Joe's Gti Progress Thread- Leaky

[joe2612]

Welcome to my build thread everyone.

Spec List:

93K on the clock 3 door black


Engine & tuning:

Sachs clutch

Suspension& handling

16" BBS RX2
OMP front upper and low strut brace
40mm Shocks & Springs
Toyo T1Rs

Other Upgrades:

Interior & comfort:

Cruise Control
Vibe A3 amp
Audi S3 Recaros
Audi TT pedals


Exterior:

Stubby drivers mirror
Legal pressed plates
BBS centre caps
Rear Polo aerowiper
6000K Ds2 bulbs
Sharkfin

Now a bit of history..



1st GTI as some may remember was involved in a pretty horrific crash. See below. october 2009







2nd one was a real Gem, owned from jan 2010 to August.





Sold to Buy a Leon Cupra R.




And now mk3! Picked this up from Cardiff, 3 owners, 2 from the same family. 80K, Service history up to 2007, few little niggles here and there, but not bad for the tidy sum of £1400 ..

Really can say was the bargin of my life. Here she is after a good clean







Excuse the trapped monkey..



Pretty coroded BBS'

[6N2 GTI 00]

You dont mess about Joe! Nice one mate, glad to see you have a fond taste of the Black 3dr GTI's

I have a bad feeling that when mine finally goes i'll regret it, there is just something about these little cars.

As for the alloys I reckon you should go for maybe a set of Ronal Turbo's or Ronal LS rims which just look immense on a black GTI, either that or upgrade to a set of 16" RX's or RXII's

Look forward to seeing how this one comes along

[joe2612]

So unoriginal but i do love the black. . Ideally i'd like a set of 16" RX2s, but so hard t ocome by and expensive.

I'm pretty fond of ronals but at the mo im swaying towards getting these ones refurbed ( can get done at mates rates) just undecided on the colour... was possibly looking at a highly polished- but not chrome look so maybe something like below :

[6N2 GTI 00]

All chrome looks amazing but I imagine they are pretty high maintenance when it comes to cleaning.
The 16" RXII's do come up for sale every now and again, but the 4 stud variety are usually snapped up.

That GTI you have bought is an absolute steal at £1400, I know they have dropped in price but thats one hell of a buy

[BIG RHYS]

Cant believe 1400 quid and its looks amazing !!

[joe2612]

They would take some cleaning- but then once detailed, my cars are NEVER dirty....

Coulden't quite belive the £1400 price tag, was expecting Alot worse to be honest... especially as i paid 2350 for my first one with loads of owners, tatty bodywork and 85K, and 2800 for my second with 84K, but it was in mint condition. Well worth the trip to wales

[6N2 GTI 00]

South Wales seems to be the place to get Black 3 Door GTI's
I got mine from Fishguard but it wasnt that far for me to travel

Proper bargain at £1400 look forward to seeing how it progresses over the next few months

[neilGTI]

Bargain mate

[joe2612]

Aye the Leon came from South Wales too! Will get my wheel hub assembly back together this eve hopefully. Then its onto ordering tyres ( T1-rs?) and getting the wheels done- most likely in the colour ^^..

Will probably end up having it all on axle stands while the wheels are getting done, will then do the Spax, exhaust, fuel filter, caliper refurb at the same time

[HD9POLOGTi]

Looks good mate polished rx's would look great btw WTF!!!! @ the first polo pic ur a lucky man

[Trottagti]

Nice for 1400 matey, erm I looked into chroming my rx's....

Theres a company that are called spraychrome... They spray chrome paint and there immense... Expensive but worth the look....

[Bradley]

Welcome back dude,remember seeing the photo's from the accident.Good to see you in another GTI

[nigelelliott394]

Nice to see you back on the forum Your second one was an inspiration to myself and I'm sure many others.

[joe2612]

Thanks for the nice words guys, Garage managed to cock up my wheel bearing job by not pressing the ABS rotor inbetween the wheel hub and swivel hub

So going to have to get it all back together this evening instead. Wheels wise my mate is stacked up for a few weeks, So i've ordered 4 T1-Rs, loads of sand paper and nitromorse and i'm gonna refurb the outer lips myself to make them at least half presentable until i get the centres powdercoated.

[Godderz23]

Welcome back dude, as everyone has already said, such a bargain. Look forward to seeing what you do with this one.