Dubvrs 2008 GTI restoration and upgrade

[Reecey]

Got a couple of bits delivered this week.

Changed my grille Gti badge for one with black inserts as all my badges are black now.

how did you fit the GTI badge? i have brought red one from ebay but fits completely different

[dubvrs]

Got a couple of bits delivered this week.

Changed my grille Gti badge for one with black inserts as all my badges are black now.

how did you fit the GTI badge? i have brought red one from ebay but fits completely different

Heavy duty double sided tape.

[dubvrs]

Managed to get a bit more done on my speakers.

Finished stripping door down.


Speakers that are going in.


All installed and tested.


Finished off with a bit of sound deadening.


Added a connector in the mid wiring so I can remove the door card easier.


Mids completed with looms and connectors.


Drivers door complete and warning light and loom installed in door card.


Just need to make my adapter ring for the mids then all complete.

[just_coolnuh]

Nice clean build will be watching with interest, what's the sound quality on the sub enclosure like?

[dubvrs]

Nice clean build will be watching with interest, what's the sound quality on the sub enclosure like?

Enclosure is great. More than enough bass from it.

[just_coolnuh]

Thanks, something I may look into in the near future

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[Rippers]

As always great progress. I really like this car 

Really interested the speaker upgrade, I've complained about mine since I've had it.
Where did you source them from? Did you make the adaptors yourself?

[dubvrs]

As always great progress. I really like this car 

Really interested the speaker upgrade, I've complained about mine since I've had it.
Where did you source them from? Did you make the adaptors yourself?

Got the speakers from my local car audio outlet. The adapters for the 16.5cm speakers were from the same place. Only adapter I need to make is for the mids as the door cards are13cm and the speakers are 10cm so will make them out of 6mm ply painted black.

[Octoparrot]

As always great progress. I really like this car 

Really interested the speaker upgrade, I've complained about mine since I've had it.
Where did you source them from? Did you make the adaptors yourself?

Got the speakers from my local car audio outlet. The adapters for the 16.5cm speakers were from the same place. Only adapter I need to make is for the mids as the door cards are13cm and the speakers are 10cm so will make them out of 6mm ply painted black.

I made mine out of 3mm thk. Abs plastic which seemed to work fine. I've got a CAD drawing of the adapters I made that I can send to you as a PDFs if you want.

[dubvrs]

Cheers for the offer. I have them all marked out to cut just need to finish off some other jobs to make room in the garage. Try to get them done at the weekend.

[dubvrs]

Got my speakers all complete now so started on my damaged rear arch.

As I got it. Touched up the rust to make it look better but the lower rear of the arch, about 75mm were all pushed in about 5mm and the back edge was proud and pushing the bumper back.


Got my hammers and dolly out to give it a good beating. Managed to get the arch back to where it should be and removed the proud section. Will need a slight bit of filler when it gets painted but nothing much.


Aligned the bumper back up and all good. Also treated a couple of rust spots where the bumper was catching the body.


Rust proofed and touched in temporary until it's sprayed. Will flat it back a bit once it's gone hard to make it look a bit better.


All cleaned behind the bumper so just waiting for my other one to be painted.

[dubvrs]

Not done a lot to the car as still waiting for bits from the body shop.

Adapters have come and made sure all the threads were OK and all the wheel nuts fit. Test fit into wheel and all ok.


Tinted my R32 bumper reflectors. 2 coats of tint and 5 of clear so I could sand them down and polish as the tint spray never gives a good finish. Came out ok.

Will polish them again once fitted.

Wheels will be done the end of September and just sorting which tyre size to go for, 215/40/18 or 215/35/18 to give me a little more room to lower more.

[ducman77]

Super build mate! Loving it

Great mods and you're setting a crackin pace!!

I have focals in my doors too but I've had a mare of a time getting the crossovers packs to fit behind the door panels.

I've installed my crossovers in the same location as you but the door card stands proud by about a mm or so

How did you get on with yours?

[dubvrs]

Super build mate! Loving it

Great mods and you're setting a crackin pace!!

I have focals in my doors too but I've had a mare of a time getting the crossovers packs to fit behind the door panels.

I've installed my crossovers in the same location as you but the door card stands proud by about a mm or so

How did you get on with yours?

I removed the black compressed styrene section from the back of the door card as its only there to mount the oem cross over for the updated speakers.

[ducman77]

I removed the black compressed styrene section from the back of the door card as its only there to mount the oem cross over for the updated speakers.

Great idea. Didn't think of that. I'll have a look at that. Thanks for the reply