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Offline luke

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Re: How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?
« Reply #10 on: 30 January 2012, 10:23 »
£1.69 so far!
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Offline Dan_GTi8v

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Re: How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?
« Reply #11 on: 30 January 2012, 12:41 »
Its not really modifying is it? Just gradually improving....

Thats just how it starts  :evil:
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Re: How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?
« Reply #12 on: 30 January 2012, 14:01 »
Too much I stopped counting cus what I've spent on converting this thing from 16v to VR i might as well just gone an bpught a VR.
Now the VR isn't running it p's me off so have to get it fixed....cus I know when I drive it I'll love it all over again....

Offline clancy

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Re: How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?
« Reply #13 on: 30 January 2012, 14:11 »
nothing as i bought the car yesterday. lol
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Re: How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?
« Reply #14 on: 30 January 2012, 15:33 »
Erm £500 for the car
£40 shocks n springs
£12 top spring plates
£250 wheels
and
£32 exhaust middlebox n backbox  :grin:
oh and now got to get rear wheel bearings at £23 quid a pop  :shocked:

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Re: How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?
« Reply #15 on: 30 January 2012, 16:39 »
What??? You can get rear bearings for £10 and that's both sides  :shocked:

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Re: How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?
« Reply #16 on: 30 January 2012, 16:47 »
I was quoted for these
which I now believe to be MK4

Offline Ess_Three

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Re: How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?
« Reply #17 on: 30 January 2012, 16:50 »
I was quoted for these
which I now believe to be MK4

Yup...they are Mk4 onwards type.

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Offline Gash

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Re: How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?
« Reply #18 on: 30 January 2012, 20:31 »
Is say over 4k.
9 sets of wheels, 4 front bumpers, 3 interiors, 2 paint jobs, 2 dashes, god knows how many tyres! blah blah

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Re: How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?
« Reply #19 on: 30 January 2012, 21:34 »
Is say over 4k.
9 sets of wheels, 4 front bumpers, 3 interiors, 2 paint jobs, 2 dashes, god knows how many tyres! blah blah

thats good for 4k!
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