MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: Richn83 on May 26, 2011, 12:15:54 pm
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So after over a year of ownership and a year on this site I thought it might be a good idea to do some sort of thread on my car as I have actually done quite a lot, maybe not in some of the obvious performance enhancing ways that a lot of people have but in adding OEM kit and extra toys!
So back in Jan 2010 I picked this up from VW, a 2005 MY06 DBP 5 door GTI with 27k on it and with standard kit plus Xenons and Leather seats, I think it is one of the earliest MY06 cars which had some of the spec changes bee sting aerial on the roof black leather wheel instead of grey and paddle shift as standard but still had the blue tint glass the extra lights and metal handles trim inside.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-M5LMYg40drc/Td4mHw6eetI/AAAAAAAAAj4/1koYw4EQH5g/s720/IMAG0072.jpg)(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D-H1FgKnRnY/Td4llm-iuFI/AAAAAAAAAjw/BmcmGQ1LG18/s720/IMAG0077.jpg)(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-iS6bxecZ1Po/Td4llt5PM0I/AAAAAAAAAj0/xi8A1_hCosw/s720/IMAG0096.jpg)
As you can see the original owner forgot to tick some very important boxes, having spent £1500 on DSG £1000 on xenons and £1000 on leather they didnt bother to spend £200 on the armrest £50 on the highline cluster and £200 on cruise control! :confused:
As part of the purchase I got the supplying dealer to agree to fitting the cruise control and arm-rest retro-fit, although they were to stupid to find the right part number for a leather arm rest and fitted a very odd cloth version which made it nearly impossible to swop the top for a leather piece. They also replaced all the VW emblems that were white wormed which resulted in me getting a MK6 style 3D badge :happy2: At this stage I got them to fit mud flaps and carpet mats.(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gkEykrnEM_Q/TWWSIdsCd5I/AAAAAAAAAT4/2myMNtjP9_o/s720/P1020722.JPG)
For the next 2 to 3 months I just got on with enjoying the car, the standard stereo was pants so it stayed switched off and I enjoyed listening to the engine exhaust and the quiet ride (compared to the focus 1.6 I had come from) however spending too much time on this forum as we all know is dangerous so the first mod came when I got myself an RNS510 a nice simple first mod since I have always played around with car electronics.
Once I started I had to fit one or two more items, next up was a ipod insert for the arm rest (which the dealer had ordered me a unit with a big whole rather than the cubby hole type :fighting: while I was fitting the cable for this I decided I wanted my rear vents to work so I stuck in the additional pipping between the lower dash and the arm rest pipe (this is not an easy job) a roll top cup holder as well as fitting a factory 729B bluetooth kit at the same time!(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9m4ypFj8dh0/Td4qBNJQkbI/AAAAAAAAAkE/W-GBQ2igpPA/s720/IMAG0270.jpg)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-F3dUkTGFXqc/Td4qBFa-NLI/AAAAAAAAAkA/dWJ_sPTZn7M/s720/IMAG0272.jpg)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-O9ZoDLEEtBE/Td4qBAvaVXI/AAAAAAAAAkI/S4UHOEm6c0E/s720/IMAG0273.jpg)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-VUPpck4BOzE/Td4qCBqrd6I/AAAAAAAAAkM/1mT_H3TprTg/s720/IMAG0274.jpg)
After a full day of ripping the car to pieces grazed and scrapped fingers it all finally went back together and more importantly it all worked! The day after this I then replaced my front brake pads myself which is the first time I have ever done anything like this myself so I was rather pleased the first time I stepped on the pedal and actually stopped! :chicken:
As well as spending lots of time upgrading my standard kit I have been getting into detailing and had slowly started amasing bits and pieces the first time I did what I consider to be a proper detail I spent 7 hours washing claying polishing cleansing and waxing the car this was all done by hand as I still havent invested in a machine polisher, the results were a massive improvement but you just cant get a good level of correction with just your arms unless your names Arnie!
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-o-ajTHAiSFQ/S9xvAbFECnI/AAAAAAAAAIk/TXwejbGeeJw/s720/010520101072.jpg)(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-TDiDw8EoE3A/S9xvBL-dOSI/AAAAAAAAADQ/O-rM6EmJDgg/s720/010520101076.jpg)(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RQousu831ZM/S9xvpxapBQI/AAAAAAAAAI0/8yPGpP1gEQU/s720/010520101080.jpg)
I was rather happy with the results the car was wearing some HD wax at this point and the beading and protection has been great!
Next on my list was to get myself some buttons to add to the DSG wheel a simple mod as long as your comfortable removing the airbag due to my plans to eventually fit a highline cluster I went for the newer style single phone buttons with the raised plastic design, unfortunately without a highline cluster the functionality is rather limited but volume control and trip computer control from the wheel is a lot better than reaching over to the stereo or on the wiper stalk, and the additional lights on the wheel at night give the car an improved look.
The next step for me was to get hold of some Monza II's as the 17" looked lost in the arches luckily someone posted up on here that they were looking to do a swop for some Monza, so I jumped in the car and drove up to Derby swithced the wheels and drove back again.
Taking the car from this
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-vV7_8-BkOmI/Td4vEyd7SWI/AAAAAAAAAkU/-cdlU6uQgBI/s720/17%252520side.jpg)
to this
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Much better :pomppomp:
After that things went a little quiet for awhile I was enjoying the car and thinking about what to do next while always keeping an eye out for parts I wanted, while looking on ebay at work I spotted a German seller who was selling a batch of electric fold and puddle light mirrors for right hand drive car for good money so I swooped and before I knew it I had an electric folding mirror, then the saga of control modules right hand drive folding mirrors and mirrors switches began its literally a mind-field I eventually gave up on finding the right part for the driver side second hand and handed over my sole and credit card to the stealer as no where could I find a right hand folding door mirror, and two door controllers later I eventually had the right part :sad1:
At the same time I had also spotted a speaker upgrade kit on ebay for not a lot of money and thought while I have the door cards off why dont I upgrade the speakers as well :scared: yet more painful nights trying to fit parts which are rivetted to the car with a torch in my mouth and a hand drill needless to say I got quite good at removing the door cards. I did the dirver side door in the day light on a weekend so took some pictures
original and upgrade side by side
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wHiY_Mvp9dQ/TYu_6UtWDtI/AAAAAAAAAcc/Fn_i36qVyBI/s720/P1020838.JPG)(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--xu9TIU_vaU/TZl9weoO6qI/AAAAAAAAAe8/VnyzTSKWIq4/s720/IMAG0109.jpg)(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-iOkwLSMoocg/TZl9wWMX_5I/AAAAAAAAAfA/Ow1FPskRkok/s720/IMAG0110.jpg)(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3JZVaJ8uHio/TZl9wz8g_nI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/QNqZYQjnq0Y/s720/IMAG0111.jpg)
This is a video I took of the two sides, left is upgrade speakers right is the originals
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qny8RsRXkQZ2Ov0oasj4og?feat=directlink (https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qny8RsRXkQZ2Ov0oasj4og?feat=directlink)
That pretty much brings it up to date, the only other bits have been to replace the DV for the Rev D piston type and to have new spark plugs fitted along with the coil pack recall I went for iridium plugs which are a grade cooler and the combination of new coils and plugs certainly bought the car alive and increased its wish to rev :evilgrin:
Current plans are to get highline fitted, (I have one somewhere in the post between the USA and UK at the moment) also about to fit a sharkfin for GPS signal and to get rid of the roof aerial, the car also needs the wheels refurbing from white worm and a proper machine polish which will be done once funds allow. I also plan on adding the under-body aero mods mainly to improve fuel economy at motorway speeds (I hope) and have recently started thinking about handling mods along the lines of WALK new arbs and possibly 20-25mm lowering on springs but that sounds like the start of a slippery slope :rolleye:
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Love it mate :happy2:
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Looking great mate ;)
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Great work mate :happy2:
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Cheers guys, now I just have to update it as I go along. Mike not seen you around on here for awhile hows everything with you and married life?
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Cheers guys, now I just have to update it as I go along. Mike not seen you around on here for awhile hows everything with you and married life?
Had all the bad luck life could throw at me last 6 months or so, but chin up. Married life is good. Missus is due our 1st baby in November :jumping:
Crazy times, 13weeks and still not sinking in :ashamed:
Car mods have ground to a halt recently :'( I cant decide whether to let it take a sideline and get a sh*tter daily, till I can afford to finish it, or get rid and get another hyper hatch when I get a secind wind with the £££
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Cheers guys, now I just have to update it as I go along. Mike not seen you around on here for awhile hows everything with you and married life?
Had all the bad luck life could throw at me last 6 months or so, but chin up. Married life is good. Missus is due our 1st baby in November :jumping:
Crazy times, 13weeks and still not sinking in :ashamed:
Car mods have ground to a halt recently :'( I cant decide whether to let it take a sideline and get a sh*tter daily, till I can afford to finish it, or get rid and get another hyper hatch when I get a secind wind with the £££
At least your keeping positive and even if professional life is tuff sounds like personal life is going well enough to compensate! Congratulations on the baby. Having seen your car you might as well keep it as selling wont get you all the time and money spent back and enjoy it in its current configuration plus you have 5 doors for the baby :wink:
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nice one rich, glad you made use of the pipe and roll top,i couldnt have the balls to rip all that out,had enough trouble doing the armrest :signLOL:
cars looking good :happy2:
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Brilliant thread Rich. Interesting to me as my previous owner did the leather, DSG, 18" Monzas, but left off the armrest & highline. How easy was the covered cubby? I've still got a pauper-spec uncovered one.
Baffling what goes through the minds of some when they're spec-ing a new car. :rolleye:
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Brilliant thread Rich. Interesting to me as my previous owner did the leather, DSG, 18" Monzas, but left off the armrest & highline. How easy was the covered cubby? I've still got a pauper-spec uncovered one.
Baffling what goes through the minds of some when they're spec-ing a new car. :rolleye:
Roll tops not too hard with it being at the back you will have to remove your arm rest, and loosen some screws it makes a big difference to the appearance, I had to remove more trim to install the air pipe so in comparison cup holder is a doddle!
I dont understand people that spend thousands speccing a nice car and dont give the details more than 5 minutes attention to see what they are actually getting! :stupid:
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Looks good.
Your yoo toobe link it busted though!
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Lovin' it.
Did you manage to get the puddle lights and folding mirrors to work?
Do you have a parking mirror? (passenger mirror dips to the kerb).
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Looking great rich keep up the good work :happy2:
scott
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Should be fixed now rich was a bad link, its on picasa that its saved and even though it uses youtube (same company) it wont let me embed :confused:
Stealth the puddle light folding etc all works was a bit of a pain with a dodgy gen1 max controller but all good now, the reverse dip however wont work so something else is needed to get that to work which I dont have! I would like it too but I just cant get any coding to stick apparently it might be something wrong with the electric motor in the mirror itself not having the potentiometer to detect its position and move so I have decided to give up for the time being!
Cheers Golfman some of your bits are floating around with my car now :wink:
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Gave the car a clean this morning and took the opportunity to take some pictures in a small gap in the sunshine to show of the fleck in the Diamond Black Pearl.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-JtbaUySISTU/TeEZo-HzvpI/AAAAAAAAAlY/0kCTpCNPUVs/s640/P1020942.JPG)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-sFBihs9ChHs/TeEZewqsuzI/AAAAAAAAAlU/HsSK5AQuNPw/s640/P1020939.JPG)
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A little bit of processing was used :signLOL:
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Bravo, sir :congrats:
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Very shiny! But you missed a pop-the-flake shot! :laugh:
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Hi Richie
Great post mate, was thinking about a speaker upgrade for my car, what kit was that mate, as looks like a plug in vw kit, if so is was it a simple install with no modification needed to the wiring and was it rear speakers also or just fronts and did you have any problems with the tweeter installs on the mirror cowling. Thanks in advance mate
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Hi Richie
Great post mate, was thinking about a speaker upgrade for my car, what kit was that mate, as looks like a plug in vw kit, if so is was it a simple install with no modification needed to the wiring and was it rear speakers also or just fronts and did you have any problems with the tweeter installs on the mirror cowling. Thanks in advance mate
Hey Paul cheers, I did a right up on the upgrade here and a talk through the install http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,26892.0.html (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,26892.0.html) it was generally easy the most tedious part was the rivets on the woofer. Otherwise if you have 3 speakers already then its all plug and play with original VW wiring mounting points so very OEM! :happy2:
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little update, this finally arrived from the US on Friday only took a month and half :pomppomp: Now just need to find a suitable time to visit a fellow member for some coding good-ness and the addition of a shark fin :party:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kEsVRZI9iWU/TevrydIqp3I/AAAAAAAAAo4/BAvrKuuxkdc/s720/P1020986.JPG)
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Sweet! Highline a go go. Serious envy...
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Right so little update over the weekend I went on a flying visit to Bromley and then down to Portsmouth and saw Apollo13 at the JKM rolling road day and the very generous man fitted coded and then helped me clear the error codes off of this! :evilgrin:
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xc-frZeMORg/Tf5erBGCCaI/AAAAAAAAAq4/mb8EpRDWvE8/s800/IMAG0167.jpg)
Its been something ive been waiting to do since getting the car over a year ago and it hasn't disappointed it changes the look and feel of the car as you drive with the nav info track info and setting options. :party:
Then to top it off once I got home I stripped out the trim above the pedals scrunched myself up in the footwell and switched out my gateway for an AA (sharan one) and slotted in one of my Polar FIS units :pomppomp:
I have a couple of bits to sort out (if you are eagle eyed you will see that the water temp guage is in Fahrenheit) so needs switching over one of the issues with US cluster but easily fixed :grin:
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Small update had the day off work so thought I would take some clusters to pieces and replace the damaged bits of trim and swop over the american F Fahrenheit for UK C celsius.
It was interesting to see how any bits the clusters can be broken up into and the fact that all the bits of glass are all separate and proper glass not cheap plastic!
So the highline cluster from the US as a different dial card for water temp and the left hand side of the left silver dial had a chip out of the plastic not to mention rather a lot fo dirt. pick as in stalled.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xc-frZeMORg/Tf5erBGCCaI/AAAAAAAAAq4/mb8EpRDWvE8/s800/IMAG0167.jpg)
The cluster is made up of two parts tat clip together with 6 tabs once they are peeled apart you are left wiht the main body with the needles and the front plate with the glass and buttons, these front panels are different between highline and midline as one has a bar across the middle to hide the seperation between screen and light board. infact the front panel is made up of two panels a front outer display (what you see and can touch) and an internal section that hold the glass in place and makes up this plastic divide.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-HayBX5izvE0/TgmaE4qYzYI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/5hVuc7jgC14/s640/P1030204.JPG)
The holder piece is held in place by 3 torq screws and 6-8 smaller clips around the outside once removed you can literally remove every individual piece of glass and clean beyond the normally visible edge and the rubber they sit in, it also allows you to replace the backing panel and use the outer skin from your midline with a highline cluster.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1usjKCzC8ow/TgmZM5kWDfI/AAAAAAAAAsE/TPhlNrc7mPI/s640/P1030202.JPG)
Once that was sorted out, I moved on to the fuel and water temperature gauge as the backing plate is joined I had to use a pair of knives to pry the needles off (making sure that the needles where at the far left extent) and then the dial backing just pops out same can be doen with speed and revs so if you have a km based cluster you can also switch out the foil to convert it to main reading mph and you can take all the parts off of the midline you already have :pomppomp:
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-XE5vXyPtEiA/TgmZOh057II/AAAAAAAAAsI/9bTKIzLK_wk/s640/P1030201.JPG)
After all this I was left with a shiny highline and perfectly clean glass :grin:
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4UsTfoeXzS8/Tgn_NMizrQI/AAAAAAAAAsw/ZMibdUH8C_0/s640/P1030210.JPG)
I also updated my RNS to the latest firmware 3810 (good for older hardware B units) as I was running a cooked version of 27xx for my old gateway so I have new splash screen and the new compass function is much better (the screen swings around quicker as you drive)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tP_cwRc4bj4/Tgn_kuAW1-I/AAAAAAAAAs8/4lpPXYEDb64/s640/P1030214.JPG)
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:congrats: seriously impressed mate. If you want to practice putting a highline in mine, be my guest :signLOL:
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Looking superb Rich :happy2: great job keep it up
Darren
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Great job :happy2:
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Smart touches, great work Rich. Again :happy2:
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Small update, these arrived the other day and have been given a polish and some layers of wax ready to go on at the weekend :pomppomp:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fqJ3-RYTSgw/ThRHkWVJD_I/AAAAAAAAAtc/W7RhPYPaD0I/s640/IMAG0172.jpg)
its something I have been looking to do for awhile and it should tone down the back end of the car making it less pink :grin:
I also have a new Polar box on the way to trial that should let me have some exciting new info in my highline (turbo boost being the main one) and eventually auto folding mirror on lock un-lock! :evilgrin:
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Small update, these arrived the other day and have been given a polish and some layers of wax ready to go on at the weekend :pomppomp:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fqJ3-RYTSgw/ThRHkWVJD_I/AAAAAAAAAtc/W7RhPYPaD0I/s640/IMAG0172.jpg)
its something I have been looking to do for awhile and it should tone down the back end of the car making it less pink :grin:
I also have a new Polar box on the way to trial that should let me have some exciting new info in my highline (turbo boost being the main one) and eventually auto folding mirror on lock un-lock! :evilgrin:
Very Nice,getting jealous here Rich.
auto folding mirror on lock un-lock! - Tell me more on this mod as I've already got the folding mirrors from the factory and to add this feature by remote would be a bonus.
gtlee :jumping:
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Nothing is confirmed yet Lee but the box that gives the turbo boost oil temp in the high line they have a new one in developement that will emulate some features such as OPS if you have PDC unit, claimte info on RNS with original auto HVAC unit, adjustment of more features via the highline computer (so you can change things without VCDS) and auto fold un-fold mirror on locking un-locking. The hardware exists and I am getting one with some other units, but the firmware is still to be confirmed but it could be very exciting if it can do everything they say it will!
I hardly think you should be jealous other than the engine your car seems to have all the toys mine does and some extra tweeks :happy2:
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Can't wait Rich. :smiley:
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fqJ3-RYTSgw/ThRHkWVJD_I/AAAAAAAAAtc/W7RhPYPaD0I/s640/IMAG0172.jpg)
Those lights look gorgeous all polished up :drool: Like Rubies straight out of a treasure chest. :party:
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looking good rich, serious points for stripping the highline down, that looks no mean feat! mine is going in, in the next week or two as well.
also got love tinted rears makes a black cars rear end look so much meaner :evilgrin:
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Liking the sound of boost pressure with the polar, did I get mine too early :sad1:
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Little update after the weekends work first up apologies for the dirty state of the car! :ashamed:
First job Friday evening was to wire in one of the new Polar units I have got in, this interfaces with the can bus in the same location as the old unit but the new unit has access to some of the diagnostic info and on the TFSI this allows the unit to display turbo boost pressure and intake temp and allows 6 items to display at once.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9qUXhrXO-EM/ThWjowF5ESI/AAAAAAAAAt8/SDNrrM9XWes/s800/IMAG0176.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-I_WxZkytkug/ThnY3OjK10I/AAAAAAAAAuQ/9NeQzZGXVks/s800/IMAG0178.jpg)
I ran the cable through from the canbus, so that the unit sits behind the oddment compartment this will allow easy access to remove if going in for some work or to update the firmware which is done over the internet allow me to get new parameters or stability or bug fixes!
I haven't had a massive chance to use it yet but the two most interesting parameters at the moment are intake temperature which has been hovering around 8-10 degrees above ambient (standard car) when on the move its also amazing to see how quickly they rise when stationary, after starting the car up after 10 minutes switched off I saw temps of 58 degress. and of course the turbo pressure which has hit a high of 1700mb when I performed an over-take this wasnt at WOT and it includes atmospheric pressure (base figure is 1000mb) again car is standard.
Second job was installing the darkened rear lights, it was a surprisingly easy job and I am really happy with the result the car looks great now but still totally OEM!
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LwoIUZyKIfw/ThnaJLKdCaI/AAAAAAAAAuU/u_rAS-Dftfs/s640/P1030282.JPG)
before
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half way through
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and after
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fqJ3-RYTSgw/ThRHkWVJD_I/AAAAAAAAAtc/W7RhPYPaD0I/s640/IMAG0172.jpg)
Those lights look gorgeous all polished up :drool: Like Rubies straight out of a treasure chest. :party:
They do look nice TC I'm glad I am not the only magpie :wink:
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Lovin' that Polar :party: can't wait til we fit mine mate.... :drinking:
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Lovin' that Polar :party: can't wait til we fit mine mate.... :drinking:
I have a little video as well, the firmware on mine is currently only in Spanish but this will be corrected at some point this week coming so dont worry it will do english! :laugh:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/8WJdaA6etDFt8FpRr74PQDIbjg7Zt11gF9VrQzaU1sQ?feat=directlink (https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/8WJdaA6etDFt8FpRr74PQDIbjg7Zt11gF9VrQzaU1sQ?feat=directlink)
The sun also ruins the end but you will get the idea!
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Rich,
Awesome work. Again!
Do you think if I ever get round to it these polar units would work with Facelift Cupra R dash or the Cupra dash like mine with the bigger display?
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Hey Mike, If by new Cupra R you mean the newer white dashes (as are in the MK6 golf and newer Rocco's) then they are working on support for those and it will be a firmware update in the future, the red display in leon models like yours should work it apparently can be temperamental in some Seats which is also being worked on but would be happy to meet up and do a trial fit :happy2:
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Hey Mike, If by new Cupra R you mean the newer white dashes (as are in the MK6 golf and newer Rocco's) then they are working on support for those and it will be a firmware update in the future, the red display in leon models like yours should work it apparently can be temperamental in some Seats which is also being worked on but would be happy to meet up and do a trial fit :happy2:
:party: The white R dash is the long term plan, may be moving to Maidstone in the near future so another Brands hatch meet? Cuppa on me :drinking:
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Little update after the weekends work first up apologies for the dirty state of the car! :ashamed:
First job Friday evening was to wire in one of the new Polar units I have got in, this interfaces with the can bus in the same location as the old unit but the new unit has access to some of the diagnostic info and on the TFSI this allows the unit to display turbo boost pressure and intake temp and allows 6 items to display at once.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9qUXhrXO-EM/ThWjowF5ESI/AAAAAAAAAt8/SDNrrM9XWes/s800/IMAG0176.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-I_WxZkytkug/ThnY3OjK10I/AAAAAAAAAuQ/9NeQzZGXVks/s800/IMAG0178.jpg)
I ran the cable through from the canbus, so that the unit sits behind the oddment compartment this will allow easy access to remove if going in for some work or to update the firmware which is done over the internet allow me to get new parameters or stability or bug fixes!
I haven't had a massive chance to use it yet but the two most interesting parameters at the moment are intake temperature which has been hovering around 8-10 degrees above ambient (standard car) when on the move its also amazing to see how quickly they rise when stationary, after starting the car up after 10 minutes switched off I saw temps of 58 degress. and of course the turbo pressure which has hit a high of 1700mb when I performed an over-take this wasnt at WOT and it includes atmospheric pressure (base figure is 1000mb) again car is standard.
Second job was installing the darkened rear lights, it was a surprisingly easy job and I am really happy with the result the car looks great now but still totally OEM!
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LwoIUZyKIfw/ThnaJLKdCaI/AAAAAAAAAuU/u_rAS-Dftfs/s640/P1030282.JPG)
before
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half way through
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and after
:party: :party: :party: :love: :love: :love: gimme gimme gimme :wink:
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Looking awesome Rich, very happy with mine :happy2: I thought the oil temp on mine was broken has it just showed N/A but it seems to have come on now? strange
Darren
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Looking awesome Rich, very happy with mine :happy2: I thought the oil temp on mine was broken has it just showed N/A but it seems to have come on now? strange
Darren
Mine does that to from time to time, although it sorts itself out. keep getting the telematics fault
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Polar FIS looks great!
I am waiting (very impatiently!) for the Advanced version, Should be released in the next few weeks!
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Mike, I have unfortunately moved to Woking now buddy so not quite as easy for me to get to Brands but sure we can come up with something that will work, where are you at the moment you still in Germany?
Jake, one went in the post to you Friday via air mail so hopefully you should have it very soon!
Darren, The unit I had in place like yours was showing N/A on mine I guess it depends if its getting the oil temp from the ECU on the new one the boost and the oil temp (obviously my funny message W76 take awhile to show up so I guess there could be a delay in the info getting sent out.
Eddie, What telematics fault is that, not seen that on the two I have used, interested to hear about it.
Kalu, I should be getting one of the Advanced next week and trying out the Beta software, I have imported 10 of the FIS+ units and will do the same with the advanced once they are released so I will let you know how it performs and I I am hoping I will be able to sell them for a better price than they do direct so I will let you know :happy2:
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Mike, I have unfortunately moved to Woking now buddy so not quite as easy for me to get to Brands but sure we can come up with something that will work, where are you at the moment you still in Germany?
Currently Germany. Used to live / work in Camberley. Not too far away :happy2:
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yeah very close by, if you ever have to visit any of the military bases in aldershot or camberley area then that would be a good opportunity for meeting up and a bit of tinkering :wink:
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When I fitted the Polar, scanned the car CAN gateway coded incorrectly, autoscan showed Telematics so added that and that cleared the gateway fault. Now you get no communication with Address 75 Telematics. Scott has the fault too. not to bothered
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Ahhh right so its just when doing a VCDS scan I get the same I was worried that you were getting issues with the unit working :confused:
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Richn83,
Gets better! :congrats: :congrats:
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Only a little update, cars due a service and I have decided to brave doing it myself and to hell with the little stamp in the book, so have ordered up filters sump plugs and air filters and oil ready to collect tomorrow should be an interesting experience but I figure once ive popped my cherry I can give it alot more attention than standard servicing and it will be better and cheaper in the long run!
I also thought while im about it and wedged under the car I would add all the extra aero touches that The Bruce brought up, so I gave the parts guy a big long list and will be strapping all manner of golf ball indented plastic to the bottom of the car as well :signLOL: Pics to follow after the weekend and a list of parts!
Only other change since last update is I pulled out my ipod changer in the arm rest and slotted in a 6 cd changer and gave the car a well needed wash! I also sorted out the oil temp sensor and took a good video of the Polar box with the beta software.
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its easy 2 service it yourself mate trust me............ and if u intend 2 keep it long enough then the stamp dont matter :happy2:
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I also thought while im about it and wedged under the car I would add all the extra aero touches that The Bruce brought up, so I gave the parts guy a big long list and will be strapping all manner of golf ball indented plastic to the bottom of the car as well :signLOL: Pics to follow after the weekend and a list of parts!
??? Im intruiged.
Oil & filters is a doddle :smiley: Save a few quid & a bit of satisfaction too
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So yesterday I gave the car a service oil and filter plus air filter in general its was fairly easy as said only thing I would say was getting the oil filter out and releasing the pressure without any thing designed for the job was a little messy especially when everything is only a foot or less away from your face! It was alsot he first time taking the engine cover off and I was suprised how easy it was think I had built it up in my mind to be a nightmare that always ends in a broken cover! :signLOL: It was interesting to see all the gubbings in the engine in more detail once all the plastic was gone and I was thinking the under-side of the air box was screaming out for some heat reflective tape to at least slow the ingress of heat.
and after/during I also fitted the aero parts, it was all relatively easy only issue I had was not being able to get the car too far off the ground, I also found the rear grit guards very tight to get on.
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comparison shot between old and new.
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front cover fitted, I didnt bend it out and left it with the inward bump where there is no golf ball texture and from pushing upwards as snoopy said I think there is a good 10-15mm of clearance, although I imagine at speed this could be forced up on to the sump but assuming VW used thermo set plastic I dont think this would cause an issue as the under-side would be readily cooled.
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I also bought the 1a and 1b larger deflectors, although based on ETKA I didnt get enough screws to fit both as at the moment I only have the one installed but as the profile picture shows it almost has a significant increase in air deflection.
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The rear grit guards were interesting to fit the trailing arm on my rear suspension (if that is the right term for it) had an extra downward nodule on it which meant I had to get under the car and really tugg on the plastic to force it along to locate the plastic rivets, I also didnt need to relocate the brake cables as they sat along the top side of the arm and I couldnt see that these additions would cause them to foul at all.
So far I have only been for a short drive but will be going on a hour 45 drive from glos to woking tonight so should get an idea if it has affected mpg at all, one of my initial thoughts while pootling along was that road noise was reduced but again this should be more evident at faster speeds, I will also be monitoring the oil and coolant temps with the polar display, I could do with DSG temp as well but it might be all the excuse I need for some open front fog vents :wink:
I have the rear axle cover on back order so will update once it arrives.
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Thanks for that Rich! Great work! I might go for the underside mods too.
Are 1a and 1b the ones that run all the way down the sides of the car?
What was cost and availability from you supplier of the Front tray and the two that fit under the rear arms?
Thank you!!
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Hey mike, the little ones are just cones that sit on top of the old lumps the whole panel has been on there since factory.
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these are the little triangles, I forgot for some reason to take an after shot from the side will try and remember later.
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this is as it was before adding the bigger deflector.
And after
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The front panel the lumps and all the fitting bits were readily available from VW, the stone guards for the rear suspension are A3 TT only so only from Audi (so the VW told me) and the rear axle guard I have to wait for despite them having all the fitting bits in stock.
Thats one thing with this bit guard I wasnt able to look out for any leaks from filter or plug after starting it up for the first time :confused: Im hoping all is well. :laugh:
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I always notice the triangle bits when approaching my car, I think they catch on big speed bumps :confused: Hmmm
Will stick the bigger ones on if not costly
Thanks again :happy2:
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ITs all fairly cheap Mike, the rear arms are £5-6 each, the front tray is £25, the rear axle cover the same and the little lumps a couple of quid in total with all my servicing gear oil filter air filter it cost me £130 with some discount which is the same as they want to do me a oil change service so a bit of work on my part and the aero stuff is almost a freebie!
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ITs all fairly cheap Mike, the rear arms are £5-6 each, the front tray is £25, the rear axle cover the same and the little lumps a couple of quid in total with all my servicing gear oil filter air filter it cost me £130 with some discount which is the same as they want to do me a oil change service so a bit of work on my part and the aero stuff is almost a freebie!
Winner
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looking good mate
Joe.
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Little update although short of decent pictures....
Since last post I have had some extra goodies fitted to the car, first up is an RVC camera which Steve kindly helped me fit and it is an absolutely quality piece of kit I am reverse parking everywhere now just to make use of it!
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a very dirty RVC badge, its slightly different to the later MK5 3D badge.
I also got my sharkfin fitted at the same time and the cable run along with the RVC wires to RNS and it has improved the GPS positioning no end with a constant 3D lock and 9-11 satelites always in view.
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another dirty pic :sad1:
I have also been struggling with the final aero panel for the rear axle this weekend, after some modding (cutting an exhaust shaped hole and heat shield) it finally went on and just needs a minor tweek this week before I go on a French road trip :party: will be interesting to see what I get on a really long run on the auto-routes I have already seen 380 miles from one tank of motorway driving.
I also picked up a complete set of NQSBBK from jmspear going to give the disk etc a bit of TLC and look to get them fitted in a month or so but lookign forward to some better stopping power :evilgrin:
And finally a nice shot that the missus took of the car as I tried to find a parking space away from all the cretins while on a trip to Solva in Pembroke :pomppomp:
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Very nice Rich :happy2:, I do like the Aero bits but think I would smash them to bits just like the standard ones on at the moment :grin:
Darren
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your car is a little lower than mine :laugh: some of them you could fit like the rear control arms as they sit on top of the metal and you could always go for the metal engine under-tray for the front, then again I guess mpg isnt too bad on yours if you dont floor it everywhere. How are things going with the hybrid?
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Hybrid going well mate, just had a new map from S/C and it now pulls like a train on super steroid coal...
Still messing with the cold start but i think its a timing issue? But other than that superb mate.
Ill have a look into what i can fit and get them ordered then. I actually have a metal under tray sitting in the shed but its from an A3 and will not fit the golf? Shame .
Darren
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Looking smart Rich :happy2:
Get it spanked with the lowering stick though! :wink:
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"I tried to find a parking space away from all the cretins"
Damn them cretins!! :fighting:
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Car's Retrofit Rita's looking V.nice Rich
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Cheers Lee, its on the cards but only marginal 30mm or so want it to remain practical, I also have to do something with the set of Porsche brakes sitting in my end room :evilgrin:
Darren the 247P one that we fit is off the 3.2 V6 so would be surprised if it isnt the same part was it sump clearance or hole alignment? isnt there a known cold start issue on some TDI's that needs a sensor to be mapped out (guess you will already have thought of this. :ashamed:
Mike, I just commented in your other thread its looking sorry for itself there but at least its getting sorted with some cheeky wee mods of painted grilles :party:
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I went for the Eibach Sportlines. Now they have settled in they are spot on height wise and not too low, cheap too.
Mrs Apollo can still smack into the speed bumps at 40mph :signLOL:
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I went for the Eibach Sportlines. Now they have settled in they are spot on height wise and not too low, cheap too.
Mrs Apollo can still smack into the speed bumps at 40mph :signLOL:
:scared: I dont like the sound of that! Whats the ride like, was thinking of AP coil-overs as I have been in a car with good ride 30mm drop and very little roll :party:
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Well I think they improve the tightness of the ride no end.
The stiffness is slighty harder than stock but not back breaking or choppy!
Coilies are OK but if your not going to fiddle with the height then I personally wouldn't bother, not for road use anyway.
Yeah the missus drives like a maniac! Even Xenon blasts drivers that pi** her off :signLOL:
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So little update, nothing major has happened recently due to being off on holiday for two weeks and th car came with me :driver:
Only update before going was finally fixing the larger rear axle cover in place, which involved some exhaust wrap and heat shield and I have to say resulted in a few cable ties t the rear arb :ashamed: but it will be properly re-afixed soon. (no pics of this)
And some new plates with GB symbol and a subtle logo :wink:
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Now some pic whoring of the car from the trip, nothing too amazing but its my thread so what the hell! :P
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at Millau Viaduct (Aire)
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and on site
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Now for the next update, before going on holiday I picked these up from a fellow forumite, he kindly re-painted them for me but the finish hasn't come out perfect with one or two bare patches and its not got a particularly gloss finish. The transfer pipes also need swapping over, but I cant decide if I should just run them as are or get them fully refurbished?
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What are people thoughts? If its a refurb then they will have to wait until I have more funds before fitting..... :chicken:
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id try and refurb them better than that yourself to be honest. Take your time, read some google threads, loads from subaru forums etc about refurbing brembos :happy2:
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Nice caliper but maybe a little TLC would help! Although anything like me they have to go on yesterday!!! :signLOL:
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thanks for the replies guys, I am a bit magpie like so shiny does win out, will have a look for threads to re-finish them. need to move the transfer pipes too :chicken:
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About time for a little update since im now on page 9 and its been over 90 days :sad1:
Can't get pics up as im on my phone will add later, changes since christmas have been cleaning related as I've got myself a da polished and had one session that achieved 40% correction not bad for a first attempt but will give it another go once the weather brightens up.
I have also spent this weekend refurbing my brakes, I ended up chipping the old paint off with a knife! :surprised: this got me back to the original porsche and after the first coat they looking good, they will be sanded down once fully hardened and given a second coat in a week or two :smiley: only issue is the transfer pipes :sick:
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Nice one Rich :happy2:
Look forward to seing it cme on a little further. Some god diagrams in the NQSBBK thread which may help with swapping the pipes over.
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Thanks ben, its not the how too thats the issue its the phyiscal they dont want to come out! :scared:
Pics as promised
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Looking good :happy2:
Have you spoken to Dave, see if he has any advise how to get them unscrewed.
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So over the weekend I had another go at the calipers over the weekend, and with the right tool 10mm flare spanner I got one of the bridge pipe off without any issue or damage, the other didnt want to move and the bolts eventually ended fully rounded off (its very soft metal) in the end I had to hack saw the pipe and hammer a socket on to the bolt to finally get them loose and once the initial stiction was cracked they came out perfectly. :pomppomp:
Ive then given them a further coat of paint and they are looking great and are sat in the warm while the paint hardens. I have already got a pair of new bridge pipes on order, now just need some pads and anti rattle shims before fitting :smiley:
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Looking good Rich :happy2:
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Cheers Dom, how have things been not heard much from you recently. Have you seen the new parameters on the polar? Miss fires, injection angle injection start (guess this means time) or are you waiting on a new car?
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Brakes have had another coat of paint and been baked in the oven to harden them off, re-fitted the transfer pipes going to leave them un painted as they make a good contrast to the red and will be easier to remove if required later.
Also fitted a uhv premium kit to replace 729B skoda unit with a handy little app to get rsap working im relay pleased with it :pomppomp:
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Looking very good Rich, lovin the fact your refurbing them yourself. They look very good, the 10mm fittings on the caliper are very soft and invariably end up needing replacing.
If you need new bleed nipples brakes international have them 01706 666999 part number is BBN90
Dave
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Thanks dave its been really satisfying doing the refurb myself it didn't feel like it as i was rounding off the transfer pipes but the finished article is looking good. Thanks for the tip on the bleed nipples I managed to get them loose fully intact and swopped over with the transfer pipes. Next up will be to clean up the discs :drinking:
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What do people think of the un-painted bridge pipes?
Dave if you read the thread again I assume on porsches they aren't coated so they shouldn't corrode or would I be best to cover them in something? Would you also have any recommendation to seal the paint so that brake dust cant bind to it? I have seen some great white high temp sealant or is there something brake specific that you know of?
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Uk painted bridge pipes will be fine, they are unpainted on the boxster.
Regarding the lacquer, we powder coat in a Matt finish and then clear them with a heavy duty anti vandal lacquer made by Akzo Nobel, it's pretty tough.
I'd just suggest some normal lacquer with a couple of coats keeping in mind it's calipers and not your bonnet....
Do you fancy doing a few more? Can I put people in touch?
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Looking good Rich, must catch up soon :happy2:
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Thanks Dom yeah we should sort a mini meet or something out.
Will have a look into the lacquer, would I be right in thinking the stuff you use is powder coat type thats baked on or it it brush able?
Im not sure if people would be as impressed with my handy work as they are with yours, happy to help out if I can with advice and bits and pieces but i have about as much spare time as you and live in a flat which isn't ideal for these sort of activities!
people shouldn't be worried about having a go at doing it themselves this was my first ever attempt and its turned out alright :chicken:
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Looking fantastic Rich :happy2: wish I had of kept my Porsche calipers now :confused: maybe on the next car.
Did you download the Rsap server app with BT Stack its a cool app and really does work :happy2: Its something I came across just by chance when I got my iPhone.
Darren
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No im running a similar android version rsap you need to root the phone a bit like jail breaking to install it but it works perfectly and the kit now works perfectly, I now just need to run a fakra cable for the phone to my shark fin.
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Seen your car in the for sale section and looks fantastic, I've tried to pm you to arrange a viewing but your pm inbox is full. Any chance you could pm me? I am very local to you and keen to come and view your GTI :smiley: