MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: Mark M on January 01, 2010, 09:40:07 am
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Thought I would start fresh and keep everything together... :happy2:
When I first collected the car, not bad for a student :
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Lowered on Eibach springs, painted the grille and stuck the plate on:
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Gave it the odd coat of wax here and there haha:
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FItted some 19" BBS CH's, R32 rear lights, Milltek exhaaast, Tints.
Really wish I had never changed it from this to be honest, but whatever...
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Got some FK Coilovers and slammed it. Mercedes Cl500 wheels in Steel Grey:
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Then it was turn of the Bentleys :D
It looked cool on these, but they were stupidly wide and heavy, also f*cked my front arches.
Sleazed about on them for a bit and got some attention, that was that.
Smoothed the front grille. carbon effect rear badge, dewipered, Sharan aerial, pressed plates.
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Got some Parada's, rear spacers and got the stock wheels done satin black. MURDERED OOT.
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After that went all sensible and got some BBS VZ033, red caps, FMIC, open grille vents.
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FItted a DVD/Nav/Bluetooth unit:
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All sleazed up with mirror polished Audi A8 Monoblocks.
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Crappy picture of the interior, really does look subtle and factory in the flesh:
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Still got the parcel shelf to get trimmed and the gear gatier :D
Gotta wait for some old dude to get back from his holidays for that though.
Set up at present:
Fat Five Audi wheels (to be refurbished)
FK452 215/40/18
FK Silverline Coilovers
Custom Code Remap
Carbonio Intake
FMIC
Milltek Non Resonated Cat Back
Smoothed Grille
Orange grille stripe/Badge
Orange Engine cover
Open Fog Vents
6000k HID
Black badges/carbon wrap.
Dewipered
Medium rear tints
Private plate & euro surround
DVD/Nav/iPod head unit
Sharan aerial
Jaffa Orange leather
Carbon 3M vinyl on steering wheel
Just recently picked up some Audi Fat Fives, got some new Falken 452's to match up. Also got a Jetta chrome grille, not sure if i'll rock that though.
In the post:
R32 rear lights on their way AGAIN :laugh:
New Scirocco Steering wheel
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Looks great, very individual :happy2:
Must say you have tried a fair amount of wheels.
Looking forward to see the steering wheel fitted :popcornsoda:
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:drool: :drool:
Dear god, there goes this years planned budget..
Stunning mate :happy2:
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Love it Mark, always have! :happy2:
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Interior looks ace. If you dont mind me asking, how much did it cost?
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think i wanna be a student mate,thats some student grant you have there :jumping:
nice car. i think i have some of those pics saved as some of my ealry inspiration material.
think i prefer the satin black wheels out of the rims you have used but kudos for everything youve done.
love the leather interior!
matsu
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Jaffa orange!!!
Brave choice man. :congrats:
Pulls it off with the black though 8)
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Cheers folks :)
Can't work out how to multi quote on here lol.
Nathan, I have packaged the BBS centre cap for you, it will be in the post be recorded delivery on Tuesday.
I got the interior retrimmed by Transcal. I paid cost price for it as I did a couple of valets/details for a friend who sent the interior away through his business.
Think it would normally be £1500 excluding return postage. Then £50 for the extra cut of leather to do parcel shelf, £40 to get that done locally by some old duffer :wink:
Funded the car when I was a student as I lived at home, worked as a bar man/waiter, mowed lawns and did valeting/detailing :)
Now working for an oil company.
Unfortunately house ownership is killing the fund for the car, but still getting away with a few things lol.
Had a fair few sets of wheels, a couple of sets not pictured, as I never fitted them.
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i like ur work bro! and ur commitment to the cause.... :congrats: :congrats:
i have to say i think my favourite wheels were the Mercedes Cl500 followed by the 19" BBS CH's..... got anymore side pics of the Mercedes Cl500..... :happy2:
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awesome man love it to bits keep up the great work man looks so so right :happy2: :happy2: :happy2:
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I always love the pics of your car. :happy2: Your photography skills are excellent.
I have also bought a spare grill to try out a similar colour mask on my candy, it looks the dogs against the black. :happy2:
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Nathan, I have packaged the BBS centre cap for you, it will be in the post be recorded delivery on Tuesday.
Nice one Mark :happy2:
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Nice mate, where did you buy the front red GTI badge from ?
Ive been looking for one for yonkies.
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Must have a well paid part time job, I couldnt afford 20 Benson and Hedges as a student. Car looks good too
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very nice mate, looks great, love the bbs wheel choice but love the A8's to
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looking awesome matey! ;)
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A good few looks going on there. Liked the black stealth look. :happy2:
Transcal are just along the road from me all the local dealers adv cust not to take the OEM leather options and instead get them done cheaper there. All the cars that get retrimmed sit out front in a wee display area with signs saying I am getting leathered. In the past few months they have done 2 Range Rover Sports one PiNk and the other lime green I hope their choice of leather wasn't as bad as the body work colour lol.
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looking very nice buddy :drool:
Liked the grey grill nice and different , have seen a few of transcal's jobs and they've been top notch :happy2:
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Sweet as a nut buddy! A mate of mine got his ST220 trimmed from Transcal . Excellent job and very reasonable too. :happy2:
Loving different variations of your car. You must change your mind like the weather.... :laugh:
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i thought u sold it
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Very nice Mark :notworthy: You've had some great wheels! Did you paint the grill strip orange or was it bought from somewhere? I've been thinking about changing mine to another colour.
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A good few looks going on there. Liked the black stealth look. :happy2:
Transcal are just along the road from me all the local dealers adv cust not to take the OEM leather options and instead get them done cheaper there. All the cars that get retrimmed sit out front in a wee display area with signs saying I am getting leathered. In the past few months they have done 2 Range Rover Sports one PiNk and the other lime green I hope their choice of leather wasn't as bad as the body work colour lol.
probably jordans and her cross dress BF's new rides :grin:
matsu
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Great lookin' motor, and nice photos. One of my favourite Mk5s :happy2:
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Really wish I had never changed it from this to be honest, but whatever...
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Agreed :happy2:
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I just love this picture, its so mean and aggressive and the Merc Wheels go really well with it ! :drool:
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Looks awesome on the black bentleys mate, i have a set standard colour they also f*cked my front arches and my rears lol, just about sold them just waiting for them to be collected!
Detailing skills look good mate the picture of the panel and water beading on it looks sweet.
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Awesome as usual mate. My Company's colours Black and Orange :happy2:
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Lovely car, just not feeling the carbon fibre front.
Think i prefer it on the black Monza's, but Fat 5's are a stunning wheel. Ive actually been after a set myself but havent had any joy. Where did you get yours?
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Really wish I had never changed it from this to be honest, but whatever...
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Agreed :happy2:
X2 :happy2:
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Looks lovely matey, I particularly liked the merc wheels :drool: :drool:
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loving the silver front section, is that orange strip around the grille, it looks sick if it is :congrats:
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hey nice looking car mate =)
may i ask where have u done the interior looks very nice and if it was expensive =)
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Some more pics.
Fitted new steering wheel too.
I had the retrim done by Transcal in Scotland :)
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Looking nice mark. Get those blue caps done in the orange too!
Are you keeping your red gti badge on the front or going back to silver?
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very nice :happy2:
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very nice loving the interior
:congrats:
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looking great mate :happy2: love the new steering wheel :wink: :drinking:
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A brave colour but I have to say, absolutely stunning re trim. The more I examine the photos the more I realise how good it is. Little things like the GTI logos embossed into the headrests, and even the grap handle for the rear seat arm rest has been double stiched, just like factory.
I think you can be pretty sure you are driving one of a kind, and I'm really starting to warm to the MK6 steering wheel, having recently seen Darrens' in the flesh (steering wheel that is :ashamed:)
Have to agree with a couple of others on here though, the best exterior look was with the 19" CCH''s. Looked absolutely superb then.
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Damn, Very nice leather!! :drool:
The CH's are nice, but I think 3-piece wheels with an orange center would be stunning! :evilgrin:
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:evilgrin: :congrats:
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Really wish I had never changed it from this to be honest, but whatever...
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Agreed :happy2:
X2 :happy2:
.........x3 & i'm sorry but the David Dickinson leather does nothing for me.
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Very Professional job done there, but not my colour like has been said above.Thats a very personal choice.
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MK6 wheels are awesome! Car looks lovely :drool: :drool:
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How easy is it to get the engine cover colour coded? I like the look of that a lot.
Oh, and the rest of the car, very tidy.
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Cheers guys.
Yea i'll run with the badge on the grille, it has pretty much faded to orange.
May be selling the car today, after paying for my leather trimmed parcel shelf :rolleye:
How easy is it to get the engine cover colour coded? I like the look of that a lot.
Oh, and the rest of the car, very tidy.
The silver part can come off, but we left it on.
Basically sand the texture down, plastic primer, high build primer, colour, clear :)
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Looks great! Really different which is something i rate!
as a matter of interest, how much does something like your retrim cost?! if you don't wanna be too specific then just a rough idea?!
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hi mate
have you got any side pics of the first merc wheels.
am trying to find a monoblock type wheel for my new look and like what i saw.
also if you got spec and fitments etc-if you can remember that many rims back.
love the look of your car buddy!
matsu
dude..............heeeeeeeeeeeelp lol :evilgrin:
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Gonna miss this Mark :sad1: