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Pablos007:
Well it's the end of month 2 of owning the GTI and I'm now officially sliding down the slippery slope into modifying oblivion!!!   :evilgrin:

Here's the story so far....

The day I picked it up, the snow was so bad a 20 mile journey took over 2 hours and the M62 was more like a rally stage than a motorway.  It is a 2006 model with 44k on the clock with pretty much standard spec, I think the only option is the leather.  This is it just after I got home:







I promised myself I would drive it standard for a few weeks so I could evaluate how each modification improved it, but I booked it into Awesome for an oil change 3 days later and one of these just happened to get fitted at the same time.  It made the gearshift so much nicer as it feels more solid and I much prefer the shorter throw.



More to come...

Pablos007:
The first day without snow and a quick wash.  All very standard looking and in need of some tlc.



The wash was quickly followed by a new black VW roundel and I also removed the GTI badge.  Will Dremmel out the extra bits of plastic at some point, probably when weather is a bit warmer so my fingers don't turn blue.



Then the antenna dilemma..

Standard length (don't like plus it was damaged) / Sharan (didn't sit right) / Shorty (OK for now)

Pablos007:
Now the fun begins!!

I headed over to Awesome again for some new toys.  (pics are a bit crappy off my iPhone)

KW V1 coilover kit & GEO:





WALK and dogbone mount:



8x19's on Dunlop Sportmax 225/35ZR19 rubber:





Wow!!  The handling of my GTI is totally transformed, it's flat into the bends and so much more controllable, plus the lift and dive under acceleration and braking feels almost non-existent.  My first 'test drive' was a blast up into the Yorkshire Dales and I was really impressed at how the chassis coped with the twisty undulating roads.  There are a couple of points on the inner arch where it catches the plastic but these are only when it is compressed under load.  Once these are sorted and it has fully settled , it's going to get dropped a touch more at the front  :smiley:

Here's how it looks today (apologies for general unwashed state of it...)

MR02LOW:
looks great mate  :happy2:

TurboTrev:
Coming along very nicely. :happy2:  What ET are the wheels?

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