NickR's Candy White GTi

[NickR]

I always buy a used car on condition over spec, we were lucky with this one to find it in very good condition and history, and with a lot of the spec we wanted and as a bonus it was only 40 miles away, bonus!

One option I forgot about that it has it Cruise Control, which is a nice addition.

Will have a think about maps, both sound very good, and have a good reputation, would be nice to try both.

In regards to the lights I think ill do what you did, and put some better bulbs in for now.

Put some V power in tonight and went for a nice little blast, really loving the car 

I will check out the detailing forum and i'll get some more pictures up in here, it may need another clean first though! I hate un-loved tailpipes too, even the mrs said "you better get those sorted out asap" haha

Parcel force didn't deliver my mats today, not happy 

[Exonian]

My comments on condition over colour were aimed at sharman.
I can see you did the sensible thing Nick!

Uprated bulbs make a huge difference. In fact in many ways I prefer the uprated Halogen lights to xenons as the cut off on dipped beam with xenons can be a bit sharp and when you're on a bendy road and looking well ahead it can be a bit of a hindrance. I'm probably in the minority though!

You can get REVO trial maps installed, Bluefin might do a money back offer? I'm not sure to be honest!
I've got a Bluefin handset in my garage but alas it will be locked to the ECU of another car and would need resetting otherwise I'd offer it to you to try out.

It's funny how main dealer valeting guys never clean the exhaust pipes properly.

[Ozzie826]

Thanks for the comments folks, really happy with it!

Done a few miles in it now, loving having something with a nice bit of power again.

I had a Leon FR150 before, nice car, but after I changed jobs and now have a work van, it was a good time to trade in the Mrs car, sell the Leon and get something we have wanted for a while.

It has the winter pack, love having heated seats again. Other than that, no sat nav, no Bluetooth, we want to get that fitted though, a proper oem kit.

It has cloth interior, Mrs always wanted leather, but after seeing this she changed her mind, knew she would!

Spent a few hours cleaning today, needs a good iron X treatment and clay and minor correction, but overall paint is very good.

Oh, and the exhausts have been polished back up to showroom 😉

Will get some pics up soon!

Future plans:

Remap - would like Revo/AMD or possibly bluefin, opinions?

Eibach springs

Xenons, would like oem look, not sure on the DRL headlights

Intake kit

Cat back exhaust

NickR have you bought Eibach Springs before i have been checking them out i do want to lower the car but not too much so if you do buy them or if anyone else has i would like to hear some feedback on them if possible. Nice pics love the white GTI

[NickR]

I know the comment wasn't aimed at me, I just put my 2p in

I wish it had xenons, they give a car a premium look I think, but for now, bulbs will do.

How much were they as an option new? Must have been a lot as not many people specced them it seems.

Finally got my mats now, very happy with them, will give it another clean the weekend and get some pics up!

Oz - I had Eibach pro springs on my Focus ST (don't shoot me down) lol

They were really good, dropped it 25mm, made it sit perfect, didn't change the ride quality at all for the worse, very good mod. A lot of people choose Eibach over H&R, people say the H&Rs can be quite hard.

[Ozzie826]

I know the comment wasn't aimed at me, I just put my 2p in

I wish it had xenons, they give a car a premium look I think, but for now, bulbs will do.

How much were they as an option new? Must have been a lot as not many people specced them it seems.

Finally got my mats now, very happy with them, will give it another clean the weekend and get some pics up!

Oz - I had Eibach pro springs on my Focus ST (don't shoot me down) lol

They were really good, dropped it 25mm, made it sit perfect, didn't change the ride quality at all for the worse, very good mod. A lot of people choose Eibach over H&R, people say the H&Rs can be quite hard.

Thats good to hear i wanted to know if the ride would be to bouncy or to hard but if your saying the quality is good then i might have to purchase it i was looking at the vw racing ones but there expensive so i might just go for the Eibach pro ones then. I want some xenons too but i've bought some cree bulbs and they will do for now changed both headlights and fog lights so they look good for now.

[NickR]

Definately recommend them, even for looks alone they make such a difference.

Get some pics of the cree bulbs fitted, I would like to see them. Did you have any bulb warning issues?

[Ozzie826]

I do get the annoying warning lights but till i get xenons they will have to do. Heres a pic of it



and are these the springs your talking about :

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volkswagen-Golf-VI-2-0GTi-2-0TDI-5K1-Eibach-Sportline-Lowering-Springs-Kit-/230871692260?fits=Plat_Gen%3AMK+VI&hash=item35c10673e4

[NickR]

It's been a while since I updated the thread!

Not done a hell of a lot, been so busy with Christmas and got a Dachshund pup pretty much the same time as the Golf so most weekends are tied up walking her.

Had the car serviced in the local VW dealers 2 weeks ago and needed front tyres so went for Goodyear Eagle F1 Assy 2, these are so good! Much better than the Teflon coated Bridgestones on there.

Still have the bridgestones on the back, but will rotate tyres and get them changed soon.

Got it stage 1 mapped yesterday by a local firm, specialise in VAG stuff and have a very good rep. The map is very good, lovely progressive power.

Took it for a blast over the A4069 after to give it a test and for the ECU to re-learn it's parameters. Should have stopped for some pics, but was having too much fun.

Treated it to a quick wash today and re-polished the exhaust tips, here's some pics.

[bgbazz]

Totally sweet looking ride Nick...I love everything about this one...especially the colour!!!

[seabrook132]

Lovely looking car mate!

Goodyear F1 Assy 2 are a great tyre, they lasted almost 35k on my car with rotation front to back. Just had all four of them changed on Friday for the new F1 Assy 3. Too early to give an impression yet, but the 2s definitely have a better rim protection edge.