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[Manu_R32]

Hello guys, im new here, just comparing this forum to other GTI forums and the guys here seem much nicer than the other forums! Just introducing myself, im 18 I live in Gibraltar, yes i am paying alot for my insurance  :embarassed: but its alright because i love my GTI! I own a Black GTI and a Clio Sport...iv had my clio since i got my licence in December and got my GTI in March i beleive and the difference is unbelievable, so much more comfortable and the car feels safer itself! Just a few queiries. Any one done any engine mods such as a Superchip? Been looking at the Blue Fin superchip but was just interested if any one has actually noticed vast gain in perfomance? I want to lower my GTI but not sure how to lol if any one has done this and could help me, id appreciate it and....Iv got the normal head unit with the 6CD changer but im interested in getting an Aftermarket Doubled Din head unit with satelite navigation etc, would any of these "mods" spoil my VW Guarantee? Here are a few pics of my two babys  P.S...Getting my windows tinted this thursday, will post pics when its done 

My Clio Sport





My GTI 

[Phil mcavity]

Welcome Manu, nice to see you have now a "grown up's" Car!, enjoy the GTi,, there are previous recent threads with one of our regular Residents just lowered his Ed 30 with photo's. Revo seem to be the Best people for Remapping the Car around up to 270ish hp, but wont gain you much extra from 0 to 60, but will give you abit more Mid range grunt and before an Edition 30 owner comes in and  says it, yes theirs can go to the 300hp or so mark.

[maxamus]

welcome

your gti is exactly like mine. You have good taste 

[Hurdy]

Welcome Manu,

I don't know what access you have to tuners on Gibraltar, but I would Look around to see what you have within travelling distance and get back to us all. It may be that your only option is a Bluefin Superchip, but there may be some that have better reputations locally to you.
   Regarding a double din sat nav unit - I have a Kenwood DNX 7200 which is an awesome piece of kit and usefully has full European street level mapping. Yes it will invalidate your warranty on the speakers and associated wiring you have hooked up to a new system as VW's standard head units have built in controls to limit the frequencies put through the speakers at certain volumes. This is due to the cheapness of the speakers and their inability to handle full outputs to them. My suggestion would be to replace the standard speakers for a 3 way component set up in the front and coax speakers in the back as well as the head unit if you are willing to forego the VW warranty. Remember, if you go down the route of changing the speakers I would also suggest at the very least a 2 way amplifier and a 10" sub to give a full bodied sound to the system:nerd:

[Manu_R32]

Thanx for ur replies guys! Hurdy...access to parts may not be much of a problem thanx to the internet and a wide range of "tuning" garages up the coast or rather in Spain itself. I do not want to limit myself to any parts because i know if i were to buy something there will always be something better and id rather spend it on the better than having to suffer knowing i didnt pay that extra bit of cash to have the better item, dont know if u understand me but anyways I am very pleased with kenwood itself as i have a singled din Kenwood    KVT-627DVD and was very pleased with how it worked! I agree on uprating the speakers in the Golf. In my clio i have a full Kicker Install, and you really cant compare the compenent speakers of Kicker to the ones of the Golf. I hope to fit a new descent (nothing to heavy) system into the Golf, i want something i can enjoy without damaging my ears I just dont want to loose the warranty on my car as it may be rather important in the future. Thanx for your help and info, if there are any parts you could show me which are worth looking at id be rather interested. I have found this site, www.eiptuning.com and it seems rather interesting but having to order everything from America may be a bit of a hassle where as if i could order something from Germany for example may be much easier for myself. As to Maxamus, thanx for your comment, im sure you have good taste too! And Phil Mcavity...i LOVE the colour of your car, really should have considered it formyself but im just a black car guy. Yes i have spoken to a few people on other forums who have told me they have got their edition 30's to the 291 BHP mark, quite impressive! Just interested to see what i can get out of mine

Hurdy, here are two pics taken from my clio, you can see the head unit in one of them and the boot install in the other, if your interested i could list up all the speakers, components etc for you

Thanx Guys!!

[Phil mcavity]

Manu GTi.
             unfortunatly VW stopped making  laser blue it in 2005, so they are harder to find, But there are 3 peeps on here that are regular visitors with them, its nice to be a little bit exclusive without owning an Edition 30!. On that subject, went to my usual hang out yesturday (tesco's filling station) and low and behold my 1st on the road sighting, a red Edition 30 sat behind me at the fuel pump waiting for me to drive off, ok i thought ,yours might be exclusive but i felt so much better seeing his was only a basic version and mine has the full kit of extras on it making it look just as good, and it being a Blue Car aswell which money cant buy an Edition 30 owner!  Have to say though, those edition 30 wheels do grow on you the more ive seen of them.

[Hurdy]

Sweet install Manu,

That kicker sub must put out a few decibels Hope you treated the boot to plenty of dynamat.
Make sure you treat the GTI to the best you can afford to do it justice.
Do you self install?

[Manu_R32]

I dont self install no, unfortunatley im rather clumsy with my hands and wish i could be better lol. That kicker sub was crazy! Im a guy who enjoys bass and it wasnt like possible to turn it up the maximum because my ears would hurt from the vibrations! Other stuff in the car would also vibrate lol. I try to take care of my GTI to the best of my ability but there is one problem....i dont have a garage for my car (really wish i did) being 18 with a GTI and a Clio Sport i do get alot of bad looks, Gibraltar is quite a small place and every one seems to know every one. I had the tyres on my Clio slashed and some had kicked a massive dent into the car where the rear windscreen is and with the Golf, havent had it for even 3 months and they have ripped the rear wiper of it. VW charged me £40 to have it replaced Another thing that is disturbing is bird sh!t. I only really use my car 2 or 3 times a week as it is quite expensive to run (from my own pocket) and i always realise there is a new bird dropping on it. When i clean the sh!t off, i realise its ate away the paint, any one know any way i could get the paint back to life  Aswell Hurdy if you wouldnt mind, could you post some pics of how the golf looks with the kenwood installed? thanx

Phil Mcavity its a shame they had to stop doing laser blue I really would have considered it! Do you have more pics of the car in other angles? I do like the ED 30 just because it has the bumper and skirts colour coded to the car does make a big difference to the actual car itself. Personally i dont like the rims, i prefare the Monza's, at the moment iv got the 17" Monza's on mine but i do really like the 18" Monza's as they have this dark polish'ish effect hehe. I do really like these HRE Rims which i may Consider in Black, need to figure out how to lower the car first  Have a look for urself 

[Phil mcavity]

ok here goes, also look at the last one to give you an idea what mine would look like colour coded..........





Wouldnt that look good if only they did an edition 30 with the same as the colour coded pics!. Then i would really be sick as a P.I.G 

[Manu_R32]

Looks good mate, you must be a happy bunny!  Good at photoshop i see IMO it looks good colour coded