow centre channel speaker by modifying the front centre air vent:



The car has 12 speakers and I now have Dolby 5.1 surround!
The Kenwood unit is a beauty and has full ipod/iphone integration, bluetooth, Garmin SatNav and also shows the video from my reversing camera

I'm happy with the interior now
Performance-wise it goes pretty well too - here's my graphs from the Surrey RR:

For the exterior I'm getting some coilies from big Al in April then need to stop dreaming about 19s 

[Top Cat]

Nice work with the sounds.  There seems to be very few sound upgrade's done by memebers on here. 

[big al]

Looking good mate,
I had that exact Stereo in my car, but could not get used to it so gave up in favour of RNS510 instead.
I should upgrade my stereo speakers as they are all standard and quite poor, but don't have the music on that loud to really notice, and the music I do listen to is pretty poor anyway, so the upgrade would not really benefit me.
Will be nice to see the coilies when on too.

[SKAVIA]

Nice work with the sounds.  There seems to be very few sound upgrade's done by memebers on here. 

Cheers TC - yeah it's surprising as the Mk5 setup is quite poor out of the box. I was inspired by the Bose setup in my Audi which sounds crisp!
I would definitely spec that in every car from now on as it saves ripping the car apart later
http://www.bose.co.uk/GB/en/Images/Audi_A6_EN_tcm6-20197.pdf

Looking good mate,
I had that exact Stereo in my car, but could not get used to it so gave up in favour of RNS510 instead.
I should upgrade my stereo speakers as they are all standard and quite poor, but don't have the music on that loud to really notice, and the music I do listen to is pretty poor anyway, so the upgrade would not really benefit me.
Will be nice to see the coilies when on too.

Cheers Al - I don't drive around with the music blasting that much as I like to hear the car sounds - but it's nice to crank it up once in a while when a good tune comes on
Also got some cool music videos on my iphone which are fun!
Coilies should hopefully allow me to adjust the ride height to perfection - this car is costing me too much

[Hurdy]

Great to see the kit is finally in the car

[SKAVIA]

Great to see the kit is finally in the car

Yeah thanks again John 
It sounds awesome! Among all of the crazy performance mods on your Ed30, I think this little beauty was overlooked my most people! I'm glad to give it a happy new home

[baldwined30]

Car looks good! i would say that, its pretty much the same as mine apart from im 3 door! Just changed to cupra front stoppers to and they are much better! Was wondering how people find the stage 2+?? im running stage 3 superchips and im not over to moon, not sure i can tell the difference over stage 2? Anyone else found this?

[SKAVIA]

Been a busy weekend for the car - new wheels/tyres, new uprated Sachs clutch and new coilovers!
Finally bit the bullet and bought some 19s - thanks to budge
I decided to go for BBS CH as they suit the MK5 Ed30 nicely - just needed to be slightly larger
Got the APX coilovers fitted (thanks Big Al) to help with the ride and the clutch to get the power down nicely as I was getting clutch slip after ST2+.
Many thanks to Phil (Edition30_P) and his mate Chris for sorting out the fitting
I'm very pleased with everything -  the clutch is sweet and not too heavy, the ride is very compliant and not at all harsh and the wheels look tasty
I want to get them done in the same matt anthracite as my original pescaras, but I'll wait until the wife kerbs them and they need to be refurbed. I'm actually quite liking silver again in the sun
Some pics - hope you like 

[danishmkvgti]

It's all coming together nicely, like the mods you haft fitted (reminds me of my own  ) How wide are the CH's??