Reflex Silver Mk5 Golf GTI

[JamieKirk95]

Hi guys, I'm relatively new member to this forum, I'm a member on detailingworld so have decided to join here too.

Picking the new car up tomorrow so thought I would start a new project thread on here.

Having had the Fabia for just under 2 years I thought it was time for a change, I fancied a 3 door petrol hatchback and had a look at a few options including;

Ford Focus st
Mini Cooper s john cooper works
Audi s3
Volkswagen golf gti

I finally settled on the one I wanted, its an 06 plate 74k 3dr reflex silver Mk5 Golf GTI,

Admittedly I would have liked one with a slightly better spec but finding one that is mechanically as spot on as this one was proving very difficult, this one has Full VW Service History with the cam belt and waterpump being replaced by VW back in January and looks like it had been cared for, it ticked all the right boxes in that sense and theres always parts that I can retrofit like cruise control.

I have a few plans for the car, mainly little cosmetic touches to make the car my own so will hopefully update this thread as I go along, my aim with this car is to keep it a long time and look after it as well as I can like I have with my two previous cars.

The dealers pictures

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Jamie

[prp74]

Looks like a clean example. You won't be disappointed with the Golf 

[Martk19871]

Nice mate, any plans? I've got a Reflex Silver myself 

[ChrisGT]

Looking good man, I'm on DW too (mumbles) 

Chris

[JamieKirk95]

Nice mate, any plans? I've got a Reflex Silver myself 

Hi mate, only the usual small cosmetic touches, just really enjoying the car at the minute instead

So after picking the car up on Thursday I have been enjoying the car, save to say I love it! So glad I made the change now, really happy:) Few surprises with the car too, from the test drive I noticed the sound of the exhaust was slightly different to standard so thought it had been altered, maybe a centre removed or something along the lines as the exhaust was that dirty I couldn't see any markings on it, however I looked really closely when I got the car back home and noticed the words Miltek on each tip:) I was so happy with the discovery as it really is a nice exhaust, not too loud when just driving around but put your foot down and you know about it:D

After reading a number of different threads and signing up on mk5gti.co.uk I then started looking around at things I could do.

The first thing I saw was the euro cup holder mod which I really like the look of, it really tidies the interior and makes it look complete.

New these parts go for around £80 so I decided to look for alternatives, this led me looking to breakers yards for golfs that had them fitted from factory, I took the trip to Sheffield and managed to find one and buy it.

Heres the car I took it from

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All removed

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All cleaned up

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This will like the finished product

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The next thing I went about changing was the interior and number plate lights to LEDs

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Boot

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Rear lights

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Front interior lights

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I have got to change the footwells, glovebox and vanity lights but there is no rush on these,

The next thing I decided was, GTI inserts for the seats to fill the gap, really happy with this mod

Before

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After

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Next up was to tackle the Miltek, used wire wool and mercury, will do more on it but was just a quick tidy up

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A 50:50 of sorts, not 100% yet but happy for the minute

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Will try and update the thread when I can

[JamieKirk95]

So the other day I went about changing a few little things on the interior just to smarten up the interior IMO.

One of the first parts I had sourced for the car was a darkened hazard switch.

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First I used a trim removal tool to release the cover of the vent

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I then removed the inner casing which was held in place by 1 t20 at the rear

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I then removed the air vents, pushed out the old hazard switch and swapped it for the new one

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All parts now back in place

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The next part was a sort of trial run for how easy the armrest is to fit, originally I had planned to do this when I fit either my iPod adapter or rcd510 and euro cup holder however I'm still undecided which route I want to take so thought i'd give it a try anyway.

This is how the old trim piece looked

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I thought the larger cup holder at the rear was great for big sports bottles however i felt that the little trays were a little useless and thought the armrest would come in handy.

Coming from the fabia which had one cup holder i'm finding the golf has so much more clever little space, both door cards have a cup holder which can fit them, there are two cup holders in the centre console and now i'll have two more in the rear of the armrest so you just can't compare the two:lol:

I then removed the mats from the cup holder which had 2 t20 torx screws and the tray bit held one so I unscrewed them and the unit simply comes away

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I then removed the handbrake cover as I knew the armrest would not fit on whilst it was still in place

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I didn't get any photos of me putting in the armrest but only have the one fitted so far, please excuse the state of the interior but I had planned to clean it all up properly once I had fitted the armrest

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The last job was to clean up the steering wheel, it was very shiny at the top so I gave it a few wipes with dr leather wipes, I was amazed at how much dirt came off in the first two or three wipes, I then continued and then used a microfibre to wipe off the excess. Heres the finished result

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Jamie

[JamieKirk95]

Will try and update this when I can.

[FrameSet]

Good job on the interior bits! The armrests really make a difference on these cars I think!

[JamieKirk95]

Having been quite busy recently I really would like to update this more than I do at the minute so here goes!

So having asked VW about servicing I was told on mine they would do an Oil service for £154 as the last one was an interval service, I was not happy with paying that for basically an oil change and filter. So knowing that I aim to keep this car for a long time I decided that I will be do all the services from now on and will take pictures and evidence them in a folder that I will make.

So I got in contact with TPS and put an order in for the following;

Oil filter & sump plug
Fuel filter
Pollen filter
Cam follower & o'ring
PCV valve

I ordered the following online;

Castro edge 5w30 oil
NGK Iridium IX BKR7EIX Spark plugs

I also used an air compressor to fully clean out my air filter instead of the cleaning kit I had purchased, the next service I do I plan to get a new filter on it anyway.

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Car brought into the garage

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Oil change & Filter

So first thing we did was to jack the car up and put it on axle stands, we took the under tray off and took the old sump plug out.

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We then used some fresh oil to try and drain every last bit of the old engine oil.

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Oil filter, first up was to unscrew the dust cap off the bottom of the oil filter, then you need to push up the orange piece of plastic to drain out the old oil still left inside. Then a 38mm socket will remove the filter casing with the filter inside.

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Old filter

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Old vs. New

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New oil used on the seal

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New filter in place

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Back in position

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Spark Plugs

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Removing the clips

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Removed

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Coils Removed

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Old sparks

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New vs. Old

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Coils back in place

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PCV Valve

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New vs. Old

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Back in place

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Hoses connected

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Cam follower change

Removed the wiring harnesses

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At this point I placed a microfibe cloth just under the fuel pump to catch any fuel, I also removed the plastic cover and inserted an an alan key to drain out the fuel.

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I then used a 13mm spanner to remove the following

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I then used a 17mm spanner to loosen the second nut and allowed this to slide down the metal pipe

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The fuel pump then needed 3 screws coming out with a t30 head

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The fuel pump was then ready to come away to expose the cam follower, removed it;

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Old vs. New

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Fuel Filter

New 6.6 Bar fuel filter

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Pollen Filter

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First thing was to remove the 3 t20 retaining screws just under the glove box

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Then undo the two retaining screws

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Then locate the pollen filter and slide it to the left

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Old filter

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Old vs. New

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Thanks

Jamie

[S800BRN]

Good effort on this so far, mate!

[Octoparrot]

Looks like a very nice example, good job on the service. 

[JamieKirk95]

Looks like a very nice example, good job on the service. 

Thank you, just gradually adding small little touches to it and then waiting on vw for the wings then it'll be a really good one

Good effort on this so far, mate!

Thank you mate appreciate it!

[prp74]

Nice example you have there. Well done on the service as well. Wish I had the knowledge to do mine myself as well 

[JamieKirk95]

Nice example you have there. Well done on the service as well. Wish I had the knowledge to do mine myself as well 

Thank you and I used to think it would be hard to do it but if you've got a decent tool box and then a 38mm socket for the oil filter then its really a lot simpler thank you'd think!

[JamieKirk95]

When I got the Golf I first went to VW in June when I first got the car to put in a claim about the rust on the wings as they are covered under the 12 year bodywork guarantee, since then I have chased them up every couple of weeks to see how they was getting on.

Anyway to cut the long story short I go a phone call yesterday saying my claim had been approved and they are going to replace both wings. They need the car monday to friday next week to put two new front wings modify the new sponges underneath to prevent the problem occurring again and then to blend the panels.

I am taking the car in tomorrow and they will be giving me a courtesy car until the job is done. So all in all very happy!!

The wings currently;

Off side

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Near side

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