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Exterior Mods ! Opinions and advice ?
« on: January 06, 2010, 03:23:17 pm »
ive decided to get the exterior looking the way i want it now. As my car is black this has eliminated the need to colour code anything saving me a bit of cash. TBH i like the look of the gti out the box so im not going too do much.
here is my list below

1) ed30 / R32 rear lights - Where is the best place to buy these the dealers want well over £200 ?? Awesone £165 so far ?
2) ed30 front vallance colour coded. - Bought
3) smoked side indicators - Who makes the best ones ? are they easy to fit ? where can i get them ?
4) Stubby ariel - Which OEM ariel is a direct fit ?
5) Monza 2s - Bought
6) rabbit rear badge
7) Red GTI front badge - I cant find these anywhere. Anyone know where to buy them ??

Thats about it subtle, yet noticable to the trained eye, the drop will help it too  :happy2:

I think the car looks pretty good standard, everyone on here seems to think so too due to the lack of add ons on the members cars.
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Re: Exterior Mods ! Opinions and advice ?
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2010, 06:58:08 pm »
3) smoked side indicators - Who makes the best ones ? are they easy to fit ? where can i get them ?
awesome gti had them for sale last time I looked. Changing them is a pain in the backside since you have to remove the housing and the mirror itself too. There's a guide somewhere.

4) Stubby ariel - Which OEM ariel is a direct fit ?
I bought a citroen one but others have bought sharan ones.

7) Red GTI front badge - I cant find these anywhere. Anyone know where to buy them ??
From an american website (tmtuning or oempl.us)

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Re: Exterior Mods ! Opinions and advice ?
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2010, 07:32:57 pm »
Inpro makes smoked side indicators

Over the top mod list ;o)

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Re: Exterior Mods ! Opinions and advice ?
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2010, 10:26:46 am »
I just bought a red with silver outer 'GTI' set of stick on batteries off e bay for about £3 the other day, not completely red if that helps,

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Re: Exterior Mods ! Opinions and advice ?
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2010, 10:59:22 am »
got link for that please big al?
i want one of these  :innocent:
matsu
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Re: Exterior Mods ! Opinions and advice ?
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2010, 11:01:52 am »
got link for that please big al?
i want one of these  :innocent:
matsu

agreed link would be lovely

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Re: Exterior Mods ! Opinions and advice ?
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2010, 12:34:28 pm »
 :popcornsoda:

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Re: Exterior Mods ! Opinions and advice ?
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2010, 12:50:12 pm »
i have a chrome rabbit on the back of mine, although i'm surprised you GTI owners dont opt for the fast version?

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Re: Exterior Mods ! Opinions and advice ?
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2010, 01:12:24 pm »
i got a nice verycherry fast on mine mate in red vinyl :wink:
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keep on doing what ya doing you,ll keep on getting what ya getting.

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Re: Exterior Mods ! Opinions and advice ?
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2010, 01:47:12 pm »
this is what i mean:



as opposed to what i have:



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Re: Exterior Mods ! Opinions and advice ?
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2010, 02:00:19 pm »
Ive got inpro mirror indicators on my car, veeeeeryy subtle mod, something looks different cannnnnnnt quite put your finger as to what it is - best kind of exterior mod imho.

Wasn't a big job to fit

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Re: Exterior Mods ! Opinions and advice ?
« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2010, 05:54:34 pm »
Ive got inpro mirror indicators on my car, veeeeeryy subtle mod, something looks different cannnnnnnt quite put your finger as to what it is - best kind of exterior mod imho.

Wasn't a big job to fit
Not sure what an inpro is?

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Re: Exterior Mods ! Opinions and advice ?
« Reply #12 on: January 07, 2010, 06:01:50 pm »
Not sure what an inpro is?

its a company dude  :happy2:

for eg: [ebay]400093639898[/ebay]

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Re: Exterior Mods ! Opinions and advice ?
« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2010, 06:36:22 pm »
Just bought some of the inpro smoked idicators today they are very simple to fit and look really good


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Re: Exterior Mods ! Opinions and advice ?
« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2010, 08:01:46 pm »
Just bought some of the inpro smoked idicators today they are very simple to fit and look really good



Any fitting instructions available online?