Bagged - Caged - Ruined Mk5

[N8KOW]

Ah leaking air, I don't miss those days 

[arris]

Well, recently been working on my install. Pretty much done now...



Still need a notch as soon as I can get it booked in.
Also my wheels have been painted and dishes polished, so just waiting to get  them back, and built up :)

[Simmy91]

Nice!

[arris]

Well got my my barrels and centres back today from the paint shop!
Could resist quickly building a couple up and test fitting one!

25mm adaptors are way to much so will get hold of some 15mm ones :)






And a cheeky pic of a front made up :)


Got a few more bits to order for them some 28mm BBS valves, some Carbon Collective sealant 15mm adaptors and then tyres so slowly getting there!

[andyp]

Wheels look very nice,  will look so different when all on and tyred up 

[Chris01]

Not a huge fan of super low rides but your car looks amazing! Front license plates suck on mk5 but i've been pulled over for not having them as well so gotta live with it now. Lucky Americans.
Did you retrofit halogen headlights over the stock xenons? It looks like you've got the headlight washers.

[arris]

Cheers for comments.

Yeah front plate is a nightmare, although mine is stuck on with magnets, but i also have the shortened plinth i have cut down and plastic welded that is all magnetised up yet, but just needs a top coat of paint as im being picky. But i also got pulled when i didnt run a plate.

Luckily was the day i had the plate in the window, for about 4 weeks i ran with a red and white pressed plate in the window think i got away with it as first glance looked like a trade palte  

Need to really pull my finger out on this to have it sat on the wheels for UD 

Also no it came with the standard halogen lights, but has winter pack fitted which include the headlight washers, although tbh i hate them as just make a mess 

[arris]

Well got home this afternoon from a weekend away and was still light, and it wasn't raining for once, so i test fitted my front wheel now i have smaller spacers.



Sitting nearly flush, so im abit stuck on what to do, really i wanted more tuck, but i may buy even more spacers some 20mm to try see if i can get it sitting on lip.

If not ill swap back to 15mm and look at getting my arches flared as they need paint anyway, or possibly the flachwerks +25mm wings.

Only other issue i have is i need shorter wheel bolts anyone know where i can get these from, and also is there such a thing as nice looking ones that wont ruin the look of my wheels haha!

[George10]

Tuk on the front sit rim on the rear...

Be carful of your lips on the front as mine just to tuck but slightly catch on the inside.

Great wheels btw. Regret selling my twists.

[arris]

Yeah, thats how i really want it, to be fair my front arches are abit of a mess, but don't wanna get any work done till i have wheels all sorted so they can work the arches to accommodate them.

[George10]

Yeah fair enough. Look forward to seeing these fitted.

[Tim144]

Looking good dude! Should be good for UD.. .

[arris]

Cheers Tim.

Yeah hopefully, got a month left, hopefully going to really try get as much as I can done for UD although paint will have to come after.

Still got a list of jobs I wanna do but it's finding time. Luckily I have a months working away well mon-Friday coming up end of month, so that overtime should help sort my wings out next month!

Gonna man up and order tyres this week. Just need to seal the wheels and find somewhere to fit tyres.

[RedED30]

Wow.

This looks mega, great work so far.

Where have you mounted the controlled for the air ride?

[arris]

Cheers.

Currently the controller is just in the ash tray, really want to make a holder for it, just haven't got round to it.

Front tyres turned up yesterday so there currently being fitted, just a shame the rears ain't arrived :(

Done half the skyline tail light mod now. Passenger side is done, but dropped my driver side light and cracked it so need a new one :(