MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: ukshaun on May 01, 2013, 09:07:09 pm
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Hi guys i thought i would finally start my "build thread". I made one a while back when i first got it but i cant find it. so i thought i would start a fresh. I have not done alot to it yet just subtle changes to make it look abit better.
So this is how i bought the car, well the closest to standard pic i can find
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1.So as i spent most of my saving on the car. Money was tight. So i started with the cheap stuff. Self tinted rear lights
Before- needs a clean
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during
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after
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2.Next up was the red calipers
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3.Shortly after that was to get rid of the horrid rear. I decided to just get a gti backbox and a gti colour coded rear valance.
Before
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After
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4. Day running lights and mud flaps before the winter.
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5.Then i decided to get a gti grill to go with the calipers. i made sure i took the gti badge of though. I also wrapped the front grill badge in matt black vinyl.
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6. I was planing on getting a remap so i thought i would get a boost guage before hand to see the difference.
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More pics to come! :happy2:
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so next up was a remap thanks to r-tech
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followed by seat inserts
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Like that ..very nice 8)
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Looks very nice bud, pretty jealous :)
Couple of questions if I may though, How much was the colour coded rear valance, and how hard was the boost gauge to fit ?
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its looking good mate,
Were there any issues puttinh a gti backbox onto a Tdi?
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Nice looking motor
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Looks very nice bud, pretty jealous :)
Couple of questions if I may though, How much was the colour coded rear valance, and how hard was the boost gauge to fit ?
cheers pal.
The valance was £60 ish from awesome gti with the toe cover. Then I paid a local garage £70 to have it colour coded.
As for the boost gauge that was easy to fit. I just took a power feed from the fuse box by inserting an adapter. Then I got a turbo hose with a nipple on it to take a boost feed for the gauge.
It looks better at night when it is light up as it goes with the dash lights.
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its looking good mate,
Were there any issues puttinh a gti backbox onto a Tdi?
Not hard at all. All you need is a reducer pipe. You can get this from a few places for about £5.The exhaust is only on for looks though. :smiley:
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Nice looking motor :happy2:
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Nicely done :congrats:
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Nicely done :congrats:
cheers ben.
Its just been lowered just need to give it a good clean next weekend and ill get some before and after pictures up of the springs :happy2:
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Love the color of your car-look forward to the pics
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Nice car
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Postman has been. Time for some detailing.
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^ Nice matey, got that lot myself. :happy2:
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I can't wait to give it a whirl. Just need to get a few more things then I will take it to work and get it in the workshop for a few days to go to town on it. :happy2:
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Coming along nicely mate. Look forward to seeing the results of your polishing :happy2:
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Car looks nice :)
I thinks you'll need a harsher pad on vw paint, I just done mine with hex logic pads and chemical guys polishes and used yellow, green and white pads.
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I have an orange pad on order along with a few more things :happy2:
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Stunning colour Shaun :happy2:
I have always had a soft spot for Charlestons :drool:
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I've got the same rear, how much was it for the gti one?
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I've got the same rear, how much was it for the gti one?
a gti rear valance is around £60 but that comes black. You can pay anything from 50-200 to have it colour coded. The gti exhausts go for about £40 every now and then you just have to keep your eye open.
Hope this helps
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I've got the same rear, how much was it for the gti one?
a gti rear valance is around £60 but that comes black. You can pay anything from 50-200 to have it colour coded. The gti exhausts go for about £40 every now and then you just have to keep your eye open.
Hope this helps
Where from? Because where i'm from would not find that for that cheap?
Edit: nvm i found one online for £66 quid. Now need to find someone to do my colour and the exhaust.
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I've got the same rear, how much was it for the gti one?
a gti rear valance is around £60 but that comes black. You can pay anything from 50-200 to have it colour coded. The gti exhausts go for about £40 every now and then you just have to keep your eye open.
Hope this helps
Where from? Because where i'm from would not find that for that cheap?
Edit: nvm i found one online for £66 quid. Now need to find someone to do my colour and the exhaust.
I was just about to say I got mine delivered from awesome gti for about that price. Remember you normally need to order the towing eye cover on top of that. Its only a few quid.
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Looks really well in that colour :happy2:
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Just a quick picture of some of my progress. I was hoping to do all the car today but I won't stop raining so I have just done the bonnet to see how it turns out.
50/50 shot - not the best of pictures to be honest it doesn't do it justice
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Lovely colour mate, looking clean
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Lovely colour mate, looking clean
Cheers just waiting for some better weather so I can machine these horrid swirl marks out.
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H&R springs fitted
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Looks perfect 8)
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Stance looks much better now :happy2:
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Looking good matey :smiley:
Like you say very similar to what i've / you've done :grin:
Keep up the good progress :happy2:
Ben
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Old and new (rcd510 dab)
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More pictures to follow
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Great mod ...I love mine
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Looking sweet mate,
Great to see another durv member hitting on with the mods, Who says diesels can't look good!?
How did you go about tinting the rear lights exactly bud? hoping to do mine but not 100% sure how to go about it!
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Looking sweet mate,
Great to see another durv member hitting on with the mods, Who says diesels can't look good!?
How did you go about tinting the rear lights exactly bud? hoping to do mine but not 100% sure how to go about it!
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It's quite easy really. I just removed the lights from my car by undoing the few nuts on each one. Then I gave them a good clean and allowed them to dry. Then I masked the centres of and simply sprayed over them with some tinting spray. I just done really thin coats. It's had about 6 coats in total. But if you put it on thick I will run.
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I used this stuff
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Ideal thanks mate your a star never knew such stuff exsisted!
off shopping I go! :happy2:
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Ideal thanks mate your a star never knew such stuff exsisted!
off shopping I go! :happy2:
£6.50 I paid for that. Better than paying £150 for ed 30 ones.
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I was just wondering what you guys thought I should do next?
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Give me your wheels ??? :D:D
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Have a look at the first page of my members ride. Got a list of stuff I have done and planning on doing. Link is in my sig :happy2:
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Lovely looking car, bud!
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Have a look at the first page of my members ride. Got a list of stuff I have done and planning on doing. Link is in my sig :happy2:
I might just do that cheers
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Give me your wheels ??? :D:D
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Maybe one day I am contemplating selling them and getting bbs lms
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;D;D
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So my gti boot lid arrived yesterday, unfortunately it was not as listed and the bottom of the boot lid was damaged. this meaning i couldnt just swap the boot lids over. So I spent most f the morning taking the spoiler off. As I only wanted the spoiler anyway and it will look great after a good bit of machine polishing.
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Spoiler off
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Just need to get it fitted now
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Look foward to seeing it complete :)
Nice pictures!
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So I got bored waiting for my spoiler to dry so I started to wrap my dash with the new 4d carbon fibre vinyl.
Before:
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During:
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After:
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iPhone pics so sorry about the quality
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So I thought its about time. Got some pictures up with the spoiler on.
Before
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After
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A random picture.
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This isn't shopped its just cropped
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blood love your car :notworthy:
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blood love your car :notworthy:
Cheers dude :happy2:
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It's almost the 3 door twin of mine haha. Coming on nicely though mate :happy2:
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It's almost the 3 door twin of mine haha. Coming on nicely though mate :happy2:
Haha yeah ill have to put some bbs lms on it to make it different. :driver:
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Haha yeah. There has been a few sets of wheels for sale that I'd like. TD 1.2's and the set of S4's. If I wasn't saving for a holiday next year I'd have had them.