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Re: My OEM+ GT Sport - Update, finally lowered :-)
« Reply #60 on: December 19, 2011, 09:55:22 am »
Quote from: rdfcpete on December 18, 2011, 04:16:15 pm
This looks stunning mate, more or less what I'd have done to it given the same car  :happy2:
One of my favourite GT's.

You realise it'll stay clean for about 2 days?  :laugh: Mine had a layer of salt smeared over it in no time. Just takes one return commute and I can't tell the shade of grey it is  :fighting:

Cool steelies! Fit over the brakes etc...? Look forward to seeing these on.

Thank you for your kind words  :notworthy:     Hopefully have it finished the way I want it next year.

Your not wrong about it not staying clean - 20 miles to work this morning and its filthy again! Its just a case of accepting its not going to stay clean and trying to get the salt off as quickly as possible  :scared:

Not tried the steelies on yet but ive seen a thread with someone else running the same spec. 16" fit over Gti & Gt brakes. Someone on the forum has 15" Steelies for their GT and they just fit with about 1mm to spare  :laugh:

Im considering painting them a different colour - but not sure what colour yet!

 :happy2:


Quote from: Matto on December 18, 2011, 07:39:20 pm
Looking good mate. What steels are they? I was looking for steels a while ago but couldn't find any that would fit. Settled for a set of 16" GT alloys.

Cheers mate - I got them off a guy who'd bought them from a Skoda dealer for his Octavia. He ended up finding a set off alloys with winter tyres already on.  Pretty sure they're the same steel wheels that Leon's have.

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Re: My OEM+ GT Sport - Update, finally lowered :-)
« Reply #61 on: December 19, 2011, 04:25:59 pm »
Quote from: GTsport on December 19, 2011, 09:55:22 am
Quote from: rdfcpete on December 18, 2011, 04:16:15 pm
This looks stunning mate, more or less what I'd have done to it given the same car  :happy2:
One of my favourite GT's.

You realise it'll stay clean for about 2 days?  :laugh: Mine had a layer of salt smeared over it in no time. Just takes one return commute and I can't tell the shade of grey it is  :fighting:

Cool steelies! Fit over the brakes etc...? Look forward to seeing these on.

Thank you for your kind words  :notworthy:     Hopefully have it finished the way I want it next year.

Your not wrong about it not staying clean - 20 miles to work this morning and its filthy again! Its just a case of accepting its not going to stay clean and trying to get the salt off as quickly as possible  :scared:

Not tried the steelies on yet but ive seen a thread with someone else running the same spec. 16" fit over Gti & Gt brakes. Someone on the forum has 15" Steelies for their GT and they just fit with about 1mm to spare  :laugh:

Im considering painting them a different colour - but not sure what colour yet!

 :happy2:


Quote from: Matto on December 18, 2011, 07:39:20 pm
Looking good mate. What steels are they? I was looking for steels a while ago but couldn't find any that would fit. Settled for a set of 16" GT alloys.

Cheers mate - I got them off a guy who'd bought them from a Skoda dealer for his Octavia. He ended up finding a set off alloys with winter tyres already on.  Pretty sure they're the same steel wheels that Leon's have.

 :smiley:



Wait til Wednesday and Il show you what colour mine are now!  :laugh:

Cracking looking GT by the way!
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Re: My OEM+ GT Sport - Update, finally lowered :-)
« Reply #62 on: December 19, 2011, 07:15:31 pm »
Cheers mate.

Im intrigued to see what you've done with yours! Im thinking white for mine

Who are you getting to paint yours?
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Re: My OEM+ GT Sport - Update, finally lowered :-)
« Reply #63 on: December 20, 2011, 09:11:31 pm »
Quote from: GTsport on December 19, 2011, 07:15:31 pm
Cheers mate.

Im intrigued to see what you've done with yours! Im thinking white for mine

Who are you getting to paint yours?

They are being powder coated by a local company, £140 to be shotblasted and then powder coated!  :happy2:
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Re: My OEM+ GT Sport - Update, finally lowered :-)
« Reply #64 on: December 21, 2011, 08:33:56 am »
Hey GTsport, some very tasteful mods you`ve got going on there  :xmassmiley:

I`m pretty taken with the votex rear, looks trick  :happy2:



 . .  another diesel owner here  :laugh:

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Re: My OEM+ GT Sport - Update, finally lowered :-)
« Reply #65 on: December 21, 2011, 10:32:25 am »
Quote from: Neil on December 21, 2011, 08:33:56 am
Hey GTsport, some very tasteful mods you`ve got going on there  :xmassmiley:

I`m pretty taken with the votex rear, looks trick  :happy2:



 . .  another diesel owner here  :laugh:



We are taking over  :santa:
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Re: My OEM+ GT Sport - Update, finally lowered :-)
« Reply #66 on: December 21, 2011, 08:22:33 pm »
Ive got 15" steels on mine and they fit nee bother:

It wafts along the country lanes quite nicely too with that extra tyre sidewall
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Re: My OEM+ GT Sport - Update, finally lowered :-)
« Reply #67 on: December 21, 2011, 08:30:55 pm »
Quote from: Neil on December 21, 2011, 08:33:56 am
Hey GTsport, some very tasteful mods you`ve got going on there  :xmassmiley:

I`m pretty taken with the votex rear, looks trick  :happy2:



 . .  another diesel owner here  :laugh:



Cheers mate.

The Votex rear odes make the back look alot lower and wider some how  :happy2:


Quote from: John GT140 on December 21, 2011, 08:22:33 pm
Ive got 15" steels on mine and they fit nee bother

It wafts along the country lanes quite nicely too with that extra tyre sidewall

I did look at 15"'s but i dont think i'd get on my drive it the cae dropped much lower. What tyres you running on yours?
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Re: My OEM+ GT Sport - Update, finally lowered :-)
« Reply #68 on: December 22, 2011, 10:53:18 am »
Well it didnt stay clean for very long  :surprised:



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Re: My OEM+ GT Sport - Update, finally lowered :-)
« Reply #69 on: December 22, 2011, 11:02:03 am »
Mine looks worse than that. The entire car (apart from the roof) now looks like your hatch.
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Re: My OEM+ GT Sport - Update, finally lowered :-)
« Reply #70 on: December 22, 2011, 12:20:52 pm »
the golf's tail gate always seems to be the dirtiest
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Re: My OEM+ GT Sport - Update, finally lowered :-)
« Reply #71 on: December 22, 2011, 01:58:15 pm »
I think that affects all hatchbacks to some degree.
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Re: My OEM+ GT Sport - Update, finally lowered :-)
« Reply #72 on: December 22, 2011, 05:39:33 pm »


I did look at 15"'s but i dont think i'd get on my drive it the cae dropped much lower. What tyres you running on yours?
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Im running 195/65 r 15. like the mods so far on yours mate. i paid for a rear votex valance from a guy called redsnake but he ripped me off . it looks the nuts on your car and is probs the best option if you dont have exposed tail pipes
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Re: My OEM+ GT Sport - Update, finally lowered :-)
« Reply #73 on: December 22, 2011, 08:48:26 pm »
Quote from: GTsport on December 19, 2011, 07:15:31 pm
Cheers mate.

Im intrigued to see what you've done with yours! Im thinking white for mine

Who are you getting to paint yours?

These were shot blasted and powder coated by a local firm for £140. They have done a very good job to be honest!

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Re: My OEM+ GT Sport - Update, finally lowered :-)
« Reply #74 on: January 09, 2012, 02:26:51 pm »
Small update

Managed to pick this up on the cheap



And thanks to Darren (Mortygttdi) I now have one of these fitted  :driver:



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