It's arrived (Blue GT)

[Norbreck21a]

Got a call from the dealer today to say the wife's Blue GT had arrived. Called in on my way home from work, and it would have been rude not to take some photos. Have to say, even though it was dirty, it did look stunning.

Still got a couple of weeks wait before collecting, as we are off on holiday soon and it also needs the cherished plate from her current car transferring to the new one.

To surmise, these are the options we went for:

Xenon Headlights
Climate Control
Multi function steering wheel
Convenience pack (auto dimming mirror and auto rain sensing wipers)
Winter pack
Airbag deactivation switch
DSG Gearbox

To the pre delivery photos.....(sorry, got a bit carried away)


DSC_3031 by Sootchucker, on Flickr


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Got the fog light parts already in the boot as promised, and did a deal today where they are going to throw in the chrome exhaust pipe trims and underseat storage boxes for free as well. I've certainly got a lot to do when we do eventually take delivery

[C17LJR]

That looks lovely

[jammydodger]

I've just had to run to the bathroom! That is gorgeous congrats man! Good to see there's no dash blanks like my poverty spec! lol, you gonna do a thread on DW too? What about your Golf?

[Norbreck21a]

Cheers guys, yes, she certainly is a really nice looking car, and considering we ordered it blind (never having seen a Blue GT or the metallic blue in real life - just in brochures), we really like what we have seen, although having seen the images of Widget's car a few weeks ago, we pretty much knew we had made the right decision.

Have some jobs for when we pick her up which keeps increasing but currently is:

● Fit proper VW Bluetooth phone kit from her existing Polo

● Fit RNS-510 from my current Scirocco (when my GTD Golf arrives).

● Fit underseat storage drawers to both seats.

● Fit front fog lights, grills and new switch.

● Fit honeycombed lower grill from GTI (prefer this to the slatted one).

● Fit her genuine VW black / Chrome "Polo" door sill trims.

● Full clean, detail, machine polish, wax etc. Remove wheels and fully wax seal.

● Fit Chromed tail pipe trims.

● Fit front footwell lights (have these in her current Polo SEL - why they are not in a more expensive GT, god only knows).

● Remove "Bluemotion" badge from beneath the "GT" badge on the boot lid.

● Fit my special H7 xenon bulbs to the cornering light in the headlights (couldn't believe how yellow the standard bulb was compared to the xenon dipped/main beam).

As regards the fog light retrofit, as well as just fitting them, I would actually like to get them properly working. To that end, Jammydodger, I know you said in a previous thread you had done this, and wondered if you ever had got around to doing a write up....pretty please - Did you use the Kauftec wiring kit ?

Anyway, this is what we are hoping she will look like with the fogs fitted, and perhaps without the white protective sheet on the bonnet (very quick and dirty PS edit).

Before


DSC_3031 by Sootchucker, on Flickr

After


DSC_3031-Edit by Sootchucker, on Flickr

and with the GTI Grill (just because we prefer it to the slatted one)


DSC_3031b-Edit by Sootchucker, on Flickr

[joelburbidge]

did you get your fog lights from your dealer? blue gt looks so much better with them on!

[ubiquitous-j]

Looks awesome, congrats!

[jammydodger]

Since you asked so nicely I will attempt to write it up in the next few days, nope I made up my own loom, if you use the Kirsten kit then it really is just a case of plug and play and routing the wiring. I'll get writing.

[Norbreck21a]

You sir are a gent

[wigit]

looks superb fella, these are cracking cars, i am resisting modifications still on this still

[hornmeister]

Looks lovely.

[Norbreck21a]

did you get your fog lights from your dealer? blue gt looks so much better with them on!

Yes, did a deal with the dealer at purchase time, where he supplies all the hardware FOC and I fir it, so all the parts are sat in the boot waiting for me to fit them.

[daydotz]

very smart nice choice of upgrades

[skipster]

Fantastic - looking great, 4 miles on the clock!

Enjoy it!

[joelburbidge]

are the fog lights easy to fit because the lower grill looks like it is all one part?

[Wolfi]

It looks brilliant. It does'nt look dirty at all in those pics!