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th3_f15t '07 GTI
NEIL GTI:
Brilliant MK5. Paint work looks in great condition
th3_f15t:
--- Quote from: NEIL GTI on June 25, 2014, 10:41:15 pm ---Brilliant MK5. Paint work looks in great condition
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Thanks mate. Few scratches and car park dents. Planning a respray in 36-48 months to refresh everything.
th3_f15t:
Interior Rebuild Part 1
Seeing as this is going to be a mini-build thread on it's own, it gets a proper title and everything. Part one mostly involves actually picking up the bits I need and learning how to do the jobs ahead.
Firstly, I needed to make room as hiring a van was ridiculously expensive. Ripped the back seats out to make space;
Didn't have an M10 spline bit so couldn't remove the 2/3 back rest. Took a trip to meet a fellow forum member (mk_boy85) to pick up a full leather interior and new steering wheel and airbag. Luckily for me we had to take his car apart to get the panels off so I've learnt how to strip most of my interior in preparation for the rebuild.
All loaded up;
We met at AKS Tuning, and had a chat with Alex. He's a natural salesman, looks like all my chassis work will be going to him end of the year! H&R coilovers and anti roll bars, plus some engine mounts and bushes I reckon. Plus a TTRS brake upgrade. :party:
Next phase is to clean everything up and make it look factory fresh, along with sourcing some new audio all round. Thinking of wiring the rear speaks to a multi-channel amp so they can get some extra power to them and the option of running a sub at a later date is then there. Front audio might wait a bit loner as it's far easier to do than the rear set up. Also going to look at putting extra sound dampening in the new door cars to help comfort and aid audio.
First though, MOT is due so no new mods until it's all done and then insurance (yes, we mustn't forget the legal side to all this).
th3_f15t:
So the list of parts has grown a little bit to include a full set of speakers and an amplifier;
Using 2-way front and rear and running them all off an amplifier rather than the head unit, so a major re-wiring job will be needed at the same time as replacing the interior with leather seats.
Also booked my car into AmD Tuning to have Bilstein B14 coilovers and TTS/RS3 top mounts fitted next Saturday;
Contacted PSI Tuning who added the ECS Tuning coilover kit to their website for me within 24 hours, pretty cool of them. AmD are offering free fitting so all in I've managed to finally sort the chassis to suit my stage 1+ engine tune. I'll update once the coilovers are fitted but the interior will probably be delayed till August when I have a week off work.
TommyR:
Good choice of coils!
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