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Offline dom

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Dom's MK5 Gti - New Wheels
« on: 04 July 2014, 10:22 »
Right then, just put a deposit down on a replacement for the MK4, spec is as follows:

2005 VW Golf GTi MK5 3 door in Tornado Red
•   63k Miles and only 1 Previous owner
•   Factory fitted Xenons
•   Full Service Incl. Cambelt and water pump @ 59,000 miles
•   Full VW service history apart from the last one which was done by an independent
•   Loads of other work including a gearbox rebuild and new clutch under warranty by VW 18 months ago
•   Latest revision D/V, cam follower and temp sensors/thermostats replaced.

The modifications are:
•   Bluefin Stage 1 with handset
•   Complete R32 Brake set up (Front and Rear)
•   Cat back non res Miltek Exhaust
•   Pre cat removed
•   MK6 Golf R Multi function steering wheel with working controls
•   MK6 Golf Gear knob and Gaiter
•   Bumpers and Skirts Professionally colour coded
•   BSH Catch Can
•   MK6 'slow close' Tailgate handle
•   Armrest
•   R32 rear lights
•   Black grill badge
•   Powerflex Dog mount Bush

I'm taking a bit of a gamble as I've stuck the deposit down without seeing the car. I'm collecting it Sunday so fingers crossed it's as good as it looks.



















First change will be the wheels, Matt @ OCD is currently pricing me up air again as well - this might have to wait a little while though.
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Re: Dom's new car - Mk5 content
« Reply #1 on: 04 July 2014, 12:48 »
Looks nice, good move with changing the wheels they do nothing for the car.

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Re: Dom's new car - Mk5 content
« Reply #2 on: 04 July 2014, 15:48 »
Hopefully selling all the Mk4 parts and the Mk4 can pay/fund for this project. I am starting to get a soft spot for the MK5 so you better make this one my favourite.

Have you had a Mk1 or Mk2? (I recall a Mk2 but I think that was a family members?) you seem to be going through the Mks...

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Re: Dom's new car - Mk5 content
« Reply #3 on: 04 July 2014, 17:01 »
Looks really nice mate, new wheels and ICE and you're half way there!

Looks a lot like this car  :laugh:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=268384.0
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Re: Dom's new car - Mk5 content
« Reply #4 on: 04 July 2014, 17:43 »
Looks nice, good move with changing the wheels they do nothing for the car.

Yup, as soon as some cash is freed up from the MK4 wheels will be sorted.

Hopefully selling all the Mk4 parts and the Mk4 can pay/fund for this project. I am starting to get a soft spot for the MK5 so you better make this one my favourite.

Have you had a Mk1 or Mk2? (I recall a Mk2 but I think that was a family members?) you seem to be going through the Mks...

My dad had a mint type 19 MK2, I've had a couple of MK3s and the MK4  :grin:

Looks really nice mate, new wheels and ICE and you're half way there!

Looks a lot like this car  :laugh:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=268384.0

Yeah...funny that :grin:

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Re: Dom's new car - Mk5 content
« Reply #5 on: 04 July 2014, 17:56 »
Very tidy example that mate.  8)
Currently pootling around in our family wagen, a Tiguan SEL 😂

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Re: Dom's new car - Mk5 content
« Reply #6 on: 04 July 2014, 18:25 »
very nice dom! I must say the mk5s are growing on me too. looking forward to seeing what you do it. if your mk3 and mk4 are anything to go by this should be a goodun
josh


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Re: Dom's new car - Mk5 content
« Reply #7 on: 04 July 2014, 19:05 »
looks a clean 1 dom hope you enjoy it  :smiley:

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Re: Dom's new car - Mk5 content
« Reply #8 on: 06 July 2014, 23:09 »
Picked it up earlier, absolutely over the moon with it :cool:

The 240 mile drive back from Portsmouth was a good way to give it a good test, the R32 brakes are awesome! I almost went through the windscreen the first time I used them :evil:



Got it home and squeezed it onto the drive, the neighbours must think we're mad! My girlfriend has just bought a new car so she has 2 on the drive already, now I have 2 as well :grin:



Just about squeezed it on though:



I gave it a quick scan for fault codes and it threw three up, one for the interior lights (the fuse has gone), one for the sunlight sensor on the dash and one for the alarm horn. I haven't set the alarm off to see if the horn sounds but I suspect the horn needs to be replaced. As for the sunlight sensors....not too sure what to do!

Anyway, I set the indicators as DRLs with Vagcom:



And I love xenons!


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Re: Dom's new car - Mk5 content
« Reply #9 on: 06 July 2014, 23:15 »
Surprised you haven't tried to wash if yet  :grin: looks brilliant though!