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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: tom-gardiner on 03 April 2010, 00:28

Title: Introduction and a few pics :)
Post by: tom-gardiner on 03 April 2010, 00:28: have bin around on here for a month or to now and havnt really got round to introducing myself yet. so here it goes.

no prizes for guessing the name, username is abit of a give away so wont insult your intelligence by telling you that one.
Im 17 years old
I have a 1.8t W Reg Golf GTi, itâ€™s the AGU engine. No modes currently that I no of but here is what I have plannedâ€¦
R-Tech Remap, Miltek 4motion style non-res exhaust, forge 007p DV, 17â€ rims of some sort, still undecided want it to be subtle but still look good, coilovers not sure which ones, want to go as low as I can with out 1. Looking like a twit when I scrape over the many speed bumps around were I live and 2. Have rubbing on my wheels so some help there would be good :) also wouldnâ€™t mind some lightly tinted windows not blacked out around 40%, alpine double din head unit coming soon and vibe door speakers all-round and my fusion sub in the back.
This is my 2ed car, unfortunately some muppet went up my arse doing 40mph when I was stopped at red lights. I say unfortunately but financially it worked out quite well, not many 17 year olds can afford a 1.8t golf. But thereâ€™s always a bad side to the story, my girl friend now has a very bad back. 3months on for the accident and still no were near recovery, was limited movement of back and little/ no feeling across the bottom half of her back.
From what Iâ€™ve seen everyone sounds wicked, cant wait for the next show and meet some of you guys. Was planning to go Ultimate Dubs but had to work.
Any other questions, fire away?
Apart from that I have a few questions for you guys,
What coilovers for around £500 mark and how low could I go with 17â€ 225 rims without rubbing to much?
Here are a few picks of my golf. Any other mods you guys would recommend is great, im open to suggestions :)

(http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/4047/p1010057d.jpg)

(http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/7409/p1010055a.jpg)

(http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/6830/p1010054m.jpg)

(http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/4567/p1010050w.jpg)
Title: Re: Introduction and a few pics :)
Post by: navmk4gti on 03 April 2010, 00:40: welcome mate.. good have another AGU on the forum :wink:
Title: Re: Introduction and a few pics :)
Post by: SoundillusioN on 03 April 2010, 00:52: Welcome.... nice tidy car mate. 17 in a gti, lucky boy.. what the fecks the insurance!?
Title: Re: Introduction and a few pics :)
Post by: tom-gardiner on 03 April 2010, 00:54: 2.2grand mate
Title: Re: Introduction and a few pics :)
Post by: SoundillusioN on 03 April 2010, 00:57: daaaaaaaaaaaamn.. fully comp?
Title: Re: Introduction and a few pics :)
Post by: tom-gardiner on 03 April 2010, 01:00: nope 3rd party fire and theft. 4k if i wanted fully comp :(
Title: Re: Introduction and a few pics :)
Post by: bobbarley on 03 April 2010, 01:10: Memories! That's just how mine looked when I got it :smiley:
Title: Re: Introduction and a few pics :)
Post by: stretchline420 on 03 April 2010, 01:10: Welcome to the site mate!!! ive not long been on here and have just purchased a 99 agu... love it already!!! im sort of in the same place as you aint done much but R32 wheels on!! they look sick!! IMO !! I'm going too do pretty much what uve got planned for a starters..

heres afew pics of mine.......

(http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx198/stretchline420/Photo431.jpg)

(http://i755.photobucket.com/albums/xx198/stretchline420/Photo431.jpg)

good luck with your project.

STRETCHLINE420 :grin:
Title: Re: Introduction and a few pics :)
Post by: bobbarley on 03 April 2010, 01:17: Quote from: tom-gardiner on 03 April 2010, 00:54
2.2grand mate

How much do you think it's going to go up when you declare all the mods you plan to do?
Title: Re: Introduction and a few pics :)
Post by: tom-gardiner on 03 April 2010, 01:20: Quote from: bobbarley on 03 April 2010, 01:17
Quote from: tom-gardiner on 03 April 2010, 00:54
2.2grand mate

How much do you think it's going to go up when you declare all the mods you plan to do?
[/quogoing to wait till july (when my insurance is due to be done again before i do any mods, its going to stay at 2.2k. with out mods would be 1.6k with 1 years no claims :)
Title: Re: Introduction and a few pics :)
Post by: jeynesey on 03 April 2010, 01:28: Quote from: bobbarley on 03 April 2010, 01:10
Memories! That's just how mine looked when I got it :smiley:

Me too :smiley: :smiley:
Title: Re: Introduction and a few pics :)
Post by: northeast_gti-t on 03 April 2010, 01:38: Quote from: jeynesey on 03 April 2010, 01:28
Quote from: bobbarley on 03 April 2010, 01:10
Memories! That's just how mine looked when I got it :smiley:

Me too :smiley: :smiley:
you should be with your new friends in the mkv section :grin: :tongue:
Title: Re: Introduction and a few pics :)
Post by: northeast_gti-t on 03 April 2010, 01:40: nice start for your age :wink: and nice choice of modifications you have planned still should have got an aum tho :grin: :wink:
Title: Re: Introduction and a few pics :)
Post by: jonnyturbo on 03 April 2010, 08:58: 2 grand to insure u insane?
Title: Re: Introduction and a few pics :)
Post by: tom-gardiner on 03 April 2010, 10:28: it was 1700 for my corsa 1.4 sport, so just paid the extra 300quid or what ever it was to get the golf :)
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Post by: alex160 on 03 April 2010, 12:12: fook payin 2200 quid to insure a car. Should have waited a couple of years. :sick:
Title: Re: Introduction and a few pics :)
Post by: SPR_Buck on 03 April 2010, 12:38: nice car mate :) welcome to the forums. definatly go with 18s though, 17s look way too small on mk4s.
and you can get coilovers from £170 on ebay.
Title: Re: Introduction and a few pics :)
Post by: Wayne on 03 April 2010, 21:20: Welcome to the site :smiley:
Title: Re: Introduction and a few pics :)
Post by: Devilz on 03 April 2010, 21:28: welcome to the family mate, nice car :afro:
Title: Re: Introduction and a few pics :)
Post by: james2 on 04 April 2010, 00:36: thats alot of money to pay for the insurence i paid that to buy my car (AGU).....by the way hello .....i would go for 18" wheels :wink: