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Re: McKays GTI
« Reply #15 on: April 12, 2010, 08:43:00 pm »
Ok got the new alloys sorted out firstly gotta say sorry to rab n stu cos i jumped in and stole them before they could even look at them lol...

Anyway got a hold of some original bbs ch alloys and here are the results















I have also fitted the GTI seat inserts and got myself the mk5 shark fin altough awaiting delivery on that....

Thanks for looking let me know what you think!

McKay

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Re: McKays GTI
« Reply #16 on: April 12, 2010, 08:54:02 pm »
looks really  good  :happy2:
heard about them but was saving up for other goodies 1st anyway  :P

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Re: McKays GTI
« Reply #17 on: April 12, 2010, 08:58:25 pm »
next time im up in glasgow ill cum n c u bout they coil overs u got big adam was tellin me bout them.. N he was tellin me bout his wee run he had with either u or stu lol

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Re: McKays GTI
« Reply #18 on: April 13, 2010, 07:31:50 am »
Looks really nice on the BBS's dude  :drool:
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Re: McKays GTI
« Reply #19 on: April 13, 2010, 11:02:25 am »
Looking great mate.Can't go wrong with that style of rims, got edition 30 alloys on my GTI.  :happy2:
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Re: McKays GTI
« Reply #20 on: April 13, 2010, 05:48:33 pm »
i was really looking for a set of ed 30 alloys but couldnt find any in reasonable condition. next has to be lowering but no sure if i should go for springs or save up for coilovers! :confused:

the 17s had to go look pretty poor on the gti they look lost  :signLOL:

Thanks for the comments guys  :happy2:

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Re: McKays GTI
« Reply #21 on: April 13, 2010, 06:47:42 pm »
hi mate
can you give a diy for the number plate placement?
am looking to do that very soon

car looks great on those rims!
and i likey the splitter!
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Re: McKays GTI
« Reply #22 on: April 13, 2010, 10:42:57 pm »
D.I.Y

1. I made up the number plate using a smaller font but also keeping it standard lettering

2. I masked off 1" around the letters and numbers then cut down to size

3. I sanded the edges of the number plate to make them smooth and used a grinding stone to round off the edges

4. I took off the lower grill

5. Upto yourself what u want to use to stick it on i used double sided tape but cleaned the honeycomb with thinners to remove any silcone or wax

6. Put the grill back on and away you go just give it a little time to settle then test it and make sure its not going to fall off  :signLOL:


You could save yourself the hastle of making the reg up n just buy one precut just measure the size you require but some places want a fortune to make a smaller regHope this helps.

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Re: McKays GTI
« Reply #23 on: April 13, 2010, 11:37:12 pm »
Thanks mate it all helps
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Re: McKays GTI
« Reply #24 on: July 18, 2010, 11:50:58 pm »
Hi guys been quite some time the last time i updated this. Had a decent day on saturday so i decided a wax was in order.

In the past few months i have refurbed the CH's to matte black with a silver lip (didnt fancy paying £40 for each rim protector lol), put on a shark fin ariel, had a parrot kit fitted and open front grills.



















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Re: McKays GTI
« Reply #25 on: July 19, 2010, 08:12:11 am »
Very nice fella, but little tip, get some tyre shine and two screws to hold your number plate properly  :wink:

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Re: McKays GTI
« Reply #26 on: July 19, 2010, 05:58:31 pm »
Very nice  :happy2:

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Re: McKays GTI
« Reply #27 on: July 19, 2010, 06:27:03 pm »
I appreciate that I may well be in the minority, but I much preferred the wheels in the original silver, rather than the black.

The rest of the car looks pretty cool though. You gonna upgrade the sound system?


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Re: McKays GTI
« Reply #28 on: July 19, 2010, 06:43:40 pm »
Very nice fella, but little tip, get some tyre shine and two screws to hold your number plate properly  :wink:

didnt have any up at the work lol or i would have just a quick one since it stopped raining. Number plate not sure what i wanna do with it yet deffo no screws lol double sided tape  :laugh:

I appreciate that I may well be in the minority, but I much preferred the wheels in the original silver, rather than the black.

The rest of the car looks pretty cool though. You gonna upgrade the sound system?



not to sure bout that i will wait and see maybe just a speaker upgrade duno if it would piss me off after a while. Yep i didnt think it was to everybodys taste spur of the moment thing who knows what the future holds  :innocent:


Next up though is lower and my private reg. After that its time for Ko4  :scared: :jumping:

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Re: McKays GTI
« Reply #29 on: July 20, 2010, 08:42:22 am »
I appreciate that I may well be in the minority, but I much preferred the wheels in the original silver, rather than the black.

The rest of the car looks pretty cool though. You gonna upgrade the sound system?


.........& me & exhaust could do with a clean.  :grin:  :wink:  :happy2:
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