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Offline pipston

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And finally...MY56 GTI thread - UPDATED 25th April
« on: March 14, 2011, 04:13:41 pm »
hey guys, been a member of this forum now for kicking on a year now, so thought it was well due time to show you my hard work...

so here is my car and this is how i picked it up as standard





but that didnt last long...





after a quick clean and a detail





notice in this photo i had the headlight washers deleted when the skirts were colour coded, completely changes the front end IMO



this got me off paying the congestion charge in london one day!  :evilgrin:



the extra bits ive added to it so far are:

cruise control
MFSW buttons
RNS510 & mdi kit
footrest and seat inlays (think they should be considered standard on this forum!)
coloured bumpers
R32 tails
inpro smoked indicator repeaters

to be fitted:

remap at west tuning (next week!)
bluetooth kit (this week)
WALK

and this is how it looks today





great forum btw!  :notworthy:
« Last Edit: April 25, 2011, 11:32:20 am by pipston »
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Re: And finally...MY56 GTI thread
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2011, 04:20:03 pm »
nice list of mods..are you going to get it lowered
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Re: And finally...MY56 GTI thread
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2011, 04:25:18 pm »
Quote from: maxitrol on March 14, 2011, 04:20:03 pm
nice list of mods..are you going to get it lowered

yeah its for sure on the list (agree it needs doing!), would want to do it properly and get springs and dampers though rather than just ebay springs, ive always been nervous about lowering cars though, this is still my daily driver so think you need to draw the line somewhere. im pretty much tossing up between Bilstein B12's and Koni FSD's any thoughts?
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Re: And finally...MY56 GTI thread
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2011, 12:24:45 am »
Bilsteins, regret getting rid of mine.
Car looks nice dude, though cannot believe you have had it so long with such a high chassis, do you have to use a step ladder to get in? :grin: :wink:
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Re: And finally...MY56 GTI thread
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2011, 07:53:18 pm »
how come its got silver headlights should they not be the black ones?
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Mods yes but way too many to stick in this little box

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Re: And finally...MY56 GTI thread
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2011, 08:34:48 pm »
I run the Koni FSD's with H&R springs and think they are a great setup  :happy2:
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Re: And finally...MY56 GTI thread
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2011, 09:23:26 am »




LOL thats quality mate

nice car!
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Re: And finally...MY56 GTI thread
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2011, 10:09:49 am »
nice mate, get some black head lights next ;)
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Re: And finally...MY56 GTI thread
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2011, 10:20:00 am »
Quote from: MAT ED30 on March 15, 2011, 07:53:18 pm
how come its got silver headlights should they not be the black ones?


Yes it should have black ones.

Nice car mate.
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Re: And finally...MY56 GTI thread
« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2011, 12:07:41 pm »
Quote from: JPC on March 16, 2011, 10:09:49 am
nice mate, get some black head lights next ;)

id never even realised GTI's had an option to come without black headlights...let alone that i didnt have any!  :sad1:

/goes off to buy black headlights
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Re: And finally...MY56 GTI thread
« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2011, 10:18:53 pm »
Quote from: damoegan on March 15, 2011, 08:34:48 pm
I run the Koni FSD's with H&R springs and think they are a great setup  :happy2:

whats the drop on these mate? ive been talked out of FSD's before because ive heard the drop is only around 25mm but i expect its all down to what springs you get with them...
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Re: And finally...MY56 GTI thread - UPDATED 25th April
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2011, 04:11:06 pm »
Some nice mods on the way.
Love the deleted bumper inserts. Have you thought about going for a US front grille to get rid of the number plate holder to help give an even smoother front?
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Re: And finally...MY56 GTI thread - UPDATED 25th April
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2011, 05:10:04 pm »
Quote from: big al on April 25, 2011, 04:11:06 pm
Some nice mods on the way.
Love the deleted bumper inserts. Have you thought about going for a US front grille to get rid of the number plate holder to help give an even smoother front?

i was tempted when i got the car colour coded but the bill was already pushing the monthly budget at the time, i read this thread below the other day though and think it would be quite a good retro fit option (on the flip side though i bought the car with tinted windows all round so do i really wanna be drawing more attention to myself?)

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,28416.msg361519.html#msg361519
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Re: And finally...MY56 GTI thread - UPDATED 25th April
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2011, 09:44:50 pm »
lol at big al....beat me to it..love the deleted washer inserts...i want i want!!!

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Re: And finally...MY56 GTI thread - UPDATED 25th April
« Reply #14 on: April 27, 2011, 07:20:47 pm »

"footrest and seat inlays (think they should be considered standard on this forum!)"

Apologies if I'm being thick, but can we see some pics, please?
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Shadow blue DSG 5 door with leather, sunroof, 18" Monzas, MFSW. 
Full list of mods:  Seat inserts and a VW bottle opener.  Each worth 20bhp.
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