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Offline Trev.

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Shona the Jetta!
« on: March 06, 2013, 11:01:15 am »
I owned a Fabia vRS for 9 months and loved it, was my first derv and to be honest couldnt own a petrol again.



Was lowered on springs
Remapped to 180bhp/300lbsft and went really well, loved it!

But when i found out that me n my fiancee were expecting our first child in june i decided that the wee fabia was just to small, offered it up for swaps on svag and this came up.

2006 plate Jetta SE 140.
80k Full service history with belts done.
Kenwood double din Entertainment system
Freshley powdercoated 18" Dare River NK1 Rims (With Kerb Marks lol)
Black Painted Front grill and black painted front and rear badges
and Led lights!
Car has cruise control as standard, home comming lights.

Went and seen it and loved it, massive boot, more refined and grown up than the fabia and i accepted the swap.






Plans wise, the back brakes needed done so discs pads and a new rear caliper were fitted last night.

Mods wise
Lower it, need suggestions on that as im unsure on springs or coilovers, need comfort as i drive 60miles a day but want nice lows!
Angel Tuning remap to about 185bhp & 305lbs/ft
312mm front brake upgrade as ive heard you only need carriers, discs and pads? Calipers are the same? Would be happy if someone could confirm that!

And spend alot of time tidying it up, cleaning it!
« Last Edit: March 07, 2013, 08:38:04 am by Trev. »

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Re: Jessie the SE Jetta
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2013, 05:15:36 pm »
The calipers are the same so just need the carriers as you say


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Re: Jessie the SE Jetta
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2013, 05:49:37 pm »
Brilliant!

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Re: Jessie the SE Jetta
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2013, 05:52:43 pm »
I told you that about the brakes already!  :wink:
Nice to see you made it over to here though - there is a plethora of very usefull stuff that you can pick up on here. I found it far more friendly than the other forum I frequent a good deal!

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Re: Jessie the SE Jetta
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2013, 06:04:01 pm »
You mention Angel Tuning, have you heard of/thought about Brotek in Peebles? They offer Shark Performance remaps, I can only speak highly of Shark. Currently running 182 bhp and 300 lbs/ft torque. :driver:

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Re: Jessie the SE Jetta
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2013, 06:18:01 pm »
Welcome along Trev.
Plenty of jetta's on here now, plenty of choice and advice.
I also drive 60-70 miles a day for work and went for B12 kit instead of coilovers. Really depends on how low you want to go.

Interesting name Jessie, why?

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Re: Jessie the SE Jetta
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2013, 06:59:25 pm »
I'm on a new Angel map - its one of their 185/305 maps - and its great - works out im now well into an average of 60.3mpg on the run to and from work sticking just below 60mph and keeping it in 6th as much as I can!

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Re: Jessie the SE Jetta
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2013, 07:57:17 pm »
Used angel before and rate them very highly, only reason! Trust paul fully!

As for jessie, always name my cars, girl names and like the sound of jessie!

As for suspension, ive used eibach springs on 3 cars ad rather liked them, need to figure out money etc! Find a budget!

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Re: Jessie the SE Jetta
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2013, 08:00:55 pm »
Oh and dont want to go that low, just close the arch gap a bit as i want it to be practical!

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Re: Shona the Jetta!
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2013, 08:38:39 am »
It has just been pointed out that the reg spells out shona, so change of name is in order...

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Re: Shona the Jetta!
« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2013, 08:42:18 am »
Nice - saw what you did there!!

At least it won't get annoyed if you call the wrong name during a good hard drive!!  :driver:

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Re: Shona the Jetta!
« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2013, 10:14:41 am »
Nah made that mistake before with a woman, not a good choice!

Wont be getting driven hard until all the brakes are done, decent tyres and lowered!


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Re: Re: Shona the Jetta!
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2013, 11:45:49 am »
Nice jetta ;)

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Re: Shona the Jetta!
« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2013, 12:01:18 pm »
Cheers mate, needs tidied up but i will get there!