MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: higher1 on May 20, 2011, 10:40:44 am
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Hi guys a few pics of mine totally standard at mo but a few mods planned for the future will be -
New wheels
lowered
re-map
induction kit
colour coded maybe ed 30 valances
spec at the moment is all options except cruise control sunroof and steering wheel controls so really good spec and only 32,000 miles i love the car made a great decision buying it
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Certainly a nice car you've got there! Couldnt live without the cruise control tho but thats an easy mod to retrofit :happy2:
Will look awesome with the bbs alloys!
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I live on the isle of wight so its mainly B roads no real need for cruise control unless i escape to the mainland then i dont really wanna cruise i want to make the most of the long open roads!
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nice gti and without the horrid chequered seats :congrats: :congrats:
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nice gti and without the horrid chequered seats :congrats: :congrats:
I shall show you the door if you make a comment like that again.
Much prefer the cloths, but the leathers are nice too.
Nice to see a standard GTI on here, not many get left that way, will be cool to see what you do to it in the coming months.
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So its time to carry out some mods !!
1st up is to lower it as i cant stand seeing it sit so high and with some new wheels ordered its got to sit lower.
I fitted Eibach Sportsline at a later date the shocks will be replaced but i wanted to check the ride height of the springs first
I bought them from demon tweeks off ebay seems to be pretty cheap £138.95 inc postage
stock height was -
fronts
floor to wheel arch - 64.5 cm
center wheel to wheel arch - 35.5 cm
Rear
floor to wheel arch - 66.5 cm
center wheel to wheel arch - 35.5 cm
So fitting them was ok rears very easy fronts a little harder, i ended up taking the whole shock,hub and disc off as i couldn't split the shock from the hub.
The measurements with the new springs fitted are -
fronts
floor to wheel arch - 63.5 cm
center wheel to arch - 34.5 cm
rears
floor to arch - 64.5 cm
center wheel to arch 33.5 cm
Ive only covered 10 miles so there may be a little change from this but over all im very happy.
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sorry for the bad camera work maybe santa will drop off a new camera for me
the car looks lower in the flesh
Next up is new wheels there ordered and should arrive next week!!
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Looks great, which wheels have you bought?
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nice gti and without the horrid chequered seats :congrats: :congrats:
I shall show you the door if you make a comment like that again.
:grin: Brilliant!
The Ed30 chequered/leather are ace!
Nice GTI mate, seems a good spec too :happy2:
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nice gti. great spec. Got to love the xenon lights. :happy2:
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Looks great, which wheels have you bought?
These ones 18x8.5 fronts and 18x9.5 rears
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nice gti. great spec. Got to love the xenon lights. :happy2:
thanks fella the xenon lights are great and look awesome hunted for ages to find the right spec car
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Looks great, which wheels have you bought?
These ones 18x8.5 fronts and 18x9.5 rears
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Niiiice :drool: what size tyres you looking to run with them? Got 8/9 staggered on mine with a 215 tyre and it looks spot on :happy2:
Your gonna have some serious poke with a 9.5 rear :laugh: you might struggle with just running springs with that setup....... look forward to seeing them on :party:
Dave
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cheers gonna run 215/35/18 fronts and 225/35/18 rears fronts are et40 rears et45 time will tell if i have arch issues .......might be a good reason to fit some coilies !!
any chance of a pic of yours running 215's what offset are yours?
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cheers gonna run 215/35/18 fronts and 225/35/18 rears fronts are et40 rears et45 time will tell if i have arch issues .......might be a good reason to fit some coilies !!
any chance of a pic of yours running 215's what offset are yours?
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That's with 215/40/18's all round, it's settled nicely as that was taken just after fitting back in may, tbh i'm not entirely sure of the offsets as the front's were off the shelf and the rears were ordered as blanks from the company and drilled to fit.... think you'll defo need coilovers as it won't look right without the proper drop running stretched tyres, mines dropped 40mm all round and tbh could do with being about another 5mm but can't because its my daily and the roads and speedbumps would kill my car :fighting:
Dave
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Cracking set of wheels, colour coded valance would finish it off in my opinion
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Looks nice dave are they calibre vintage alloys think they run at et35 ? i have the same problem as you its all B roads or smaller where i live so wanted a compramise between running low and a more comfy ride.
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Looks nice dave are they calibre vintage alloys think they run at et35 ? i have the same problem as you its all B roads or smaller where i live so wanted a compramise between running low and a more comfy ride.
Thanks mate :smiley: yeah they are calibre vintage and i believe the et is in the mid 30s but not too sure, maybe go with 40 profile instead of 35 for a bit more sidewall when stretched?? who makes the ones you've got? look very similar apart from the stepped lip
Dave
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Looks nice dave are they calibre vintage alloys think they run at et35 ? i have the same problem as you its all B roads or smaller where i live so wanted a compramise between running low and a more comfy ride.
Thanks mate :smiley: yeah they are calibre vintage and i believe the et is in the mid 30s but not too sure, maybe go with 40 profile instead of 35 for a bit more sidewall when stretched?? who makes the ones you've got? look very similar apart from the stepped lip
Dave
There made by auto design ive always liked the bbs style but could never justify thousands on some super rs's :laugh:
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Yeah me too its such a classic wheel and looks great on most cars..... look forward to seeing how yours look once you get em on and get the stance sorted :popcornsoda:
Dave
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Little update this arrived this morning ready to treat the new wheels
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But best of all the wheels got delivered!!!!
Rears are 18x9.5 with 225/35/18 tyres
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Fronts are 18x8.5 with 215/35/18 tryes
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rears have a 3 inch lip
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fronts have a two and a quater inch lip
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rear
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fronts
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There's some stretch going on with them. Fitting over the weekend or saving for next summer?
Would look excellent colour coding the centres of the wheels imo, not too keen on the silver look of them.
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Fitting them tomorrow but will be coming off pretty soon after, keeping them for the summer months then i can referb the monzas over the summer :wink:
the silver does look different in the flesh than these pics, il upload some of them on the car tomorrow
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Really interesed to see how these sit as I've just brought a set ! How much did u pay with tyres ? Thanks
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Get some pics up of them fitted asap :party: what suspension set-up did you go for in the end?
Dave
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Love the wheels, keep it up man!
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Added some bbs caps today for the full rip off look :smiley:
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^^ Where did you get the BBS centre caps from? was after a set for my wheels too :wink:
Dave
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I have some more photos to follow but heres a quick couple, big thanks to my mate rob for the great photos !
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That looks lovely mate. If i did it all again I'd go for a look like that! Keep the updates coming! :happy2:
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That looks lovely mate. If i did it all again I'd go for a look like that! Keep the updates coming! :happy2:
Thanks mate im pretty pleased so far
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looks amazing mate, those wheels are brilliant!
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looks amazing mate, those wheels are brilliant!
Thanks for your comment winter wheels are back on now can't wait for summer again ! Some coilovers next so it sits a little bit lower
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So a little update this arrived today the lower half is to follow both genuine original parts can you see the difference though?
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US Spec Number plate recess??
Whats the par number for this mate??
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wheels look the nuts mate, do you have any rubbing issues?
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nice gti and without the horrid chequered seats :congrats: :congrats:
Do me a favour and don't strt slagging off my seats with your 4 posts!
What's so good about your car above a lot of ours then?
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US Spec Number plate recess??
Whats the par number for this mate??
Hi il check part number do you have reversing sensors ?? If you don't it's a different number
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wheels look the nuts mate, do you have any rubbing issues?
Hi no rubbing issues but I'm only running eibach sportline springs so no real drop at moment
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she is a beauty
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The gti bottom half turned up today and the top half is in the bodyshop fingers crossed its finished in time for the weekend
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is that a genuine us spec bottom???
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is that a genuine us spec bottom???
Yes both top and bottom are genuine parts and the bottom is the genuine gti model
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kl kl cheers dude can u give part numbers for top and bottom plz :happy2:
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US Spec Number plate recess??
Whats the par number for this mate??
Hi il check part number do you have reversing sensors ?? If you don't it's a different number
Yeah i do have parking sensors, but i also have an R32, so the bottom half will be a different part number! Bugger lol
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The bumper is finally back from the bodyshop and fitted so heres some quick photos not very good quality though
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im using a slightly different shape number plate than the uk standard square
next up will be a ITG induction kit
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Like it mate!
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Looks good, but not colour coding bottom half of bumper?
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Looks good, but not colour coding bottom half of bumper?
Agreed :happy2:
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Looks good, but not colour coding bottom half of bumper?
No as I'm keeping the standard side skirts etc so a colour coded lower valance will look a little odd it won't flow as well
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Looks the part lad.. Gorgeous car :smiley: Love those rims :drool: :drool:
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Looks good, but not colour coding bottom half of bumper?
No as I'm keeping the standard side skirts etc so a colour coded lower valance will look a little odd it won't flow as well
Well said sir . car looks swift :congrats:
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Looks the part lad.. Gorgeous car :smiley: Love those rims :drool: :drool:
Thanks for that
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Looks good, but not colour coding bottom half of bumper?
No as I'm keeping the standard side skirts etc so a colour coded lower valance will look a little odd it won't flow as well
Well said sir . car looks swift :congrats:
Just wanted a subtle change :smiley:
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Really liking the rear bumper. Just need to get mine sprayed up and a proper GTI lower half.
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Fitted the itg intake today loving the sound it makes, just need to clean the bay up now as its looking a little dusty !
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get your engine bay cleaned :P
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Loving the look of this, especially the wheels! :happy2:
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Cars looking the business mate. Where'd you get your wheels from?
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get your engine bay cleaned :P
Now its clean!
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get your engine bay cleaned :P
Now its clean!
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Looks a million times better mate!!
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Great job on cleaning the bay, what did you end up using? did you pressure wash/steam clean or just wipe down everything with a particular product :happy2:
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Great job on cleaning the bay, what did you end up using? did you pressure wash/steam clean or just wipe down everything with a particular product :happy2:
I used deb traffic film remover sprayed it on left to soak for a while and just hosed it off I removed the airfilter so it didn't get wet and covered the air intake up with a plastic bag and a rubber band so the inlet pipe stayed dry
Then air lined it all off, paying extra attention to coil packs etc run the engine till it was all bone dry and dressed the bay with concept PVC sheen
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Its been a while but these arrived today H&R Street Performance SS Coil Overs i will write up a review once there fitted and ive tried them out!
they have koni adjustable inserts and the fronts are stainless steel
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I should be fitting these saturday i cant wait
Big thanks to http://www.gnjmotorsport.com/ Graeme suppied these and was by far the cheapest of everyone!! very friendly helpful service thanks again mate
here is his profile http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=3336
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Car looks awesome Fella, the wheels are absolutely stunning! :drool:
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Car looks awesome Fella, the wheels are absolutely stunning! :drool:
Thx fella I fitted the coilovers today so sits alot nicer on the wheels
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Heres some new photos of the coilovers (a review to follow shortly as well) and some photos from early edition38
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They look immense!!! Whats the ride like?
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They look immense!!! Whats the ride like?
They ride awesome very planted and firm not harsh there pricey but sooooo worth spending the extra money and no rub at all and i run some aggressive wheels
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Car looks ace mate.
Can I ask if you had any problems with the Xenon light levelling system? I've a Jetta with xenon lights and I'd like it lowererd like yours!
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Car looks ace mate.
Can I ask if you had any problems with the Xenon light levelling system? I've a Jetta with xenon lights and I'd like it lowererd like yours!
Hi ive had no problems with the light leveling system it all works fine just remember to disconect the little arms while changing over the suspension
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Car looks ace mate.
Can I ask if you had any problems with the Xenon light levelling system? I've a Jetta with xenon lights and I'd like it lowererd like yours!
Hi ive had no problems with the light leveling system it all works fine just remember to disconect the little arms while changing over the suspension
Nice one, thanks for taking the time to reply :happy2:
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Car looks ace mate.
Can I ask if you had any problems with the Xenon light levelling system? I've a Jetta with xenon lights and I'd like it lowererd like yours!
Hi ive had no problems with the light leveling system it all works fine just remember to disconect the little arms while changing over the suspension
Nice one, thanks for taking the time to reply :happy2:
no worries what coilovers are you going for ?
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no worries what coilovers are you going for ?
I'm not sure yet but I'd like to go for some quality gear like yours......................
If I can afford it :laugh:
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Three of us went to dub mania today it was very wet pretty cold and windy, ive never been to this show before so cant compare it to previous years but the setting is great and had the weather been better im sure the turn out would have been good.
We all had a great day though heres some pics of mine in the show and shine
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Really like that :happy2:
Stance looks perfect!
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Looks fantastic, very clean and simple but brutally effective, nice job :congrats:
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The H&R coilovers look great! (I'd love to be that low) :notworthy:
Have you tried them with a car full of people yet?
If so any rubbing?
Are they easy to adjust?
I've just got the H&R springs on standard shocks, but I'd love to go that 10-15mm lower :wink:
I don't get any rubbing at all, and to me, I think they perform great! It's just that extra drop would look amazing :drool:
Great work on the Gti btw :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:
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Looks fantastic, very clean and simple but brutally effective, nice job :congrats:
Thanks mate that's just what I wanted to achieve
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I have run the car full up with no rubbing front or back and I have some poke on the rear.
Before I bought the coilovers I was told how low they can run and still not rub I didn't really believe it but I have to say it's amazing just how good they ride.
They are very easy to adjust height as all coilovers are as for adjusting dampening the fronts are top adjustable but the rears need the shock coming off,compressing and rotating to adjust it this is the only downside to these.
I currently run just 2 clicks on the rear from full soft and one on the front.
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looks awesome! I think I'm just gonna go for springs but yours is the holy grail of drops!
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Looks good on the coilovers, just not a massive fan on so much dish on the fronts of a mk5! Does sit sweet on those coils though.. need another mk5 in my life :sad1:
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looks awesome! I think I'm just gonna go for springs but yours is the holy grail of drops!
thanks for that loving the holy grail remark !
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Looks good on the coilovers, just not a massive fan on so much dish on the fronts of a mk5! Does sit sweet on those coils though.. need another mk5 in my life :sad1:
yes get another mk5 :grin:
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So at the weekend i bought some new seats that included a 400 mile round trip to collect them but im so happy i did!
there originally from a gti and have the correct gti embossed on them,the guy i bought them from has decided to track the car so sold these off and the car had less than 4000 miles on it!
sorry for the crappy iphone pics
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God that looks good!!!!
The seats look like they've been really looked after, good find!!!
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They do look in great condition. :happy2: a little shiny though. I wouldn't worry about using them either, the bolsters will sag no matter how careful you are. It isn't expensive to get the bolsters redone every now and then. :wink:
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I like the wheels you got it really suits the car
And them seat look so good :happy2:
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They do look in great condition. :happy2: a little shiny though. I wouldn't worry about using them either, the bolsters will sag no matter how careful you are. It isn't expensive to get the bolsters redone every now and then. :wink:
I had just cleaned and conditioned them hence them being all shiny and im not worried about using it as its my daily
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Just keeps getting better and better mate :notworthy:
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No way! They look bloody awesome!!! :pomppomp: :pomppomp: :pomppomp:
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No way! They look bloody awesome!!! :pomppomp: :pomppomp: :pomppomp:
Thx mate and I'm loving your new wheels !
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may i ask how much you gave for the seats ??
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may i ask how much you gave for the seats ??
Let's just say these cost me the most out of all the mods on the car but so worth it
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I popped over to the german car show at the weekend heres a quick snap from the day
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Car looks amazing mate! Where abouts did you buy your us rear bumper from? Dealer? TPS? Makes a nice change to the rear end over uk spec.
Whats next on the list for it?
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Car looks amazing mate! Where abouts did you buy your us rear bumper from? Dealer? TPS? Makes a nice change to the rear end over uk spec.
Whats next on the list for it?
Cheers for the comments
I bought the bumper from my local vw dealers they were a little worried that the parts would turn up correct but it all payed off
next up is either some carbon, engine mods or differnet wheels really wanna get the apperance sorted before the engine mods start though
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them seats are the tiiiiiiiits!! really smart set of wheels on there too! stance is perfect! whats next? :party: :popcornsoda:
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Looks very nice!!
What's the final set up on your wheels? ET? Width? Tyres? Sorry to be nosey just wanna know if mine will fit like that :smiley:
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them seats are the tiiiiiiiits!! really smart set of wheels on there too! stance is perfect! whats next? :party: :popcornsoda:
Cheers mate I gotta agree the seats are awesome best mod so far for me
Next up is either some carbon fibre different wheels or engine mods
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Looks very nice!!
What's the final set up on your wheels? ET? Width? Tyres? Sorry to be nosey just wanna know if mine will fit like that :smiley:
Fronts are 8.5 et40 rears 9.5 et45 probably gonna change the wheels soon tho!
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them seats are the tiiiiiiiits!! really smart set of wheels on there too! stance is perfect! whats next? :party: :popcornsoda:
Cheers mate I gotta agree the seats are awesome best mod so far for me
Next up is either some carbon fibre different wheels or engine mods
just out of curiosity, how much did the seats set you back?
i look forward to seeing what wheels your going for next :popcornsoda:
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They normally go for around £1500-£2000 for the seats I was very lucky in finding a set from such a low milage car 450 mile trip to get them though !
Included in the sale was the whole interior seats door cards carpets trims roof lining etc etc so I was lucky and sold all the other parts off bring some money back in
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They normally go for around £1500-£2000 for the seats I was very lucky in finding a set from such a low milage car 450 mile trip to get them though !
Included in the sale was the whole interior seats door cards carpets trims roof lining etc etc so I was lucky and sold all the other parts off bring some money back in
:happy2: that is a lucky find!! jealous!! haha
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Very lucky I did have a 450 mile trip to pick them up though !
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Very lucky I did have a 450 mile trip to pick them up though !
easily worth it in my eyes! :happy2:
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A little update .... new wheels these are gonna be my winter project ready for next year ive stripped them down for inspection etc
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Look forward to seeing these done.
Good luck keeping them clean with polished barrels though. :happy2:
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Look forward to seeing these done.
Good luck keeping them clean with polished barrels though. :happy2:
I spent most of today polishing them so there even cleaner now !
But it's gonna be a pain keeping them clean that's for sure !
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Look forward to seeing these done.
Good luck keeping them clean with polished barrels though. :happy2:
I spent most of today polishing them so there even cleaner now !
But it's gonna be a pain keeping them clean that's for sure !
Right Royal Pain In the Ass :sad1:
I had polished wheels on my Harley. You often see me riding it....caught out in the rain....crying in my helmet like a baby at the thought of having to clean em straight away when I got back home :grin:
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Amazing how a few choice mods can make a car look so good, like it :congrats:
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Amazing how a few choice mods can make a car look so good, like it :congrats:
thanks :happy2:
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After a few hours of elbow grease
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Went to v-dub island festival over the weekend and won best water cooled in the show and shine
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I finnished prepping the centres in the week so it was spray day today a nice metalic silver for the centres
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this is for the time being i have different plans for the future
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New wheels almost ready for fitting they are 8x18 fronts and 9x18 rears genuine bbs super rs's
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Genuine RS's :notworthy:
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Genuine RS's :notworthy:
thx monte heres a couple of them in the sunshine
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Car looks great nice to see you bought some real RS's, I saw them on Edition but ended up buying Vicks BBS E28's for mine instead
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Car looks great nice to see you bought some real RS's, I saw them on Edition but ended up buying Vicks BBS E28's for mine instead
Nice I did wonder who bought them ! Are you keeping them just fir shows ?
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Car looks great nice to see you bought some real RS's, I saw them on Edition but ended up buying Vicks BBS E28's for mine instead
Nice I did wonder who bought them ! Are you keeping them just fir shows ?
Yes will only be using them for shows dont think its going to be ready for edition but should be ready for players
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Yes will only be using them for shows dont think its going to be ready for edition but should be ready for players
I know that feeling but the hotel is booked so il be going to edition even if the car isn't quite ready
Be nice to see the wheels on your car tho !
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CAr is looking excellent,love them alloys
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Yes will only be using them for shows dont think its going to be ready for edition but should be ready for players
I know that feeling but the hotel is booked so il be going to edition even if the car isn't quite ready
Be nice to see the wheels on your car tho !
Think I will still be at edition but with the dailys on
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CAr is looking excellent,love them alloys
Thx mate photos of them fitted to follow soon
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Fitted some open front grilles i think they are in keeping with all the other grilles
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A few from a mini meet my local club had
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Love this car!
All the mods done lately are classy and in keeping with the theme of the car.
Look forward to seeing what comes next
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cheers al thats the theme im going for oem but modified are you going to westside show?
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I want you wheels and your seats :happy2:
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Looks amazing love your seats
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This looks really nice love the seats and wheels
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Really like this, loved the seats :happy2: lot of money tho, nice genuine wheels too! top mods :smiley:
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This looks really nice love the seats and wheels
Looks amazing love your seats
Really like this, loved the seats :happy2: lot of money tho, nice genuine wheels too! top mods :smiley:
Thanks for the compliments guys the wheels and the seats are my fav mods
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I want you wheels and your seats :happy2:
If i was to ever sell them il give you a shout lol
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So ive just changed my coilovers as i couldn't get low enough now im running genuine rs's with a higher offset also running coilovers at there lowest setting isnt a great ride.
I decided on H&R's again this time though ah-exclusive modified ultra lows these will adjust to 110mm drop they use bilstein shocks and im very impressed with the ride and handling, they also do a 90mm and 140mm kits!
A quick photo but further adjustment once they have settled is needed
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Wow, how much did they set you back? Or dont i want to know?
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looks awesome sat on the new coillies :drool:
are these the ones sold by si sweetland @ still static?
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looks awesome sat on the new coillies :drool:
are these the ones sold by si sweetland @ still static?
Yes Si supplied them :smiley:
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Wow, how much did they set you back? Or dont i want to know?
They retail around £1250 but having tried many others they do what I want the best so worth every penny
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quality always costs but 1250 seems a good price considering
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I'm very happy with them and it's pointless buying a nice car and scrimping on suspension
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Looking fantastic mate. I wish I could tuck my wheels.
What offset and width are they? :drool:
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Looking fantastic mate. I wish I could tuck my wheels.
What offset and width are they? :drool:
Fronts are 8x18 et 39 rears are 9x18 et50 you could always add a little camber what specs are your wheels ?
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Saw this at Westside today
Looked awesone
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Nice meeting you today dude, car looked ace (even in the awful weather!)
And Grande, had a good look around yours too, same applies as above :happy2:
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Saw this at Westside today
Looked awesone
Cheers bud shame we didn't meet always good to meet fellow members
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Nice meeting you today dude, car looked ace (even in the awful weather!)
And Grande, had a good look around yours too, same applies as above :happy2:
Was great to finally put a face to the car mate was good meeting you and congrats on another trophy !
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Thanks mate.
Did you stay for the trophies? Did you get third/Do you know who did? :happy2:
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I did stay for the trophys but don't know who got 3rd it wasn't me if you find out let me know please
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Sorry to hijack your thread there
3rd place went to the mk6 as mk5/mk6 shared groups
Where in the country are you chaps from
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Sorry to hijack your thread there
3rd place went to the mk6 as mk5/mk6 shared groups
Where in the country are you chaps from
Cheers I did wonder if that was the case
I'm from the isle of Wight you can't get more south !
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WOW :congrats:
I see why you changed now. :drool:
Tucked RS's = Perfection :notworthy:
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WOW :congrats:
I see why you changed now. :drool:
Tucked RS's = Perfection :notworthy:
Cheers monte i just wanted cleaner lines more of a oem look plus for me bbs rs's are the ultimate wheels :grin:
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I can only follow in awe.... I am jelous! :party: :ashamed:
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I can only follow in awe.... I am jelous! :party: :ashamed:
thanks for your kind words
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What's the ride like then, with it being so low? :grin:
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What's the ride like then, with it being so low? :grin:
It rides well the shocks are designed to run that low unlike maxed out normal coilovers etc the only problem is ramps or raised man hole covers lol
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Went to westside show and shine last weekend heres a quick shot
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Just read from start to finish and realised the time!
anyway absolute amazing motor!
What arch work did u need for the front and rears I'm also looking at the Ah-exclusives but I want 18x8.5 ET42 front 18x9.5 ET40 rears. What are your thoughts?
thanks
Matt
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My advise is buy the coilovers they are by far the best if you want to run low but you won't be able to run very low with the wheels you want to buy the rears will poke to much and the fronts will stop you running pretty low to
If you want to know more just ask
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cool, cheers. much appreciated.
did u need to do much arch work?
Matt
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cool, cheers. much appreciated.
did u need to do much arch work?
Matt
no arch work needed to run the genuine bbs just the front screw mod there will be a thread on here telling you what to do
its all about offsets and tyre profile though to run low
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All parts for sale now returning to standard before its sold see for sale section