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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Golf mk4 gallery => Topic started by: jv on 07 September 2011, 12:46
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Cheers JV :wink:
Right hear goes... I first brought her on the 1st of July 2011, With 96k on the clock. She was Completely standerd with 2 owners before me. It was an elderly coulpe before me with FSH (been services every 5k, new MOT and Tax, WOW i new this was a bargin...
I have always wanted to have a car that i could seriously "Mod". Iv never been into the VW scean but now i cant get enough of it, i truly have got the VW BUG. I recently started a new job and earning abit more dolla and therefore this allowed me to buy her. To be honist I wasnt looking to buy her as a just recently brought a Vauxhall Astra 4months ago. Me and my Brother-In-Law was looking around at cars one day as he needed to upsize and thats were i came across her. I said to him "shall i take it out on a test drive, for a laff" so i booked it in for a test drive, the weekend came and after it was over i thought.... Stuff it, shes mine haha.
Big jump from a 1.0L Corsa to a 1.6L Astra to "Jazzmin, the 1.8T AUM" haha. anyway enuff said hope you all enjoy my posts and if anyone wants to no any think or wants to ask me anythink please feel free to PM me :-)
"Let the moding commence i say"
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Right, i did have a shoping list of what i wanted to do and add ect ect, but insted im just going to ad post & pics of what i had done in order as i go along with my MK4 Dub Project :-)
Hope you like...
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Hear is when i picked her up 1st day (Completely standerd)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/InsideStanderd.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/RearViewStanderd.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/BackViewStanderd.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/FrontViewNEW.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/EngineBay1NEW.jpg)
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Here is she after i De-Badge, and De-Wiper her. Looks so much better :smiley:
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/RearViewDe-BadgeDe-Wiperd-2NEW.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/RearVeiwDe-BadgeDe-Wiperd2NEW.jpg)
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Next was theses Germen Pressed plates added front & back
Front View
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/PressedPlateFrontShot2NEW.jpg)
Rear View
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/PressedPlateRearShot2NEW.jpg)
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Next was my new double Din Its a Sony one, dvd, cd player, i have also been thinking of adding a PS2 to it, to put in the dash compartment? But thts another project to come :-)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/DoubleDinShotNEW.jpg)
Night Shot
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/DoubleDinShotAtNight2NEW.jpg)
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Right! hear is a few shots of my Door Pulls, Door Handles & Center Consol in that horrible Grandad look :sick:
This is what it looks like before my Interior Wrap :smiley:
Wood Effect Center Consol Shot
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/WoodCenterConsol1New.jpg)
Wood Effect Passenger Door Handle 1
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/NEW.jpg)
Wood Effect Driverside Door Handle 1
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/DriversideDoorHandleWoodEffectnEW.jpg)
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Now hear are some shots after i had it all wraped :smiley:
Iv been meaning to get this done for a while... I got this all done at CarbonFX in Bridgewater Somerset, If any1 wants to know anymore about this please PM me and i will post you Andys Details to you, and tell you were to go abouts getting this done, beats spraying it if you dont have the time and paitens yourself :tongue: like me lol :smiley:
Hear Go's :wink:
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Passenger Door Handle & Door Pull
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/PassengerHandleDoorPullWrap.jpg)
Driverside Door Handle & Door Pull
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/DriversideHandleDoorpullWrap.jpg)
Center Consol Wrap Shot 1
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/CenterConsolWhiteWrapShotDoubleDin2.jpg)
Center Consol Wrap Shot 2
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/CenterConsolWhiteWrapShotDoubleDin.jpg)
Its so eye catchy i think, and thats the look im going for, let me just say..... This is just the bigging! :wink: :wink:
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Next was this little Shocker Sticker, seen them on a few dubs now and thought "Why Not" hahaha lmao :wink:
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_0052.jpg)
Sorry, abit to close haha.
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Just a little "jazzing" up needed, so i orderd some blue interior L.E.Ds and floor lighting to go with that, also i upgraded the mirror L.E.Ds and brought some new mats with a blue strip around the outside.
Will put a pic up when i get time.
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I been thinking about Remaps and how id love to have that power there so... i decided to buy this forgeDV007p from www.AwsomeGTi.com and now i am waiting for this saterday 5(/11/11) to get my Remap at www.wagenworx.co.uk by Nath done, cant wait!!!
Also i have done a Full Oil change and new Oil filter that to get the car as healthy as can be, im going to use Castrol Edge 5w30 Fully Synthetic :smiley:
.... Re-map all done and i must say! wow what a change in power, its so responsive now and gear 2 is an absolute animal haha its quite aggressive but very nice "best mod todate" i dont no what the new BHP & torque incresse is yet as that couldnt be tested due to no rolling road, and therefore im gunna book it in for a rolling road soon. I will put a pic of the print out as soon as it gets done ;-)
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Brought some 20mm hubcentric bolt on spacers for the back and 15mm hubcentric ones for the front. Hear is what it looked like, cant really tell much diffence tbh, but it feels slightly better in the handling department mainly notice it when you go around a sharpe corner... brilint buy tbh at such a good price, will look FAT as when the car is slammed :drool:
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/Spacersedited1-1.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/20mmrear-1.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/rearspacerson-1.jpg)
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I had a little indident with my passenger headlight, dont ask me how it happend as i have no clue haha. but the MOT was coming around fast and needed sum new ones... hmm excuss to get sum nice new ones :P
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/HEADLIGHTsmashednew-2.jpg)
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So i thought i should replace with a whole new set, as MOT was a few days around the corner, plus i showed the old man them to get his "legal" opinon :drool: and he told me if he seen me out whilst he was patroling id get 3points & 60quid fine, haa!!! cheers'en :wink:
I brought a set of Black FK Angle Eyes, from www.Venommotorsport.com
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/newlights-1.jpg)
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Soo, 1st was this:
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/FRONTVIEW-1.jpg)
Then to this: (Please excusse the dog on the engine haha, neice was playing around)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/FOUNTVIEW2.jpg)
Then, With the lights fitted...
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1445.jpg)
I have decided to change the L.E.D bulbs, as they are the standerd sidelight colour, and il put in the Ice White L.E.D's soon when i have a weekend spare and a body full off pateince... as you could proberly imagin how fustrating thts going to be haha. but yea hope you like them, im extreamly please :)
She Passed the MOT btw with flying colours, although my new lights are ovsly Euro ones, and point the differnt way haha... so had to do sum haggling :P
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Here is a few pic's of how she sits atm, have not done signifficant work yet but shes getting there :smiley:
Also been trying out my editing skillls haha, hope you like guys :drool:
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/EditShotFront-1.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/RearLogo-2.jpg)
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Did this eye catchin mod this weekend, Been meaning to do it for ages now but finily got round to it. Was hard work and alot of elbow gresse went into it haha. but here is a shot Before & After :wink:
Before
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/EngineBaynotpolished.jpg)
After
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1543.jpg)
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Also this weekend i decided to spray my Rear VW Badge Gloss Black & Jazz Blue, been meaning to do it for a while but this week i went into Halfords and brought Grey Primer, Gloss Black, Jazz Blue & Clear lacure Spray cans
Hears the outcome :evil:
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1550-1.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1559-1.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1552-1.jpg)
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Did the rear badge, so thought i would also do the front to my colour scheme :smiley: and here are the results
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1590.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1591.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1592.jpg)
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Starting to get abit handy with the old canny... so decide to redo my interior to my colour scheme now. finily got rid of that white Wrap i had and did this...
"flick back thro my thread to see what it looked like before if u want"
Interior Grab Handles
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1619.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1620.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1621.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1622.jpg)
Not the best job... but okay for a rookie? haha :wink:
Center Consol
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1610.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1599.jpg)
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Next, i decide to spray my engine covers... i came up with an idea, of smoothing out the cover, and filling it in with filler, have a look to see what it ended up like :cool:
In progres
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1584.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1585.jpg)
Finished Product
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1663.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1664.jpg)
im not very happy with the finished product, tbf, i kinda rushed it come the end. So i have decide to leave it untill i get round to doing it again...
Or i will either buy a Forge Carbon Engine cover or put it back to normal
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My main aim with my car now is to get her looking really good, slammed to the ground, for that down and out look... FAAT. I now have decided to concentrate on looks rather than performance. Im not going to bother with engine looks now incase i take it that step further...
I also wanted to take her to Stage 2 soon, but now i have changed my mind. In all farenss i did like the speed she is now and wanted more power so I used to make her to be as light as poss, but now i have put 19" BMW X5 rims on her (offer i couldnt reist), with streched tyres. This type of move has limited me now as there heavy wheels and dont like being driven hard on, as there streched tyres there on...
Iv been wanting a new project and therefore i will be buying a MK2 or MK1 soon andi will be having that car for speed, not going to go into it much, but basicly my MK1/2 will be having a 1.8T Engine convo going in to it, and ill be having that as my lil go kart, where as my MK4 atm will be my daily... but with that added wow factor from the amazing looks of her :smug:
See what im saying? :laugh:
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Soo, basicly i have been driving around on my spare wheel for a month or two now as it was mega illegal, my other driver side wheel was borderline illegal with an inch gauge on it, and my two rear tyers were perising... My dads a copper... he wasnt best pleased :lipsrsealed:
Yea.... tell me about it haha, so it came down to me getting 4 new tyres all round, got a quote from a place in town £240 the wanted for 4 tyres fully fitted and blanced ect ect... and that was only buget tyres aswell :angry:
I rember this matey was selling sum BMW X5 19" rims 30min drive away as i kinda new him from work and at the training center where i go to get my tickets... but yea any way rang him up and asked if he got them still as i new he had new tyres on them. He said hes got them still so (he never avertised them) so.. went and picked them on the 6th of September and fitted them that night....
They also came with 4x 20mm PCD Adaptors & Bolts :smiley:
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1947.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1949.jpg)
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And fitted
Will admit, does look abit silly and looks like a wanna be 4x4 haha, but my next job is to get her lowerd... ASAP
I love these wheels but dont no if everyone else will haha but i do. Looks proper mean and FAAT espeacily if u look at it from behind :grin: but yea needs lowering and abit of arch bodywork so i can get those rear wheels tucked up under for that slammed look :smug: i will be buying coilovers soon, and im going to invest in some good ones, ones with the bit that you can adjust the hardness/softness one and set the differnt settings. I did want FK AK Street coilovers or the Jom Blue line ones... But now have decided to invest abit more into them and my new budget has gone from £200 haha to £500 :sad: but yea, has to be done.
Few Shots iv taken
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1951.jpg)
Ummm, Dad wont be happy :laugh: :smug:
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1955.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1960.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1976.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1975.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1974.jpg)
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On the route to lowering her, so i brought a MK1 Audi TT Front ARB and sum adjustable droplinks... all for under 55 Quid haha :grin: will be replace the Droplink rubbers aswell as the ARBs rubber bushes (if thats what there called? :laugh:
(havent got a pic of the Droplinks tho, but i will put sum up once i have replaced the Bushes befroe the fitting of the ARB & D-Links)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1569.jpg)
(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h415/Phil_Broom/IMG_1571.jpg)
Will fit the ARB & D-Links once i have replace the Bushes with that powerfelx ones :laugh: ill do that befor i fit the coilovers :grin: