How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?

[tweed]

My wheels with tyres cost more than half that  :embarassed:

[clancy]

My wheels with tyres cost more than half that  :embarassed:

was gonna say i could probably spend nearly that on alloys lol

[tweed]

My wheels with tyres cost more than half that  :embarassed:

was gonna say i could probably spend nearly that on alloys lol

I try not to think about it 

[Gash]

my wheels cost 1k imported from california! steering wheel was $571!

[tweed]

Does that steering wheel improve the handling? 

I want a b7 steering wheel that costs about the same.


Why does my taste cost so much???

[Gash]

http://www.billetspecialties.com/cartview.asp?atc=1

[LowlifeDubber]

I dread to think,although when the missus finds my folder of receipts she tend to start chuntering 
Id say £4k but got about another £2k to spend on the engine rebuild/conversion and then some proper wheels at say a grand.
Only got the retrimmers to pay up and then it's done inside.Outside is all sprayed and finished and there is not a single part on the chassis that hasnt been replaced/modified so hopefully it will just be a case of driving it.............yeah right!

[Dan_GTi8v]

lol my misses brings up my engine conversion every time we have any kind of discussion about money, and she thinks it only cost me a grand  I dread to think what would happen if she found out what it really cost, or worse yet the massive book of history including all the receipts!

I like to think its nearly finished, but every time I get there I somehow manage to think up 5-10 more things that need doing  my list is quite small atm so it wont be long before I'll have to start adding things again....

only problem is every list of jobs that gets finished the next list seems to cost twice as much, wonder how much a 6 speed conversion will set me back...

[Edwh0re]

My car is an ebay special. (everything on ebay unless stated).

Audi Pepperpots:  £40 - £20 from the sale of the balloon tyres. (Two replacement caps: one £10 and one £14).
Front Anniversary Smoked Fogs/Middle Blanks/Indicators: £20.
VR6 Splitter: £36. Volksmine (yes I know the bay is cheaper - these ones come through TPS and don't seem to shatter so easy, £18 a side - still broken 2 and had the passenger side stolen  ).
Vento front end: £80.  +£150 paint (grille, bonnet, bumper, wings flicked in and lacquer peel on tailgate fixed).
Vento early front grille: £15
Vento Mattig eyebrow (not yet fitted): £10
Hella Magic Colours All Black Rear lights:  £12. Yes. £12.
Magnex Stainless Steel Exhaust: £140 (Private Sale)
Front and rear Cross drilled and grooved discs, fast road pads, rear bearings: £100 (Edition 38)
Storm Single Wiper kit: £6.
Smoked MK4 side repeaters: £4 (GSF)
Black Passat B3 Grab handles: £5 (breakers)
Black Sunvisors: £22
Audi A2 Gearknob (new, boxed): £15.
Fischer C Box: £9.99. (Bought one for £35 from Edition originally, sold on for same).
Vento Car Bra: £30 from the bra factory (discount for being the first person he ever sold a bra to when I bought the first mk3 Golf bra he sold  )

Total: £678.99.  £250 of which has been on the vento front and paint. Not bad going I reckon. 

There have been other mods I have bought and then sold on, never made a loss on anything.

Keeping the car running and legal is another matter, with tyres and service bits and general repair stuff, I have probably spent over £2k in 3 years.  But then it has done 70k miles.

[CraigBest]

200 quid so far on mods