My diamond black GTI....now with Ramair CAI

[Sjw_Vw]

Very nice

[w15hhh]

nice car

[cobz]

Had it all fixed up yet? Keep seeing it as I drive past your car park!

My post is up at last

[BarberVW]

Great looking car!
You must be very happy with it

Awesome looking car!!!

Very nice

nice car

Thanks all, fair few plans in the pipeline but its all money   will get there.

Had it all fixed up yet? Keep seeing it as I drive past your car park!

My post is up at last

Not yet mate, goes in Monday   be fun to see what courtesy car I get, gonna try for a Golf R but doubt it'll happen, probably get an Up!

Bagged first reply  

New front end ready for paint:

[Tracey]

Front grill will  be nice when done !

[BarberVW]

Courtesy car for the week while the Golf has a makeover....



1.2 Match 

Could be worse.

[cobz]

Shame they didn't offer like for like! Mk7 GTI wouldn't have been so bad...

[BarberVW]

Got the car back Friday afternoon from Parkway VW Derby. It had :

- Both wings replaced and painted @ 100% contribution from VW
- Complete replacement front bumper inc. grills etc as hit a low wall in a car park the other week
- New radiator support panel (bit which basically holds the front of the car on) as I managed to crack it on the wall

My front splitter is now colour coded, and also put a few extra bits on.

Not a cheap do, but the car looks fresh now.

The damage:



Got it back Friday afternoon and added these:




Genuine carbon fibre mirror covers. These are not the cheaper stick on covers, but complete replacement cover units.
Also smoked inpro side repeaters added underneath.


Honda S2000 aerial:



New tax disc holder:



I then couldn't do much else as i was working all weekend, but yesterday I gave it a decent detail and took plenty of photos to show off its refreshed appearance.
Enjoy.....























Plans for the future include:

Cat back exhaust
Stage 1 map
Lowering on AP coils (aready acquired)
Front wishbone bushes replacing
Refurbish wheels to Monza Shadow style
Space wheels

Thanks for looking!

[J400uk]

Looks awesome, very clean 

[cobz]

Looks like they did a good job!

I wish I had the patience to detail my car that well... Fancy giving mine a good clean? 

[z00bz]

Looks fresshhh.... I can imagine how pricey it would've been 

[BarberVW]

Looks awesome, very clean 

Thanks mate I'm really happy with it.

Looks like they did a good job!

I wish I had the patience to detail my car that well... Fancy giving mine a good clean? 

They didn't do too badly at all. As much as I enjoy cleaning cars, it's taxing enough keeping on top of this one, take yours to a pro detailers and then just maintain it, its worth the money!

Looks fresshhh.... I can imagine how pricey it would've been 

Wallets still recovering 
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So as my front wishbone bushes and console bushes have been in need of replacement since before I bought the car, thought it was about time I finally did something about it as the front end is starting to feel dangerously sloppy.

First thing-



Uprated solid TT console bushes from dark side developments. Thought about polybushes and anti-lift but just don't think my driving justifies the cost of them.

Once these are on I can get my coilovers on as well 

[BarberVW]

Car has just had its 80k mile major service, cambelt, water pump, all wishbone bushes replaced, and new CV boot from main dealer.

Newest addition to go on :


Unlikely to see much more progress over the winter months, but who knows.

Thanks for looking!

[BarberVW]

Just a few shots to show the latest additions; red GTI badges, Climair wind deflectors, forum sticker and a dash sticker 

[numec]

Do you mind sharing where you bought the red GTI letter sticker mate?