WireZ MK3 16V as requested by Dom

[WireZ]

It was Ess Three who put me in mind of swapping the final drive... It does make a nice difference and it's a common mod for the 16V and VR6 and it would be pretty rapid with some headwork and cams.

The seats are minted but I'm red faced every time I see someone look in the car...  Just need some ££ so I can redye them black- which wil be spring at the earliest now.  Typically so broke it's not even funny.  I could do wonders if I had some cold hard cash to spend.   I'd love to shove in a diesel crank, flow the head, stick some cams in it then megasquirt it.  The ability isn't an issue - The ££ is.

Anyway heres some more pics I dug out earlier:

By my own hand:


Business end:


 

[WireZ]

Some nice pics I found from this April: 







It does look rather different now - New VW Polo centrecaps, CL tailgate which should have been replaced back to standard GTi this weekend if I wasn't snowed in LOL. Rear lights are back to standard GTi given the M3 items persistently leak no matter what I try to seal them.  I was hoping my 4300K HID kit would have turned up today but it didn't  





Toying with the idea of blacking the Grille and headlamps given the lamp covers need resprayed and that I also have a spare grille to play with.  The standard arch kit will be going back on come spring too which I hope will complement the balck grille and hella lamp covers.  Not sure TBH

[WireZ]

Thinking about one of the following when I stick the standard arches back on but currently undecided:

[dom]

Car is looking great

If it were me i'd have this:

[Wayne]

I would leave the arches off.

[WireZ]

I do kinda like it with, and without, the arches but thay are a tad untidy - nothing serious that I wont remove and dress but I can't afford a respray at present so arches it is. 

Here's some more rubbish that I've been up to:

Frosted some blue LEDs and 50k resistors in the end to get output in the OE range, total fiddle but worth it:


AC Switch was custom again with frosted red LEDs and 50K resistors,  was still a touch on the bright side so pinched some nail varnish from my better half... 


Took me an age to get my hands on one of these:


Much nicer but do think that the blue dials cause a great deal of eye strain at night.

[SoundillusioN]

Very tidy... looks ace.... nice work on the interior lighting. 

[gtiballs61]

really nice motor mate
Personally this one for me:

[WireZ]

Cheers for the positive replys folks 

I'm definite on the black lamp covers and grille but still undecided on badge or no badge.

Fitted my 4300k HIDs yesterday - driving home at night going to be a little safer now. 

Plans are arches back on come spring, dye the Colour Concept Recaros, recover the headlining in black, new MK4 airbag and thats the interior pretty much done, alloys refurbed, bit of bodywork tidying and if I can get a new job hopefully I can start a complete tasty engine rebuild on the spare motor in earnest. 

[dom]

Cheers for the positive replys folks 

I'm definite on the black lamp covers and grille but still undecided on badge or no badge.

Fitted my 4300k HIDs yesterday - driving home at night going to be a little safer now. 

Plans are arches back on come spring, dye the Colour Concept Recaros, recover the headlining in black, new MK4 airbag and thats the interior pretty much done, alloys refurbed, bit of bodywork tidying and if I can get a new job hopefully I can start a complete tasty engine rebuild on the spare motor in earnest. 

Sweet! Thats a pretty awesome list of plans! If you get bored after that list of jobs you can build me an engine too