MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: LeeGTI89 on April 25, 2012, 10:13:11 am

Title: My new baby :D - Golf GTI MK5 Tornado Red - Build/Progress Thread
Post by: LeeGTI89 on April 25, 2012, 10:13:11 am
So I got finally got myself a mk5 GTI. And I love it! Best handeling car I've owned so far!
I've allways been into the VW scene before I started driving. Ive allways owned a VW.

First car was a mk2 polo 1.3 GT
Then. I got a mk2 Golf Driver 1.8. Got bored of that and swapped engine out for a 1.8 turbo tuned to about 200 hp
Then I decided I wanted something new and got a mk4 Golf GT TDI. Never got along with it so traded it in for this mk5 golf gti.

I love this car and I can see me keeping it for a long while.
 I'll upload some pics soon. Im on my iPhone at the moment.
Title: Re: My new baby :D - Golf GTI MK5 Tornado Red
Post by: LeeGTI89 on April 25, 2012, 10:18:52 am
Only got these crappy iPhone camera photos for now. But U get the idea it's completely standard at moment

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Faf257%2Flee200989%2F557370_3524859010511_1543200846_3055629_1791552628_n.jpg&hash=1a43179c6e2e3d08abb7f4b8f20a8698343dfb0e)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Faf257%2Flee200989%2F558569_3524969733279_1543200846_3055692_266878696_n.jpg&hash=06a34166f29a4a3a9ec57f27cac950d9fc1cc0a4)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Faf257%2Flee200989%2F534548_3524971173315_1543200846_3055695_632388634_n.jpg&hash=6f779f33eb5b55009df1a7eeb78b4c465e278e00)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Faf257%2Flee200989%2F535737_3524972813356_1543200846_3055697_396158040_n.jpg&hash=c32c0594acdbf12326d9898c0d5aa5c82faf33bd)
Title: Re: My new baby :D - Golf GTI MK5 Tornado Red
Post by: jimojameso on April 25, 2012, 10:21:04 am
Like it!! The mk2 must have been a hoot with that engine in it!  :happy2:
Title: Re: My new baby :D - Golf GTI MK5 Tornado Red
Post by: LeeGTI89 on April 25, 2012, 10:24:32 am
Hehe. I had a bit of vinyl carbon wrap laying about in the shed. So I decided to wrap my badge. Was easier than I actually thought:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Faf257%2Flee200989%2Ffdbb75ea.jpg&hash=50d86c7712273a755b746de9ca99c13b5e23c22f)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Faf257%2Flee200989%2Fab7938dd.jpg&hash=1248a39583187e1bcbd1f2569062f8a8f8767629)

Bought a snow foam lance. Hehe :D

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Faf257%2Flee200989%2Fdfe8a463.jpg&hash=c0132c2f7cb62c3360030a97437ae967bc881c84)
Title: Re: My new baby :D - Golf GTI MK5 Tornado Red
Post by: LeeGTI89 on April 25, 2012, 10:26:29 am
Like it!! The mk2 must have been a hoot with that engine in it!  :happy2:

Oh it was crazy lol! Faster on acceleration then this because it weights nothing. :D
Title: Re: My new baby :D - Golf GTI MK5 Tornado Red
Post by: LeeGTI89 on April 25, 2012, 10:35:08 am
Last saturday I got a milltek exhaust from Big-Pete on here.

Gave it a good clean up was happy with the results.

Before: (just had a wire wool clean and I wasent happy with it)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Faf257%2Flee200989%2F4ab78de0.jpg&hash=0296ab184f5cce9c5e7ef444320220c86389aed8)

After:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Faf257%2Flee200989%2F0f3662f3.jpg&hash=3c2f6a6b84aa3d19e4c591ee3e0aab767a6416cf)
 :smiley:
Title: Re: My new baby :D - Golf GTI MK5 Tornado Red
Post by: LeeGTI89 on April 28, 2012, 11:52:02 am
milltek is fitted, sounds really nice.  :grin:

Ill get some photos soon.

Also Took the car back to VW to get all 4 coilpacks replaced under warranty.  :wink: so glad thats sorted now, while i was there is bought a fuel pump cam follower. just for incase  :happy2:
Title: Re: My new baby :D - Golf GTI MK5 Tornado Red
Post by: LeeGTI89 on April 28, 2012, 11:56:34 am
For some reason its developed a REALLY annoying rattle from the back end.... (probably due to all these crappy roads around here haha)  :fighting:
I think that it's coming from the boot lid. So I'm going to attempt to take that apart and see what's what today. (if the rain holds off that is)  :wink:
Title: Re: My new baby :D - Golf GTI MK5 Tornado Red
Post by: nathangallo on April 28, 2012, 12:21:12 pm
Check your balls :grin:

Nah usually mate if there is a noise coming from your boot its the strings for the parcel shelf  :happy2:
Title: Re: My new baby :D - Golf GTI MK5 Tornado Red
Post by: LeeGTI89 on April 28, 2012, 03:52:10 pm
Check your balls :grin:

Nah usually mate if there is a noise coming from your boot its the strings for the parcel shelf  :happy2:

Hahaha  :laugh: I read that first line and thought... EH?  :happy2:

Just finished messing around with the car,  :confused:

Took the plastic cover off the inside of the boot lid and i was confused at first, i couldn't see anything that would cause it.

So i stripped the back lights out and found that the left light had a rattle. The red reflector inside was rattling around, looks like they are a sealed unit and i couln't ge inside of the bloody thing. But i managed to sort it out by pushing it back into position and dropping a bit of super glue on the little tabs that hold it.

YAY fixed.  :grin:
Title: Re: My new baby :D - Golf GTI MK5 Tornado Red - Build/Progress Thread
Post by: nathangallo on April 28, 2012, 04:05:40 pm
My drivers door rattles sometimes on heavy bass

well not a rattle more a buzz so annoying lol
Title: Re: My new baby :D - Golf GTI MK5 Tornado Red - Build/Progress Thread
Post by: monte on April 28, 2012, 07:52:52 pm
Very nice TR Gti  :congrats:

If you want some Satin Black Pescaras let me know  :wink:
They look awesome on red Gti's  :happy2:

Title: Re: My new baby :D - Golf GTI MK5 Tornado Red - Build/Progress Thread
Post by: Andy on April 28, 2012, 08:46:11 pm
looking really good :happy2:
Title: Re: My new baby :D - Golf GTI MK5 Tornado Red - Build/Progress Thread
Post by: LeeGTI89 on April 28, 2012, 09:03:39 pm
My drivers door rattles sometimes on heavy bass

well not a rattle more a buzz so annoying lol


my passenger door does with heavy bass.  :sad1:
Title: Re: My new baby :D - Golf GTI MK5 Tornado Red - Build/Progress Thread
Post by: LeeGTI89 on April 28, 2012, 09:05:08 pm
Very nice TR Gti  :congrats:

If you want some Satin Black Pescaras let me know  :wink:
They look awesome on red Gti's  :happy2:



Are they the edition 30 alloys?

have you got a photo of yours?

looking really good :happy2:

Thanks mate.   :smiley:
Title: Re: My new baby :D - Golf GTI MK5 Tornado Red - Build/Progress Thread
Post by: monte on April 28, 2012, 10:51:24 pm
Very nice TR Gti  :congrats:

If you want some Satin Black Pescaras let me know  :wink:
They look awesome on red Gti's  :happy2:


Are they the edition 30 alloys?

have you got a photo of yours?

Yeah, Ed30 alloys  :wink:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Ftt210%2Fmonte0797%2F403f0b72.jpg&hash=5d5e04fc5f98d03e04c50bb97804f6472937d863)
Title: Re: My new baby :D - Golf GTI MK5 Tornado Red - Build/Progress Thread
Post by: JoeDarKa on April 29, 2012, 08:15:51 am
Looking good! What are the long term plans?
Title: Re: My new baby :D - Golf GTI MK5 Tornado Red - Build/Progress Thread
Post by: LeeGTI89 on April 29, 2012, 01:47:49 pm
Well not got anything set in stone really. kinda see how it goes lol

I want to get some wheels for it, Thinking maybe 3dsm 0.01
Then i would want to lower it a bit with some good quality coilovers. Then possibly upgrade to air later..  :jumping:

Thinking about getting the roof vinyl wrapped, either in black or a print idea im thinking about (can't tell) lol
I want to color code the bumper valance, trims etc.
i want a nice double din radio with navigation. And maybe a stealth sub.

Engine wise, at the mo i just wanna get an intake, get a downpipe and get a stage 2 map for now.

 :laugh: