MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: uk_stu on August 29, 2010, 12:35:50 pm
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Ok so i know i don't own a Gti, but this forum is so much better than other mk5 golf forums i'm on.
I bought my 1.6SE back in April and as soon as i got it, the modifying bug hit me!
As soon as i got it home I had to detail it (being slightly obsessed and having a friend to help me)
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The pictures make the colour look a bit strange its actually Sage Green which is more of a grey colour.
After this i had to start making changes,
1st came the carbon vinyl
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I Covered all the dash and door parts and around the gearstick,
Next came the Gti Headlights
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I then had more carbon so i decided to experiment with covering the b-posts which came out quite well i thought.
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And then yesterday I picked up my new wheels, They are BBS CH Reps which i got of ebay for a cracking price of £255, for replicas they are incredibly good quality,
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Mods to follow are VW Racing springs and i'm quite tempted to get a set of german pressed plates, I've also got a pair of door handles which i need to get sprayed when my sprayer gets back from his holiday.
Comments welcome!
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Wicked detail and great subtle mods, too!!
Keep up the good work mate! :happy2:
P.S. My Car needs a detail too :sad1:
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The car looks much better with the GTI halogens.
Definitely want to see pics with the BBS reps fitted!
i know i don't own a Gti
There are some people here who don't own a VW! We don't discriminate so don't worry :happy2:
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Looking very nice, +1 for seeing it with BBS wheels
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All good so far,
Good choice of wheels.
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I like the colour... :happy2:
Great price on the bbs reps :congrats:
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wheels look nice and what a price do you a link to the seller?
love the colour very nice :happy2:
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Very nice!
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Nice subtle touches your adding to it. They always work best.
Any other plans for it?
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I have one more plan up my sleeve which i'm not going to mention incase it turns out to be a ball ache and doesn't happen
this is the seller i bought them from http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/tipu786/ He doesn't have any advertised on there but from his garage he has some sets left.
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Nice & good choice on the rim style.They do look good for the money. :smiley:
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The BBS are gonna transform the look of the car Stu, nice effort.
The other smaller touches are cool too. Look forward to seeing it finished :party:
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Good price on the wheels, what's the weight of the reps like?
Car is looking nice btw
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I haven't actually weighed them yet... lol
I'll try and weight them tonight.
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Its gonna look the dogs danglies with the wheels on fella get them on and get the pics up ASAP!!!!!!!!
P.S Ditch the springs and get some air bags on it :star:
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Just a quick update, Tyres have been ordered from Camskill for the new wheels so mid week i'll get them fitted on the car :)
Then thats the mods done for this year!
Roll on 2011!
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All you need now is my old GTi brakes (front and rear) and my original Gti Springs I had on. (All covered 17K miles). :happy2:
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Ha!
I was just thinking about springs..
Will these offer an more low than the standard 1.6 springs, and will they fit?
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Ha!
I was just thinking about springs..
Will these offer an more low than the standard 1.6 springs, and will they fit?
........i would say ''yes'' & ''yes''.Get some pics up with the new rims when fitted.
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Will deffo get pictures when they're fitted!!!
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Ok so i got my tyres fitted to the wheels and then very promptly got them on the car!!
Really pleased although it does need to be lowered! (Will have to wait until the new year :sad1: )
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:congrats: They look Great Stu :pomppomp: :pomppomp: :pomppomp: The bright silver BBS looks great against the grey bodywork :drool:
I am not sure about my GTi springs fitting your car TBH mate. There is a good chance they will, but you need to check first.
It will look amazing when it is lowered buddy :happy2:
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Thanks Monte!
I am very pleased with the look of the car now but do just need to get it lowered...
I'm thinking along the lines of maybe H&R or VW racing springs. 20/30mm ish!
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I can vouch for the H&R springs mate, They are Great :happy2:
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The BBS Reps look loads better than the standards although I'm not a fan if silver alloys! IMO, they would look fantastic in anthracite against the great colour of your car. Just my opinion, feel free to ignore me :signLOL:
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The BBS Reps look loads better than the standards although I'm not a fan if silver alloys! IMO, they would look fantastic in anthracite against the great colour of your car. Just my opinion, feel free to ignore me :signLOL:
I have been thinking about colours and anthracite (or maybe a bit lighter than anthracite) has been on my mind when i look at changing the colour of them as there is no paint on the back edges so need to get them protected!
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Looks great on the new rims. Did they take the standard wheel bolts ?.Noticed you have the orginal vw nut covers. :smiley:
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Gene - To be honest i'm not entirely sure its a job for the weekend and seeing as i'm hardly using my car at the moment its not worrying me. They are indeed the original bolts the tyre fitters re-used. I will take a wheel off at the weekend and find out if the collars are indeed the same. If not... new wheel bolts it is!