MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: martinj46 on January 29, 2012, 05:26:48 pm
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Following on from my newbie thread, for those who missed it, hello!
I'll start with my car history, which is rather varied. You'll hopefully notice my camera skills have improved dramatically along the way :happy2:
I've been car mad for as long as I can remember and had my first car bought a month before my 17th birthday, with my first driving lesson at 9am on my birthday! keen or what eh? The first car is obviously an important purchase for most, and I wanted something different from the usual corsa/clio/saxo that the majority pick. This meant going for a slightly older car. I ended up with a 1.8 Ford Focus, which compared to the 1.0's usually found in 17 year olds cars, was a rocket ship! This car got the 'boyracer treatment'. A K&N induction kit, wheels, and an anti-social exhaust :P
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Being 10 years old at the time though, it was costing me far to much to keep it on the road, there was barely a week went past that it didn't need something replaced. So away it went, to be replaced by a 1.6 Honda Civic Sport. This wasn't any faster than the Focus, but was much more reliable, it needed for nothing the entire time I owned it. I was fairly skint during the time I had it though, so short of an AEM induction kit, and some engine painting, it didn't really get much done to it.
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I always felt this car needed much more power though. The fastest car I could afford to insure at 19 was a Mini Cooper S. It's not to everyones taste, and I never heard the end of the hairdresser car jokes. But it was fantastic. By this point, I was out of college and had a full time job, meaning there was enough pennies to mod it a lot more. During the time I had it, it got a dave.f custom induction kit, a Milltek cat-back exhaust, MeisterR fully adjustable coilovers, which I had a one off prototype set of as I was helping to develop them, Adjustable rear camber arms, Brembo calipers up front and an immaculate set of BBS RX's in 17"
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It handled better than a go kart, stopped like you'd hit a wall, and screamed like crazy with the supercharger and exhaust wailing. It was awesome to drive, but my commute to work is mainly through the city centre. This made the stiff suspension and woeful mpg tiresome at best, so off it went to be replaced with the Golf GTI.
Before buying the Golf, I looked at a few cars, ST focus, DC5 Integra, another Mini etc, but none of them matched the refinement and experience of the Golf. I ended up with a 54 reg red one. It's on 60,000 miles, which is higher than I'd ideally wanted, but is still low for the age. It's fairly well specced, with full leather heated seats, apparently they are quite rare? The only things I've noticed that are missing is the xenons and cruise control, which I can live without.
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The garage did me an amazing deal. They gave it a service, including changing the timing belt and everything else involved with that service. They also had the wheels refurbed and brand new tyre fitted at each corner. Fair enough they are only budget tyres, but they'll more than do for now, and to be honest, they don't seem that bad so far.
What have I changed so far? I spent all of yesterday working on it, so it's had the nokia handfree system removed, I've fitted the scangauge out of the Mini, which is a device that plugs into the obd port and reads all the information you could possibly want. It can also be used as a code reader. I've also dewipered it, fitted my dubmeister metal plates and gave it a good clean, but it'll need a fair amount of work on the paint once the weathers better.
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What does it need? Well as you've probably noticed the exhaust needs a lot of work! I was at it with the sandpaper last night as it's beyond polish haha It's almost back to silver now, but is still a bit manky. The car in general is far to quite and refined for my liking, so an induction kit and downpipe/exhaust will be bought. Advice on these would be greatly appreciated. It handles fairly well for a standard car, but could do with being a bit lower, so coilovers will be bought Billstein/KW will be the order here. Then at somepoint new wheels, probably BBS as I'm a fanboy :drool:
Thats all for now, and to those of you who have stuck with me this long, thanks, and sorry for rambling on :drinking:
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Looks like a good base mate!
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Probably the only car I would actually go for in Red. Love it. And ditto on the exhaust, mine shamefully looks even worse than yours :ashamed:
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Nice car, I also have a red GTI (the fastest colour I heard) :smiley:
As for suspension there's a lot of good reviews on the Bilstein B12 kit (which has Eibach springs)
A WALK would also be good too with a set of BBS VZs or Pescaras (ED 30 wheels)
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Thanks guys. I'd love a set of pescaras/CH's and may well get some, but they are a bit common, saying that though, they do look spot-on on the mk5
Forgive the newbie question, but what is WALK?
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Forgive the newbie question, but what is WALK?
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,395.0.html
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Thanks, it's something I'll consider for sure
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gotta agree with a previous post..... lovely car in the fastest colour....ahem :happy2:
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I've spent a fair while polishing the exhaust tips, and in the end gave up, so had a mate machine polish it. Still not perfect, but a hell of a lot better, and will certainly do until the Milltek comes.
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Also jumped on a new set of hoops. I went for BBS VZ in 18", not the most imaginative choice, but I've always loved the style of the wheel. Possibly get something more exciting in the future though if I get bored. No tyres as yet, but I'll get that sorted once the weather and road conditions improve.
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It's not all been plain sailing though unfortunately. I've already had a puncture, and went to get it sorted this morning. All was well, until I went out this afternoon to clean off the sealant crap, and noticed they've scuffed the rim! Raging, they were refurbed less than a month ago as well :picard:
More concerning perhaps, is the car is using a lot of coolant. I've had to top it up twice in the few weeks I've had it. I'm guessing this is way beyond normal? The garage I bought it from changed the timing belt and water pump as part of the deal when I bought it, so I guess something's gone wrong in this procedure. The odd part though, is that from a quick look around, it doesn't appear to be leaking from anywhere... Any ideas on what could be causing it? The car will be going back tomorrow for them to have a look at, but any opinions in advance would be great
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There is a coolant junction above the gearbox, it is a plastic item with a o ring that sometimes start leaking, replaced mine. Had same problem with coolant level dropping. Do a search for coolant lose, PITA job to do tho.
Sie
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Thanks, I'll have a look in daylight tomorrow
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Also jumped on a new set of hoops. I went for BBS VZ in 18", not the most imaginative choice, but I've always loved the style of the wheel. Possibly get something more exciting in the future though if I get bored. No tyres as yet, but I'll get that sorted once the weather and road conditions improve.
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It's not all been plain sailing though unfortunately. I've already had a puncture, and went to get it sorted this morning. All was well, until I went out this afternoon to clean off the sealant crap, and noticed they've scuffed the rim! Raging, they were refurbed less than a month ago as well :picard:
Car looks great and those BBS look awesome mate :drool:
…but please tell me you haven't refitted those manky poundshop tyres :surprised: :surprised: :surprised:
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Unfotunately yes. :( I would rather have put on a decent set, but I'm skint, and the BBS will be going on in a few months with good tyres anyway, so it would have been a waste of money. Plus if driven with a little care in the wet, these tyres aren't actually that bad
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Unfotunately yes. :( I would rather have put on a decent set, but I'm skint, and the BBS will be going on in a few months with good tyres anyway, so it would have been a waste of money. Plus if driven with a little care in the wet, these tyres aren't actually that bad
:grin: That sentense is just :stupid:, i'm sorry but it is. Never go on compromise with tyres and brakes IMO :happy2:
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It's hardly a compromise. I've never had a set of tyres that can be driven as hard in the wet as the dry, and I've tried a heap of tyres from cheaper brands like kumho and Falken right through to the more expensive stuff like Michelin. I agree budget tyres are not ideal. And just to confirm it wasn't me that put them on in the first place. The BBS on my mini came with budget tyres that were so sh*tty you can't even buy them in the UK, compared to them, the set on ATM are like R888s
If it really bothers you that much though, I'd happily accept a loan/gift to allow me to get decent tyres on
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It's hardly a compromise. I've never had a set of tyres that can be driven as hard in the wet as the dry, and I've tried a heap of tyres from cheaper brands like kumho and Falken right through to the more expensive stuff like Michelin. I agree budget tyres are not ideal. And just to confirm it wasn't me that put them on in the first place. The BBS on my mini came with budget tyres that were so sh*tty you can't even buy them in the UK, compared to them, the set on ATM are like R888s
If it really bothers you that much though, I'd happily accept a loan/gift to allow me to get decent tyres on
It's okay :happy2: just if you read your own sentense you'll see how funny it is, if you spare the car they are okay? Like saying your broken leg doesn't hurt as long as you don't walk on it :wink:
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Moving on from the tyre debate, I've now got my car back. The garage had a full inspection over the coolant system and even pressure tested it, yet couldn't find any leaks/faults. Since they changed the water pump before I bought it, they are putting it down to the coolant just levelling out, but I'll be keeping a very close eye on it for the next few weeks, just incase. :happy2:
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Update:
Firstly the coolant issue appears to have sorted itself out, success!
I had my car on a local rolling road day recently, where it made the claimed VW figures, which I was fairly happy with. Despite this though I've found myself constantly looking at pistonheads classifieds. Nothing wrong with the Golf, I've just not really got on with it. My biggest problem has been that it didn't 'feel' fast. It would occasionally boost well, and be fast, but most of the time it felt as if the turbo wasn't boosting at all, making the car feel really dull. I had a search on the web to see if this was usual for a standard GTI. I found that a common problem is the diverter valve tearing due to being made from rubber. Aswell as my inconsistent boost levels, this tied in with the slight whistling sound I was hearing on acceleration. So off to the local VW stealers I went, and picked up a replacement item. VW have revised this part several times, with the current part being changed to a piston type, which apparently is much more reliable. Only cost £54.99 inc VAT, so harldy broke the bank.
Armed with the replacement part I set about getting the old one off. The bottom two bolts were easy enough, but the top one was a right pain. Doesn't help you can't see it, let alone get your arm up to undo it. Once out, I saw it was indeed torn. So in went the new one, and what a difference! It's like a completely different car now, more like what I expected a GTI to be like. When I thought it was boosting before, it's now double that all the time! I'll need to get it back on a dyno at somepoint to find out how much power it's actually making :)
Next Steps:
I've noticed that on my foglight grilles a few holes have been knocked through along the bottom edge, whereas most other golfs appear to have solid grilles. I have however seen one or two other like mine. Did some come from the factory like this? I was initially just going to replace them with the standard part, but I'm swaying towards the open grilles after seeing a few.
After that I need to get a set of tyres sorted for the BBS. I was just going to go for a set of Falken FK-452's as I've always liked them in the past, and they are reasonably priced imo. However, I've seen a lot of people really rating the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2's recently. Has anyone here had either, or both of these on their Golf? Thoughts? Also what width are people using for 8" wheels? I'm thinking 225?
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I finally have something to update this with. Firstly, my car had rust at the top of the arches, and sills, my local VW garage agreed to repair this under warranty with them paying 70% of the bill. It turned out the wings were beyond repair, so were replaced with new panels, even better! My 30% of the bill though came to £400, and tbh I'm fairy unimpressed with the work they've done. The panels themselves are spot on, however the rest is shocking. They've not put the bolt back in to hold the arch liner, they've not masked off under the car, so I now have red over spray everywhere! Most annoyingly though, they've also covered one of my recently refurbished Monza wheels in overspray, not impressed. Luckily it has mostly polished off, but still. Not what I expected from such a big name bodyshop.
heres a before pic, for anyone interested
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I jack my car up quite regularly for various reasons, and quickly grew tired of the jack in the boot. However the lack of jacking points made using a trolley jack difficult. After some research, I discovered that the Audi S3 came with jacking points that can be retrofitted to the mk5 chassis. These were ordered up asap. My experience with the local Audi dealer was even less impressive than with VW. The wrong part turned up twice, then when the right part arrived, nobody thought to call me and let me know... cheers. They were a piece of cake to fit though, and are very useful.
With all that behind me, the more exciting stuff could happen. Firstly I had a set of KW V1's fitted about a month ago. I gave them time to settle properly, before going mad this weekend sorting everything else out. I finally got round to buying and fitting some tyres for the BBS VZ I've had for several months. I was going to get a set of Falken FK-452 having had good experiences of them in the past, however they were unavailable in my size, so ended up with Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2's, this will hopefully please the tyre snobs? They've only done 50 odd miles, so I'm not going to comment on them just yet.
While I had the car jacked up to lower it and fit the new wheels I also took the chance to repaint the now pink calipers. Took most of the day to remove all the grease on them from previous owners, but was worth it in the end.
Also fitted some open foglight grilles, not sure why, just felt like it
This...
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To this...
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Finally I had an impulse purchase at payday... An Neuspeed induction kit. It looks the part, and is fairly loud haha. Question though. When I accelerate it makes a VERY loud whoosing noise, not just when I let of to change gear. I expected the turbo noises to be a bit louder, but it drowns out the stereo, is that normal?
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With all the new stuff fitted, I went for a drive to make sure everything was fine, this resulted in a lot of murdering.... of flies
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I found that despite not being super low, something (presumably the edge of the arch) was rubbing over bumps/sharper corners. So I had to raise it a few turns, dont want to ruin the new arches. The passenger side still does it a little, which is annoying, as ideally from a looks point of view it needs to be an inch lower. Is there any camber adjustment as standard? If not, what camber plates are advisable?
Anyway, after a wash, and the finished pictures. Cheers
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Tidy pics, looks smart. :happy2: Claying the wheels should remove any over spray left on. :happy2:
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You tried the screw mod for the rubbing on the arches??
Basically if you run your finger around the top of the arch just above the wheel, you'll feel a small torq screw. Generally removing this will get rid of the rubbing.
There's a couple of threads on here that'll show you what to do.
Like your work so far :happy2:
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fed up of all these people getting bodywork done under warranty when they flatly refused to even submit my case!
Car looking good though.
Can you give more info on these jacking points?
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Car looks great & good choice on the rims,can't beat this style on the mk5. :wink:
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Cheers. It sounds like VW have inadvertantly done me a favour by not putting the screw back in the liner :happy2:
As for the jacking points, see the link below:
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=18186.0
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Nice car, I also have a red GTI (the fastest colour I heard) :smiley:
As for suspension there's a lot of good reviews on the Bilstein B12 kit (which has Eibach springs)
A WALK would also be good too with a set of BBS VZs or Pescaras (ED 30 wheels)
i agree......... :congrats:
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looks good, ride height looks fine to me!!
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You tried the screw mod for the rubbing on the arches??
Basically if you run your finger around the top of the arch just above the wheel, you'll feel a small torq screw. Generally removing this will get rid of the rubbing.
There's a couple of threads on here that'll show you what to do.
Like your work so far :happy2:
Once you remove the screw, you need to squeeze the arch liner so that it pops behind the screws fixing plate!
Then the arch liner will be secure again.
It is a great little mod to do if you are lowered and is recommended to all :happy2:
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Once you remove the screw, you need to squeeze the arch liner so that it pops behind the screws fixing plate!
Then the arch liner will be secure again.
It is a great little mod to do if you are lowered and is recommended to all :happy2:
cheers, I'll get that done asap
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The whoosing noise sounds like your Dv has gone. Does it feel a bit sluggish? Take it you havent changed this for the rev d version?
Sie
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The whoosing noise sounds like your Dv has gone. Does it feel a bit sluggish? Take it you havent changed this for the rev d version?
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It's already been changed, can't remember which revision, but it was a piston type. It's a similar noise to when the old rubber diaphragm one was torn though.
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Car looks much better with the wheels - where did you buy them from as I thought BBS stopped making those.
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Car looks much better with the wheels - where did you buy them from as I thought BBS stopped making those.
Sorry, missed your post. I got them from Rimstyle, great guys, and by far the most helpful people I've ever dealt with. I seem to remember them saying that BBS did them in a one-of batch due to demand, and they are no longer listed on the website but give them a call, they'll sort you out.
So...... the car broke down on me twice a few weeks back, so it's now had all 4 coil packs changed, and so far it's alright. Fingers crossed that's it for a while. I've pretty much decided to hold onto it for the time being, given the amount I've spent on it so far, it would be crazy to throw it all away and swap to something else, which could potentially be even worse. Saying that, I've still got one eye on the pistonheads classifieds haha.
In other news, having seen lots of people recently rating Auto finesse Tough Coat, I payed a visit to Polished Bliss yesterday and set about 'detailing' the Golf. Started with Tardis, then a bit of claying, before a light polish by hand (no machine polishing here) and finishing off with the Tough Coat. Very impressed with it. The spray bottle makes it easy to apply to the paintwork, and once cured it really does just wipe off, very little buffing required. Great shine, and the rain today has proved it beads up water nicely. I'll give it a few more coats over the next few weeks to help longevity.
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While I was at it, gave my Dad's car a once over, following the same procedure, plus gave the excessive amounts of leather inside a good clean. White is impossibly hard to make look shiny in photos though
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Please excuse the photo quality, didn't realise the camera was still set up to take holiday photos in the sun = fail
Cheers
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Cars looking clean, red comes up so well after a wash. How are u finding the PFlo? Worth buying? Does it increase intake noise quite noticeably?
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Cheers. The P-flo is a good bit of kit. I'm not too worried about outright power figures, hence the open cone was fine for me. It makes the dv sound much louder when you let off and gear changes, it even makes a flutter like noise usually heard on high powered Cosworth's and the like. On the downside, it makes a VERY loud whoosing sound no matter how much you are accelerating, which does detract from the experience a bit. I'm still not entirely sure it's meant to make this sound, as it sounds like boost is leaking from somewhere, but the car still feels like it's boosting properly, and having had the dv swapped to a piston type, it's not that either.
I've tried a few times to get a video of this, but my camera won't pick pick up the noise unfortunately :(
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That looks gorgeous! Great effort!
I'm going to try and get my steel grey to shine when it stops raining!
Also very interested on your thoughts on the p flo. I'm wanting something that gives off some noise! Don't want to start changing exhausts. **just seen your reply - thanks for the review!**
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Thanks for that, thinking a PFlo myself. The engine is quite muted even with a K&N filter. Did the polish by hand help remove any of the swirl marks?
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It's is a very muted engine, I'd even go as far as saying it's a bit dull.
As for the hand polishing, it did remove some of them, however it would really benefit from a machine polish as there are still some that I couldn't shift. More important things to do first though