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Matt's Steel Grey 5door GTI
FrameSet:
03/01/17
I've almost lost touch with the GTI recently.
Haven't had much to spend on it and keeping it clean in this weather (especially on a farm) is impossible.
However it hasn't had any issues and I did have a few 'spirited' drives over the weekend which made me realise how good these cars really are. :driver:
So, after an evening scanning through various builds on the forum I've got the bug again! Needless to say after Christmas I still don't have the budget though!
Either an exhaust, map or h&r springs will be next! :party:
Finally, a couple of weeks ago a mate an I changed our fuel filters. Bit of a bugger to get the hoses off as I doubt they had ever been changed. But, once we had done one we knew how hard we had to pull, push and persuade with the next one! Here's what was in my filter: :sick:
Thanks for looking!
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FrameSet:
08/01/17
Have been looking at how to make the GTI a little louder without spending shed loads on a cat back or sports cat/ downpipe. Decided to knock out the precat after reading a few threads about it. Pretty straight forward job besides the exhaust clamp nuts being rusted beyond belief. got the angle grinder out in the end and found some new clamps!
Would've been much easier on a lift but managed with the axle stands!
Can't say the car sounds any different what so ever (which I didn't really expect) but defiantly feels like it picks up quicker when you floor it. :driver:
I think a cat back might be in order. Can't justify spending £1000 on a TBE just yet as I don't really plan on going beyond a stage 1 anyway.
As we were in the workshop my mate and I also changed the crank angle sensor (i think!) on his GTI. The car wouldn't go above 4000rpm and had a terrible idle. Seemed like a misfire but after changing the coil packs and plugs we found that this sensor was the problem! All back together and working now though! :drinking:
Also gave mine a long awaited bath today!
The rust on the wings has got worse over winter too despite coating them in loads of wax. :sad1: May have to get them sprayed soon!
Oh and I have just payed for my personalised plate! :jumping: Undecided if I'll go with pressed plates or the gel ones this time around, any ideas or pictures welcome to help me decide!
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Palmer02:
Nice
Quite like the wheels that color but thinking of refurbishing mine back to std
FrameSet:
--- Quote from: Palmer02 on January 08, 2017, 05:44:15 pm ---Nice
Quite like the wheels that color but thinking of refurbishing mine back to std
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I would prefer mine to be diamond cut (standard) but they were refurbed before I bought it :( it seems fairly costly to get done otherwise I would be on it!
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ryan-g-91:
--- Quote from: FrameSet on January 08, 2017, 05:39:54 pm ---
The rust on the wings has got worse over winter too despite coating them in loads of wax. :sad1: May have to get them sprayed soon!
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Go to VW and say its a common fault on the mk5 and they all are rusting & get them replaced for free! That's what i did with no questions asked. Saves you spending money you may not have to! :happy2:
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