Worst Modifications to your MK 5 thread...

[cmdrfire]

well im just going on what pdt said, who apparently are all      ??? harsh..... lol

YMMV. This thread asked what was the worst modification I've done, I said it, and gave an opinion (and supporting evidence) why. I didn't really comment on what PDT say, and (in this instance) don't care really.

[heady2010]

well you did, but not intentionally. Im sure you would of had a slightly different responce if i originally posted the link they posted. Yeah anyway as much as i love playing keyboard warriors, we'll let the crap mod thread continue.  xxxxx

[Top Cat]

well you did, but not intentionally. Im sure you would of had a slightly different responce if i originally posted the link they posted. Yeah anyway as much as i love playing keyboard warriors, we'll let the crap mod thread continue.  xxxxx

Chill your boots dude, all he did is post what he thinks was his worst mod. if you like it, then fine. stop taking the dbias bashing as a personal insult. 

[cmdrfire]

well you did, but not intentionally. Im sure you would of had a slightly different responce if i originally posted the link they posted. Yeah anyway as much as i love playing keyboard warriors, we'll let the crap mod thread continue.  xxxxx

 

[tony_danza]

My rule with modding is this:

Never (with the exception of mapping) do anything you can't reverse back to stock and get some of your money back when you're done.

With all I did, I don't think I made my car better - I just made it more suited to what I wanted it to do. The MKV is a fine car out of the box, which is why it won so many awards.

[berg]

My rule with modding is this:

Never (with the exception of mapping) do anything you can't reverse back to stock and get some of your money back when you're done.

With all I did, I don't think I made my car better - I just made it more suited to what I wanted it to do. The MKV is a fine car out of the box, which is why it won so many awards.

can you easily reverse the limited slip diff once its in or would it be more hassle than its worth?

[luckyGti]

My rule with modding is this:

Never (with the exception of mapping) do anything you can't reverse back to stock and get some of your money back when you're done.

With all I did, I don't think I made my car better - I just made it more suited to what I wanted it to do. The MKV is a fine car out of the box, which is why it won so many awards.

can you easily reverse the limited slip diff once its in or would it be more hassle than its worth?

You can remove the diff but you have to bear in mind the cost of removing the gearbox, a second hand Lsd will still fetch strong money 

[sub39h]

My rule with modding is this:

Never (with the exception of mapping) do anything you can't reverse back to stock and get some of your money back when you're done.

With all I did, I don't think I made my car better - I just made it more suited to what I wanted it to do. The MKV is a fine car out of the box, which is why it won so many awards.

i generally agree with this. my MY11 mirrrors mod will be a notable exception tho...

[cmdrfire]

My rule with modding is this:

Never (with the exception of mapping) do anything you can't reverse back to stock and get some of your money back when you're done.

With all I did, I don't think I made my car better - I just made it more suited to what I wanted it to do. The MKV is a fine car out of the box, which is why it won so many awards.

i generally agree with this. my MY11 mirrrors mod will be a notable exception tho...

Do you have Mk6 mirrors on your Golf? Straightforward swap?

[sub39h]

My rule with modding is this:

Never (with the exception of mapping) do anything you can't reverse back to stock and get some of your money back when you're done.

With all I did, I don't think I made my car better - I just made it more suited to what I wanted it to do. The MKV is a fine car out of the box, which is why it won so many awards.

i generally agree with this. my MY11 mirrrors mod will be a notable exception tho...

Do you have Mk6 mirrors on your Golf? Straightforward swap?

lol don't drive a golf. check the sig

i'd imagine that the Mk6 mirrors are a straight swap tho. but you'd probably need the baseplate and the housing so not cheap. i came across the parts fairly inexpensively for my swap, but i've got to swap the door modules and code which is a pain.

tbh i like the Mk6 mirrors but i don't think their pointy-ness would suit the Mk5's rounded shape

[Greeners]

Furry dice!

Did nothing for performance and looked silly dangling and bouncing around every bend!!

Sold them on, got nearly all of my money back and bought a Magic Tree instead....... 

[QD MBE]

^^^^^

[Greeners]

^^^^^^^

[RedRobin]

My rule with modding is this:

Never (with the exception of mapping) do anything you can't reverse back to stock and get some of your money back when you're done.

With all I did, I don't think I made my car better - I just made it more suited to what I wanted it to do. The MKV is a fine car out of the box, which is why it won so many awards.

....Making my car more suited to what I want to do is my prime motivation. Although it's far more sensible to take your advice re costs recovery, I simply don't have the heart to put her back to standard and have no plans to sell anyway. Even after 6 years I absolutely love every mile.

Worst mods? - That's a tricky one to answer. Neuspeed discharge and charge pipes probably - I didn't feel any improvement worth their high cost. Two companies I don't trust for delivering effective products are Neuspeed and BSH.

[GNJ_Motorsport]

Excellent thread. I think some mods get bad reviews because they don't make that immediately noticeable difference. Sometimes all those small mods add together to make the overall car.

There are some crap mods for the Mk5 Golf though tbf. Cheap nasty coilovers for one and some of the intakes are all show no go. I suppose it depends what you want from them, some people want a fancy engine bay and are happy with stock power. Each to their own 

Happy with all the mods on my S3 so far though