Shadow Blue GT TDI 140

[John GT140]

Looks like the extas list has been well used . looks like a very clean gt 140.

Yeah I think the previous owner ticked alot of the boxes  the one thing it hasn't got that I wanted is the 18" Charleston alloys 

Cheers,
Ben

The charleston alloys do look good , i also have the classix like you but im getting the colour changed to audi delphin grey which is darker so should look ok on my reflex silver 140 . ive also got a gti rear valance thats getting plastic welded and colour coded to tidy the back end up

[OldSpeckledBen]

Looks like the extas list has been well used . looks like a very clean gt 140.

Yeah I think the previous owner ticked alot of the boxes  the one thing it hasn't got that I wanted is the 18" Charleston alloys 

Cheers,
Ben

The charleston alloys do look good , i also have the classix like you but im getting the colour changed to audi delphin grey which is darker so should look ok on my reflex silver 140 . ive also got a gti rear valance thats getting plastic welded and colour coded to tidy the back end up

I like the Classix wheel but I fancy a change in wheel but not in size, I'm going to stick to 17's though  Your wheels will look really smart,my uncle used to have an A4 in that colour and that looked nice 
I did think about getting a GTI rear valance but I'm just going to get my standard valance colour coded for now as it's annoying me especially when I clean the car.
I look forward to seeing your car though with the darker wheels 

Cheers,
Ben

[Matto]

I'm eager to see what yours looks like once the H&R's are fitted. Make sure you update with pics 

[OldSpeckledBen]

I'm eager to see what yours looks like once the H&R's are fitted. Make sure you update with pics  

Yeah i'm looking forward to see what it'll look like, MONTE's GTI looks awesome in the other thread  
They're being fitted next wednesday so will update with pics as soon as I can  

Other small updates, bought some LED numberplate lights, hopefully they'll last


and then I thought I would try some different wax for the car, Chemical Guys SpeedArmour wax and sealant in one. I'm quite a big fan of Chemical Guys products as not only do they do a good job but they all smell amazing  
 

Cheers,
Ben

[John GT140]

I like the Classix wheel but I fancy a change in wheel but not in size, I'm going to stick to 17's though  Your wheels will look really smart,my uncle used to have an A4 in that colour and that looked nice 
I did think about getting a GTI rear valance but I'm just going to get my standard valance colour coded for now as it's annoying me especially when I clean the car.
I look forward to seeing your car though with the darker wheels 

Cheers,
Ben
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Yeah the standard  rear valance  is pretty basic fo a GT model and lets the car down i think , im getting the exhaust cut out in the gti bumper plastic welded then the top half done silver and bottom insert bit done gloss black like the front grill, i wanted to keep the standard tdi back box as its only done low miles . roll on spring time

[OldSpeckledBen]

Yeah the standard  rear valance  is pretty basic fo a GT model and lets the car down i think , im getting the exhaust cut out in the gti bumper plastic welded then the top half done silver and bottom insert bit done gloss black like the front grill, i wanted to keep the standard tdi back box as its only done low miles . roll on spring time

Yeah I agree the unpainted part of the bumper is a poor effort from VW 
Yours should look really smart when it's done, look forward to seeing that 
Mine's hopefully being colour coded next week along with the lowering 

Cheers,
Ben

[JoeDarKa]

Looks great! Chemical guys stuff is pretty good, Iv got the jetseal 109 i think its called. Did it ages ago and its still doing well!

[OldSpeckledBen]

Looks great! Chemical guys stuff is pretty good, Iv got the jetseal 109 i think its called. Did it ages ago and its still doing well!

Cheers  will hopefully look even better next week 
Yeah I find their stuff really good, i've tried AutoGlym, Meguiars and DoDo Juice but just found Chemical Guys stuff better quality but not really anymore expensive than the others 

Cheers,
Ben

[OldSpeckledBen]

Another little update, finally got round to doing what VW should have done as standard and thats colour code that bottom half of the rear bumper 

I'm pleased with how it turned out, the only problem I had was tring to get all the clips to go back in, in the end I had to take the whole rear bumper off to sort it, anyway here's a pic,


Cheers,
Ben

[John GT140]

100% improvement

[OldSpeckledBen]

100% improvement

Cheers 

I think the next thing after lowering will be some R32 rear lights  its just trying to find a set for a decent price  or I might consider some LED ones 

Cheers,
Ben

[OldSpeckledBen]

Right well it's been a little longer than I wanted it to be until I updated my thread as i've had Laptop issues 

The car got lowered last Wednesday on H&R 30mm springs 

I'm happy with the drop, it might go a little more once they've settled in 

Here's a couple of pics the day after;





and then Saturday night I had my share of the snow 


Comments welcome,

Cheers,
Ben

[Andy]

looking a lot better with the lower valance painted and been lowered

[OldSpeckledBen]

looking a lot better with the lower valance painted and been lowered

Cheers 

[OldSpeckledBen]

Just a little update as it's been a while, I managed to get hold of a used set of R32 rear lights and can't believe how much better they look, really pleased with them 

Heres a couple of pics;

Before and after


and another after


Cheers,
Ben