MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: wisebuddah on February 05, 2012, 09:51:09 am

Title: Rear end project..advice please!
Post by: wisebuddah on February 05, 2012, 09:51:09 am: OK, I'm very keen to change the rear end of my 06 GTI to give it that R32 look with the sexy exhausts etc..now I know next to nothing about the whole process. Can anyone recommend somewhere in the Midlands that could take care of the whole process for me?
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Title: Re: Rear end project..advice please!
Post by: Phil Miller on February 05, 2012, 09:56:04 am: I think the bumper will fit straight on, the exhaust will aswell i would have thought, although you may have to cut and shut your pipe to the R32 back box
Title: Re: Rear end project..advice please!
Post by: gazon69 on February 05, 2012, 10:13:26 am: A standard r32 exhaust will not fit at all due to the 4wd haldex system and the exhaust taking a totally different route to the fwd system. Milltek do a r32 style cat back system that fits the gti though. Rear bumper is a straight swap though. Good luck. :happy2:
Title: Re: Rear end project..advice please!
Post by: wisebuddah on February 05, 2012, 10:22:35 am: Brilliant stuff..thanks for the advice fellas, I'll start saving :jumping:
Title: Re: Rear end project..advice please!
Post by: StephenED30 on February 05, 2012, 12:29:24 pm: I’ve got the BCS cat back exhaust fitted to mine and it’s great. You have to change the lower rear bumper for the R32 one which is really easy when you know how.
Fitting guide here. :happy2:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3754634

This is how mine looks.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fad354%2FStephenChapman%2FCarExhaust001.jpg&hash=8d8ef6afda3afa418854d6e68bf70be0510240d9)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fad354%2FStephenChapman%2FCarExhaust002.jpg&hash=0b5756f66ac544166f96bb3e93aecf87f5b675c1)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fad354%2FStephenChapman%2FCarExhaust003.jpg&hash=69778031d0b03773eb36a97452112390339f1376)
Title: Re: Rear end project..advice please!
Post by: wisebuddah on February 05, 2012, 01:00:16 pm: Yours look perfect fella!

Thanks for the thread..thanks to all! :congrats:
Title: Re: Rear end project..advice please!
Post by: jameelno1 on February 05, 2012, 01:20:10 pm: If u need the r32 bumper I might be able to help u got one coming in the post soon :happy2:
Title: Re: Rear end project..advice please!
Post by: dmac1969 on February 05, 2012, 03:40:12 pm: Looking at these pics confirms to me that the black rear bumper on the Mk5 GTI looks really cheap , how they ever signed off the design with that bumper in place amazes me - ok on a base car but the GTI should have been fully colour coded.
Title: Re: Rear end project..advice please!
Post by: Wikki on February 05, 2012, 04:05:27 pm: The bumper will just clip on and as for the exhaust just get it custom made and choose the tips yourself to match r32 ones. thats how I did mine there a few places in midlands, I use RJ in birmingham personally for exhausts.
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Post by: Trekmeister on February 05, 2012, 04:08:27 pm: Quote from: Wikki on February 05, 2012, 04:05:27 pm
The bumper will just clip on and as for the exhaust just get it custom made and choose the tips yourself to match r32 ones. thats how I did mine there a few places in midlands, I use RJ in birmingham personally for exhausts.
How much did it cost you?

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Title: Re: Rear end project..advice please!
Post by: rdfcpete on February 05, 2012, 05:20:13 pm: Quote from: StephenED30 on February 05, 2012, 12:29:24 pm
I’ve got the BCS cat back exhaust fitted to mine and it’s great. You have to change the lower rear bumper for the R32 one which is really easy when you know how.
Fitting guide here. :happy2:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3754634

This is how mine looks.

Looks so immense Stephen. MK5 OEM rear perfection IMO :happy2: :drool:
Title: Re: Rear end project..advice please!
Post by: StephenED30 on February 05, 2012, 05:32:50 pm: Quote from: rdfcpete on February 05, 2012, 05:20:13 pm
Quote from: StephenED30 on February 05, 2012, 12:29:24 pm
I’ve got the BCS cat back exhaust fitted to mine and it’s great. You have to change the lower rear bumper for the R32 one which is really easy when you know how.
Fitting guide here. :happy2:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3754634

This is how mine looks.

Looks so immense Stephen. MK5 OEM rear perfection IMO :happy2: :drool:

To me this is how an Edition 30 should have come when new.
Title: Re: Rear end project..advice please!
Post by: gazon69 on February 05, 2012, 06:59:55 pm: Quote from: StephenED30 on February 05, 2012, 12:29:24 pm
I’ve got the BCS cat back exhaust fitted to mine and it’s great. You have to change the lower rear bumper for the R32 one which is really easy when you know how.
Fitting guide here. :happy2:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3754634

This is how mine looks.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fad354%2FStephenChapman%2FCarExhaust001.jpg&hash=8d8ef6afda3afa418854d6e68bf70be0510240d9)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fad354%2FStephenChapman%2FCarExhaust002.jpg&hash=0b5756f66ac544166f96bb3e93aecf87f5b675c1)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fad354%2FStephenChapman%2FCarExhaust003.jpg&hash=69778031d0b03773eb36a97452112390339f1376)

What do you think to the bcs pal. Sound wise, looks awesome btw
Title: Re: Rear end project..advice please!
Post by: StephenED30 on February 05, 2012, 07:08:07 pm: Everyone who has been in the car think it sounds great, car is DSG as well so just makes you grin. :smiley: