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faheem:
hello ppl, just got a mk5 gti .....im buzzin , considering my last car was a banged up vw bora 1.6 nightmare......lol

anyway, a couple of questions..........i have seen a black one on here with the front bottom end coloured red.....anyone know of a good place for getting things like that done?


i am also considering getting it remapped , local guy does it for £230 and is saying i should get 45bhp more? is getting a remap reliable ? what problems have people encountered and is the performance THAT  much better?

hope you well informed chaps can help!

cheers

H DUBS:
Welcome Faheem,

Grats on the new car, you'll luv it.
As for your questions: Any decent sprayer can do that.
Be careful who u use and wot u use to remap. Wot map is that for £230??
Pay a little extra and get a professional job is my advice.

faheem:
thanks man, yeah they are apparently a legit turning company in bradford....fr tuning? they have a website and everything, i just mssged the guy on the facebook page and asked him what it costs for a remap.....

i know what you mean , thats what im most concerned with because i would rather pay the best company to do it then get it done cheap and then drive the car with paranoi that its gona explode?! lol

i managed to find one for 12 k with only 27 k miles and its an o5 plate, is that a good deal? i was looking at a number of hot hatches, type r , megane r26 and this.......i have to say first time i went for the test drive....it was a done deal!

so any info on who is the top dog for the ecu remap? i have been driving a 105 bhp banger that needed to be in 2nd gear on any hill i ever drove on so right now the 200bhp seems enough but people have told me you end up getting a urge for more power.....lol

anyone know how much better it feels with that extra 50bhp? and how is mpg effected?

as you can tell im quiet excited about my new lil project lol

KRL:
You will not go wrong with either APR or REVO.  They are both tried and tested products and I would be more inclined to use these than other less well known tuners.

H DUBS:
"Quite excited" ha ????  :jumpmove:

If u want my opinion, enjoy your car without a map 1st. Become use to the power it has (as u've come from a slower car).
Then when yo know your car, take the step.
But in the meanwhile, there's plenty of mods you can do to prep for a map  :evilgrin:

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