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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3210 on: January 19, 2013, 02:17:08 pm »
Picked the golf up after having all wheels refurbed went for a custom anthracite, couple of shades darker than the car(steel grey) ties in very well with the black grey look! Also bought some new wipers but the idiot have me the wrong ones :fighting:.
Will get some pictures up ASAP!

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3211 on: January 19, 2013, 03:53:50 pm »
made my fog lights yellow. Looks real nice i think!

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3212 on: January 19, 2013, 03:58:27 pm »
Full fk shocks and springs fitted new top strut mounts all round and new suspension links

Made a really big difference nice handling and road comfort really suprised at them and at 90 pounds delivered  for shocks and springs not too bad only had 1 problem had to cut a little of the metal insert on hub as bolt would not go thro but nothing to worry about :-)

Few more things to do and will get some pics up on a nice day with now snow :)
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3213 on: January 19, 2013, 08:06:08 pm »
Fitted my second RCD510 to my GTI and my rear number plate LEDS, no too sure about them yet but we will see, time will tell.
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3214 on: January 20, 2013, 07:29:31 am »
Today this got pressed.



What got your W on?

And where can I get my W on?
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3215 on: January 20, 2013, 07:30:39 am »
made my fog lights yellow. Looks real nice i think!

Me too. Very nice! But you knew I'd like them, right?

Bulbs too?

« Last Edit: January 20, 2013, 07:34:06 am by ROH ECHT »
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3216 on: January 20, 2013, 08:10:47 am »
I had another flexi pipe welded into my exhaust. I split the last one when I smashed my sump :sad1:

I also had another small box welded in for good measure :)



I also spotted some ultimate camber haha!


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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3217 on: January 20, 2013, 08:17:20 am »
Yesterday I picked up a new number plate from Cool Air in Erith. This is to replace the one the got mashed by a fellow road user when they reversed into me at a traffic lights the other day... :(
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3218 on: January 20, 2013, 11:24:10 am »
^^^^
'VW57 GLF' = Very nice plate  :happy2: Mine's a 'VW05' so I would say that wouldn't I.

I take it that GLF stands for Golf and not something rude!

Why would someone reverse at a traffic lights - Did they overshoot? A good driver would be extra careful if they felt the need to reverse at traffic lights. I bet your heart sank until you got out and inspected the damage to see it was only the plate.


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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3219 on: January 20, 2013, 11:59:59 am »
Yes, it's meant to read as Golf. However, when the missus saw it for the first time she said "GILF??".  Had to laugh. Since then that's how we've referred to her (the car that is).

It was an unusual incident to be fair.

We'd all pulled away from a temp set of lights with the roadworks on our side of the road and before we'd cleared the roadworks a fire engine appeared coming towards us. The car in front stopped, as did I, and I thought that the fire engine could work his way through no problems. Then the reverse lights came on in front of me so I leaned on the horn... Too late though...

Just a new plate and mounting plinth required. Bumper is fine thankfully, sitting exactly where it should be. And the owners of the other car have been very apologetic and helpful in getting it sorted.
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3220 on: January 20, 2013, 12:20:23 pm »
made my fog lights yellow. Looks real nice i think!

Me too. Very nice! But you knew I'd like them, right?

Bulbs too?



Ha yeah i can see from your car you like them :grin: i haven't done any bulbs yet just the covers but might look in to it!

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3221 on: January 20, 2013, 01:13:15 pm »

Yes, it's meant to read as Golf. However, when the missus saw it for the first time she said "GILF??".  Had to laugh. Since then that's how we've referred to her (the car that is).


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It was an unusual incident to be fair.

We'd all pulled away from a temp set of lights with the roadworks on our side of the road and before we'd cleared the roadworks a fire engine appeared coming towards us. The car in front stopped, as did I, and I thought that the fire engine could work his way through no problems. Then the reverse lights came on in front of me so I leaned on the horn... Too late though...

Just a new plate and mounting plinth required. Bumper is fine thankfully, sitting exactly where it should be. And the owners of the other car have been very apologetic and helpful in getting it sorted.


....Which totally proves that one shouldn't ever judge an incident without first learning ALL the circumstances.  :happy2:


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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3222 on: January 20, 2013, 01:44:59 pm »
Today this got pressed.



What got your W on?

And where can I get my W on?

The W is winter mode. It dumbs down the power and throttle response to reduce the chance of wheelspi (we have snow here at the min). I'm not 100% but I believe only the GT170's came with it.

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3223 on: January 20, 2013, 05:10:06 pm »


Had some fun in the snow! Managed alright considering I'm rolling on summer tyres. :driver:

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #3224 on: January 20, 2013, 05:45:28 pm »
Couple of inches of snow in East Sussex, Summer Tyres and Steep Driveway meant I was going no where today. Somehow the snow has cleaned my wheels though?  :smiley:

The last photo kind of reminds me of a Christmas Card for some reason?