Okay Everyone,

I thought it might be a good idea to post mods which are decent and cheap, for those of us feeling the squeeze (£).

Rules are as follows: Please post the price (must be sub £100), a short description, a picture (if available) and a part number/place to get it from

If we can keep it a simple and informative thread, maybe it'll become sticky - so let's spread the knowledge peeps.

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I'll go first-

VW OEM Sunglasses holder, which replaces the grab handle. £16 from a stealer.

Part number = 1CO 857 465 Y20 (grey) / 1CO 857 465 3PT (beige)

**Don't know prices, but as I find out ill edit this post!!!**

000 998 229A = Retrofit Kit for comfort turn signals (£33ish)

7M0 035 849E    = Sharan Ariel (£22.89)

3B7 947 105 F 2EN    = W8 light (Grey without sunroof) (£30) plus wiring/adapters - £5ish

7L6 947 175 A = Touareg torch (LED) (Recharges from Cig lighter)

· 1J2 955 426 A – VW Golf IV aero wiper blades (RHD cars)
· 1J2 955 425 A – VW Golf IV aero wiper blades (RHD cars)
· 1J2 955 409 D – VW Golf IV aero wiper arms (RHD cars)
· 1J2 955 410 D – VW Golf IV aero wiper arms (RHD cars)

More useful part numbers here:

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=62535

Number Plates, start from £20 a pair dont have to be illegal or flash just tidier better border and honeycomb reflector, tidys car up no end

www.craigsplates.com 

Also Cruise control for DBW cars can be had for £55 all in but does require some diy fitting

Beetle sport gearknob always on the bay for £30 ish

ukmkivs.net sticker - £2.50 

Rear aero wiper arm for around the 20 quid mark.

Sharran rear badge for around 12 quid

GOOF

000 998 229A = Retrofit Kit for comfort turn signals (£33ish)

whats this one?

fenwick458:

000 998 229A = Retrofit Kit for comfort turn signals (£33ish)

 

whats this one?

 

 

ditto,   what parts are involved for this?  and how difficult is it to fit? 

Stubby aerial from Zeke's GB, around £20! Much better than the 4ft old one!

Painting calipers for around £5 and a bit of elbow grease

cgg:

What is comfort turn signals and what's the w8 light different to normal unit?

comfort turn = you flick the indicator stalk once, and the indicator flashes 3 times

w8 light = as far as i know, has 2 red led's which illuminate, which gives a nice glow when you have your headlights on

Y15HAL:

cgg:

What is comfort turn signals and what's the w8 light different to normal unit?

comfort turn = you flick the indicator stalk once, and the indicator flashes 3 times

w8 light = as far as i know, has 2 red led's which illuminate, which gives a nice glow when you have your headlights on

With the comfort indicator so you just flick it not enough to lock otherwise the stalk would stick to the indicating position. :S and is that red light thing good? I'm not sure if i'd like it tbh. Hmmm interested though as i'd wanna start modding simple things before goin into the bodykit/performance stuff. 

as far as i know, its just a little flick, obviously not enough for it to lock

this may make sense with regards to the W8 light:

http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/thread/797529.aspx

Delock £12

Colour coded wing mirrors £35ish

Colour coded Sharan badge £5 + £12 for badge

Blue I for GTi badge £15

Very simple Short gear lever - Free! (with the aid of a saw!)

cold air feed £20 and dremel discs!

Green cotton panel filter £15 off the bay!

Hid kit £90ish

clear indicators blubs £9

I feel cheap now!

the comfort indicator is designed for changing lanes on the motorway of signalling off a roundabout, with a conventional stalk you can click it into positon for constant, or hold it to the contact for it to flash (as i do when changing lanes)

with the comfort one, you push the stalk towards the turn direction as you would, but don't let it click into place (as far as it will go until you feel resistance) then release, this will then flash three times and stop, whilst you concentrate on you driving skills

Chris

Chris_Wales:

the comfort indicator is designed for changing lanes on the motorway of signalling off a roundabout, with a conventional stalk you can click it into positon for constant, or hold it to the contact for it to flash (as i do when changing lanes)

with the comfort one, you push the stalk towards the turn direction as you would, but don't let it click into place (as far as it will go until you feel resistance) then release, this will then flash three times and stop, whilst you concentrate on you driving skills

Chris

What's involved for fitting this kit? 

lol haha! i haven't got this fitted on mine, but have used them in other cars.

Bit fiddly to use, and as i mentioned earlier, i'm happy with holding my indicator in place.

But it could be a funky feature to show off when selling your car!

aero wipers are great mine were £40 for all three from someone here.

us spec rear lights were £80 a pair

not a great pic i know

Yeah th US GTI rears are great!

But, everyone seems to be buying them now!

V6 4motion front valance £36ish.

V6 4motion rear valance £36ish although you'd then have to invest in a Milltek etc.

Blue alarm led £10 from ebay.  Or you can do it yourself for less if you're electrically minded.

Bora Vents 75 pounds off of ebay

Wheel Center Caps 10-25 pounds off of ebay

Blue Tinted Side Mirror Glass about 10 pounds from the dealers

Headlamp Covers about 25-30 pounds off of ebay (40 pounds i think from dealers)

Footwell LED's some LEDs and wiring cant be more than 10 pounds

Armrest 40-50 pounds

Cubby Hole 20 pounds

Door Alarm LED MOD 10 pounds

De Lock Kit ??? 6-10 pounds

LED Sidelight Bulbs 10 pounds

Twin Rear Fog Light wiring 10 pounds (or if you got some wire handy, should be free)

Hafizur

haf1zur:

Twin Rear Fog Light wiring 10 pounds (or if you got some wire handy, should be free)

Hafizur

Or if you've got a Bora just pop a light into the other side (£1.99 for two at Morrions lol)

these ''cheap'' mods are all well and good, but once you've done one, you move to the next, and eventually the cost adds up!

you can't escape the modifying bug

haf1zur:

Headlamp Covers about 25-30 pounds off of ebay (40 pounds i think from dealers)

Hafizur

Do you have a pic of the headlamp covers?  I was thinking about all these tinted lights etc the other night and wondering if anyone had thought about getting the lamp covers and lightly tinting them on the inside surface.  You will then have smoked headlights that are not as obvious as the FK angels or other similar lights which dont I dont really like.  If you run better bulbs or HID's there shoudlnt be any light loss.

prawnstar:

aero wipers are great mine were £40 for all three from someone here.

us spec rear lights were £80 a pair

not a great pic i know

Arent those the euro spec ones? Im pretty sure the US spec were darker? Where did you get them rear lights for that cheap mate? Cheers

Here are the front light masks fitted to mine, not tinted though.

Andy

coullstar:

haf1zur:

Headlamp Covers about 25-30 pounds off of ebay (40 pounds i think from dealers)

Hafizur

Do you have a pic of the headlamp covers?  I was thinking about all these tinted lights etc the other night and wondering if anyone had thought about getting the lamp covers and lightly tinting them on the inside surface.  You will then have smoked headlights that are not as obvious as the FK angels or other similar lights which dont I dont really like.  If you run better bulbs or HID's there shoudlnt be any light loss.

heres what they look like on the car:

dont have a pic of the ones before fitting

you can actually buy the tints for the headlights off of ebay

just stick them onto the lights itself or the covers

hafizur

there you go, you can see the right and left ones now lol.

Use to have those stick on tints on a previous car (too embarrased to say what) and they do a good job if applied right, dont look stuck on at all.

Andy