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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Guy on 08 December 2009, 11:26

Title: Whats your most worthwhile mod?
Post by: Guy on 08 December 2009, 11:26
saw this in the mk2 section and thought it was a very good idea for a thread

plagiarism ftw  :wink:

mine... has to be the koni suspension and poly bushes... transformed the boat car
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Post by: shepgti on 08 December 2009, 11:32
cutting/drilling the air box for me  :smiley:
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Post by: axewielder on 08 December 2009, 11:35
painting the long beaches black so they dont look shizzle
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Post by: Khare on 08 December 2009, 11:48
camshaft
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Post by: Len on 08 December 2009, 12:38
Blue rears!
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Post by: hyland770 on 08 December 2009, 12:42
headunit ( cos i love my music) and putting in a cone filter, realising it did nothing and putting a "custom" airbox back on!!!
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Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 08 December 2009, 13:05
Selling the mk3 and buying an Audi  :laugh:
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Post by: kells on 08 December 2009, 13:11
first service/cambelt when i took ownership
+
first cleaning session to bring the old boy back to life  :cool:
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Post by: Adam on 08 December 2009, 13:35
+! for Kells

A good service
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Post by: spear on 08 December 2009, 13:37
Modding the airbox to include a second cold air feed into the back (where the old warm air feed used to come in) and putting a K&N panel in there. More response and more grunt for little moola.
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Post by: Reasty on 08 December 2009, 13:40
Can of petrol and a box of matches! made it alot lighter!
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Post by: VR6-Joe on 08 December 2009, 13:53
Wheels

Changed it dramatically!
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Post by: Adam on 08 December 2009, 13:54
Vento front end  :lipsrsealed:






 :grin:
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Post by: justalex81 on 08 December 2009, 13:58
Modding the airbox to include a second cold air feed into the back (where the old warm air feed used to come in) and putting a K&N panel in there. More response and more grunt for little moola.

where did you route it to from the back of the box? been planning the airbox mod for a while now. gonna cold feed it from the bumper vent.
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Post by: Shady Pioneer on 08 December 2009, 16:35
For me lowering and wheels. Even just lowering can change the entire car's look.
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Post by: Guy on 08 December 2009, 17:22
For me lowering and wheels. Even just lowering can change the entire car's look.

i changed my suspension for the handling improvement  :lipsrsealed:
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Post by: Shady Pioneer on 08 December 2009, 17:27
For me lowering and wheels. Even just lowering can change the entire car's look.

i changed my suspension for the handling improvement  :lipsrsealed:

Doesn't matter how mine handles, it's still sh!t and slow.  :tongue:
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Post by: babyvw on 08 December 2009, 17:55
stero best mod for me too love my music and its the only thing i throw loads of money at! luckly mines already been lowered and poly bushed and handles sweet!!
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Post by: Mikester on 08 December 2009, 18:00
For sale sign.
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Post by: JC on 08 December 2009, 18:08
For sale sign.

is your vr6 lump up for sale too  :rolleyes:
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Post by: Mikester on 08 December 2009, 18:15
For sale sign.

is your vr6 lump up for sale too  :rolleyes:

Was joking, ha.

Why you want one? :P
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Post by: JC on 08 December 2009, 18:17
For sale sign.

is your vr6 lump up for sale too  :rolleyes:

Was joking, ha.

Why you want one? :P

me, no - someone yes  :wink:
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Post by: Andy-H on 08 December 2009, 18:29
Suspension & wheels  :smiley:

Now I'm having to do it all again with the Corrado  :sad:
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Post by: thinfourth on 08 December 2009, 19:50
Made a new power steering pressure pipe from bits at work

Oh and tearing the splitter bit off the bottom of the bumper makes it far easier to get in the garage
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Post by: spunkymonkey on 08 December 2009, 22:59
Fur!
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Post by: col on 08 December 2009, 23:52
service and a good clean oh newcultch
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Post by: harlemex on 08 December 2009, 23:54
leather seats  :cool:
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Post by: javalin on 09 December 2009, 09:39
getting the cheque book out and buying one of the best mk3 GTI's arround!
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Post by: Dec on 09 December 2009, 11:39
Selling the mk3 and buying an Audi  :laugh:

Same here :tongue:
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Post by: crazyjas on 09 December 2009, 14:40
Putting standard wheels back on
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Post by: kells on 09 December 2009, 17:46
Selling the mk3 and buying an Audi  :laugh:

Same here :tongue:


lets see how long it takes for you to get board tho hahaha :grin:
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Post by: Dec on 09 December 2009, 19:29
Was bored within about a week! Can't get bored of the economy and Comfort though haha!
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Post by: spear on 10 December 2009, 09:34
justalex81...

All i did was remove the warm air feed from the back of the box and took out all the gubbins from inside the box. Left the original trumpet that goes into the wing on and put the panel filter in and it made an improvement.

I wanted more air flow still, so rather than trying to put a huge hole in the front of the airbox, as a temporary measure and bit of an experiment I put some tubing on the hole left by the warm air feed and ran it up to where the wing and bonnet meet. Definitely louder and bit more power.

Its a good mod in my opinion
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Post by: nick_thomas on 10 December 2009, 09:47
Coilovers.

Falkens.

Sub & Amp.
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Post by: MK3TDi1996 on 10 December 2009, 10:56
Uprated Injector Nozzles - I went for PP520's - hell of a difference and no loss in terms of economy :)
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Post by: chris231280 on 21 December 2009, 13:57
Mine had a few on there when I bought it:
Bucket leather seats
push button start
snap off momo steering wheel
lowered suspension
front strut brace
full stainless steel exhaust with de-cat
k&n induction kit

I don't know which i prefer most, but a combination of the bucket seats, lewered suspension and strut brace makes it brill to drive as it corners spot on, and feels really low..!!

Also the induction and exhaust make it sound sweeeeet  :cool:

I do have a question though, what are the preffered cam's people use for the 8v?

Cheers
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Post by: VW BUSH on 22 December 2009, 14:16
Cheap Halfwitts Stereo wiv USB socket for 10G stick

£40 for a chong yong cheewy, super value and 45w per channel  :laugh: :laugh:
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Post by: hyland770 on 22 December 2009, 14:33
forgot too mention the new clutch made a big difference as i actually go somewhere when i put my foot down now, well sort of it is a mk3 afterall!  :rolleyes: