Post by: lewisako on January 28, 2015, 01:15:00 pm
I am totally new to all of this so this will not be the quickest progress page you'll see at all. But its a means for me to be able to see what gets done slowly.
I welcome any comment or suggestions to a newbie, any tips or advice would be great.
But firstly here she is, totally bog standard. :)
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Post by: lewisako on January 28, 2015, 02:55:30 pm
1) New set of wheels and lower
2) New front and rear lights
3) Front bumper conversion to GTi or GTD
And for now that is it. Unsure on what wheels as of yet, interested in the monza 2s but not sure really where to buy from, bit skeptical buying from ebay.
Post by: jaffa on January 28, 2015, 03:01:23 pm
My brother bought wheels from www.bmautosport.co.uk a couple of times and have always been spot on so if suggest taking a look on there
If you want new headlights I'd suggest getting the projector headlights instead of the black GTI ones there's plenty on eBay
Post by: lewisako on January 28, 2015, 03:59:14 pm
Post by: lewisako on January 29, 2015, 03:44:32 pm
http://www.bmautosport.co.uk/showroom/product_info.php/new-dare-csl-gts-finished-individual-matt-black-et45-p-171?cPath=51_52_114_177_316
Post by: stuart-88 on January 31, 2015, 09:36:11 am
Post by: lewisako on January 31, 2015, 06:08:10 pm
I remember when my car looked like that :laugh:. Those wheels are cool, only thing I don't like about black wheels is when they get stone chipped/kerbed and silver appears.
Haha had a look at your thread and car looks great! Bit of inspiration for sure! What front bumper do you have on yours and where did you source it?
Post by: jaffa on January 31, 2015, 07:59:32 pm
Search for 3sdm 0.01 and it'll give you a idea of how they look on a golf
Post by: stuart-88 on February 20, 2015, 04:22:26 pm
I remember when my car looked like that :laugh:. Those wheels are cool, only thing I don't like about black wheels is when they get stone chipped/kerbed and silver appears.
Haha had a look at your thread and car looks great! Bit of inspiration for sure! What front bumper do you have on yours and where did you source it?
Thanks mate. I have a bumper from a GT. Got it from eBay then smoothed the grille, I was lucky to find one in reflex silver for around £300 iirc.
Post by: lewisako on February 21, 2015, 11:08:14 pm
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TDi Door inserts.
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Team Heko wind deflectors.
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Plastidipped rear badges, no end result photo just yet.
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Nice little clean before the rain came!
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New Arial
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Being fitted Monday
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And a little photo of a day at work!
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Post by: rdfcpete on February 22, 2015, 12:51:31 am
Is this a 2.0 tdi?
Post by: lewisako on February 22, 2015, 09:05:38 am
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Post by: lewisako on February 25, 2015, 07:08:53 pm
During
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After
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Thanks DamoP for the LEDs.
Post by: Andy on February 25, 2015, 07:15:40 pm
Post by: lewisako on March 08, 2015, 07:35:53 pm
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And got them on today, with the springs fitted as well:
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Think I now need to referb the break calipers behind the wheels. Also planning on a front bumper change shortly.
Post by: lewisako on March 13, 2015, 09:44:06 am
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To this:
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Also managed to get hold of this for a good price, waiting for a respray and will fit asap!
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FiFlewx%2FGolf%2F09B57C60-7F7A-4AB1-93FF-A659CC615EA5.jpg&hash=d6575fc766b008e8697e7a89a9b5662362062cab)
Post by: lewisako on March 19, 2015, 05:32:54 pm
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Took my basically all day to sort this out but glad its out of the way and done now, just needs to be re sprayed and then I can fit it properly. Will eventually get the front fog lights and have them wired in. But i wouldnt have a clue how to do that, so would seek some expert help. But for now thats it.
Post by: lewisako on May 03, 2015, 05:03:07 pm
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Also got this changed up:
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Post by: lewisako on May 04, 2015, 11:35:20 pm
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Post by: lewisako on May 10, 2015, 02:22:01 pm
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Also another little purchase from Awsome GTi!
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FiFlewx%2FGolf%2F57A6365F-EA02-470C-88A3-D46CFFD9500A.jpg&hash=cb2fd5688d1c0b1da986e66c58843700aabbd959)
Made a trip to a fellow members place the other day to pick this set up, up! GTi Brakes, with 312mm disks aswell. Will fit these after I've been to darkside hopefully.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FiFlewx%2FGolf%2F851195E8-765E-434D-AA3A-91F76C075C3F.jpg&hash=ac94dda28fc3d69b365f5e7e344b700b1dfe6554)
Post by: lewisako on May 16, 2015, 10:36:26 pm
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Future plans are:
• Exhaust System (Darkside)
• Remap (Darkside)
• GTi Side Skirts
• Coilovers
• Pressed plates
• Fog lights
• R32/ED30 rear lights
• GTi front lights
• GTi Break upgrade- unsure on caliper colour (thinking green)
Think that should take me a while to get all in place, happy with how its looking at the moment though!
Post by: Andy on May 16, 2015, 10:58:04 pm
Post by: lewisako on June 01, 2015, 10:17:22 pm
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Post by: SeyiiOluwa on June 08, 2015, 06:18:12 pm
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Post by: lewisako on June 09, 2015, 12:26:28 pm
where did you get the TDI inserts ?
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TDi inserts were found on ebay, cant remember the exact seller however. And thanks I'm becoming more satisfied with it now. Just a few more things to do and ill be happy!
Post by: lewisako on June 09, 2015, 12:31:38 pm
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Half Way though fitting:
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And finished:
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Think the rear is looking pretty much how I want it too now. Just need to get the exhaust put on, this however can only be done when darkside finish their renovations. Considering pasti dipper the lower part of the rear valance but undecided,
Post by: SeyiiOluwa on June 09, 2015, 03:49:56 pm
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Post by: prp74 on June 09, 2015, 07:13:58 pm
Post by: lewisako on June 09, 2015, 10:36:27 pm
Looking good Lewis. Nice to meet you yesterday :happy2:
Cheers dude! And yourself. Took me ages to get home. Phone ran outa battery so had to guess my way home haha.
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Post by: samx300 on June 11, 2015, 02:57:03 pm
Looking forward to more updates!
Post by: lewisako on June 15, 2015, 04:01:22 pm
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And installed:
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Post by: SeyiiOluwa on June 15, 2015, 11:32:02 pm
Post by: lewisako on June 16, 2015, 12:18:31 am
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Post by: lewisako on June 19, 2015, 01:35:43 pm
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Very happy with the end results!
Post by: SeyiiOluwa on June 19, 2015, 01:39:07 pm
Post by: lewisako on July 03, 2015, 01:26:00 am
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Now to order some HIDs and Led side lights, then to install both and get the depos coded in! Anyone local to Kent, Gravesend area whos able to help out with coding would be greatly appreciated!
Post by: SeyiiOluwa on July 03, 2015, 01:26:52 am
Post by: lewisako on July 13, 2015, 04:02:37 pm
Half way through:
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Installed:
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How they look on the car:
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Slowly getting to how I want it to look now. ED30 front splitter and sort my empty fog wholes out and ill be pretty satisfied with how to fronts looking! Any comments / suggestions welcome!
Also booked in at AmD mid August for a full Miltek cat back exhaust. They've also got a deal on when purchasing an exhaust system they are remapping for 50% so I could turn that down!
Post by: lewisako on August 11, 2015, 03:14:18 pm
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Disappointed I was unable to see the figure changes but oh well these things happen!
Post by: Shoduchi on August 11, 2015, 03:28:17 pm
I'd be more worried to know what's wrong with the turbo since your stage 1 tune should be an old and tested map.
Maybe your geometry needs some cleaning or something. When you have that sorted you can test the new output in a rolling road. :smiley:
Post by: lewisako on August 11, 2015, 04:54:09 pm
So what happens when your turbo overboosts? Does the engine go into limp mode?
I'd be more worried to know what's wrong with the turbo since your stage 1 tune should be an old and tested map.
Maybe your geometry needs some cleaning or something. When you have that sorted you can test the new output in a rolling road. :smiley:
Hi my mechanical knowledge is not that vast tbh and in hind sight I should have asked the mechanic more questions. But he said it would be fine to run the new map but he wasn't happy to rolling road it!
Here are some photos of the paper work he printed off for me incase that helps:
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Post by: Shoduchi on August 11, 2015, 05:07:53 pm
Post by: Shoduchi on August 11, 2015, 05:13:44 pm
Post by: lewisako on August 11, 2015, 05:15:33 pm
I'm no mechanic but I can only see that you need to replace 2 glowplugs. Your boost pressure seems fine to me, tbh. My GT Sport is doing a bit more boost with a GTB1749V (1,34 bar stable; 1,54 bar peak), but I don't like smoke and it's not doing any smoke like I asked to.
Haha yea I need glow plugs as well. Fair enough, maybe if I go somewhere else to get it on rollers they may test it then? Ill see how it goes for now then.
Post by: Shoduchi on August 11, 2015, 05:22:04 pm
Post by: lewisako on August 11, 2015, 05:52:27 pm
Yeah, if you can make a log that would be easier to know if all is well, or at least check your maximum EGT with an bluetooth OBD reader going WOT. Too high EGT will kill your turbo sooner than normal.
Ok man, thanks for the help! Ill try and get it all sorted! :happy2:
Post by: Sjw_Vw on August 20, 2015, 09:53:56 pm
Post by: lewisako on August 21, 2015, 03:55:09 pm
Great thread! Loving what you're doing to your Golf
Thank you, means a lot!
Post by: Andy on August 22, 2015, 02:38:53 am
This mod was copied sort of from Maxitrol, I'm pretty please with how it turned out!
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And installed:
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Looks good thing am setting a trend of in orange
Post by: lewisako on August 23, 2015, 04:11:41 pm
Looks good thing am setting a trend of in orange
Yes mate you sure have, soon to do the brake calipers and when I install front fogs gonna get an orange tint for them. Think it should look good with a few orange bits around the car.
To be fair I wouldn't mind copying a lot of what you've done to your car :happy2: just had mine re mapped but think I need to start thinking about a new turbo and internals :laugh:
Post by: Andy on August 23, 2015, 06:37:39 pm
Makes a difference the remap brings the car alive,
Midland turbos are very good if your getting your redone
Post by: lewisako on August 25, 2015, 01:07:41 pm
Until my clucth started slipping on the way back from the Arsenal game last night. So little bit pissed right now :(
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Post by: Shoduchi on August 25, 2015, 01:32:02 pm
I think AMD should have made a smoother torque delivery to preserve the clutch, with that spike no wonder it's slipping with your OEM disk. If you like the torque, maybe you can think about converting to a single mass flywheel. :confused:
Post by: lewisako on August 25, 2015, 01:51:47 pm
AFAIK the dyno gave you the power at the flywheel, not at the wheel like the WHP would suggest. 134 WHP would mean around 160-170 BHP, which the OEM turbo can't handle.
I think AMD should have made a smoother torque delivery to preserve the clutch, with that spike no wonder it's slipping with your OEM disk. If you like the torque, maybe you can think about converting to a single mass flywheel. :confused:
Yea the guy who done the dyno said he reckons its running at 160bhp and he said that the mustang dynos are very accurate. I think thats the route I'm going to have to go down man.
Is annoying because AmD said that the car would be able to handle the remap they gave it. I'm all new to all of this so when you hear it from guys in the know you assume they know best. Lesson learnt I spose though... Going to have to be careful with how I drive once its fitted so the turbo doesn't go as well. Want to upgrade it soon anyway but cant afford it just yet. As well as trying to save to move outa my parents aswell!
Post by: Shoduchi on August 25, 2015, 02:27:30 pm
Of course there a lot of factors to take into account: peak boost, max EGT, etc. I wouldn't do much WOT accelerations before doing some logs to make sure it's running safely.
If your engine is a BKC/BXE like I guess, you can think about a Garrett GT1749VB for a reliable 170 BHP. For more you need to replace the injectors or fit bigger nozzles. I went for a Sachs Performance clutch with OEM dual mass flywheel, which is good enough for me and like OEM. AFAIK most people fit a single mass flywheel with a reinforced clutch.
Post by: Andy on August 25, 2015, 03:35:26 pm
Post by: Shoduchi on August 25, 2015, 06:02:23 pm
Mine is on 220bhp on the oem clutch with no slipping.Yours is the 2.0L (not sure if PD140 or PD170), which has a much stronger clutch that is similar to the 1.9 TDI PD130 clutch, while ours is similar to the 1.9 TDI PD100. I had no idea of that difference before I bought mine...
Your map should be more progressive, I think this AMD map is too harsh on the clutch. It should give a good kick when boosting but both turbo and clutch will suffer from the increased demand.
Post by: lewisako on October 10, 2015, 05:21:10 pm
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Then got hold of some GTi skirts from TPS for circa 40 quid each plus vat, got them on the other day and really happy with them.
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No a great photo but you get the idea, and finally I have had the boot struts upgraded as well as pins and bumper, just need the coding done on vcds to activate the boot pop mod!
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And thats how we are sitting at the moment :happy2:
Post by: ashbignall on October 11, 2015, 09:01:40 pm
Hit me with some serious nostalgia when I saw the TD Pro Race's. Had some 1.2's on my very first car. A Renault Clio many years ago... Haha!
Looking great mate!
Post by: lewisako on October 11, 2015, 10:14:21 pm
Really enjoyed reading this thread mate. You've done a lot of good work!
Hit me with some serious nostalgia when I saw the TD Pro Race's. Had some 1.2's on my very first car. A Renault Clio many years ago... Haha!
Looking great mate!
Thanks mate really appreciate the positive feed back.
Its finally looking the way I want it to now, love the fact that apart from the paint work I've basically done all my own work as well. Not a handy man at all but amazing what you can pick up from a website and youtube!
Haha glad I could trigger a few memories! Ill never forget my first car either, shamefully a Corsa but was great when I had it. But for now to carry on with this little project and get it the way I want it! Thanks again man!
Post by: ashbignall on October 12, 2015, 07:51:50 pm
Post by: lewisako on October 12, 2015, 08:07:19 pm
No problem mate. I meant to ask you where you got your LEDs from? I'm assuming they're pretty straight forward to replace.
I assume you mean the interior ones? I think I ordered them from bold motor sport mate.
http://www.bold-sport.com/store/index.php?route=product/category&path=36&page=1
Post by: Martk19871 on October 12, 2015, 09:07:59 pm
Post by: ashbignall on October 12, 2015, 10:00:09 pm
No problem mate. I meant to ask you where you got your LEDs from? I'm assuming they're pretty straight forward to replace.
I assume you mean the interior ones? I think I ordered them from bold motor sport mate.
http://www.bold-sport.com/store/index.php?route=product/category&path=36&page=1
Yeah sorry. And the plate ones too? Same place?
Post by: lewisako on October 12, 2015, 10:00:53 pm
No problem mate. I meant to ask you where you got your LEDs from? I'm assuming they're pretty straight forward to replace.
I assume you mean the interior ones? I think I ordered them from bold motor sport mate.
http://www.bold-sport.com/store/index.php?route=product/category&path=36&page=1
Yeah sorry. And the plate ones too? Same place?
Got them off of a member on here. Can't remember who how though.
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Post by: lewisako on October 12, 2015, 10:01:33 pm
Liking the thread Lewis, I was chatting with you about the boot pop mod through the Facebook group!
Agh alright mate! Thanks for having a read through!
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Post by: S800BRN on October 13, 2015, 08:47:10 am
Post by: lewisako on October 13, 2015, 06:09:33 pm
Some nice mods here. I need the Xenon look units - transforms the front end!
Cheers pal, too right it make such a big difference! Just want a front spoiler now and then ill be happy with how the front looks!
Post by: FrameSet on October 14, 2015, 12:51:47 pm
Post by: lewisako on October 14, 2015, 08:13:17 pm
I had the same at AMD, wouldn't put it on the rolling road due to the turbo over boosting. How much was the exhaust?
Erm not sure what the exact price of the exhaust was but in total I weighed out near 600 for the exhaust and remap if I recall correctly mate. They were doing 50% of all remaps when brought with an exhaust system.
Post by: Ant.W28LKR on October 16, 2015, 02:57:42 am
Post by: lewisako on October 17, 2015, 07:53:13 pm
Good effort, car is looking good. Seriously thinking about getting mines mapped :laugh:
Thank you mate
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Post by: JustSho on October 18, 2015, 12:16:45 pm
What H&R springs do you have on? Did you also change the shocks?
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Post by: Martk19871 on October 18, 2015, 10:28:58 pm
Post by: lewisako on October 19, 2015, 01:29:15 pm
Post by: JustSho on October 19, 2015, 07:39:16 pm
Give me a shout if you do decide to go with coilovers in a hurry :innocent:, I'll be looking for some springs soon!
Post by: trancem on November 12, 2015, 08:49:49 pm
I've just bought my car and it looks exactly like the first pic you posted!! totally standard. Having a lot of ideas now which won't be a good sign for the wallet!!
Post by: lewisako on November 17, 2015, 02:07:38 pm
Just read this thread. Great build so far mate
I've just bought my car and it looks exactly like the first pic you posted!! totally standard. Having a lot of ideas now which won't be a good sign for the wallet!!
Yep worst thing i done for my bank balance was join this website haha!
Few more little updates coming in the next few weeks :)
Post by: JustSho on November 19, 2015, 12:22:58 am
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Post by: lewisako on November 19, 2015, 09:21:33 pm
Where did you get your front bumper and how much was it/respraying it if you don't mind me asking?
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No problem mate, source it on eBay for 150 i think, original part. My girlfriends dad owns his own spray shop so did it for 200 quid. Thats including smoothed and sprayed front grill as well.
Post by: JustSho on November 19, 2015, 11:06:47 pm
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Post by: lewisako on December 23, 2015, 10:45:52 pm
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Took a trip to Legend Vehicle Specialist in Gravesend, really nice guys, for a rep ED30 splitter to be sprayed and fitted...
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Really happy with how the cars coming along now. Few more things to do on the exterior then I'll be happy. Need to retro fit some front fogs and maybe coil overs some time next year and possibly a change in wheels. But getting there slowly! Any opinions welcome.
Post by: RetroRaz on December 23, 2015, 11:07:54 pm
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Post by: lewisako on December 23, 2015, 11:23:29 pm
Awesome progress. How did you stick the side skirts on?
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Not very well at the moment mate :stupid: just used the double sided tape it came with, but have tiger seal to do it properly just haven't got around to doing it. And thank you :)
Post by: lewisako on February 25, 2016, 01:53:23 pm
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To carbon fibre look:
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Currently have the interior stripped being hydro dipped in carbon fibre pattern as well:
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Will post when the interior is re installed. Also taking a trip to a fellow member to have front fogs retro fitted on Saturday. Will get some more pictures up when thats all finished as well.
Post by: Martk19871 on February 25, 2016, 08:03:04 pm
Post by: lewisako on February 26, 2016, 12:20:03 am
Are the wing mirror covers real carbon fiber? Seen some going on the Facebook group, I've been half tempted. Looking forward to seeing the dipped bits.
The they are just carbon skinned, not real c/f. look decent on I think though, got it off the bloke on the Facebook group. Just need to get the door handles on now, need a day where I'm free to come up and can get it all back in. looking forward to having it all back together as it looks decent in the box at the moment :happy2:
Post by: lewisako on February 29, 2016, 08:26:36 pm
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Post by: SeyiiOluwa on February 29, 2016, 09:59:05 pm
Post by: lewisako on October 10, 2016, 11:39:52 am
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Just recently Ive had my front grilled hydro dipped...
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And fitted...
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Have also had the rear wiper deleted but no photos. Planning on going on coil overs soon to drop it a little bit more as well. I think thats all updated now.