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Shadow Blue MK5 GTI DSG - Premature Midlife Crisis
RayRoocroft55:
OK, so...... yeah..... I went a bit mental......
With the MOT due, I needed certain parts to be fixed - rear brake caliper, therefore new discs and pads, new tyre, and a few other things. I decided to start scouring ebay and..... well......
- Rear View Camera
- Mirror Ground Lights
- Eibach Springs & Bilstein Shocks
- Drop Links
- Front & Rear Strut Top Mounts
- Front & Rear Shock Dust Covers
- Turbo Muffler Delete
- Dogbone Polybush Insert & Bolts
- 11mm Spacers Front & Rear
- 3" Gravity Performance Cat Back
- 3" Gravity Performance Downpipe w/200 cell sports cat
- Gravity Performance Intercooler & Hard Piping
- Powerflex Anti-Lift Kit
- NGK R8 Coil Packs
- Autotech HPFP Internals
yeah...... to say ive gone a bit wild is an understatement haha! Basically i'm aiming for stage 2 or 2+ and will be putting these parts on as and when possible, leading up to a map.
Ive decided to go for a full custom map and dsg map at West Yorkshire Tuning which are relatively local (50 minutes) and have quite a good reputation.
Also in good news, instead of replacing one tyre, i got a great deal on some new wheels and therefore will be punching new rubber on all four wheels - here are the wheels on the previous owners' car.
Exciting times!
Golf_is_not_a_sport:
Love it, can't wait to see the transformation.. You're doing all of this over the weekend right? Not to keep us all waiting..?
pudding:
Those dynamic indicators are quite funky! Shame the fronts and rears can't do that :grin:
As for plasticote, I sprayed my grilles with it years ago and it's held up well :happy2:
akbarirfan:
--- Quote from: Golf_is_not_a_sport on January 07, 2022, 08:22:31 am ---Love it, can't wait to see the transformation.. You're doing all of this over the weekend right? Not to keep us all waiting..?
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Even in the snow!
RayRoocroft55:
--- Quote from: Golf_is_not_a_sport on January 07, 2022, 08:22:31 am ---Love it, can't wait to see the transformation.. You're doing all of this over the weekend right? Not to keep us all waiting..?
--- End quote ---
haha i wish buddy! I have a number of things going on this weekend including a full service, new rear trailing arms, and a few goodies if I have time before the MOT ;)
--- Quote from: Pudding on January 07, 2022, 05:47:51 pm ---Those dynamic indicators are quite funky! Shame the fronts and rears can't do that :grin:
As for plasticote, I sprayed my grilles with it years ago and it's held up well :happy2:
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Yeah im pleasently surprised by the plastikote finish and longevity so far - i'm tempted to top it up now and again but i did three coats and there are no signs of it changing!
speaking of change, i got some polish pads for my drill to essentially make it an orbital polisher. I intended to do the lights as they were disgusting and yellow. Every guide told me I needed a polisher, but then my drill packed in! So I thought sod it, i've got t-cut and ive got elbow grease, so gave it a go.
3 t-cuts and a polish done and the results are :laugh:
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