MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: gaz b on April 06, 2009, 03:51:04 pm

Title: Gaz B's GTI (pic update 20/06/10)
Post by: gaz b on April 06, 2009, 03:51:04 pm
Well, Here is my tornado red GTI.I finally got the car cleaned at the weekend and took a few snaps.  Enjoy  :drinking:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fi30%2Fgar34%2Fvarious159.jpg&hash=3c10e876ef3e29fea3bd9d57e98230b49a17b3a3)

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Title: Re: Gaz B's tornado red GTI
Post by: JPC on April 06, 2009, 03:53:50 pm
nice clean car mate, its looking great! :)
Title: Re: Gaz B's tornado red GTI
Post by: VC on April 06, 2009, 04:06:36 pm
looking very tidy...those wheels are like new!

...looking at pic 2... does your car live in a carpeted garage?  :confused:

my mrs would never let me do that  :grin:
Title: Re: Gaz B's tornado red GTI
Post by: Top Cat on April 06, 2009, 04:25:22 pm
Looks mint Gaz  :happy2:
Title: Re: Gaz B's tornado red GTI
Post by: gaz b on April 06, 2009, 04:45:26 pm
Cheers JPC and TC. It will only be that clean until the first timeit rains which is imminent by the look of it! :sad:

V.C the garage is semi carpeted. My mate works for a company that supplies and cleans industrial mats. The one you can see in the pic actually says "WELCOME TO FORREST FURNISHING" ! :signLOL:    The wheels are only 5 days old! :evilgrin:

Beggers can't be choosers..... :grin:
Title: Re: Gaz B's tornado red GTI
Post by: Moschops on April 06, 2009, 06:55:55 pm
Looks very nice.

Heres to carpet in the garage... :signLOL:
Title: Re: Gaz B's tornado red GTI
Post by: Caz on April 06, 2009, 07:09:29 pm
tidy  :happy2:
Title: Re: Gaz B's tornado red GTI
Post by: stealthwolf on April 06, 2009, 07:20:20 pm
Mate looks very nice.

How long you had the car?
Title: Re: Gaz B's tornado red GTI
Post by: Cochese on April 06, 2009, 07:37:59 pm
 Shiney metal!  :party: :happy2:
Title: Re: Gaz B's tornado red GTI
Post by: gaz b on April 06, 2009, 07:53:53 pm

Thanks again guys, I can't stress how happy I am with the car. Took it a drive yesterday and felt the mutts nuts.  :love:

I have only had the car since the 1st of April Stealthwolf.  :happy2:

Title: Re: Gaz B's tornado red GTI
Post by: T88OMM on April 06, 2009, 08:05:33 pm
Looks great matey, love the colour  :drool:
Title: Re: Gaz B's tornado red GTI
Post by: candy turbo on April 06, 2009, 09:44:10 pm
looking very tidy...those wheels are like new!

...looking at pic 2... does your car live in a carpeted garage?  :confused:

my mrs would never let me do that  :grin:
mine does !!!!!!
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Title: Re: Gaz B's tornado red GTI
Post by: VC on April 06, 2009, 10:15:43 pm
right. that's it. want carpet. toys out of pram till i get it.

oh yeah..........my car doesn't fit in my garage  :ashamed:
Title: Re: Gaz B's tornado red GTI
Post by: gazbutS3 on April 07, 2009, 09:01:59 am
I'm just looking at getting some, plastic/rubber type workshop flooring for my den :happy2:
Title: Re: Gaz B's tornado red GTI
Post by: JPC on April 07, 2009, 09:18:39 am
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Motofloor-Garage-Flooring-Tiles-42-Square-Feet-BNIB_W0QQitemZ220377923406QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Flooring?hash=item220377923406&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1686%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1308

gaz....pretty good for the price.
Title: Re: Gaz B's tornado red GTI
Post by: gazbutS3 on April 07, 2009, 09:20:38 am
I've been looking at that stuff, not sure about the black and white though :smiley:
Title: Re: Gaz B's tornado red GTI
Post by: NEWEY on April 07, 2009, 10:21:12 am
car looks great  :happy2: in the best colour too!!!
Title: Re: Gaz B's tornado red GTI
Post by: gaz b on April 07, 2009, 01:25:33 pm
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Motofloor-Garage-Flooring-Tiles-42-Square-Feet-BNIB_W0QQitemZ220377923406QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Flooring?hash=item220377923406&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1686%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1308

gaz....pretty good for the price.

CHECKED it out JPC!  :laugh: looks like I will be measuring the garage tonight. :evilgrin:

Cheers Newey, Tornado is the future!. I used to have a mk2 big bumper exactly the same as the one in your pic. Thats when I fell in love with red GTI's. :love:
Title: Re: Gaz B's tornado red GTI
Post by: JPC on April 07, 2009, 04:13:33 pm
im getting some for where i detail the cars in my unit.

if the car is sat there for two days, it can peel my paint off. especially when the car parks up and the tyres are still a bit warm
Title: Re: Gaz B's tornado red GTI
Post by: gaz b on March 28, 2010, 07:51:47 pm
Here is a quick update. :jumpmove:
Been a bit of strange one TBH.  This week the car got serviced , mot'd , calipers painted, detailed, new Genuine Monza II's (Top Cats original wheels bought from veedubdan!) , and blinds put on (cheers Oli) and the car looks the same but I am £1300 lighter. Go figure! :stupid:

I love the look of the GTI as standard so I am not going down the lowering, colour coding route. OEM is the way for me boring as it may be :driver:

Enjoy....

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fi30%2Fgar34%2Fcar019.jpg&hash=7ad0b4bc826dc673a2aea39a7c59b6e8b215e339)

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Title: Re: Gaz B's GTI (pic update 28/03/10)
Post by: Greeners on March 28, 2010, 08:36:37 pm
Looking good Daz!  :congrats:

(just needs colour coding and lowering!  :laugh: :wink: )
Title: Re: Gaz B's GTI (pic update 28/03/10)
Post by: VeeDubDan on March 28, 2010, 09:08:09 pm
Looks spot on now  :happy2: wheels are far too good to have stayed sitting in my garage. Enjoy....bet you lower it, I could see your cogs whirring looking at mine  :laugh:
Title: Re: Gaz B's GTI (pic update 28/03/10)
Post by: Top Cat on March 28, 2010, 11:49:21 pm
Cant believe those Chinese copies fooled two people.   :signLOL:

Looks perfect.  :happy2:
Title: Re: Gaz B's GTI (pic update 28/03/10)
Post by: gaz b on March 29, 2010, 04:32:49 pm

Cheers chaps.  :happy2:  Really chuffed with the way it looks and drives now.  :driver:

Sod's bloody law though, woke up this morning and it is snowing again! :surprised:   British bloody summertime? :scared:
Title: Re: Gaz B's GTI (pic update 28/03/10)
Post by: gtlee on March 30, 2010, 03:36:14 pm
looks very clean,don't seem to have kerbed alloys there m8.
Nice one. :congrats:
Title: Re: Gaz B's GTI (pic update 28/03/10)
Post by: Richn83 on March 30, 2010, 03:51:49 pm
Looking Good Daz, agree with the OEM look, makes me want to get some Monza II's on my stead, does a better job of filling the arch with the bigger wheels.  Also have the flaps on mine and with the black plastic rear and side skirts they look real good.  :happy2:

You got any plans to increase the spec on her?  Xenon lights, etc
Title: Re: Gaz B's GTI (pic update 28/03/10)
Post by: gaz b on March 30, 2010, 04:18:44 pm
What has Greenouse started! Daz! :signLOL:

looks very clean,don't seem to have kerbed alloys there m8.
Nice one. :congrats:

Wheels are mint mate. A credit to thier former owners :innocent: Not sure how long they will stay that way though as the wife uses the car every day. :scared:

Looking Good Daz, agree with the OEM look, makes me want to get some Monza II's on my stead, does a better job of filling the arch with the bigger wheels.  Also have the flaps on mine and with the black plastic rear and side skirts they look real good.  :happy2:

You got any plans to increase the spec on her?  Xenon lights, etc

Cheers Rich. The monza II's are a must mate. Just finish the car off IMO.  Nice to hear you have got the mudflaps on too! :happy2: There is a few of us on the forum but I think you either love 'em or hate 'em.  I love 'em :love:

I would like to change a few things in the interior. an RCD 510 is top of the list then maybe Highline and MFSW.  Will just bide my time on the right parts coming up. Externally I am happy with the looks though, anything I do change will be subtle! :wink:
Title: Re: Gaz B's GTI (pic update 28/03/10)
Post by: Richn83 on March 30, 2010, 04:27:10 pm
Gaz just realised I messed up and called you Daz  :ashamed:  :scared:

Also noticed you have the winter pack so a Xenon retro fit would be fairly easy  :evilgrin:
Title: Re: Gaz B's GTI (pic update 28/03/10)
Post by: gaz b on March 30, 2010, 05:04:38 pm
Gaz just realised I messed up and called you Daz  :ashamed:  :scared:

Also noticed you have the winter pack so a Xenon retro fit would be fairly easy  :evilgrin:

 :signLOL: It's cool mate. Greenouse did it a few posts back. It must be catching  :signLOL:

ah ha!   Does the winter pack have extra wiring in place for xenons Rich? May have to keep my eye out for a set. My old cooper S had Xenons and they were a bit improvement over standard ! :driver:
Title: Re: Gaz B's GTI (pic update 28/03/10)
Post by: Richn83 on March 30, 2010, 05:17:02 pm
No the wiring isnt there but Kufatec do some wiring adapters, but by UK law you have to have self leveling and washers to have xenon lights, so you already have one of the box's ticked  :wink:  And you will have the larger washer fluid tank and low washer fluid warning.

First time for Xenons for me on the GTI and I must say I love them, they are awesome on full beam as you get the standard main beam bulbs as well as opening up the aperture so an absolute flood of light.  And the levelling check at start up is very cool!  :grin:
Title: Re: Gaz B's GTI (pic update 28/03/10)
Post by: gaz b on March 30, 2010, 05:58:14 pm
No the wiring isnt there but Kufatec do some wiring adapters, but by UK law you have to have self leveling and washers to have xenon lights, so you already have one of the box's ticked  :wink:  And you will have the larger washer fluid tank and low washer fluid warning.

First time for Xenons for me on the GTI and I must say I love them, they are awesome on full beam as you get the standard main beam bulbs as well as opening up the aperture so an absolute flood of light.  And the levelling check at start up is very cool!  :grin:

Ace Rich, Ta very much for the info. Handy stuff to know if I ever come accross a set.:happy2: Would have hit the 'thank you' button but can't find it ! :ashamed:
Title: Re: Gaz B's GTI (pic update 28/03/10)
Post by: gaz b on June 20, 2010, 12:22:12 pm
Latest Mod, OSIR carbon fibre steering wheel inserts! :happy2:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fi30%2Fgar34%2F20062010019.jpg&hash=55d16264807270bce0e5d32fbeeee0ee86c37f6e)

Only kidding, just covered my standard inserts with vinyl bought from redsnake.  :laugh:
Title: Re: Gaz B's GTI (pic update 28/03/10)
Post by: danishmkvgti on June 20, 2010, 08:07:50 pm
Latest Mod, OSIR carbon fibre steering wheel inserts! :happy2:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fi30%2Fgar34%2F20062010019.jpg&hash=55d16264807270bce0e5d32fbeeee0ee86c37f6e)

Only kidding, just covered my standard inserts with vinyl bought from redsnake.  :laugh:


Sorry Gaz, but it really shows it's vinyl  :ashamed:
Title: Re: Gaz B's GTI (pic update 20/06/10)
Post by: red-snake on June 20, 2010, 08:09:34 pm
glad you got ur vinyl gaz
Title: Re: Gaz B's GTI (pic update 20/06/10)
Post by: gaz b on June 20, 2010, 08:55:32 pm
Latest Mod, OSIR carbon fibre steering wheel inserts! :happy2:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fi30%2Fgar34%2F20062010019.jpg&hash=55d16264807270bce0e5d32fbeeee0ee86c37f6e)

Only kidding, just covered my standard inserts with vinyl bought from redsnake.  :laugh:


Sorry Gaz, but it really shows it's vinyl  :ashamed:

How could you possibly know that? :confused:
Title: Re: Gaz B's GTI (pic update 20/06/10)
Post by: gaz b on June 20, 2010, 08:59:12 pm
glad you got ur vinyl gaz

cheers buddy, This is the one that got posted on the 16th so god knows what happened to the first one?  

Typical royal mail. got a letter through the door saying that the letter was 10p underpaid so they couldn't deliver it, then had the cheek to charge me another £1.00 for a "handling fee". :chicken:

All good though.  :happy2:
Title: Re: Gaz B's GTI (pic update 20/06/10)
Post by: danishmkvgti on June 20, 2010, 09:47:23 pm
Latest Mod, OSIR carbon fibre steering wheel inserts! :happy2:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fi30%2Fgar34%2F20062010019.jpg&hash=55d16264807270bce0e5d32fbeeee0ee86c37f6e)

Only kidding, just covered my standard inserts with vinyl bought from redsnake.  :laugh:


Sorry Gaz, but it really shows it's vinyl  :ashamed:

How could you possibly know that? :confused:

it just shows sorry, test me if you want  :smiley: