I drove the car around just lowered until March 2004. Took it for the MOT and it needed new discs & pads front & rear.
About a week after the MOT I got the Bonrath single headlamp de-badged grille and a Scorpion exhaust system with the Boxer tailpipe..this took some time to decide which design to get but I'm happy with my choice
Various bits and pieces were added like Wolfsburg doorpins & mirror adjusters, a metal golfball gearknob, uprated speakers front & rear (which I will be replacing again when I can be bothered) and I also stuck the sub in out of my old car.
In May 2004 I had some stupid girl in a Mini decided she would try and mod my car for me...by driving into my passenger wing and putting a nice crease in it, and pushing the whole wing in so the tyre kept catching on every speed bump I encountered..
The wheel was also scratched and the front bumper knocked off the bracket..
As soon as this happened the girl admitted liability and we swapped insurance details...only for her to phone later and say that it was my fault and she was claiming against me!!! Needless to say I wasn't best pleased but as there was no witnesses it was my word against hers, the whole thing ended up as a 50/50 and I had the choice of either claim on my insurance or try and fix the car myself.
In June I ended up buying 2 wings (in the correct color) off of so1o on this forum for £25...however, the day before I picked them up from him my gearbox decided to give up all hope and I lost 3rd gear completely. All this just before I was due to drive down to Bournemouth for a bit of a break, ended up going in the gf's Corsa
When I got back from Bournemouth the gearbox was rebuilt and the diff bolted rather than riveted for peace of mind..I drove the car about 4 miles and then replaced the dented wing.
July 2004 - Went to my first VW show at Santa Pod - GTI Festival
I decided to run the car up the strip for a laugh and my best time was 16.2secs..which I have since found out is what most standard 16v's can do so it must be a good un