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Josh B’s Silver GTi - MOT Passed!

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JoshB:
Hello,
I’ve just become the proud owner of a Silver 55 plate GTi.



It’s only had the one previous owner, who had it serviced at a VW main dealer for 14 years, and it’s done 72k miles, so my plan is to just look after it! No fancy modifications here I’m afraid...
But I’m hoping to slowly get it back to the condition it was in the day it left the factory, so plenty of restoration work.
Currently the air-con doesn’t work, so that needs sorting, and most of the switches have worn away so I’m going to replace those ASAP.
Then it’s just a case of going over all the parts and replacing everything that needs replacing to get it factory fresh!

First question, the cam belt and water pump were replaced in 2015 at 53k, do you think it’s ready for doing again?

Clarkj93:
My 58 plate gti says change the cambelt every 80 or 120k in the log book but the previous owner to me changed it every 4/5 years and I do the same. I've heard lots of owners doing the same. It's only done 20 odd k since the last one but has its been about 6 years I would probably look to get it done by end of the year if it were me at the very least.

JoshB:
I previously owned a Mk7 GTi and one thing I miss is the golf ball gear knob. I’m thinking of swapping the original for this.


Thoughts? I’d still keep the original locked away for the future.

JoshB:
Quick job for today.

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JoshB:
Had a spare hour this morning so once the the kids were at school. The dealer I bought the car from had a decent enough job on the outside but I don’t think the engine bay had ever been cleaned before!
Not a great job by any stretch but it looks better than it did before.

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