Just bought a mark 5 gti got a few questions......

[dannydubs]

Newbie to the new golf scene only had Mk2,s and 3,
just bouoght this for £7400 is that good 2.0t,done 70k full vwsh,mint,no leathers.5door.
just wana no if any body knows what colour red it is and are the wheels 5x112.
 

[sambo]

Very good price!! Don't think i've seen a straight Gti for that kind of money? Is it HPi clear?

Tornado red is the colour 

Welcome to the mk5 section 

Sam

[dannydubs]

cheers mate
i thought tornado red died wid the mk3.Yea had hpi checked at work came back fine
do you no of wheels are 5x112.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Wheels are all 5x112 now, on all 5-stud VAGs - well apart from the Toe-rag.  Yours look like 17"s.

Nice car btw, and welcome to the Mk5 section.

[dannydubs]

they are 17s and look to small need some 18"s i think,what coilies are most peaple running.

[DanoGTI]

Welcome

A very nice GTI you've got there! even better price - there aren't many around for that sort of money!! Spot on!!

There is a school of thought that the GTI handles better on the 17s - I know exactly what you mean though. I've got 17s on mine yet I'm undecided about bigger wheels. I did test a couple of cars with different size wheels, and tbh the 18s did feel a harder ride.

Haven't looked at coil-overs yet - got to sort the woeful stereo out first!! 

Are you planning to turn yours into a modding exercise? Will watch with great interest! If you haven't already, you might also want to look at mk5golfgti.co.uk (shameless plug but if you register, mention me as your referrer  )

Lot of highly focused content about the mk5 there 

Dan

[Hurdy]

Good car and a good price Danny

Welcome to the forum.

It is a steep learning curve if you are going down the modding route with your car as there's tons of info out there on the web.

Like T_T says they are 5 x 112 wheel fitment and just to add the stock offset is 51.

Are you simply wanting to lower the car for looks or planning to adjust them for trackwork?

You may consider springs if you just want a better stance

I'm running on Eibach Pro Street S coilovers at the minute, but considering an upgrade to the new Bilstein B16 PSS10's

Maybe you need to have a look around the forum at some of the historical posts on coilovers, set yourself a budget and start a specific thread off for coilovers as it is an awfully big topic

[Wayne]

Welcome to the forum.

[Adam]

Welcome to the forum.

  He has been on here for a while

[Gene Hunt.]

Great price.