How long is your Golf shopping list?

[rich83]

Petrol (either V.... or Tesco 99)

 

there you go you see rich, you are happy with your car as it is.

Am I right in saying though that you have virtually every factory option/interior upgrade gadgetry going? Do you retro fit for other members?

The car is well spec'd but im still on "antique" satnav. I dont do many retrofits.

[jedi-knight83]

Luckily my car was very well spec'd from new (xenons, full DIS, MFSW etc and then had full Ed30 kit and wheels). I've added a cat back Miltek and just bought 19" BBS CH.

Shopping list now stands at

H&R Lowering springs or 2nd hand coilovers
uprated ARB rear.. maybe front
uprated sound system
uprated brakes
cold air intake

[RedRobin]

We all know that the list never seems to get any smaller but I would actually like to get to the point when I have finished modding so that a.) can maybe save a bit towards a new car and b.) spend more on detailing products to maintain it.

Whats on your list and do you think it will ever be down to zero? Will you have retired by the time you have finished modding? 

....I retired many years before I even bought my GTI new in 2005.

You think that you have finished modding but then you read about something on this forum! It's a very slippery slope and even after 100,000 miles it hasn't ended in spite of me thinking it had.

[Fujiya]

As of this evening:

-Bilstein B12 kit
-RNS 510
-Bluetooth kit
-Rear ARB
-Miltek cat back
-wheel spacers

By tomorrow evening, who knows?

[Kregiel]

mine is empty now!

Might not stay that very long though

Paul

[Nodz]

Well got a few bits lately so theres some off the list so now its the following

Colour coded skirts
ED30/Votex front lip
Non Res Quad (possibly sorted)
Lower spoiler for Quads for R32 rear (possibly sorted)
Lowering springs
Chrome Switches all round (interior)
Rocket and Ejector seat button
Detail and wheel refurb

Contemplating the following
Stage 1 Remap
Bigger Front brakes (would love brembo's to say I have them but prob be R32)

Most of all to have my new leather seat covers that are on back order delivered so it can finished being repaired I can have the car back

[MC71]

Love my ED30 as is BUT there no harm in a mod or 2 or 3 or 4................................good job it's a long term project car!!

EXTERIOR

carbon Bonnet
OSIR Front Splitter/Carbon insert
DRL's (undecided) running or change out fogs
Thunder bunny Rear (if I can source one!)
Love my Pescara's so just getting them done gloss black
Winter wheels, TD 2.1 in Gold  :
Xenons
LED rear lights

Full paint enhancement from Dave Proctor 

INTERIOR

RNS510
reversing camera
Polar fis+
leather Recaro's with Interlargos inserts


ENGINEY THINGS

everything for stage2+ REVO (maybe the package JKM Performance offer)
Full Milltek, sport cat, resonated (it's my age) flat back box
Fit my ITG MAXOGEN Induction kit
SACH Clutch
Engine cover with OSIR insert


HANDLING

Quaife diff
KW V1 or Blistein B12
VWR lower mount
Rear ARB, Eibach or H&R
Fit my Walk and bushes
NQSBBK
S3 rear brakes
Forge short shifter

well, it's a dream. There's way more little bits just can't remember what they are.

Plenty more important things in my life than the car BUT now the girls have left home...........
Oh, priced at around £20,000 (before fitting)

Other option is just buy the Candy White R with 19 gloss black Taledaga's I went to look at on Tuesday!!!
 

[RedRobin]

^^^^
@ MC:

*cough* Your list seems to include most the mods I have fitted in the last 6 years!  You are a man of impeccable taste

[Kregiel]

what's the weight saving for carbon bonnet?

Paul

[RedRobin]

what's the weight saving for carbon bonnet?

Paul

....That's something I should know but have forgotten   IIRC it's about 12lb / 6kg weight saving but needs checking/confirming. < OSIR weighs 7 kg and OEM 13.8 kg, so 6.8 kg weight saving.

OSIR carbon bonnet (like mine) is double skin and so a bit heavier than single skin versions but both are considerably lighter than OEM steel of course. You would definitely be wise to fit bonnet catches when carbon, especially on single skin.

[MC71]

^^^^
@ MC:

*cough* Your list seems to include most the mods I have fitted in the last 6 years!  You are a man of impeccable taste

RR    May well take 6 years mate, hardest thing is deciding on what to do first. If that's all I have to worry about, I'm a lucky chap I suppose!

[RedRobin]

*cough* Your list seems to include most the mods I have fitted in the last 6 years!  You are a man of impeccable taste

RR    May well take 6 years mate, hardest thing is deciding on what to do first. If that's all I have to worry about, I'm a lucky chap I suppose!

....The great thing about it taking time is that you get to appreciate better what each mod does and its benefits. I did exhaust first because I came from a BMW straight-six with a lovely sound and think of it as a driving aid. Then first stage of handling mods followed by remap, very quickly followed by brakes!

[monte]

Love my ED30 as is BUT there no harm in a mod or 2 or 3 or 4................................good job it's a long term project car!!

EXTERIOR

carbon Bonnet
OSIR Front Splitter/Carbon insert
DRL's (undecided) running or change out fogs
Thunder bunny Rear (if I can source one!)
Love my Pescara's so just getting them done gloss black
Winter wheels, TD 2.1 in Gold  :
Xenons
LED rear lights

Full paint enhancement from Dave Proctor 

INTERIOR

RNS510
reversing camera
Polar fis+
leather Recaro's with Interlargos inserts


ENGINEY THINGS

everything for stage2+ REVO (maybe the package JKM Performance offer)
Full Milltek, sport cat, resonated (it's my age) flat back box
Fit my ITG MAXOGEN Induction kit
SACH Clutch
Engine cover with OSIR insert


HANDLING

Quaife diff
KW V1 or Blistein B12
VWR lower mount
Rear ARB, Eibach or H&R
Fit my Walk and bushes
NQSBBK
S3 rear brakes
Forge short shifter

well, it's a dream. There's way more little bits just can't remember what they are.

Plenty more important things in my life than the car BUT now the girls have left home...........
Oh, priced at around £20,000 (before fitting)

Other option is just buy the Candy White R with 19 gloss black Taledaga's I went to look at on Tuesday!!!
 

That's a great list 

[MC71]

*cough* Your list seems to include most the mods I have fitted in the last 6 years!  You are a man of impeccable taste

RR    May well take 6 years mate, hardest thing is deciding on what to do first. If that's all I have to worry about, I'm a lucky chap I suppose!

....The great thing about it taking time is that you get to appreciate better what each mod does and its benefits. I did exhaust first because I came from a BMW straight-six with a lovely sound and think of it as a driving aid. Then first stage of handling mods followed by remap, very quickly followed by brakes!

Good point on the "appreciate each mod and it's benefits".    

[Little_Dave]

Pretty much done all the mod's i set out to do to my car with a few additions due to this site 

Only things to get for the car are things that i'd like to have but don't need if that makes sense 

Highline
Polar FIS+
Mk6 GTI steering wheel
Newsouth boost gauge fitted in air vent

Quite a small list so i better stop thinking or more things will get added 

Dave