MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: RedGolfDom on August 10, 2015, 09:21:34 pm
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So i decided to finally get around to making a build thread. With having the car for 2 years now it's gone through a few changes, and a lot of small little changes such as seat inserts etc which I wont bore you with. Also a few of the pictures are old which I have just taken from my instagram so quality may not be great.
Anyway as I said, 2 years ago i bought my golf from lancaster vw. It's a 1.4 tsi gt sport the twincharged one at 140hp. And here is a picture of the day i brought it back to sunny old blackpool!
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A few mods from the off like k&n panel filter, badges and carbon wrapping centre console, here's a quick pic
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After about a year I started to get bored to remapped it and cleaned up the bay with some paint and caps. There's is an r8 oil cap just not in the picture!
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Definitely need to sort out a plastic battery box instead of that stupid thing that is there soon :signLOL:
Next I started with the head unit. I got an android 4.2.2 unit ftom ebay. It's great and I do have a review on that. I also went the chrome route for the grille and wing mirrors for summer.
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Forgot to mention i bought vcds hence the amber running lights. Also did a few other things like auto lock and unlock seeing as though i dont have the highline display so cant otherwise :sad1:
One of the last things I done is bought Valeo LED tail lights from a forum member which I have wanted for ages and they finally have made me start to like the rear end of my car. It just looked so boring without them. So here is a night and day of them.
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And that is about where I'm up to! Bought an r32 bumper from on here so that's up next. Also want some hella xenon look head lights to clean up the front. Lots of other things which I haven't bothered mentioning but all is well! Timing chain and water pump had also been changed.
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So done my r32 bumper and went with a bcs catback! Quality of the exhaust is brilliant and paintwork was done by someone local to me and it's spot on! Night and day pics
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And here is a video! It's not bad for a 1.4!
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Very nice! :happy2:
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Lovely car mate, I'm intrigued about the amber running lights? can you have them on with the normal GT headlights are would you need to upgrade them to GTI ones or anything like that?
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Thanks mate, yeah I just have the standard ones in. I think the difference is with the xenon head lights are the indicators are all the way across the bottom instead of just half
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Gah that means I'm going to have to get this done now!!!! :driver:
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Nice looking motor mate!
Loving the R32 rear - nice work
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Thanks! Does the video work okay btw it's my first one I've posted on here :signLOL:
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Video says please sign in to view?
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There we go!
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Finally got my car back from plush automotive equipped with air lift performance 3p and I love it! Had plenty of people ask me about it already
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Looking good :happy2:
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Looking good :happy2:
Thanks mate :happy2:
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Lovely looking car - minus the chrome though.
Prefer the standard grille.
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Lovely looking car - minus the chrome though.
Prefer the standard grille.
My standard grille is knackered but I do also have a gti one! Thanks though
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Had a quick couple of photos by some factories here is ones
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Gave it a quick wash and decided to get a quick picture of the new projector headlights
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loving the chrome front end, it's on my to do list for my red car as well. :happy2:
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Got round to painting my brake calipers finally! Was going to do it about a year ago in yellow but decided against it and gone with the red, a bit of hammerite and some drying time and theyre looking well! Sorry for the dirty wheels :sick:
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I've got the same car but went for the ED30 bumper - did exactly the same red/black split too, looks good!
I have also been toying with painting the calipers, now I'm keen.
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Had a quick couple of photos by some factories here is ones
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Love this pic. Looks low and full of attitude.
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Nice looking car, I've recently bought a mk5 golf gti 55 plate, got the MFD sat nav, swapping it this week to a android 4.4.4 from Preston I.C.E, is there a way to make the compass work with the android head unit? I'm in Blackpool myself as well :)
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Thanks everyone sorry not been on in a while but a lot has changed I'll update soon
Nice looking car, I've recently bought a mk5 golf gti 55 plate, got the MFD sat nav, swapping it this week to a android 4.4.4 from Preston I.C.E, is there a way to make the compass work with the android head unit? I'm in Blackpool myself as well :)
And I'm not too sure on it tbh I don't think my canbus was connected properly. Unfortunately I think mine has bricked in the heat we had in august so just been swapped to my old one till I buy a new one. Still think their good units despite it though. Just really unlucky
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Finally got a few parts sprayed and fitted recently. Got an edition 30 splitter, jetta bumper and gti side skirts sanded down and sprayed. Also got my arches rolled and bonnet filled and a full front end respray. The guy who did it did a cracking job here's a couple of pictures
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Got my wheels fitted today. I went with 19 inch rotiform tmb 8.5j et45 and I do love them
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Nice looking car! :) Mines just gone in this week for the wing replacement in Blackburn, they were going to have me going to ARC in Blackpool......but nooo too easy for me lol