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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: jamesblonde on 25 January 2015, 21:29

Title: Estate Mods
Post by: jamesblonde on 25 January 2015, 21:29

What are the best mods to do on an estate. It's a 1.6 16V.

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Title: Re: Estate Mods
Post by: scarr89 on 25 January 2015, 21:36

How long is a piece of string?

Not a great deal of things you can do the engine, unless you just swap it out.

Plenty of exterior/interior mods you can could do, take a browse on the site.

Title: Re: Estate Mods
Post by: jamesblonde on 25 January 2015, 21:38

First things first got some pressed plates then gonna be on the look out for some alloys.

Title: Re: Estate Mods
Post by: scarr89 on 25 January 2015, 22:26

Quote from: jamesblonde on 25 January 2015, 21:38

First things first got some pressed plates then gonna be on the look out for some alloys.

A good and sensible start!...Which reminds me I need to get some pressed plates  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: Estate Mods
Post by: dubber36 on 28 January 2015, 09:48

I think a Bora front looks really good on an Estate. If fact, in Europe and probably other places a well, they got Bora Estates.

Title: Re: Estate Mods
Post by: topher on 28 January 2015, 20:25

You can do pretty much everything you can do to a hatchback. I loved mine!

(http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~dv8r/golf/estate/DSC_6902.JPG)

Title: Re: Estate Mods
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 28 January 2015, 20:29

As with any car, wheels and suspension will transform its appearance.

Title: Re: Estate Mods
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 28 January 2015, 20:30

Topher - what suspension were you running on your wagon?

Title: Re: Estate Mods
Post by: topher on 28 January 2015, 20:41

they were weitec coilovers, hicon GTX if I remember right.

Title: Re: Estate Mods
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 28 January 2015, 20:48

I had Weitec on my mk3 16v, not bad at all. I've just fitted a set of Koni STR.T shocks and springs on my estate, albeit hatchback ones and I'm pretty disappointed if I'm honest.
The spring rates are clearly way off the mark and it now undetsteers easier than stock set up and scrapes every bloody speed bump with anyone on board....sits well though. Ha

Title: Re: Estate Mods
Post by: Wazzzer on 29 January 2015, 18:47

loved your Estate Toph, the cream Recaros really set the green off :afro: