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Offline brady88

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Red GTI...I <3 its big butt!
« on: January 27, 2012, 05:57:56 pm »
Might as well throw up some pictures and show off the new woman's big behind  :D

Bought it standard back in October... 38k on the clock, totally standard, 2 owners (mother and son  :grin: ) with a big smile on its face saying "buy me...nobody ever drives me like a GTI!!"

How she sat on purchase...after the 4 bald 18"s were replaced lol


First up, new name badge:



Never really touched it until after new year when my bank account had stopped crying  :jumpmove: then the fun began!

First up..LED number plate bulbs, cheap and simple:


Then the horribly carbon'd exaust was annoying me so it was time for a Milltek  :happy2:
Good timing as Awesome were having their January sales!WIN!

Stuff that didn't quite fit:


Shiny stuff:


Fulton doing what he does best:


The results:




Then on to some lowerage...probably not enough  :signLOL:

First of all I saved some money buying 2nd hand 30mm H&R's...but something wasnt right!?:


Not a noticable drop I hear you say...and you'd be right...wrong springs!!!:
Left - 30mm .... Right - Standard... but no difference:


So they went back and some spanking new 30mm H&R's were bought (again from Awesome):


And it was back to Alan's Autos for round 2!

Fulton dressed like a Trawlerman:

One down...a while to go:


Now happy with the reduced off-road ability:



Sorry if this is a bit picture heavy...just had a lot to share   :drinking: hopefully some clean pics will follow!
Now how much is this thread going to cost me?!?!?!?!?!?!

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Re: Red GTI...I <3 its big butt!
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2012, 06:01:18 pm »
very nice indeed.

how much did the H&R's set you back and whats the ride like?

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Re: Red GTI...I <3 its big butt!
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2012, 06:10:15 pm »
very nice indeed.

how much did the H&R's set you back and whats the ride like?

Cheers man!

Got them from Awesome GTI...30% off just now so 194.95  :party:
Its a bit firmer as to be expected but doesnt ruin the ride quality...looks much better and improves the handling!!  :happy2:
If you're going for springs...get these!

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Re: Red GTI...I <3 its big butt!
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2012, 07:10:23 pm »
Lookin good mate. Good bit of progress! Looks mega clean, is that the work of bennett or yourself? Cheers, Stevie.

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Re: Red GTI...I <3 its big butt!
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2012, 07:19:55 pm »
Lookin good mate. Good bit of progress! Looks mega clean, is that the work of bennett or yourself? Cheers, Stevie.

Haha no its all me this time  :P Bennett hasn't had his way with this one yet, but am sure the time will come!

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Re: Red GTI...I <3 its big butt!
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2012, 07:25:44 pm »
Looking nice mate. Red suits these cars very well.  :happy2:


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Re: Red GTI...I <3 its big butt!
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2012, 07:45:42 pm »
looking good--needs the rear lower haqlf of the bumper red now--it will look spot on

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Re: Red GTI...I <3 its big butt!
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2012, 07:47:12 pm »
Coming along very nicely. Thinking of going for some 30mm H&R's myself.

What your next mod? after the bank has filled back up  :signLOL:

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Re: Red GTI...I <3 its big butt!
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2012, 07:47:53 pm »
Nothing to do with me but those pescara's for sale would look sweet!  :drinking:

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Re: Red GTI...I <3 its big butt!
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2012, 10:35:43 pm »
looking good--needs the rear lower haqlf of the bumper red now--it will look spot on

The plan was to get the bumpers and skirts done after Xmas, and an ED30 splitter... but I blew the money on the Milltek  :grin:

Coming along very nicely. Thinking of going for some 30mm H&R's myself.

What your next mod? after the bank has filled back up  :signLOL:

As above, hopefully the bumpers etc coded... if not, some Pescara wheels, forge twintake or EVOMS induction :jumping:
Wont be for a while though... its time to get a holiday booked!!

Nothing to do with me but those pescara's for sale would look sweet!  :drinking:

Dont even tempt me lol all these things seem to appear on the shelves when I've just blew a wad haha!
They will be my wheels of choice when the time comes though  :happy2: