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I had a kit from VW when i bought and fitted mine, if i get chance ill have a look and try and scan the instructions.

Cars looking good John, although I'ld wind it down a little more!!

They arent permanent, you can take them on and off within a minute. Think about it, would you rather spend £150++ getting the bonnet resprayed or use a bonnet bra and protect your paint fromt he worst of the stone chips? And the thinsg that stick up are weights to help it sit tight and keep it down ...

Check the seals on your lights on the driver side, water often leaks in from there and can damage the c/l pump. If there is any water int he compartment then disconnect the wires and remove the pump and put it in the airing cupboard for a day or so to remove any water. It should be fine after this ...

Car looks good mate :wink: I had the same prob with shorted nuts when i put the BBS' on, but luckily we had a full set of shorted nuts sat in the garage that my dad had bought by mistake and hadnt returned them. I tried mine with the longer nuts and was gutted when it didnt move, felt like the ...

CymruPolo wrote:Not a fan of them to be honest mate, sorry. But if everyone had/liked the same wheels it would be sh*t

Thats true yeah. Ive always fancied a set of BBS alloys and when these came up i thought why not

@CymruPolo, have you got your BBS' on the gti yet?

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When i fitted mine last year, i bought everything i needed from VAGparts, the fogs, wiring, new grille and new headlight switch with controls for the front and rear fogs. The wiring iirc was fairly tricky to do, something to do with ...

Thanks for the comments, im really pleased with the way they look. Although the last pic is my dodgy camera skills and not the camber on the rear, honest 8) The BBS's are 15", i was told they were originally off a g60 corrado, although im sure ive seen them on mk2 gtis too. I had 15" multispokes on ...

Thought id take some pics of my new wheels whilst my car is looking pretty shiny too :-D Wheels will be getting a full refurb within the next month or so, just tryed them on to get an idea of how they look. I dont think they look bad at all ;-)

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Ive got mk2 golf gti 256mm brakes on mine with 16v hubs. Im sure the calliper carriers and callipers were changed too when it was done. The stopping power now is much better than the standard 8v brakes. I would have gone bigger but then I would only have been able to fit 16s over them, meaning i ...

They are just stuck on. Heat them with a hair dryer or hot water, then using a fishing wire behind them carefully pull them off. Then all you need to do is remove the glue that may be left on the paint with a bit of petrol or autoglym tar remover etc.

Are you aware that with foglights you're going to need all the wiring, a new headlight switch to operate them and also a new lower grille?

I had mine from VW, cost £250 or there abouts for everything, switch, lights, wiring, grille etc.

standard shocks are for the standard springs, therefore if you change the springs its advisable to change the shocks too (although im not exactly sure why!! possibly to do with extra stress on the new springs??)

ive had mine lowered 40mm on springs initially and im now around 75-80mm lowered on coilovers. the ride was much harsher and bumpier on springs, and whilst its still hard and bumpy now, its not as bad and feels safer and sturdier (if thats a word and makes sense? :lol:) personally if you want to ...

the top one has the same wheels on it, the backs have a massive dish on they which is why they look different. if you look on most euro look cars the front dish is nothing compared to the rears, giving the look of 2 different wheels! the black one wa sposted on clubpolo a while back.