MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: Tom. on January 31, 2015, 03:09:13 pm

Title: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: Tom. on January 31, 2015, 03:09:13 pm: Alright guys. First post here, but a few may know me already from other forums.

I'm Tom, and I drive a golf with a big boot!

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Car started out as my daily whilst I built a big powered TDI, and was intended to stay standard, but one thing led to another, the project was broken off in parts, and this took centre stage so to speak. Still driven daily now though, and just turned 140k miles the other day!

Brief spec,
Airlift XL struts/bags with V2 management.
Purple leather interior, front seats from Leon K1 and headrest-less rear bench.
Brembo 4pots all round painted in metallic grey.
ED30 style front valance.
GLI sideskirts and rear valance.
BBS Callito and Autostrada Monza wheels.
Darkside Developments decat downpipe and cat-back system.
Darkside EGR delete.
Darkside map making a cleanish 185bhp and 310ftlb.
Still plenty more plans for it yet!
Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: KieranED30 on January 31, 2015, 03:15:06 pm: Very nice this rings a bell sure I have seen it at some shows :happy2:
Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: Tom. on January 31, 2015, 03:20:08 pm: Cheers Kieran. Yeah more than likely! Was on display at most of the big shows last year!
Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: th3_f15t on January 31, 2015, 03:23:36 pm: And no pictures of the purple interior..? How dare you tease us! Plus I've spotted that each of your pictures sports different alloys so again, more on that please. Looks rather tasty!
Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: prp74 on January 31, 2015, 03:26:25 pm: Welcome, get some more pics up :happy2:
Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: Tom. on January 31, 2015, 03:56:27 pm: Don't really have many interior shots at the minute strangely, but will try get some more.
Here's a couple for now though,

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It's also safe to say, I'm working towards having had my fair share of wheels.

Started out with a set of Rotiform reps

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Then went to a set of Mercedes Eltanins that I had Diamond cut.

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Following that, it was a set of A5 Speedlines. Still my favourites, and great fitment with no spacers required.

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Treated myself to an all time favourite set of wheels, Autostrada Monza, which I still own now.

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Then a set of BBS Callito's for my winter wheels and are still on the car at the minute.

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And finally, just bought a set of 17" OZ futura's. currently sorting parts to make them wider as at the minute they are 8.5's all round. Going for 9.5 et30 up front and 10j et25 on the rear. Safe to say its going to be wide!

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Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: rdfcpete on January 31, 2015, 04:20:11 pm: Welcome dude :drinking:

Are the A5's 18x8.5? They do work well actually, you're right. Better than one A5's themselves in fact...
I've been searching for some OEM fit 18x whatever wheels for my 8P3 A3 Black Edition and I just go full circle back to the OEM 18x8 ET43 RS4's that the A4's came on, mugs game selecting wheels isn't it... :laugh: :grin: :rolleye:

Car looks understated & smart anyway :happy2:
Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: Stanipkiss on January 31, 2015, 05:13:11 pm: Welcome along Tom from another sooty Jetta owner :happy2:
I would love to get air :sad1:
Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: JimmyC92 on January 31, 2015, 05:16:38 pm: Welcome to the forum pal! You have a fantastic taste sir!
Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: Tom. on January 31, 2015, 05:21:32 pm: Quote from: Stanipkiss on January 31, 2015, 05:13:11 pm
Welcome along Tom from another sooty Jetta owner :happy2:
I would love to get air :sad1:

Cheers buddy! For a daily driver, its worth every penny! You just cant get mk5's low and maintain any form of driveability!
My friends was silly, and every little lump in the road was a pants change moment.

Quote from: rdfcpete on January 31, 2015, 04:20:11 pm
Welcome dude :drinking:

Are the A5's 18x8.5? They do work well actually, you're right. Better than one A5's themselves in fact...
I've been searching for some OEM fit 18x whatever wheels for my 8P3 A3 Black Edition and I just go full circle back to the OEM 18x8 ET43 RS4's that the A4's came on, mugs game selecting wheels isn't it... :laugh: :grin: :rolleye:

Car looks understated & smart anyway :happy2:

Yes they are 18x8.5's. Only thing I would say is, the offsets are fairly low (et29) and can take a bit of fitting without poking too much. I love choosing wheels haha. Wish I had more money to choose wheels more often!

Quote from: JimmyC92 on January 31, 2015, 05:16:38 pm
Welcome to the forum pal! You have a fantastic taste sir!

Thankyou kind sir :drinking:
Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: Tom. on February 02, 2015, 09:21:12 pm: Couple more pictures of the interior.

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It's Bridge or Weir "Totem Purple" leather, with alcantara dash/door card inserts and armrest. Eventually plan on retrimming the headlining and pillars, probably in alcantara too, but money is tight at the minute due to moving house and upsizing.
Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: Tom. on February 02, 2015, 09:39:55 pm: Realised I've posted no pictures of my boot build too, so here they are :happy2:

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Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: chrisr763 on February 02, 2015, 10:53:03 pm: Safe to say this thing is sexy! Not a massive fan of the seats, but i appreciate everyones different tastes.

You do however have good taste in wheels! Futuras :love: Wanted a set, but 18's are pretty rare, and my last set of 17's looked tiny! :grin:

Keep it up - More progress please! :happy2:
Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: Andy on February 02, 2015, 11:49:20 pm: Welcome to the forum Tom,car looks excellent
Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: Shoduchi on February 03, 2015, 12:15:56 pm: Great build! Awesome wheels you've got and had. :smiley: Those seats look great, just not loving the purple. I'd go for black or camel. But glad there are different tastes so we can have the chance to see different and beautiful cars from others as well.

The boot build is awesome too. :notworthy:

Keep up the good work!
Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: Sjw_Vw on February 04, 2015, 11:27:53 pm: Welcome to the forum man! I was only saying to my mate the other day that I'm surprised you aren't on this forum! Was talking about how yours is one of the best Jettas out there!!! Look forward to see what you do to it over this season
Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: Tom. on February 07, 2015, 10:19:48 am: Quote from: maxitrol on February 02, 2015, 11:49:20 pm
Welcome to the forum Tom,car looks excellent

Thanks! :happy2:

Quote from: Shoduchi on February 03, 2015, 12:15:56 pm
Great build! Awesome wheels you've got and had. :smiley: Those seats look great, just not loving the purple. I'd go for black or camel. But glad there are different tastes so we can have the chance to see different and beautiful cars from others as well.

The boot build is awesome too. :notworthy:

Keep up the good work!

Thanks mate. Interior is always going to be marmite! Its just one of them colours. Personally I'd love to retrim it all in tan leather, but unfortunately my money wont stretch that far any more. :drinking:

Quote from: Sjw_Vw on February 04, 2015, 11:27:53 pm
Welcome to the forum man! I was only saying to my mate the other day that I'm surprised you aren't on this forum! Was talking about how yours is one of the best Jettas out there!!! Look forward to see what you do to it over this season

Thanks Shane. Been signed up for a good while, but never got round to posting. Thankyou for the kind words too! Things are going to be a bit steady this year. More than likely be a case of new wheels and then just swap and change wheels all year with a few of my close friends (we've got 6-7 sets of rather special wheels between us, including one set of complete one offs, so keep your eyes peeled!)
Hopefully see you about a bit this year! :drinking:

Quote from: chrisr763 on February 02, 2015, 10:53:03 pm
Safe to say this thing is sexy! Not a massive fan of the seats, but i appreciate everyones different tastes.

You do however have good taste in wheels! Futuras :love: Wanted a set, but 18's are pretty rare, and my last set of 17's looked tiny! :grin:

Keep it up - More progress please! :happy2:

Thankyou :drinking: As above, interior is always going to be marmite, and there are days I question myself why I went for it! Key with 17's is to make them really wide with lots of dish!
Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: Tom. on February 09, 2015, 08:05:12 pm: Had a ride out yesterday evening to have a play with the camera. Here's a few of the shots I took.

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Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: Sjw_Vw on February 16, 2015, 08:51:27 pm: Beautiful as always :)
Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: Tom. on March 16, 2015, 07:03:02 pm: Spent a few days last week building my new wheels up, getting them on the car and sat right, and getting the car cleaned up ready for Ultimate Dubs. Few little hickups along the way, and its still not quite how I want it, but all in all I'm happy.

OZ Futura's, 17x9.5 ET30 on the front, and 17x10 ET25 on the back. 205/45 tyres all round, rear camber maxed out, and some good strong fitment.

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Little work to do on the front fitment, but gonna have to look at machining up a subframe to allow me to countersink the bolts, as its sitting down on them and isn't quite low enough.
Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: Tracey on March 16, 2015, 08:41:17 pm: What a lovely car :drool: I taught I was bad for alloys! The Futuras are looking ace! IF ya ever get bored with them you could do the centres the same gray as the Jetta! I have my RH ZW4's centres done gray and I think they look good! Seen a guy in America with a grey golf with futuras with the centres done in a dark orange and they look crazy!

Any other plans with the car?
Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: Tom. on March 16, 2015, 10:07:35 pm: Futura's will definitely be staying silver, but my other set of splits are going all grey once I've got the time/patience to split them down.

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Title: Re: Not quite a golf, and not quite a GTI.
Post by: Sjw_Vw on March 25, 2015, 07:25:04 pm: Great work, Tom