uk-mkivs Car of the Month

Car of the Month :: December 2006

2006-12-27T14:42:00Z

Month: December
Winner: Pat
Car: Black Magic Pearl Golf GTi

Votes: 57 (55.9%)

What Pat Had To Say

All I can say is a huge 'thanks!' to everyone who took the time to vote for me in this year's competitions. I feel very honoured It was very unexpected to receive nominations to qualify for the competition twice this year and I was very surprised to find myself again in the thick of it in December's vote! Jason and Shiuming's cars are both more than worthy nominees and I honestly did not think I would have a chance when put up against them. It's been a good year for my car, I have done a lot of the work I planned to, and hopefully 2007 will be just as good! Thank you everyone

Full spec:

Engine:

1.8 20v turbo (AUM)
Custom Code Phase 1 Remap
Forge 007P Diverter Valve
Smooth Airbox

Chassis:

FK Konigsport Stainless Coilovers - lowered approx 50mm front, 65mm rear
18x8J 'Zaphire' Wheels painted Porsche 'Seal Grey'
H&R 12mm Spacers at rear
Black Brake Calipers

Outside:

Anniversary Front Valance (not shown in these pics)
Anniversary Headlights
FK Badgeless Grille painted Satin Black
Welded / Resprayed Bonnet
Front Aero Wipers
125mm Stubby Mirrors
Anniversary Side Skirts
Shortened OEM Aerial
Smoothed OEM Bumpers
De-Wipered Rear
US Spec Tail Lights
Black Colour Coded Rear Badge

Inside:

Factory Fit Recaro Leather Interior
Audi TT Pedals
Bora Vents
Alpine CDA9853 MP3 Headunit
Charcoal Interior Trim
Orange Interior Lighting
Black Rearview Mirror

Future plans

Fully Smoothed Rear Bumper including Valance (Plastic Welded)
De-badged tailgate and smoothed in handle mechanism
TT 312mm Front Brakes
General preventative maintenance and keeping her clean!

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Car of the Month :: November 2006

2006-11-29T13:47:00Z

Month: November
Winner: bacardi_geeza
Car: VW Golf 1.8 GTi Turbo 20v

Votes: 24 (40%)

What bacardi_geeza Had To Say

I am very happy to win, especially being such a new member! All the other member have been very friendly and helpful. I look foward to meeting everyone at the shows next year!

Full spec:

Engine:

Forge Front Mount Intercooler
Bailey Dump Valve
Full Milltek Stainless Exhaust System
REVO remap
BMC CDA Air Filter

Chassis:

FK Coilovers
Neuspeed strutbrace

Outside:

17" RH split rims 8.5x17 front 9.5x17 rear with continental tyres, polished dishes and Porsche centre caps
.:R Bonnet Bra
Hella RCCR magic rear lights
Golt turbo badge
FK debadged grille
Dietrich smooth front and rear bumpers
UK-MKIVs stickers
German metal plates (front plate removed)
Private registration mark

Inside:

Full Recaro Heated Leather
In-dash 5 CD changer
Audio Systems amps
15" kicker subwoofer
Road angel
Sat nav

Future plans

Continue the euro theme by extending the bonnet and smoothing the tailgate and rub strips. Then a bigger focus on power by getting a bigger turbo!

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Car of the Month :: October 2006

2006-10-28T17:24:00Z

Month: October
Winner: kiz
Car: Black Magic Pearl VW Bora Sport PD150

Votes: 27 (45.8%)

What kiz Had To Say

Well I was suprised to win as I expected either Cluke or Greg to win with such great Golfs but each of us deserved to win, but thanks to everyone who nominated / voted for me, maybe all the effort and messing about is worth it so Cheers!

Full spec:

Engine:

JBS hybrid turbo
Uprated injectors
Custom Code remap (around 230BHP & 360+ ft lbs torque)
Carbonio induction kit with Green cotton filter
Milltek turbo back exhaust
Diesel Geek shorkshifter
Neuspeed strut caps, washer bottle cover etc

Chassis:

Koni coilovers
Weichers strut brace
Eibach anti-roll bars front and rear
Powerflex poly bushes all round
Full R32 brake setup front and rear
19" BBS Le Mans (10mm spacers on rear)
19" Axis Milanos

Outside:

Oettinger side skirts
Oettinger rear apron
Oettinger grille
Smoothed Oettinger 3/4 front skirt
Smoothed bumpers
Zender boot spoiler
Reiger upper spoiler
ENfig Aerial
Hella smoked rear lights
Aero wipers
Xenon headlights

Inside:

Full R32 interior - Pedals, aluminium trim, steering wheel and door triggers
Bora Sport gearknob
OEM Sat Nav
Viera DVD player
Stuart Warner boost gauge
Custom mats
TT defroster rings
W8 interior light

Future plans

Eerm not ment to be spending anymore on my car I've been told but think the body work needs a little more smoothing, I also fancy Porsche cayenne brakes and maybe a front mount intercooler. Then sell the car and buy a Lamborghini!

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Car of the Month :: September 2006

2006-10-03T00:42:00Z

Month: September
Winner: patchrico
Car: Anthracite VW Golf 1.8T

Votes: 44 (57.9%)

What patchrico Had To Say

I was just off on holiday when I received the PM from Cat to say that my car had won the COTM. What a great send off that was.

I would like to say thanks very much to all those that nominated / voted for my car. The remarks from you guys on the forum are much appreciated especially coming from such a discerning lot.

I know the owners of the other cars nominated, value and put a lot off care and attention into their rides. They all deserve the vote as much as me. Cheers all !

Full spec:

Engine:

AGU engine with K03S turbo.
Jabba remap
Milltek turbo down pipe and CAT
Milltek system with discrete backbox
Samco TIP
Modded airbox / green filter
80mm duct feed to bumper vent intake
Custom FMIC
Forge diverter valve

Chassis:

Bilstein PSS9 coilovers
Neuspeed rear ARB
Powerflex bushes dogbone / rear axle
312 mm front disc / 256 mm rear disc conversion
BBS CH 18x8.5 wheels
Upper / lower Audi S3 brace bars

Outside:

Oettinger front smoothed in bumper
Oettinger side skirts
Custom vented rear valance
Front Aero wipers
Rear Audi / Fabia modded wiper
Forge alloy stubby antenna
Euro spec rear clusters
OEM xenon ‘Anni mod’
PIAA 4000k sidelights

Inside:

R32 aluminium trim inc pedals / dead pedal
R32 steering wheel
R32 gear knob
Bora air vent mod
W8 Passat light with blue led mod
Alu door pins
Alu door speaker rings
Alu demister rings
A pillar boost gauge
6 disc dash CD changer

Future plans

The rear bumper is being smoothed (yet to decide whether to incorporate the vented valance)

I will be fitting a OEM Sat Nav in the next month or two.

The only other things that I may do are install some front Brembos and maybe a leather retrim of some description on the Recaros.

Oh yeah, and to spend a little less money on the car and more on holidays! (at odds with my other future plans then ;)

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Car of the Month :: August 2006

2006-08-29T21:32:00Z

Month: August
Winner: a8wpg
Car: 2001 Spec Black Magic Pearl VW Golf V6 4motion

Votes: 32 (40.5%)

What a8wpg Had To Say

Absolutely chuffed to bits as the car has not been on the scene since the end of January due to a 'saving induced' layup, and hassle from the insurers over the (then) planned supercharger mod. This too has kept my presence on the forum to a little less than I like to say the least.

The competition was great too and everyone deserves a well done for their rides.

It's fantastic to have won this too as I only put her back on the road on 15th August & recognition etc has been awesome.

Thank you to everyone who voted & it's great to be back......

Full spec:

Engine:

AUE engine code
VF Engineering Stage 1 Supercharger conversion with 6psi giving 278Bhp with polished V9Fblower
GIAC remapped ECU
K&N Induction cone filter
Full Stainless Milltek stainless exhaust system with custom centre section
DieselGeek Sigma Quickshifter
Forge Polished Ali caps
Custom made Oil seperator / catch tank

Chassis:

328mm Brembo GT brake conversion
R32 ARBs
Powerflex Dogbone bushes
18x8.5" BBS RC wheels
Eibach -35mm Pro Springs

Outside:

R32 front bumper & splitter with customised side grills
Smoothed & colour coded rear OEM valance
OEM HID headlamps
R Line Bonnet Bra
Polo rear wiper
Front Aero Wipers
Military Spec VW badges
Enfig stubby antenna
Euro GTi rear clusters

Inside:

Custom Black leather retrim
Full R32 Brushed Aluminium Interior (inc. pedals etc)
OEM Sat Nav system
Incar DVD player
Phatnoise Car Audio System
Custom mats

Future plans

Koni Sport dampers
Haldex Controller
Forge Adjustable rear Tie Bars
VF Stage 2 conversion giving approx 30-35 bhp

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Car of the Month :: July 2006

2006-07-24T20:47:00Z

Month: July
Winner: dannyboy
Car: VW Golf Gti 3door 1.8T 20v AGU 1999 T reg Indigo Blue
(RR @ Power engineering in Jan 186bhp 222lb ft)

Votes: 45 (44.1%)

What dannyboy Had To Say

Absolutely amazed I've won after being up against two such fantastic
motors as Kiz & Pommes'. I've just come back from a little mini meet to find
out the good news as I've been regularly keeping tabs on the results because it has
been so close between me & Kiz the whole way. I have to take my hat off to
him for producing such a stunning Bora - as I remember reading someone
saying on this forum recently "the holy grail of Boras" which in my
eyes sums his car up perfectly.

I would like to thank a few people for all their help to get it finished in
time for this year's shows. RSR tyres (Sutton), Driftbridge VW parts,
Automex & anyone else who has helped on the way.

Full spec:

Engine:

S3 engine bay covers
Upsolute Re-Chip
N75J
Carbonio Induction kit
Anni Milltek Exhaust
Milltek sports Cat
Forge Re-circulating Valve
Forge downpipes & hoses

Chassis:

S3 312mm Brakes
S3 upper strut brace
Eibach Anti-roll Bars
FK Coilovers

Outside:

Anni front Valance
Anni sideskirts
Petrol Anni rear valance
US Anni Front/Rear GTi Badge
Sharan Badge
US GTi Rear Clusters
Crystal Clear Indicators
OEM Xenons
Aero Wipers
GPS Ariel
19" BBS LMs
Painted calipers Red
Plus full body re-spray (new windscreen, driver's window, scuttle panel, front bumper vents, roof / door mouldings, de-locked & new VW badges)

Inside:

Beige Recaro Leather
Centre Arm Rest
Winter Pack
Sunroof
Climate
OEM Sat Nav
Dietz 1212
6 Disc DVD Changer
R32 Steering Wheel
R32 Wing Mirrors
R32 Dead pedal & pedals
R32 gear knob
R32 Aluminium door handles
Bora Air Vents
42Draft design pillar pod & gauge (still to be fitted)

Future plans

K03s Turbo with new remap & possibly new intercooler. Then after that to just keep her clean & enjoy.

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Car of the Month :: June 2006

2006-06-24T14:26:00Z

Month: June
Winner: Tabs
Car: 2002 Tornado Red Anniversary 1.8T No. 90.

Votes: 61 (50.8%)

What Tabs Had To Say

Wow I was suprised to be nominated for COTM, let alone go on to win! Dan and Pat, the other two nominees, both had very well modified examples - both deserved to win as much as I did. Thanks to everyone that voted for me!

Full spec:

Engine:

Revo Stage 1 remap
Forge Motorsport Boost Hoses and TIP
Forge Motorsport Eliminator Valve

Chassis:

KW Variant 3 Coilovers
Eibach front and rear Anti Roll Bars

Outside:

BMW E36 328i BBS RC wheels 041 7.5 front and 8.5 rears, ET41 all round
H&R PCD Adaptors
205/40/17 Toyo Proxes T1-S all round - mild stretch on the rear :)

Future plans

Due to the profile size of tyres the car sits lower than normal, so I'm making plans to get a sump shield of some description. Other than that I'm keeping the car as standard, with it being a limited edition I don't wish to devalue the car anymore or perform any irreversable modifications.

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Car of the Month :: May 2006

2006-05-25T17:44:00Z

Month: May
Winner: vwtam
Car: 1.6 MK4 Golf, 5 door, Black Magic

Votes: 40 (46%)

What vwtam Had To Say

Thankyou to everyone who voted for the bolf, i was shocked to see it on the nomination list the cars this month were all great so was suprised to get the most votes.
cheers all

Full spec:

Engine:

Dual twin exhausts

Chassis:

8x18" classic polished Audi A8 alloys
Lowered on Koni coilovers

Outside:

Bora front conversion
Customised front bumper and smoothed
Debadged grille
Flushed boot
Smooth rear bumper
US spec tail lights
Custom sideskirts
Door rub strips colour coded
Door handles colour coded
Stubby arial
DTM mirrors
German license plates

Inside:

PS2
Panasonic fold out screen (DVD, CD player and TV)
Bora air vents
Cupholders
Cubby hole
Alpine 2000w sub
Alpine amp
SEAT Cupra R pedals
Bora Sport gear knob and gaitor
Aluminium dials

Future plans

Smoothing door rub strips
Airbag suspension
New custom rear bumper
Scorpian hidden exhaust
Leather retrim
Stubby mirrors
Aerial removed

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Car of the Month :: April 2006

2006-04-24T15:37:00Z

Month: April
Winner: MikeTDI
Car: PD130 MK4 Golf, 3 door, Anthracite Blue

Votes: 62 (42.5%)

What MikeTDI Had To Say

Thank you to the people who took their time out to vote, its much appreciated. Well done to both Jose_Golf and Shiuming who both have lovely clean rides. Well done also to the other members who were nominated, you are all worthy of being COTM. Keep up the good VWork chaps ;-) !!!

Full spec:

Engine:

REVO tuned
Carbonion cold air intake
Custom made back box

Chassis:

FK Highsport Coilovers
Neuspeed front and rear Anti-Roll Bar
Yarrowsport rear upper strut brace
18" Rial Daytona Race wheels
312mm Audi S3 front brakes
Drilled discs all round

Outside:

Smoothed bumpers
De-badged grille
Side mouldings smoothed
Audi A3 door handle conversion
Smoothed tailgate
Japanese spec stubby mirrors

Inside:

Window tints
Audi S3 black leather Recaros
MOMO steering wheel
Alpine CD/MP3 headunit
Alpine in-dash TV screen
Slim PS2 in glove box

Future plans

GIVING IT A REST FOR BEER MONEY!!

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Car of the Month :: March 2006

2006-03-15T13:53:00Z

Month: March
Winner: GtiGlasgow
Car: 2005 MK5 Golf GTI 2.0 FSI Turbo - 197BHP

Votes: 31 (45.6%)

What GtiGlasgow Had To Say

I was extremely surprised to note that my car had been nominated for COTM. The fact that it received 4 nominations was amazing. Given the quality of cars on this forum and the fact that I was initially slated for fitting the Schmidt wheels, I am stunned that my car has won. Both Pat and Rob have fantastic cars and would have been worthy winners. I would like to thank everyone who voted for me and in particular CraigGSI, Daflyingfinn, Pat and AndyK for nominating me in the first place - cheers guys!!

Full spec:

Engine:
2.0 FSI Turbo - 197BHP

Chassis:

8 x 17 (front) and 8.5 x 17 (rear) polished Schmidt TH Line split rim alloys
Stretched 205 x 40 x 17 Falken tyres
FK Highsport coilovers

Outside:

Painted black pearl
Full standard GTI bodykit
Front number plate removed from front grill and all holes filled, smoothed and painted over
Relocated front number plate
Shortened German style number plates
Black VW emblem
Red "US Anniversary spec" style GTI badges front and rear
Philips "Blue Vision" bulbs
Electric folding mirrors and full winter pack

Inside:

Full heated electric leather interio
Brushed aluminium trim and pedals
DVD

Future plans

Rear wheel spacers
Smoothed and colour coded rear bumper
Alloy wheel centres colour matched to body
R32 rear light clusters
Fully smoothed bodywork including debadging of all emblems and removal of side trim etc
Power upgrade

Hopefully I'll have quite a bit of this done before the big shows this summer.

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Car of the Month :: February 2006

2006-02-20T22:06:00Z

Month: February
Winner: cage
Car: 2000 (X) Golf 1.8T GTi – ARZ engine Code - Colour: Black Magic (pearl)

Votes: 34 (45.3%)

What cage Had To Say

I was quite surprised when I was 1^st nominated by Marc (02Bora) and then received a 2^nd nomination from Mark (Tabs), as they are some exceptional cars on the forum (probably the main reason why I nominated Estoril Blue’s old golf – IT’S JUST STUNNING).

When the voting started I really thought Turbodub would win this competition.

As the week progressed I was stunned to see that I had received over 50% of the votes and thought this couldn’t last as there was some strong competition, i.e. Thechief, Turbodub, Estoril Blue, etc.

I'd like to congratulate all the nominees in this competition as they all have very nice examples of (what can be described as very differently individually modded) Golfs. I would also like to thank everyone that voted for me and thank Marc and Mark (Tabs) for nominating me in the 1^st place.

Full spec:

Well as many of you know, I took this car in part exchange from Turbo Paul for my old Audi S3 in July 2005.

At the point I took it off Paul, he had already started modding this Black Beauty, e.g. Anniversary Edition bodykit, 19” BBS CHs, Eibach Suspension.

In just under 7 months of ownership, I have changed the look of this car to what I felt suited my character (Dark and Moody). Lol!

The current mods I have on my car are as follows:

Engine:

1.8T AUZ K03 turbo
Jabba Sport Engine Management Remap
Green Panel Filter
Full Samco Turbo Pipes
Baileys DV30 diverter valve
Milltek Stainless Cat-Back R32 style (Dual exit) Exhaust
Forge Motorsport Uprated Side Mount Intercooler
VW Corrado G60 Single Mass Flywheel
VW VR6 228mm Clutch Kit

Chassis:

8.5x19 " ASA AR1 (Black/Polished Lip) alloys
Eibach 50mm Springs and Koni Top adjustable shocks
Eibach Front and Rear uprated ARBs with uprated bushes
Anniversary 312mm Front Brake setup with Cross drilled discs.

Body Styling:

R32 Front and Rear Bumper
Anniversary Edition side skirts
Seat Cupra R front splitter
Front R32 Aero Wipers
Polo Rear Aero Wiper
Military Front/Rear VW badges
DUB badge
Hella (VW Euro spec) Red/Clear/Red/Red tail-lights
OEM Xenon (HID) headlights

Inside:

Audi Half/Leather sport sears with electric lumbar adjustment and under trays
R32 Steering Wheel
Anniversary Pedals
Brushed Aluminium Trim
R-Line 5 Speed Gear Knob
Headliner mounted Boost and Air/Fuel Ratio gauges
Climate Control
Touareg Torch
Illuminated Bora Vents

Ice:

Kenwood DDX6027 Multimedia A/V system
KCA-IP500 Ipod adapter and 30gb Black Ipod Video
Directed Audio Digital Mono Sub Amp
Directed Audio 12” Subwoofer/Enclosure
Directed Audio components (front/rear)

As you can see I have been very busy (in the short period of ownership) carrying out the modifications on my beast, but I am far from finished. Like most long term DUBBERS, a project car is never done and I have some more plans in the pipeline which I have to put on hold (due to my pending nuptials).

Future plans

KO3s Turbo
Dbilas Performance Cams and Vernier pulleys
Milltek 2.52 Downpipe and 100 cell Sport Cat
ATP or Eurojet Front Mount Intercooler
KW Variant 2 or FK Konigsport Coilovers
ECS tuning 308mm Rear Disc conversion
ECS tuning or Brembo 4-pot Brake Conversion
Headrest Monitors
Leather retrimmed parcel-shelf and headlining
Bora Sport or R32 instrument cluster

The above is what I am hoping to have done by the end of summer, in time for this year’s Edition 38 show.

I plan to have this car for a few more years, so who knows what direction I will go with the modifications. My mind changes so regularly that if someone made me an offer I couldn’t refuse then I would let the “Black Beauty” go and purchase a Mk V Golf or Jetta GTi.

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Car of the Year 2005 :: RS Golf

2006-02-02T13:18:00Z

Following the humble victory of RS Golf in the UK-MKIV/Vs Car of the Year competition 2005, we wanted to know a little more about the man and the car who were causing a stir all over UK-MKIVs. We know the basic details from a mini feature following his Car of the Month win in August 2005 but it's time to get in-depth...

UK-MKIVs: When did you first get interested in VWs?

RS Golf: I first got into VWs about 5 years ago. I used to hate Golfs as I was very much a “FORD” man. Whether that was due to living the south side of the Thames to Dagenham, I’m not sure. Due to being very much into the Max Power scene when I was 14-15 years old, I loved the RS Turbo and Cosworth brands from FORD, and the Pug 205 and the MK2 Golf were the enemy. I used to go to a lot of car cruises and I was at as many as I could, whether it was the famous Chelsea Cruise in London to the regular Friday and Saturday night cruises. The main turning point was when I saw my first MK2, 3 door Oak Green Golf 16v with the big bumpers, and a hybrid Mk2 Golf with a Corrado front end.

I mainly got into the VW scene back in 2001, as I wanted a new hatchback car that had a turbo charger and the Golf seemed to fit the bill. The only other turbo hatchback I nearly bought was a new Audi S3, but the other half did not like it and told me it looked like a Vauxhall Astra from the rear (sorry to those that own one). I had to keep her happy and went with the Golf. This has now got me into the VW scene big time and I’m sure the next car I buy will be from the VAG family

What other cars have you had / modified in your car owning career?

The First car I owned and sadly modded was when I was 18, it was a 1.4 GL Vauxhall Cavalier salon. It was good enough for me back then and I decided to mod it by adding Nova SR three spoke alloys (please don’t laugh) which were a massive 14”s in diameter (the same size as the brake discs on my Golf…LOL…LOL), and of course a Pioneer head unit, the only brand to really go for back then. I had this for a year before moving onto a Tungsten Grey Renault 5 GT Turbo which remained standard, as insurance was mega money and in those days there weren’t that many hot hatches that could touch it.

I then moved onto the Ford brand and I had a mint H Reg Escort RS Turbo in white, which was one of the last few made. I did not modify this car apart from a Kenwood head unit and a K&N induction kit and of course a dump valve.

The next car was a little faster, an RS Cosworth which was heavily modified by Slater Motorsport in Kent (Brands Hatch). This was a dream car, until the insurance companies decided to massively increase the insurance premiums and I realised the car was costing me too much to run.

I then moved back to the Renault brand and bought a Clio Williams, which was a great car to drive and the handling was a dream. After owning this for a couple of years I switched over to the VW brand in 2001 and I still have the same VW after nearly five years. It’s a personal record for me to own a car so long…LOL…LOL…. as normally 1-2 years was the max.

Where did you get your inspiration & ideas from?

I’ve been into the car scene for such a long time and I remember reading tuning magazines… well Max Power and Fast Car when I was in my teens. I think I have a good eye for things that work and also going to many shows over the years and getting inspiration. Now a lot of inspiration comes from forums like UK-MKIV’s and magazines like Performance VW /Golf+.

Did you attend any shows in 2005?

I try to attend as many shows as I can with out going over the top as I have to keep the other half happy (as she does not like cars one bit).

The main shows I attended last year were GTI International, GTI Trackshow and the whole weekend at Edition 38.

Who carried out the work on your car?

Most of the work is carried out by myself on the car, due to the fact that in this day and age, not many people want to provide customer service or make the customer happy once you’ve paid your money. I’ve had a couple of issues with a few companies, who do not take care with my car or send me a completely different item to what I have ordered.

I’ve had an alloy wheel damaged by a garage when I had the front bushes changed many years ago so now I read up on how to do things myself and the internet and this forum seem to make modding a Golf very easy.

I find working on your own car helps to understand how it all works and sometimes you can do a better job than a garage can do, as you want to put in the extra time and get the job done perfectly. I also service my car myself once a year so I am happy it gets done correctly and all parts are checked, but I also get the car serviced at VW once a year to ensure the service book stays up to date. The main time consuming mods that I carried out myself were the coilovers and the new brakes. Fitting the coilovers were surprisingly easy but time consuming, and setting up the ride height and damper settings I wanted was a pain, as it was very much trial and error until the car sat level. The brakes were easy to fit, but you need to be careful not to damage anything due to the cost of the parts. The main nightmare with the brake install was the bleeding of the brake fluid. I flushed the system out with completely new and better fluid, but to get the feel right in the pedal I had to bleed the brakes a total of four times to remove trapped air.

What is the history of your car acquisition and mods?

I picked up my new Golf from a VW dealer in London in September 2001 and I started the mods straight away. Before I had picked up the car I had my coilover suspension sitting at home waiting to go on and a new set of 18” alloys waiting to be ordered.

As I have owned my Golf for many years now I have been through one set of 16” alloys (the Standard rims), one set of 17” alloys, three sets of 18” alloys and I’m on my first set of 19” alloys.

My car has changed many times over the years on the outside and also under the bonnet.

The current mods I have on my car are as follows:

Engine:

1.8T AUM K03s turbo
Jabba Sport Engine Management Remap
Escort Cosworth large turbo Green Powerflow induction filter
Stainless Heat Shield with 3” smooth aluminum cold air duct
Full Samco Turbo Pipes
Samco Turbo Intake Pipe
ABD Racing Oversized Lower Intercooler Tube
Milltek Ultra Flow CAT 2.5” downpipe (homemade turbo manifold to downpipe gasket)
Milltek Stainless Anniversary Exhaust
Forge Motorsport Uprated Intercooler with Audi TT vent in the arch to allow air flow
GFB (Go Faster Bits) Atmospheric and Recycling By Pass Valve
Uprated Powerflex Front Bushes
Dog Bone Mount
Engine Grounding Kit
Audi S3 Engine Covers

Chassis:

8.5x19 " BBS Challenger (CH) Rims
235/35 R19 Toyo Proxes T1-S Tyres
Fully Adjustable Weitec Hicon TX Coilovers (Adjustable Front and Rears)
ABD Lightweight Front Anti Roll Bar and Bushes
Front ECS Tuning Stage 4 355mm Porsche Brakes
Rear 308mm ECS Tuning Stage 1

Body Styling:

Anniversary Front and Rear Valances
3 door R32 Side Skirts
R32 Rear Roof Spoiler
Front R32 Aero Wipers
Polo Rear Aero Wiper
Debadged Bonnet
Debadged Front Bumper
FK Automotive Debadged Grill
Audi TT arch liner vent behind the Intercooler to aid airflow
Golf and GTI Badges Removed From Tailgate and Replaced with RS Badge From Audi RS4
Hella Darker GTI Rear Clusters

Inside:

Recaro Interior Re Trimmed with Full Carisma Black Leather and Red Stitching including Head Rests and Door Cards, and Handbrake retrimmed to match
R32 Steering Wheel
R32 Pedals and Dead Pedal
Brushed Aluminium Trim
R-Line 5 Speed Gear Knob
W8 interior light
Climate Control
Sunroof
Illuminated Bora Vents
Sunglasses Holder

I.C.E.:

Sat Nav Version G (with Sat Nav Disc 2005)
6 Disc Boot Changer
Glove Box DVD Player

When I first bought the Golf I fitted the coilovers and ABD ARB at the front. I then fitted an ABD increased diameter metal intake pipe and the increased intercooler pipe. And then I went to Upsolute to have a chip put in, along with a K&N panel filter and a GFB dump valve.

After running the car like this for a while I decided to get a K&N induction kit, which sounded very nice and then I had the car REVO’d as I heard very good stories about the performance figures REVO had produced.

After hearing the stories of the oil on K&N filters messing up MAFs, I decided to remove this and replace it with a Jabbasport Induction Kit with a heat shield. I then installed a Forge up-rated side mounted intercooler and had the car custom remapped by Jabbasport.

After a while I decided to treat myself to Samco turbo hoses and a Samco turbo intake pipe (so I had to remove the old ABD metal intake pipe) and a full turbo back Milltek exhaust system. I then took the car back to Jabbasport to have the final and current custom remap done.

I’ve had a further induction kit from ECS Tuning, which was the Cold Air Intake style kit which was very good and created a great noise. I then decided to put a metal mesh Blitz filter on the ECS kit which made a very cool breathing noise and the performance improved very nicely.

After getting a little bored with the noise I decided to fit an induction kit from the brand Green, which I have heard have very good airflow rates. I did not want a normal size filter, so I went for the massive Escort Cosworth filter. The sound and performance from this filter is very good and I think I have finally found the filter for me… Well for now anyway.

I would say that one of the best mods I have done to the car was the full Carisma leather retrim. This was by no means a cheap mod, but a very rewarding one as you fully appreciate it while driving and after four years the leather still remains in great condition without any cleaning or additives being used.

How do you care for your dub?

I care for my Golf a lot and some times I give the car more attention than myself..LOL…LOL…LOL….. I’m known by my neighbours as being the guy that will clean his car no matter what the weather… as rain and snow never stop me and even in pitch black darkness I’ll be out there cleaning my car if it needs it. I have a very large selection of cleaning products… more than I could possibly use in a lifetime and I’m always buying new items to try. Due to the fact I’m always cleaning and waxing my cars, I get a lot of friends and family asking me to clean and wax their cars and sort out problems with their paint work.

I’m quite obsessed with cleaning and every few months I take my wheels off to fully wash and wax my alloys and wax my calipers…. I even wax my exhaust!!!!!!!! And I do this because I enjoy it not because I have to.

I’m also quite obsessed when it comes to parking anywhere and I will try to park next to an expensive car. Or I’ll park in the quiet parts of the car park and hope no-one parks next to me where a door could open onto my Golf!

I try and give my car the best treatment all the time and that’s why I service the car twice a year. The Golf has always been given higher octane fuels (Optimax) and better quality oils.

To keep the engine healthy I created my own “Engine Grounding Kit” (with help from GaryM) to keep the engine working and earthed in the best possible way. I also change the Coolant every year and use a strong mix in the summer months to keep the engine healthy and free from coolant rust build up. The MAF gets hoovered every month along with the interior to remove dirt and debris, and to keep the car working perfectly. Coil packs get changed every year also - I'm current running Pack "L's".

When cleaning my Golf the Intercooler gets cleaned with washing-up liquid and blasted with a jet wash to remove dirt, leaves and bugs.

I think that’s about it, did I mention that the my Golf gets treated like a member of the family...LOL...LOL...

What are your plans for the future?

My car has done quite well in 2005 with compliments as I have won Car of the Month, I won a place on the UK-MKIVs 2006 calendar and also Car of the Year. My car has also been received very well at all the shows and meets I went to last year which is great. People seem to like my car but I don’t really see what all the fuss is about! Most people have only seen it when it was a finished item though, whereas I have seen the development of the car changing over the years and therefore it has not been that much of an overall impact on me.

I’m not sure what the future mods will be at this time, as I would like a Charge Cooler and a further remap of the engine, either from Jabbasport again or possibly Custom Code as I like what they have done with GaryM’s car.

I may even sell the car at the end of 2006, as it is getting a little old now. Even though the car has not covered 30,000 miles yet I do fancy a change. I would like another car to modify possibly an Anniversary MK5 GTI (if they bring one out). That plan has hit the anchors for now though, as I’ve been told by the other half that I should buy a sensible German cruiser like a BMW or Merc and then leave it alone. For now…. I’ll just keep treating the MK4

Car of the Month :: November 2005

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Details of November's winner of the uk-mkivs car of the month competition....(read more)

Car of the Month :: October 2005

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Month: October
Theme: Cleanest car
Winner: Jace
Car: 2003 GT TDI PD150 3dr Gloss black
Votes: 19

What Jace Had To Say

I'm very honoured, the standard of the competition was very very high, with members such as Martyn, miketdi & a8wpg showing an amazing level of detailing. This is the first time I've ever won anything like this, I feel like a dog with 2 tails! Thanks go out to everybody who voted for me, my fellow detailers (you know who you are), my girlfriend Kate for putting up with my obsessive cleaning disorder & lastly my dad & brother who influenced me in the earlier years..........

Full spec:

The car had a few extras from new such as autodimming mirror/wipers & arm rest. I've since added alloy tacho rings, stainless kick plates, MK5 rear wiper, sunglasses holder, VX220 Aerial, black badges & a front TDI grill badge.

Cleaning material wise, I've products from just about every brand you can think of, my current favourite being the Collinite paste for the paint & Meguiars endurance gel on the tyres, but a constant favourite is Meguiars NXT glass cleaner.

Cleaning Routine:

I've recently got back in to my weekly routine of not just washing her, but laying down a layer of wax too, but I think a weekly wash is enough for most people with a life.

I start by washing the body work first & leather/blade it off, then I move on to the wheels, spending about 5-10 min per wheel, really getting inside the rim & backs.

Next step is applying a coat of wax, panel by panel inc wheels, then the windows get their turn.

Last are the tyres & trim.

Future plans
To keep on doing what I'm doing, but also try anything new, & maybe buy a Porter to speed things up...

Remember ....Wax on, wax off

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Car of the Month :: September 2005

2005-09-24T09:22:00Z

Month: September
Theme: Best Lower Powered
Winner: chaz
Car: 2001 Golf 1.6 16v
Votes: 22

What chaz Had To Say

I can't believe I won car of the month, I didn't even know I was a contender until I got a PM telling me I won! Its really cool to know all my hard work and time is getting recognised, I do all the work on it myself, which I think is an important part of modifying any car. Just want to thank everyone who voted for me, and most importantly my friend Liam who took the cool pictures you all saw in members rides. He's my best mate and is really wanting to do more car photography. Slow and low that is the tempo!

Specification

Engine:

30000 miles. k&n induction kit

Chassis:

FK Highsport coilovers
18"BBS RC's with Anniversary centre caps
225/45 18 Pirrelli Pzero rozzos
15mm FK spacers
Painted red callipers.

Body Styling:

Fully colour coaded
Anniversary front and rear valances, and sideskirts
Bonrath badgeless grille
De-badged boot
Rear wiper removed
Custom GTI tail lights
Stubby aerial
Twin headlamp indicators
Xenon bulbs

Hella DE front grille fogs

Inside:

3 spoke leather steering wheel
Leather handbrake and gear stick
Sports seats
Anniversary mats
Blue W8 light

Ice:

Sony active black head unit
JBL amp
JBL 12" sub
DVD player
Two 7" screens.

Future plans
Got loads of things in the pipeline. Like an engine swap, full re-spray, exhaust, xenons the list goes on! But I always want to keep it OEM.

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