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My new purchase. Graphite Blue Mk5 Gti
« on: October 04, 2017, 02:05:22 pm »
Hi All,

I am new to this forum and thought I would share some bits about my new GTI. I have had a mk5 in the past but this is my 1st GTI and I think it's a good one! It's 2008 in Graphite blue, DSG, leather and sunroof. I have been looking for a while and I jumped on this one when it came up for sale. Bought it from a retired airline pilot who has owned it from new. Having covered a mere 27,000 miles with a full VW service history from the original supplying dealer it was too good to walk away from. I have it about 2 months now and it was 100% standard when I got it. Since buying I have carried out the following work:

-Full service including DSG, water pump and timing belt
-I upgraded from the original 17inch rims to 18inch freshly refurbed Monza Detroit (trying to keep it original as possible)
-Stage 1 ECU remap. Went with the Bluefin and it has been running sweet so far
-High flow air intake
-Milltek cat-back system with polished tips. Non-resonated
-50% colour coding on rear valance
-Stumpy bee-sting aerial
-German style number plates

I have bought a black VW emblem for the front grille but haven't had time to fit it yet.
Also got a red GTI badge for the front but the fit was a bit shoddy so I went back to the original.

That's it for the moment. Have a few more bits in mind and will add updates as the project progresses.

I am off now to explore the forum to see if i get any ideas
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Re: My new purchase. Graphite Blue Mk5 Gti
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2017, 02:39:39 pm »



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Re: My new purchase. Graphite Blue Mk5 Gti
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2017, 11:11:37 pm »
Lovely low mileage car. Colour is fantastic, but I would say that as I have a graphite blue one myself  :happy2:

What colour is the leather and interior?
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Re: My new purchase. Graphite Blue Mk5 Gti
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2017, 10:55:56 am »
Lovely low mileage car. Colour is fantastic, but I would say that as I have a graphite blue one myself  :happy2:

What colour is the leather and interior?
Far as I know the leather is called Latte. It’s a coffee beige colour. Dash is beige/anthracite and carpets are black


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Re: My new purchase. Graphite Blue Mk5 Gti
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2017, 04:50:01 pm »
So I have ordered a few more bits....
DV+ Diverter valve,
Eibach Pro springs and Eibach wheel spacers, Didn’t want to go overboard with this so went for 20mm drop all round with 10/12mm spacers.
Rear wiper deleting kit and a few other bits. Will post more pics once all have been installed


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Re: My new purchase. Graphite Blue Mk5 Gti
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2017, 08:36:21 am »
That's a awesome deal you got here mate.
Car is looking like it just left the dealer and with that low milage .......  :driver: Then you'll hopefully have this car some years.

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Re: My new purchase. Graphite Blue Mk5 Gti
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2017, 09:19:50 pm »
Some new bits arrived today. 20mm Eibach springs and DV+ from CLP Automotive. 10mm Eibach spacers and new wheel bolts from PerformanceAlloys.com. Waiting on my rear wiper delete kit to arrive and hopefully get everything bolted on in the next week or so.


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Re: My new purchase. Graphite Blue Mk5 Gti
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2017, 09:20:56 pm »
Oh yeah got some of these little GTI inserts from e-bay. A nice little touch


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« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2017, 07:01:37 pm »
Added some more bits this week. 20mm eibach springs and 10mm spacers all round, open mesh fog light surrounds, smoked lenses on side repeaters, DV+ and rear wiper delete.


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« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2017, 07:02:27 pm »
Getting a bit of rub on the front driver side and can’t figure out why. Will need to find a solution


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Re: My new purchase. Graphite Blue Mk5 Gti
« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2017, 05:50:38 am »
Hi, can i just ask you what shocks did you use with your lowered springs and whats the ride like ?

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Re: My new purchase. Graphite Blue Mk5 Gti
« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2017, 12:38:02 pm »
Still on the standard shocks and I have to say the ride is very acceptable. Went for the Eibach Pro and it is not much different to standard springs


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Re: My new purchase. Graphite Blue Mk5 Gti
« Reply #14 on: October 29, 2017, 08:58:06 pm »
Looks cracking bud!  I've got myself a graphite derv pd170 here, enjoying it!