MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: Dave J on November 01, 2012, 10:45:00 pm

Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - Revo Stage 1
Post by: Dave J on November 01, 2012, 10:45:00 pm
Hello all,

Firstly, thanks for a great welcome in the new members section - will get back to everyone there. Felt it was important to post up here in members rides pretty quick - spent too many years lurking in ukmkivs.net before I started sharing what I was up to with my previous car.

So, after the untimely 'death by 1-series' of my cherished mkiv, I started thinking about what to replace it with. My head thought about the 170 DPF diesels, but my heart thought against it. Would have loved an R32, but didn't realise how agressive the tax bands had become!

In the end, I thought about a mk5 gti - too much choice, and then thought lets go the full hog and go for an Edition 30, as that would have the bits on it from standard to keep me happy, whereas I modded my mkiv so far I should have bought a 25th or R32!

Sorry for what is turning to an essay, but I tried a Pirelli 5dr at Oxford VW - liked the car, but one of the doors wasn't working, and given the number of times I replaced the locks on my mkiv I took that as an omen. Plus the salesman wouldn't move on price by more than £100-£200 (last week they dropped it by £1k, haha!).

Went on to look at an Edition 30 at Cardiff VW - was advertised as a manual (came up as a DSG on the HPI, so was slightly disappointed), but wanted to look anyway. Turned up there on the Saturday and it had just come in in part-ex the evening before. Properly grubby, but I was happy to look through that before any correction work took place.
Loved the DSG on the test drive, plus had Xenons, and colour I wanted, so was reasonably happy with the price vs. mileage (47k). Obviously I paid some dealer premium in there, but history was good (cambelt, DSG service, etc only 5k ago, and they'd service it again for me).

Diiirty...;

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4212/35753602766_716e01d796_b.jpg)

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(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4211/34984350943_0c2cc3c8ed_b.jpg)

Collected it last Saturday, and wary of dealer prep, it actually looked quite good. Wheels refurbs are ok, but look like face only jobs (will sort). Before collection I'd already bought new wipers, centre caps, and these will be fitted soon to get the overall condition up further.
Pics of the Eddy back home after a nice cruise from Wales in last Saturday's sunshine;

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4286/34954145924_d8c0dd5109_c.jpg)

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4232/35662439711_9348c6e0d0_c.jpg)

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Am sure you've seen similar Steel grey's to this before, so not amazing. Still, seems a great car to me. Loving the Xenons, DSG, and effortless power, even after my K04-0
23'd mkiv.

Sooo, I know I said I wouldn't mod, so first bought items have been consumables. Most important to me is to get rid of these deathtraps on the front;

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4278/34984451823_6a26ec48a2_c.jpg)

Linglongs...jeez - these are being replaced this weekend...

Only other plans at the mo are to fit a Polo stubby aerial I have left from my old mkiv parts stash, and want some open front grills.
Also have a better headunit to fit - Kenwood DNX520 thing, as the posts about RNS510s, and modules screwed with my head... :confused: I'm used to plug n' play - I will adapt, but may take a little time whilst I learn the way the mkv works! Different world to the mkiv (RIP!).

Plan to have APS look after this car - gave me many years of great service with the old one, and see they are rated on here too, which is great to know.

Look forward to as many years of fun with this car & forum as I had with the old mkiv!!
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30
Post by: Shorty on November 01, 2012, 10:49:25 pm
Looks like mine. Haha. :)

Sounds sweet dude, keep us updated with the progress..
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30
Post by: Joff Gas on November 02, 2012, 08:01:59 am
Nice motor Dave  :happy2:

One of my first mods was to sort the front brakes out there are very poor in standard form!!

Enjoy your new car  :smiley:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30
Post by: Sir_dave on November 02, 2012, 03:41:36 pm
Lovely looking car, and great name btw, i can sell you an appropriate numberplate for £1 million if you like ;)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FSir_Dave%2FR32%2FIMG_2244.jpg&hash=fa60aac76c27a72588f90421829f9553b70ef4ec)


Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30
Post by: rich83 on November 02, 2012, 04:29:35 pm
Welcome!! :happy2:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30
Post by: Frodo-anni on November 03, 2012, 08:23:35 pm
Welcome,  :happy2:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30
Post by: paulk on November 03, 2012, 08:33:35 pm
looks great  :happy2:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30
Post by: RSM1 on November 04, 2012, 01:05:09 pm
very clean!
and stock......
nice! :congrats:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30
Post by: Dave J on January 13, 2013, 09:01:39 pm
It's been a while! Happy New Year all - well forgotten now of course...
 
I've been motoring around in the ED30 for a while now. Resisted mods so far, but have added a MFSW thanks to Kalu. Love the car - DSG is so seemless...
 
Here's a few pics from my trackday on 30th Nov last year - booked it before the old car was written off. Felt a bit weird as most other cars there were modded, or stripped - the old one would have been fine, but the brakes on the ED30 were just not quite good enough to give me the confidence I had in my mkiv.
 
Pics of the day;
 
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(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fm87%2Fdaj197%2FXSP_0338-1_zps3d507b20.jpg&hash=42e6e39722105ce5d7cb61aaa8a2dab4f5f90834)
 
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I think JBS were there in a mkiv 1.8t and a red mk5 with Revo logos all over it. Wanted to say hello, but they were either on track or away from the pits every time I went walking. The mk5 sounded pretty gutsy, and the 1.8t was spitting flames at the end of the straight...

Here's a couple of shots going through the famous Craner Curves;
 
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(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fm87%2Fdaj197%2FXSP_0032-1_zpse61b0d3f.jpg&hash=c3292937b9dcf12a9e42f61502bc406cc3799ed2)
 
Only other news is that I hit my first milestone with the ED30 today;
 
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Here's to many more miles :)
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30
Post by: paulk on January 13, 2013, 09:05:38 pm
great pics mate , you looking into big brakes then ?
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30
Post by: bojann. on January 14, 2013, 02:45:06 pm
great pictures  :wink:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30
Post by: E30Dom on January 14, 2013, 02:49:17 pm
 Very nice! And you can't go wrong having APS service/mod your car! :notworthy:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - nummer 1387
Post by: Dave J on March 18, 2013, 10:10:15 pm
Well, it's been a quiet few months for me - just motoring around, enjoying the ED30.

Added new pollen filter and air con sanitised the interior in Feb - helped freshen the cabin a bit more from the previous fag hag. Weekly clean of the interior plastics shows there's still some muck coming out of the system / it was not cleaned properly by VW, but it is a waaaaay cleaner car now than when I collected it from VW.

Still want a steam cleaner though - would power through it, I'm sure!

Have been stock piling a few parts - not modding of course..., just 'improving'. Mainly brakes and some chassis parts. Will be a while yet before any of this takes place though.


Main reason for this post is I have my ED30 Plaque on the way - number 1387  :smiley:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30
Post by: scooba on March 19, 2013, 05:57:34 am
Hi Dave j


so what brake mods have you opted for ? 
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30
Post by: Dave J on March 19, 2013, 08:42:57 pm
Hi Scooba,

I've gone for a set of S3 fronts and R32 rears. Just standard factory discs, but need to decide on which front pads to go for.
Also need too find a decent powder coating firm in Berkshire who I can trust to do a good job on the front calipers...

Cheers,
Dave
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387
Post by: lm_gauci on March 20, 2013, 03:04:05 pm
Good choice on brakes  :happy2:  I used a company in windsor to powdercoat my R32 calipers, i'll try and find thier details and send you a pm.
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387
Post by: Dave J on March 20, 2013, 09:38:54 pm
Many thanks for the PM Liam, much appreciated  :drinking:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387
Post by: john_o on March 20, 2013, 11:14:53 pm
daveb_1970 is the man on here you want to speak to about brakes and refurbs  :happy2:

nice car there, any idea why it has GOLF on the rear and not GTI ?
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387
Post by: Dave J on March 21, 2013, 11:03:42 pm
daveb_1970 is the man on here you want to speak to about brakes and refurbs  :happy2:

nice car there, any idea why it has GOLF on the rear and not GTI ?

Cheers john_o - very happy with the car. Almost forgotten my K04'd mkiv...

Have seen Daveb's skills before when I was on ukmkiv's - top notch stuff. Cheers for the suggestion - may well go his way if I can't visit somewhere locally.

Good spot - no, no idea why it has GOLF on the rear. I did see that for sale post recently with a slightly suspect ED30 which also had GOLF on the tailgate, but his seemed sort of genuine apart from missing trim and different wheels.
From what I see of mine - no paintwork or work to the rear - just makes me think that the supplying dealer didn't change the badge to GTI.

I remember the days when people were upset their mkiv 1.8t's were supplied with chrome 'I''s instead of the red 'I''s they should have had. Mainly down to dealer prep as the badging in the UK was different to Europe...

A new EDITION30 badge will be fitted once winter is over (this one is a bit flaky), and will fit a genuine US GTI red badge at the some time - will be a good touch against the steel grey!
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387
Post by: Simon_2.0t on March 27, 2013, 03:37:05 pm
Hi Dave, see your on the boot pod group buy list. Fitted it yet? I'm thinking of buying also and wondered how your finding it?

Cheers Si
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387
Post by: LukePraoline on March 27, 2013, 06:30:41 pm
I really like the Grey Colour :)
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387
Post by: Dave J on June 09, 2013, 08:38:03 pm
Hello all - it’s been a while. I’m still here – adding to a few threads when I can. Still learning about the mk5 –it’s a very different car in all ways compared to my old mk4.
The ED30 is going really well – enjoying it very much, just thought I’d let you all know where I am with it at the moment ;

Recently fitted the following;
Genuine VW Edition 30 plaque, no. 1387
New genuine Edition 30 rear mats
New genuine VW Golf Mk6 LED rear numberplate lights (plus Kufatec adapters, just in case)
New genuine VW open fog light grills, with backing covers
Phillips Blue Vision Ultra HB4 fog lights (closer match to OEM Xenon light colour)
New genuine VW pollen filter (charcoal version) & Autoglym aircon sanitiser

List of parts to be fitted;
New genuine VW Edition 30 handbrake cover
New genuine VW Edition 30 rear badge
New genuine VW Red ‘GTI’ badge
RNS510 (version H)
S3 front brakes (to be refurbished in red powdercoat) plus new OEM discs
R32 rear calipers (powdercoated red) plus new OEM discs
S3 aluminium wishbones
S3 aluminium hubs
Superpro WALK kit
Superpro ball joints
MK6 OEM chrome tipped window switches, mirror switch & headlight switch
ECS subframe spacer plate kit
Forge black silicon heater matrix hoses (FMHMMK6/5)
Forge black silicon throttle body hose (FMMKVI)
Forge black silicon Carbon Canister Hose Kit (FMCCHMK5)
Forge black silicon DV to intake return hose (FMRLH)
Smoked mirror indicator lenses
New genuine VW boot pop kit

Maintenance parts yet to be fitted;
New PCV – version N (06F 129 101N), plus new gasket (06F 103 483E)
New DV – version G (06F 145 710G - although my car must already have one due to it’s age?)
New Cam follower (06D 109 309C)

On balance – this is a ridiculous list when I said I wouldn’t mod this one – still, it is all subtle…!

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Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387
Post by: Simon_2.0t on June 10, 2013, 09:55:45 am
Great list Dave  :happy2:

Do you have part number/price for the open front grills and the pollen filter?

Cheers Si
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - badgetastic!
Post by: Dave J on June 27, 2013, 10:12:40 pm
Riiight - bit of an update, now I have found a way to upload new pics. Photobucket seems to freeze everytime I try uploading  :fighting:

With the drier weather, I've completed one of the jobs that has bugged me ever since collecting my ED30 - namely the incorrect badging on the rear;

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5444/9152813361_f66aab2bb5_c.jpg)

Other problem was the flakey / faded EDITION30 badge;

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7407/9155029708_7fe2013b61_c.jpg)

So, I dug out the badges and forum guide to badge positioning (just to check the alignment);

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I started off by marking up the existing badge locations (once I had checked they were in the right positions);

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Took me what seemed like forever to remove the residue with AG Intensive tar remover after using dental floss to remove the badges, but got there in the end;

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New badges fitted  :smiley:

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Hope you guys approve. I love the red GTI badge on the grey - ties nicely with the EDITION30 badge, and this is a proper US 20th Anni badge I bought years ago, so is OEM!!

Cheers,
Dave
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - badgetastic!
Post by: N8KOW on July 07, 2013, 12:50:12 am
I want  :party:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - badgetastic!
Post by: rich83 on July 07, 2013, 05:42:22 pm
Nice!!

Where did you get the red GTI badge from?
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - badgetastic!
Post by: Dave J on July 07, 2013, 10:13:51 pm
I want  :party:
Cheers! I'm very happy with it - the colour I wanted & was lucky it had xenons!

Nice!!

Where did you get the red GTI badge from?

Cheers Rich - wondered if to post up the work or not, and then thought it'd add just a little to the history on the car. I always felt I didn't post enough on my old mkiv, so I will make up for it with this one!
I bought the badge from Awesome years ago - no idea why, but they don't sell them anymore.

Cheers,
Dave
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - badgetastic!
Post by: lee_plum on July 07, 2013, 10:33:26 pm
just a small to do list then
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - badgetastic!
Post by: Dave J on July 07, 2013, 10:56:40 pm
just a small to do list then
Yep!
Brakes and wishbones are being sorted at the mo.
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - badgetastic!
Post by: rich83 on July 07, 2013, 10:57:48 pm
Do you still have the wrapper? Or part number?

Ive got a red badge on mine...  :happy2:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - badgetastic!
Post by: N8KOW on July 08, 2013, 12:51:24 am
Cheers! I'm very happy with it - the colour I wanted & was lucky it had xenons!

Pretty much what I'm after ;)
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - badgetastic!
Post by: Dave J on July 08, 2013, 10:08:49 pm
Do you still have the wrapper? Or part number?

Ive got a red badge on mine...  :happy2:

Sorry Rich - wrapper is long gone, and Awesome didn't list the VW part on the invoice. Still got the rabbit (or hare?) emblem that was part of the badge...
How many people did you fool with the red TDI badge on yours?! Better now it has the GTI badge back on!

Cheers! I'm very happy with it - the colour I wanted & was lucky it had xenons!

Pretty much what I'm after ;)

Nothing to do with me, but saw this on Ebay earlier - same mileage, and pretty much the same spec as mine when I bought it in October (although it has highline, which I want!!);

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2007-VOLKSWAGEN-GOLF-2-0T-GTI-Edition-30-3dr-DSG-/261233135045?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3cd2b54dc5#ht_1172wt_1238
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - badgetastic!
Post by: N8KOW on July 09, 2013, 12:15:59 am
That's the one I've got my eye on! I need to wait till I've split my A3 then sold it first though, but I deffo want an ED30 over a normal GTI  :innocent:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - badgetastic!
Post by: samg77 on July 15, 2013, 11:59:54 pm
Very nice! :happy2:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - badgetastic!
Post by: scooba on July 16, 2013, 06:54:19 am
Do you still have the wrapper? Or part number?

Ive got a red badge on mine...  :happy2:

Sorry Rich - wrapper is long gone, and Awesome didn't list the VW part on the invoice. Still got the rabbit (or hare?) emblem that was part of the badge...
How many people did you fool with the red TDI badge on yours?! Better now it has the GTI badge back on!

Cheers! I'm very happy with it - the colour I wanted & was lucky it had xenons!

Pretty much what I'm after ;)

Nothing to do with me, but saw this on Ebay earlier - same mileage, and pretty much the same spec as mine when I bought it in October (although it has highline, which I want!!);

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2007-VOLKSWAGEN-GOLF-2-0T-GTI-Edition-30-3dr-DSG-/261233135045?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3cd2b54dc5#ht_1172wt_1238




Hiline is a easy fit just speak to Eddie-nl   or Kalu it will intergrate perfectly with the RNS-510 ans MFSW.
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - badgetastic!
Post by: Dave J on July 16, 2013, 10:13:10 pm
Thanks Scooba - just finding it difficult to find a GTI version of the 974A dials which I need to suit mine!
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - badgetastic!
Post by: scooba on July 23, 2013, 05:26:32 am
Hi Dave


Eddie-NL has one for sale  the exact one you need .

Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - badgetastic!
Post by: Dave J on July 23, 2013, 10:17:24 pm
Hi Dave


Eddie-NL has one for sale  the exact one you need .



Cheers Scooba - all over it!

Can't wait to have it fitted! Only had full screen FIS on my old mkiv fitted a few months before it was written off, and never had the chance to get the TMC / SatNav instructions working, but that was a good upgrade. Looking at all the mk5 options on the full FIS, it'll bring the car up a level  :jumping:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - badgetastic!
Post by: Dave J on August 11, 2013, 08:55:43 pm
Hello all,

A few weeks late reporting this update after my 340 mile round trip to see Eddie_NL, but have at last got round to cleaning the car up a bit. Reason for the trip to Eddie was to have a set of highline clocks fitted - after PM, we agreed that my RNS & Fiscon would be fitted at the same time.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm6.staticflickr.com%2F5544%2F9488455426_3540b4dbab_c.jpg&hash=c25712d3acf3c31d3e0036ee7d0aa94faae26b21) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/94737288@N05/9488455426/)

Love the info that the Fiscon allows;

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7348%2F9488456294_13a5d3d8cb_c.jpg&hash=719bc99584eeff32acbf8b40b250a77bbf91fee7) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/94737288@N05/9488456294/)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm3.staticflickr.com%2F2854%2F9485679361_a1ca21e0f2_c.jpg&hash=75d8aba0bfc4de35bf108e6d06d0a58d905d198e) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/94737288@N05/9485679361/)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm3.staticflickr.com%2F2872%2F9485679807_ddf5c27211_c.jpg&hash=e50044de19268857af43b6b058728f7edceb52b5) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/94737288@N05/9485679807/)

Very, very happy with the interior of the car now - fantastic to have everything working from the MFSW buttons - the car is so different from when I collected it. Just how I wanted it to be. Voice control is a nice addition too, if a bit of a gimmick!

Whilst I'm here, just thought I'd include a pic of the Edition 30 plaque that I was pleased to add, after all the efforts that fellow mkv enthusiasts went to with VW;
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7322%2F9488455606_1cdb44073b_c.jpg&hash=7f3a1928bd30eb973a152192158d0b057627d6b5) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/94737288@N05/9488455606/)
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - badgetastic!
Post by: Caisey on August 13, 2013, 08:41:28 pm
Hi dave car is looking good I've just recently got an edition 30 myself! I was just wondering Joe easy it was to change the head unit to the sav is it just a straight swap or is there any internal wiring that has to be added?

Thanks

John
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - Highline cluster added...
Post by: Greig on August 19, 2013, 09:37:44 pm
Beautiful Car.

Exactly what i'm looking for, So rare to find a specced grey one
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - another trackday...
Post by: Dave J on October 15, 2013, 10:30:37 pm
Hello all,

Bit of an update. Tomorrow is a year to the day that my old mkiv was written off, so it's nearly a year I've had the ED30. It does feel like 'my' car now! Much better condition than when I bought it from VW.

So, service time has come around - went to APS as usual. Car passed MOT with no advisories, and had full on service, brake fluid change, AC gas, etc. Feels a bit fitter for it. Had a couple of upgrades fitted too - Milltek Cat back (non-res), & VWR springs to sharpen the handling. Both are spot on - exactly what I wanted. Subtle & enhanced the car even further.

Only other news is I went on a trackday at Donington on Sunday (full GP circuit this time) - weather was terrible. Certainly learnt a lot about the handling of the car! So... some pics for you all;

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Cheers,

Dave
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - another trackday...
Post by: Top Cat on October 15, 2013, 10:38:07 pm
Great pics.  :driver:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - another trackday...
Post by: Dave J on October 17, 2013, 10:39:26 pm
Thanks TC - the photographer did well with the pics!

I must say, there seems to be more & more hardcore machinery at trackdays recently - at this one there was a full on Clio Trophy V6 race car!

Still, I had fun in the trusty Golf!
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - another trackday...
Post by: N8KOW on October 18, 2013, 12:08:25 am
Still looking good Dave! What upgrades are next  :laugh:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - another trackday...
Post by: Dave J on October 21, 2013, 11:08:50 pm
Thanks N8KOW - car needs a VERY good clean now!

Don't think there will be many changes for a little while - need to recover from the service, etc, but will have S3 ali arms & Superpro bushes fitted next I think, unless I sort the brakes. Wheels need proper refurbishment too, but will wait until winter's over for this job!
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - another trackday...
Post by: Simon_2.0t on October 26, 2013, 11:21:58 pm
Looking great Dave, nice to see car being enjoyed!

Sent you a PM.  :happy2:

Si
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - another trackday...
Post by: abidGTD on October 29, 2013, 01:39:53 am
Nice
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - another trackday...
Post by: Dave J on October 31, 2013, 03:21:23 pm
Looking great Dave, nice to see car being enjoyed!

Sent you a PM.  :happy2:

Si

Thanks Si - learned loads more about how the car handles down to how wet it was! Car is utterly filthy from that day, plus has grass up the sides  :ashamed: - needs a well deserved clean now I'm back from the USA.

Nice

Thanks. Like all the others you said 'nice' to. It's 'nice' to get praise from members like you.
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - another trackday...
Post by: Dave J on January 24, 2014, 10:42:45 pm
Wow - it's been ages since I've updated my 'member rides' page. I had loads going on before Christmas, so the car has been a state - haven't really felt there has been much to share with you all! 

Not much has changed on the car since October - still loving the VWR Springs and the Milltek Cat back that APS fitted - just quite annoyed that the car feels like it needs an alignment after hitting a bad pothole in December. 

However, I've been spending far too much recently - this is my most recent delivery;

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Some interior LED's to freshen up the look, and R8 coils to improve the ignition, with RS4 FPR - just to ensure the best for what I have planned...

So, I've decided to go Stage 2+ from the outset. Decided on Loba for the HPFP -  - I have the FMIC bought, recently got the DP. Just the intake to buy now!

Still, must get the brakes fitted before any of that takes place!
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - something happening...
Post by: Dave J on July 31, 2014, 09:36:23 pm
After a long, long time of no updates, and saving for parts - tomorrow is the day I will have the chassis nicely sorted on the car... pic of some stuff to be fitted;

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fm87%2Fdaj197%2FDSCN6305.jpg&hash=b7768f080f4b21918215c9df4dc9e7ba63878e8b)

Can't wait! H&R ARB's are being fitted too - really looking forward to how the car will drive after this lot!

Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - something happening...
Post by: Dave J on August 01, 2014, 06:35:32 pm
Got home a couple of hours ago - will do a proper review of my findings, but so far, I find the ARB's & SALK kit to be amazing. Not pushed the car as the M40 and roads around were wet this afternoon.
Will go for a drive tomorrow on some roads I know well, to get a better feeling of how the car reacts now. So far it feels flat & planted  :laugh:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - something happening...
Post by: DamoP on August 01, 2014, 07:15:12 pm
have you fitted the forge hoses? I'm looking at some but need to see them fitted
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - something happening...
Post by: MC71 on August 01, 2014, 08:22:32 pm
Got home a couple of hours ago - will do a proper review of my findings, but so far, I find the ARB's & SALK kit to be amazing. Not pushed the car as the M40 and roads around were wet this afternoon.
Will go for a drive tomorrow on some roads I know well, to get a better feeling of how the car reacts now. So far it feels flat & planted  :laugh:


Awesome update fella.  :congrats:

Which wishbones are they, TT or Superpro, look very shiny!  :happy2:

Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - something happening...
Post by: Dave J on August 02, 2014, 05:53:36 pm
have you fitted the forge hoses? I'm looking at some but need to see them fitted

Sorry Damo - I haven't fitted any of the hoses yet. Must get my a$$ in gear and sort them. They are the black Forge hoses though, so would look very subtle. OEM+ is what I want...


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Awesome update fella.  :congrats:

Which wishbones are they, TT or Superpro, look very shiny!  :happy2:

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Hi Martin - they're actually neither! They were sold to me as S3 wishbones, but they arrived and were Passat numbered parts.
They are ali, and from the research I did - the difference between S3 arms and Passats is just the console. I was replacing this anyway, so it worked out in the end!
I cleaned them, and then acid etch primed - top coat was Halfords aluminium paint - turned out way better than I ever expected!

Went out in the car today - all the float from the front has gone. Love the way it is driving now, and I've barely tested it at all...
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - something happening...
Post by: DamoP on August 02, 2014, 06:02:03 pm
have you fitted the forge hoses? I'm looking at some but need to see them fitted

Sorry Damo - I haven't fitted any of the hoses yet. Must get my a$$ in gear and sort them. They are the black Forge hoses though, so would look very subtle. OEM+ is what I want...

same as me, where did you get your from?


Awesome update fella.  :congrats:

Which wishbones are they, TT or Superpro, look very shiny!  :happy2:

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Hi Martin - they're actually neither! They were sold to me as S3 wishbones, but they arrived and were Passat numbered parts.
They are ali, and from the research I did - the difference between S3 arms and Passats is just the console. I was replacing this anyway, so it worked out in the end!
I cleaned them, and then acid etch primed - top coat was Halfords aluminium paint - turned out way better than I ever expected!

Went out in the car today - all the float from the front has gone. Love the way it is driving now, and I've barely tested it at all...
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Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - something happening...
Post by: Dave J on August 02, 2014, 06:10:57 pm
Hi Damo - I got most of my hoses from Forge direct, and I bought a set of Black coolant hoses from a chap on here with a very tidy S3.
Shame the MK5 doesn't have the coolant drain tap like a mkiv, otherwise I'd have fitted the coolant hoses by now...
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - something happening...
Post by: DamoP on August 02, 2014, 06:13:26 pm
Hi Damo - I got most of my hoses from Forge direct, and I bought a set of Black coolant hoses from a chap on here with a very tidy S3.
Shame the MK5 doesn't have the coolant drain tap like a mkiv, otherwise I'd have fitted the coolant hoses by now...
ah ok, I'm looking at the mo, along with a large list of other bit  :signLOL:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - something happening...
Post by: Dave J on August 03, 2014, 06:14:13 pm
Hello all,

Just realised I didn't really list the work that I had done. It was a very enjoyable day waiting at APS! Here's the full list of works carried out;

H&R ARB's - 26mm front, 22mm rear
Passat (S3!) aluminium front wishbones
Superpro front wishbone bushes
Superpro ALK consoles
Superpro balljoints
ECS subframe spacer kit
R8 coilpacks

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fm87%2Fdaj197%2FDSCN6300.jpg&hash=7b77860d594e82b0c9e8ced1752a5922292064a3)
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The car feels well planted now, and these mods have nicely tightened the chassis, whilst remaining a comfortable ride.

Another subtle OEM touch I always wanted to do was to add the early GTI projector fog lights. I am sure many of you will say it is a waste of money, but I really like the way they sort of match to the Xenon's;

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fm87%2Fdaj197%2FDSCN6307.jpg&hash=6e0d95fabed8ee9cb19a1c5a9cb6f142cc034ca6)
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Very happy with the car now - the next mods will be the brakes.
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - 2 year anniversary...
Post by: Dave J on October 31, 2014, 10:34:38 pm
Well, I've just realised that today is actually my 2 year anniversary of joining this forum :drinking: !

How time flies, and I do still miss my mkiv which I had for 10 years - ended up with K04 turbo on an AGU engine :driver:;

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Poor thing after a 1-series hit it from behind & pushed me into the side of a bus;

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Still - have had a great couple of years with my ED30 that replaced the mkiv & this forum has been a great wealth of knowledge and entertainment.

Not made many changes recently - DSG service & oil change earlier in the month thanks to APS though  :happy2:

Must get some more recent pics up of the ED30 though, eh?!
 
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - 2 year anniversary...
Post by: th3_f15t on October 31, 2014, 11:04:06 pm
Happy anniversary. Real shame about that beautiful looking mk4 you had. You ED30 looks great though, and has been treated to a lot of presents. :happy2:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - 2 year anniversary...
Post by: Dave J on November 03, 2014, 10:21:05 pm
Happy anniversary. Real shame about that beautiful looking mk4 you had. You ED30 looks great though, and has been treated to a lot of presents. :happy2:
Cheers!  :drinking: Was a great car - sad to say I was at the point where I wanted to retire it from everyday and buy something else for a daily, but then it was hit again. I think the car was cursed in a way, as it was hit three separate times in the rear in the same spot.

The ED30 is great fun - do love the mk5 chassis, even if the mk5 feels a much bigger car.
The mods so far have enhanced the chassis - can't wait for some power mods! 

Hope to have upgraded brakes fitted by the end of November, so will post updates once they're on!
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - 2 year anniversary...
Post by: MateyGuv on November 05, 2014, 02:48:46 pm
Happy anniversary!!!
I love Ed30's in grey - awesome work with the fog lights  :wink:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - 2 year anniversary...
Post by: JimmyC92 on November 05, 2014, 03:31:44 pm
Great looking car mate! Definitely one of my favourite colours  :happy2:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - 2 year anniversary...
Post by: Dave J on November 13, 2014, 11:13:04 pm
Cheers for the comments Matey & Jimmy.

Bit of a crappy update - car stalled 4 times in a row when queuing in traffic to get out of my works car park this week - no EML or transmission light, but just a sudden cut out & the red battery light. I was worried it was the battery dying, but then it restarted each time ok & then died a bit after. Did it when in both 'D' or 'N'.

So, the traffic was so bad on my works estate - I didn't fancy sitting in traffic for the car to finally croak & die (& make me cause more mayhem), so when it restarted I decided to move it back to my favourite space in the carpark. 

Left the car overnight at work - checked the Fiscon reading on the next morning ,and it showed the battery was really healthy. Car started no issues. So, I then thought it isn't a battery /charging issue. 

Called the RAC - they turned up, plugged in a computer and showed a couple of fuelling codes - P0441, and P310B.
They didn't want to clear the codes and leave the car, so wanted to accompany me to a garage (fair enough on their part). Only one near my work is a VW garage - APS (who I usually use are miles away). Drove 10 miles and weirdly the car was perfect...

I recognised the P0441 code as something to not worry about as this is to do with the charcoal canister / emissions guff.

I'm glad VW, myself, (& APS) came to the conclusion I had on the P310B code - LPFP - sensor or pump.

So, as part of VW's inspection, I was sent a nice video of them checking tyre depths, showing me an inside of a brake disc, and then telling me I needed £40 worth of wipers as they were 'smearing'.

So, over nearly £800 of 'urgent work' is needed. Front discs & pads, brake fluid, cambelt, front tyres (cost TBC).
I understand the car is off the dealer network, but just shows they read from a computer...
 
So by the time I said, "ok, fit the the LPFP & I don't want any other work - don't worry about cleaning the car", they had already washed the car apparantly - I cleaned it last Friday. My god, I hate to think about the additional scratches added. Foooooking hell

I'm worried about tomorrows collection...
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - 2 year anniversary...
Post by: Dave J on November 14, 2014, 08:24:36 pm
Ok, so car collected - new LPFP, and doesn't look to have any dealer inflicted damage.
Still, have an EML showing where it wasn't before. Apparently, the pump wasn't working properly before, now it has been replaced it is ok, and the sensor is now reading wrong, despite the pump now being ok. So I have been told  a sensor is now needed.
Smells like BS to me, although the car did seem to drive better. So I declined to have the car booked in for the sensor, took the part no, ordered it from the dealer in my town today - hope I can fit it tomorrow.

At the worst, at least I know these parts are new, so it will be decent when I finally have it remapped...
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - 2 year anniversary...
Post by: Dave J on November 14, 2014, 08:26:42 pm
Oh, and I will be scanning my car with my Vagcom tomorrow just to see what it shows...
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - 2 year anniversary...
Post by: Dave J on November 16, 2014, 06:24:04 pm
Wow - quiet forum this...

For anyone reading my build thread, I bought the LPFP sensor - 06E 906 051K  - tried fitting this today, and whilst I knew exactly what to do, VW wiring clips were my downfall.
Managed to release the clip off the top sensor on the HFP, but the other one wouldn't budge.

Didn't want to butcher it, so will take the car to APS this week...
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - 2 year anniversary...
Post by: Rob1 on November 16, 2014, 07:36:25 pm
Nice looking Ed30 along with a very interesting build thread
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - new brakes...
Post by: Dave J on September 01, 2015, 04:05:37 pm
Well, its been ages since I updated my build thread. I'm still sorting bits on the car, but they're not always that interesting to document, IMHO. I've added the mk6 window switches & headlight switch, along with a cherry red hazard light switch - looks amazingly OEM!

Have fitted some updated Boldsport LED's in the footwells - slightly brighter than the last generation ones.

I’ve also just been erasing a few more bits of damage from the previous owner - I mean, how do you damage the ali trim on both doors  :fighting:? So new trim for both doors (one was a new old stock bargain find, and the other an eyewatering VW purchase...);

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/724/21061088905_49eb615660_c.jpg)

I still need to fit the new charcoal cannister and hoses – a job for the next weekend…

Main reason for the post is that I have had my long awaited brake upgrade fitted. It was a long day waiting at APS for all the parts to be fitted, but it was well worth it. Some pics for you of my rarely clean car… :grin:;

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So it had fitted - TTS front calipers, 340mm Brembo discs, R32 front splashshields, R32 rear calipers, OEM R32 rear discs, pads & splashshields (cut to fit), HEL front brake lines (with hard pipe delete). Also had new rear bearings – I thought some preventative maintenance was worth it, as I had read these can cause issues with the DSG when they start to go.

The OEM dampers were also replaced as they had been riding very hard & crashy – I think the VWR springs finally killed them.

It had a set of Bilstein B8’s fitted – I’m very pleased with how the car drives now. They are firm, but waaay better than the tired old OEM dampers which seemed to have lost all damping effect. The Bilsteins now at least absorb and cushion bumps, which the old dampers weren’t.

The only disappointing thing on the day was that my rear HEL brake lines couldn’t be fitted. I was advised this was because the hose line clips were either missing, or not included in the kit. Very common apparently – make sure you check yours before going for fitting. I was told these are the things that were missing;

http://www.brake-lines.co.uk/product-12030.html

Cheers,
Dave
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - new brakes...
Post by: bonelorry on September 01, 2015, 04:36:13 pm
Looks awesome  :happy2:

Well done!
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - new brakes...
Post by: dazza on September 01, 2015, 05:44:24 pm
Nice work. How much were the silver door trims? mine are also damaged.  :sad1:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - new brakes...
Post by: prp74 on September 01, 2015, 06:15:39 pm
Looks stunning  :happy2:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - new brakes...
Post by: MC71 on September 01, 2015, 07:47:42 pm
Awesome Dave, she really is looking lovely. Brakes looks the dingles too!  :notworthy:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - new brakes...
Post by: Alex.J on September 03, 2015, 08:32:46 am
Truly awesome Dave!

Think its a great looking car, them brakes look great!

Top Work!
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - new brakes...
Post by: Dave J on September 05, 2015, 05:30:33 pm
Looks awesome  :happy2:

Well done!

Thank-you! It’s still nowhere as clean as your ED30 – I really want my wheels refurbished at some point as the faces were refreshed when I bought the car, but the inners are quite scabby…

Nice work. How much were the silver door trims? mine are also damaged.  :sad1:

Cheers Dazza. They are ridiculous money! I got a new old stock passenger side one for £20 (which is what they should be), but the drivers side was £58.18 incl. VAT from VW. I must be mad, but I wanted it to be right…

Looks stunning  :happy2:

Thanks – I appreciate it!

Awesome Dave, she really is looking lovely. Brakes looks the dingles too!  :notworthy:

Thanks Martin – appreciate the comments! Even though the car had ARB’s and springs before, the dampers and brakes have now tightened the car properly. I now feel that I am happy to start some power increases in the future…! 

Truly awesome Dave!

Think its a great looking car, them brakes look great!

Top Work!

Thank-you Alex! The brakes are good compared to the standard set-up – I hope the powdercoat finish lasts well as the standard OEM finish was just dull…

lovely and fresh - so clean  :happy2:

Thanks Olly – that means a lot from a true dub veteran! IMHO the ED30 needs very little visually, but just a few extra tweeks underneath to make it extremely capable.  How’s the Touran build going?
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - new brakes...
Post by: v4rley on September 12, 2015, 01:45:27 pm
Great work, just coming close to fitting my R32 setup after 'refurbish' so thanks for the heads up on the rear lines!

Done a bit of googling and found a vortex page showing the clips purpose, needed as so to space them out a bit further compared to the standard retainer. Also have ordered some from VW at 50p a piece. Does seem strange hel don't inform / include in the kits for such a small cost.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv4rley1%2Fr32_lights%2F711641FA-5512-47EB-B998-B58F18CDA12A_zpskvyoec0c.jpg&hash=e4103a6f611d603179da03dea495defd2c23fb24)
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - new brakes...
Post by: Shoduchi on September 12, 2015, 05:36:47 pm
Great work, just coming close to fitting my R32 setup after 'refurbish' so thanks for the heads up on the rear lines!

Done a bit of googling and found a vortex page showing the clips purpose, needed as so to space them out a bit further compared to the standard retainer. Also have ordered some from VW at 50p a piece. Does seem strange hel don't inform / include in the kits for such a small cost.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv4rley1%2Fr32_lights%2F711641FA-5512-47EB-B998-B58F18CDA12A_zpskvyoec0c.jpg&hash=e4103a6f611d603179da03dea495defd2c23fb24)
What clips are you referring to? Can you show what VW Vortex topic explained it?

Thanks :smiley:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - new brakes...
Post by: v4rley on September 12, 2015, 05:56:42 pm
link to vortex (http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3258154-DIY-Stainless-steel-brake-lines-front-rear), Algthough it doesn't make any reference to the clips but shows there purpose..

Clips from VW are part number: 4D06111715B


The clips in the above photo as after the hardline. If you google the clip your soon spot them in the photo
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - new brakes...
Post by: Shoduchi on September 12, 2015, 08:48:38 pm
link to vortex (http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3258154-DIY-Stainless-steel-brake-lines-front-rear), Algthough it doesn't make any reference to the clips but shows there purpose..

Clips from VW are part number: 4D06111715B


The clips in the above photo as after the hardline. If you google the clip your soon spot them in the photo
Thanks. :happy2: My mechanic fitted the rear R32 brakes on my Ed. 30 without the clips. He never said anything about having trouble doing it or the need for getting something to extend the hardline. I have pictures of them fitted on my project. :smiley:
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - new brakes...
Post by: Dave J on September 13, 2015, 05:03:37 pm
Thanks v4ley - glad the info is of use to someone so soon  :smiley:. As said, shame that Hel don't make mention of these clips when ordering.

Hi Shoduchi - your car is looking great after all the work! Good to hear the lines fit without the clips, but I was told that my car would fail the UK MOT test if it didn't have them fitted. (MOT is our yearly road worthiness check).

Cheers, Dave
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - new brakes...
Post by: AIR_CHILLED on September 13, 2015, 09:42:18 pm
Nice car and brake job!

Thanks for the heads up on the Hel brackets as mine came without. I just assumed the original vw ones fitted??

Thanks for your link I have just purchased some, good job I didn't start that job today then.
For £40 you'd expect some brackets!
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - Revo Stage 1
Post by: Dave J on September 02, 2016, 10:51:45 pm
Wow, nearly a year since I updated. I have been doing stuff - some not so interesting (new charcoal canister and hoses to try and sort the P0441 code).

This year was a devastating year for me with the loss of a close friend in Feb - even worse we shared a car passion. So, it has taken me time to get to where I am now - no Goodwood this year (the family and I are leaving it a year), but went to Vagtuner, which meant I stayed in John's house the night before with his partner which was quite healing in a weird way...
 
So onto happier things this week...on a weeks holiday I wanted to sort the car a bit. New Continental Contisport Contact 5's for the front this week. Car was driving horribly as the fronts were on the wear bars - never known a car to be so sensitive on it's tyres and tracking other than an MX-5! Sooo much better now!

Highlight of the week, and maybe the year - was a trip to JKM for Revo Stage 1 today. I know everyone says R-tech, but I'm not sure what l want in time to come, so it was a shorter drive and that's it...

Had a Loba pump fitted (I've had for a while), and a VWR intake for subtle turbo noises. Traffic was terrible on the way home and it was wet, so car only got a couple of tickles in the rush hour traffic. Left Portsmouth at 3:45pm - got to Maidenhead at 6:15pm - A3/M3 junction was terrible!

Will enjoy a drive tomorrow, and then it needs a good clean on Sunday...!
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - Revo Stage 1
Post by: eddie pk on September 03, 2016, 12:00:54 am
just to echo others comments ..thats a very good looking car , nice one.
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - Revo Stage 1
Post by: Dave J on September 03, 2016, 09:16:01 pm
Well - as promised - a few pics of my update to replacing the charcoal canister. Has only been partly successful as the P0441 code has now gone to 'intermittent', so need to try the other pipes and valves, or junk the lot...!

My engine bay as started out;
(https://c6.staticflickr.com/8/7477/28363860973_c26c2538ec_b.jpg)

Replacing the charcoal canister with some new shizzle;
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8694/28980536305_a57d8a4182_b.jpg)

Old crapness...;
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8510/28694511670_54de741191_b.jpg)

Mmm, brand new, or not...!
(https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8883/28694510220_7940b3cb5a_b.jpg)

Engine after new caps and a bit of a scrub...;
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8842/28980533105_08c071031d_b.jpg)
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8882/28361390214_26ee3c141d_b.jpg)

Bucket after cleaning...!!
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8305/28694508870_43abbb5310_b.jpg)

It's not normally that bad...honest...!
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - Revo Stage 1
Post by: ED30Matt91 on September 05, 2016, 09:53:01 pm
Looks immaculate mate one of my favourites on here
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - Revo Stage 1
Post by: bonelorry on September 05, 2016, 10:14:09 pm
Hope you can sort your issue! Engine bay is looking fresh :)
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - Revo Stage 1
Post by: Dave J on October 30, 2016, 06:20:15 pm
A boring update, but one I felt was needed for the car. After bonelorry's refresh on his ED30, I thought mine would also benefit from a new battery - was pretty sure my car is still on the original one, so think the car deserved a treat with a new one...

(https://c8.staticflickr.com/6/5341/30579677791_afb595a6ff_b.jpg)
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5451/30550803152_4005ed5997_b.jpg)

I went for the Varta in Bonelorry's thread - seemed a good improvement on standard, and a good price on line through Tanya batteries. It is the 096 Varta Silver E44, 780 CCA, 77AH. I know the actual swap out time is about 10 minutes, but took me way longer when I started cleaning stuff..!

Still, took the car out for a drive after and had some real fun on some local B roads. Absolutely love the thing!
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - Revo Stage 1
Post by: Dan_ED30 on November 07, 2016, 12:21:24 pm
Great read!
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - Revo Stage 1
Post by: peter_booker2003 on November 12, 2016, 07:45:14 pm
Lovely car for sure!

Love those Carbon battery and Fuse Box covers
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - Revo Stage 1
Post by: barelyrelevant on November 13, 2016, 09:54:27 pm
Lovely example, I don't think I could bring myself to track it!
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - Revo Stage 1
Post by: Dave J on November 14, 2016, 10:01:28 pm
Cheers for the comment guys - I like the car the longer I own it...!

I am getting fed up with the carbon covers, especially as they have faded from black so was thinking of changing back to OEM...

Oh, barelyrelevant - I am a wuss on track, believe me! It was great to use the performance of the car, but I was still light on brakes and tyres. Would be very easy to toast them quickly, I'm sure. It is my daily driver so was treated well; both warm up and cool down laps. Didn't do more than 5 laps a time. As much as anything it was learning and enjoying the circuit with another car friend (in his track MX5, so he wasn't as cautious!).
Tuition was the best money spent on both days I've been to Donington...

Life's too short not to enjoy these cars. If I was rich I'd have a mint low miler and then still this one for the enjoyment of the mk5 :)
Title: Re: Dave J's Edition 30 - no. 1387 - Revo Stage 1
Post by: Orama_19 on December 21, 2017, 11:28:03 pm
Cheers for the comment guys - I like the car the longer I own it...!

I am getting fed up with the carbon covers, especially as they have faded from black so was thinking of changing back to OEM...

Oh, barelyrelevant - I am a wuss on track, believe me! It was great to use the performance of the car, but I was still light on brakes and tyres. Would be very easy to toast them quickly, I'm sure. It is my daily driver so was treated well; both warm up and cool down laps. Didn't do more than 5 laps a time. As much as anything it was learning and enjoying the circuit with another car friend (in his track MX5, so he wasn't as cautious!).
Tuition was the best money spent on both days I've been to Donington...

Life's too short not to enjoy these cars. If I was rich I'd have a mint low miler and then still this one for the enjoyment of the mk5 :)

Amazing project!! ;)

And that color..  :happy2: :happy2: :happy2: