MK5 Golf GTI
General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: richardgti on January 06, 2011, 09:41:04 am
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Thought it about time i joined this fabulous resource that i have been using since late last year.
Can i just say how pleasant it is to find a well used, well respected forum about the GTI. No surprise there are so many enthusiastic members when the site is like it is - I spend a lot of time online researching for my job and spend a lot of time in and out of forums looking for tips/tricks and advice etc. and i wish they were all like this one!
Owned the Golf now for 2+ years and i can honestly say - short of spending £30k+ on something else there is nothing that interests me - think that’s a good thing! Especially as me and the missus are getting hitched this year :happy2: (Chief & Commander won’t let me spend £30k+ on anything!)
I got the GTI (standard, 5dr, manual) remapped last year at JBS Autos in chesterfield with a Custom Code map - some people i have spoken to said that it wasn't my best move and proceeded to tell me to get it taken off or have another more reputable map put on the car like Revo or Bluefin. Are their concerns and advice warranted? It's just i got all panicked that the engine might go pop soon...
http://www.veedubmachine.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_18_60_96&products_id=1198 Also - anyone seen these? Anyone using them? Thought they looked like a good alternative to replacing the fogs as DRL's.
Well that's me for now - if anyone sees me around Sheffield give me a flash - reg: 9 RCC (black 5 door GTI)
Cheers - Richard
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welcome to the forum :happy2:
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Welcome Rich, There is a long thread on here about those DRL's easily spotted as I think last time I saw it it was over 13 pages deep, it includes pictures of them on and how to wire them in so that the circuitry dims the lights according to light use.
Post some pictures up when you get the chance I always like to see a nice DBP 5 door GTI, best colour and door option in my opinion but then i'm biased! :grin:
heres the thread http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,20738.0.html (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,20738.0.html) :happy2:
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Ha - having just read the 14 page thread - not quite plug and play are they!
Mind you anything worth doing generally isn't easy.
The next thing I wan't to do is add MFSW - would come in really handy after fitting an RNS510 to be able to adjust volume and tracks from the wheel instead of reaching forward and pressing buttons :grin:
However I understand from other posts that without highline (only have midline :sad1:) that it may not be possible to change tracks? Only volume might work? I also understand that without having DSG that I may have to change my steering wheel control module.
Could turn out to be expensive - might be cheaper to swap for an Edition 30!
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Welcome, very nice sounding GTI you have their.
Would recommend posting some pictures. Everyone likes pictures.
Can't comment on your JBS map as we don't have them in New Zealand.
I'm running APR, I'm over the moon with it. Mainly the service the offered.
Awesome drop ties with APR last year and now do Revo.
So I'm guessing go with Revo.
2 bonus I see with either, you get to disable and enable map at will.
APR much faster thou.
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Welcome :happy2:
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Thanks everyone - can anyone shed any light on how i may be able to reply to a post in the 'For Sale' section. There is a member in there selling the rear footwell light loom and lights i wouldnt might getting in touch with to get some ordered . However being a noob it will not allow me to contact him. Post is:
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,21368.0.html
Oh and I'll get it washed and get some pics up this weekend. (weather permitting)
Thanks.
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I have just personal messaged the guy selling the lights and looms Rich with a link to this thread.
You are right about the MFSW buttons if you go for the new ones then the skipping function doesnt work unless you are in the highline music section so your stuck reaching for the buttons on the stereo. New buttons are the ones with the single telephone button, cant comment on the old style two telephone buttons.
Rich
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Rich - thanks for that, much appreciated. It's a devil not being able to message anyone until you've got so many posts.
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Hi and welcome along :happy2:
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welcome to the forum man
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Hello and welcome to the dark side.............................. :happy2:
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Hi and welcome.
Remember to put up some pics or better still, start a thread in the Members' Rides section :happy2:
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Hi & welcome mate.
Would recommend posting some pictures. Everyone likes pictures.
+1 :happy2:
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Hi mate n welcome :wink:
will look out for ya as I work in Sheffield :grin:
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Managed to get it washed, polished and waxed today for the third time this winter - gives it a nice barrier against all the sh*t that it collects on the road.
So here is how she looks after a couple of hours of hard graft:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fi323%2Frichardgti%2FIMG_0772.jpg&hash=aaa0364cc6bc38bc85fca8cb9c5da26f7b3817c0)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fi323%2Frichardgti%2FIMG_0768.jpg&hash=6ff997d9e6603dc3c59cdbf30b51677407a94d4f)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fi323%2Frichardgti%2FIMG_0767.jpg&hash=c9c472e366542a03bc607f62a01538fad52777d5)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fi323%2Frichardgti%2FIMG_0765.jpg&hash=264345a642872fc66886834f5aa3abf4b8033041)
Mods to date:
RNS510 C, Custom Code stage 1, door warning lights.
Mods to come soon:
MFSW, Highline upgrade, R32 tinted rears, Bluetooth, rear footwell lighting, colour coding bumpers + skirts, arm rest
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Hi and Welcome along :driver:
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Hi & looks good :smiley:. Bit of metal polish on the exhaust tho :grin: :happy2:.
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Its a real pain in the arse though keeping the tail pipes clean! That's why i have given up on cleaning the pipes.
Are the Miltek pipes easier to keep clean?
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Its a real pain in the arse though keeping the tail pipes clean! That's why i have given up on cleaning the pipes.
Are the Miltek pipes easier to keep clean?
.........best thing is to spend a bit of time & get them spotless & then once/twice a week quick wipe with a soft cloth inside & out & they will sparkle. Same with the Milltek(had both) just got to keep on top i'm affraid mate.
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Nothing a bit of metal polish (autosol) & a lot of elbow
grease won't cure :happy2:
:grin: :grin:
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That'll be a job for the weekend then!
R32 rear lights arrived today - be fitting them sometime this week hopefully (when the missus is out :happy2:, she won't notice the difference).
Will post before and after pics when done.
Waiting on the steering wheel controller then the MFSW can go on too.
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Rich,
Why dont you start a thread in the 'members ride' section :happy2:
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Love the pics. Black always looks awesome in black.
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Welcome Rich! :drinking:
Best colour you have there! :wink: