Righty, as I'm actually starting to put some decent mods on my car now, I thought I'd take some piccys as I go and post em here for you to see

Firstly, here is my car when I first bought it back in January.

Completley standard apart from the RSTT reps and an S2000 style stubby arial (Cheers Zeke! )

Full spec:
2001 Golf GTI 1.8t (AUM)
57k on the clock
Anthracite Grey
3 door
Climatronic
Recaro interior
Winter pack (heated seats, mirrors & headlight washers)
18" RSTT wheels

First order of the day was to get the 60k service done - for those that know me, I wasn't going to risk another mis-hap with the water pump!!

As it was winter there wasn't much I was looking to do on the car so it stayed as is for a while

Next was to change the wheels as I'm not a fan or the RSTT/RS4 wheels.  I already had a set of 18" RS6's in my garage from my old golf!   So they went on, back in March...

And here are some more pics from the beginning of April...  With the addition of a full set of Aero wipers, and a uk-mkiv's sticker

This is how the car has been up until a couple of weeks ago.   Once I have sotred out some new pics with new toys, I'll post em up!!

Busted!

Yeah I have, it's pretty similar to what the car looks like now as I had it dropped 40mm + ARB's + 15mm rear spacers at the weekend   Will sort some pics out for that soonish!  I'm useless with a camera hehe!

I put a load of interior mods in last week too which I need to add piccys for!

Will sort that out later today 

Looking very nice phil , looks like ya getting the work done very well and fast .....

cant wait to see pics now it's been lowered a bit ....

interior shot ......Heart FM ....You Old Fart .....lol just kidding

see ya sunday for your next mod

Cheers mate!  Lol, Heart rocks!

Although I have ipod now! (pics to follow )

Did you get my text about sunday btw?

Looking good fella and happy you aint a fan of the RS4s, cause they look great on my gti!

Yeah get some recent photos up then chap!

Pricey:

Did you get my text about sunday btw?

yep i did mate see ya sunday @ 1pm maybe a little photo shot before we go

Yup!  I'll have my camera on me Jase 

Haha yes, Carl!  Hope you're enjoying em still

nosaj:

Pricey:

Did you get my text about sunday btw?

yep i did mate see ya sunday @ 1pm maybe a little photo shot before we go

where ? 

junglisteve:

nosaj:

Pricey:

Did you get my text about sunday btw?

yep i did mate see ya sunday @ 1pm maybe a little photo shot before we go

 

where ? 

we are off to meet a couple of freinds , but thought we could do a little photoshoot  over on the green oposite my house ,also has a big row of trees and a small stream there , its a nice little back drop

Ok I got round to sorting some piccys out over lunch!  Enjoy!

So I thought the interior needed a bit of change.... 

Big thanks to Amal (Mister_E) for sorting out the bora vents, ali door triggers and R-line gear shifter.. cheers matey!  Also to Neil (old_no7) for fixing me up with the wiring loom for the vents... it worked a treat buddy, cheers

The W8 light I got from OEM Parts - Cheers Mike!  Just awaiting delivery of an adaptor plug so I can fit it properly.  I kinda broke my old light hense why I have non-working W8 semi-installed at the mo!

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Comments like "Looks like you have a reps car with that ride height" and "4 fingers!!!" make me think... You're damn right there, it looks like a tractor and handles like a milkfloat!!

So taking full advantage of the BBT 10% off day, I decided to part with a little cash to resolve the problem!

Koni 40mm springs, H&R rear 15mm hubcentric spacers and a full H&R ARB kit!  Huge thanks to the guys at BBT for sorting this out for me.

The car now has that low fat stance which looks fantastic.  As for the handling, it's like a go-kart now!   Such a massive improvement on the standard setup!  Well happy with it

Pricey:

Ok I got round to sorting some piccys out over lunch!  Enjoy!

 

So I thought the interior needed a bit of change.... 

Big thanks to Amal (Mister_E) for sorting out the bora vents, ali door triggers and R-line gear shifter.. cheers matey!  Also to Neil (old_no7) for fixing me up with the wiring loom for the vents... it worked a treat buddy, cheers

The W8 light I got from OEM Parts - Cheers Mike!  Just awaiting delivery of an adaptor plug so I can fit it properly.  I kinda broke my old light hense why I have non-working W8 semi-installed at the mo!

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Comments like "Looks like you have a reps car with that ride height" and "4 fingers!!!" make me think... You're damn right there, it looks like a tractor and handles like a milkfloat!!

So taking full advantage of the BBT 10% off day, I decided to part with a little cash to resolve the problem!

Koni 40mm springs, H&R rear 15mm hubcentric spacers and a full H&R ARB kit!  Huge thanks to the guys at BBT for sorting this out for me.

The car now has that low fat stance which looks fantastic.  As for the handling, it's like a go-kart now!   Such a massive improvement on the standard setup!  Well happy with it

looking fantastic mate , and it will dropp even more with time ,

not to familiar with all the oem stuff here in the UK

what is this off of? and does it come in black?

Cheers Jase

Fly: That's an interior light from a Passat W8.  It offers better illumination and has 2 little red LED which give out a nice glow over the dash at night

Mine is not fitted properly yet as I'm awaiting delivery of the adaptor plug!

PS, I'm super jealous of your Siverstone grey MKIV

odd, i thought those were only available if you had a sunroof... where can i pic one up for and how much?? and what about this adapter plug??

the silverstone grey isnt much now.... i have side skirt glue on the car along with a black euro/uk bumper hahaha thanks though!

About time I saw a threadl ike this old boy - I will hopefully be seeing you on Sunday although I doubt I'll be there by 1, it'll be later

Fly - W8 lights from Mike @ OEM Parts (they've got a sponsor forum on here) dunno if he's got the looms though, although they used to be quite easy to pick up from all sorts of places (Shaq's a good alternative from Kool VW, also a sponsor iirc)

C 

Pricey:

Big thanks to Amal (Mister_E) for sorting out the bora vents, ali door triggers and R-line gear shifter.. cheers matey!  Also to Neil (old_no7) for fixing me up with the wiring loom for the vents... it worked a treat buddy, cheers

The W8 light I got from OEM Parts - Cheers Mike!  Just awaiting delivery of an adaptor plug so I can fit it properly.  I kinda broke my old light hense why I have non-working W8 semi-installed at the mo!

Looking good, glad the vent loom worked OK, it deffinitely looks a million times better without the 4 x 4 look

Neil

Fly here the link to foxys W8 light fit.Don't think you can get a black light only grey or beige but some guys have reprayed them to go with the black headlining and i don't thin kthey do them with creases either to match your headlining

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dgace/w8_inner_light.htm

tim8360:

i don't thin kthey do them with creases either to match your headlining

 

you try to do headliner while your slightly intoxicated lol im not worried about it, its getting redone when i go back to the states next year

So I just bought myself another new toy..................

Just had it fitted this morning -  Sooo much nicer than the standard wheel, nice and chunky and easy to hold

Thanks to John for sorting that out for me
 

Hey phil ......wheel looks good mate 

bet ya likin very much ....

nosaj:

Hey phil ......wheel looks good mate 

bet ya likin very much ....

Cheers matey, I'm loving it!  Will get some more piccys up of sunday in a diff thread

Bought this a month or so back.......

Got it fitted today

 
It's sitting a little low I think... I did mention this to the garage but they think that it's in as tight as it will go so I might go back and get it sorted at some point.  Anyhow enough whinging... omg the sound!  I purposly diverted a few routes today just to go through some short tunnels!  VVAAAROOOOOMMMM!  Usually I have my windows up and aircon on... not today tho   My car now sounds fantastic

Cheers to Dannyboy for hooking me up with the exhaust!   I just need to source a DP now mwah!
 

Looks crap.

Only kidding. Think a bluewater meet is needed to go over all the recent mods

Carl Turbo:

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Only kidding. Think a bluewater meet is needed to go over all the recent mods

Yeah sounds good mate. is it every 3rd wednesday people have started meeting? 

Looking good phill.

A def improvement.

I didn't realise you had the ful ARB kit on sunday.

I would have asked for a ride.

I saw you and J fly off sunday night and though hold on a minute.

Def gotta get me that rear ARB now.

See you soon

Dan

Viperpsych:

Looking good phill.

A def improvement.

I didn't realise you had the ful ARB kit on sunday.

I would have asked for a ride.

I saw you and J fly off sunday night and though hold on a minute.

Def gotta get me that rear ARB now.

See you soon

Dan

Cheers matey

Yeah I was saying to Jason, I think we left you behind (supprisingly!)  You're welcome to have a ride next time I see you mate - I think there will probably be a BW meet in a couple of weeks if not London to Brighton

Looking rather tasty now pricey, very nice! is it a full cat back exhaust system or just a rear box you got? i Had mine Revo'd the other day got sick of the way my old remap was! How much did you pick up you R32 wheel for?

Joe

golfturboblue:

Looking rather tasty now pricey, very nice! is it a full cat back exhaust system or just a rear box you got? i Had mine Revo'd the other day got sick of the way my old remap was! How much did you pick up you R32 wheel for?

Joe

Ta mate, it's just the cat abck I've got.  On the look out for a DP

How are you finding the Revo?  I picked up the Wheel for £150 - you interested in one then?

Nice one!  Have gou gained any HP through changing your map at all?

You have a PM re. the wheel