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Offline jl1

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Re: jim's tornado red mk5 gti.
« Reply #15 on: April 15, 2017, 10:56:25 pm »
Been a long time since i updated the thread and i have done a fair bit to the car.
Decided to go down the r32 road so bought a genuine r32 rear bumper and got to work.
Had it painted with the reflector sections smoothed out and had a 3 inch turbo back exhaust made up to fit so the car now looks like this.
   

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Re: jim's tornado red mk5 gti.
« Reply #16 on: April 15, 2017, 10:57:47 pm »
Also had a h&r cup kit fitted which gave the car a nice little drop .


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Re: jim's tornado red mk5 gti.
« Reply #17 on: April 15, 2017, 11:03:53 pm »
Just last week i had every bush on the car swapped over to powerflex bushes including the anti-lift kit and it has really firmed everything up.

Really like the way it feels now and it grips and goes around corners so nicely.
Next up is brembo 18z calipers as the standard brakes just cant cope.
Loba hpfp , airtec intercooler and beach buggy hybrid k03 also on the to-do list hopefully before end of the summer.


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Re: jim's tornado red mk5 gti.
« Reply #18 on: April 16, 2017, 06:32:15 am »
looking good!
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Re: jim's tornado red mk5 gti.
« Reply #19 on: May 03, 2017, 07:05:04 pm »
Looks lovely. How are you finding the power flex bushes and how much did it cost you for the full set if you don't mind me asking?


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Re: jim's tornado red mk5 gti.
« Reply #20 on: May 06, 2017, 02:06:01 pm »
Quote from: Pirelli_Reece on May 03, 2017, 07:05:04 pm
Looks lovely. How are you finding the power flex bushes and how much did it cost you for the full set if you don't mind me asking?


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cheers.
finding them fantastic.
they give it a very firm ride but not a crashy one if that makes sense? very jiggly on badly surfaced roads but i expected that.
wouldnt be everyones cup of tea but i like it.
grip into the corners has been greatly improved the car now just sticks to the road.
the bushes excluding fitting were around 550 sterling if i remember correctly.
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Re: jim's tornado red mk5 gti.
« Reply #21 on: May 06, 2017, 03:51:19 pm »
I like this. It's taken a similar direction to mine.

You mention a k03 hybrid. Any particular reason you're going that route rather than k04?
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Re: jim's tornado red mk5 gti.
« Reply #22 on: May 06, 2017, 06:10:34 pm »
Looks great, that r32 rear end with smooth gloss black lower trim makes a nice change. Love those ED35 wheels too, they're high on my list of possible wheels to get for mine next.

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