Dirty Diesel :) - update on post 10 - 31/7/2012 :)

[Dave_TDI]

Thought i'd stick up an upto date build thread of my Golf :)

I bought the car back in August 2011 (cant believe its almost a year already) and since then ive done a fair amount to it although having a baby back in november put the brakes on the progress a bit.

I bought the car as a bog standard 1.9TDI 'S' which is basically the lowest spec in the range which at the time i didnt realise so have since started to change that.

Heres the car when i bought it with 68k on the clock, one owner from new and the cleanest one by far out of the 37 i went to view.





I then got some free Audi A3 S-line wheels in need of TLC:



I then had them powdercoated metalic black:





Next up came a GTI Bumper with chrome Jetta upper grill and lower GT Sport grills:





After that came a GTI exhaust and rear bumper and Mk6 tailgate handle/badge to get rid of whiteworm:



I then had the chrome grill painted black to tie in with the wheels although its not the best fit on the Golf bumper so will be replaced soon:







Seen a standard Golf so had to get a pic:



Next up i had the handles and bumpstrips colourcoded and GTI Sideskirts:











This brings us up to this week...

Removed old interior and gave it a thorough hoover and Febreeze:





Replaced with R32 cloth interior (not a big fan of leather after having it in my Polo and all the creases etc make it look tacky in my opinion:







Also fitted a new headunit, looks crap compared to the original but it has bluetooth connectivity, iphone connectivity and built in handsfree, function over form :)



I also fitted some R32 Rear lights:





Today i had the car remapped by AwesomeGTI at an estimated 150bhp, makes a massive difference from the standard 105bhp, also keeps up with my mates 06 Astra 2.0turbo SRI 200+ now :)


So a run down of whats been done:

GTI bumper w/ Jetta grill and GT Sport lower grills
18" Audi A3 S-Line wheels with 225/45/18 tyres
MK6 Tailgate handle/badge
Debadged 'Golf' badge
R32 interior
R32 rear lights
Colourcoded handles/bumpstrips
GTI Rear bumper
GTI Exhaust
GTI Sideskirts
Osram nightbreaker bulbs
Sony MEXBT3700U headunit
Remap by AwesomeGTI to 150ish bhp

Future plans in no particular order:

Lows (first up!)
GTI Grills
New wheels (bought some 19" Audi Speedlines but they were too big in my opinion i prefer 18s so sold them)
R32 rear bumper and Miltek
Hybrid turbo conversion and new map to suit and a few other engine bits
Colourcode sideskirts
LED Interior bulbs and sidelight and reg plate bulbs
R32 Xenons or those Hella replica versions.

Any other suggestions or comments or criticisms welcome and appreciated, also wheel ideas would be nice :)

[Banham]

Great turn around to what it used to look like 

[Dave_TDI]

Thanks man :)

It just desperatly needs lowering, new wheels as the S-lines never suited the car but for free they beat steelies and the back bumper/skirts colourcoding til i can afford an R32 bumper and exhaust :)

Its my birthday next month so i plan on buying myself coilovers and Xenons...

As for wheels i'm gonna go and try a set of these on at weekend:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18-Vw-golf-5-6-passat-Audi-a3-a4-a6-tt-mk2-5X112-3sdm-Alloy-wheels-/251045682814?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET&hash=item3a737d1e7e

[Banham]

Haha same as mine needs coilovers, xenons but have a r32 rear sitting in my room waiting for the rest of the bits to turn up. 

What coilovers are you thinking of going for?
Those wheels look pretty sweet, be interesting to see what they look like on a golf.

[Andy]

looking good but nothing wrong with 19" wheels

[Dave_TDI]

Haha same as mine needs coilovers, xenons but have a r32 rear sitting in my room waiting for the rest of the bits to turn up. 

What coilovers are you thinking of going for?
Those wheels look pretty sweet, be interesting to see what they look like on a golf.

I've heard good things about the Eibachs, its only a 1.9tdi so dont want to spend too much as it will never be a quick enough car to spend big money on handling 

Which ones are you going for? I need something reasonably comfortable as i travel roughly 45 miles per day and work on a building site so have to tackle a lot of dirt roads unfortunatly..

As for the rear bumper i was in a queue behind a silver Edition 30 today at the carwash and i loved the look of the back of it and since i already have the lights and exhaust it may be the cheaper option for me at the moment.

@Maxitrol (how do you multiquote :/) I am seriously considering 19s, i have to try a set on first though once the coilovers are on to see how the ride is for work etc, i hate my job it limits my abilities on the car too much 


@Banham - Cheers buddy, all the little mods are pretty un noticable but aslong as i know theyre there i'm happy :)

Anyway had the car washed and polished today by the local carwash (one of my best mates co-owns it so i get mates rates :))

Couple of pics after driving through a muddy puddle (just my luck! - Thats why theres no front end pics...):

[stevw1]

Its coming on now Dave, liking the seats 

[Dave_TDI]

Cheers ste 

Do you still have your old midline clocks? I could be interesting depending on part number :)

[stevw1]

Cheers ste 

Do you still have your old midline clocks? I could be interesting depending on part number :)

Yep, still here. End 961K

[DanielF]

Looking nice top job

[Dave_TDI]

Few updates, i now have genuine 18" Monza 2s in gunmetal grey and genuine gti front grill and open fog grills :):









Photobucket has decided to massively reduce picture quality so i will reupload later :)

[JoeDarKa]

Looking good! Whats next?! 

[danfalcon]

wheels came up awesome mate! did you do the work yourself?

really tidy looking car 

[Dave_TDI]

Thanks Joe :) definaly needs lowering and black GTI headlights next, either that or the bumper and sideskirts colouring, not sure which to do first but over time they will all be done :)

With the colourcoding i might get the center section of the back bumper done gunmetal grey woth the other part silver, may also do the grill grey and get an edition30 front splitter woth the center grey aswell to match the wheels, could do with some pics or a photoshop to see how this would look though :)

wheels came up awesome mate! did you do the work yourself?

really tidy looking car  

Thanks man, not sure what you mean about the wheels, i bought the Monzas yesterday already powdercoated :)

Also need a flat bottom steering wheel and black headlining to complement the R32 interior :)

[Dave_TDI]

Mini update :)