MK5 Golf GTI

Quote from: andyy on October 31, 2016, 02:06:57 PM
Car look's awesome! I assume you can fit a TTS engine cover even with an aftermarket Intake?

Cheers mate! Yes, the TTS one will only go on with an aftermarket intake as the current cover has the intake built into it 

Quote from: Dan_FR on November 02, 2016, 11:21:37 AM
Saw some pictures of this the other day.... taken by my dad of all people!

Think he's doing some work at your place? Looked lovely in the photos anyway!

Yes, my old man did mention!

I've just dropped you a PM regarding some VCDS work 

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New page, new pics;

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Very very nice mate..

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Last picture looks spot on !! 

Quote from: dan930 on November 05, 2016, 02:17:39 PM
Very very nice mate..

Cheers Dan 

Quote from: Wolf Burger on November 05, 2016, 07:00:19 PM

Last picture looks spot on !! 

Nice one mate!

I did see that BCS are running a Black Friday sale. Christmas could get very expensive, very quick.

No "update" as of yet, but been collecting bits and pieces ahead of my deep clean planned for Christmas.


DSC_0071 by Ollie Dunstall, on Flickr


High temperature paint, hoping to give the calipers a tidy up, along with clean/dress the inner arches.


DSC_0068 by Ollie Dunstall, on Flickr


DSC_0069 by Ollie Dunstall, on Flickr


New sill protectors. Been wanting these for ages, as mine are quite scabby from previous owners, but only had two options;


i) Buy the cheap Chinese replicas at £50 for the pair

ii) Buy the genuine articles from VW @ £70 EACH


Contacted Lockwood International (who do the Golf 7 R sill protectors popular on VWROC) but they don't make them for the 6R as there is no demand to warrant designing etc.


Very luckily found two genuine protectors on eBay yesterday, brand new in the box. And the best bit... £29 delivered! Chuffed.


Looking forward to getting things fitted. Just waiting on the new decals for the calipers, should be with me tomorrow.

Good find on the Sill Protectors! Bargain too.

Looking forward to seeing the end product when its finished, I will be going to town cleaning mine when the Suspension and Wheels are fitted in January 

Looks like you've got a really nice example and one with a great spec would love one of as my next car after the gti

Quote from: bonelorry on December 21, 2016, 05:40:12 PM
Good find on the Sill Protectors! Bargain too.

Looking forward to seeing the end product when its finished, I will be going to town cleaning mine when the Suspension and Wheels are fitted in January 

I'll get some photos up later, been busy beavering away over Christmas!

Quote from: JamieKirk95 on December 30, 2016, 11:40:26 PM
Looks like you've got a really nice example and one with a great spec would love one of as my next car after the gti

Cheers bud. Truthfully, condition was good but I'm very OCD and so I saw a lot of room for improvement. Externally it's clean (aside from usual stonechip or two and a few wheel grazes - soon to be fixed!) but inside needed a little TLC. I've slowly been replacing the trims bit by bit, will be better than factory when I'm done 

Been neglecting the thread on here - some images from over Christmas.

Car received the following;

1. Brake calipers repainted gloss black with OEM decals applied

29/30 Dec 2016 by Ollie Dunstall, on Flickr

29/30 Dec 2016 by Ollie Dunstall, on Flickr

2. Interior/Exterior Maintenance Clean

3. Door sill trims removed, toffee wheel to remove sticky residue, new OEM sill protectors installed (yet to get pics!)

4. Picked up Genuine Cambelt & W/Pump kit, genuine air/oil filters, sump plug and oil ahead of service this weekend.

29/30 Dec 2016 by Ollie Dunstall, on Flickr

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Tried on a spare Helio;

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A friend called around in his Mk4 R32, swapped his wheels back to standard:

29/30 Dec 2016 by Ollie Dunstall, on Flickr

29/30 Dec 2016 by Ollie Dunstall, on Flickr

29/30 Dec 2016 by Ollie Dunstall, on Flickr

Also, Mr Postman delivered something today. PolarFIS Advanced "Kessy Edition"

29/30 Dec 2016 by Ollie Dunstall, on Flickr

29/30 Dec 2016 by Ollie Dunstall, on Flickr

Plugged it straight into the computer and updated the software. Hopefully get it installed this weekend. For those who don't know, it displays an additional screen on the MFD and allows you to view over 150+ engine parameters, i.e. AFR, Boost etc.

Didn't really intend to buy it just yet, but managed to get one brand new unused for a good price off a fellow VAG owner who no longer wanted to install it.

FINALLY, a recent favourite photo:

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Will try and get some more photos this weekend

Love this blue colour!

beautiful example Ollie

Helios look awesome on a mk6 

We need to get up the beacons soon dude!

Quote from: grey golfster on January 04, 2017, 07:04:34 PM
Love this blue colour!

Cheers bud, looks great when clean 

Quote from: Andy on January 05, 2017, 01:58:18 AM
beautiful example Ollie

Thanks Andy 

Quote from: JoshH on January 05, 2017, 08:04:41 PM
Helios look awesome on a mk6 

We need to get up the beacons soon dude!

Cheers Josh, yeah for sure. Get a few together and head up there when the days draw out a little! 

Better late than never I guess...

07.01.2016

Service time.

Car has just ticked over 50k. I had the DSG, Haldex, Brake Fluid & Major Service completed at VW last year within a week of buying it at approx. 43k. I also had the car put back to time/distance servicing, as it was previously on a Longline service plan.

Therefore, this year, minor service and also timing belt and water pump were due. I held off with the plugs - although not due, I will be replacing them to NGK BKR7EIX soon.

DSC_0147 by Ollie Dunstall, on Flickr

DSC_0149 by Ollie Dunstall, on Flickr

- Oil Service (switched to 5w40 which is recommended for the TFSI, especially as I have plans to map it this year. Went with Total Quartz 9000 fully synthetic).
- OEM Air & Oil Filters
- OEM Genuine VW Timing Belt
- OEM Genuine VW Waterpump

Luckily a friend is an Audi technician, and therefore can get me parts at trade price plus install for me.

I also thought it was a good time to change the cam follower. For those who may not know, this sits small tappet sits on the cam lobe behind the fuel pump. Although it's not a 'serviceable item' so to speak, it's well worth replacing and periodically checking. They are prone to wear over time, some worse than others, and if not replaced can wear through and cause damage to the camshaft.

DSC_0138 by Ollie Dunstall, on Flickr

Above is mine after 50k. I'm pretty sure this is the first time it has been replaced.

Finally, I managed to borrow his garage to fit my PolarFIS Advanced:

DSC_0144 by Ollie Dunstall, on Flickr

So far, so good. Install was a PITA. I opted to fit it via the driver cubby hole, move the fuse/relay board slightly and reach right back to the CAN gateway. The main struggle was getting to the CAN, once I'd located it I managed to install it within 30 seconds. Plug and play.

DSC_0146 by Ollie Dunstall, on Flickr

Truthfully I've not had much time to use it yet, but it's super easy to use and should come in handy later down the line.

DSC_0142 by Ollie Dunstall, on Flickr

Hopefully I'll get some time this weekend to explore the full list of features.

One final image from when the roads weren't as salty!

DSC_0339 by Ollie Dunstall, on Flickr

Thanks for looking :afro:

Perfect in every way!  Looks awesome Ollie!!