Hi everyone,
I've been a member on R32OC for a little while now and thought I'd look for a MK5 forum to join. I'm actually contemplating a swap to an Edition 30 but for now, a little bit about my car....
It's a fairly basic spec manual five-door with leather, satnav and a resonated Milltek system.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ILax4VKc33g/UvZQpZtgUuI/AAAAAAAACDs/44UXQTijcHo/w1000-h667-no/FIRST.jpg)
First thing I changed was the shift linkage to a Neuspeed short shift. Ordered it a day after picking up the car! Hated the long throw of the OEM linkage, it is hugely better now. Also some minor improvements to breathing...
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-NjXeqqiyFGc/UvZQqMf-2lI/AAAAAAAACD4/ptmRT2L8w4Q/w714-h1000-no/ITG.jpg)
Didn't rate the Milltek so I had a custom system made by AAS a month or two down the line. It's a resonated system with 3inch outward rolled tips. This is a video of it first fitted, sounds a little different now.
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Then came some miscellaneous mods...
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KGaTcIFhFDE/UvZQoMxGriI/AAAAAAAACDY/x4d4Qld35y8/w1000-h625-no/BOOTTRAY.jpg)
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-vgGm0tLMMYg/UvZQoC8vOdI/AAAAAAAACD0/sdocKiSxCW8/w729-h1000-no/DASHSTORAGE.jpg)
I like storage space lol.
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Fast forward a few months...it was time to sort the stance out. So along came...
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-MyqtRCXQDiM/UvZZ8jRbmHI/AAAAAAAACFg/n82MOrOg6Yk/w775-h1079-no/KWV1.jpg)
and
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-grHhLqBG_6c/UvZQsBfBbLI/AAAAAAAACEc/VhEBZf7rdW8/w713-h1000-no/H%2526RSPACERS.jpg)
With the following results...
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9a3LowwsYJg/UvZQqeBJkmI/AAAAAAAACEM/YIMDEFCmtS0/w749-h1000-no/KWCOMP.jpg)
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-BgMYY9UwII0/UvZQqyOF_xI/AAAAAAAACEI/xQzTlOVFslI/w1000-h625-no/KWFRONT.jpg)
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I picked up a puncture a day before my refurb was due in. Handy as I planned on changing the mixture of budget and Bridgestones that the previous owner had fitted. Not so nice on the wallet though! Bank holiday weekend meant I could only get a hold of two tyres. So the other two to be fitted next week. I went for Michelin PS3s.
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-S2aYoyrrT1E/U1EwCuqdY1I/AAAAAAAACH4/iUuoBWrMTHs/w1000-h563-no/Refurb_01.jpg)
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ED-jH0V_Cxc/U1E6QR0_rkI/AAAAAAAACIo/90NN_iK6JUs/w1000-h625-no/Refurb_02.jpg)
I spent ages looking for the right colour but after much to-ing and fro-ing, we got there eventually. Many thanks to Chris @ wefixalloys for his hard work!
That just about brings me up to date. I don't have anything major planned but hoping to fit my Recaros this summer and various other bits and bobs, which I'll update on here.
Hope you've enjoyed the read!