Jamie's Black 5 Door GTi *Sold* Now driving an S3

[jayha11]

I hadn't planned much more for the Golf after treating it to a £475 cambelt, water pump, cam follower and major service last week but here I am with an update.
All be it a fairly small one...

With the saving in full swing for the wedding I am trying to avoid any of the big mods and working through my list of planned OEM upgrades.
I sourced some Audi A4 exhaust tips.

These are 75mm in diameter and slot straight over the standard tips (Very snug fit and needs some persuasion with a rubber mallet)

For the princely sum of £18 delivered I am pretty chuffed with the outcome!
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Next up I plan to obtain a MK6 Boot handle/badge to replace the dated MK5 version.

[rumblytripod]

Nice work, need my valance colour coding.

[white91]

I hadn't planned much more for the Golf after treating it to a £475 cambelt, water pump, cam follower and major service last week but here I am with an update.
All be it a fairly small one...

With the saving in full swing for the wedding I am trying to avoid any of the big mods and working through my list of planned OEM upgrades.
I sourced some Audi A4 exhaust tips.

These are 75mm in diameter and slot straight over the standard tips (Very snug fit and needs some persuasion with a rubber mallet)

For the princely sum of £18 delivered I am pretty chuffed with the outcome!
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Next up I plan to obtain a MK6 Boot handle/badge to replace the dated MK5 version.

Great 'tip' on the A4 tips, where did you get them from?



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[GTI-Rog]

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Next up I plan to obtain a MK6 Boot handle/badge to replace the dated MK5 version.

Great find, A4 tips?.. I never would have thought of that

I may have to copy you now

[ashbignall]

Lovely motor. Like the tips that you've added and I also really need to get the valance sorted...

I am also a big fan of the "all black" look :)

[Flint]

Where did you get the tips from?

Thanks

[Sjw_Vw]

Nice Golf [emoji111]

[Martk19871]

Haha everyone's jumping on the A4 tips.....so, where did you source a set from? 

[jayha11]

Ebay is awash with them guys. Just search 'A4 exhaust tips' I paid £18 delivered for mine.

[jayha11]

Progress has been painfully slow over the last few months  but I have had a few small additions last week...

Firstly I swapped the flat white wormed boot handle for a newer version, this actually came off a Passat and fit fine. Only draw back is the loss of the slow close function which I am not too fussed about in all honesty. Before fitting I removed the badge and painted the backing in gloss black. Looks so much better now!


Also replaced the factory licence plate lights. I had fitted some upgraded bulbs last year but lately they were causing havoc and throwing up canbus errors!



Starting to stockpile a few more bits at the moment and currently toying whether to refurbish the Monzas or sell on to replace with something else?

[FrameSet]

This car looks awesome! nice subtle mods. some ED30/R32 rear lights would top it off 

[deedaz]

Really like the alloys colour, is it a dark grey or gun metal, and do they come like that?

Nice tips as well. 

[jayha11]

Really like the alloys colour, is it a dark grey or gun metal, and do they come like that?

Nice tips as well. 

Cheers dude. They were powder coated by the previous owner. The receipt states metallic anthracite as the colour and they have a nice 'pop' in the sun!

[deedaz]

Can I ask a question.

Was the interior grab handles easy to change, if so any notes on how you did it, The drivers side on mine is scuffed like your old ones and at some point I'll be getting some new ones. (I am a vw newbie and willing to take on small work myself).

(I have ordered the Haynes manual the tools, but thought I'd ask).

[jayha11]

Can I ask a question.

Was the interior grab handles easy to change, if so any notes on how you did it, The drivers side on mine is scuffed like your old ones and at some point I'll be getting some new ones. (I am a vw newbie and willing to take on small work myself).

(I have ordered the Haynes manual the tools, but thought I'd ask).

Its simple buddy. It just prises out. No screws or anything. Then unclip the switches and swap over into the new handle before connecting/re-fitting. Go and order the part from VW though. I paid less than £15. Ebay sellers all want £25+