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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: chubbz1005 on 03 July 2013, 23:30

Title: advice needed please
Post by: chubbz1005 on 03 July 2013, 23:30
iv got 200 to spend and dont know whether to buy coilovers or springs im still on standard monty 2 alloys as i love the look of them any help would be appreciated thanks
Title: Re: advice needed please
Post by: jamie16v on 03 July 2013, 23:35
coilys! spring on standard shocks will kill the shocks in no time.
or, go for bilstein b4 shocks with springs.
Title: Re: advice needed please
Post by: chubbz1005 on 03 July 2013, 23:39
cheers mate i was thinking that meself would 45mm foul? im gettin uprated arb but the missus has said 800 this month on the car is enough so will have to wait a couple of months thanks chris
Title: Re: advice needed please
Post by: jamie16v on 04 July 2013, 00:18
£800 in a month?.. my missus would stab me in the chest! I think £800 would finish my car lol
Title: Re: advice needed please
Post by: chubbz1005 on 04 July 2013, 00:39
ye my point haha i bought it end of may an put milltek cat back forgr 007p new track rods new wheel caps mirror glass plus the coilies when i get them new stereo boost gauge spare alloy it soon mounts up
Title: Re: advice needed please
Post by: GTi_James on 04 July 2013, 08:37
ive broke 4000 on mine and it still looks standard  :cry: not for long though  :evil:
Title: Re: advice needed please
Post by: Nino on 04 July 2013, 10:23
Ive spent enough on mine to buy a mk5  :grin:
Title: Re: advice needed please
Post by: GTi_James on 04 July 2013, 11:17
Quote from: Nino on 04 July 2013, 10:23
Ive spent enough on mine to buy a mk5  :grin:

atleast your motor looked like it has had the money spent on it! lol my front bumper is sitting in shed, my car itself is in a garage and im stuck with a Hyundai Accent 1.6i as a get away car until ive had the repair work completed and now i've just been told by my mate that i should consider changing my sump over ... feck my life! lol
Title: Re: advice needed please
Post by: Nino on 04 July 2013, 12:45
Arhh but james at least u will almoat have a new engine :D u may as well get a shallow sump and change ur pickup :)
Title: Re: advice needed please
Post by: GTi_James on 04 July 2013, 23:57
yeh this is very true, well lets see what happens on friday nxt week lol cant expect my car anytime soon as my mates doing it in his spare time but cant wait to have it back! also gives me a chance to save for a flat and hunting trip up to Scotland  :grin:
Title: Re: advice needed please
Post by: budgie on 05 July 2013, 10:26
Quote from: GTi_James on 04 July 2013, 23:57
yeh this is very true, well lets see what happens on friday nxt week lol cant expect my car anytime soon as my mates doing it in his spare time but cant wait to have it back! also gives me a chance to save for a flat and hunting trip up to Scotland  :grin:

are you coming up here hunting haggis??? good luck