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My Steel Grey GT Sport 170 DPF

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chris-182:
Looks good with the GTI grill and blue strip! the GTD badge will look nice when you've sorted it. Maybe buy a GTD badge, put the 'I' back on the GTI badge and sell it to recoup some of the cost?

L5 TUW:
Ok well a couple of small changes as money is tight at the moment and i really need wheels and suspension lol !

So first was the GT(I) or D badge situation

So as a new GTD from a mk6 is around £30 i decided to opt for a cheap solution and as i had already taken off the "I" i therefore decided to hack off the black bit of plastic to smarten it up for the moment and to be fair it doesnt look too bad and is fine for a while until i am a bit more flush !

Pic



Then i decided to smooth up the rear end by removing the badges, took me quite a while as i dont own a heat gun so using some thread and some elbow grease to get rid of the stick residue left me with this which looks loads better i think

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Then i fitted some Lamin X to the front fogs to give it a bit of a Euro feel and i had already got the car coded to run with indicators on with sidelights at 40% brightness so here is a pic with them all on

Pic of Lamin X on the fogs



Pic of them on with the sidelights and indicators - although i prefer the yellow when they are off (which is 99% of the time so thats all good)



Next i have ordered a gecleant glass stopper so i can remove the rear wiper to complete the smoother looking rear end and i have also ordered the parts to allow the boot pop coding change to open up the boot all the way when i press and hold the button the remote, oo and i have ordered a new stalk so i can retro fit cruise control as i had that in my last 2 cars and do really miss it.

More updates to follow as and when they happen

I think the next thing will be wheels and suspension and maybe some side skirts we shall see

MikLSP:
I like the yellow fogs actually, I keep thinking of using yellow in various places as a complimentary colour scheme and these would be a good addition to that  :happy2:

lukemk5gti:
Removing the gti badge is a 2 minute job. I've done it several times. Just take off front grill by removing the two tire screws and you're golden.

Keep us updated with the retrofit cruise control stalk. Would love to tackle it

DamoP:
very smart mate

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