All Things Mk5 > Members Rides

SLO Candy white mk 5 Golf build

<< < (2/2)

SloGolf:

--- Quote from: shoaybmakda on October 26, 2015, 08:32:43 pm ---car looks spotless and the changes you have made look good too - also agree monzas look better

i have a candy white gti too with a build thread on here take a look :)

--- End quote ---

thanks ill check it out now, could use some ideas!

SloGolf:

--- Quote from: Ruggy on October 26, 2015, 10:17:58 pm ---Much more suited on the Monzas. I have the same issue with the centre air vents, only got one on mine to fix though.

What have you done with the black VW badge? Fancy selling it?

--- End quote ---

ive found a few places online that sell the whole unit as opposed to each air vent so looking like i may have to replace the whole lot, though considering getting a top air vent instead of the tray whilst im at it.

if i can dig it out for sure, will have a look later today

Ruggy:
I've already got the air vent version. All the ones I can find online have the passenger airbag warning light missing, so don't look right.
So it may have to buy 2nd hand OE unit.

SloGolf:
so, another update, only a short one. Was looking at picking up some new whiter headlights bulbs to go with the new LED side lights. After doing a bit of research ended up picking up some OSRAM nightbreaker plus bulbs for £13 online.

before:


After:



i Also started to wire up the fogs but after a few complications wasnt able to finish it.



And whilst i was at it painted the calipers in metallic purple.excuse the wheels needing a clean! looking at getting rid of the GTI alloys as someone has offered re a set of r32's.



so following this ended up having a bad few days! Battery died as i left something on in the car, so had to get recovery out, a jump start later and it was back to normal and fine. But looks like a new battery may be needed as this is the second time its happened (once when i went to pick the car up) and i now have the traction control and ABS lights on the dash as well as the ESP light not being able to be turned on via the switch, ive done some reading and seems like its a wheel speed sensor so will be a trip to the garage soon.

SloGolf:
so updates! the centre of my steering wheel had taken some damage, not exactly sure how.

here's a picture of the before:



I went online and looked around and was really struggling to find anything that i could use to replace it, so i eventually settled on using a metal wheel centre sticker i picked up online.


its not perfect as it doesnt quite sit flat with the rounded shape of the original underneath, but looks a lot better to my eyes.


Next job was looking at the leaking washer bottle that was bugging me, so took the front bumper off and had a look, found a small cut to it, so will be replacing that soon.





and on to the next big purchase!

found a set of BBS RS reps online, travelled 5 hours to huddersfield and back only to find out the poke was ridiculous, the ET was wrong and they had to go, sold those the following week and week and went to pick up a set of 17's needing new tyres.

heres a photo of them test fitted after their first clean




you can also see the newly painted white calipers hiding in there too.

a couple of photos of them on:





When picking up the reps i decided that i wasnt keen on keeping the centres as BBS, and after seeing a mk 2 with VW centre caps on i knew i had to get a set:

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[*] Previous page