MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: joseleeds on April 16, 2012, 10:52:27 pm
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Well heres the GT TDI...to me she's Gina T :grin:
The spec isn't great, and i'm not even sure it had any of the packs etc :sad1: However this did put her in my 'affordable' bracket, she's just ticked over to 70k and everything still feels pretty good.
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Going to get a load of poor boys stuff soon, but for the mean time used up some old VW Car Balm i had knocking around. Barely had use of my shoulders afterwards but i thought the finish was actually pretty good...
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Anyways, from having a nosey on the forum for the past few weeks i have a wish list:
B12 30/30 kit and pretty much a full suspension overhaul
17" BBS CH (standard silver)
Timing belt and water pump
Brakes (torn between NQSBBK and just uprating the fronts to GTi spec??)
Colour coded GTi bodykit
MFSW
R32 rear lights
Exhaust (turbo back)
R-Tech remap
Some form of I.C.E (torn between a bells and whistles OEM DD or maybe saving a few pennies and getting a SD with good bluetooth)
Had a few modified cars over the years, some i've done myself, others i've bought, some i'm still struggling to part with. This is my first proper car though and hopefully i'm going to do everything right and for the right reasons. I'm always up for hearing someone else's view on what i've got planned, i have little/no mechanical knowledge and therefore i expect to make many a mistake :signLOL:
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very nice golf mate--how long is your drive to your house :surprised:
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nice looking car, mate. Dark headlights and smoked rears make a bigg difference too.
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These arrived in the post earlier this week :)
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Which in turn lead to this...
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Not forgetting what i had to do to the locking wheel bolts because i stupidly forget to check for the nut when i bought the car :stupid:
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Here's a few more...i cant believe the difference in the piston rod and coil thickness!!
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Needless to say the difference in ride in unbelievable! Those beastly dampers just eat the bumps in the road, bodyroll is massively decreased and there is also the bonus of a minor 'stance' improvement as well :smiley:
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Looking good so far mate :happy2:
Are we going to see pictures of the stance improvement :party:
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we need pics now
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we need pics now
Looking good so far mate :happy2:
Are we going to see pictures of the stance improvement :party:
only finished it at 20:00 last night and it has literally rained none stop since :( as soon as the weather is good there shall be many a snap!!
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we need pics now
Looking good so far mate :happy2:
Are we going to see pictures of the stance improvement :party:
only finished it at 20:00 last night and it has literally rained none stop since :( as soon as the weather is good there shall be many a snap!!
I'll concur with that, I'm in Bradford and its hammering it down!
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its chucking it down here as well
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And here in Leeds, just been over to Huddersfield to pick a compressor and its the same there,
suppose to have been out on the mountain bike this morning but too windy, the rain wasn't too bad just the dam wind,
Nice GT Jose :happy2:
Darren
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Looking forward to seeing the new stance. Are they metal plates? If so where did you get them from? Look cool I want some!! lol :smiley:
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Looking forward to seeing the new stance. Are they metal plates? If so where did you get them from? Look cool I want some!! lol :smiley:
http://www.dubmeister.co.uk
As far as i'm aware the closest thing to legal pressed plates.
Think im going to wait till next week before i get the shots up tbh, really want to give it chance to settle. Took some measurements earlier and there was ~15mm difference between some of the figures!! Want her to look as good as she can :happy2:
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http://www.dubmeister.co.uk
As far as i'm aware the closest thing to legal pressed plates.
Think im going to wait till next week before i get the shots up tbh, really want to give it chance to settle. Took some measurements earlier and there was ~15mm difference between some of the figures!! Want her to look as good as she can :happy2:
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Cheers for that ill get it out :happy2:
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I've got the same car, and plan to modify in much the same way. How are you finding the ride on the new setup? Living out in the stix I need something with a bit of travel.
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It really is unbelievable mate...to be fair mine had done 70k and had very little suspension part replacement...anything was going to be an improvement.
I couldn't say how it would compare with going lower but i am really happy with 30mm...i use my car for lots of different things and although another few mm would be more aesthetically pleasing it really is a case of getting the best possible ride/drive as often as possible...for me anyway.
If your local to the LS29 area of Leeds i don't mind taking you out for a spin :happy2:
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Nice work mate! How's the ride on these? I was just looking at those shocks on eBay now! Recommended?
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Yes mate, i couldn't be happier with mine! Can't stop smiling as i throw her into corners, however, i don't up swerving to avoid potholes and going 5mph over speed bumps.
Massively recommended :happy2:
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May I ask how much you spent on the kit? Definitely something worth considering soon on mine :smiley:
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I have a family member that works at Febi UK so i went through them to get the kit...£475 delivered
I wanted to try get involved in group buy on here but after asking him where he thought i should get them i found out the company is actually called Febi BILSTEIN haha...just one of them lucky things :grin:
I think some of the cheapest i've seen are on balancemotorsport, around £620 if i remember rightly...in my eyes still very much worth. Although, at that price you could start to consider a decent set of coilovers, all depends what you want from your kit i suppose dude.
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Purchased a little something something at the weekend...
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Also, for anybody wondering this is how she stands now....the arches are begging for 18's but part of me likes the idea of the standard wheel....any input here is welcome :happy2:
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You seem to be doing everything I want to do! :happy2: Looks good mate! I've been contemplating a set of Cherry rears for a while now!
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You seem to be doing everything I want to do! :happy2: Looks good mate! I've been contemplating a set of Cherry rears for a while now!
Ye, its the little things that keep the modding addiction at bay for a while
I think thats it for the aesthetic mods at the moment though, i want to go strictly mechanical for a while now. Either brakes or transmission, i hope :wink:
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the modding bug never stops biting :evilgrin: