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Offline Jeff Wood

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Re: Another proud new owner
« Reply #10 on: 05 June 2018, 14:55 »
by the way....I think the best and first mod should be an Eibach Pro Kit.

This has made such a difference, 20mm lower at the front, 15mm lower at the back, so not only does it make the wheel arch gap look "right", it also gives it a slight front down stance, so IMO looks much better than it did.

The kit cost £150 from Amazon, and I paid £140 to a local garage to fit it, and just yesterday I paid £65 for 4 wheel alignment. So not too bad for the improvement.

It still rides fine btw.

I'll post some pics of my car soon...
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2018 Golf GTI. 3 Door. DSG. Tornado Red.
Eibach Pro Kit. OZ Hyper GT HLT Wheels. (18x8, ET50).
Forge 11mm spacers on rear wheels. 5mm on fronts.

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Re: Another proud new owner
« Reply #11 on: 05 June 2018, 15:01 »
I'm pretty sure that would be a trickier one to allow the car to turn up at its first service with! I'm going to limit to only the purely (reversible) cosmetic when it comes to mods. I definitely want to see how it looks though, bet it makes a world of difference - especially with the new wheels!
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Offline Jeff Wood

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Re: Another proud new owner
« Reply #12 on: 05 June 2018, 15:14 »
dont worry about the service, it's not a problem, and tbh it's not that extreme, it just makes it look right, rather than like a monster truck  :grin:
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2018 Golf GTI. 3 Door. DSG. Tornado Red.
Eibach Pro Kit. OZ Hyper GT HLT Wheels. (18x8, ET50).
Forge 11mm spacers on rear wheels. 5mm on fronts.

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Re: Another proud new owner
« Reply #13 on: 05 June 2018, 18:06 »
Nice one weytf, looks great and I'd vote for the black roof and mirror caps too. Get them to wrap the caps, they might do them at a good price at the same time as the roof. I had my caps wrapped and they were great until a lorry removed one :rolleyes: As for the spoiler, I think it looks good as above with a bit of white showing, very smart :smiley:
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Offline Jeff Wood

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Re: Another proud new owner
« Reply #14 on: 05 June 2018, 20:17 »
Funnily enough, I've just put my new wheels on today, and I've decided that I prefer the Red mirror caps.

It's because the wheels are like dark grey/graphite colour and they didn't seem to match with the gloss black mirror caps.
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2018 Golf GTI. 3 Door. DSG. Tornado Red.
Eibach Pro Kit. OZ Hyper GT HLT Wheels. (18x8, ET50).
Forge 11mm spacers on rear wheels. 5mm on fronts.

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Re: Another proud new owner
« Reply #15 on: 05 June 2018, 20:25 »
Quote from: Jeff Wood on 05 June 2018, 20:17
Funnily enough, I've just put my new wheels on today, and I've decided that I prefer the Red mirror caps.

It's because the wheels are like dark grey/graphite colour and they didn't seem to match with the gloss black mirror caps.

Any pictures yet of the new wheels Jeff?
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2019 Oryx White 5dr TCR.

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Offline Jeff Wood

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Re: Another proud new owner
« Reply #16 on: 05 June 2018, 20:33 »
Hi. Yes I've started a new thread in Readers Rides or whatever it's called  :grin:
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2018 Golf GTI. 3 Door. DSG. Tornado Red.
Eibach Pro Kit. OZ Hyper GT HLT Wheels. (18x8, ET50).
Forge 11mm spacers on rear wheels. 5mm on fronts.

Offline MjrSharpe

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Re: Another proud new owner
« Reply #17 on: 06 June 2018, 10:23 »
Congrats on your new car! Looks great. I like the double red line in the headlights on the facelift. I think the mirrors would suit black. I got mine wrapped, but that acutally cost more than replacment black caps, but I didn't know that at the time.
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Offline Jeff Wood

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Re: Another proud new owner
« Reply #18 on: 06 June 2018, 10:26 »
I found that the cheap mirror caps from China do fit, but not as nicely as the originals, so tbh probably better getting them wrapped.
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2018 Golf GTI. 3 Door. DSG. Tornado Red.
Eibach Pro Kit. OZ Hyper GT HLT Wheels. (18x8, ET50).
Forge 11mm spacers on rear wheels. 5mm on fronts.

Offline Gnasher

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Re: Another proud new owner
« Reply #19 on: 06 June 2018, 12:31 »
If you're worrying about the Eibach Pro Kit springs being a problem, you shouldn't - I've fitted the Eibach Sportline springs and it's been in and out of the dealer numerous times without issue.
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