Post by: jayha11 on August 24, 2016, 03:13:22 pm
So here's a quick photo of the Golf which I have moved on from, I am sure some of you may be familiar with it. Car sold to the first buyer who was blown away by its condition. I was a little sad to see it go so quickly in all honesty...
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And here is the S3. Completely standard as I wanted
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Spec:
2010 facelift
Xenons with DRL's
Manual
75k
Full Nappa Leather
Audi Sat Nav Plus (LED Version)
Bose Sound System
Full Audi Service History
I had already put together a comprehensive list of parts/upgrades I wanted to make and it will feel like christmas with the amount of packages that are currently working their way to me :)
Ordered so far:
* Pro Sport Coilovers
* Stance+ wheel spacers - 10mm front, 14mm rear + longer bolts
* LED numberplate lights
* Pressed reg plates
* Gunmetal caliper paint, new carriers and S3 decals
* Interior LED kit
Car is booked in for 06th Sep to have coilovers/spacers fitted. Once that's done it will be off to have a full paint correction and protection.
No plans to up the power for now I don't think, I want to enjoy the car and will then look at stage 1/2 options next year.
I will post up updates as they happen. Thanks for reading
Jamie
Post by: Paradox1 on August 24, 2016, 03:22:17 pm
I give you 6 months before the performance come into play lol
Post by: djnibz on August 24, 2016, 03:45:47 pm
Post by: bonelorry on August 24, 2016, 04:01:33 pm
Please don't spoil it with cheap Coil-overs though :stupid:
Its an exclusive car the S3, Not cheap to buy, The stock Chassis are excellent out of the box and can be improved but I would be going for a Bilstein or KW Coil-over kit personally if Coil-overs are what you are after.
Personally if it was my car I would probably go for a Bilstein B12 Damper and Spring Kit :happy2:
Hope it serves you well!
Post by: Trow81 on August 24, 2016, 05:55:01 pm
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Post by: prp74 on August 24, 2016, 07:04:05 pm
Post by: ducman77 on August 24, 2016, 08:22:01 pm
You're golf looked amazeballs :drool:
Well wear and enjoy :driver:
Post by: MPS on August 24, 2016, 08:46:47 pm
Post by: ducman77 on August 24, 2016, 10:21:44 pm
Random trivia: the flat bottomed S3 wheel is also used on the Lamborghini Gallardo.
Ha! That's class. Now just a few little tweaks here and there (maybe a tte525r) and this spirit blue S3 will out drag a Lambo too :smiley: :happy2:
Post by: jayha11 on August 24, 2016, 10:36:19 pm
Random trivia: the flat bottomed S3 wheel is also used on the Lamborghini Gallardo.
I love a spot of random trivia :happy2:
Post by: Rippers on August 24, 2016, 11:01:00 pm
Post by: jayha11 on August 26, 2016, 11:13:23 am
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My Golf was probably too low considering the rather aggressive stance the ET35 wheels gave. As I am sticking with the OEM wheels on the S3 I wanted to fill the arches a little better as they are a little shy in standard guise, especially the rear wheels! Reading up it seemed 10mm front and 15mm rear were a common choice. I did however notice people seemed to have a fair bit of rubbing issues once lowered. I opted for a less extreme option of 7mm front and 13mm rear, combined with a more modest drop I am hoping I wont suffer any rubbing issues whilst improving the overall look.
I also made my first mod by removing the standard lighter and replaced it with the hinged option without the lighter. Much better in my opinion.
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I have a nice pile of parts ready to go on including:
Coilovers
Spacers
Pressed Reg Plates
LED Rear Reg Lights
will update again once the car is back from Dub Unit on 06th September
Post by: ducman77 on August 28, 2016, 08:00:39 am
Can't wait to see the wheels spaced out and the drop on the coilovers. Happy fitting :smiley: :happy2:
Post by: strell on August 28, 2016, 10:49:11 pm
Post by: jayha11 on August 30, 2016, 09:27:00 am
:sad1:
I didnt want to take the S3 along until I have got more of the intended work carried out so I jumped in with Trow81 instead and got papped next to his car lol.
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It was the first time I had been and thought it was a cracking little show. I then headed home to apply some of the bits I still had sitting in the house.
First I applied my new pressed plates and swapped out the rather weary rear LED's
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Finished the weekend off with a good wash as the car had got covered in tree sap after! :scared:
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I also ordered a Chipex kit to attend to a few stone chips on the bonnet and a bottle of Poorboys Leather Stuff after reading some strong reviews.
Thanks for reading
Post by: ducman77 on August 31, 2016, 10:29:28 am
I noticed your golf was a 5 door and the Audi is 3. How do you find it practical wise??
I can't really go back to a 3 door for a few years yet :ashamed: :ashamed:
My little ones just make having a 3 door a total pain!!
Looking forward to when they're a bit bigger!!
Your mates red golf is cracking :drool:
Post by: jayha11 on August 31, 2016, 10:46:23 am
Stunning!! That blue is just stunning!!
I noticed your golf was a 5 door and the Audi is 3. How do you find it practical wise??
I can't really go back to a 3 door for a few years yet :ashamed: :ashamed:
My little ones just make having a 3 door a total pain!!
Looking forward to when they're a bit bigger!!
Your mates red golf is cracking :drool:
I chose a 5 door GTi as my partner only had a 3 door Corsa at the time, she drives a 5 door MK6 Golf TSI these days so as she has the 'practical' car I seized the opportunity to switch back to a 3 door. Having no children helps too. The S3 is a little difficult to clamber in the back though, luckily I never really have that issue unless I am inside hoovering.
Post by: ducman77 on August 31, 2016, 03:46:43 pm
luckily I never really have that issue unless I am inside hoovering.
Laughing out loud at this :laugh:
When our first baby was born I had a Clio 182 for 4 years. It was a massive pain in the hole to try and get her, and all her baby bits and pieces in and out of.
When our second baby was born I had to bite the bullet and get a 5 door. Bought the golf and have never looked back :happy2:
Wish I'd done it years ago :ashamed:
The golf is, in every single way, so, so much better than the Clio. It's definitely not as balls out chuckable and three wheelerish as the Clio but in every other respect it is soooo much better :happy2:
How do you find the S3 with it's four wheel drive loveliness??
If you read Evo (or similar magazines) they'll give the Audi a bit of a hard time? I'd love to get your opinion on it. As a previous GTI owner how would you rate/compare the Audi??
The reason I ask is that ideally I would love to trade up to a Mk7 Golf R in the next couple of years but I don't think realistically I will be able to afford one.....So an S3 like yours would be a much more realistic financial proposition :happy2:
Post by: strell on August 31, 2016, 10:01:29 pm
Post by: jayha11 on September 01, 2016, 08:31:32 am
LED lights is always such a nice touch to make a car seem more modern
It had them from factory but one had burnt out so just replaced both
Post by: JamieKirk95 on September 02, 2016, 12:32:01 am
Post by: jayha11 on September 09, 2016, 11:15:39 am
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More importantly I got my suspension and spacers fitted on Tuesday. still letting it settle but may raise the rear slightly next week. I went with 13mm spacers at the back and 7mm at the front.
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Been busy decorating this week and its been frustratingly difficult to get time with the car. Managed to pick a few bits up from my local dealer on Wed, nothing exciting however. Replacement tow cover as mine was pretty beaten up and the spindle lock for the spare wheel as it was oddly missing when purchasing the car.
I have a rear wiper delete to fit if I get chance this weekend. Car is booked in for a 3 stage paint correction in 2 weeks time, hoping I can start on restoring the calipers/hubs in anthracite before then.
Thanks for reading
Post by: Mitch H on September 09, 2016, 10:38:54 pm
Any plans for power? Sounds like your going OCD on it which is great to see!
Post by: ducman77 on September 09, 2016, 11:09:33 pm
Gear surround came out very well :happy2:
Post by: jayha11 on September 09, 2016, 11:16:36 pm
Post by: ducman77 on September 09, 2016, 11:18:05 pm
Post by: ED30Matt91 on September 10, 2016, 06:47:08 pm
Post by: jayha11 on September 21, 2016, 09:58:03 am
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Post by: ducman77 on September 21, 2016, 01:52:55 pm
Post by: rdfcpete on September 21, 2016, 05:52:37 pm
I still prefer our shape to the later A3, not grown on me the new one even after some years - yet...
BTW, don't get me strated on the plate LED's. Christ... I promise you, just stick with what you've got :grin: Save yourself a world of spending and pain.
Good work - keep it up :happy2:
- fellow 8P3 manndem :evilgrin:
Post by: jayha11 on September 24, 2016, 01:19:14 pm
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Thanks for looking
Post by: ducman77 on September 26, 2016, 10:31:04 am
Post by: jayha11 on September 26, 2016, 12:11:59 pm
Looking awesome :smiley: :happy2:
Cheers dude!
Post by: jayha11 on October 13, 2016, 10:54:54 am
Firstly I followed suit as I had done with the Golf and did away with the rear wiper thanks to 'killallwipers' I think the S3 was crying out for it even more with how angular the rear hatch is. Looks a lot smoother now.
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Next on my list was to give the calipers a much needed refurb. The fronts were not too bad but the rears and hubs were in poor state for the vehicles age. I used E-Tech high temp paint for this and opted for a matt gunmetal finish to tie in with the front and rear splitters.
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The caliper decals came as a set of 6 oddly but I only used the 2 larger ones for the front calipers. I pondered what to do with the excess stickers and thought I would try the medium ones out on the rather plain seats. I think they look quite oem personally.
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Nothing really planned now with the build up to Christmas. Will just be trying my best to maintain and protect the paintwork. Then will start to look at performance gains in the new year :driver:
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Thanks for looking :happy2:
Post by: bonelorry on October 13, 2016, 11:09:04 am
I can still see all the flaky paint on your pictures, It looks like you have just painted directly onto the old corroded area without sanding it down first?
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Post by: ducman77 on October 16, 2016, 11:40:45 am
Good job. I love the decals on the seats. Looks factory to me :happy2:
Post by: jayha11 on October 16, 2016, 07:58:11 pm
One tip I did take from the detailer though was to use Carpro Reload afterwards which contains silicon. Rain just sheets away now!
Post by: bonelorry on October 16, 2016, 09:05:19 pm
Not knocking the car BTW!
Post by: jayha11 on October 17, 2016, 08:36:24 am
Take your reply as a yes then :grin:
Not knocking the car BTW!
Didn't see your comment sorry fella. My dremel decided to explode in the middle of cleaning the last rear caliper. Put the colour on regardless to stop it getting any worse but like a doughnut I took a photo of the crappier caliper . I will revisit it once I've replaced the dremel.
Post by: bonelorry on October 17, 2016, 08:51:53 am
Take your reply as a yes then :grin:
Not knocking the car BTW!
Didn't see your comment sorry fella. My dremel decided to explode in the middle of cleaning the last rear caliper. Put the colour on regardless to stop it getting any worse but like a doughnut I took a photo of the crappier caliper . I will revisit it once I've replaced the dremel.
Fair play, Handy little tools dremels but the motors don't take too much punishment LOL.
Sprint Blue looks very nice! :)
Post by: Ollie6R on October 17, 2016, 10:17:14 am
How many tins of paint did you require for all four? Will get some ordered. :happy2:
Post by: jayha11 on October 17, 2016, 10:52:29 am
Calipers look great, really need to do mine!
How many tins of paint did you require for all four? Will get some ordered. :happy2:
One can dude! I used E-TECH XHT High temp paint. I even have some left for when I re-do the one rear caliper.
Post by: Ollie6R on October 17, 2016, 11:12:13 am
Post by: jayha11 on November 20, 2016, 07:32:35 pm
I hadn't planned anymore modifications heading into Christmas but I just couldn't resist the 'urge to splurge' after a few good wins with the bookies! :pomppomp:
After mooching around ebay for an 'RS3 style' grill I had to decide which finish I wanted as there are quite a few different variations. I opted for the gloss black grill with aluminium surround. I went for this finish rather than the chrome surround as its a little less 'flash' in my opinion and I think I made the right decision.
Grill came quickly via Parcel Force and I set up camp in a corner of my companies warehouse Friday night...
As it stood
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Bumper off and center of the slam panel coated in matt black
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Grills swapped over (This was more of a pain than removing the front bumper!
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Back on and looking mean
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All in it took me around 3 hours at a leisurely pace with a few tea breaks to warm up as I'm used to being in the office (The warehouse was blooming freezing!)
The grill does have the removable number plate bracket, I just wanted to enjoy the grill in all its glory on the way home. Toying with the idea of a vinyl front plate under the passenger headlight.....?
Only other thing to do now is remove the RS3 badge and replace with a new S3 badge ordered. I will also remove the lower central splitter and the fog covers so I can give them a dusting of gloss black to further tie in the front grill.
Thanks for reading
Post by: rdfcpete on November 20, 2016, 07:38:33 pm
Should've got the black surround, would've bounced off the Sprint blue a treat.
P.S. glad you sourced an OEM one though, the XenonzUK ones can be desperate since every 1.6 tdi has them :wink:
Post by: jayha11 on November 20, 2016, 07:49:19 pm
Sheesh, hope you're not keeping the RS3 badge, don't be an A6/RS6 ricer. Don't be 'that guy' :grin: :doh:
Should've got the black surround, would've bounced off the Sprint blue a treat.
Yes I have a new S3 badge on its way to me to replace the RS3 badge. I toyed with the idea of the all black grill but when I swap my alloys over after winter I will be sticking with silver so I wanted to keep the balance. Although blue/black looks good I have done this on a few previous cars with the last one being my old Impreza
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fu255%2Fjayzredfezz%2FIMG_0303.jpg&hash=4585ae4941b75dbb40250bf43d269fb4795d5b63)
Post by: welshname on November 20, 2016, 09:19:23 pm
Post by: S800BRN on November 21, 2016, 08:13:04 am
Lovely classic Impreza there too!