MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: big al on August 11, 2011, 08:22:45 pm

Title: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: big al on August 11, 2011, 08:22:45 pm: Mrs Al here, just thought I might as well start a build thread for my Lupo.

The day I bought it...

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First wash...

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A big old parcel came today...

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I wonder what's in it?

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I was umming and ahhing over wheels so decided to get some lensos to tide me over until I find something better or different. I'll be sticking them on at the weekend. Got a couple of other things on the way soon
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: big al on August 11, 2011, 08:27:06 pm: Also...

Just tidying up the small things such as the door handles, number plate etc before start serious modding on it.
Got some door pins off ebay for about £5. Also traded in my original lights with a Lupo forum member for some Cambridge lights

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Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on August 11, 2011, 08:27:55 pm: :popcornsoda:

Some tasty Lupos about to chalenge for the rest of those awards .

Looking forward to see your plans unfold!
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: gobbleplease on August 11, 2011, 08:35:10 pm: Mmmmmmmmmmm Love a Lupo Me !!

Are those Lenzo bsx, quite fance a set of those for the MK2
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: Sarah on August 11, 2011, 08:37:14 pm: Do love a lupo gti, they go like go karts!

Got a link for the ebay auction the door pins are from? My mate would be all over them for his loop, always good to buy from a seller someone's got experience of!

You'll have to take it along to some shows and rival Al :signLOL:
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: RussZS on August 11, 2011, 11:51:09 pm: Looking forward to seeing it with the wheels on Al, they will suit it a treat!

I've heard it's getting some further loving on the 27th :happy2:
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: Schnaffler on August 12, 2011, 12:28:54 am: You get to clean the wheels Russ! :happy2:
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: RedRobin on August 12, 2011, 07:56:34 am: .
Good Morning Mrs Al,

I must say that there ain't no small car better than the Lupo GTI - I love 'em to bits! It looks like your mods are nice and tasteful so far. :happy2:
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: monte on August 12, 2011, 10:25:09 am: I agree with RR totally :congrats:
Love it Al.
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: TANNER on August 12, 2011, 07:45:48 pm: :happy2: Looking good, The guy who I sold mine to is selling it again at the mo, would be ace if I had a garage and some spare cash to get it back again!

Those door cards are crying out for some custom "tinkering" with! :wink:
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: Dsg steel on August 15, 2011, 11:23:00 pm: Love these little cars. I'm going to try get my girlfriend to buy one of these
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: big al on August 16, 2011, 11:57:40 am: Quote from: Sarah on August 11, 2011, 08:37:14 pm
Do love a lupo gti, they go like go karts!

Got a link for the ebay auction the door pins are from? My mate would be all over them for his loop, always good to buy from a seller someone's got experience of!

You'll have to take it along to some shows and rival Al :signLOL:

Don't encourage her Sarah, convince her that mine is where all the spending should go :grin:
Here's a link to the doorpins:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220711459210#ht_3521wt_905
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: Schnaffler on August 16, 2011, 10:14:49 pm: New shoes. Needs lows...

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iPhone pics I'm afraid.
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: Andy on August 16, 2011, 10:18:03 pm: OOH that's nice but as you mention needs lowering or even put it on air :happy2:
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: paul896 on August 26, 2011, 03:24:38 pm: love the car but must confess i prefer the OEM wheels!
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: big al on August 26, 2011, 03:26:49 pm: Quote from: paul896 on August 26, 2011, 03:24:38 pm
love the car but must confess i prefer the OEM wheels!

So does she to be honest! :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: paul896 on August 26, 2011, 03:33:24 pm: cracking car tho

always had a soft spot for the Lupo GTI...they lost a legend when the brought out the Fox, and the UP! wont be much better i think
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: Schnaffler on August 26, 2011, 09:17:15 pm: Lensos are comng off soon.

New ICE today, a Pioneer AVH P3100DVD http://www.pioneer.eu/uk/products/archive/AVH-P3100DVD/index.html (http://www.pioneer.eu/uk/products/archive/AVH-P3100DVD/index.html) as an early birthday present from Al and, weather permitting, it'll be getting some special attention tomorrow so I can have a good look at the paintwork and see if any of it needs a respray :grin:
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: RussZS on August 26, 2011, 09:18:50 pm: Great HU!!

I really do hope it's not raining!!
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: rdfcpete on August 26, 2011, 11:49:41 pm: @ Al & Natasha - I think it will look really cool once dropped on the Lensos. Perhaps try them in a different colour, red perhaps?

There's a silver Lupo GTI slammed on blue split wheels of some sort (BBS look) that traipses round the shows and I think it looks awesome. There's probably mileage in yours yet :smiley:
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: Andy on August 27, 2011, 09:20:08 am: as pete says wants it is slammed it will look better with the lensos on
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: Schnaffler on September 03, 2011, 05:31:07 pm: Thanks to Russ it got some badly needed attention today...

Shiny!
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HU
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The Golf reflected
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Cheers Russ! :wink:
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: keano on September 03, 2011, 05:32:50 pm: Love these little beasts :drool:

When are those arch gaps leaving us?
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: Schnaffler on September 03, 2011, 05:50:53 pm: All in good time! I have a list of what needs doing and I'm slowly working my way down it. Lows are quite close to the top of the list but there's something else to come first.
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: RussZS on September 03, 2011, 06:23:51 pm: I missed a bit, lol!

The plastics are being done when I get Auto Finesse Revive on Wednesday, so excuse the water spotting!

Write up is here:

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=231245
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: RussZS on September 03, 2011, 06:27:20 pm: Some of my pics:

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Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on September 03, 2011, 07:31:42 pm: Super Super Super shiny!
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: RedRobin on September 04, 2011, 12:27:06 pm: ^
Show time!!

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Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: ianc1990 on September 04, 2011, 03:31:55 pm: The GF is after her first car - I think I might just have to push her towards one of these.
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: Schnaffler on September 23, 2011, 10:17:33 pm: Change of shoes once again, kind of. I decided to stick with the Bathursts after much deliberation. But they were a bit damaged so I needed to refurb them. Al persuaded me to go with a sparkly anthracite type colour. I originally wanted black but Al and Russ were against it. So off I toddled to A1 wheels in Wolverhampton and this is the result...

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And stickers :ashamed:

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Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: Schnaffler on September 23, 2011, 10:20:54 pm: I am acutely aware of the horrific need to lower it now, I don't like the tiptoe look :sick:
Title: Re: Mrs Al's Lupo GTI.
Post by: Schnaffler on January 08, 2012, 04:14:33 pm: No major updates, but Al's currently fitting popouts. There was a short delay when this happened...

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Apparently the Lupo doesn't like Al much so it bit him.

I'm still on the case with the lows and shots of the popouts will come providing it doesn't kill Al first. :wink: