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The Wifey-Mobile: The GTi She Didn't Want...
FJ1000:
6 months since the last update!!?
I gave the car some TLC and took some decent pics so thought I'd update this thread. It'll be in a few parts, so bear with me...
I'd been thinking about upgrading the brakes as the OEM brakes seemed pretty poor, but then after my wife complained about them too, that was enough of an excuse to go for it!
I looked at a number of options, and decided the Brembo 18z 6pot upgrade was the best bang for your buck option. I got hold of a used kit, including the adapter bolts, braided lines and 350mm merc discs. Decided to buy some drilled discs instead though. I then spotted some R32 rear brakes up for sale in the classifieds and had to have them! Got some drilled discs for the rear too.
Had the whole lot fitted, topped up the ATE typ200 fluid, and there was one slight issue...the front wheels wouldn't clear the calipers!
The garage managed to get hold of some 12mm spacers, which allowed just enough clearance. However, the ET47 wheels were now effectively ET35. Queue loads of rubbing!!
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FJ1000:
I could've tried to make the BBS's work if I increased camber and rolled arches, but I decided to just change the wheels. I looked at the usual big brake clearance options (OZ wheels or Team Dynamics), but neither did it for me. After a forum member tipped me off to US based Neuspeed, I got in contact with them about their newest design and confirmed they'd clear the 18z's (they checked vs a scale diagram of the brakes). Ordered through Awesome, and they arrived from the US a couple of weeks later.
I got them fitted and they look great! Sold the BBS wheels.
One slight problem though - they exposed just how rusty the hubs of the new MTEC discs were! I neglected to notice when I ordered the discs that for £25 I could've got them coated silver or black. Doh.
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FJ1000:
That brings us to today...
This is how the car looked when I started:
And the rusty hubs:
I gave the car a clean and got started.
Sanded off the rust as best I could, ready for paint
After paint on one corner. Repeat for the other 3...
While the paint was drying, I attended to some scratches on the wing, polished up with my DA. The wife is adamant she has nothing to do with them...
I also gave the interior a clean, and sealed with chemical guys jetseal.
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FJ1000:
So, here's the result!
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prp74:
Now that looks stunning. The alloys look like the VW Motorsport alloys, which I'm looking for.
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