Timepillow's Golf GT Sport Thread

[Timepillow]

What unit is that one, i have a 57 plate GT Sport 170 (well i pick it up tomorrow) and it has a horrible one in it ?

Its a RCD-510, a very good upgrade!

You can pick them up pretty cheap these days. 

[L5 TUW]

What unit is that one, i have a 57 plate GT Sport 170 (well i pick it up tomorrow) and it has a horrible one in it ?

Its a RCD-510, a very good upgrade!

You can pick them up pretty cheap these days. 

Thanks Timepillow :)

I can see a few on eBay around the £320 mark, and some used ones starting at around £100, does this unit give you Sat Nav as well or is it just a radio/cd and mp3 with bluetooth ?

[Timepillow]

Thanks Timepillow :)

I can see a few on eBay around the £320 mark, and some used ones starting at around £100, does this unit give you Sat Nav as well or is it just a radio/cd and mp3 with bluetooth ?

I picked mine up for £200 and its like new! But mine is the DAB version!

No the RNS-510 is the one with a sat-nab built in...you are properly looking at over £400 for a good one...and the only radio VW do with bluetooth built in is a RNS-310 unit...the RCD-510 and RNS-510 all have to have a serpent module for bluetooth.

[MikLSP]

Thanks Timepillow :)

I can see a few on eBay around the £320 mark, and some used ones starting at around £100, does this unit give you Sat Nav as well or is it just a radio/cd and mp3 with bluetooth ?

The names give it away, anything with RNS has navigation, RCD is just a CD player.
Both the RCD & RNS-510 are compatible with the Bluetooth modules that go under the driver's seat.

The RNS-510 is costly, especially for the later revisions, but there are occasional deals to be had if you are patient enough. I got lucky with a revision H and 9W7 Bluetooth kit for £400 and sold the latter for £100 making my RNS a fantastic price.

[Timepillow]

Not do a lot to the car recently which is worthy of an update!

I was never happy with the results i got from restoring my headlights so i finally got around to buying a kit to do it with and oh my god they look like new again!
The photos don't do them justice!!!

Before


After




and the kit itself!


Well worth it guys!

Adam

[Andy]

wow just wow on them  lights

[Sjw_Vw]

Great thread! Loving what you've done. Look forward to seeing more updates :)

[Dave7692]

Looking really good, the lights have come up really well.  I'm still trying to decide whether to go for a set of GTI lights or the Depo Xenon look ones for Ebay with a HID kit in them.

[Timepillow]

wow just wow on them  lights

I know transforms the look of the car, they look like new!

Great thread! Loving what you've done. Look forward to seeing more updates :)

Cheers mate! hopefully more things will be getting done soon! 

Looking really good, the lights have come up really well.  I'm still trying to decide whether to go for a set of GTI lights or the Depo Xenon look ones for Ebay with a HID kit in them.

I would go the Projector route, they look so much better!!...thats what i will be doing, need to get a few other things done first tho! 

[Timepillow]

Not posted on here for awhile! Basically not been doing a lot to the car...only a few little things which i forgot to put up ages ago!

Firstly, LED puddle lights! What a difference these make! 





Then I started to get limp mode a lot so cleaned out the turbo...only a temp fix but worked not the less! 



AND THEN, my top rad hose burst at 70mph on the M^ going to work which i was late anyways due to traffic!
alittle poo came out that day!



And finally i got around to doing my DMF which has been on it way out for ages!









Anyways...hoping to get new wheels soon so watch this space 

Adam

[Timepillow]

Well a lot has been happening the past week or two!

Nice new turbo and the other one got stuck...again!



Old and NEW!



and the BIG! news is i have NEW WHEELS!!! After months saying I'm getting them i fancy have got some!!!



All my car needs now is to be lowered and that will be done in the next week or two!









Adam

[Timepillow]

Not been doing a lot...been driving around in this beast for a week! 



Had my car go into VW for the Wing warranty, got two new wings free of charge! 

Also got a broken spring so this means lows are on the way.....sooooon 

[RetroRaz]

liking the progress on this Adam!  can you tell me where you got the fogs from? im going to put a gti bumper on my tdi and need some fogs.  cheers.

[Timepillow]

liking the progress on this Adam!  can you tell me where you got the fogs from? im going to put a gti bumper on my tdi and need some fogs.  cheers.

Cheers mate! I got the fog lights from Euro Car Parts, they are the Genuine Hella ones and not the cheap eBay ones
Think they cost around £70 for them both