Wazzzer - 1.8T

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Thanks mate...

Right I've done something similar on my local site so I thought I'd share it with you lot as well. I'll start from the beginning with a list of my planned a current mods, then I'll let the pics do the talking. Anything with a next to it means it's bought and probably waiting to be fitted lol

I bought my Golf off my mate just under 2 years ago as myself and the wife needed a car to replace both her Corsa and my Escort RS Turbo. I'd spent an obscene amount of money on the Escort to get a magazine feature so it was time to start afresh. My mate was selling the Golf for £4600 and it only had 46k on the clocks! It was in very good condition so we had to have it...

Exterior:

Replica Anniversary front valance 
Genuine Anniversary side skirts
Colour coded 4motion rear valance
Colour coded rear Sharan badge 
enfig perfect fit aerial   
Colditz dealer plate surrounds 
Pressed plates 
Aero wipers 
Mk5 door mirrors 
HID conversion 
Anniversary style (joey) Depo projector headlights
colour coded wing indicator blanks
Heko wind deflectors
US rear lights
Black mirror indicators
Smoked US side markers

Wheels:

18" Monza wheels with custom paint
5mm spacers at the front
15mm spacers at the rear

Brakes:

Audi TT carriers 
Front - 312mm Mintex discs and pads setup
Rear - 256mm vented setup 
Red calipers all round
HEL braided brake lines
Custom intermediate braided brake line

Interior:

Silver/black Net Optic dash parts 
OEM arm rest 
Pro plus boost gauge
Newsouth offset column pod
blue LED door pin lights 
Audi TT interior light with W8 stlye LED downlights
Bora vents 
Aluminium instrument rings 
Audi TT pedals 
R32 steering wheel 
Beetle Sport door aluminium pins 
Immo3 Bora Sport cluster with white LED backlights
Miles to empty and light needles/gauges
Comfort indicators
Passat mirror switch
Anniversary style black interior
A-pillar pod
Pro oil temperature gauge
US centre console
R32 style door triggers
Richbrook Speed top leather/aluminium gearknob

Suspension:

Bilstein B4 Sports shocks
JOM -40mm springs 
Audi S3 upper front strut brace 
Audi S3 lower front strut brace 
Rear strut brace 
Whiteline adjustable rear ARB 
Audi TT wishbones
Audi TT hubs
Audi TT Roadster subframe bushes
Fabia VRS rear beam bushes
PSI tuning poly top mounts
Adjustable drop links
S3 steering rack
Audi TT Superpro caster adjustable poly bushes

Engine:

Green Cotton panel filter
R32 DSG intake parts
K03s turbo 
THS FMIC
R-Tech Stage 2 custom remap
Forge 007p
2.5" stainless exhaust with twin tailpipes
2.5" sports cat
Audi S3 washer bottle cover
Later spec battery cover
Silicone boost hoses 
Audi TT short shift kit 
PCV system removed
Saikou Michi Stage 3 catch can
THS TIP
THS PCR pipe
Forge adjustable actuator with yellow spring
NGK 7 spark plugs
Manual Boost Controller
C20LET yellow injectors
VR6 MAF housing
Devils Own water/methanol injection kit
Badger5 modified exhaust manifold

Transmission:

ABF single mass flywheel 
Techniclutch VR6 clutch
THS FR3 Engine mounts
R32 dogbone mount
B&M replica short shift kit


ICE:

Kenwood DPX303 headunit 
Pioneer 17cm speakers

I'm a bit of a sucker for ebay so most of these bits were bought on there either second hand or brand new.

The first bits I picked up were a new headunit



and a set of crystal indicators, this is them compared to the old ones...



next were a set of coilovers...



followed quickly by a Forge recirculating dump valve in anodised black...

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next were some 4motion valances from my local stealers which would eventually be colour coded



A Bora sport gearknob to rid the interior of the crap walnut one...



and also got myself a badge from a VW Sharan to colour code along with the valances



I also ordered my grille, not to everyones taste but I liked it



and a de-locking kit...



I sold all my amp and my sub gear from the Escort as I've decided to keep with the standard bits for the moment so the money went on a Blueflame exhaust system that ebay yielded for a bargain price



then a decat pipe...



which I found out later was actually too short and didn't meet up with the rest of the system. This required me to get a piece of exhaust to bridge the gap. I found a company on ebay that made exactly what I needed and got them to send it to me along with some Mikalor clamps to replace the exhaust U clamps



Next up was a set of anniversary headlights, an OE armrest and a boost gauge pod for the steering column







then a W8 light

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I had to then move on to some essentials, the header tank sensor gave out and was constantly telling me my water was too hot so a repllacement was needed. I was shocked at how cheap these are from the stealers!

old one



I also changed the pollen filter as my windscreen kept misting up in the mornings

New vs old...



I grabbed myself a set of Anniversary replica GRP sideskirts to get sprayed with my other parts...



I also bought myself an N75J valve and made a sub loom for the W8 light, to save cutting my original loom about





and a Tourag torch, which is so handy to have!



I then replaced the walnut interior with lower spec matt black parts. The prats that I couldn't repllace were sprayed with satin black.

before



and after



and the W8 light fitted...

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all my parts came back from being sprayed by a mate of mine and he did a cracking job

The Anniversary sideskirts..



The rear 4-Motion valance



New Sharan badge next to the old



The Anniversary headlights being fitted





the bumper, grille and headlights fitted



along with the N75J valve and CAI while I was there





The missing badge had arrived



and I had some part worns fitted to the Rials

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I hacked the passenger side grille about so the air flow was available for the CAI



found these up at Inters and had to buy them





and some German style plates to compliment them



I put my Wolfsburg state seal and the German MOT equivilant sticker on them as well to make it look bit more authentic



I also fitted my Sharan badge



Some shots of it in the sun

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next were the parts for the coilovers







so I could fit them and the Rials



I didn't realise I had the drop to the max on the fronts, lowered it down and couldn't get the jack out lol





I've also changed my fake wood handles over for the satin black versions in the back...

The old...



the new...



taking the locks out...



fitted the drivers handle...



and sorted my s/steel zorst out so I know I've defo got all the bits I need.



I bought and fitted a rear strut brace to improve the handling a bit



The exhaust fitted



and a Bora vent loom made for the recently purchased vents made by my good self

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I fitted some Audi TT pedal covers and while I was there I thought it would be nice to fit the matching dead pedal as well as the standard plastic one fitted in the Golf is a bit boring.

This is how I did it...I drilled a hole into the Golf dead pedal and cut a slot into it for the locating tab.





The TT pedal has locating tabs down one side but I only needed one so the others were ground off to give a cleaner look





then all bolted together and looks like this



and fitted, like this



looks spot on now and really updates it without being too OTT

I also fitted some tacho rings



The column pod was rubbing on the back of the steering wheel so I modified this slightly...

I cut out this section...



so it would sit like this...



My exhaust was knocking a bit so I invested in an R32 dog bone mount, which made it feel like a new car!



I made sure all the lights worked in the Bora vents before fitting



The tacho rings and the pod fitted along with the Newsouth gauge



I bought some S3 upper and lower strut braces from the local stealers







Bora vents fitted



A k03s turned up on ebay for the right price so I've stashed it away in the shed for a later date

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right where were we...

Next up were a set of aero wipers front and rear

Rear was a combination of a Sharan blade with a Polo arm



and now...



then the fronts were the retro fit aero blades as opposed to the whole arm conversion



and now...



I then ordered my HID kit for fitting at a later date...



and prepped the bits I could ready for fitting

I starting prepping the parts for the HIDs and had a quick test fit in my old headlights...

First of all I had to drill a 25mm hole in the back plate of the headlight to allow the wiring to pass through



then thread the wiring through and push the grommet into place (this seals the light again and will stop any condensation getting in, once they are fitted properly I'll use some silicone as well)



then connect the wiring from the original harness to the ballast, then back to the HID blub



and then refit the cover making sure all the wires are free and don't get crushed



Some Beetle Sport door pins to tart the interior up after seeing them in my mates Beetle



and a steering wheel from a Skoda Octavia VRS, which I don't have a pic of for some reason

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I ordered this handbrake lever cover but I didn't realise it wasn't a genuine item. But as I had it I wasn't going to waste it so I put it aside for fitting another day



My MOT told me my brakes were shot so this was an ideal opportunity to upgrade to 312mm discs. I found some bargain Mintex front discs and pads on ebay so these were purchased and stored away

then on to the strut braces...

3x8mm holes on each



then a quick test fit to make sure I'd drilled the holes in the right place



then I painted the bare metal in the holes with a touch up pen. I did this twice to make sure it was all covered



The bolts/washers/nuts I used



While I was there I thought I'd fit the bottom brace, what an absolute nightmare of a job

Anyways I got it fitted after nearly 2 hours of fun



and I also fitted a bit of black silicone pipe rather than the blue rubber thing that was on there



the strut brace finally fitted in place, bit of a mission on my own trying to feel under the arch and tighted the nuts at the same time...







The whiteline adjustable ARB turned up along with the 312mm carriers