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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: Ess_Three on 16 October 2012, 16:03
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It was -5C not too far away from where I live last night...so time to dig out the small(er) winter wheels.
A change of wheel this year - some VW Racing (Team Dynamics) 8" x 18" Pro Race 1.2s, powder coated in my usual anthracite colour, and wrapped in a rather fine set of 225/40/18 Michelin Pilot Alpins:
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%20Mk6/P1000094.jpg)
So here it is, in full 'winter' spec, complete with black badges, black exhaust tips and anthracite painted plastics:
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%20Mk6/P1000112a.jpg)
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%20Mk6/P1000111a.jpg)
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%20Mk6/P1000110a.jpg)
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%20Mk6/P1000109a.jpg)
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%20Mk6/P1000108a.jpg)
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%20Mk6/P1000113a.jpg)
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Lovely looking car with some really nice touches :cool:
Wanting to get my front lip sprayed to match the lower grill section, from memory did you suggest you had used a Fiat colour? :smiley:
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Wanting to get my front lip sprayed to match the lower grill section, from memory did you suggest you had used a Fiat colour? :smiley:
I did...Fiat Grigio Carbon.
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Looks great that does, have you over taken some possibly plod looking motors...down here there either high end BM's or Volvo's oh and there's a carbon ST too...it pulled a scirocco recently :laugh:
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Looks great that does, have you over taken some possibly plod looking motors...down here there either high end BM's or Volvo's oh and there's a carbon ST too...it pulled a scirocco recently :laugh:
I may or may not have overtaken a non-plod looking motor (which subsequently proved to be fully plod equipped) around 2 years ago...and I may or may not have served a very long period of enforced walking as a result of teaching the aforementioned driver a 'lesson' :whistle:
:grin:
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Looks great that does, have you over taken some possibly plod looking motors...down here there either high end BM's or Volvo's oh and there's a carbon ST too...it pulled a scirocco recently :laugh:
I may or may not have overtaken a non-plod looking motor (which subsequently proved to be fully plod equipped) around 2 years ago...and I may or may not have served a very long period of enforced walking as a result of teaching the aforementioned driver a 'lesson' :whistle:
:grin:
:grin: :wink:
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Look good :cool:
When are you back in the driver's seat?
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Wanting to get my front lip sprayed to match the lower grill section, from memory did you suggest you had used a Fiat colour? :smiley:
I did...Fiat Grigio Carbon.
Great, thanks :cool:
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Looks superb mate.
Jim
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Look good :cool:
When are you back in the driver's seat?
Hopefully soon :whistle:
*cough* when I pass my *cough*cough* test :lipsrsealed:
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Look good :cool:
When are you back in the driver's seat?
Ah my bad Ess :embarrassed: me's thort you were back in the hot seat cus of the change to winters...I knew your torment was over soon but assumed you were already driving again, hence my earlier comment about unmarked plod ect...
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Ah my bad Ess :embarrassed: me's thort you were back in the hot seat cus of the change to winters...I knew your torment was over soon but assumed you were already driving again, hence my earlier comment about unmarked plod ect...
Soon!
It's fine...car is ready to go, I've done my time...but a recent change of job has just delayed things a month or two. :smiley:
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Orderd mine last week fom mytyres.
Spent a few weeks on ebay trying to buy some suitable alloys then found the mytres web site.
You can spec alloys ( or steelies ) and choice of winter tyres, fitted, balanced and delivered.
16 inch steels with vredestein wintracs came to £550
Some very smart 18 inch alloys with 225/40/18w rated Vredestein wintracs came to £900 so ordered those.
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Orderd mine last week fom mytyres.
Spent a few weeks on ebay trying to buy some suitable alloys then found the mytres web site.
You can spec alloys ( or steelies ) and choice of winter tyres, fitted, balanced and delivered.
16 inch steels with vredestein wintracs came to £550
Some very smart 18 inch alloys with 225/40/18w rated Vredestein wintracs came to £900 so ordered those.
That's damn good!
I think I paid £700ish for just my Wintrac Xtremes a couple of years ago.
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Looking beautiful mate. Got a real mean look to it! Which wheels do you run for summer mode? :smiley:
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Looking beautiful mate. Got a real mean look to it! Which wheels do you run for summer mode? :smiley:
Cheers! :smiley:
My summer wheels are the original VW Racing 19"
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%20Mk6/IMG_1280.jpg)
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Look good :cool:
When are you back in the driver's seat?
Hopefully soon :whistle:
*cough* when I pass my *cough*cough* test :lipsrsealed:
Do you have to do the whole lot inc. theory test?
Fingers crossed for you :smiley: hope it's not too tough (not sure I'd pass my test again!)