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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: balderz on 22 February 2012, 20:04

Title: My golf as she stands today - now lowered and on 18's
Post by: balderz on 22 February 2012, 20:04
Ok been back in  the dub world for 2 weeks after selling the scooby as i have bought a hotel / pub so needed a car to be better on fuel lol

so bought another 1.8 turbo

before i started on it
(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/balderz_photos/374c3578.jpg)

and as she stands now

lowered on coilovers, new discs and pads all round, new drop links, arm rest, 18 r32 alloys, de wipered rear

fitting alloys
(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/balderz_photos/3af43978.jpg)
4x4 looks
(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/balderz_photos/85dff67e.jpg)

(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/balderz_photos/393788b9.jpg)

as she looked today after having back lowered a bit more
(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/balderz_photos/9854f814.jpg)

still do forge 007, air filter, maybe fit sound system
Title: Re: My golf as she stands today - now lowered and on 18's
Post by: richw911 on 22 February 2012, 20:11
Looks a nice car  :smiley: Are you selling the old wheels then  :smiley:
Title: Re: My golf as she stands today - now lowered and on 18's
Post by: balderz on 22 February 2012, 20:43
Looks a nice car  :smiley: Are you selling the old wheels then  :smiley:

sold already sorry, 1 mate wanted the rubbers and another wanted the alloys for his wifes skoda :)
Title: Re: My golf as she stands today - now lowered and on 18's
Post by: richw911 on 22 February 2012, 20:44
Looks a nice car  :smiley: Are you selling the old wheels then  :smiley:

sold already sorry, 1 mate wanted the rubbers and another wanted the alloys for his wifes skoda :)


If you don't mind me asking how much did you sell them for?  :smiley:
Title: Re: My golf as she stands today - now lowered and on 18's
Post by: balderz on 22 February 2012, 20:47
sold all 4 rubbers for 140.00 and my made had the alloys in exchange for the fitting my coilovers, tracking, replacing parts, etc (spend most of saturday day and monday morning on it)
Title: Re: My golf as she stands today - now lowered and on 18's
Post by: richw911 on 22 February 2012, 20:49
sold all 4 rubbers for 140.00 and my made had the alloys in exchange for the fitting my coilovers, tracking, replacing parts, etc (spend most of saturday day and monday morning on it)

Ok thanks  :smiley:
Title: Re: My golf as she stands today - now lowered and on 18's
Post by: lukeyyyyyyy21 on 22 February 2012, 21:03
looks spot on height wise, how much is it lowered?
Title: Re: My golf as she stands today - now lowered and on 18's
Post by: balderz on 22 February 2012, 21:11
looks spot on height wise, how much is it lowered?

its about 70mm still bedding in i wanted it to sit a rubber height :) might higher up on back if i get spacers on rear
Title: Re: My golf as she stands today - now lowered and on 18's
Post by: Toby on 22 February 2012, 21:36
Looks good.

I really like the colour.
Title: Re: My golf as she stands today - now lowered and on 18's
Post by: Kus on 22 February 2012, 21:38
looks spot on height wise, how much is it lowered?

its about 70mm still bedding in i wanted it to sit a rubber height :) might higher up on back if i get spacers on rear

Looks about as low as mine and mines 45mm

Mind you the front of yours looks lower
Title: Re: My golf as she stands today - now lowered and on 18's
Post by: Wayne on 24 February 2012, 21:30
Looks really good :afro:
Title: Re: My golf as she stands today - now lowered and on 18's
Post by: nas_786 on 25 February 2012, 01:18
this is same as mine looks gud lowered need to lower mine

(http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/6564/gtio.jpg)
Title: Re: My golf as she stands today - now lowered and on 18's
Post by: balderz on 25 February 2012, 16:00
Thanks for the comments guys. Hopefully get boost gauges and forge valve fitted next week and maybe re fit my sound system from my old golf