MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: rf860 on February 02, 2013, 08:40:13 pm

Title: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: rf860 on February 02, 2013, 08:40:13 pm: Hi guys, though i'd start a thread to record my progress in the car as time goes on. Picked it up on wednesday and i'm over the moon with it! Loving the power compared to my old 120d.

Planning a few mods to it:
stage 1 map
cruise
rns 510
msfw
pescara wheels! (needed ASAP!)
LEdD bulbs

Anyway, enough babbling, here's some pics after a good clean, polish and wax today :)

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Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: Saintsteve on February 02, 2013, 08:44:11 pm: Welcome along fella.. You have great taste... Just a touch biased though.. :innocent:

Enjoy the slope of modifying , makes an already great car into a Fantastic one :happy2:
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: Schueylee on February 02, 2013, 08:53:26 pm: welcome bud,, nice car the black wheels suit the cars colour. :driver:
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: Saintsteve on February 02, 2013, 08:56:50 pm: To RF860

Theres nothing wrong with a Red GTi and black combo!! :sad1:
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: rf860 on February 02, 2013, 08:59:39 pm: Cheers guys :)

Tbh, i've just never been a fan of black wheels altogether so if anybody wants mine, let me know....
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: Saintsteve on February 02, 2013, 09:02:03 pm: Might be worth putting a thread in the for sale section here for a bigger audience .. They will get snapped up at the right price as they're Genuine ones by the looks of them.
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: rf860 on February 02, 2013, 09:06:18 pm: Great thanks. I'm going to take them off tomorrow to give them a good clean i think (cos i'm a freak like that ha ha) and i'll look for VW stamps.

How can you tell they are genuine just by looking at the pics?

Yeah, will get an add sorted out soon with the wheels :)
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: MC71 on February 02, 2013, 09:18:46 pm: Welcome along! :drinking:

Your Eddy looks shweeeeet fella! Correct colour and correct amount of door too. I'm with Steve, Red/Black combo FTW.

If you really don't like your Detriots I'll take them off your hands FOC, can't be any fairer than that! Seriously though, you will have no problem selling them. I'm half tempted to swap my winter wheels for these ones but my wife hates (and unfortunately i mean HATES) black wheels and SHMBO must be obeyed!! :laugh:
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: rf860 on February 02, 2013, 09:29:16 pm: Quote from: MC71 on February 02, 2013, 09:18:46 pm
Welcome along! :drinking:

Your Eddy looks shweeeeet fella! Correct colour and correct amount of door too. I'm with Steve, Red/Black combo FTW.

If you really don't like your Detriots I'll take them off your hands FOC, can't be any fairer than that! Seriously though, you will have no problem selling them. I'm half tempted to swap my winter wheels for these ones but my wife hates (and unfortunately i mean HATES) black wheels and SHMBO must be obeyed!! :laugh:

Ha ha, they're not that bad i'd give them away :P
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: Saintsteve on February 02, 2013, 09:39:39 pm: Quote from: rf860 on February 02, 2013, 09:06:18 pm
Great thanks. I'm going to take them off tomorrow to give them a good clean i think (cos i'm a freak like that ha ha) and i'll look for VW stamps.

How can you tell they are genuine just by looking at the pics?

Yeah, will get an add sorted out soon with the wheels :)

I've had a couple sets and still own a set, those are genuine.. When you take them off, there will be a vw stamp embossed on the inside of the alloy :wink:

I've been here many years so have learnt alot from these 4 walls :happy2:
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: rf860 on February 02, 2013, 09:41:59 pm: Quote from: Saintsteve on February 02, 2013, 09:39:39 pm
Quote from: rf860 on February 02, 2013, 09:06:18 pm
Great thanks. I'm going to take them off tomorrow to give them a good clean i think (cos i'm a freak like that ha ha) and i'll look for VW stamps.

How can you tell they are genuine just by looking at the pics?

Yeah, will get an add sorted out soon with the wheels :)

I've had a couple sets and still own a set, those are genuine.. When you take them off, there will be a vw stamp embossed on the inside of the alloy :wink:

I've been here many years so have learnt alot from these 4 walls :happy2:

Great cheers! So, who wants to swap lol....
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: rf860 on February 03, 2013, 03:01:10 pm: Cleaned the interior today, so here's some pics :)

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Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: MC71 on February 03, 2013, 03:07:23 pm: Looking very clean and tidy! :happy2:
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: rf860 on February 03, 2013, 03:17:21 pm: Quote from: MC71 on February 03, 2013, 03:07:23 pm
Looking very clean and tidy! :happy2:

Thanks, yeah it is now immaculate lol!

It'll look even better with a rns510 ;)
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: rf860 on February 16, 2013, 03:09:44 pm: Made the phonecall to VW customer services to get my build plaque sent out. No.2050, so must be one of the last - limited edition my arse! Anyways, got it fitted in the place VW recommend this afternoon

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Also, attended the charity rolling road day at Ecotune today for CLIC Sergent- all money generated going to the charity! Car gave out standard power, which i'm really happy with. Shame i got caught speeding on the way back. Raging! Been so so careful as well, cops were waiting right in a junction where a 40 changes to a 60, unfortunately, i had accelerated to 60 just before the sign. Just hate the way you are treated as if you have committed murder or something.

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Need to sort out some LED numberplate bulbs, the ones that i had arent canbus friendly. Also, wheels hopefully in the next month.
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: rf860 on March 09, 2013, 11:39:43 pm: Got my cruise installed a couple of weeks ago. Don't know what I'd do without it now!

Pretty much narrowed down my wheel choices down to either 19 inch speedlines or chs. Still undecided, opinions?
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: rf860 on March 16, 2013, 11:24:53 am: Ordered some Goodyear eagle f1 tyres 235 35 19. Sign of things to come ;)

Well actually I can't decide what alloys I want lol. Been looking at Audi rs6 style, the latest ones.
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: horice on March 17, 2013, 12:24:07 pm: Nice car, very clean :happy2:
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: rf860 on March 30, 2013, 06:44:14 pm: Got some new alloys so put them on today :)

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Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: Simon_2.0t on April 03, 2013, 10:53:21 pm: Liking the new wheels mate, where did you get them from?

Si
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: rf860 on April 04, 2013, 12:05:21 am: Got them from a automotive store in Stirling. Cheers
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: rf860 on April 27, 2013, 05:26:47 pm: Painted one side of the cars brakes today, hopefully get the other side done tomorrow!

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Also, just bought some polishing pads and polish. So hopefully in the next few weeks ill be giving the car a full detail and thorough clean under the arches etc.
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: MizGTi on April 29, 2013, 01:32:37 pm: Quote from: rf860 on March 30, 2013, 06:44:14 pm
Got some new alloys so put them on today :)

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Alloys looking great mate.
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: Jamie3184 on April 29, 2013, 02:13:44 pm: Looks excellent on the R alloys :happy2:
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: rf860 on April 29, 2013, 06:58:32 pm: Cheers guys :)

They're actually Audi rs6 reps cos I wasn't as keen on the R style ones.
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: rf860 on June 02, 2013, 10:43:56 pm: Mmmmmmm

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Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: Rab89 on June 02, 2013, 11:00:49 pm: Looks so clean. Brakes look good too
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: rf860 on June 02, 2013, 11:03:09 pm: Yeah I detailed it a couple of weeks back with various polishes/pads. Forgot to put pics up but it's came up really well :)
Title: Re: RF's Tornado Red ED30 :)
Post by: Jonny_FRS on June 02, 2013, 11:09:26 pm: Impressive brake setup!