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Bruce' black one: airbase & AutoX pics
« on: December 29, 2010, 01:21:53 am »
I'd like to present my GTI:  :drinking:


GTI Mk.V

EZ 2/2008
2 door
just black
tartan Interlagos
mirror- & winter packages, Climatronic, cruise control, armrest, E-MFA, RCD510, BiXenon
R32 taillights, ski bag, rain & light sensors, golf ball, Sachs Performance coilover, Hufeisen/Monza II
8x19, winter BBS 8x18 , cornering lights, DRL etc., TPM


mods:

wheels:
- SAT5 LE Hufeisen/Detroit/Monza II style 8x19 ET45 + Conti SportContact3 in 225/35 ZR19 XL
- BBS VZ033 8x18 ET44 + Conti WinterContact TS810 Sport in 225/40 R18 91V
- Denver/ Monza 7.5x17 ET51 + Federal 595 RS-R in 225/45 R17 94W track only

suspension:
Sachs Race Engineering Performance upside down coilover fully adjustable, H&R ARB 28/24 mm,
S3 lower arms, S3 hubs, Whiteline ALK, Whiteline poly bushes front and rear, TT upper strut mounts

brakes:
Tarox F2000, Ferodo DS Performance, bronze caliper bushes, RS3 brake vents

engine:
stock mapping, intake + precat mod, Supersprint center exhaust, exhaust pipes Audi A4 8K, Mk.VI DV

details:
US red GTI + rabbit badge, aluminium ashtray cover, taillights dark red R32, E-MFA (oil und water
temp., voltmeter etc.), shifter shortened w/ golf ball & S3/TT shortshift, armrest leather & tartan
Interlagos, black VW badge, retrofitted RCD510, rear light 50 W, DCC + W-buttons, Polo antenna,
Braille battery 5.2 kg, S3 jack pads

codings:
emergency brake & seat belt alert deleted; ''rain closing'', cornering light & DRL via fog lights,
''tear wiping'', engineering mode for RCD510

aerodynamics:
Votex splitter, rear axle cover from BlueMotion, rear trailing arm covers from TT/A3, center exhaust
cover, closed VW badge, large lower engine cover, Zender winglip

2012:
some aerodynamic details, Golf VI windshield, steel braided brake lines, some lightweight parts
(Audi alloy bumper bar, carbon hood, battery in the rear, TT arms & hubs, exchange 17" winter
and 18" for track, Endless or Pagid or PFC pads



That's the way it looks right now:







(photos taken by a friend)









You'll know where:







(with 17")

Comments welcome.  :wink:
« Last Edit: January 23, 2012, 12:53:31 pm by the bruce »
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Re: Bruce' black GTI: airport, Nürburgring & Slalom
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2010, 08:31:29 am »
Looking good  :happy2:.Can't beat a black car when it's clean.
ED35. Standard factory condition.

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Re: Bruce' black GTI: airport, Nürburgring & Slalom
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2010, 07:18:26 pm »
Car looks stunning!  :happy2:

Some great shots there too.

I have just booked to go to the ring in May! Can't wait  :pomppomp:

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Re: Bruce' black GTI: airport, Nürburgring & Slalom
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2010, 10:10:15 pm »
Thank you !!

If you could see this car these days you'd be afraid of all the mud and salt on it.
Looks really ugly after 1700 km ''Autobahn''.  :jumping:

Let's talk about a small meeting in april or may at the ring.  :smiley:


This one is worth every penny in the wintertime:


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Re: Bruce' black GTI: airport, Nürburgring & Slalom
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2010, 10:20:52 pm »
very nice indeed Bruce.  :happy2:  Love the mods so far.

That first pic is superb as well.  :notworthy:

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Re: Bruce' black GTI: airport, Nürburgring & Slalom
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2010, 06:21:15 am »
Very good looking DBP, and love the new approach to modding, gives me new ideas to what i need to my golf that i didn't know existed  :grin:  :notworthy:

Over the top mod list ;o)

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Re: Bruce' black GTI: airport, Nürburgring & Slalom
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2010, 01:12:12 pm »
 :congrats:

i was gunna do abit of build thread about mine but after those pics dont think i need to looks brill  :happy2:

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Re: Bruce' black GTI: airport, Nürburgring & Slalom
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2010, 07:48:48 pm »
some good photos there, nice car :happy2:

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Re: Bruce' black GTI: airport, Nürburgring & Slalom
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2010, 07:55:39 pm »
Looks great!  :happy2:

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Re: Bruce' black GTI: airport, Nürburgring & Slalom
« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2011, 11:53:24 am »
Thanks a lot !!

The reason why I joined this forum were some very interesting reviews about the
TT arms and the Whiteline ALK.  :congrats: I will fit both this year.

 :driver:


Some more pics - hope You like them:

"Stilfser Joch":



Fiscon 'E-MFA' (all languages selectable):



armrest 'individualized':









Zender Winglip:









BBS 'VZ033' 8x18 ET44:










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Re: Bruce' black GTI: airport, Nürburgring & Slalom
« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2011, 09:57:14 pm »
Love what you've done to the car, arm rest is a really nice touch. Cracking photos too  :happy2:

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Re: Bruce' black GTI: airport, Nürburgring & Slalom
« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2011, 08:52:15 am »
Really like the airport and mountain pictures

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Re: Bruce' black GTI: airport, Nürburgring & Slalom
« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2011, 09:31:15 am »
Thank you very much.  :wink:

We made a shooting with three GTIs on a former military airbase.




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Re: Bruce' black GTI: airport, Nürburgring & Slalom
« Reply #13 on: January 21, 2011, 11:38:25 pm »
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some of you know them - S3 jack pads


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Supersprint center exhaust only - the rest remains stock  :wink:
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Re: Bruce' black GTI: airport, Nürburgring & Slalom
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2011, 12:00:00 am »
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I love those first two photos by the hangar  :notworthy: - Great atmosphere.  :happy2:


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