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Bryans Black GTI -
« on: January 25, 2010, 10:41:05 pm »
Ok, We will start out with a few standard pictures at the moment and a little "how i find it"

Well i bought the car in December and recieved a nice 2 year warranty on the GTI and decided that i would leave it standard For at least the first year so that any problems that arrive could be delt with and replaced with out any Modifcation get out clauses.
This hasnt worked though as the slippery slope has started already..........DOH !





I plan to do a few track days probably 3-4 per year or however much the Mrs / Bank account will allow, my aim with the car is too make it look good, handle well , with more speed and track reliability, although with a fair degree of comfort as it will be my daily driver.

having had a couple of GTIs in the past (im a golf guy) including a minted mk2 GTI & a Nicely modded mk4 1.8t, I decided it was time for a return to the GTI, with the mk5 which i had fancied from the day it was released.

My must have list for the GTI was pretty short, with only standard tartan seats and AC, so this meant that i could have a totally minted unmarked 36k, late 06 plate, black, poverty spec GTI for just under £12k with a 2 year warranty !

Anyhoo, my first impressions of the golf were it looked good but sat far too high, it was also a nice place to be, very comfortable and Brilliant to drive, cornering and performance were alot better than i expected and i did expect them to be good.
So it was looking good for a place to start my most extensive project yet.

LET THE MODS ROLL IN :pomppomp:
 

First on will be my 18" Monza 2s which have been painted smoked chrome with a black background !



These have already been fitted with spanking new Centre caps ill get a few pics up with them on the car Soon!
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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2010, 10:40:20 am »
 :popcornsoda: I'm waiting for the story to unfold...

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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2010, 11:12:26 am »
:popcornsoda: I'm waiting for the story to unfold...

Me too... :party:

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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2010, 06:45:55 pm »
Looking forward to see the changes matey  :happy2:
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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2010, 01:58:23 pm »
Ive finally got round to fitting my first mod, OEM Monza 2s. I decided to go with the monza 2s due to them looking great on the car and the fact i wanted to keep the OEM offset as i would be fitting a BBK and coilovers as this would ensure that i would not get any rubbing issues at my desired ride height. There were a few aftermarket wheels that i liked but i couldnt find any of these with an offset higher than 45...... :sad1:


The 18" monzas i recieved from ebay were in good condition with no kerbing although suffered from milking so a recondtion was on the cards. As much as i like the oem finish i decided that the cost and maintenance wasnt worth it so i decided to go for a painted finish that would replicate the Mk6 GTI monzas this was done in a shadow chome finish with the wheel inners painted black and the outsides silver



As good a job as the painters done, i wasnt happy that they had decided to coat the hub face in paint so i had too take  this to my work and buff of the excess



so after this was recified it was off with the 17s and on with the 18s, a large helping of coppaslip, new OEM centre caps, Goodyear eagle F1s and some nice new Locking wheel nuts  :smiley:



« Last Edit: January 31, 2010, 02:01:31 pm by gobbleplease »
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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2010, 05:17:50 pm »
Pics are rubbish,  :laugh:  you cant fit Monza's then ask Stevie Wonder to take the pics.   

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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2010, 07:11:26 pm »
Yea a totally wierd thing happened in scotland today this big bright light thing appeared from the clouds and upset my camera which is constantly set for dark pictures

That and the other side of my car is coverd in bird sh1t, so decided to a picture of the other side which meant that that i was jammed up against the fence and even with the Zoom fully out thats as far away as i could get...Alright im just sh*t at photos  :P
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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2010, 01:51:56 am »
Would love to see some proper shots of those rims. Red Robin did a similar thing to his Monzas to fix the white worm issue though I think his was lighter.

More pics please :party:

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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2010, 10:38:15 pm »
I only managed to get a couple of bits and bobs fitted today first this, which i went for instead of the plain black VW badge, ive not seen anyone with this fitted either which was also a factor



Ive never liked the big massive ariel on the gti either so i changed it to an OEM sharran stubby which is ultra short. I think this really tidys up the roof line, and a must have bargain, for Only £8

( If you intend to fit the sharran ariel to the mk5 golf you will need to chop a few mm off the threaded ariel connector, this gives it a flush fit with the base plate, if you dont you will be left with an unsightly gap between the body and the base plate)

« Last Edit: February 16, 2010, 10:46:33 pm by gobbleplease »
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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2010, 05:28:15 am »
Love the different take on the badge.  :happy2:

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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2010, 09:35:57 am »
Think the stubby aerial looks way better than the standard 300ft one you get. Reminds me of a dodgem when I see that aerial

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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #11 on: February 17, 2010, 09:55:39 am »
Think the stubby aerial looks way better than the standard 300ft one you get. Reminds me of a dodgem when I see that aerial



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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #12 on: February 17, 2010, 03:24:12 pm »
Think the stubby aerial looks way better than the standard 300ft one you get. Reminds me of a dodgem when I see that aerial

pah, how else is the car supposed to wag its tail... better than a pepperami on the roof  :P :grin:

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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2010, 07:57:16 pm »
Love the different take on the badge.  :happy2:

+1  :happy2:
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Re: Bryans Black GTI -
« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2010, 08:31:10 pm »
Love it, the badge is original!!
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