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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: garethmk1 on 04 January 2009, 19:41
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As it was snowing today my better half suggested that we go and take some pics of the ED30 - some have been edited - thought I'd share them with you !!
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Lol ! Thats me, complete with my jacket and interlagos scarf !! Saddo !!!! :grin: :rolleyes: :grin:
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Regards,
Gareth
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Looks good mate and the best colour too :cool:
Where did you get the gti jacket from? I've got 1 but its just got the gti badge on the font left handside
Toast :cool:
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GTi Jacket from VW UK ! Can get it here :-
http://www.volkswagenmerchandise.co.uk/?cid=2,70,2,0&pid=228
Truly amazing quality too - excellent - millions of pockets !
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good pics there mate , one question , how did you get the edition 30 badge to stick on the front grill ???????????????????? :huh:
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Super glue??
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Spot on Gareth!!!!, See us boys in the red always take the Best photos!!!, and i do like the idea of the Edition30 badge on the grill under the GTi...
Im looking on ebay for one right now!, and how did you attach it, was it glue like Bacillus said?
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The edition 30 badge has an adhesive back - just peel off - clean under GTi badge with nail varnish remover - apply. Don't understand why they didn't do it from factory a la Mk2 16v etc -
Got these too !!! Soooo sad !! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: - I love my local dealers - faultless in everyway - Sinclair Swansea - Have to be the best VW dealership in UK - never had such amazing service in my life before and after sale.
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Regards,
Gareth
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PHIL - DON'T BUY FROM EBAY - They are cheaper in main dealer £7.20 each !
I found this out - bought one off eBay and one from main dealer !!
Regards,
Gareth
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Did you get the badge from your dealer and if you did, how much was it?? im lookin on ebay and found one delivered for £11.50??
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just got you last post , nice one, dealer visit it shall be :smiley:
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Your car looks very clean Gareth!, do you suffer with paint chips on the bonnet like mine, or have you been lucky!
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GTi Jacket from VW UK ! Can get it here :-
http://www.volkswagenmerchandise.co.uk/?cid=2,70,2,0&pid=228
Truly amazing quality too - excellent - millions of pockets !
Thanks for the link :cool:
Just went to try and order 1 there but when a I clicked the sizing bit it went to xxl as i wanted but when it went to the checkout bit the size of the jacket I order said M now I no I'm goin on a diet :grin: but wondered what was goin on :shocked: Think I might just phone the my local vw garage tomorrow and see if they've got them in stock :smiley:
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Paint chip city ! ! ! But I do drive enthusiastically and ensure that everybody around here knows what an Edition30 GTi goes like :laugh: Photos with Ed30 plates taken just after dodo juice banana armour wax! :smiley:
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You can actually get the jackets from main Dealer if they havent got them in stock they can normally get them in within 2-3days! :smiley: which also saves you on P&P to!
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Think I'll try that option :grin:
Ahh don't mention stone chips :evil: hate the f**kers had my Ed 30 front end done in Aug due to a little bump car came back absolute mint from the dealer 3 days later washing the car after a trip to Knockhill race circuit 'spectating :wink:' and found a chip on my bonnet!!
Mind you as Gareth says think everyone local no's my 30 and mates s3 from the noise of the milteks :grin: lol
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Funny you should say that - here's my brothers 270bhp S3 with my ED30 (before private numberplate) at Volksfest 2008 Margam Park, South Wales.
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Regards,
Gareth
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Im getting used to the roar of the Non res Milltek gareth, get one mate, makes the car sound as good as the Red ed30 looks :smiley:.
Best £400 ive spent on her to date
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By the way - does everyone "get" my private plate ? Gift from my beautiful girlfriend !!
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Mine has my wife and I's first name initials and V5 ... as its Mk :wink:.
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I'm going to wait until the current exhaust is dead before miltek, in the interim I took advantage of JKM's offer and paid £390 minus the complimentary £30 vouchers for JKM's Bluefin offer - should be here Tuesday !! and also bought a spare ED30 gearknob, which should be here tomorrow - am intending to keep the car long term so am buying up all the bit of trim so that I have duplicates when the originals wear out. Next purchase BBS LM reps to save the Pescara's - even though they are still mint - taken today in the snow :-
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Regards,
Gareth
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i shall be waiting a while before my factory warranty runs out before i risk remapping . I would like to powder coat my Pescara's to anthracite grey like has been done by a few already. Im like you, i think this car will be mine for a while, had her now 9 months and still get a huge Buzz driving it, especially when she's all polished up, and gets soo much attention from onlookers.( as i imagine happens with all red ed30's).
Certainly along with the Candy white, one of the most striking colours. IMO :wink:
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You can't go wrong with the Miltek on the Ed 30 sounds awesome :shocked: just wish I got the downpipe and cat when it went to get mapped and the catback fitted :cry: Have you had any bother from Plod with the german plates? I had the same style with the stickers and slash in the zero on my standard plates ran about in Scotland for 2 months no probs But as soon as we went to Gti International in 07 got to Carlise and Traffic plod stopped on the m6 got out the car and said 'Guttenmorgan' is the car German sir? :nerd: My reply of 'Yes officer its a Volkswagen' :grin: maybe didn't help matters 30 quid fine lol
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Very nice :cool:
Scarf's not half bad either :grin:
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Link for scarf off ebay :-
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Volkswagen-GTI-Plaid-Winter-Scarf-Matches-Interior_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2em20Q2el1116QQitemZ120347908108QQptZApparelQ5fMerchandise
Had it since June '08 still love it to bits! Wanted a candy white one but couldnt get one. This is my 3rd tornado red car after a D plate 16v Mk2 and H plate 16v Corrado just hope it doesnt fade like the others! No problems so far with german plates, believe they conform to EU regulations.
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Its a colour that really sets the car off especially when washed and polished :cool:
Thats my next car a tornado red mk2 16v :smiley:
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Link for scarf off ebay :-
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Volkswagen-GTI-Plaid-Winter-Scarf-Matches-Interior_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2em20Q2el1116QQitemZ120347908108QQptZApparelQ5fMerchandise
just hope it doesnt fade like the others!
Whats the Paint warranty on the car?? how many years? surely if it faids, its an automatic Respray???
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i shall be waiting a while before my factory warranty runs out before i risk remapping .
:shocked: :shocked: your giving in then Phil?!? :grin:
Certainly along with the Candy white, one of the most striking colours. IMO :wink:
agreed :afro:
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3 year paint warranty :undecided: :sick:, 10 year corrosion through warranty - so it basically means that the panel has too actually rust through !!! Doubt this will happen within 10 years. Just hope my beloved ED30 doesn't turn a shade of tornado pink. I was told when buying the car that the paint base has changed from the old lead base to water base, hence why it stone chips so much more. My Corrado & Mk2 didn't have as many paint chips after 150000 miles each as my ED30 has at 11500 ! Apparantely the water base provides more resistance to UV (main culprit of fade) than the old lead base slowing down the oxidisation process. Howerver, I have read on other forums that the MK5 paint in some places is only 80 - 90 microns, especially on the roof.
We'll see either way - for the time being I just make sure that the car is waxed washed when dirty (it is my daily driver) usually twice a week, waxed using Dodo Juice Banana Armour forntightly and is sealed every 3 months with AG EGP. That's all I can do to help the paint last really,
Regards,
Gareth
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cheers for the Knowledge there Gareth, didnt know about the base paint type, best thing to do is keeping it clean and hand wash and wax regular like i have been doing ..(too much as the wife points out). I use autoglym stuff alot, dont know whether its sort of the same grade/ protection as the AGP you use?.
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Whats the dodo juice stuff like? Was going to try it next So far I use Poor boys nate's red wax (the limited ed stuff) Auto Glym Ultra gloss protection and super resin polish :smiley:
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:shocked: :shocked: your giving in then Phil?!? :grin:
lol, erh not plans yet as i would wanna purchase other things first like RNS510 and sell my Mfd2 dvd, and powder coat the wheels antracite grey.
She's like a remapped GTi currently Dan so im happy with that for the mo :smiley:
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Auto Glym Ultra gloss protection and super resin polish :smiley:
thats the very stuff i use, and for a quick wax, ive used the Autoglym aqua wax in the spray bottle
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As far as I'm aware Tornado red is just base coat and laquer. I used Autoglym Super Resin Polish, then three coats of Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection - leaving 1 hour between coats and then 3 coats of Dodo Juice. Last time it got Autoglymed was August ready for winter. At the same time I used Autoglym Instant Tar Remover, then Super Resin Polish and some Meguiars 3rd Step Wax for the wheels with Autoglym Alloy wheel sealent on top, since then everytime I wash the car the brake dust just runs off the wheel, although nearer springI will be investing in some Jetseal 109 sealent - better than Autoglym Extra Gloss Protection and some Poor boys wheel sealent - extra protection for the Pescara's.
My 100th post too !! Been here for ages - but read more than I type if you know what I mean !!
Regards,
Gareth
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Banana armour is just awesome for a boutique product - doesn't last that long 1 month max - but oh my god ! The shine !! I challenge anyone to find a better wax for a ref ED30 under £35. I'll post some better pics of the shine when I get back to my house shortly in addition to some red ED30 dodo detailing threads from other forums.
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Where can you get this Banana armour Resin from???
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Auto Glym Ultra gloss protection and super resin polish :smiley:
thats the very stuff i use, and for a quick wax, ive used the Autoglym aqua wax in the spray bottle
I use the Aqua wax aswell Phil but you just have to watch because it can sometimes leave streaky marks
Am quite lucky the cars only used 2 days at the weekend at most just now and gets washed using the two bucket method then dried and put back in the garage :cool: The 1.7dti Combo is my daily weapon of choice :grin: lol
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Great photos!
Tornado Red grows on me the more I see it! :smiley: :smiley:
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Thank you all for the kind comments - Phil, here is the link to the best deal on eBay for Banana Armour - you'll love it. Had the tub since August have applied 3 coats initially and then a coat or two a fortnight since, done my brothers S3 too and only used 1/4 of the tub at the same time get some decent applicators such as these :-
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DoDo-Juice-Banana-Armour-Hard-Wax-250ml_W0QQitemZ260312131598QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item260312131598&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A15%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Meguiars-Soft-Foam-Wax-Applicator-Pads-x2-Free-UK-P-P_W0QQitemZ250348555969QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item250348555969&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A15%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
With this product - less is more - spread as thin as possible allow to cure and buff - AMAZING stuff. Not the most durable though.
Here's a link to a thread on a Tornado Red ED30 detail on Dodo forums, nice work :-
http://www.dodojuice.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=392&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=
Couldn't resist adding this pic - first time I ever greeted my Edition 30, oh what a day - still with the transport blocks in etc ....
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I'll post some more pics of my most recent detail shortly.
Regards,
Gareth
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bought my badge aswell gareth :wink:
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looks cool on the front. :smiley:
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Well done Phil, looks great - I don't understand why this was not done by the factory. Glad I served as some insperation !!
Regards,
Gareth
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Looks good mate and the best colour too :cool:
Where did you get the gti jacket from? I've got 1 but its just got the gti badge on the font left handside
Toast :cool:
Got an unworn one for sale if you want one toast? :afro:
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1365.0
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bought my badge aswell gareth :wink:
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looks cool on the front. :smiley:
I'm liking the Edition 30 badge on the front grill. :cool:
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will post another pic further back tommorow tagnut, Phylis had a Bath today (at long last!) so is back ready for photographic material :wink:
Does look good with the Badge, doesnt look outa place. :smiley:
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Looks good mate and the best colour too :cool:
Where did you get the gti jacket from? I've got 1 but its just got the gti badge on the font left handside
Toast :cool:
Got an unworn one for sale if you want one toast? :afro:
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1365.0
Hey mate
didn't realise you left me a question appologies :embarassed: What size is it?
Toast
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It's a large mate! Pics and more details in the link :afro:
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It's a large mate! Pics and more details in the link :afro:
Ah right thanks mate but I'd need an xL or xxL (Bit of a big boaned lad) :grin:
Went into my local dealer for screen wash on Sat asked if they had any -response of we don't stock any gti merchandise sir it has to be orderded in and may take upto 3days :shocked: I replied and thats why I didn't by my Ed 30 from you shower sh*ts :angry: Rant over turned around walked out as the slimeball salesman that ripped me off on my 1st mk4 golf watched me drive out in the 30 :grin: I felt smug
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Fair do's fella :afro:
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just got you last post , nice one, dealer visit it shall be :smiley:
At the dealer this morning on other business and picked one up from the parts Dept.
The guy said that they are a popular seller........How many fake ED30s are driving around then :rolleyes: Thats nearly as bad as the "Genuine" Golf GTI steering wheels you see on Flea-bay without a flat bottom :sick: