Hi All,
I am new to this forum and thought I would share some bits about my new GTI. I have had a mk5 in the past but this is my 1st GTI and I think it's a good one! It's 2008 in Graphite blue, DSG, leather and sunroof. I have been looking for a while and I jumped on this one when it came up for sale. Bought it from a retired airline pilot who has owned it from new. Having covered a mere 27,000 miles with a full VW service history from the original supplying dealer it was too good to walk away from. I have it about 2 months now and it was 100% standard when I got it. Since buying I have carried out the following work:
-Full service including DSG, water pump and timing belt
-I upgraded from the original 17inch rims to 18inch freshly refurbed Monza Detroit (trying to keep it original as possible)
-Stage 1 ECU remap. Went with the Bluefin and it has been running sweet so far
-High flow air intake
-Milltek cat-back system with polished tips. Non-resonated
-50% colour coding on rear valance
-Stumpy bee-sting aerial
-German style number plates
I have bought a black VW emblem for the front grille but haven't had time to fit it yet.
Also got a red GTI badge for the front but the fit was a bit shoddy so I went back to the original.
That's it for the moment. Have a few more bits in mind and will add updates as the project progresses.
I am off now to explore the forum to see if i get any ideas
