MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: Phil Miller on March 19, 2011, 10:24:40 pm

Title: Hi all newbie here
Post by: Phil Miller on March 19, 2011, 10:24:40 pm: Hi all im Phil from Devon, own a black mk5 1.9 TDI se, i was recommended to join here by Apollo13 (Lee)

abit about me, im 33 been a mechanic since leaving school and work for VOLVO ( :ashamed:) this is the first VW ive owned (well apart from a mk1 gti that i own for a week and sold on lol)
ive owned her for a year and in that time have done the following
GTI front end swap, GTI side skirts and rear valance, GTI exhaust and 18in rep alloys, jamax coilovers, HID headlights, Roose motorsport white coolant hoses, GT TDI seats, MFD2 headunit, centre armrest, powerflex bottom arm bushes, remapped to 140 by viezu, and today Lee fitted and coded my Gti highline cluster and MFSW, 312mm front GTI brakes

She has the normal SE kit, auto lights and wipers and the winter pack (headlight washers and heated seats) only found that out today that it was the winter pack, now some pics
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fnn85%2Fastramad-cab%2Ffb292da9.jpg&hash=66b76d3772c2bf6a680c37456ca1089071879510)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fnn85%2Fastramad-cab%2FIMG_1019.jpg&hash=d3ce6c95f95dc89e2400fd40c1574dd61d022f1d)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fnn85%2Fastramad-cab%2F28112010010.jpg&hash=fff10c7137641abbe5a60efffb1a4763c6ad4784)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fnn85%2Fastramad-cab%2F08891176.jpg&hash=1f72dac35d994873ddb2fc87fe848e86fbf1b60b)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fnn85%2Fastramad-cab%2F504ce29d.jpg&hash=23d136403f5294c065df018eca054e16eb48ab64)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fnn85%2Fastramad-cab%2F12069510.jpg&hash=3d7dfc1da738ada258ec8ee54d64e2e517b12b0c)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fnn85%2Fastramad-cab%2F0ff064d7.jpg&hash=e703977970f8ddb7f805686c6f5ee950f634c80a)
so what do you think?
this to open a can of worms, what other recommended retrofits should i do and what is involed with doing them?
look forward to finding my way round :notworthy:
Title: Re: Hi all newbie here
Post by: Andy on March 19, 2011, 10:57:40 pm: another soot chucker on here :happy2:nice looking motor with some nice mods
Title: Re: Hi all newbie here
Post by: Phil Miller on March 20, 2011, 11:37:57 am: Thank you mate :happy2: its the first car ive owned that even after a year it still makes me smile everytime i drive her :driver:
Title: Re: Hi all newbie here
Post by: Eddie-NL on March 20, 2011, 04:12:34 pm: hi
Nice car, so it has done a few miles. Must be just run in :driver:
Title: Re: Hi all newbie here
Post by: apollo13 on March 20, 2011, 06:11:17 pm: You made it on mate :happy2:
Title: Re: Hi all newbie here
Post by: Deedub on March 20, 2011, 06:23:37 pm: Welcome, just got here myself :laugh:
Title: Re: Hi all newbie here
Post by: Phil Miller on March 20, 2011, 08:16:17 pm: Quote from: apollo13 on March 20, 2011, 06:11:17 pm
You made it on mate :happy2:

ive had a good look round and im amazed at just how much can be done to the mk5, everyone is really help with great advice, just trying to read it and take it all in
Title: Re: Hi all newbie here
Post by: Phil Miller on March 20, 2011, 08:18:36 pm: Quote from: Eddie-NL on March 20, 2011, 04:12:34 pm
hi
Nice car, so it has done a few miles. Must be just run in :driver:

yeah it had 109 when i got her last year one owner and full vw history, i wasnt to worried about the mileage at work we look after a few PD vdubs with 200+ and they are still going strong, fingers crossed mine does aswell lol
Title: Re: Hi all newbie here
Post by: alexperkins on March 23, 2011, 07:23:40 am: Welcome along mate :happy2:
Title: Re: Hi all newbie here
Post by: james on March 23, 2011, 06:21:58 pm: welcome :happy2:
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Post by: DereksGTI on March 24, 2011, 07:47:59 pm: :smiley: Welcome
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Post by: danh on March 25, 2011, 11:10:21 am: Welcome :happy2:
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Post by: Comms on March 26, 2011, 01:17:51 am: Welcome :smiley:
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Post by: stealthwolf on March 26, 2011, 06:03:33 pm: Hi and welcome.

Love some of the mods.