MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: Gaz on August 08, 2013, 08:08:43 am

Title: New GTI Owner!
Post by: Gaz on August 08, 2013, 08:08:43 am: After doing 500miles over the weekend looking for a good GTI, i found this one on Sunday. Good straight car, FSH and only 71000miles.

Only thing letting it down was the wheels. I also hate the back bumpers how theyre plain black.

Has a Milltek cat-back resonated exhaust (wanting a non resonated for a bit noise), a Neuspeed intake kit, a Forge diverter valve and had an APR map until VW done software update and swiped it, im expecting Authaus in Edinburgh to re-map it for nothing though. :happy2:

The night i bought it i ordered Eibach Sportline kit and BBS CH reps, because ive always loved them!

Tuesday night and stuff was here aswell as timing belt kit, so all was done and fitted by 11pm :surprised:

Next day a bit of a tart up and shes looking gid!!

Im maybe going to go for ED30 front splitter and colour code the side skirts?

Pictures below!

Comments welcome!

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Title: Re: New GTI Owner!
Post by: brookesb32 on August 08, 2013, 12:08:49 pm: Welcome mate :happy2:

The mk6 handle you are buying will work a treat. Best colour too :grin:

Oh and defo get the side skirts done. Eddie front splitter is nice but very pricey. You could just get the outer part of the GTI splitter done, like so. It is two part splitter so middle bit can stay black to match the rear of your car

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Simon
Title: Re: New GTI Owner!
Post by: craigy123 on August 08, 2013, 02:13:18 pm: Welcome along Gaz, nice clean straight car. Good to catch up last night :happy2:
Title: Re: New GTI Owner!
Post by: Gaz on August 08, 2013, 06:07:40 pm: Cheers Simon! That colour coded GTI splitter actually looks good! Is that yours?

Cheers Craigy, the spin in yours could prove expensive for me in the long run! :P
Title: Re: New GTI Owner!
Post by: brookesb32 on August 08, 2013, 08:32:46 pm: Quote from: Gaz on August 08, 2013, 06:07:40 pm
Cheers Simon! That colour coded GTI splitter actually looks good! Is that yours?

Cheers Craigy, the spin in yours could prove expensive for me in the long run! :P

Certainly is. I have the skirts colour coded too an rear bumper like yours in the photo

Search on here for a company called readytofitpanels - they also sell on ebay under a different name (vehicleclean I think) but they are very good, lots I members have used them. They supply and paint the parts
Title: Re: New GTI Owner!
Post by: Gaz on August 08, 2013, 10:13:35 pm: You got pics of your car on here so i see how yours looks with them painted?

Cheers for that mate.
Title: Re: New GTI Owner!
Post by: brookesb32 on August 09, 2013, 08:21:29 am: Sure

Here is one before I had the frot spoiler and rear bumper done which was the week after

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Title: Re: New GTI Owner!
Post by: Gaz on September 02, 2013, 10:28:02 am: Now fully colour coded and on coilovers! Stage 2 mapped with Pipe werx 3" downpipe/ decat and Milltek non res exhaust. :happy2:

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Title: Re: New GTI Owner!
Post by: Frodo-anni on September 02, 2013, 12:31:36 pm: Looking good, been very quick with the mods :happy2:
Title: Re: New GTI Owner!
Post by: Dj.Duffa on October 09, 2013, 03:24:31 pm: looks good, is the rear bumper a ed30 one?
Title: Re: New GTI Owner!
Post by: Gaz on October 11, 2013, 01:06:07 pm: Rear bumper is GTI one colour coded.

Heres slightly better pictures
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Title: Re: New GTI Owner!
Post by: aarondsg on October 11, 2013, 01:23:10 pm: Did you sell the non res exhaust?
Looks lovely also
Title: Re: New GTI Owner!
Post by: Gaz on October 11, 2013, 01:24:24 pm: Cheers. Its got the non res on it, although im probably going to put the resonated back on it!
Title: Re: New GTI Owner!
Post by: Ant.W28LKR on October 12, 2013, 09:34:15 am: Welcome Gaz. Quick transformation. The bumpers and side skirts look so much better coded. Very nice example you've got happening now.
Title: Re: New GTI Owner!
Post by: aarondsg on October 12, 2013, 12:21:07 pm: Would you like to sell me one :smiley:
Worth a try lol
Title: Re: New GTI Owner!
Post by: Gaz on November 21, 2013, 02:33:42 pm: Cheers guys. Nothing changed with it recently, id like an Rns 510 for it so keep an eye out! :drinking:

Aaron, id sell the resonated if you wanted it. Be after £120 as theyre £200 new.
Title: Re: New GTI Owner!
Post by: RetroRaz on November 21, 2013, 03:09:30 pm: cars looking good bud! :happy2: I think some R32 rear lights look better on a tornado red GTI.

I might have an RNS 510 for sale soon. keep an eye out
Title: Re: New GTI Owner!
Post by: Gaz on November 21, 2013, 06:15:26 pm: Yeh ill maybe keep an eye out for R32 tail lights, they do look better but on a red car i didnt think they looked too bad standard!

Let me know when your rns510 is for sale.
Title: Re: New GTI Owner!
Post by: George10 on November 22, 2013, 11:55:22 pm: Valeo rear lights look nice on the red!

Car looks great btw :happy2:
Title: Re: New GTI Owner!
Post by: th3_f15t on November 23, 2013, 02:25:22 pm: This is almost like looking at what my car will look like after I've finished the visual modifications! Actually a little scary, although mine has an R32 rear end in place of the GTI rear. So I guess I owe you thanks for showing me what my car will look like! :happy2: