Looks awesome mate!
What do you think to it anyway? I found the mk4 to be much comfier than the mk3 but the handling nowhere near as sharp.
But yeah, looks real clean!
Looks great Dom :afro:
Don't see many with super low miles.
Nice motor Dom looks spotless and as said very low milage any reason you went for a 4 door or just not fussed?
Reeemmappppppppp :laugh:
1.8T. :cool:
4dr. :undecided:
Get modding and hopefully will be better. :wink:
nothing will feel as quick as a mk3 8v :wink: :laugh:
more doors ftw!!!
i'll be keeping an eye on this one dom, great low mileage find. lows and wheels and your own touch and i'm sure it'll be :cool:
I like the wheels on these. I'd keep em on.
Are the wheels BBS? thought they were sure ive seen a set the same as these with a nice stretch,spaced out and in white they looked really good and different to the norm..
nice buy dom, i like the montreals ,had any interest for the mk3 yet?,i need a new tax disc holder hmmmmm lol
cool ,glws .probably bit of a blonde question but take it you got tax disc holder off here ,lol
o and sorry to clog your new thread
cool ,glws .probably bit of a blonde question but take it you got tax disc holder off here ,lol
o and sorry to clog your new thread
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/shop/ :wink:
red dice caps
Looks great polished Dom :afro:
Looks great polished Dom :afro:
+1
looking forward to see what ya do dom :cool:
Nice find man, that's a seriously tidy mk4 :smiley: Looking forward to seeing what you do with it :afro:
Very nice mate, it's going to look very similar parked up next to mine at the RR in October. You shoulda bought mine off me :wink:
Lol, it's still up for sale. Might have some parts you could have in the future if you're looking to upgrade as well mate. Very nice car though :afro:
i know its early doors yet dom but what are the running costs like against the mk3?
i know its early doors yet dom but what are the running costs like against the mk3?
Is it black magic or flat black (lo41)?
1.8T. :laugh: :laugh:
4dr. :cool:
Get a TDI :evil:
Nice black does look good when clean. Miss my Golf but don't miss cleaning it!
Looks like new! :shocked:
i really like it Dom. very nice car.
keeping it OEM+ is the way to go dude!!
Oh, and all this talk about it being a 4dr..... was not a fan myself till i saw this one
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=187770.30
says it all i think :cool:
Haven't posted on this yet, but have been following! Look like a nice find! I hope you can make it look as good and factory as you did with the Mk3.
I have a lot of faith in you that you can transform this, don't let me down!
Think i need to do some research on detailing so i can get my panels looking as sweet as yours!!
dom its looking really good now itspolished. Am awaiting what it will look like on the rr day
Looks real nice mate, same as my dads. but his has the leathers and stuff in it, polishes up nice that black dont it, real nice sparkle in the paint :cool:
deffo need to lower mk4's. they are more boat like than the mk3's (iv had 2 mk4's)
Look forward to what you do with it, a great base to start on :cool: :cool:
i think you should make a detailing 1010 :wink:
Air tbh :lipsrsealed:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^Looks awesome :cool:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^Looks awesome :cool:
Yeah I like it. Come on Dom... We've got plans for your MK4. :grin:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^Looks awesome :cool:
Yeah I like it. Come on Dom... We've got plans for your MK4. :grin:
Why do you do this to me Shaun? :cry:
That looks awesome, but the mk4 is supposed to be slightly more practical than the mk3 was, getting it looking that good means air. Air means a lot of money :undecided:
I tell you what....if you buy my mk3 for £4k then i'll get my mk4 looking better than that :grin:
Interesting place to take a photo... :grin: hey why are you going to ignore me anyway, what have I done that's so wrong? :cry:
I'm ignoring you because I bought this car with the intention of not modding it very much and you keep putting evil ideas into my mind :grin:
I'm ignoring you because I bought this car with the intention of not modding it very much and you keep putting evil ideas into my mind :grin:
:grin: So if me and shaun keep on the mods may happen quicker. :grin:
I'm ignoring you because I bought this car with the intention of not modding it very much and you keep putting evil ideas into my mind :grin:
:grin: So if me and shaun keep on the mods may happen quicker. :grin:
Nope :lipsrsealed:
Mods will happen quicker when I pull my finger out and try to shift the mk3 :grin:
Interesting place to take a photo... :grin: hey why are you going to ignore me anyway, what have I done that's so wrong? :cry:
It's right outside the house, where the car is parked atm :wink:
I'm ignoring you because I bought this car with the intention of not modding it very much and you keep putting evil ideas into my mind :grin:
Interesting place to take a photo... :grin: hey why are you going to ignore me anyway, what have I done that's so wrong? :cry:
It's right outside the house, where the car is parked atm :wink:
I'm ignoring you because I bought this car with the intention of not modding it very much and you keep putting evil ideas into my mind :grin:
That's alright then. Only trying to help. :grin:
Looks like risky place to park!
^^^^ Seems a bit cheap
^^^^ Seems a bit cheap
I'd need adaptors as well though :undecided:
Cheers for the heads up though Jack :afro:
Interesting place to take a photo... :grin: hey why are you going to ignore me anyway, what have I done that's so wrong? :cry:
It's right outside the house, where the car is parked atm :wink:
I'm ignoring you because I bought this car with the intention of not modding it very much and you keep putting evil ideas into my mind :grin:
How have you got 8 pages and all youve done is clean it :grin:
How have you got 8 pages and all youve done is clean it :grin:
He's an amateur; I had 15 pages and there wasn't even a picture of the car :laugh: :laugh:
How have you got 8 pages and all youve done is clean it :grin:
How have you got 8 pages and all youve done is clean it :grin:
:grin: Because the thread fills up with crap amazingly quickly. Also you clearly have rubbish observational skills....i've added a black grill badge too :laugh:
Edit: And number plate holders....it's the little touches that count :grin:
How have you got 8 pages and all youve done is clean it :grin:
:grin: Because the thread fills up with crap amazingly quickly. Also you clearly have rubbish observational skills....i've added a black grill badge too :laugh:
Edit: And number plate holders....it's the little touches that count :grin:
and red dice caps :wink: :grin:
Bloody hell mate, things move quick with you! Wish I had money! :grin:
That was a good price for the Anni valance :afro:
Need a 007p!
Good stuff. Youll also need a valence on the front to match the rear? Have you bought a diesel valence or petrol one?
As above, need a front valance too :cool:
also +1 on the 007 - its a must
Looks cleaner without exhaust. :cool:
Looks cleaner without exhaust. :cool:
It does indeed, i'm considering removing the golf & gti badges also.
I'll be ordering either a mk5 or polo rear wiper & a sharan badge to further tidy up the rear end...oh and a smaller aerial :grin:
I would say leave the badges on.
Thay look plain without them, following Richw's yesterday on the motorway got me thinking how much better they look with the badges on.
Should be some more pics coming soon then. :wink:
Looks cleaner without exhaust. :cool:
It does indeed, i'm considering removing the golf & gti badges also.
I'll be ordering either a mk5 or polo rear wiper & a sharan badge to further tidy up the rear end...oh and a smaller aerial :grin:
Save your dosh and delete the rear wiper!
Yup, I agree. Always had hatchbacks except for my Saab. Hated it when it was raining and your trying to reverse out of a parking space. Scene points but not worth in imo due to being so impracticle.
Looks cleaner without exhaust. :cool:
It does indeed, i'm considering removing the golf & gti badges also.
I'll be ordering either a mk5 or polo rear wiper & a sharan badge to further tidy up the rear end...oh and a smaller aerial :grin:
Save your dosh and delete the rear wiper!
Keep the rear wiper and debadge, that MK4 you posted Dom looks awesome!
Keep the wiper and debadge
Or go one further
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/Rhyso/DSC00319.jpg)
Yup, I agree. Always had hatchbacks except for my Saab. Hated it when it was raining and your trying to reverse out of a parking space. Scene points but not worth in imo due to being so impracticle.
That's what mirrors are for :smiley: I am living without my rear wiper all ok.
Yeah but it's hard to judge distances with wing mirrors
Yup, I agree. Always had hatchbacks except for my Saab. Hated it when it was raining and your trying to reverse out of a parking space. Scene points but not worth in imo due to being so impracticle.
That's what mirrors are for :smiley: I am living without my rear wiper all ok.
Yeah but it's hard to judge distances with wing mirrors
Yup, I agree. Always had hatchbacks except for my Saab. Hated it when it was raining and your trying to reverse out of a parking space. Scene points but not worth in imo due to being so impracticle.
That's what mirrors are for :smiley: I am living without my rear wiper all ok.
Well it is the same size grommet for a mk3 and my Octavia, I believe a mk4 is the same size.
If you stuck I have a few spare could always post one to you. :smiley:
Yeah but it's hard to judge distances with wing mirrors
Yup, I agree. Always had hatchbacks except for my Saab. Hated it when it was raining and your trying to reverse out of a parking space. Scene points but not worth in imo due to being so impracticle.
That's what mirrors are for :smiley: I am living without my rear wiper all ok.
Ok I can see I'm gonna loose this argument lol. Your call mate and easy enough to put back on if u can't live with it. :smiley:
MK4's look good with no wiper.. id deffo go for it mate, black one you posted up looks a cool car :cool:
MK4's look good with no wiper.. id deffo go for it mate, black one you posted up looks a cool car :cool:
This....
Oh and I luuuuuuuuuuurve black Golfs! :cool: :cool: :cool:
Yeah nice easy mod and it will go faster too! :grin:
Yeah nice easy mod and it will go faster too! :grin:
Aerodynamic ftw :grin:
Yeah nice easy mod and it will go faster too! :grin:
Aerodynamic ftw :grin:
And weight loss if you take the motor out!
Keep the wiper and debadge
Or go one further
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/Rhyso/DSC00319.jpg)
I'm not sure about the tbh Rhyso, looks a little too plain for me :undecided:
Oooh, is that a Mk5 boot release badge thingy??
It would appear that the car has previously had a G60 flywheel & VR6 clutch fitted. I found an invoice earlier for:
'Uprated/modified clutch and flywheel set - £590.39'
The clutch is considerably lighter than the clutch on my Mk3, I remember speaking to Wayne a while ago when I was first looking at Mk4's and he told me the clutch should be heavier than the Mk3. This would suggest the above set up has been fitted....anyone else car to confirm/deny this?
Obviously I know that there is no real way of knowing without actually looking, which I have no intention of doing :grin:
Clutch on the GTI 1.8T and GT TDI's was a lot lighter than ones on my old mk3 engine
and the one on my S3 engine is suoer light too, hydraulic you see :wink: your 8v wont have had that
It would appear that the car has previously had a G60 flywheel & VR6 clutch fitted. I found an invoice earlier for:
'Uprated/modified clutch and flywheel set - £590.39'
The clutch is considerably lighter than the clutch on my Mk3, I remember speaking to Wayne a while ago when I was first looking at Mk4's and he told me the clutch should be heavier than the Mk3. This would suggest the above set up has been fitted....anyone else car to confirm/deny this?
Obviously I know that there is no real way of knowing without actually looking, which I have no intention of doing :grin:
my standerd clutch was heavy.. now with vr6 clutch/g60 flywheel its much lighter plus revs alot higher through gear changes if ya get me
Wheres the mk3 plate gone? I think you should keep both!!
Looks good dom. Just needs droppim
Smoked side repeaters? :cool:
Looking good. Swap the alloys from the MK3. :grin:
Prefer a nice heavy clutch. :grin:
You is gonna love it blaaaaaaaad!!! Haven't read any of the thread yet but when is it getting remapped? :evil:
Get the VW badge removed too! Then it will look better :cool:
Get the VW badge removed too! Then it will look better :cool:
Im going to have to disagree there. I dont like debadging. :laugh:
I would leave the badges on, no rear wiper and the valance looks really good.
looks loads cleaner mate :cool:
anni rear valence is my next purchase
with badges i took the GOLF 1 off and left the GTI just need sharen badge now :smiley:
they can get you stuff from germany in a few days so wouldnt worry :wink:
Well i say that, but i do know the lads in my dealership so who knows maybe they just sorted me out in the past :undecided:
Looks better, I think debadge it bar the vw badge now i've seen it. :lipsrsealed:
Keep the VW and GTI badges, loose the golf badge imo :cool: Shaving both side badges looks cool IF the hatch handle is shaved too. That handle sticks out like a sore thumb with the badges gone :sad:
Also, lower it :grin:
You make it sound like you didn't do the mk3 properly! :grin: I know what you mean though.
With a new toy there's always lots of little things to be getting on with which you seem to be doing. Especially while you save for your airide. :grin:
You make it sound like you didn't do the mk3 properly! :grin: I know what you mean though.
With a new toy there's always lots of little things to be getting on with which you seem to be doing. Especially while you save for your airide. :grin:
:grin: I stuck cheap suspension on the Mk3 and refurbed the wheels myself which is what I meant by that. The Mk4 will get better suspension (not air), arb's etc which won't be cheap.
All the little bits add up pretty quickly though, £20 here, £30 there and suddenly your talking a few hundred :sick:
You make it sound like you didn't do the mk3 properly! :grin: I know what you mean though.
With a new toy there's always lots of little things to be getting on with which you seem to be doing. Especially while you save for your airide. :grin:
:grin: I stuck cheap suspension on the Mk3 and refurbed the wheels myself which is what I meant by that. The Mk4 will get better suspension (not air), arb's etc which won't be cheap.
All the little bits add up pretty quickly though, £20 here, £30 there and suddenly your talking a few hundred :sick:
Yeah i know what you mean.. I hate to think how much i've spent in 10s and 20s!
Damn this means I've done none of my car properly! :grin:
edited my poor english.
Nah i'm kidding... I'm pretty happy with what i've done, in many respects proud comes to mind. I hope to get the body in a better looking state by VW action.
Will your mk3 funds when they come be free to spend on the mk4 or are they tied up?
Get the VW badge removed too! Then it will look better :cool:
Im going to have to disagree there. I dont like debadging. :laugh:
Yup, VW badge is definitely staying but will be replaced for a smaller Sharan version :wink:
Get the VW badge removed too! Then it will look better :cool:
Im going to have to disagree there. I dont like debadging. :laugh:
Yup, VW badge is definitely staying but will be replaced for a smaller Sharan version :wink:
You lot don't know what you're talking about! :grin:
(http://i882.photobucket.com/albums/ac30/depressed87/car%20on%20airride/SG200706.jpg)
That looks sh!t Wherry :rolleyes:**
** It actually looks great, and looked good when Shaun first posted it, however it's not going to happen :)
(http://i882.photobucket.com/albums/ac30/depressed87/car%20on%20airride/SG200706.jpg)
I think it is. Loving the arches :cool: I think the photos in the PVW feature were a bit sh!t though. Didn't show the car much. The pictures Soundillusion posted are much nicer :cool:
Will do,I think it is. Loving the arches :cool: I think the photos in the PVW feature were a bit sh!t though. Didn't show the car much. The pictures Soundillusion posted are much nicer :cool:
You can call me Shaun. :grin:
Hope your insurance company know. :grin: Looks like it's coming together, mate.
Great results bet shes a flyer now :evil: will you need any upgrades now youve gained that much bhp..?
It's a lot of fun to drive now :evil:
Anyway, I played a game of how much Ikea furniture/crap can you fit into the back of a Mk4 earlier. This little lot has put an end to any more mods in the near future :cry:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0335.jpg)
It's a lot of fun to drive now :evil:
Anyway, I played a game of how much Ikea furniture/crap can you fit into the back of a Mk4 earlier. This little lot has put an end to any more mods in the near future :cry:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0335.jpg)
Except an N75J of course :grin:
N75J
It's a lot of fun to drive now :evil:
Anyway, I played a game of how much Ikea furniture/crap can you fit into the back of a Mk4 earlier. This little lot has put an end to any more mods in the near future :cry:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0335.jpg)
Oh sh!t i just remembered, you have a Mk2, Mk3 and a Mk4!! :grin: :grin: :grin: :cool:
Oh sh!t i just remembered, you have a Mk2, Mk3 and a Mk4!! :grin: :grin: :grin: :cool:
:grin: Mk2 is my dad's and the Mk3 will be gone at the end of the week, i'll have to get a pic of them lined up together before it goes :cool:
Oh sh!t i just remembered, you have a Mk2, Mk3 and a Mk4!! :grin: :grin: :grin: :cool:
:grin: Mk2 is my dad's and the Mk3 will be gone at the end of the week, i'll have to get a pic of them lined up together before it goes :cool:
That would be ace :cool:
Aerial looks really good.
Oh sh!t i just remembered, you have a Mk2, Mk3 and a Mk4!! :grin: :grin: :grin: :cool:
:grin: Mk2 is my dad's and the Mk3 will be gone at the end of the week, i'll have to get a pic of them lined up together before it goes :cool:
That would be ace :cool:
Aerial looks really good.
It would look better if the MK4 was red as well :grin:
Just rang VW and my car is eligible for new coilpacks under the recall :smiley:
Good finding the leak - bad using white sealant bro?
sh!t init mate i didnt notice when i bought mine that the drivers door hinges had been pushed in slightly meaning door didnt line up with wing but a mate who owns bodyshop gona sort in soon :smiley:
Missed all your updates... shame you've had to hunt down leaks already.... at least you seem to have sorted it now... I think I've found mine............ eveyfeckingwhere!
Missed all your updates... shame you've had to hunt down leaks already.... at least you seem to have sorted it now... I think I've found mine............ eveyfeckingwhere!
Well re-sealing the vents did not solve the problem, stripped the rear out again this evening and got the pressure washer on it. Water is p!ssing in through the boot seal along the bottom of the boot, especially the n/s. It looks like the back panel is sitting too far into the boot so the seal isn't being made correctly when the boot is closed :rolleyes:
Going to take a sledgehammer to it on Sunday to see if I can knock it back out, got a panel beater mate coming over to help out so hopefully problem will be solved soon :smiley:
My friends 1.8T sounds like that, but i don't really like him so haven't looked into it :D hopefully isn't a massive fix :)
Hard to tell from video but does not sound right, how does it drive.
Hard to tell from video but does not sound right, how does it drive.
On the whole it drives ok, idle can be slightly erratic though and power can often surge between 2-3k rpm on half throttle :undecided:
Hard to tell from video but does not sound right, how does it drive.
On the whole it drives ok, idle can be slightly erratic though and power can often surge between 2-3k rpm on half throttle :undecided:
Have you tried it with the maf unplugged
Hard to tell from video but does not sound right, how does it drive.
On the whole it drives ok, idle can be slightly erratic though and power can often surge between 2-3k rpm on half throttle :undecided:
Have you tried it with the maf unplugged
Not yet, going out to paint my front calipers in a min. Once they've dried i'll go for a spin with the MAF unplugged :smiley:
good work dom im liking it :smiley: that looks like a brilliant garage to work in! wish i had that sort of space :smiley:
Right so picked this up this evening:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0381.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0382.jpg)
Genuine Votex splitter :cool:
Got it flatted back earlier and i'll get it primered up tomorrow ready for paint on Weds :cool:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0383.jpg)
Also got a second rear badge which had been painted pretty poorly in the past so split that and sanded it down and cleaned it up, again ready for paint tomorrow :smiley:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0384.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0385.jpg)
(Pictures are pre-cleaning/sanding)
I'm not usually wrong, so don't prove me it but i have a feeling you may produce a proper tidy Mk4 here :cool:
Let me down and we will no longer be friends!! :kiss:
looks good, what r the wheels off
you didnt go for the Skirts too then ??
splitter looks great
Nice mk2 :cool:
Nice mk2 :cool:
Absolutely mint, not seen many silver 3rd 16v's around. He's got an ABF lump which he's sticking in it over the winter and plans to put a 1.8T in it next year....which reminds me...PM heading your way in a min!
top work :smiley: are you putting new rims on this one ?
top work :smiley: are you putting new rims on this one ?
Yup, eventually! Once the rest of the outside is how I want it, I'll sort the suspension and then the wheels. They're quite a long way down the list of jobs though :grin:
top work :smiley: are you putting new rims on this one ?
Yup, eventually! Once the rest of the outside is how I want it, I'll sort the suspension and then the wheels. They're quite a long way down the list of jobs though :grin:
What about the smoothed rear hatch, when is that happening? :wink:
You dont wanna do smooth'd rear hatches! :grin:
nice work mate ,gonna be tryin my hand at bit of sprayin soon :shocked: should be fun lol
(Again front bumper dirty & valance clean, the colour match is actually perfect :smug:)
top job as always dom :cool:
(Again front bumper dirty & valance clean, the colour match is actually perfect :smug:)
Smug fatherless son!
Votex FTW :cool:
Very nice mate!! Whats next on the list body wise!?
(Again front bumper dirty & valance clean, the colour match is actually perfect :smug:)
Smug fatherless son!
Is that Wherry speak for 'Looks f*cking awesome?' :grin:
Nice! Is it the 3m Di-noc you used?
Car looks really clean Dom good job on the spoiler and the carbon bits I done my heater control panel and it turned out well but I cant detach the other bits you have done on yours round the stero etc.I was having second thoughts after I bought my mk4 as ive got loads to do to it but after using it everyday its a better car than my mk3 and glad i made the move and it nice to buy a car without any rust issues lol cars looking good though dom :wink:
Yeah my surrounds that is just plain black and you cant do anything with it as in change it I think its standard in Gt tdis as my dads isthe same but he has just stuck a Anni set on his.I think with mine as its just a standard car it makes me feel ive got shed loads to do but really compared to what ive done to my mk3 its not that much really.Ive started buying small bits mainly tatty trim bits as I cant stand scabby trim in a car :grin: I think yours looks a great base and stick with it and it will come good soon enough.Whats it like now on fuel after the remap as a few people ive spoken to reakon the 20vt after a remap drinks?
Yeah my surrounds that is just plain black and you cant do anything with it as in change it I think its standard in Gt tdis as my dads isthe same but he has just stuck a Anni set on his.I think with mine as its just a standard car it makes me feel ive got shed loads to do but really compared to what ive done to my mk3 its not that much really.Ive started buying small bits mainly tatty trim bits as I cant stand scabby trim in a car :grin: I think yours looks a great base and stick with it and it will come good soon enough.Whats it like now on fuel after the remap as a few people ive spoken to reakon the 20vt after a remap drinks?
Around town I'm seeing around 25mpg, on a mixed run around 30mpg and on a good a-road run around 35mpg - that's driving pretty sensibly though. If I put my foot down those figures drop pretty rapidly....it's worth it though :grin:
Yeah my surrounds that is just plain black and you cant do anything with it as in change it I think its standard in Gt tdis as my dads isthe same but he has just stuck a Anni set on his.I think with mine as its just a standard car it makes me feel ive got shed loads to do but really compared to what ive done to my mk3 its not that much really.Ive started buying small bits mainly tatty trim bits as I cant stand scabby trim in a car :grin: I think yours looks a great base and stick with it and it will come good soon enough.Whats it like now on fuel after the remap as a few people ive spoken to reakon the 20vt after a remap drinks?
Around town I'm seeing around 25mpg, on a mixed run around 30mpg and on a good a-road run around 35mpg - that's driving pretty sensibly though. If I put my foot down those figures drop pretty rapidly....it's worth it though :grin:
Thats not bad for the power tbh
No not bad at all but thats what the chap said the problem is you just want to drive fast all the time :grin: I seen of a 1.8 focus today which pleased me in my Derv :grin:
Yeah my surrounds that is just plain black and you cant do anything with it as in change it I think its standard in Gt tdis as my dads isthe same but he has just stuck a Anni set on his.I think with mine as its just a standard car it makes me feel ive got shed loads to do but really compared to what ive done to my mk3 its not that much really.Ive started buying small bits mainly tatty trim bits as I cant stand scabby trim in a car :grin: I think yours looks a great base and stick with it and it will come good soon enough.Whats it like now on fuel after the remap as a few people ive spoken to reakon the 20vt after a remap drinks?
Around town I'm seeing around 25mpg, on a mixed run around 30mpg and on a good a-road run around 35mpg - that's driving pretty sensibly though. If I put my foot down those figures drop pretty rapidly....it's worth it though :grin:
Thats not bad for the power tbh
Nope, not bad at all! Strangely those figures are slightly less when running super unleaded :undecided:
Gutted mate only just put it on aswell :cry: I would bet £100 the insurance conpany wouldnt even know thats a different valence and neither would many people its not like its something that really stands out.I would ask the guy or company you gonna pay if not ill put a claim in asap get it sorted.
Gutted mate only just put it on aswell :cry: I would bet £100 the insurance conpany wouldnt even know thats a different valence and neither would many people its not like its something that really stands out.I would ask the guy or company you gonna pay if not ill put a claim in asap get it sorted.
Yeah but would they replace it with another votex one? This ones all cracked now :angry:
if it goes to a garage for repair, they will just take off the valance whats on it and replace with the same, they will just take the part number on the valance, how are the insurance company not to know it was factory fitted as an extra, its not like your running some stupid max power item that looks stupid
if it goes to a garage for repair, they will just take off the valance whats on it and replace with the same, they will just take the part number on the valance, how are the insurance company not to know it was factory fitted as an extra, its not like your running some stupid max power item that looks stupid
Will it have a VW part no.?
If your claiming of the other parties insurance you can also take your car to which ever garage you like I did this and had my car repaired by a friend who fitted what parts I wanted which at the time was a de badged grill clear indicators and some extra paint work the car was fixed and the insurance company only looked at the car once and they wasnt intrested where the parts came from and if there genuine etc they just pay for the job to be done.
he already got jonnys number off me and called him (my mate who painted my car) :cool:
he already got jonnys number off me and called him (my mate who painted my car) :cool:
Yup, cheers for that mate :smiley:
Taking it over to see jonny tomorrow to get a quote, insurers just need quotes to approve & I can go to a garage of my choice :cool:
Proper update tomorrow when I get internet access back.
Chin up mate, you had me worried when I was accident - thats a battle scar :wink:
jonny sort u out mate ?
Went to see Jonny earlier, needs new sump, gearbox mounts, front valance, both plastic under trays, gearbox is leaking oil & lots of underseal is missing :undecided:
Getting a courtesy car delivered tomorrow & mine is going in to be fixed.
Went to see Jonny earlier, needs new sump, gearbox :cry: mounts, front valance, both plastic under trays, gearbox is leaking oil & lots of underseal is missing :undecided:
Getting a courtesy car delivered tomorrow & mine is going in to be fixed.
Went to see Jonny earlier, needs new sump, gearbox mounts, front valance, both plastic under trays, gearbox is leaking oil & lots of underseal is missing :undecided:
Getting a courtesy car delivered tomorrow & mine is going in to be fixed.
just been at the garage... insurance are sending somebody out to the car. possible it could be written off :shocked:
jonny says it will be up to him in the end so all should be good, the underseal has all been damaged and lots of parts need to be removed to correctly re do this aparently.. which is a big job
Doubtfull it will get written off tbh
jonny says it will be up to him in the end so all should be good, the underseal has all been damaged and lots of parts need to be removed to correctly re do this aparently.. which is a big job
Doubtfull it will get written off tbh
so is it getting repaired then mate?
Just spoke to Ben, they're waiting on the insurers assessor to come out still. Should be by the end of the week.
It's doubtful it will be written off but there is always a small chance, assuming it isn't a write off then a couple of extra parts will be sprayed & added when the repairs are done :cool:
Any more news Dom
Tight baaarsterds regarding the zaust but good new otherwise matey, should have it back for the RR day then :grin:
That's good news then, tell the missus that it was the suspension at fault so you think you need to get coilovers. Then when she agrees get some wheels to compliment them :cool:
jonny is back now mate spoke to him yesterday
That's good news then, tell the missus that it was the suspension at fault so you think you need to get coilovers. Then when she agrees get some wheels to compliment them :cool:
Good news!! :cool:
I know a few purchases :lipsrsealed:
So I got a nice phone call today saying that the car will be ready to collect tomorrow :cool:
A little over 3 weeks of driving a diesel Vauxhall has almost killed me, how Chuff is surviving is beyond me :grin:
I have collected a few little and a few not so little parts over the last few weeks, I'm not going to post any pics of it until they're all fitted which will hopefully be next week sometime :smiley:
Oh and I forgot just how damn quick it is :evil:
Got it back! Wahay! :smiley:
They have done an amazing job, paint work is very very good, the car has been fully valeted but the best bit is the underside!
It has been fully waxoiled, stone chipped & painted, they even painted both front & rear beams, all brake lines have been coated in copper grease etc. I'll post some pics of the underside tomorrow, but you'll have to wait a few days for the rest of the car :cool:
If anyone in West Yorkshire needs a bodyshop then consider Auto Body Worx :wink:
Also have the choice of:
b) Boost Gauge & Pod, and a Catch Can install.
Also have the choice of:
b) Boost Gauge & Pod, and a Catch Can install.
:afro: and debadge the Golf and GTI badges.
Also have the choice of:
b) Boost Gauge & Pod, and a Catch Can install.
:afro: and debadge the Golf and GTI badges.
Like this?
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/Untitled-1-12.jpg)
Maybe what I really need is some wide wheels & a drop :lipsrsealed: :grin:
Would look nice with Golf and GTi badges gone and a standard Sharan badge :) friend done it on his MK4 and looks fresh!
Yep :afro: I will have some wheels available soon :lipsrsealed:
Yep :afro: I will have some wheels available soon :lipsrsealed:
Had it been in a couple of months time then I'd snap them up, can't afford them atm though :undecided:
Yep :afro: I will have some wheels available soon :lipsrsealed:
Had it been in a couple of months time then I'd snap them up, can't afford them atm though :undecided:
No probs if I change them they will sell quick :smiley:
Yep :afro: I will have some wheels available soon :lipsrsealed:
Had it been in a couple of months time then I'd snap them up, can't afford them atm though :undecided:
No probs if I change them they will sell quick :smiley:
I'll buy them and put them on stock for you if you like Dom - as long as there not pink :wink:
Side skirts :cool:
Looks stunning btw
Looks like "if brad a mk4"
Looks very tidy.
hmmm, don't know what the addition is.
Looks mint Dom hopefully have mine as mint as that in good time :wink:
side skirts!.. doh!
side skirts!.. doh!
Only a subtle mod but it adds to the overall look :wink:
Ours is debadged with the standard VW badge on it - looks good.
Ours also needs lows and wides but enjoying being able to get everywhere
looking good mate looks like they've done a good job there catch ya sat about 11ish if your still on for rr day :smiley:
I'm thinking Sharan badge in silver & leave the Golf & Gti on. Being able to get most places is a bonus however the Votex splitter is deceptively low & does catch on speed bumps even at 4x4 ride height :shocked:
I'm thinking Sharan badge in silver & leave the Golf & Gti on. Being able to get most places is a bonus however the Votex splitter is deceptively low & does catch on speed bumps even at 4x4 ride height :shocked:
How big are the speedbumps around your area? :shocked: :shocked:
Mine was lowered 30mm and never even came close to scraping :undecided:
No, I said you suck due to no progress PICS.
Was only kidding about the engine... its not that bad and so what if it was.
New headlights?.... Ooooo. Bet they've got dark bits in them.
Ooo shiny.... would you be tempted to joey all the bling?
Ooo shiny.... would you be tempted to joey all the bling?
There's no way I'm trying to split a pair of brand new £150 headlights otherwise I might be :laugh:
No, I said you suck due to no progress PICS.
Was only kidding about the engine... its not that bad and so what if it was.
New headlights?.... Ooooo. Bet they've got dark bits in them.
Ah, misread you before! Yeah headlights are these ones:
(http://www.ppcgb.com/uploads/images/product/Lamps%20+%20Lens/0002213480lr.jpg)
Liking the lights but cant help thinking of Johnny 5 when I see em :grin:
Ooo shiny.... would you be tempted to joey all the bling?
There's no way I'm trying to split a pair of brand new £150 headlights otherwise I might be :laugh:
Liking the lights but cant help thinking of Johnny 5 when I see em :grin:
:laugh: :laugh:
They will be shaun :cool:
In other news I have lost 20 ponies & 30 torques and would like them back! A new maf improved driveability of the car but was not the cause, looks like a day of diagnostics at carbon in the not too distant future.
They will be shaun :cool:
In other news I have lost 20 ponies & 30 torques and would like them back! A new maf improved driveability of the car but was not the cause, looks like a day of diagnostics at carbon in the not too distant future.
Did I welcome you to 1.8T ownership :grin:
Hope you get it sorted.
Did you stick your car back on after we left?
Deffo do the engine mounts :afro:
Did you stick your car back on after we left?
Deffo do the engine mounts :afro:
Yeah, made no extra power :cry:
I've consulted the bank balance and it says a big fat NO until I get paid on the 20th :sad:
Did you stick your car back on after we left?
Deffo do the engine mounts :afro:
Yeah, made no extra power :cry:
I've consulted the bank balance and it says a big fat NO until I get paid on the 20th :sad:
Ah sh!t that's not good at all :cry: Although, you sure Nick or Craig didn't fiddle the dyno :lipsrsealed: :laugh: :laugh:
Did you stick your car back on after we left?
Deffo do the engine mounts :afro:
Yeah, made no extra power :cry:
I've consulted the bank balance and it says a big fat NO until I get paid on the 20th :sad:
Ah sh!t that's not good at all :cry: Although, you sure Nick or Craig didn't fiddle the dyno :lipsrsealed: :laugh: :laugh:
:grin: What kind of knob would fiddle the dyno to give poor figures :lipsrsealed:
What are your thoughts on Spax springs?
http://www.venommotorsport.com/product_details.php?id=34749&manufacturer=Spax&category=Suspension (http://www.venommotorsport.com/product_details.php?id=34749&manufacturer=Spax&category=Suspension)
What are your thoughts on Spax springs?
http://www.venommotorsport.com/product_details.php?id=34749&manufacturer=Spax&category=Suspension (http://www.venommotorsport.com/product_details.php?id=34749&manufacturer=Spax&category=Suspension)
Not a bad choice.
Very strange with your missing power :undecided:
What are your thoughts on Spax springs?
http://www.venommotorsport.com/product_details.php?id=34749&manufacturer=Spax&category=Suspension (http://www.venommotorsport.com/product_details.php?id=34749&manufacturer=Spax&category=Suspension)
Not a bad choice.
Very strange with your missing power :undecided:
Either boost leak, faulty knock sensor or someone has swapped my turbo for a KO3 without me realising :grin:
sounds like you need to sell up and get another mk3................... :wink:
sounds like you need to sell up and get another mk3................... :wink:
This. :cool:
sounds like you need to sell up and get another mk3................... :wink:
This. :cool:
+3 :grin:
what you need is that engine from the mk4 but in the mk3 bay :laugh:
badge looks better, same as what mine is on the rear of the mk3
welcome to mk4 ownership, the first of many and many faults...... :lipsrsealed: :grin: :cry:
welcome to mk4 ownership, the first of many and many faults...... :lipsrsealed: :grin: :cry:
Your telling me, at least by the time I'm happy with it and it is running properly almost everything will have been replaced :laugh:
what you need is that engine from the mk4 but in the mk3 bay :laugh:
badge looks better, same as what mine is on the rear of the mk3
Thats definitely going to happen in the future :wink:
So do you think it's worth carbon wrapping the other 2 badges on the boot as well?
looks good mate much better imo :smiley:
they look awesome mate :cool: loads better
iam thinking off selling mine and gettin them i posted in the message to u :cool:
Because I'm a pic whore:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0467.jpg)
Take a better picture and enter it :afro:
:cool: will look ace lowered on 18"s, unless you sell it :grin:
(http://ridesandstyling.com/database/images/2011/04/vw-golf-mk4-black-bbs-ch.jpg)
Smooth the front plate. Can't you buy the smooth trim piece?
Easy job on a MK4. :P
Get some 20mm spacers on those back wheels!!:grin: :grin: :laugh: :wink:
And some aero wipers for the front :kiss:
Get some 20mm spacers on those back wheels!!
And some aero wipers for the front :kiss:
Aero arms cost a fortune. I paid over £100 including the two blades from VW.
The rear wiper will also be refitted for winter as I'm sick of not being able to see out of the back window :grin:
take the boot panel off the inside and you will prob find that the pipe has poped off. does it in the when the water freezes aswel, i put a tie wrap round it and it sorted it. also get your self a mk5 rear areo wiper for bowt £20 of ebay look loads better :smiley:
Looks great Dom :afro:
Lookin sweet!! Pm
Me the link to where you got them!! Im getting horney lol
After recent events I've really been thinking about chopping the Mk4 in for another Mk3...however I'm going to persevere for a bit longer. I'm going to save hard for some nice coilovers & I think once the car is lower it will make a massive difference to how it looks.
I'll let the Carbon boys work their magic during half term week and hopefully it'll be back to full power. I'm expecting a boost leak tbh, so silicone hoses will be ordered if that is the diagnosis.
In the mean time the rear badge has been bugging me a little, I didn't really like it sprayed black & talking to a few others it was obviously letting the rear of the car down. I was going to upgrade to a Sharan badge but cannot justify spending £25 on a badge at the moment. I had some spare carbon wrap lying around and after speaking to Will (Billabong) at the RR day yesterday I decided to try and wrap the badge:
Really like your rear badge dom. Have been planning on doing exactly the same to mine for some time now but you beat me to it. Oh well i'll just copy! I've done my front badge but struggled to make a nice job of bending it around the ouside of the badge without creasing. Gonna have to redo. Any tips?
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0451.jpg)
Quite happy with how it turned out & think it looks better than it did painted:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0454.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0453.jpg)
Compared to:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0398.jpg)
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0399.jpg)
Am thinking about doing the same with 'Golf' & 'Gti' now :undecided:
This means the problem is likely to lie with the actuator :cry:
After recent events I've really been thinking about chopping the Mk4 in for another Mk3...however I'm going to persevere for a bit longer. I'm going to save hard for some nice coilovers & I think once the car is lower it will make a massive difference to how it looks.
I'll let the Carbon boys work their magic during half term week and hopefully it'll be back to full power. I'm expecting a boost leak tbh, so silicone hoses will be ordered if that is the diagnosis.
In the mean time the rear badge has been bugging me a little, I didn't really like it sprayed black & talking to a few others it was obviously letting the rear of the car down. I was going to upgrade to a Sharan badge but cannot justify spending £25 on a badge at the moment. I had some spare carbon wrap lying around and after speaking to Will (Billabong) at the RR day yesterday I decided to try and wrap the badge:
Really like your rear badge dom. Have been planning on doing exactly the same to mine for some time now but you beat me to it. Oh well i'll just copy! I've done my front badge but struggled to make a nice job of bending it around the ouside of the badge without creasing. Gonna have to redo. Any tips?
This means the problem is likely to lie with the actuator :cry:
Is that an easy fix :undecided:
It's an easier & cheaper fix than the alternative though.
It's an easier & cheaper fix than the alternative though.
Whats that :undecided:
It's an easier & cheaper fix than the alternative though.
Whats that :undecided:
If it's not the actuator and there are definitely no boost leaks then the only other piece of hardware it could be is the turbo itself, but on a car with only 56k on the clock I'd hope it's not the case :undecided:
I think to replace the actuator involves getting to the turbo, so almost as much work as replacing one. If you take that route, would be rude not to put an updated Forge on in :)
Should have kept the Mk3! :lipsrsealed: :grin:
Just spoke to my old man on the phone about it, his advice - 'sell it' :grin:
Just spoke to my old man on the phone about it, his advice - 'sell it' :grin:
stick with it mate ull get it sorted :smiley:
Nick will get to the bottom of it mate. Forge actuators are not that expensive either. plan on one for mine TBH
My 2p is on the actuator - get your ass over so we can check it - then help you fit it :smiley:
Then help you advertise it and get you a 130 pd like we told you in the first place 47 times :laugh:
That my friend is why I had to stop modding. It was getting me more and more in debt, and I knew if I didn't stop I wasn't going to be in a "happy place" :smiley: Even ended up selling my wheels, US spec lights and entire turbo back blueflame system. Part of me regrets is massively, but at the same time I actually have a chance of clearing my debts now.
Just take it easy with the mods and there's no reason you can't enjoy the car. Mine's paid for in March, so until I can't justify running petrol over diesel any more, I'll hold onto it.
My modding (and essential repairs) cost me close to £3k before I realised what I was doing :grin:
My modding (and essential repairs) cost me close to £3k before I realised what I was doing :grin:
My modding (and essential repairs) cost me close to £3k before I realised what I was doing :grin:
Over what time-scale?
I can almost hear Wayne's pain.....
And I've seen Dom's.....
At the end of the day they are old motors and you (we) are asking them to do a lot :smiley:
I know you want that 50 plus mpg Dom :nerd:
I can almost hear Wayne's pain.....
I can almost hear Wayne's pain.....
Thanks Craig, mot next week :smiley:
I can almost hear Wayne's pain.....
Thanks Craig, mot next week :smiley:
It will fly through fella, so what's your running total matey?
I can almost hear Wayne's pain.....
Thanks Craig, mot next week :smiley:
It will fly through fella, so what's your running total matey?
In my thread (pg78) :embarassed: £4100 including buying it.
its a nice mk4. and am not a huge fan of them. whens the coillies coming then dom?
Got a letter from the company dealing with my claim for the 'trailer incident' this included a copy of the invoice for the Astra hire car which I had last month, I had the car for 3 weeks and the total bill for hire of the car, insurance, delivery & collection etc was a tad under £4k :shocked:
The letter also included a copy of the assessors report of the car who valued it at £3.5k! Go figure that one out! £4000 of hire car + £1500 of repairs + all of the fees & charges for dealing with my claim = a hell of a lot more than the car was worth! :grin:
Got a letter from the company dealing with my claim for the 'trailer incident' this included a copy of the invoice for the Astra hire car which I had last month, I had the car for 3 weeks and the total bill for hire of the car, insurance, delivery & collection etc was a tad under £4k :shocked:
The letter also included a copy of the assessors report of the car who valued it at £3.5k! Go figure that one out! £4000 of hire car + £1500 of repairs + all of the fees & charges for dealing with my claim = a hell of a lot more than the car was worth! :grin:
:shocked: madness
With hindsight I should have had it written off and bought it back :undecided:
and people wonder why insurance is so expensive :lipsrsealed:
It is madness :angry: you can hire a car for £30 a day but the same car it an insurance company is 4x's as much.
Ive had 2 hire cars due to insurance claims and both have been more than double what the repair cost was :sick:
Well I guess somebody is making a lot of money out of it all :smiley:
Bought some wheels to put them on?
Plates look good :cool:
For some reason I thought yours had pressed plates already :undecided:
looking good dom how come u went with GB badge on
looking good dom how come u went with GB badge on
I just quite like the blue! It adds a bit of colour :grin:
They look good on the car, I'll get a pic tomorrow.
loads better :cool:
loads better :cool:
Cheers Daz :afro:
I want your front bumper though :drool:
looks spot on with pressed plates, when did you get them front lights?
made a trip down to Dub Unit this morning to let Topher check out my hardware
made a trip down to Dub Unit this morning to let Topher check out my hardware
Bunch o' cowboys! :wink:
Dog bone?
let me know what these feel like once fitted dom :smiley:
Only just checked on this thread as I havent been on that much lately. The car is looking good Dom! I take it youre not selling it now? :laugh:
Remember to pop a jack under the engine before you remove your mount :afro:
Lets see...
- TT Wishbone Bushes - Done
- Top Mounts - Done
- Rear ARB - Done
- TT/R32 front ARB - Done
- Coilovers (Probably FK AK Streets) - Springs not coilovers
- Boost gauge & pod
- Wheels (BBS CH's)
- 312mm Brakes & braided hoses - Done
- Silicon TIP/Boost Hoses - Done
- Silicon coolant hoses
Shoulda just bought mine :grin:
Give 'em a bit of time to bed in I guess. When I popped the R32 mount in I couldn't feel any difference at all :grin: did is mainly because the engine was moving way too much!
How much is yours lowered by Nige?
was it easy to change think iam gonna get mine done
was it of ebay mate
How much is yours lowered by Nige?
Eibach Pro 40mm kit. Realistically more like 30mm though.
How much is yours lowered by Nige?
Eibach Pro 40mm kit. Realistically more like 30mm though.
So your happy so far with the dog bone mount.
Eibach Pro 40mm kit. Realistically more like 30mm though.
That's because they ARE 30mm springs :tongue: :grin: :grin:
what seats are in urs now mate :undecided:
nice seats mate :tongue:
didnt know yours was 5door? thought it was 3? Makes it even better then as the seats will be fine unlike in my car :lipsrsealed:
nice seats mate :tongue:
didnt know yours was 5door? thought it was 3? Makes it even better then as the seats will be fine unlike in my car :lipsrsealed:
:grin: Look like great seats don't they!
More door FTW :cool:
You've got waaaaaaaaaaaaaayy too much disposable income :laugh:
Sell those old alloys then ;)
fmic ?+1
Nope, try again!
Nope, try again!
headlights out for a reason so am guessi :cool:ng new boost pipe kit ?
:cool: :cool: :cool: what do a win :smiley:
colour u go for mate
Glad the seats are ok mate. Did u get the spare plugs thst were in back Pocket?
Noticed any difference with them?
Glad the seats are ok mate. Did u get the spare plugs thst were in back Pocket?
Noticed any difference with them?
ohhh it was you who heatshrinked the bare wires together, you donut :grin:
Glad the seats are ok mate. Did u get the spare plugs thst were in back Pocket?
Noticed any difference with them?
lookin good myt treat her leon to some coloured pipes an maybe some stainless bottles :smiley:
bet u notice how comfy the recaros are compared to your other seats :smiley:
no worries dude enjoyed it. i cried off going out though i'm aching :laugh:
you did one hose, and woman'd out at the second one :tongue:
you car was fighting us though.. every factory fixing seemed to be put on at an awkward angle. intercooler rash isn't nice :grin:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0571.jpg)
Keep up the good work modders :wink:
Need a nice red vacuum hose now :afro:
Looks great Dom :cool: been thinking about changing the hoses on mine but that will be something for the new year.
like it, not big fan of coloured pipes as i prefer the subtle approach but its deffo looking better :cool:
Thinking about spraying the rocker cover tomorrow....I'm assuming I'll be able to reuse the gasket?
Ok, maybe it'll have to wait! Literally got no spare cash atm and already have paint I could have used! :grin:
Ahh i see haha Red it is then :grin:
Mate DONT reuse the gasket, i changed mine, it was 30 quid ish from Audi. but while your at it do the Half moon seal too under the tensioner on the right hand side, its about a Fiver from the dealer and one of the weak points for oil leaks on 1.8T engines
did all these on mine when i do my cam cover
I also used some of the silicone VAG sealant as per service Dept guidelines at Audi
Are you going RED with the cover then ?
Ok, maybe it'll have to wait! Literally got no spare cash atm and already have paint I could have used! :grin:
Since you're painting stuff, perhaps the intake manifold in red???
Rainbow bay! :cool:
Hmmm, I think polished it is then.
PM heading your way in a min Daz :wink:
PM heading your way in a min Daz :wink:
A what did you use PM?
PM heading your way in a min Daz :wink:
A what did you use PM?
:huh:
Am I being thick or does that not make sense Shaun? :grin:
PM heading your way in a min Daz :wink:
A what did you use PM?
:huh:
Am I being thick or does that not make sense Shaun? :grin:
Yeah you're being thick... :grin:
I was being nosey about the PM. Was it about what was used to get the intake like he did.
It drives me mental, every car Ive had has suffered some form of damage from inconsiderate cvnts parking in close proximity of mine. :angry:
Bit far behind but the bay is looking sweet. Do like coloured hoses but has to be done right, these are looking good and like how you cut them! :lipsrsealed: :grin:
It's because you have been driving like a crazy woman! :grin:
Is that part of the bit that can be replaced with the Audi TT short(er) shifter?
was £25ish when I last bought one.
What dildo ever thought to produce the gear linkage components in bloody plastic?
How much is the new part.
How much is the new part.
It's £8.44 inc. Vat so not too bad
What dildo ever thought to produce the gear linkage components in bloody plastic?
All sorted and gear changes are better than before now it's properly aligned :cool:
All sorted and gear changes are better than before now it's properly aligned :cool:
So need to do mine again. Sure they must be slipping, think I defo need new ones. And for £10 can't hurt to try lol.
Sorry mate did u manage to source a prat number?
All sorted and gear changes are better than before now it's properly aligned :cool:
So need to do mine again. Sure they must be slipping, think I defo need new ones. And for £10 can't hurt to try lol.
Sorry mate did u manage to source a prat number?
Yup, it's 1J0 711 761 B it's listed as 'Catch' and is £8.24inc vat :smiley:
All sorted and gear changes are better than before now it's properly aligned :cool:
So need to do mine again. Sure they must be slipping, think I defo need new ones. And for £10 can't hurt to try lol.
Sorry mate did u manage to source a prat number?
Yup, it's 1J0 711 761 B it's listed as 'Catch' and is £8.24inc vat :smiley:
Awesome cheers mate. Did u fit it yourself?
You got them springs fitted yet ya lazy git lol :evil:
Good man,i even gave them a little polish for you :evil:.My missus bollocked me for using her shopping bag for wrapping them up.I picked them up after she had wrapped them and ripped them to bits so what does she expect :grin:
Nicely done :cool:
I have some very high expectations from you Dom, don't let me down! So far so good! :cool:
Got any wheels in mind?
want your Tesco bag back? :grin:
want your Tesco bag back? :grin:
Nooo i dont want to bring that up with the missus again :grin: Cost me a tenner for another when as she went to London last week and made me buy her a Harrods one :cry:
Does your car handle any better now?Or worse lol
want your Tesco bag back? :grin:
Nooo i dont want to bring that up with the missus again :grin: Cost me a tenner for another when as she went to London last week and made me buy her a Harrods one :cry:
Does your car handle any better now?Or worse lol
That's the least you could do going from the stories you've told me! :grin:
Still looks like a 4x4! :grin:
Get some coilovers on it now! :cool:
want your Tesco bag back? :grin:
Nooo i dont want to bring that up with the missus again :grin: Cost me a tenner for another when as she went to London last week and made me buy her a Harrods one :cry:
Does your car handle any better now?Or worse lol
Just bought some wheels :lipsrsealed:
Just bought some wheels :lipsrsealed:
You have a PM! :lipsrsealed:
i think i might know :lipsrsealed:
My money is on CH's. :afro:
RC's?
i think i might know :lipsrsealed:
I think you probably do....PM heading your way soon :wink:
Did you know it was cracked?
the crack on the lip can be sorted, but i doubt you'll find anyone willing to weld the inside one.. last time i tried to get one like that repaired they refused because it was too risky.
what size and offset is it dom? i'll see if i can order a single new one. or if i can only order in pairs, i'll get a price on wider rears :laugh:
Unlucky Dom. Have you contacted the seller about it? What does he say about it? Nice rims though, but will probs cost what you paid for the set for a new single one as I doubt there are any used singles about. :sad:
You can send a set of wheels for £27 with Paisley Freight.
It all depends on how much you paid for them.
Well id look at this way, you either soak up the loss of the return courier costs or fork out hundreds for a replacement....no brainer imo.
As you say not many people sell them on their own. Why don't you try that approach, seeing as what you paid for them i think you could easily make double :wink:
As you say not many people sell them on their own. Why don't you try that approach, seeing as what you paid for them i think you could easily make double :wink:
Think they'll go on eBay this weekend as it's free listings....try and make a little money which can go towards some others :grin:
looks sweet dom :cool: front end looks trick :cool:
looks sweet dom :cool: front end looks trick :cool:
Might be picking up some coilovers this afternoon :lipsrsealed:
Look good. What are they?
Fk?
leave the rear adjusters out :wink: mine are :smiley:
mine are only cheap jamex coilies but never been a problem in the 10 0r so months they,ve been on and am happy with the ride :smiley:
Wheeeey. Good to hear ur gunna tap it properly with the lowerin stick
mine are only cheap jamex coilies but never been a problem in the 10 0r so months they,ve been on and am happy with the ride :smiley:
i have Jamex on my mk3 BAD car... 5 years on still rocking it out!!
Dom nice work getting Collies will look bad ass
Have they changed the law so cars off the road need to be insured yet? Or are you going to have to SORN it or something?
Save some pennies on the tax, boom!
Fiat 500...........
Right, car might well be off the road for the next month or so to save some cash :undecided:
I need to check that I can cancel the insurance renewal (pretty sure there's a 2 week 'cooling off' period?)
Basically my g/f has a fiat 500 which is sitting on the drive doing nothing and she has a new job that she can walk to. I can use her car to get to/from work for a couple of months which will save me some cash in fuel and give me some time to get my insurance renewal money together and not pay for it with a credit card.
I'm still in 2 minds about it at the moment but it seems the logical thing to do at the moment :undecided:
Right, car might well be off the road for the next month or so to save some cash :undecided:
I need to check that I can cancel the insurance renewal (pretty sure there's a 2 week 'cooling off' period?)
Basically my g/f has a fiat 500 which is sitting on the drive doing nothing and she has a new job that she can walk to. I can use her car to get to/from work for a couple of months which will save me some cash in fuel and give me some time to get my insurance renewal money together and not pay for it with a credit card.
I'm still in 2 minds about it at the moment but it seems the logical thing to do at the moment :undecided:
Seems like a good plan apart from leaving yours sitting around uninsured. :smiley:
Right, car might well be off the road for the next month or so to save some cash :undecided:
I need to check that I can cancel the insurance renewal (pretty sure there's a 2 week 'cooling off' period?)
Basically my g/f has a fiat 500 which is sitting on the drive doing nothing and she has a new job that she can walk to. I can use her car to get to/from work for a couple of months which will save me some cash in fuel and give me some time to get my insurance renewal money together and not pay for it with a credit card.
I'm still in 2 minds about it at the moment but it seems the logical thing to do at the moment :undecided:
Seems like a good plan apart from leaving yours sitting around uninsured. :smiley:
It'd be parked up in a secure place :wink:
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cracking
Ouch! :sad:
That's not what you planned on spending the money you would be saving!
was this a planned window crack :grin:
Ouch.
I assume claiming for a new windscreen doesn't effect your no claims etc. As in, it doesn't count as a proper claim?
No , doesn't affect no claims at all
Plus it means I can no longer cancel the policy so the car is staying on the road :rolleyes:
Cancel you insurance and worry about the windscreen later, you could sort it with the new policy
Plus it means I can no longer cancel the policy so the car is staying on the road :rolleyes:
Cancel you insurance and worry about the windscreen later, you could sort it with the new policy
Fraud alert?
Good job on the interior bits, bad job on the mirror!... :sad:
What were you doing, beating it on with a mallet!? :grin:
Poxy little stone hit my dailys screen the other day, the chip is the size of the end of a tooth pic but has caused a crack nearly a foot and a half long! :shocked:
Good job on the interior bits, bad job on the mirror!... :sad:
What were you doing, beating it on with a mallet!? :grin:
Poxy little stone hit my dailys screen the other day, the chip is the size of the end of a tooth pic but has caused a crack nearly a foot and a half long! :shocked:
:grin: I was literally only putting as much pressure on it as if you were twisting a door knob!
Good job on the interior bits, bad job on the mirror!... :sad:
What were you doing, beating it on with a mallet!? :grin:
Poxy little stone hit my dailys screen the other day, the chip is the size of the end of a tooth pic but has caused a crack nearly a foot and a half long! :shocked:
:grin: I was literally only putting as much pressure on it as if you were twisting a door knob!
Well it shows it does take much to crack a screen but then again your example demonstrates that you're a bit heavy handed when it comes to knobs. :grin:
Happening Sunday morning :wink:
Looks much better mate. Need to get mine lower but it's cold outside and I can be bothered when I get in from work lol :grin:
Time for some sexy rims now :)
Just to add, the ride on the JOMs is in a different league to the hot tuning ones I had on the MK3 :cool:
Just for you Jamie, I took some more pictures on the way home from work :grin:
Probably just me, but the drop looks the same as if you'd only used springs? :huh:
Ahhhhhhhhh! I've got the same alloys on as you now. I need some 20mm spacers badly!
get some 20mm spacers on rear and 5 on front thats what i had on montys and still have now :D
get some 20mm spacers on rear and 5 on front thats what i had on montys and still have now :D
Yup, heading to halfrauds tomorrow after work to pick up some 5mm ones for the front. Any pics of how the rears sat with 20mm spacers?
Looks spot height wise IMO. (drivability)
hmmm... How come the wheels are rubbing on the collies?.... Camber?
How much were the 5mm ones?
Blimey you were lucky that tyre wasn't shredded from t6he rim tbh.
Woh!... how deep is that groove in the tyre!?
You are a very lucky boy there! :shocked:
looks good dom i had to higher my mk3 10mm to fit the 17's on with 205/40's as the outer rim on the tyre was trying to do the same on the wing :sad: it's now perfect with a tiny rub on full lock good progress for someone who's skint :laugh:
Million times better with them spaced out! Still too high though! :lipsrsealed: :grin:
told u 20mm was fine (still space to spare :grin:)
should be good for new alloys aswell :afro:
got 8j ones and still got a lil bit of room to space out if i wanted :cool:
looking good mate,
i had 25mm spacers with 8j wheels with 215 45 18 tyres rear and same wheel tyre but 15mm spacers front.
give you a idea :smiley:
god i miss my golf :sad:
Kind of a random side note but whered you find the white wheels on your mk3? and how much did u pay? thanks bro :cool:
Looking good mate.Wash your bloody car though! :evil:
Sitting nice Dom :wink:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/IMAG0745.jpg)U done ok out of that swap eh dom :laugh: :laugh:
stright swap :cool: great deal that :smiley:
Looks great..... what's going on with the tyre in the last shot, looks like half of it's going bald?
-1.5deg camber courtesy of some shims would do the trick.
-1.5deg camber courtesy of some shims would do the trick.
Good shout, whats the deal with fitting shims? They easy enough to sort?
I don't want to raise it & the spacers are staying on so I guess that's the only option :grin:
-1.5deg camber courtesy of some shims would do the trick.
Good shout, whats the deal with fitting shims? They easy enough to sort?
I don't want to raise it & the spacers are staying on so I guess that's the only option :grin:
Why not go for a thinner spacer, camber shims will increase tyre wear.
Also see what your tyre fitter says but the last time I had 2 tyres I was advised to fit them to the rear, not sure why however.
All tyre companies now say fit new to the rear. This is because they're less likely to aquaplane. I personally prefer the rear end to go rather then the front but they say it's easier for the back to go in a bend then the front (which for your average driver is true) and it's easier to control apparently.
As I said, I always find it easier to control oversteer BUT if they say it's easier for the back to go then the front, I guess it's true.
All tyre companies now say fit new to the rear. This is because they're less likely to aquaplane. I personally prefer the rear end to go rather then the front but they say it's easier for the back to go in a bend then the front (which for your average driver is true) and it's easier to control apparently.
As I said, I always find it easier to control oversteer BUT if they say it's easier for the back to go then the front, I guess it's true.
Say what? :rolleyes:
Look in my thread, that will solve your arch issue! :evil: :grin:
would look cool with a euro style front bump strip :smiley: also you thought about retro fitting some headlight washers? ment to be fairly easy
Not that big ju :smiley:st smooth the rub strip fit side indicators. Then cut the holes that are marked out at back bumperfor the washers mount the washers fit bigger bottle feeds pipes. Job dun : :smug:
looks awesome dom top job you,ve done :smiley:
cant wait get mine done now seeing this but things are going slow and am not happy :angry: :grin:
All headlight washers do is spray sh!t all over the bonnet and down the wings; I've never seen them be effective at actually cleaning the headlights. That and you go through a silly amount of washer fluid :laugh: :laugh:
I'm debating an R32/Anni boot spoiler....thoughts?
Get one purchased, I think it will finish it off nicely :cool:
I spent about £3k on my Golf before waking up and realising I was being a complete douch spending money I oculdn't afford too :grin: Got cold feet and sold the turbo, exhaust, cat, everything I had bought and stored up to get fitted. Partly regret it now. If I'd stuck to my guns and fitted it all I'd have some awesome power and sound coming from the car now.
Rear spoiler gets my vote. Where would you buy it from? I bought a cheap one from eBay but it was so poor I refused to fit it to the car, sold it on to come boy racer instead. I'd like a genuine one, but don't want to spend a fortune.
is that with friends discount lol
is that with friends discount lol
Yup :sick:
I can't justify spending £200 + paint on an anni one :undecided:
is that with friends discount lol
Yup :sick:
I can't justify spending £200 + paint on an anni one :undecided:
Did you not get my PM?
fecking shineyyyy :cool: has come along way this golf and am loving the outcome :cool:
Looking good so far man.
No hose pipe ban in your area yet then I see.
Looks really good Dom :afro:
your car is looking the rather good and in no time at all :cool: .asked bout spoiler for you,pricewise the same as you got give or take couple of quid,sorry couldnt be of any more help lol
Where will that be mounted?
Oh you need to update your sig.. you don't hace lowering springs anymore! :grin:
Looking slick Dom, pretty much how the mk4 GTi SHOULD have looked from the factory :cool:
Forgot to remind you of the first meet mate too, sorry, its back on 2 weeks yesterday if you wanna make one in :wink:
Bout time u got an exhaust :wink:
Have you sorted the piping for the boost gauge now
Bout time u got an exhaust :wink:
Yup, slowly building up to a stage 2 map....just need a fmic now :grin:Have you sorted the piping for the boost gauge now
Yeah all up and running properly now :smiley:
Your car looked really clean at Elsecar mate.
Although the 4 times i came to see you,you were nowhere to be seen :drool:
Hiding out of the rain no doubt you fairy :evil:
Your car looked really clean at Elsecar mate.
Although the 4 times i came to see you,you were nowhere to be seen :drool:
Hiding out of the rain no doubt you fairy :evil:
How loud is it :undecided:
Your car looked really clean at Elsecar mate.
Although the 4 times i came to see you,you were nowhere to be seen :drool:
Hiding out of the rain no doubt you fairy :evil:
I also saw your car looks very nice mate. Big improvement from what you started with :)
Exhaust is on and flipping loud :shocked:
Not sure I'll be able to handle it tbh :grin:
I'll say it again, I love these wheels and think it looks proper awsome!
R32s are nice don't get me wrong, but not a patch on the CH's imo. :cool:
Looking very nice there Dom. All these mk4 threads are putting bad thorts in my head
Looking very nice there Dom. All these mk4 threads are putting bad thorts in my head
They've put enough thoughts in my head to change my mind... :lipsrsealed:
Shut up murray, how dare you. :grin: Dom, looking great as always (not you, the car). :rolleyes:
mk3... VR6 :rolleyes:
mk3... VR6 :rolleyes:
mk3... VR6 :rolleyes:
Mk4's
Most unreliable of them all :angry:
Feel your pain man
Mk4's
Most unreliable of them all :angry:
Feel your pain man
Is it just the fact that they don't age well??? Not really had much to do with them, had one at work for a short while and was fine, but then it wasn't that old at the time.
Mk4's
Most unreliable of them all :angry:
Feel your pain man
Is it just the fact that they don't age well??? Not really had much to do with them, had one at work for a short while and was fine, but then it wasn't that old at the time.
So what are you trying to say...
:grin: :grin: :grin:
Mk4's
Most unreliable of them all :angry:
Feel your pain man
Is it just the fact that they don't age well??? Not really had much to do with them, had one at work for a short while and was fine, but then it wasn't that old at the time.
So what are you trying to say...
:grin: :grin: :grin:
Were they ever reliable?.. ie, when new were they OK but once they get on a bit they have a terrible mid-life crisis?
Thought it was going to be an a update that your selling it. Seems to be the way things are going with mk4 owners :lipsrsealed:
Glad to see your not :smiley:
Thought it was going to be an a update that your selling it. Seems to be the way things are going with mk4 owners :lipsrsealed:
Glad to see your not :smiley:
Nah, decided to stick with it for the moment! In the middle of buying a house at the moment which means I'll have a drive from September, as soon as I can afford to I'm going to get a VR6 as a project :wink:
Urm warranty on the MAF? Fook paying out for another after less than 12 month!!
Urm warranty on the MAF? Fook paying out for another after less than 12 month!!
Lost the receipt for the GSF one, they wanted nothing to do with my without it. My own fault really! It was the RR day last October when I got the one from GSF, that's the last time I buy anything non-genuine!
Thought it was going to be an a update that your selling it. Seems to be the way things are going with mk4 owners :lipsrsealed:
Glad to see your not :smiley:
Nah, decided to stick with it for the moment! In the middle of buying a house at the moment which means I'll have a drive from September, as soon as I can afford to I'm going to get a VR6 as a project :wink:
Polished inlet manifold would finish it off :smiley:
Straightening your oil cap would help too :tongue:
The only problem with going with a crackle effect is that it'd look sh!t.
powdercoat it the same colour as your pipes :smiley:
powdercoat it the same colour as your pipes :smiley:
I wondered whether this might look good to.
Is the shock a complete insert, if so a little oil will not hurt as it will stop it rattling.
Is the shock a complete insert, if so a little oil will not hurt as it will stop it rattling.
Yeah it is, the nearside one was bone dry though. Apparently you can replace the JOM shocks with Koni inserts....something that might be a worthwhile upgrade.
In theory that little cap stops the rattling by holding the shock in place :wink:
Hope you curb a wheel! :kiss:
Car is looking awesome :cool:
Still think you should do a red underlay and black crackle over it!! I'm not saying it again, do it!!
Is the shock a complete insert, if so a little oil will not hurt as it will stop it rattling.
Yeah it is, the nearside one was bone dry though. Apparently you can replace the JOM shocks with Koni inserts....something that might be a worthwhile upgrade.
In theory that little cap stops the rattling by holding the shock in place :wink:
Whenever I have fitted inserts, I always use a little oil or even antifreeze they do tend to rattle otherwise.
How do you find the ride on the JOMs Dom?
I would bin the GTI badge as well :undecided:
I would bin the GTI badge as well :undecided:
Yeah that's on tomorrow's job list, I ran out of time today...had to go kitchen tile shopping :sad:
I would bin the GTI badge as well :undecided:
Yeah that's on tomorrow's job list, I ran out of time today...had to go kitchen tile shopping :sad:
:grin: well did you get any tiles.
I would bin the GTI badge as well :undecided:
Yeah that's on tomorrow's job list, I ran out of time today...had to go kitchen tile shopping :sad:
:grin: well did you get any tiles.
Nope, but the other half saw tiles she wants....£110 per m2 :shocked:
I would bin the GTI badge as well :undecided:
Yeah that's on tomorrow's job list, I ran out of time today...had to go kitchen tile shopping :sad:
:grin: well did you get any tiles.
Nope, but the other half saw tiles she wants....£110 per m2 :shocked:
I would bin the GTI badge as well :undecided:
Yeah that's on tomorrow's job list, I ran out of time today...had to go kitchen tile shopping :sad:
:grin: well did you get any tiles.
Nope, but the other half saw tiles she wants....£110 per m2 :shocked:
Fook me :shocked: :shocked:
I would bin the GTI badge as well :undecided:
Yeah that's on tomorrow's job list, I ran out of time today...had to go kitchen tile shopping :sad:
:grin: well did you get any tiles.
Nope, but the other half saw tiles she wants....£110 per m2 :shocked:
Fook a duck!! :shocked: :shocked:
Nice job on the valance, what polish did you use?
Feel for you with the Kitchen tiles, I get things like this sometimes.. Currently looking at wood flooring. :sick:
Love it, much more meaner looking :cool:
Dom, did you Decat the Golf? If so, how do you get her through MOT's?
Does look much better like this... :afro:
As far as decatting goes, someone needs to design a quick release system for swapping the relevant section.... :grin:
Saying that though, how long would it take though really to swap out once a year?
Looking ace.....
Not so sure about the car you parked next to though....... :undecided:
Looking ace.....
Not so sure about the car you parked next to though....... :undecided:
It was bought as a £500 sh!tter with really bad paint/bodywork, it's been done like that to get attention and split opinions....which it certainly does :grin:
Never seen one of those :shocked:
Does it touch the aerial when you open the boot?
The boot (new to the car last month) had a huge amount of contamination
Shiny :cool:
Wanna do mine? Finish looks lovely mate :afro:
QuoteThe boot (new to the car last month) had a huge amount of contamination
mate please excuse my ignorance but what is it your doing here with the clay?
Pritty sure iv just seen you drive through a building site in treeton (rotherham)
Looking nice Dom :) just needs a silly turbo now haha. You chucked all the SAI sh!t?
yea mate now and again,im a joiner. car looked nice but verry mucky :shocked:
Haha it has the be the most pointless piece of crap ever :grin: ran my old 1.8turd through winter without it no problem :)
Refund i hope?
Car looks really well pal.
You're crazy :grin:
wish I'd known you were after a 4mo valance, got one sat in the garden lol
That air install is absolutely lovely :afro:
Are you going for the Polo/Golf hybrid strut caps like I made?
Lastly have you noticed an improvement in your MPG now you have the Miltek?
How much can your friend get me a air for the mk3 ?
^ Don't beat around the bush there mate! :grin:
Defo get air, that install looks lovely. Like a nice practical install.
It seems everyone is changing there 3" system, why so? I have a feeling it wasn't just for the MPG?
Nice progress Dom :cool:
You get my link for the hybrid Polo/Golf top caps?
Nooo keep the net optic :wink:
Nooo keep the net optic :wink:
Yeah, I'm in 2 minds about it tbh. I guess it depends on the condition of it when it turns up :smiley:
Looks stunning Dom :afro:
So low at the rear!
How do you cope with that as your daily?!
:grin: So many speed bumps and pot holes in Manchester, I could never dream of going that low!
Last time I came on this site you had a red mk3 mate I think? Just had a quick read through this thread, awesome work! 8)
Has it really been 2 years!? lol. That's right bud, yeah sold the bora cost to much to run, the passat is my daily, have a mk2 20vT as a project car :) what's your future plans for this then mate? :)
Looking awesome pal!
What bushes did you go for.
Will have to hve a run down to dynodaze etc when I have the track car on the road would be good to put a face to the name :cool:
Do you need to have the wheels aligned again now?
Nice job on the splitter
Looks sweet Dom :wink:
What paint did you use?
I've bought some to do a few jobs on my car, came in two tins, one for the LC9Z paint, and a tin of lacquer for after to make it shiny shiny like the original finish.
Really gonna last well with rattle cans so low down isn't it?
- one of the rear shocks is leaking slightly
- gearbox flange seal leaking a bit as well.
Changed the temp sensor again for a genuine one, forgot to undo expansion cap before unplugging sensor, got a mouth full of coolant :rolleyes:
- one of the rear shocks is leaking slightly
- gearbox flange seal leaking a bit as well.
Probably both down to you being so low lol
Changed the temp sensor again for a genuine one, forgot to undo expansion cap before unplugging sensor, got a mouth full of coolant :rolleyes:
yay someone else has finally done it! Thought I was the only one :laugh:
Chosen the wheels new colour yet? :rolleyes:
Did you do all of that damage in one sitting? :shocked:
meh just slam it down and walk away :laugh:
What does it sound like :smiley:
Looks like it will be a tight fit with the bonnet shut!! :shocked:
Looks like it will be a tight fit with the bonnet shut!! :shocked:
Just been to check, all is ok :grin:
Looks like it will be a tight fit with the bonnet shut!! :shocked:
Just been to check, all is ok :grin:
Gutted :sad: :grin: :grin:
Looks like it will be a tight fit with the bonnet shut!! :shocked:
Just been to check, all is ok :grin:
Gutted :sad: :grin: :grin:
W@nker :laugh:
Finally fitted my S2000 cone filter and heatshield today - the thing is huge!some polished bottles an some powdercoating an under there will look ace :smiley:
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I'm going to rip out the SAI pump and associated crap tomorrow along with the carbon canister. I'll order a catch can sometime soon and simplify the PCV system and do the brake booster mod to tidy the bay up a bit.
Also bought a spare inlet manifold so I can get that powdercoated along with my spare rocker cover when I get the wheels done - should look good.
Wow great looking golf dom. Top dedication in your efforts to do things properly. Too many chavvy golf's and r32 fiberglass reps about atm.
Must say did preferences the anniversary rear though, but each to there own.
Did u have and problems with sump catching while that low
Are them joms really.that cack?
Looking good dude :cool:
Starting to look very tidy with the deletes! The head and mani will be a nice edition!
Ps. Where is you get your sk2 filter, gsf?
That looks absolutely superb mate.
What do the two Poorboys products do?
That is super shiny!!
Needs new rear lights :whistle:
Cant believe you are still rocking the standard items :rolleyes:
Is that a fuel pump ?
Would have been better just spending that money on a Walbro 255
can get a walbro thats a direct fit and its less than £100. the S3 is no better than what u already have TBH
going walbro on mine, but a inline one.. its the Fuel pump of choice.. the standard :wink:
Yup, whereas the standard pump will struggle at 230bhp.
The walbro pumps also make a racket. If I ever get to the point where the s3 pump isn't good enough I'll fit an inline walbro as well.
Yup, whereas the standard pump will struggle at 230bhp.
The walbro pumps also make a racket. If I ever get to the point where the s3 pump isn't good enough I'll fit an inline walbro as well.
Thats bollox about the Bhp capabilities (not saying you are talking bollox - just the internet in general), i can back this up as i have 350 bhp on a 8v pump, 580cc injectors, big turbo etc etc and it flows more than enough
however, going for custom map soon so walbro it is. these can cope with 700hp and is the pump that everyone uses.
I am going for a inline one, so the original will still be in the tank also..
only noisy if you dont insulate ;-)
has the extra line been blocked off?
:cool:
Looking nice. How much lift can you get from the air suspension?
It was going to happen eventually! :laugh:
Looking good. :cool:
wondered why you went quiet on the coilover front :grin:
Car is looking great now man. :wink:
Looks great!
Rear lights :whistle:
Looks great :cool:
Going to be better than the coilovers in the long run as well.
scene whore
don't worry mate, that roughly translates to "I would love air but can't afford it"
you're making me look so bad with the instant progress of your rub strip lol
Should have got some xenons :kiss:
Should have got some xenons :kiss:
Can't afford xenons :grin:
You'll be glad to know I've also got another set of tail lights to modify :wink:
Looking good mate, I need to twindicate my headlights too....
Be nice to have a spare set first lol
Dom you do know theres a breaker not far from you? He has the works for mk4s!! I have added him in the good guys section!!!
Looking good mate, I need to twindicate my headlights too....
Be nice to have a spare set first lol
Yeah a spare set is always useful :grin:Dom you do know theres a breaker not far from you? He has the works for mk4s!! I have added him in the good guys section!!!
Is that the guy in matlock? If so it's not too far, I know the guys at srs in Barnsley who break mk4s all the time as well :wink:
Looks nice apart from the rear wheels look too far forward (ie not central) in the wheel arches.
Black and silver plates look lovely on white or black cars :afro:
Just got up to speed here and the car is looking sweet dude!
Headlights look great and I just love the stance!
Good work dude :cool:
It's come along way since I first saw it at the Docs place a few years back on the RR day. Looking awesome :cool:
DON'T lacquer the lights again!!!!
I had it with a MK3, got them looking alright then literally months later lacquered them and wrecked them.
That tint stuff does NOT play ball with lacquer, the thinners eats the tint spray.
DON'T lacquer the lights again!!!!
I had it with a MK3, got them looking alright then literally months later lacquered them and wrecked them.
That tint stuff does NOT play ball with lacquer, the thinners eats the tint spray.
Yeah, not going to make that mistake again. I was so pissed off when I did it :grin:
Dom I have a source for rose jointed drop links, I'll send you a pic of mine...
Looking well Dom, been a while!
Looking good. Do you not have issues with amber and white on those rears?
I have an annoying rattle in the back somewhere which I put down to being the seats. Thanks Dom now I've seen this there's a new job on the list.
That's what you get for having a later one, 6 months for me is £123.75 :laugh:
I was nearly right with the rear top mounts then :afro:
Hi mate have you used new glass on the head lights?
Cheers mate what sealant did you use :smiley:
Cheers mate what sealant did you use :smiley:
cars looking well mate,its come along way since the rolling road day at carbon, saw it parked on your drive the other morning was back on that sight finishing a roof.
Headlights look really good :afro:
I like your car man, would love to see it one day. Looking really tidy too.
Loving this mate! The rear alloys look much better tucking then poking :D
Erm....basically Milltek, Air, intercooler and a few other smaller bits, new ARB, joey'd headlights etc.
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DSC_0890_zps6feff3ea.jpg)
Looking very nice Dom :wink:
What happened with the strip mate?
Same thing happened to mine when I tried to plastic weld! In the end I used araldite to stick some plastic in there then a skim of filler to give it the shape It was on the car for quite a while and it never cracked its now currently in the loft with god know what piled on top of it I had a look at it the other day and its still not cracked :D so I would suggest that method im sure theres a couple of pictures in my build thread to explain better mate
If I remember rightly I used the recessed bit of another rubstrip?!?! Not 100% but that seems right was a long time ago now ! Mines not worth buying mate lol if you look closely I never realised the rubstrip has a line in the middle of it so if I fit it again I have to reshape it
Very nice headunit, xmas pressie?
Looks good Dom. Wish someone has bought me my new one that's coming Monday. :laugh:
Looks good Dom. Wish someone has bought me my new one that's coming Monday. :laugh:
What happened to the AppRadio you had?
Looks good Dom. Wish someone has bought me my new one that's coming Monday. :laugh:
What happened to the AppRadio you had?
I'm selling it as I've got a Pioneer F930BT on the way. Built nav, Bluetooth and 6.3" touchscreen. Looks like it will suit the interior better of the Bora too.
Looks good Dom. Wish someone has bought me my new one that's coming Monday. :laugh:
What happened to the AppRadio you had?
I'm selling it as I've got a Pioneer F930BT on the way. Built nav, Bluetooth and 6.3" touchscreen. Looks like it will suit the interior better of the Bora too.
£600 :shocked:
Loveing it dom only had a quick scan through on my phone when my lad gets of the laptop ill have a good read
Switch looks :cool: dude
I'm not gonna lie...fitting the chrome switch with auto lights did cross my kind last winter when my mum got her mk6 but never fit round to it!
Keep it up dude :smiley:
do they not offer a same day service on the wheels :smiley:
they were a bargain :wink: wee place i use is 40 quid extra for a same day service drop the car at 9am get it back anytime after 4pm :smiley: you picked a colour for the bbs wheelsdo they not offer a same day service on the wheels :smiley:
Nah, they said a 3 day turnaround which is fine. It also means that whenever I come to sell the car I've got a set that I can stick back on and I can sell the CHs separately :wink:
I only paid £40 for the set so they were a bargain!
they were a bargain :wink: wee place i use is 40 quid extra for a same day service drop the car at 9am get it back anytime after 4pm :smiley: you picked a colour for the bbs wheelsdo they not offer a same day service on the wheels :smiley:
Nah, they said a 3 day turnaround which is fine. It also means that whenever I come to sell the car I've got a set that I can stick back on and I can sell the CHs separately :wink:
I only paid £40 for the set so they were a bargain!
see if they can add a sparkle to it looks great when the sun light hits it :smiley:they were a bargain :wink: wee place i use is 40 quid extra for a same day service drop the car at 9am get it back anytime after 4pm :smiley: you picked a colour for the bbs wheelsdo they not offer a same day service on the wheels :smiley:
Nah, they said a 3 day turnaround which is fine. It also means that whenever I come to sell the car I've got a set that I can stick back on and I can sell the CHs separately :wink:
I only paid £40 for the set so they were a bargain!
Not decided on a colour yet, going to wait until I drop the wheels off and have a look at the colours they have. It'll probably just be a shade of silver.
see if they can add a sparkle to it looks great when the sun light hits it :smiley:they were a bargain :wink: wee place i use is 40 quid extra for a same day service drop the car at 9am get it back anytime after 4pm :smiley: you picked a colour for the bbs wheelsdo they not offer a same day service on the wheels :smiley:
Nah, they said a 3 day turnaround which is fine. It also means that whenever I come to sell the car I've got a set that I can stick back on and I can sell the CHs separately :wink:
I only paid £40 for the set so they were a bargain!
Not decided on a colour yet, going to wait until I drop the wheels off and have a look at the colours they have. It'll probably just be a shade of silver.
Your car needs a clean :drool:
Standard wheels = sleeper mode :smiley:
what colour are the bbs going then :smiley:
Still needs a clean! :tongue:
I love the ones you've got. They're what I want on my Golf.
I love the ones you've got. They're what I want on my Golf.
You can have mine....not! :kiss:
I love the ones you've got. They're what I want on my Golf.
You can have mine....not! :kiss:
Yours need liberating from the bloody Bora!
Well the CHs have gone...some theiving b@stard has them out of my shed last night. Home insurance company won't cover them as they're classed as motor accessories.
Going to have to find some cash for new wheels within the next month as the car is supposed to be inside at Elsecar show Easter Monday.
Well the CHs have gone...some theiving b@stard has them out of my shed last night. Home insurance company won't cover them as they're classed as motor accessories.
Going to have to find some cash for new wheels within the next month as the car is supposed to be inside at Elsecar show Easter Monday.
What a little prick, hope they die a horrible death..
on the plus it means you can look at these now.. http://www.3sdm.co.uk/index.htm
Sorry to hear Dom! :cry:
Bet it was Nigel!... :whistle:
Keep a eye out on ebay for some poping up in your area or if on anyones car round where you live. Wots the world coming to when nothing is safe.
Nothing else was taken so it was the wheels that they went for, I live in a quiet corner of a nice estate that no-one has any reason to go down :undecided:
Keep a eye out on ebay for some poping up in your area or if on anyones car round where you live. Wots the world coming to when nothing is safe.
Nothing else was taken so it was the wheels that they went for, I live in a quiet corner of a nice estate that no-one has any reason to go down :undecided:
One thing I learned doing window cleaning is you can get away with murder.
Literally going through gardens and houses, nobody in most of the time and clambering through gardens to get to houses.
There was some MK6 .:R alloys on someone's drive once, had some others fitted on the car and if I was a thief, they would have been gone.
Mate, check Gumtree too.
Keep a eye out on ebay for some poping up in your area or if on anyones car round where you live. Wots the world coming to when nothing is safe.
I will do mate, they're building right behind my house now. Police suggested that maybe someone working on site saw me putting them in there.
Nothing else was taken so it was the wheels that they went for, I live in a quiet corner of a nice estate that no-one has any reason to go down :undecided:
b@stards. It's not just the wheels as well, the tyres are probably like another £400 alone :sad:
They do look sweet on my car though!
That is bloody rubbish! Sorry to hear that mate...
Hope you find some NUEs soon, check out edition, have seen a few sets on there the past few months.
http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=522239
Looks like a good deal...
If its anyone of site it would more than likley be bricklayers or scaffolders no other trades will have seen you put them away, how are you with next door could it have been them who seen you or any of there friends family?
The only other possibility that I can think of is someone to do with Temple Alloys. They were being really awkward about re-doing the wheels, to the point that I threatened them with small claims court. The next day the wheels are stolen at the very same time their Facebook page disappears :undecided:
http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=522239
Looks like a good deal...
Yeah, not a bad price but I'm after 18's really. Cheers anyway :afro:
http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=522239
Looks like a good deal...
Yeah, not a bad price but I'm after 18's really. Cheers anyway :afro:
They are 18s :huh:
Unless I cannot read :lipsrsealed:
Your car would look awsome on these
Check out this item I found on eBay: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=251476313523&globalID=EBAY-GB
Ever thought about coating your splitter in that chip resistant film? That you normally see round arches, If a clear on is available.
:grin: It's been a very long day! Thankfully it looks like the splitter is an easy wrap :smiley:
Liking the look of them drop links but how did you manage to hit the ramp your on air lol
You think that's bad you should see my splitter! :grin:
What did you end up going with?
I know...... :whistle:
:cool:
Looking forward to seeing the wheels fitted :smiley:
What ever you do with the wheels, don't leave them in the shed! :grin: :grin: :cool:
Get them boxes open haha i recken you,ve gone for the .6's 3sdm rims
0.05s my bet.
What are you going to wrap them in?
Awesome. Big expensive wheels. Crappy tyres to go on them :laugh: :tongue:
Awesome. Big expensive wheels. Crappy tyres to go on them :laugh: :tongue:
I reckon you've gone for the 0.06...
Awesome. Big expensive wheels. Crappy tyres to go on them :laugh: :tongue:
:laugh: I had Nankangs once, never again.
Cheers guys :afro:
More pics will appear over the weekend, I'll even get some pipework pics for you Rhys :grin:
You are so lucky you took a "Reflection selfie" given the lack of pictures of the wheels! :grin:
That is looking smart!! :cool:
id use a vax suck up that excess water, apply the sealant there after?
Looking smart as f**k mate! Cars not too bad either.
The back is in need of a tiny bit more poke imo
Looks awesome though, what's the retail on one of those?
Oh and the retail on one wheel is about £200 :lipsrsealed:
Oh and the retail on one wheel is about £200 :lipsrsealed:
Best not leave them in your shed then :whistle:
Looking very tidy now mate!!
I still can't believe I've not seen you driving around in sheff yet! Haha
I'm sure it will be a eye catcher at the show! Keep it up bro!
Are those tyres not a little "too" stretched? :shocked:
Nice wheel choice looks sweet... :smiley:
If you have not been pulled for looking like a drug dealer, I'm surprised!
The Mk4 is looking pretty sweet!
Any news on the stolen wheels?
:lipsrsealed: :rolleyes: :whistle:
:lipsrsealed: :rolleyes: :whistle:
There's an update coming tomorrow that you'll like :wink:
:grin: :grin: best idea there has been:lipsrsealed: :rolleyes: :whistle:
There's an update coming tomorrow that you'll like :wink:
You've sold it? :tongue:
:lipsrsealed: :rolleyes: :whistle:
There's an update coming tomorrow that you'll like :wink:
You've sold it? :tongue:
Awesome looking mk4 dom one of the finest on here :afro:
Even though it is a five door :lipsrsealed: still one of my favourite Mk4s! When you getting your magazine shoot?
5door for the win :cool:
Took you long enough :kiss:
Took you long enough :kiss:
Yup :grin:
At least that's one less thing you can hassle me about :wink:
Took you long enough :kiss:
Yup :grin:
At least that's one less thing you can hassle me about :wink:
I think it was the ONLY thing I hassled you about. Next up; getting rid of the whole car :laugh:
Looks good dude!
When you getting them fitted?
What's the part number for the coil pack harness cover?
Only one I can find is for a tfsi from psi Tuning and it's red...
Time to write the 'for sale' ad now then
Time to write the 'for sale' ad now then
That would mean taking the lights back off again though :embarrassed:
Gorgeous car in the flesh this. The back lights just set it off :smiley:
Mine now looks awful! Haha
Rear lights really finish it off :afro:
love this car :smiley:
Its going? Youve just aired it!?
Tough one. I feel too 'invested' in my car to get rid of it!
What are you thinking next & how much do you see getting for your car? :undecided:
newer shape s3 would be a decent replacement :whistle:Tough one. I feel too 'invested' in my car to get rid of it!
What are you thinking next & how much do you see getting for your car? :undecided:
Still undecided about what to get next, MK4's are worth next to nothing hence putting it back to standard and selling all the mods on...it's the only way I'll see any of my money back.
I hate you, I hate you, I hate you! This was my favourite Mk4.. I'm not looking for another one to replace it :grin:
1 more mk4s out of the game! :sick:
was epic that car whats the crack with the air ride, are you finding a way of using it on the mk5??
i bet it drives lovely :cool:
:cry:
Easiest job going on a mk4 the tailgate :grin:
Have you sold my wheels yet?
Just get them out of ur hair mate I'm sure you could do with the spare room my offer still stands :cool:
I can come and collect them anytime mate :wink:
Got the rear lights thanks :smiley:
What was that really small aerial that you had on it?
I have the same spoiler and I have the polo style aerial but mine still touches, right pain in the ass!
Got the rear lights thanks :smiley:
US SPEC ONES?
What was that really small aerial that you had on it?
I have the same spoiler and I have the polo style aerial but mine still touches, right pain in the ass!
Can't remember what it's off or where I got it, but if you do have the exhaust and ARB at the weekend I'll chuck in the aerial as well :wink:
Got the rear lights thanks :smiley:
US SPEC ONES?
YES THEY ARE :grin: