1 year of GTI ownership

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:07 pm

Well it was a year today when I got my car delivered from my previous owner. 1 year later I've put on another 10k miles and had many ups and downs, but the good bits make up for the bad! Thought I'd put together some before and after shots:

Then:

Now:

Then:

Now:

Then:

Now:

So have I managed to ruin it in a year then?

Rupy · Post by **Rupy** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:13 pm

i've owned mine 2 weeks and it looks like this...

going to slow my man

jus kiddin

Good work mate...i want 16's like yours.

any engine mods?

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:18 pm

Hey I had to start from scratch

and I ain't done yet lol.

Was gonna do a before/after of the engine bay but don't have a good pic of as it is now with my BMC, new air feed and strut brace

Rupy · Post by **Rupy** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:27 pm

Which way you done the air feed mate? does the strutbrace help much?

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:23 pm

The air feed just goes to the wing like the old one, but it's much better quality and less restrictive. Didn't notice much difference with the front upper brace. Did notice a big difference once I got my coilovers and lower brace fitted

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:24 pm

love the alloys., and the ride heights spot on!!!!

not a fan of the black rear logo tho IMO. what other plans you got?

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:27 pm

Nobody likes my badge

Ahh well I like it, though I'm gonna be trying out a new badge in the future. The colour coded is much better than all black, which looks crap on silver.

Still got lots to do...smooth bumpers, sort all stone chips and scratches, exhaust and manifold, possibly cams and remap

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:30 pm

Mouse_GTI wrote:Nobody likes my badge Ahh well I like it, though I'm gonna be trying out a new badge in the future. The colour coded is much better than all black, which looks crap on silver.

Still got lots to do...smooth bumpers, sort all stone chips and scratches, exhaust and manifold, possibly cams and remap

yeh same with my tints!!! haha, i love them tho, probs will get a light tint on the front soon tho to even it out (thats after suss tho!) yeh the colour coded background is really (what ive done to mine) i just think it looks better with the chrome badge in front of it. future plans sound great looking forward to seeing them!

MaxZ · Post by **MaxZ** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:14 pm

Getting there Mouse! Takes time to get it right, if I'm in a year's time where you are I'd be quite glad

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 5:43 pm

looking schweeet, get that front splitter colour coded tho!

New B · Post by **New B** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:27 pm

shantybeater wrote:looking schweeet, get that front splitter colour coded tho!

X2

Don't you just love CLAYING Xenon's

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:36 pm

Don't say that lol, I've just been thinking of not getting it done. Are the better looks worth getting ruined by stone chips? My car is pretty terrible as it is cosmetically

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:38 pm

Definately imo, I don't find the splitter gets too badly chipped really.

It's hitting curbs when you've got it blended in to your bumper that hurts

RICHARD HARPER · Post by **RICHARD HARPER** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:09 pm

Rupy wrote:i've owned mine 2 weeks and it looks like this...

going to slow my man jus kiddin

Good work mate...i want 16's like yours.

any engine mods?

Looks great mate

Looks very similar to my old Polo mate

http://www.tigerstyle.co.uk/poloforum/v ... 42&start=0

RICHARD HARPER · Post by **RICHARD HARPER** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:10 pm

Fair difference in car mate

Looking good apart from front