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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: rockmonkey69 on 12 January 2014, 11:34
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Do many on here down badge their mk4?
I have a mk4 with a de-badged tailgate in poverty spec guise with the black rub strips, discreet tail pipe and thinking of down badging to a 1.4 from a polo. Obviously to deter chavs when I'm not in the mood and for the surprise factor when the mood takes me.
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Do many on here down badge their mk4?
I have a mk4 with a de-badged tailgate in poverty spec guise with the black rub strips, discreet tail pipe and thinking of down badging to a 1.4 from a polo. Obviously to deter chavs when I'm not in the mood and for the surprise factor when the mood takes me.
had a guy in a new 330d telling his pal to look at the 1.4 r32 replica when sitting at the lights the other night in my golf :laugh:
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There is really no downside to this idea. The thing is which badge is best to go for?
1.0 from Lupo
1.4 from Polo
Or 1.6 from Golf
I think the lowest badge on the mk4 was the 1.6, 1.4 badge is from a polo but most won't be aware of that, so a 1.0 badge would be alright as well, only the mk4 never came out with a 1.0 engine, again I'm not sure whether most non golf owners are aware of that
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stick a tdi badge on it :evil:
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Tdi has tuning potential whereas a 1.0 just oozes fail, I'm inclined to badge to a small na petrol lol
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Tdi has tuning potential whereas a 1.0 just oozes fail, I'm inclined to badge to a small na petrol lol
the 1.4 would be better as they done a 1.4 :wink:
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Too true, I need to pay VW a visit after my remap :cool:
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Too true, I need to pay VW a visit after my remap :cool:
do it before the map ebay sells them :smiley:
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if you have an fmic sticking out the bumper it will defeat the purpose of down badging
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if you have an fmic sticking out the bumper it will defeat the purpose of down badging
you cant really see that in mine or in any car from the rear :grin:
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if you have an fmic sticking out the bumper it will defeat the purpose of down badging
you cant really see that in mine or in any car from the rear :grin:
Mines not visible from the side either :grin:
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I'd love to have an animal of a car badged up as something poverty spec, I debadged mine pretty soon after I bought it, partly because it looks better and partly because I like to keep people guessing.
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I don't no about England but here in Ireland people only want to race a car if they think its fast
for example I wont race anything if I no its below 200bhp and if anyone in a 1.4 asked for a race I would laugh at him
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if you want something that looks slow but is fast then buy a car like this :grin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCT_GjKcZ18
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I don't no about England but here in Ireland people only want to race a car if they think its fast
for example I wont race anything if I no its below 200bhp and if anyone in a 1.4 asked for a race I would laugh at him
Personally I don't go around asking people for races, it's more just toying with cars on dual carriageways and motorways. I enjoy surprising chavs in CTR's more than anything else.
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if you want something that looks slow but is fast then buy a car like this :grin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCT_GjKcZ18
That's pretty impressive :grin:
I quite want to stick a VRT in a MK2 and make it a sleeper, whenever I've got a house with a garage then a project will begin.
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I was thinking of doing that myself when I finish the mk4. I found this it seems like a good car
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/vw-mk-2-golf-gti/6221339if you want something that looks slow but is fast then buy a car like this :grin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCT_GjKcZ18
That's pretty impressive :grin:
I quite want to stick a VRT in a MK2 and make it a sleeper, whenever I've got a house with a garage then a project will begin.
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I don't no about England but here in Ireland people only want to race a car if they think its fast
for example I wont race anything if I no its below 200bhp and if anyone in a 1.4 asked for a race I would laugh at him
I don't like the idea of going around and asking for a race, sounds awfully chavtastic. The 1.4 badge works well because I get left alone by chavs looking to try race everything in sight. Stops people tail gating me when I just have a headache and on my way home from a long day at work.
And when the mood takes my fancy I love the idea of down badging even more because people think I have less than 200 bhp because of a 1.4 badge only for them to be left confused lol
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I don't no about England but here in Ireland people only want to race a car if they think its fast
for example I wont race anything if I no its below 200bhp and if anyone in a 1.4 asked for a race I would laugh at him
I don't like the idea of going around and asking for a race, sounds awfully chavtastic. The 1.4 badge works well because I get left alone by chavs looking to try race everything in sight. Stops people tail gating me when I just have a headache and on my way home from a long day at work.
And when the mood takes my fancy I love the idea of down badging even more because people think I have less than 200 bhp because of a 1.4 badge only for them to be left confused lol
the only people asking for a race are the fellas in 1.3 civics or tdi cars that think that a 100bhp car is really fast. Also I love sleeper cars that's why im building my gti. Everyone round here thinks that gti's are very slow but I no that they have a lot of potential for big power :smiley:
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I quite like the idea of down badging,
don't forget to tell the insurance though., Even though your using something that makes the car less desirable alot of insurances will see this as a modification and its not unheard of for insurers to refuse payouts due to exterior mods that have not been mentioned.
Also worth noting, Modified insurance can often be cheaper than standard.
My LCR policy went down over £200 by switching from standard to modded insurance and one of the qeustions I was asked was ' have you added or changed any stickers or badges'
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Is there no limit to how amazing down badging is?!
It's a win win :cool:
I don't know if it would cut my insurance by much as the car was a 1.6 to begin with, so a 1.4 badge might not help as much.
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Quite the opposite, Some companies wont insure modded cars so forgetting to mention the 1.4 badge you have fitted to your 1.6 may be seen as a mod and void the policy.
It really is worth checking as I'd hate for someone to lose out over such a simple thing.
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I don't no about England but here in Ireland people only want to race a car if they think its fast
for example I wont race anything if I no its below 200bhp and if anyone in a 1.4 asked for a race I would laugh at him
I don't like the idea of going around and asking for a race, sounds awfully chavtastic. The 1.4 badge works well because I get left alone by chavs looking to try race everything in sight. Stops people tail gating me when I just have a headache and on my way home from a long day at work.
And when the mood takes my fancy I love the idea of down badging even more because people think I have less than 200 bhp because of a 1.4 badge only for them to be left confused lol
the only people asking for a race are the fellas in 1.3 civics or tdi cars that think that a 100bhp car is really fast. Also I love sleeper cars that's why im building my gti. Everyone round here thinks that gti's are very slow but I no that they have a lot of potential for big power :smiley:
as said lots of times before if you want a fast car rule out the mk4 :wink:
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I don't no about England but here in Ireland people only want to race a car if they think its fast
for example I wont race anything if I no its below 200bhp and if anyone in a 1.4 asked for a race I would laugh at him
I don't like the idea of going around and asking for a race, sounds awfully chavtastic. The 1.4 badge works well because I get left alone by chavs looking to try race everything in sight. Stops people tail gating me when I just have a headache and on my way home from a long day at work.
And when the mood takes my fancy I love the idea of down badging even more because people think I have less than 200 bhp because of a 1.4 badge only for them to be left confused lol
the only people asking for a race are the fellas in 1.3 civics or tdi cars that think that a 100bhp car is really fast. Also I love sleeper cars that's why im building my gti. Everyone round here thinks that gti's are very slow but I no that they have a lot of potential for big power :smiley:
as said lots of times before if you want a fast car rule out the mk4 :wink:
that might be true but the mk4 is a lovely car :smiley:
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I don't no about England but here in Ireland people only want to race a car if they think its fast
for example I wont race anything if I no its below 200bhp and if anyone in a 1.4 asked for a race I would laugh at him
I don't like the idea of going around and asking for a race, sounds awfully chavtastic. The 1.4 badge works well because I get left alone by chavs looking to try race everything in sight. Stops people tail gating me when I just have a headache and on my way home from a long day at work.
And when the mood takes my fancy I love the idea of down badging even more because people think I have less than 200 bhp because of a 1.4 badge only for them to be left confused lol
the only people asking for a race are the fellas in 1.3 civics or tdi cars that think that a 100bhp car is really fast. Also I love sleeper cars that's why im building my gti. Everyone round here thinks that gti's are very slow but I no that they have a lot of potential for big power :smiley:
as said lots of times before if you want a fast car rule out the mk4 :wink:
that might be true but the mk4 is a lovely car :smiley:
a lovely car :grin: :grin: that is a joke right
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Hang on a minute, your suggesting on a Golf Gti forum in the mk4 section with 99% of readers own a mk4 golf that the isn't a lovely car???
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Hang on a minute, your suggesting on a Golf Gti forum in the mk4 section with 99% of readers own a mk4 golf that the isn't a lovely car???
Yes :grin: let's face it the mk4 is not a lovely car an most mk4 owners will agree there is better looking cars out there but I own a mk4 myself
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Hang on a minute, your suggesting on a Golf Gti forum in the mk4 section with 99% of readers own a mk4 golf that the isn't a lovely car???
Yes :grin: let's face it the mk4 is not a lovely car an most mk4 owners will agree there is better looking cars out there but I own a mk4 myself
yes there are some better looking cars out there agreed,but i loved my old 1.8t and tbh now the 2slow is getting there i love mine i love the shape etc and for a car that was first built in 1998 it had features that most manufacturers only just starting adding a few years after vw :wink: i love german cars :afro:
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Hang on a minute, your suggesting on a Golf Gti forum in the mk4 section with 99% of readers own a mk4 golf that the isn't a lovely car???
Yes :grin: let's face it the mk4 is not a lovely car an most mk4 owners will agree there is better looking cars out there but I own a mk4 myself
yes there are some better looking cars out there agreed,but i loved my old 1.8t and tbh now the 2slow is getting there i love mine i love the shape etc and for a car that was first built in 1998 it had features that most manufacturers only just starting adding a few years after vw :wink: i love german cars :afro:
But I'm sure you didn't love it for its looks :wink:
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Hang on a minute, your suggesting on a Golf Gti forum in the mk4 section with 99% of readers own a mk4 golf that the isn't a lovely car???
Yes :grin: let's face it the mk4 is not a lovely car an most mk4 owners will agree there is better looking cars out there but I own a mk4 myself
yes there are some better looking cars out there agreed,but i loved my old 1.8t and tbh now the 2slow is getting there i love mine i love the shape etc and for a car that was first built in 1998 it had features that most manufacturers only just starting adding a few years after vw :wink: i love german cars :afro:
But I'm sure you didn't love it for its looks :wink:
tbh i think it looks okay now even tho its got fatter when the mk4 first came out it still looks good today some 16years after production started
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The only nice looking 4 (standard) is a DBP R32
This is just fact I'm afraid :rolleyes:
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The only nice looking 4 (standard) is a DBP R32
This is just fact I'm afraid :rolleyes:
what about a red r32 :grin:
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I honestly like the mk4, the 1.8t has decent power and is reasonably good looking.
and you can get a fairly decent one for under 3 grand?
in my eyes, what else do you want?
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The only nice looking 4 (standard) is a DBP R32
This is just fact I'm afraid :rolleyes:
what about a red r32 :grin:
They're acceptable I suppose :grin: