MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: chrisr on February 27, 2016, 06:23:39 pm
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Good Evening.
Thought I would make a little thread about my MK5 Golf GTi that I have just bought,
I bought the car as a bit of a project after selling my Series 2 Escort RS Turbo & then My Impreza STi.
It will be my weekend toy as I work at a car sales place & have a choice of over 100 that I can choose from to go home in.
Anyway pics of the day I got it
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As you can see it needs quite a bit of love & affection spending on it, But it has only had 1 former keeper, HPi clear & 89k on it.
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Needs a bit of tidying up and looks like the cup holder is missing in the mirror
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It needs a lot of tidying up !!
But once I have finished with it then I know it will look totally different
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:popcornsoda:
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Had a MK5 Golf come in part ex at work over the weekend, It had carbon wrapped steering wheel inserts in it & since mine were a bit worn I decided to swap them over.
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I have bought a few bits this week.
R32 Style rear Valance
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R32 Style Exhaust
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Front & Rear Discs / Pads
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And finally Genuine VW Timing Belt Kit along with water pump, tensioner & cam follower
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It seems like you're off to a quick start making changes and getting them vitals done. :jumpmove:
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Looks a good project - sorry to read you sold a couple of iconic cars to buy it though. Still, the mk5 is good, so am sure you'll enjoy it!
With a just a little TLC, you'll uncover a decent car there - little tweeks like mk6 switches just help the car a bit. The rear tints are very dark - will you be keeping them?
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Looks a good project - sorry to read you sold a couple of iconic cars to buy it though. Still, the mk5 is good, so am sure you'll enjoy it!
With a just a little TLC, you'll uncover a decent car there - little tweeks like mk6 switches just help the car a bit. The rear tints are very dark - will you be keeping them?
I only sold the Escort & Impreza because I had taken them to a stage of completion I was happy with.
The Golf Is a nice car to drive & Only bought it as I was bored and wanted another car to mess with & spend a bit of time on.
I think the tints will be staying for now.
Pics of my Escort & Impreza
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Back to the Golf.
When having the discs & Pads fitted it was discovered that both rear calipers were badly siezed so needed replacing, Tried new ones from TPS but at £150 each I decided against it.
So a call to Brakes international I managed to get 2 new (Not refurbished ones) for £160 the pair. Only down side is they were not Red so I had to paint them.
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Nipped into Awesome GTi today on my day off & picked up some of these.
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Good to see you're cracking on!
Will keep my eye on this one :happy2:
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Timing belt kit & springs are being fitted Tomorrow.
Made progress with the rear end
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Nice to see a fellow black more door getting some love! Nice bit of work already too, keep it up
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Timing belt kit & springs got fitted today.
Also got the Air filter done
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Looks good mate, coming along nicely!
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Looks good mate, coming along nicely!
Cheers pal. :happy2:
On another note I have just had something else delivered for the Golf :wink:
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Hi Chris the transformation is coming along at a fast pace, If you don't mind me asking, where did you buy the r32 style bumper and exhaust.
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The rear bumper & Exhaust was bought from here
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/REAR-VALANCE-VW-GOLF-V-R32-with-2-exhaust-holes-for-R32-exhaust-/231602701717?hash=item35ec98c595:g:Rg8AAOxyzi9ShMFa
Only 40 mins drive from me so I decided to pick it up.
The bumper is made of plastic & fits quite well but did need 2 bolts underneath to secure it in the centre.
The exhaust is as quiet as a standard GTi one & comes with a selection of reducer sleves so it will fit any Golf exhaust.
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Cheers mate
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No problem.
Just dropped off the new mod at the Body shop :wink:
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Couple of pics of the rear end finished
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Made a start on the front end today
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New front end fitted
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Bought some new wheels.
It sits better now
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That exhaust look :happy2:
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Finally got round to taking some pics of it with the new wheels fitted.
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Then I decided that I didnt like the replacement headlights that I fitted so I went and bought a set of these (Should have got them first time round)
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Started to fit them last Monday on my day off but this is how the day ended up
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When taking the front bumper off to do the headlight change I spotted an oil leak so I loaded it onto my truck & took it to the Garage we use at work.
Turned out to be just the rocker gasket that was leaking so I had that changed.
Got the car back all built up again with the new lights fitted, I put LED side lights in & 6000k HID kit.
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Need to do some serious saving up now as its booked in on 9th May to have a new drivers wing, Both sides and bonnet painted.
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some good mods Chris--I would take the r32 badge of the front as it has gti badge on the rear
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When it goes in for paint I will be taking both badges off, The GTi one is partly removed now
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Looking Good :happy2:
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Had an issue with my wipers after fitting the Depo projector lights & HID kit.
Wipers not working at all so I fitted a new wiper motor & still wont work. I have coded the lights as "Xenons without shutters" but no luck.
A scan with Vagcom says no communication on wiper motor.
So I have left it for now as It was booked into body shop today so I took it down there whilst it wasnt raining.
I will have to look into the wiper issue once all paintwork is done & I have the car back again.
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Isn't the wiper motor issue something to do with the Earth connection on the drivers head light? Might be something to look into
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where did you buy the front bumper? is it oem or ebay replacement?
loving the moredoor so far. i have one myself
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Isn't the wiper motor issue something to do with the Earth connection on the drivers head light? Might be something to look into
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Not sure, I did try earthing the wiper direct to battery but still nothing, I will have to have a longer look into it once the car is back from bodyshop
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where did you buy the front bumper? is it oem or ebay replacement?
loving the moredoor so far. i have one myself
Its an Ebay one, Quite a good fit bud did need a little fettling to sit right.
Car is in Body shop & progress is now underway.
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Love those wheels!!! :drool: :drool:
What sizes of wheels and tyres did you go for if you don't mind me asking?
Hope all goes well at the bodyshop :happy2:
Chris
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Cheers, I wasnt sure of the Black on Black look.
They are 8 front & 9 rear with 225/40/18 Tyre's
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Thanks for the reply, they look spot on. Think because they have the polished lip then it helps break up the black so it doesn't look too much. :happy2:
Chris
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I recently bought an Xtrons Nav Radio but as the car is still in the bodyshop I have not got round to fitting it yet, Went into work today & we have brought in a Leon with this fitted in it
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I asked him very nicely if I could swap it for my Xtrons one & he has said yes :jumping:
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I have bought a few bits this week.
R32 Style rear Valance
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R32 Style Exhaust
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Hi mate, love your progress so far. Where abouts did you get the r32 style exhaust? Is that also an ebay special? Looks nice
Cheers, Sam
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I have been told the car should be back with me later this week (Best get saving up to pay for the work then :laugh:)
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Goodluck :happy2:
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Seriously starting to fall out with my golf now, got it back from paint shop today & fitted new wiper motor as it blew from fitting hid kit, the wipers still don't work even with removing hid kit and replacement motor!!
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Got the car back from body shop.
Quick reflection shot
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It is still waiting for its final polish once paint has settled a bit, I will go back down on my next day off (As long as I get the wipers sorted & the MOT done before then)
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Looks like a very nice finish :smiley:
Chris
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Looks like the VW specialist may have found the problem with the wipers, they say it all points to the body control module.
There is a feed from the switch, the car recognises the bonnet is closed, all fuses / relays are ok.
The module is seeing the feed but not sending it to the wipers.
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Well it wasnt the body control module that had gone but the rain / light sensor that was at fault.
It now has working wipers & a fresh 12 Months mot with no advisories after needing 2 cv boots and a bulb :jumpmove:
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Great news mate, hope it wasn't too expensive to fix!
Got any more pics of the car since it had the bodywork done?
Chris
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Great news mate, hope it wasn't too expensive to fix!
Got any more pics of the car since it had the bodywork done?
Chris
Cost me £360 including the MOT fee and reapirs.
The car still needs to go back to bodyshop yet for its final polish but there are a few pics from when I picked it up.
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Also ordered this for the steering wheel
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Cherry Red hazard switch and rear cup holder should arrive tomorrow then I can fit the Nav unit.
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Fianally got round to fitting the Kenwood Nav Radio.
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Also bought some Genuine VW Golf MK6 (I Think) LED Number plate lights
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Gave it a mini service last week & changed the PCV (Again using Genuine Parts)
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After having the bodywork done I wasnt happy with the finish on the bumpers compared to the rest of the car so dropped it back off at the body shop for both bumpers to be done again and a full polish.
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After 2 Weeks away I went and picked the Golf up today.
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Looks stunning!!
Chris