Post by: Zipupurmickey on January 23, 2017, 01:16:18 am
The car spec is by no means epic compared to some of the cars on here, my plan was to keep it standard(ish) and just keep her maintained and fresh.
Spec:
Usual GTi extras
Genuine 18" Bbs Ch's
6 speed man
Leather heated seats
Sun roof
Factory aero wipers
Blue tinted glass all round
Passenger mirror tilt when in reverse
Heated mirrors
Midline display
Auto lights
Auto wipers
Auto dim mirror
Cup holders
Iso fix
Tpms
I'm sure there's more but no point in boring you with a list of extras that most GTi's came with anyway.
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Post by: Zipupurmickey on January 23, 2017, 01:37:09 am
The modding bug didn't stay buried for long, this GTi came to my attention about two weeks ago and it was only 15 minutes up the road from me, it had a knackered bottom end but with a breathtaking spec, I thought if I transferred all the extras into mine and break the rest to make some of the money back surely it would be worth while. So I had the car home the following day.
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So the bits I have transferred over are,
Genuine xenon headlights
Rns510 with aux button beside traction control
R32 front and back brakes with braided lines
Turbo back Milltek with sports cat
Forge fmic with piping
Evolution V flow intake
H&R cup kit
Power flex wishbones + dog bone mount
Valeo led tail lights
R8 coilpacks and red harness
Dv rev D
Porsche oil cap
Porsche washer fluid cap
Porsche coolant cap
Alu ashtray
GTi seat inserts
Alu GTi dead pedal
Cruise control retro fitted
Next on the cards is a hpfp and a remap from our local guru Joe Power.
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Post by: Zipupurmickey on January 23, 2017, 01:39:23 am
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Post by: Zipupurmickey on January 23, 2017, 05:23:19 pm
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Post by: ducman77 on January 23, 2017, 05:30:46 pm
Fellow Dublin based tornado red GTI owner Here!
I have some similar mods to you. Have a set of Valeos waiting to be fitted!
Joe power has worked his majic on my car already (just stage 1). Highly recommended!!
I've fitted a 3in TBE exhaust and ram air intake since I was with him. I've a hpfp and Peron intercooler to get fitted before I head back to him for stage 2 mapping :happy2:
Looking forward to keeping an eye on your progress :happy2:
Regards,
Dave
Post by: fab5freddy on January 23, 2017, 07:08:58 pm
have you got VCDS? Just make sure you disable the cold diagnosis for the rear lights if you didn't already know about it. The Leds don't like the start up process and flicker and burn out quicker
Post by: ducman77 on January 23, 2017, 08:06:06 pm
Looks great Gerrit, great way to upgrade :smiley:
have you got VCDS? Just make sure you disable the cold diagnosis for the rear lights if you didn't already know about it. The Leds don't like the start up process and flicker and burn out quicker
What's that about fab5freddy? Will be fitting my Valeos soon and hadn't heard about this cold diagnosis on the VCDS?
Hope you're keeping well mate?
Cheers,
Dave
Post by: StephenMcC on January 23, 2017, 08:55:20 pm
Post by: Zipupurmickey on January 23, 2017, 09:56:38 pm
Thanks James, I have Vcds yes but I didn't know about the leds having that issue, I will definitely look into that tomorrow, I appreciate the heads up, Dave if you want yours done I can code them for you too.
I was 50/50 for the first few days Stephen but they've really grown on me, they look very different at night too.
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Post by: fab5freddy on January 24, 2017, 08:06:03 am
Looks great Gerrit, great way to upgrade :smiley:
have you got VCDS? Just make sure you disable the cold diagnosis for the rear lights if you didn't already know about it. The Leds don't like the start up process and flicker and burn out quicker
What's that about fab5freddy? Will be fitting my Valeos soon and hadn't heard about this cold diagnosis on the VCDS?
Hope you're keeping well mate?
Cheers,
Dave
Yeah, sorry Dave, forgot you were fitting these, if you can't hook up with Gerrit, I can do this for you :happy2:
From my understanding the cecm sends pulses out to all the lights if activated to test for bulb outs, it makes the leds flicker and shortens the life span apparently
Post by: Zipupurmickey on January 24, 2017, 10:57:00 am
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Post by: fab5freddy on January 24, 2017, 11:29:43 am
Post by: ducman77 on January 24, 2017, 05:34:31 pm
Thanks for the kind words Dave, I'm looking forward to getting her mapped by Joe, he mapped my old S3 and my current V6 4Mo and he transformed them completely, lovely lad to deal with too. Those bits will make a good difference to your car
Cheers buddy. Looking forward to getting all the bits fitted soon. Cheers for the offer of the VCDS coding. I have VCDS, so should be able to get it sorted :happy2:
That's it mate, you'll see a big block for the cold diagnosis of all lights, just disable rear lights
That's brilliant buddy. Cheers. I'll make sure to do that with mine too. I think VCDS was one of the best purchases I made :happy2:
Post by: Zipupurmickey on January 24, 2017, 06:24:29 pm
Got the rears sorted today James, didn't actually notice that they did that until I got someone else to start my car earlier while I stood behind.
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Post by: fab5freddy on January 24, 2017, 08:15:09 pm
Hello new to mk5's...What is a hpfp?
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Post by: fab5freddy on January 24, 2017, 08:15:47 pm
No problem at all Dave, brilliant bit of kit to have. I've used mine quite a bit now between Drl to coding some of the nifty locked features.
Got the rears sorted today James, didn't actually notice that they did that until I got someone else to start my car earlier while I stood behind.
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Post by: fab5freddy on January 24, 2017, 08:27:33 pm
Lol cheers mate does this make a difference? Bought my 1st mk5 gti on Sunday totally standard for now..hopefully for not too long lol planning on stage 1 for now...any advice? Cheers
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Post by: Zipupurmickey on January 24, 2017, 10:01:02 pm
So myself and a buddy got around to fitting the xenons and fmic this evening, coded in the shutters too as they were flickering like crazy until I coded them in. To say I'm delighted is an understatement. The new cooler has definitely made the air flow sound louder (hard to explain). There's a bend after the pancake pipe that I'm not happy with as there's too much of a bend/kink, I'd like to sort that as smooth airflow is everything and I don't want to loose to much pressure loss, so I've two options to look into, get a smaller pipe or cut the inlet on the cooler itself. Apart from that it was easy enough to fit the core as it was a oem fit for the Mk5. It's still pretty hidden in behind the grille.
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Post by: 6waysforward on January 27, 2017, 01:42:46 pm
Now seeing the pics of your's has made me want some again.
Car looks lovely by the way.
Post by: Zipupurmickey on February 05, 2017, 06:13:45 pm
Ahh man. I've been putting off buying xenons trying to tell myself that i don't need them.
Now seeing the pics of your's has made me want some again.
Car looks lovely by the way.
Do it!!
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Post by: Zipupurmickey on February 05, 2017, 06:25:29 pm
The springs and new wishbones have definitely tightened the ride and made the steering more snappy and responsive, yet it's not too low and still gives it an Oe look. While fitting the springs she got two new top mounts to freshen it up a bit more.
The R32 brakes are fantastic, up front are 345s, each side complete weighs close to 20kg
rears are 310s with braided lines all round. Brought her for a long enjoyable spin today. She's filthy but hey.
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Sorry about the poor photos of the brakes, I'll get some half decent ones during the week.
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Post by: Zipupurmickey on February 05, 2017, 06:28:01 pm
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Post by: Dave J on February 06, 2017, 10:43:00 pm
Post by: horsemeat on February 07, 2017, 09:07:07 am
Did you keep all the autolevelling / washer gubbins from the donor car??
Post by: Zipupurmickey on February 07, 2017, 09:30:02 am
I still can't believe what a difference the xenons make. Great upgrade. :happy2:
Did you keep all the autolevelling / washer gubbins from the donor car??
How's things? No that's all for sale.
Nice set of upgrades! The front R32 brakes are heavy - 340mm discs help save a bit of weight. Ali wishbones helped on mine after the R brakes....
Thanks Dave, yup I now have the lighter wishbones and solid bushes front and back, just need to fit the solid engine mount and we're laughing. I'd consider the 340s but these discs are only a week old.
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Post by: Dave J on February 08, 2017, 08:27:44 pm
Yes my build thread is on here - click the little blue VW emblem in my side profile thing and the forum'll take you straight there!
Post by: Zipupurmickey on February 08, 2017, 10:23:08 pm
Quick one for anyone reading, what kind of mpg's are you guys getting? Around the town driving I'm getting close to 18 litres to 100kg which roughly works out 14-15mpg. Is this normal enough? Longer trips I see 10-11 litres to 100km which roughly works out to 24mpg. When I first got the car I was seeing 6-7 litres to 100kg, maybe I'm driving it harder or could the mods effect this and a remap might sort it out?
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Post by: Zipupurmickey on March 13, 2017, 11:55:42 pm
Thanks to FabFreddy I replaced the pcv valve with the Rev R, next on the list is hopefully fitting the turbo back Milltek this week and Powerflex dogbone mount. I'm on the lookout for a Loba hpfp if anyone knows of one going before I go new.
Went out for a burn with two of my buddies the other morning, that bike really moves!!
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Post by: DaveyBoyWonder on March 18, 2017, 12:01:01 pm
Tried to PM you but since I'm pretty new around here I can't... I have a GTI with the cream interior too but it has a factory fit mobile phone holder which has been fitted to the cream trim around the glove box - don't suppose you still have that part and if so how much??
Cheers
Dave
Post by: Zipupurmickey on March 19, 2017, 03:21:19 pm
Thanks, appreciate the kind words, the steel grey one is rough around the edges and had nearly double the mileage, it was fairly well spec'd though, so she lives on in my tornado Golf. I do indeed, I'm open to offers, I have whatsapp if you want to contact me there? 00353877641555
Regards Gerrit,
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Post by: DaveyBoyWonder on March 21, 2017, 04:28:30 pm
Post by: Zipupurmickey on March 27, 2017, 11:40:13 pm
Got around to darkening the honey comb grilles yesterday, over due big time! Took apart the front grille and fog inserts and gave them a coat.
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Post by: Zipupurmickey on April 12, 2017, 12:25:34 pm
Last thing on my list before the remap is a Rs4 relief valve and hpfp, so should have these in the next few weeks all going well.
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Post by: lukemk5gti on April 12, 2017, 03:54:02 pm
How did you blacken the plastic inserts?
Mine could do with some TLC.
Thought about VHT black gloss but was worried about flaking.
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