MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: winrya on July 07, 2009, 12:13:27 pm
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Well I finally have the justification I need to buy an edition 30 front splitter. Going into a stupidly short tescos parking space yesterday I wasnt paying attention to the huge curbs and smack, I damaged my colour coded standard gti front splitter :sad:
I was initially angry but once home I was almost grinning that I needed no more justification to spend the money finishing the front. For those that dont know, my car already has the edition 30 rear bumper but i was too tight to spend on the front one. The last few weeks I've been hunting ebay every day for a cheap one but just bit the bullet and ordered one from the dealer.
Should be here thursday morning and painted and on the car for the weekend. Pics to follow. Always exciting to make those little finishing touches. I'll never be rich owning this car, always a new project :laugh:
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Nice one Winrya, the wallop is well worth it.
Looking foward to seeing the Prints when done :happy2:
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Every cloud and all that :happy2:
Pics are necessary!
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because replacement is always cheaper than repair :chicken:
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busy on this slope innit :drinking:
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looking forward to seeing it. i love it when some good comes out of a bad situation!
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Yea will give it nice coat of wax and post up some pics. Keep your fingers crossed on the colour match for me please guys :happy2:
If it was any other part of the car i would have been suicidal. I'm all flu'd up at the moment and not quite with it hence the slip of concentration.
Regards
Ryan
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Oh dear not swine flu I hope! :surprised:
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Oh dear not swine flu I hope! :surprised:
I certainly hope not. Feels like the usual so not too worried
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Phew! Hope you get better soon but might be worth getting checked out by a doc! Oh and just remember that kerb in Tescos when you get the Ed30 splitter fitted! :happy2:
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ahhhh.....thats what they all say ryan!
before your know it, you'll look just like this..
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lolhome.com%2Fimg_big%2Ffunny-picture-1033080395.jpg&hash=630b63712f83f63c184a7649a1ecb71a209e0e03)
better get checked out, safe than sorry and all that! ;)
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ahhhh.....thats what they all say ryan!
before your know it, you'll look just like this..
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lolhome.com%2Fimg_big%2Ffunny-picture-1033080395.jpg&hash=630b63712f83f63c184a7649a1ecb71a209e0e03)
better get checked out, safe than sorry and all that! ;)
Hahaha, thats awesome. Unfortunately I never quite got round to signing up to a doctors since i moved here 7 years ago :ashamed:
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Looks like now might be the best time to get signed up then matey! :happy2:
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exactly....just remember the pig when your coughing! no seriously mate, i hope you get over it soon. theres nothing worse than bloody flu!
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Bad news = good news! Nice one! :happy2:
I take it you've got someone to paint it then mate?
P.S. Sorry to hear about your Swine Flu, go to the docs and get some oinkment! :signLOL:
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ive told him to phone the swine flu helpline, but all he got was crackling!
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ive told him to phone the swine flu helpline, but all he got was crackling!
Doors this way Jay>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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Bad news = good news! Nice one! :happy2:
I take it you've got someone to paint it then mate?
P.S. Sorry to hear about your Swine Flu, go to the docs and get some oinkment! :signLOL:
Loving the jokes guys............
Yea Nath, the painter sealed the deal to be honest. I popped to a local place that did an awesome job filling and blending a friends silver door and wing so well, I had no idea where it had been painted. I'd been told he is a real perfectionist so before I priced up the splitter I popped in for a price. Anything under £100 and it was a done deal. He said he'd paint, remove the old one and fit the new one for £70 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
When i asked about colour match he said shouldn't be an issue on black especially on trim that size but said if it looks out he will flick it into the bumper for me. I was gonna ask for you to get me a price from your mate but £70 sealed it with a 2 mile drive.
I couldn't get quite such a good deal on the splitter though, paid £18 more than you but couldn't be bothered with any more hassle for such as small amount. Roll on Thursday
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Nice one Ryan! :happy2:
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may I ask how much for the front splitter and where did you get it?
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Cost £211 with a little bit of discount. Got it from my local dealer, 48 hour delivery and in stock.
List price is £196 plus vat, seems awesome-gti make a nice bit of profit :laugh:
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Bejesus that's dear but worth it IMHO it looks excellent! Pic when done please. :-)
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Have you got a part number for the ED30 splitter?
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Cost £211 with a little bit of discount. Got it from my local dealer, 48 hour delivery and in stock.
List price is £196 plus vat, seems awesome-gti make a nice bit of profit :laugh:
Is that from the mongs in Trench?.... :laugh:
Next time try Shrewsbury....ask for Martin in parts and tell him Wayne recommended them... :happy2:
Never noticed the kerbs at Tesco....I take it it was on the retail park? :driver:
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Yea it was trench Wayne. To be honest I always used vw bridgenorth until I started using votex but regarding parts, the trench guys always tended to give me 10-20% discount. Not a lot of margin on the bumper apparently?
And yea, tesco at the retail park, over to the very right so you are facing kfc, the spaces are really short with a high curb at the end. I was making sure the back end was far enough in and went too far. The space Is about as long as the golf, you'd struggle in a big car.
Ref shrewsbury, nice new plot, the petrol would have narrowed the price to the point it wasn't worth shopping around
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Have you got a part number for the ED30 splitter?
everything off the invoice
A1K0 805 903 JG RU SPOILER
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Yea it was trench Wayne. To be honest I always used vw bridgenorth until I started using votex but regarding parts, the trench guys always tended to give me 10-20% discount. Not a lot of margin on the bumper apparently?
Nice discount... :happy2: My custom is not welcomed at Trench due us having a blazing row with the Dealer pricipal in the showroom over his failed attempts to put my car right... :angry015: He didn't once offer us to go to his office for a more "private" conversation... :signIWS:
And yea, tesco at the retail park, over to the very right so you are facing kfc, the spaces are really short with a high curb at the end. I was making sure the back end was far enough in and went too far. The space Is about as long as the golf, you'd struggle in a big car.
Always tend to use the wifes Polo when we visit there... :innocent:
Ref shrewsbury, nice new plot, the petrol would have narrowed the price to the point it wasn't worth shopping around.
Good point... :smiley:
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Ryan, it sounds more like Man Flu than Swine Flu.
Obviously you getting the Ed30 splitter was a decision made by the Gods of Fate and it was meant to be. You had no choice really.
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UPDATE!!
All fitted and looking lovely. Really pleased.
I've posted an update on my car here with some purchase photos from 3.5 years ago and how it looks today.
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=6122.0
Regards
Ryan