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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Golf mk4 gallery => Topic started by: jv on 10 March 2009, 10:30
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cheers jv,
well first off i brought my mk4 about a month ago and it is bog standard which was exactly what i wanted :grin: atleast then i know its not been messed with.
this is how it stands atm
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f312/aw2432000/28022009018.jpg)
i have a big list of plans for the car over the next 12 months which i will list later.
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right well 2day has been a good day :grin: before i tell you why i'll quickly update on whats going on with the golf. last week i ordered some hottuning coilovers and they came the next day!!! :shocked: . i had some free time before work when they came and went to fit them but they didnt fit the hubs asgood as hoped so i sold them and now am waiting for some FK's to turn up :cool: . i have debadged the boot and removed the rear wiper to give it a nice smooth look.
well back to 2day :wink: i seen a nice mk4 drive past me and it had some old merc wheels which i thought looked nice so i went on ebay to see if i could find any to show my mate, while looking for those i stumbled across some gorgous cl 500 wheels so as the advert stated a phone number i thought i'd give him a call and see how much he wanted for them ( i was expecting him to say he wanted around 1k for them but he didnt even want half that). so i drove straight to his and picked them up :grin: i wasnt expecting to buy wheels anytime soon but i could not buy these as they look soo good on the mk4's.
and here they are (i'll be getting them refurbished in a couple of weeks depending on work)
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f312/aw2432000/15032009050.jpg)
hopefuly i'll have them on the car next month, below is what they look like on mk4
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f312/aw2432000/NEJan171.jpg)
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quick update - i recived my fk coilovers the other day so i got straight onto the job of fitting them :grin:
so i decided to do my fronts first to see if they fit better than the hottuning ones i had, and yes they sliped in very nicely :smug:
luckily i had a friend to help with the rears as i would have been stuck for ages :grin:
just want to quickly say to anyone whos buying the hottuning coilovers that yes there cheap but there not a very good fit compared to others on the market for a few more notes.
heres a few pics :cool:
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f312/aw2432000/09032009042.jpg)
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f312/aw2432000/16032009051.jpg)
before
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f312/aw2432000/09032009039.jpg)
after
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f312/aw2432000/18032009052.jpg)
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just to add aswel that i get my wheels back tomorrow from the refurbishers :grin: god i cant wait!!!! i'll put some pics up of them tomorrow
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just got the phone call now and im off to pick my wheels up :evil:
will also be ordering my adapter kit and tyres 2day so i have me wheels on for gti next sunday :wink:
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just got home now after picking up my wheels from pristine refurbishers and im well happy with the look :grin:
what you think???
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f312/aw2432000/20032009059.jpg)
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well a quick update on things that has been going on with the car.
after a long hard think i decided to sell my merc sl600 alloys because i wasnt sure if they were what i wanted in the end :cry:
after being up for sale for a couple of weeks and getting silly offers i decided to just put the wheels back on and keep them :grin:
the best decision i made :wink:. the only other things ive done to the car is change the grill for a black one and painted the badge jazz blue the same as the car.
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f312/aw2432000/06052009103.jpg)
(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f312/aw2432000/07042009073.jpg)
i think i may leave the car as it is atm and start saving for some tuning parts :cool: