MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: lady_gti on April 26, 2015, 08:01:32 pm
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After spending months of hunting for brakes and sorting out some braided brake lines I'm finally done and a few extra touches :smiley: I think the change is very marmite love it or hate it.
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Looks well, but how come the colour choice... It is different and brightly stands out :happy2:
Get an orange theme going !
Bigger brakes are always a good mod, no matter what colour they are. :driver: :driver:
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looking good. nice and unique. :congrats:
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Do like them
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Looks well, but how come the colour choice... It is different and brightly stands out :happy2:
Get an orange theme going !
Bigger brakes are always a good mod, no matter what colour they are. :driver: :driver:
I wanted something a little more unique and as I had the brakes off I could go nuts on the colour. It's actually a pearl paint but you can see it in the pictures :smiley:
Thanks for the comments.
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How do you find the stopping power over your old OEM setup, also what pads did you go with...
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Just needs touching up with the paint brush,notice a few chips of it
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They are brilliant compared to the OEM set up a lot less effort used on braking. Found out when taking the old ones off that the boot had split around the piston a great fix and upgrade.
damn clips are such a pain and just couldn't get them in without a few chips in the paint. I will be touching them up when the backs are done in a week or so.
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Yeah the clips did that with mine,so glad I just painted them instead of getting them powered coated
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yer the clips a pita. scratched mine when i painted them to. one bonus i have have with running the rs3/ttrs brakes is no clip :signLOL:
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Love the colour and agree with getting the orange theme through the whole car. What's that you say..? Orange coolant pipes? Suits you sir... Ooh...
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Love the colour and agree with getting the orange theme through the whole car. What's that you say..? Orange coolant pipes? Suits you sir... Ooh...
Haha already eyeing up orange coolant pipes :wink:. After GTI spring fest I've got lots of ideas but monza refurb is definitely next on the list :smiley:
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Do it. I got red coolant pipes for my GTI, hope to fit them soon. Its pure being but worth it.
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im watching some on eBay atm and I know they will look good also will go with my orange theme it's getting the time to do it all. I've still got subframe bolts sitting around to be fitted haha. My to do list gets longer every week.
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I'll drop nick a text and we can organise a mini VAG meet then I can see your brakes :-) looks like you've done the front grill strip too? I'll bring along the latest addition too :-) x
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I'll drop nick a text and we can organise a mini VAG meet then I can see your brakes :-) looks like you've done the front grill strip too? I'll bring along the latest addition too :-) x
I'm definitely up for a mini vag meet :smiley: yea did the strip orange and picked up a black badge. I got some inspiration for open fog grills from this really stunning Pirelli :wink: oh yes the polo gti I would love to see it, running stage 2 I hear lol x
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I thought it looked orange. Lol I don't like to be an influence as I'm usually a bad one but gotta love it :smiley:. The polo is awesome yea it's stage 2 already lovely little car, Robs also going stave 2+ on the Leon got all the stuff at my house for it :laugh:!
Bet you love having proper brakes now yours were really poor before weren't they
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Haha you're not a bad influence at all. Is there any future plans for the polo? Bet it's like a little rocket :smiley:. That's a wesome when's that going on? robs leon is lovely and apparently the reason why I'm getting a milltek. I Would love to go out in it sometime :smiley:. The brakes are amazing compared to the standard ones must have been the same for you running all that power on the standard brakes and going to your custom set up. I did find out the boot had split around my piston on the drivers side.
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Nice color. :happy2:
Because of you I have started to think is red enough for my coming 996tt front and r32 rear brake combo...
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Nice color. :happy2:
Because of you I have started to think is red enough for my coming 996tt front and r32 rear brake combo...
Thank you :smiley:
I've had a lot of positive feedback and I'm really enjoying the new look.
Since these pics I have painted the rears, touched up the fronts and had my wheels refurbed.
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Haha the backs look so small now.