MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: tonto83 on December 02, 2011, 06:39:10 pm
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Intoduced myself months ago, so I suppose I better stick up a bit of a thread. Have the car two years now, hasn't put a foot wrong, long may it continue. It's the 140bph version, only performance mods so far are a remap to 170ish and an ITG panel filter (though technically not a performance upgrade)
Bought the car in Belfast from Issac Agnew (9 month old demo, 9k on the clock) Live in the south, near Dublin
when I bought it
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Colour code front/rear valance, R-Line Fog grills and german style number plates
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Milltek cat back
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Debadged rear, Edition 30 rear bumper, Gti side skirts and Votex roof spolier all colour coded
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Number plate LED's (not a great pic)
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Osram nightbreaker plus 90% mains and dips, blue vision side lights
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Lamin-X fogs, Gti lower grill
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H&R spacers: 10mm each side at front and 15mm at rear (again crap pic)
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Black VW emblem
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Golf ball gear gator, 3m carbon wrapped trims
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US spec tinted tail lights
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LED side marker (hard to see with the phone pic)
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Currently have these on my classix at the moment (which will become my winter wheels) Nankang SV2, very impressed with them in the wet so far, had Michelin HP Primacys on which weren't a bad tyre at all, but once the temp has dropped there is a noticeable improvement with the Nankangs
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My new summer wheels
BBS VZ033's 18x8J, ET44. Was thinking of a set of Pescara's but the lower offset on the VZ's made my mind up. Gorgeous finish on them. Got the BBS valve caps as well to finish them off
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Briefly fitted two of them, had to see them on a for a quick peek and of course it started lashing rain straight away (gave them 6 coats of poor boys wheel sealant over a couple of days, brilliant finish on them now) classix are back on again for the winter
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So thats as far as I am. With the VZ's on it just highlights the need for a bit of lowering all the more, probably go H&R springs or a H&R cup kit if I can stretch. Also replace the interior bulbs with LED's, really nice difference, I stick up pics soon.
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Love this car Paul.
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Rear lights look great :congrats:
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Love it too mate. You done some great work :happy2: H&R's next :jumpmove:
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Loverly looking car, you have set the back off nicely with the Edition 30 rear bumper and the milltek cat back. :happy2:
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Very sweet :happy2: :happy2:
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lovely example of oem plus right here !
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very nice :happy2:
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Thanks very much for the replies lads. There are some serious examples on this forum, plenty of inspiration!
Too much inspiration at times!!! Suspension will be looked at next. Getting married in June and heading to oz for the honeymoon so the car fund will be seriously restricted.........for a while! :signLOL:
Mr jass, love the user name by the way! :signLOL:
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no good for your bank account on here :laugh:
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Thank you kind sir :booty:
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Ver nice looking motor you got there!!!
mods are looking really good so far but remember even though you think that there are no more mods to do there are always things you can add :signLOL:
scott :happy2:
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I know Scott, that's the problem, there is always something else I'd like to fit and looking through the likes of yours and mortys build threads certainly doesn't help :signLOL: merely feeds the addiction!
You've car is in great shape, fantastic amount of mods done and all oem+, just the way I like it!
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Well I stuck on the BBS VZ's (18x8, et44) yesterday. Really happy with them, fantastic finish, iphone doesn't really do them justice.
Forgot to match up the angles of the BBS badges, job for another day! Need to find somewhere new to take pics :smiley: Also changed the interior bulbs for LED's but cant get decent pics on the phone, light is nice and crisp.
Not a significant difference in ride comfort compared to 17's.
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BBS valve caps I thought are a nice touch
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VW bolt covers, cheap as chips from ebay but finish it off
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Great looking car,well done mate
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Very nice, I'm liking the fog grills, I am looking for a set myself.
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Thanks lads
Got the fog grills from the dealers, fed up trying to find a set online. Cost about 70 euro I think.
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Lovely looking car mate :happy2:
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Thanks Ajay, you've a sweet motor yourself!
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Looking nice Tonto keep it coming :happy2:
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So I went up to Keith at alloy-wheels.ie in Dublin last Tuesday week to get my H&R cup kit fitted. I have to say I absolutely love it. Car is nicely lowered, it's a little stiffer than stock but the handling of the car has been transformed. I thought the suspension on the mkv gt was a big step up from the mkiv base but this is a big step up again. It's a brilliant piece of kit. The more I drive it the more I'm enjoying the car again. The car is much more composed on the bends especially when you consider the heavy diesel lump up front. Although its not as low as some guys like, I'm pretty happy with it, very little rubbing unless I drive over a bad speed ramp faster than I should but the wheels are a strong enough offset at et44. I can remove the screw from the the front wheel arch lining if needed but I don't think it's necessary tbh.
As ever Keith and the lads did a great job. Keith even dropped me into the shopping centre personally which was above and beyond what i expected. It's great to see companies doing that little bit extra and it's something I always appreciate.
I'd recommend the cup kit without a doubt. Tbh it's probably the first thing I should have done. Between the remap and the cup kit are definately my favourite mods on the car.
Took a few pics today. They're only iPhone pics so hopefully they look ok
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Lovely looking car. Was just reading through and was thinking it just needed lowering now to finish it of and you've done it. Keep up the good work :happy2:
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Stunning Mate :drool: :drool: :drool:
Satin Black Rear Diffuser, Mirrors and Front Splitter next ??? :party:
.....Im really jealous that you get to drive round with a white rear plate over in Ireland. Looks 1000x better than our yellow rear plates! :sick:
Just keeps the monochrome look going :notworthy:
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Looking nice mate!
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Great work Paul :happy2:
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Really like the look of this. Lowering's brought it together nicely!
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Really like the look of this. Lowering's brought it together nicely!
Thanks S800BRN, really happy with the cup kit. It sits pretty well now
Great work Paul :happy2:
Thanks Kevin, thought I might have seen you at Fermoy. Hope the UK is going well for you. Any more plans for the eddy?
Looking nice mate!
Thanks Brown
Stunning Mate :drool: :drool: :drool:
Satin Black Rear Diffuser, Mirrors and Front Splitter next ??? :party:
.....Im really jealous that you get to drive round with a white rear plate over in Ireland. Looks 1000x better than our yellow rear plates! :sick:
Just keeps the monochrome look going :notworthy:
Thanks Monte, you have a gorgeous eddy yourself. I have the front diffuser sprayed gloss black, I redid it last week as there was plenty of stone chips.
I was actually thinking of wrapping the rear diffuser in gloss black, do you have any pics of your diffuser done?
Regarding the white reg plates.....there was a bit of a craze over in Ireland a few years ago of guys putting yellow plates on Irish cars...go figure :laugh:
Lovely looking car. Was just reading through and was thinking it just needed lowering now to finish it of and you've done it. Keep up the good work :happy2:
Thanks Matto, I'm really happy with the H&R shock/spring combo, lowered nicely and as I said the handling is much better. Really like the colour of your mkv, wouldn't see it too often :happy2:
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Great work Paul :happy2:
Thanks Kevin, thought I might have seen you at Fermoy. Hope the UK is going well for you. Any more plans for The eddy?
Ya thought I was gona make it but the flights didn't work out. I'm gona do the Titanic show in Belfast at the end of next month.
I have a garage full of bits to fit before then too..
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How hard was it to get the dash trims out for wrapping?
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Pretty easy matto, just wrapped a microfiber towel around a dinner knife, a round headed one would be safer. Get the knife in at the corners and pop the clips as you work your way along the trim. You can buy trim removal tools as well but I wasn't bothered and took my time.
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Looking really nice fella...
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So I picked up a brand new mfsw from German eBay, also needed the airbag wire and I had to change the steering wheel control module as well, which I purchased from Eddie NL (great guy to deal with and I'd highly recommend him).
I have a set of highline clocks (petrol), I'm debating to put them in or holdout and try and find a set of diesel clocks. That's the next plan.
Possibly an rns510 from Santa, I've been fairly good this year so we'll see :)
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Brushed aluminium ashtray I picked up from Donal.
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Changed all the interior bulbs for LED's about a year ago and never put up a pic. Brutal pic with the phone but you get the idea.
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Have timing belt done in a few k's, motor tax due at the end of the month so thats another expense.
Still love driving it. The H&R cup kit is a fantastic kit, really happy with how the car handles and it sits really well. It should have been one of the first things I installed.
Probably go back to winter mode in the next few weeks (17" classix with Nankang SV2's, 15mm H&R spacers on the rear and 10mm up front)
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Great motor there dude! nice thread!
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So Santa came and brought me a RNS510 version H. Absolutely delighted with it. Huge improvement in sound over the standard stereo. Screen is very sharp, DVD quality is pretty decent. Have all my music on a sd card so I have all artists, song titles, etc displayed. Ill see how it goes, might get the mdi kit for the iPod.
Sat nav is very accurate and detailed. Even my tiny little village in Galway, Ireland is on it. My Tom Tom didn't.
If I keep the car long enough ill probably install the highline clocks to get full rns and BT functionality. Next addition will be the Bluetooth module.
Does anybody know will the same bluetooth module work with both midline and highline clusters?
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Also the car is back on winter shoes. 17" classix with nankang SV2's. H&R spacers; 30mm at the back, 20mm on the front.
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Ever since i got caught rotten by the guards with the bloody phone up to my ear as she knocked on my wondow ive been meaning to sort out a hands free option. So I fitted the Fiscon Basic Plus yesterday. Fantastic piece of kit. Call quality is excellent and it intergrates really well with the Rns510. At the moment it's controlled solely by the touch screen of the rns as I only have the midline display. If I had highline clocks everything would be displayed on the highline display aswell and I would have full functionality of the mfsw. It can also stream music from my iPhone onto the rns
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I fitted the oem microphone in the overhead dome light. I ran it down along the drivers A-pillar, behind the clocks to the rns. I placed the Bluetooth module itself under the ashtray as there is loads of room there. No coding needed, just plug and play. There is nothing visible which the way I wanted it.
Plans are timing belt next and then highline clocks.
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Lovely car mate!
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Thanks Rickstar
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Wow loving what you've done.
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Just read this through ...lovely car 8)
sent using my own fingers
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Just read this through ...lovely car 8)
sent using my own fingers
Wow loving what you've done.
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Thanks guys. Few bits to tidy up bits with paint and a wheel refurb needed
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liking the up grades so far :happy2:
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liking the up grades so far :happy2:
Thanks Maxitrol, slowly but surely and when funds allow
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liking the up grades so far :happy2:
Thanks Maxitrol, slowly but surely and when funds allow
yeah thereisalwaysone more mod to do--don't think you ever finish :signLOL:
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liking the up grades so far :happy2:
Thanks Maxitrol, slowly but surely and when funds allow
yeah thereisalwaysone more mod to do--don't think you ever finish :signLOL:
That's the bloody problem. Need to restrict my viewing of this sitel!
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Looks great!
Got a vortex rear spoiler sat in a box under my bed. Really need to drop it off at the bodyshop with my Jetta front bumper to get them painted!
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VERY smart man! Particularly your Votex gear knob haha :P