MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: Steviedubs on July 08, 2012, 10:46:19 pm
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Hey guys only just joined up but thought I throw up a thread for my car so far.
I've had the jetta for about 3 months now and in that time a fair few changes which you'll see
It's only a 1.6 FSI SE but well specced with auto lights/wipers, cruise and all that jazz!
So anyways down to the progress so far and mores importantly piccies! :pomppomp:
So this is it when I got
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So let the tinkering commence....
So I got coilovers but didn't put them on till I got the wheels
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Then got the US tailgate
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Sorted out how it sat at the back, dialled in some camber as the scrubbing was waaay bad,
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Then I picked these up to freshen up the interior
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They came with the leather door cards and ally trims aswell!
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But the doorcards didn't fit the jetta?! So some light modification was needed
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And these arrived the other day but have yet to fit them
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So that's it so far, so if you made it this far thanks for looking and any comments are welcome!
Cheers Stevie
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Looks great, some GTi headlights would set it off nice.
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Love it! :congrats:
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It's amazing what a set of wheels and lowering can do to transfrom the look of a car. Good work :happy2:
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Cheers guys, oh and by the way the door card doesn't look like the pic, I swapped the top of the jetta doorcard onto the edition 30 doorcards so there 1 off!
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Really love the look of that. Perfect wheel choice, suits your car. :happy2:
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Fair bit of an update for you guys.
First off got the headliner retrimmed, and fit edition 30 black plastics.
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Then retrofitted an RCD510 and updated can gateway
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Then bought another set of lm's this time in a staggered fitment
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Then retrofitted an R32 MFSW
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Also enabled drls
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A few other random pics!
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Are the rear wheels out to far to be legal?
I thought they have to be under the arch to be road legal.
nice car and looks hard as nails though. :happy2:
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I've put negative camber on the rears so technically the tops are covered lol
There a 9j rim with a 15mm spacer
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Looks good love the wheels and trim! How much did it cost for the headlining retrim as mine needs doing!
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It was £50 for the headliner doing at A.S Pickerings which is local to me in Bradford, I asked MJ interiors as there in Bradford too but they wanted £200!! So I thought screw that, but I'm really happy with the the OEM-ness of it.
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^^^^
Looks absolutely beautiful :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:
Perfect colour/material combination of body colour and front grill and alloys. Also the Interlagos cloth suits metallic grey so well. Extremely stylish job (and I don't much like saloon cars).
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Nice car really liking the wheels and interior :)
You got anymore plans?
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Not updated in a while, progress has slowed a little with Xmas coming up. But I've made a couple of small updates..
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Need to invest I decent camera and go take some proper pictures.
Steve
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looking really nice Steve :happy2:
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I need to get me a jetta front bumper! They look amazing!
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Not updated in a while, progress has slowed a little with Xmas coming up. But I've made a couple of small updates..
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....I love the way you have been modding your car so far but I'd be concerned about your rear plate being legal - It just needs a bit of space to left and right of the registration, just an inch of yellow plate showing.
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Not updated in a while, progress has slowed a little with Xmas coming up. But I've made a couple of small updates..
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....I love the way you have been modding your car so far but I'd be concerned about your rear plate being legal - It just needs a bit of space to left and right of the registration, just an inch of yellow plate showing.
X2. Pretty sure it's just the plate surround that is the problem. Which is a shame! US plate looks really good though!
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....I love the way you have been modding your car so far but I'd be concerned about your rear plate being legal - It just needs a bit of space to left and right of the registration, just an inch of yellow plate showing.
X2. Pretty sure it's just the plate surround that is the problem. Which is a shame! US plate looks really good though!
....Yep, the numerals etc themselves look legal size and style, it's just the legibility aspect on the 'B' especially and slightly on the 'V'.
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I know it sucks about the plate surround being a cockhair too big, but I don't want to ruin the surround by trimming it down especially as it was 70 dollars inc postage from California. Yep I'm :stupid: haha
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Do really like the look of your car. Loving the interior, especially the black head liner. Where did you get that done and how did it come out? I been wanting to do that for ages.
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I had it done at a retrimmers called a.s Pickerings that's is up here in Bradford, only cost me £50 which I thought was cheap considering mj interiors wanted £200! I couldn't be happier with the result it just looks totally oem.
Be warned that the headliner is a maaajor pain in the arse to get out of the car, be prepared to swear...a lot!
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Hahahahaha, yeah I believe so. Thanks for the heads up though. That was a good price I reckon.
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looks good man, keep up the good work! :)
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Awesome Jetta! Looks stunning. :happy2:
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Sooo no new updates yet as I'm seriously considering getting mkv GTI as a nice ones come up at a good price at work. Soo that leads me onto the next part of my post...to sell or strip?
A. Sell the jetta as is or
B. return the jetta to standard and chop it in against the golf
What's everyone think? If anyone's interested in bits the give me a shout as well
Steve
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The modded Jetta is far more individual and unusual than the GTI. Does the Jetta have a different engine? If so, the GTI engine will be better. Jetta = Golf + Boot.
Btw, your rear number is definitely TECHNICALLY illegal - You should have 11mm clear space each side. I doubt if you'd get stopped for it but if you got stopped for something else and/or gave attitude.......
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Yeah it only has the 1.6 FSI lump in it so I'm after more power. the whole body is different inc the doors the roof profile is lower on the jetta as I found out when trying to fit pillar trims from an edition 30!
I know it's illegal but it just looks so darn cool! Lol it'll be coming off anyhow if return it to standard.
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love your jetta - same colour as mine? Platinum
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Nice looking Jetta, loving the colour :grin:
If you turn to the hatch side and take the Jetta back to standard can i have first dibs on your seats?
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Nice car mate
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Nice
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Stunning Jetta! :happy2:
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Very nice mate
Was it difficult to do the DRL's
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Really nice , like the look of a jetta better than the golf
sent using my own fingers
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Thanks for the positive comments guys, still torn on whether or not to sell up for a gti. I've sort of reached a plateau with it as I'm stumped for what to do next to it! Lol any ideas?
I eventually got bummed for the rear plate but was expecting it so no I told you so's robin! Haha
As for the DRL's Grande they were the easiest thing on the car to do, just need vagcom. If your close to Bradford I can do it for you if you want em doing?
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Thanks for the positive comments guys, still torn on whether or not to sell up for a gti. I've sort of reached a plateau with it as I'm stumped for what to do next to it! Lol any ideas?
I eventually got bummed for the rear plate but was expecting it so no I told you so's robin! Haha
As for the DRL's Grande they were the easiest thing on the car to do, just need vagcom. If your close to Bradford I can do it for you if you want em doing?
....No told-you-so's will come from me, Stevie :smiley: - It's all down to what you like not what others like.
Sometimes you don't need to keep on modding a car - You don't want to gild a lily. It's looking very good as it is (apart from.... :evilgrin:
No, it's a great looking car :happy2:
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Haha thanks, it's reserved for show purposes only now, but will probably get a tin yank plate from statesplates.com in time or show season.
Btw has anyone retro fitted US running lights into a UK spec bumper? Only reason I haven't done it yet is because I think it won't sit flush and not look right.
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Carson on here did it, search mk5 golf daily its the red one, staticly slammed haha. I plan to do it to my jetta :)
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Cheers dude, I've just had a look but they don't look flush to me, think I may just save for gen us bumper.
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Their not flush, never are unless its US. Are the US bumpers dear?
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Yeah that the only thing putting me off cutting my bumper as I'd want them flush. Not sure tbh, I know the gti bumper is £380 :surprised: haha, hopefully the jetta bumper will be cheaper.
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Made a little change on the interior today, scirocco arm rest. It's longer than the mk5 item and is black so matches the edition 30 seats a lot better than the old armrest.
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This is fully back, to show length difference
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Steve
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Car looks sweet buddy! Got a jetta in the same colour! Makes me realise i need to pull my finger out! :ashamed:
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Bit of an update whilst I'm mulling over moving onto an Ed 30!
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Steve
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I want to say NOOOOOOOOOOO to an eddy.... but at least your contemplateing moving up to a faster machine.
Sell me your headlights if you do! :P
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Looks like I'll be staying with the Jetta for a bit longer, probably repolish the dishes or get new wheels, I'm not sure which yet. I'm a sort of plateau with it an stuck for what to do next? Any ideas guys?
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Awesome looking jetta mate. :congrats:
The wheels do look great but if your bored maybe its time for a change?
Maybe (although expensive) gti engine conversion?
What ever you do im sure itll look awesome :happy2:
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Funny you should say that as I've seen a couple of jetta TFSI's for sale recently and thought about stripping mine to standard part exing and putting everything onto stevies jettaah 2.0 :party:
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:driver: do it :evilgrin:
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:driver: do it :evilgrin:
DO ITT :innocent: :evilgrin:
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If you decide to go for an edition I may be up for a deal. I fancy a jetta next. Sick of visiting shell :signLOL:
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Very old thread I know, but anymore details about making golf doorcards fit a Jetta?