you sorted out the gearbox yet mate?

you sorted out the gearbox yet mate?

ye all sorted now thanks mate.

Lovely color dude!

Vw jazz blue I think?

Looks like a tidy polo dude, I would remove the exhaust but if you like it, thats all that matters!

:)

Thanks. It's surf blue :) Still undecided about the exhaust

Quite an update :)

ATS CUPS

Edited 20 February, 201115 yr by apeks

looks alot better with them wheels on

car looks frikkin good on them wheels man, i actually think it looks better with 5 doors to

5 door FTW!

Thanks :)

Next update will be when I've fitted the new bumpers and maybe a gti splitter

Edited 27 February, 201115 yr by apeks

some quick shots on my phone...

also this from Brighton polo meet :)

Lower for sure!

i can see my car!!!!!!

the completely standard 6n2 valver if you remember.

the one with the alarm

ye i remember :)

I'd love it lower but can't with these tyres. they are 195/50/15

Can't afford to change a good set of tyres right now. but give it a couple months and I might put some 195/45/15's on and then i can go as low as before.

:)

looks awesome with the cups on mate. keep it up!

not been upto much. fitted a straight through.. so the 1.0 has quite a roarrrr!

two quick pics on my phone yesterday next mod will be gti splitter. thinking about smoothed bumpers also.

where the hell is that?

195/45s can get you a little lower whilst having tyres that fit too

carpark in hove next to my mates place

but ye i will put 45's on them, but will keep these tyres for now... they got like 4mm of tread left :S

Alright dude whats the offset on the cups I'm looking into getting some! Cheers!

So it's been a long time since I updated this thread and a lot has changed with the car. Don't have any pictures of it as it stands today - but will get some. Lots on the go currently - with bumpers getting smoothed and also alloys getting refurbed. The ATS cups are still mint - apart from one slight curb mark :((((( ! But planning to get them all polished to a 100% mirror finish in the coming months.

This was the car last month:

Right, so this is a picture heavy summary of what I've done since April 2011:

MOT time.. I replaced the Headlights with brand new ones as the adjusters were broken inside and It smartens up the whole front end. Also did the usual maintenance. Gave car a quick service. Did Front Discs/Pads and the rear shoes as there was a clear imbalance. Replaced 2 topmounts and also two brake hoses that had minor cuts in them. Exhaust was blowing so fixed that aswell.

For some reason decided that painting my steelies red for winter would be a good idea?! Had them on for abit, but looked pretty shit.

coilies were seized so took them all off. Soaked them over night in Plusgas and then used a heat gun. Once they were unseized I wire brushed the threads and used chain wax to stop em seizing again. Painted the springs.

end result:

wrapped roof in carbon fibre effect vinyl. Did it myself and I was surprised how decent the finish is, bubbles only where the roof surface had imperfections/dents and edges are neat. Stickerbombed the front just for something abit different...

continued carbon theme to my mirrors and parts of the interior - Again I was surprised that with abit of patience I was able to achieve a nice finish:

sticker bomb mug!

Stickerbombing theme continues..

vw addict

Lots of Goodies!

broke my indicator clip so using a bungee clip to keep it on! Actually works really well. very secure.

sticker bombed mirror

low and slow! lots of scraping! but managed to make it to a few festivals!

summer service

the car in september

So that updates things abit. I'm planning on keeping this active again now. I know its not everyones cuppa - stickerbombing/carbon/fake gti! But It's been an enjoyable process and unfortunately I have a bit of a sticker addiction.. So the car will probably end up with a full vinyl wrap and lots of stickerbombing!

I'm planning to do a gti conversion in the summer - already sourced a lot of what is required. Also I'm looking for a g40 as I can just about afford the insurance now.

changed so much since i last saw it at the freezing cold meet at madeira drive, looking good, i don't know how I haven't seen you about in brighton.

cheers mate. aye I dno. I been keeping a low profile since that madeira drive meet lol. po-po gave a few of us Section 59's !

I go to college in haywards heath, but still usually in Brighton a few times a week my bro lives in hove.

Edited 21 January, 201214 yr by apeks

changed so much since i last saw it at the freezing cold meet at madeira drive, looking good, i don't know how I haven't seen you about in brighton.

you got a thread of your own? made much progress?

yes but no progress whatsoever apart from servicing and fixing existing issues, can afford it at the moment/ keep wasting money on tools I don't need.

yes but no progress whatsoever apart from servicing and fixing existing issues, can afford it at the moment/ keep wasting money on tools I don't need.

aye fair enough. I'm same really modding on the cheap! Thats why I like stickers and vinyl gives me something todo but at same time doesnt bankrupt. With what I got planned tho I dont think I'm ever gonna be able to sell! won't be worth it with the money ill put into doing the conversion etc. ! So I'll either sell it before the summer or start using it as a project and try and find a nice g40 to use whilst I'm doing it. Driven a few g40s now and really need some G-Smiles in my life!

Edited 21 January, 201214 yr by apeks

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car looks good mate. lower tyre profile an lower on the coils will have it sitting mint. just wondering how easy were the fogs to fit an wire up. considering doing it on mine

car looks good mate. lower tyre profile an lower on the coils will have it sitting mint. just wondering how easy were the fogs to fit an wire up. considering doing it on mine

Cheers mate ye I agree about getting it lower - I had it right on the ground in the summer, but put it up for the mot and have left it there as its more practical in winter etc. Front tyres are brand new Toyo proxes and are 195/45 so can still go lower with no scrapage. The backs are 195/55 and as such would scrape loads if it was lower! But I do have another set of bbs style wheels that I've nearly finished refurbing that are all wrapped in budget low profile tyres - so will have them on for abit in the summer. Fogs are piss easy to fit literally just a case of bolting them in (I used some old bolts I had kicking around, might redo them soon as one of the bolts has come out), then getting the foglight grilles aswell. The wiring is all there for you, it's clipped up in a casing near the horn wiring if I remember correctly - if you get under the car with a torch you should be able to see it. To get them working I went to the local scrappie and got the foglight switch was 2 quid (don't waste money buying it through ebay for like 20 quid!) - Got mine from a bora I think, so not a big deal if you can't find a gti. Works perfectly and looks standard.