MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: ROH ECHT on June 08, 2011, 06:22:09 am

Title: ROH ECHT's US Version GTI w/k04..
Post by: ROH ECHT on June 08, 2011, 06:22:09 am
Here's my `07 GTI. All my mod's are in my Sig. Just did all the mods over the winter after paying the car off.
We are all jealous over here over the choices you all have there; ed30, scirocco, non US version golf r, etc.
I've mostly done function mods to date, and plan to make some form changes; body, paint, etc.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1205.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fbb434%2Frohecht%2F0221024x867640x542.jpg&hash=d093e6a25514fa38bd7a87900b7ff34b0a1548ec)
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Title: Re: ROH ECHT's US Version GTI w/k04..
Post by: bigeyd on June 08, 2011, 06:37:39 am
Looks sweet  :congrats:
Title: Re: ROH ECHT's US Version GTI w/k04..
Post by: Andy on June 08, 2011, 07:01:08 am
Car looks stunning
Title: Re: ROH ECHT's US Version GTI w/k04..
Post by: ROH ECHT on June 08, 2011, 08:01:16 am
Thanks guys. I am really impressed with all the rides I've seen in this forum so far.
Really nice taste you all have.
Title: Re: ROH ECHT's US Version GTI w/k04..
Post by: amins23 on June 08, 2011, 06:22:46 pm
Loving your car! I have a red GTI myself and I was thinking of getting similar colour rims. Thanks for the pictures  :happy2:
Title: Re: ROH ECHT's US Version GTI w/k04..
Post by: Gti_Mad on June 08, 2011, 10:51:09 pm
nice lookin car dude  :happy2:

a full list of the spec would be good in ur build thread easier to read  :signLOL:
Title: Re: ROH ECHT's US Version GTI w/k04..
Post by: dmac1969 on June 10, 2011, 07:32:22 pm
Very nice , I love your wheels! What have you done to the foglights , they seem yellow?
Title: Re: ROH ECHT's US Version GTI w/k04..
Post by: ROH ECHT on June 10, 2011, 09:27:55 pm
Very nice , I love your wheels! What have you done to the foglights , they seem yellow?
I have yellow bulbs and Laminex yellow fog film from ECS tuning;
http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Golf_V--2.0T/Lighting/Fogs/ES1873314/

I tried just the film first, but they looked just kinda off white when turned on at night. So I added the yellow bulbs at that point.
I have yellow Nokya bulbs installed now in the daytime(high beam) flashers. They look really nice both when you're flashing someone
to get them going and when they are off. I'll go take some pics and get them posted. And thanks for the kind remarks...
Title: Re: ROH ECHT's US Version GTI w/k04..
Post by: ROH ECHT on June 10, 2011, 10:37:54 pm
Here are the new pics of the front with the yellow bulb, drl flashers. Sorry about the glare;
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1205.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fbb434%2Frohecht%2F002.jpg&hash=aabb82a4895433f306d947934d21998a5652fa25)
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They are not on and up close the yellow doesn't reflect into the housing like it does when you back away a bit.
Title: Re: ROH ECHT's US Version GTI w/k04..
Post by: big al on June 10, 2011, 10:57:59 pm
The front looks really nice in that last pic.
Though the open fog vents are a bit weird, did you make them open ones yourself?
Title: Re: ROH ECHT's US Version GTI w/k04..
Post by: ROH ECHT on June 11, 2011, 04:30:52 pm
The front looks really nice in that last pic.
Though the open fog vents are a bit weird, did you make them open ones yourself?
Yes , I did open them myself. We discussed them in this thread;
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,30607.msg383153.html#msg383153

They're not for everyone, just as the squared look of the other ones didn't turn me on...
Title: Re: ROH ECHT's US Version GTI w/k04..
Post by: RedRobin on June 11, 2011, 04:55:55 pm

The front looks really nice in that last pic.

Though the open fog vents are a bit weird, did you make them open ones yourself?


....They only look strange because we are unfamiliar with that look. Personally I think they look much better than the OEM square cutouts. I considered how to cutout my original ones but didn't think of creating round holes, otherwise I'd have done the same. They've been cut out cleanly and so look good imo.
Title: Re: ROH ECHT's US Version GTI w/k04..
Post by: ROH ECHT on June 12, 2011, 01:55:03 am
My wife and I are going to drive down the coast to spend a few days hiking in the redwoods this week.
I will make time to, hopefully, get a photo op in. I think the car in the redwoods could make for some awesome pics...
Title: Re: ROH ECHT's US Version GTI w/k04..
Post by: Jaywoo-GTI on June 16, 2011, 01:16:43 pm
Love the fog light grills, Cheap way of modding the originals but still look great,
Shame i brought some high climate ones from VW otherwise i would be doing this.
Title: Re: ROH ECHT's US Version GTI w/k04..
Post by: ROH ECHT on June 26, 2011, 08:37:39 pm
Love the fog light grills, Cheap way of modding the originals but still look great,
Shame i brought some high climate ones from VW otherwise i would be doing this.
Thanks, I love to diy when I can so I can put the money into other mods.
The front vw badge I did as well after seeing one on the tmtuning site.

Title: Re: ROH ECHT's US Version GTI w/k04..
Post by: RedRobin on June 27, 2011, 10:50:38 am

My wife and I are going to drive down the coast to spend a few days hiking in the redwoods this week.
I will make time to, hopefully, get a photo op in. I think the car in the redwoods could make for some awesome pics...


....I look forward to seeing those!  :happy2:  I love trees and fast cars.
Title: Re: ROH ECHT's US Version GTI w/k04..
Post by: Jaywoo-GTI on June 27, 2011, 01:58:28 pm
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,31219.0.html
There ya go Robin :grin:
Title: Re: ROH ECHT's US Version GTI w/k04..
Post by: RedRobin on June 27, 2011, 02:37:06 pm
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,31219.0.html
There ya go Robin :grin:

....Cheers, buddy  :drinking:
Title: Re: ROH ECHT's US Version GTI w/k04..
Post by: ROH ECHT on June 28, 2011, 05:24:25 am
Thanks 'jaywoo' for posting the link. I've started the summer term this past week, and been buried in stuff to do.