My GTI opinions please

[wackojackso]

what happened to them did they just keep blowing?

[lolhoward]

Yeah. Where they have 18 small LED's in, once one of those LED's go the whole strip goes causing a dimmer light and/or flickering. The look is awesome but until they start producing them properly I wouldnt recommend buying them. Well the ones I got from australia and china anyway.

[wackojackso]

Right then time for an update just had a weeks holiday so thought it was time to get some bits and bobs sorted. List of things to do includes:

Fit New Centre Caps
New Rear Shocks
Oil/Filter Change
Osram Diadem Front Indicator Bulbs
New Genuine Front and Rear GTI Mats complete with Red Piping
Replace side repeater lens
Removed washer bottle to clean mould out
Damn good clean

Finally and most importantly enjoy driving it instead of the works van.

Pics to follow shortly

[wackojackso]

Pics are a little late I no but here we go!

Old Bulb

NEW Bulb

Old Centre Cap

New Centre Cap

[Tim_GTi]

Nice!

[wackojackso]

Cheers Tim, not a patch on yours yet but I'm getting there slowly. Just got the brake callipers to paint now and I need to sort the wheels out, just got find some wheels to sit it on while I do them so I can move it around.

[Bradley]

I see you got the same centre caps in the end,they're a big improvement on the old ones ay look alot better.Ive recently changed my front indicator bulbs too.I think where on a pretty simular wave length here haha.

[wackojackso]

OEM is the future Bradley, as I say currently looking out for some wheels to stand it on whilst I refurbish the BBS rims and I'm also trying to make my mind up with regards to the aerial, can't decide whether to go shorter or with a shark fin, also can't decide whether to put front mud flaps on it either?

All input welcome.

[Bradley]

It sure is matey,i bought a shorter aerial first do that and see how you like it them make your mind up.Whats wrong with your BBS wheels they look in pretty good nick in the photo's.

[wackojackso]

The outside lip has been painted silver and its starting to come off in places. DAMN the VW dealer when they said they would sort it I didn't expect them to do that! Just me being a perfectionist more than anything I suppose. What shorter aerial did you use at first?

[wackojackso]

So look what turned up on my door step this morning....



and after I had fitted them to the car...



despite early reservations I think they look good, what do you guys think?

[lolhoward]

Not a fan of just the rears. They loose the curve of the rear bumper in my opinion. Got any pics so that you can see front and rears as I was considering putting flaps on mine.

[wackojackso]

Not a fan of just the rears. They loose the curve of the rear bumper in my opinion. Got any pics so that you can see front and rears as I was considering putting flaps on mine.

Mine already had rear flaps, but didn't have any fronts! Not got a photo of them all at the minute will try and get one 2mora!

[Bradley]

Nice to see you have bought some front mudflaps,i wasn't sure on the whole mudflap thing but once fitted they definately grew on me alot.I bought a shorter version of the existing aerial you have heres a link.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Car-Aerial-Antenn ... 3c9ab45813

I can say ive ordered from this shop a couple of times and thay have been excellent.

[wackojackso]

Nice to see you have bought some front mudflaps,i wasn't sure on the whole mudflap thing but once fitted they definately grew on me alot.I bought a shorter version of the existing aerial you have heres a link.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Car-Aerial-Antenn ... 3c9ab45813

I can say ive ordered from this shop a couple of times and thay have been excellent.

Cheers for the link Bradley i will check it out, can't believe you were up this early on a sunday morning though!