Pete's Steel Grey GTI

[rdfcpete]

Well chaps... Perhaps overdue, as I'm actually more or less at the end of my project mod wise, having owned the car for a year. I'll have it for a while yet though   I'd always wanted a Mk5 GTI and was in the market for an upgrade from my 03' 1.6 Clio.

I bought the car last June with standard spec plus the winter pack and the tyre pressure sensor.
I loved it as it was tbh, but had always planned to mod it with OEM parts and keep it subtle having seen a lot of fine examples on here. Eventually, I ended up with a look in mind and to be honest, I've stuck to it bit by bit. Nothing extravagant, but still required some saving  

First phase of mods were;

- OEM GTI red trim mats
- VAGCOM lead from Nigel  
- ITG PF
- OEM Arm rest
- Footrest and seat inlays
- Phillips 6000k Xenon foglight bulbs
- OEM underseat drivers side tray
- R32/OEM Xenons (HAD to have them as my Clio had them, once you've had Xenons I don't think you go without them again... Big thanks to Jay with fitting ((JPC))   )
- RNS-510
- MDI Interface + USB Lead
- Hawk HPS performance front pads
- Hertz DSK165 front component speakers
- 8Jx18 Shadow Monza reps (which were eventually sold on ebay and were only going to be winter rims anyhow...)
- VC's sexy red GTI decal on the ally strip above the glove box  

These bits were put on over the last 9 months or so.










And yesterday was the day of the main exterior mods and final'ish touches. So, I loaded the car up on Tues night and the following went on;
- .:R32 rear clusters
- Ed30 splitter
- Black front VW badge
- 7.5x18 Genuine Audi S-Line Split rims in OEM silver
- 4x ContiSport 3 tyres


Well chuffed with the results tbh  













First of all, I know it needs a clean!   More pics to come in the natural daylight once that's done.

Whats left? Well, colour code the skirts + rear bumper leaving the black plastic diffuser, a remap of some sort (would like to touch 250hp and leave it there once I've got the cash for a new clutch too) and I've toyed with a little drop, but, tbh I'm quite happy with the stance on the standard springs   Maybe 20mm on H&Rs to close the gap in the arches. It's never going to be tracked though so I don't need anything that stiffens the ride or tightens the handling.
Some 18" Monzas will also be on the list as winter wheels.

I've got the red rear GTI badge to fit but not sure if it'll look good on the Grey?
Few scratch repairs exterior and to a few fascias to come too, but mod wise I think I'll settle somewhere there  

Cheers for looking guys  
Pete.

[Nasir]

Looking good, for some reason I like the bumper and side skirts not colour coded

[Gti_Mad]

wow lookin mint there dude 

just got a couple of questions 1. were did u get the red gti badge from dude......... 2. were did u get the foglight bulbs from they look ace 

[T88OMM]

Looks really good dude, some well chosen mods there 

[rdfcpete]

wow lookin mint there dude 

just got a couple of questions 1. were did u get the red gti badge from dude......... 2. were did u get the foglight bulbs from they look ace 

Thanks mate 

Tell a lie, they're in fact 6000k fog light bulbs but yeah, I really like the light output. The soul reason I got them was to use them with the cornering lights, but turns out I don't have the right electrics controller!  Chin up...

Fog Bulbs: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300316940171&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:GB:1123

The seller I got the badge from doesn't unfortunately list them anymore it seems, but the seller was 'lucky-7-styling'.
Tbh if the badge doesn't suit the rear profile I'm looking for, then I could flog you mine. I'll keep you posted 

Looks really good dude, some well chosen mods there 

Thanks fella 

[swiftlupogti]

love the s-lines!!steel grey gti's are awesome

[danishmkvgti]

Very nice, clean style and subbtle mods, gotta love those wheels 

[swiftlupogti]

off topic slightly but how much would i be looking at for a decent set of those s-lines?

[rdfcpete]

love the s-lines!!steel grey gti's are awesome

Very nice, clean style and subbtle mods, gotta love those wheels  

Many thanks chaps  

off topic slightly but how much would i be looking at for a decent set of those s-lines?

They go for anywhere between £400-£1200 on there, with and without tyres and condition dependent obviously.
Mine have a few scuffs and kerbing' but ultimately, I'll refurb them.

[danishmkvgti]

off topic slightly but how much would i be looking at for a decent set of those s-lines?

I have a friend in Germany with a set:

"I have a new set bbs rims,black and polished like your.Perfect combination.
Front 8,5x19" et 48 from Audi A6
Rear 8,5x19" et 43 from Audi A6 Allroad.
Interested? Or do you Know somebody?
With black/Chrom Audi caps for the middle. Price perfekt: 1450€
Shipping included."


These are not the actual wheels but they are same black/polished design




Send me a PM if you are interested

[B3n]

Pete looks the shiz mate
Now get some side on shots with the whees fitted

With a slight drop and the bits colour coded it will look top notch

[rdfcpete]

Pete looks the shiz mate
Now get some side on shots with the whees fitted

With a slight drop and the bits colour coded it will look top notch

Thanks Swansea hard-man 
I agree with the drop... but, not yet! And I do like how it sits currently, so that's at the back of the queue unfortunately.

Colour coding the rear bumper + skirts is next on the list 
When will Bens black GTI thread begin to take shape? 

Some more from earlier before the light faded totally (sorry about the quality, all on my LG Renoir with fading light and a poor flash - but they'll do):







(Just to show the Xenon fogs  )

[rdfcpete]

Looking good, for some reason I like the bumper and side skirts not colour coded

Cheers dude. Hmm, I think on a CW it would.
With the Grey, I definitely want to do the skirts and the bumper. I don't like the shape of the Ed30 bumper too much for some reason, so going for the black diffuser look suits me, all in all.

[rdfcpete]

- Small update.

Did a mini detail with Martin (Drapoon - thanks mate!) to tidy things up somewhat. The paintwork wasn't actually that bad previous but was still probably 60/70% swirled at least.

Started like this...



Got cracking:






















Results were taking shape:






















Some with Martins GTI:






Plans remain as:
- Spray the top bit of the rear bumper grey + spray skirts grey
- 10mm spacers for the rear axle with suitable bolts
- Pressed style plates (fully legal)
- Carbon wrap the side black glass looking panels
- Stage one map
- Fix the Air Con (replace compressor   ) which happens Friday  
- Touch up stone chips with VAG steel grey pencil
- Refurb the Splits in gunmetal Grey. Closer up they're in fairly bad nick on a couple

I think I'll settle for that for now.
More updates to come when the above materialise  

Cheers.

[Nasir]

Loving that, some great shots