MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: gtgeorge on August 02, 2014, 02:10:55 pm
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Only had it just over a week, it came as you see, aside from ive fitted FK AK Street Coilovers, black headlights, plastidipped the middle grills, SMD bulbs in the fogs and sides and rear plate lights. The BBS CH are staggered 9" inch rear 8" front. Ive machine polished and waxed it too.
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Things to sort, turbo whines a bit coming down the revs, front bumper I took off now the passenger side wont side flush with the wing, and the plastidip didnt work too well so thinking of going to plateless, badgeless GTi grill set off eBay only around £80 all in posted.
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Great looking car, seems the previous owner took care of it.
I've just had my turbo replaced under warranty as I bought the car from the dealer. Was incredibly difficult though, although Lookers agreed it needed doing, VW themselves tried every angle to reject the claim.
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looking good mate
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Thanks people. Yeah it had a new intercooler and all hoses before i bought it. Everythings such a logical challenge on it though how it comes apart. Like yesterday went to undo the positive battery terminal to fit amp power cable - the nut half undone, and then got stuck, wouldnt do up, wouldnt undo, had to cut it off ! Everything seems to be held in or held together with flimsy clips aswell lol
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Looking good dude
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:happy2: I've got the same problem with bumper on passenger side! I can live with it though!
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Ive fixed the bumper, the 3 clips that appear broken are not, i just got a flathead screwdriver and popped the bumper back over the mounting, hard to explain, just need some thicker bolts for the 2 grill ones as they are loose and allowing the bumper to sag under the headlights.
Im going to order the GTi red/honeycombe grills soon, what will these GT Sport ones fetch ? they are grey but black plastidipped.
Cheers
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Which bulbs have you got in the fogs bud, look good!?
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Hi mate they are SMD bulbs, and the MK5 bulb type is ' HB4 ' so HB4 SMD foglight bulbs. However ive bought two sets now both supposedly error free but the bulb out light showed up on the dashboard!, second set the guy sent me a set of resistors which worked but the resistor bit got so hot inside the bumper it melted through the undertray! So im waiting for next option now! Bulbs are £10-£15 a pair.
Ive wound the front down some more today 6 and 1/4 inch from strut base to first adjuster to 5 and 3/4 inches. Cool and accurate way to measure it :)
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Hi mate they are SMD bulbs, and the MK5 bulb type is ' HB4 ' so HB4 SMD foglight bulbs. However ive bought two sets now both supposedly error free but the bulb out light showed up on the dashboard!, second set the guy sent me a set of resistors which worked but the resistor bit got so hot inside the bumper it melted through the undertray! So im waiting for next option now! Bulbs are £10-£15 a pair.
Ive wound the front down some more today 6 and 1/4 inch from strut base to first adjuster to 5 and 3/4 inches. Cool and accurate way to measure it :)
Cheers for the response, regarding the resistor the exact same thing happened to me and now I have a melted undertray.
I'll keep an eye out to see if you source a solution!
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Ive spoken to the guy who sold me both the bulbs and resistors and he assures me its normal as the resistor is absorbing the extra current so the light out doesnt come up on the dash. This is where you need full vagcom so you can turn down the brightness of the bulbs, my next purchase come payday ! £50 or so on ebay with the cable.
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Little update, JOM Gti rep grill turned up, but damaged, although i managed to repair it they are sending me another one out. Trial fitted this one for looks, glued the bonnet filler piece on after trimming it. Not sure if i like it or prefer the GT sport grills?
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Im still waiting for the lower honeycombe and fog grills to arrive.
Are the GT sport grills worth anything? I did ask but its been deleted.
Cheers
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Prefer the original
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Any links for the bulbs and resistors mate??
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Bulbs search for item number - 221494747937
Resistors are off the same person, item number - 321462983664
Just remember to screw them or tie them out the way of wires and other plastics.
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Take a look at the R-line lower grilles, some on mine, they match the GT style but look much better than the standard ones.
The normal GT's aren't worth a huge amount.
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Looking good :happy2:
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U selling your old grill? Been after 1 for ages
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Got them all on now, though bit annoyed the main grill is gloss back and the bottoms are matt, might get them sprayed to match but if it chips off itl look cack after winter
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Not sure if im selling the GT grills, i think ill ebay them 99p start i dont know what they are worth i dont want to rip anyone off and i dont want my pants pulled down either, I let a set of monza 2 alloys go once for £200 and didnt realise they were a rare width. The 2 gt sport fog light grills there are some on ebay, genuine but used, £35 a side. :ashamed:
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I have a matching car to yours :)
Can you take a pic from the side to show how it sits on the wheels once lowered, i have only done the lower set of grills so far, with an eBay special for the middle bottom one and a genuine ED30 ones for the fog lights. I think i am going to get the grill from Awesome GTi
Well i say that but i change my mind like the wind, i went from standard to gti ones, to ED30 ones and i still cant make my mind up !!
Here are a few pics lol
Standard
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GTi Fog Grills
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Ed30 Grills and GTI bottom middle grills
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Yea i got the ones with the square cut out of it off ebay and the middle grill ebay, my upper one is a JOM one.
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Can you send me a.pic from the side that shows how low you sit on those coilovers with those wheels ?
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Up to date picture with the lower gti grills. it appears mines got a different bottom splitter than yours? wonder what mines off as i need a new one as i set fire/melted it lol
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This is how low she sits, best pic at the minute, can go 3 up and no scrubbing, 9 inch on backs 225/40/18s standard arches with liners in, might remove the liners though not sure
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Up to date picture with the lower gti grills. it appears mines got a different bottom splitter than yours? wonder what mines off as i need a new one as i set fire/melted it lol
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This is how low she sits, best pic at the minute, can go 3 up and no scrubbing, 9 inch on backs 225/40/18s standard arches with liners in, might remove the liners though not sure
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Thanks for the pic George i see what you mean about the splitter, i think mine must be standard so maybe its to do with the year or something ? Mine is a December 2007 so maybe it changed depending on the year ?
Also i can see you have a side skirt in the last pic, did you add these or were they on it as well ? As you also have a colour-coded rear bumper which again i dont think is standard ?
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I think the front lip is off Petrol GTi, as are the skirts and back bumper. Not sure though? Im changing to R32 rear bumper when i can find one close by.
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Well if you sell that bumper in the picture I would like first refusal if that's ok ?
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Yes mate no worries, will have the backbox available too as its brand new. Just waiting for the right R32 bumper to turn up. Does the R32 fit straight on?
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Apparently so. Well just PM me when you are ready to sell :-)
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Looks awesome with the GTI grill! Definitely need to get on and find one for mine, I want to try and get a secondhand genuine one if not I've got a rep one on my eBay list :smiley: