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Hryszko:
Always wanted to do a build thread as I'm a big forum follower, but never got round to doing one myself...

I'm a relatively new member, having joined in 2016 I never actually used my account. I'm now back in the drivers seat of a Mk5 3dr Gti DSG so thought this is the perfect time to start one!

I've owned a fair few cars in the past 5-6 years, the list is as follows...

Mini Cooper 1.6 (No picture) -

Renault Clio Sport 182 Cup in Racing blue -



My first Mk5 Golf GTi - Stage 1 Manual -





Then onto my BMW M135i Auto -



Then leased a Polo GTi Manual -



Then an R56 Mini Cooper JCW -



& Finally.... onto my brand new Mk5 GTi - DSG, 3dr, Steel Grey.

I got the car at an absolute steal (at trade price) it's got 95k on the clock but has one of the most extensive histories of any car i've ever seen, full VW service history which has been done every 6-8k miles. It's had two cambelt changes, regular DSG services, you name it, it's been changed! It drives like new and has only 2 previous owners from new. One of which I believe was actually VW themselves...

There are obviously a few cosmetic things that need sorting, mainly the diamond cut alloy wheels which have unfortunately gone rather corroded... The headlights need the old buff up, and in general it just need a proper clean. I'm going to give it plenty of TLC and get it restored to its former glory!

My plans so far:

- Refurbish  the alloys (in progress)
- Full service, DSG, Cam follower, DV, PCV & full oil and filter change with spark plugs etc.
- Full correction detail to bring the paintwork back to life.
- Stage 1 map along with a new map on the DSG.
- Exhaust
- Springs

Obviously as i'm sure, there will be plenty more going on but they are my main plans at the moment! Here are the only photo's I have of it so far...







With the alloys being a huge bug bearer to me, I got it booked in straight away to get sorted & i've opted for a Gloss Black finish with an added clear coat, here are some photo's of the finished wheels... waiting to go back on the tyres & then the car.

I only picked the car up on Saturday just gone, so i've not had chance to do an awful lot to it as it's been in since Monday having its wheels refurbished.





I will be keeping you all updated on my plans and progress over the course of ownership! I am thoroughly looking forward to it...

H

golfmck1980:
Nice history of cars the gloss black wheels will look really well with the grey golf

Hryszko:

--- Quote from: golfmck1980 on May 05, 2018, 07:15:14 am ---Nice history of cars the gloss black wheels will look really well with the grey golf

--- End quote ---

Thanks mate, will be uploading some more progress photos today.

Hryszko:
Spent a bit of time on the car over the weekend and i'm over the moon with how it looks!

A close up of the newly re-furbished wheels on the car, i'll get a full car shot at some point shortly.



I then set to work on getting the headlights restored to their 'former glory' they suffered from the usual and quite common corrosion. I set to masking the lights off, and buffing them with some Poor-boys wax and the machine polisher, I had to do this a couple of times as mine were really bad but they came up absolutely spot on. For now they'll do the job until I pick up some proper Xenons.

Before:





Comparison (right done, left not done)



Finished product:





Will keep you updated as I go along..

H

Hryszko:
Finally got round to fitting my Pressed Plates and getting rid of the rather silly looking short ones... (from my JCW in which they looked really good on, not so much on the MK5)





As you can see by the last picture, I also set out to getting the exhaust sorted out.. Have to admit it's probably one of the dirtiest exhaust tips i've ever seen.. it was so dirty i actually ran out of time to even finish one, let alone start on the other. Taking a fair bit of elbow grease to get it all back to its former glory, it's almost making me think it would be easier to just buy a new system  :grin:

Car is booked in for it's service tomorrow, it's not due one but i wanted to get it done anyway.

- Full service, including new oil and filters, iridium spark plugs, etc.
- New rear left ABS sensor as mine is faulty (throwing up error codes and warning lights intermittently)
- New Cam follower, DV and PCV.
- DSG Oil and filter change

Hopefully be a much smoother car after a bit more TLC. Then the following week it's booked in with the specialist detailer in my area to get a full exterior/interior valet, including the seats, engine bay, full bodywork polish etc. (paint is surprisingly in very good condition for a 12 year old car), should really set the car off after that!

Has anyone got any other suggestions for cheap/easy modifications to do? Even really small things that might make a huge difference.

On order.

- VW Bottle opener for the cup holder.
- GTi seat inserts.
- New VW Badges for my keys.

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