Post by: delob on October 04, 2017, 02:05:22 pm
I am new to this forum and thought I would share some bits about my new GTI. I have had a mk5 in the past but this is my 1st GTI and I think it's a good one! It's 2008 in Graphite blue, DSG, leather and sunroof. I have been looking for a while and I jumped on this one when it came up for sale. Bought it from a retired airline pilot who has owned it from new. Having covered a mere 27,000 miles with a full VW service history from the original supplying dealer it was too good to walk away from. I have it about 2 months now and it was 100% standard when I got it. Since buying I have carried out the following work:
-Full service including DSG, water pump and timing belt
-I upgraded from the original 17inch rims to 18inch freshly refurbed Monza Detroit (trying to keep it original as possible)
-Stage 1 ECU remap. Went with the Bluefin and it has been running sweet so far
-High flow air intake
-Milltek cat-back system with polished tips. Non-resonated
-50% colour coding on rear valance
-Stumpy bee-sting aerial
-German style number plates
I have bought a black VW emblem for the front grille but haven't had time to fit it yet.
Also got a red GTI badge for the front but the fit was a bit shoddy so I went back to the original.
That's it for the moment. Have a few more bits in mind and will add updates as the project progresses.
I am off now to explore the forum to see if i get any ideas(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171019/d18c0a6e41c9588c353bbf71d1aaa2ae.jpg)
Post by: delob on October 04, 2017, 02:39:39 pm
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Post by: prp74 on October 04, 2017, 11:11:37 pm
What colour is the leather and interior?
Post by: delob on October 05, 2017, 10:55:56 am
Lovely low mileage car. Colour is fantastic, but I would say that as I have a graphite blue one myself :happy2:Far as I know the leather is called Latte. It’s a coffee beige colour. Dash is beige/anthracite and carpets are black (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171005/7970204e84628287dca28b9cb543c047.jpg)
What colour is the leather and interior?
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Post by: delob on October 14, 2017, 04:50:01 pm
DV+ Diverter valve,
Eibach Pro springs and Eibach wheel spacers, Didn’t want to go overboard with this so went for 20mm drop all round with 10/12mm spacers.
Rear wiper deleting kit and a few other bits. Will post more pics once all have been installed
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Post by: Christiank on October 15, 2017, 08:36:21 am
Car is looking like it just left the dealer and with that low milage ....... :driver: Then you'll hopefully have this car some years.
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Post by: delob on October 30, 2017, 08:12:20 pm
Search for front wheel arch mod it should resolve the occasional rubbing since lowering the carThanks for this. Tried it today and problem seems to be solved. Happy days
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Post by: Barberjetta on November 02, 2017, 05:46:04 pm