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tommy's Mk5 R32 DSG
« on: April 28, 2012, 03:41:25 pm »
Just thought I'd start a thread to show off my new car! Its a 2007 (57) R32 3dr DSG in DBP with 34k miles on the clock. It has pretty much every extra apart from satnav and parking sensors so im a very happy boy !! The car is in pretty much mint condition apart from a slight ding on the front wing and a couple of marks on top of the rear bumper next to the boot. They will be pretty easy fixes though !!

Heres a couple of quick phone pics:



And one I took today and had a play around with! I'm not too good on computer so if it's sh*t tell me! I won't be offended!! :D



I took a few more which ill post up later!

I'm absolutely loving the car! And dsg is just awesome! :D


I have got some plans in the pipe line but nothing that will happen straight away!
To do list/wish list:

Full vehicle detail/paint correction
Miltek non-res cat back
Intake of some sort
RNS-510
Oem Bluetooth

Not a massive list or anything awe inspiring, just things that will make the car complete for me! I was thinking about a slight suspension drop, and possibly getting some 19" VMR 710's but it would be the last thing to do as everything else is more important to me!


Thanks for looking, Tom.
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Re: tommy's Mk5 R32 DSG
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2012, 03:51:12 pm »
Very nice  :happy2:
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Re: tommy's Mk5 R32 DSG
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2012, 04:00:25 pm »
Quote from: tommy_a on April 28, 2012, 03:41:25 pm

To do list/wish list:

Full vehicle detail/paint correction
Milltek non-res cat back
Intake of some sort
RNS-510
Oem Bluetooth


....Milltek is an absolute must-have on that glorious V6  :happy2:

An intake probably isn't worth it - The normally aspirated R32 is difficult to performance mod without spending some serious money. The returns on modding don't match turbo'd cars.

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Re: tommy's Mk5 R32 DSG
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2012, 04:10:38 pm »
I was pricing up millteks before I got the car!! I'll get one soon hopefully! :D

Yeah I read that tuning the R32 was hard/costly. The only real reason I want an intake is to make the engine bay look abit nicer as its quite bland atm!
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Re: tommy's Mk5 R32 DSG
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2012, 04:13:51 pm »
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Understood  :happy2: - My very first mod was a Milltek.

There are a few things you can do to customise the engine cover, especially effective being a 6-pot.
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Re: tommy's Mk5 R32 DSG
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2012, 05:30:17 pm »
Yeah ill defo be doing something with it !!

Few more pictures:







As you can see the engine bay is a mess, its covered in road grime and dust. It will be sorted soon though!!


And the bit of damage to the rear bumper. Looks like someone dragged something into/out of the boot!!
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Re: tommy's Mk5 R32 DSG
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2012, 08:41:24 pm »
I did the flapper mod today and so far I'm liking it! It seems louder at lower revs which is nice, but it's also a little louder at 70mph which I'm not too sure I like! I'll give it a week or so and see how I get on!
Heres a quick vid:


And I also fitted a new badge to the rear:
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Re: tommy's Mk5 R32 DSG
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2012, 08:58:28 pm »
^^^^
That's a nice recording. Good V6 sound  :notworthy:
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Re: tommy's Mk5 R32 DSG
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2012, 09:21:50 pm »
Quote from: RedRobin on May 05, 2012, 08:58:28 pm
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That's a nice recording. Good V6 sound  :notworthy:

That was recorded on my iPhone 4. And like you say it's quite a good recording! And the sound of the v6 is why I wanted one! Worth the poor fuel economy and the compromise on tunability!
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Re: tommy's Mk5 R32 DSG
« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2012, 01:57:56 pm »
Not updated this for a while, mainly because ive just been enjoying driving the car!

Since I last posted I've fitted some amber side lights up front:


I've also fitted some led number plate bulbs:


Today I've just finished some work on the rear lights. Firstly I didn't like how the rear lights weren't symmetrical (reverse one side/fog the other) so I set about sorting it out. I removed the red reflector from the rear fog and fitted a red bulb. But as I could still see the dark bulb I removed the white diffuser from the reverse and fitted it. This has now even things up.





I've also been working on sorting out the 4 ring rear light mod. I ordered some fittings and set about it.
So take this:

And these:

Fit them to the car:


Take 12v feed from here:

And you get this:


Admittedly not the best picture but I will get one later as it gets dark. I'm very happy with them! :D

Now I just need to save up for coilovers and some bbs ck's !!!
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Re: tommy's Mk5 R32 DSG
« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2012, 04:09:44 pm »
Nice work, and great to hear you are going for BBS CKs, they are awesome wheels and a nice change from BBS CHs
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Re: tommy's Mk5 R32 DSG
« Reply #11 on: July 21, 2012, 04:19:24 pm »
Quote from: George on July 21, 2012, 04:09:44 pm
Nice work, and great to hear you are going for BBS CKs, they are awesome wheels and a nice change from BBS CHs

Yeah I love the ck's!! :D I think they suit the lines of the mk5 so much better than than the ch's do!
Looking at prices I might have to settle for reps! :(
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Re: tommy's Mk5 R32 DSG
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2012, 11:47:21 pm »
Night time pics:



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Re: tommy's Mk5 R32 DSG
« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2012, 12:16:26 am »
You got that Milltek fitted yet?  :innocent:

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Re: tommy's Mk5 R32 DSG
« Reply #14 on: July 22, 2012, 12:28:54 am »
I had decided not to get one as I love the way it sounds standard, but it does sound nice! :D

Hmm, I'll have to give it more thought!
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