Modified Ferrari 348
Discussion
Finally got the gold wheels on the 348 and they stayed on for 4 days as I didn't like them as much as the silver ones.
Thought about keeping them on and adding a gold stripe, but it was just too blingy for me
So a few days later, it was back to the original wheels.
Also tinted the indicator/side light covers as well. 50/50 on whether I'll keep them like that.
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I'm going to paint the gold wheels a light antharcite colour and see how they look on the car, but that won't be for a while as I'm not going to be doing much modding to it for the time being as I've just purchased a used Golf GTi for £5K with 95,000 miles on the clock.
The plan is to slowly mod it up so it has more power than the 348 (around 340bhp) as I think that would be kind of funny.
I've already got a set of Edition 30 BBS wheels for it and registered on the mk5golfgti forum for tips and ideas.
Here we go again..................
Thought about keeping them on and adding a gold stripe, but it was just too blingy for me
So a few days later, it was back to the original wheels.
Also tinted the indicator/side light covers as well. 50/50 on whether I'll keep them like that.
I'm going to paint the gold wheels a light antharcite colour and see how they look on the car, but that won't be for a while as I'm not going to be doing much modding to it for the time being as I've just purchased a used Golf GTi for £5K with 95,000 miles on the clock.
The plan is to slowly mod it up so it has more power than the 348 (around 340bhp) as I think that would be kind of funny.
I've already got a set of Edition 30 BBS wheels for it and registered on the mk5golfgti forum for tips and ideas.
Here we go again..................
Edited by Angelis on Sunday 20th July 11:48
Picked up the 348 from HR Owen service yesterday. Yearly service and bits and pieces fixed.
Also asked them to stick on the carbon shields. I don't hate them, but don't particularly love them either. Will keep them on for a year and see how I feel afterwards.
Unfortunatly, soon after picking up the car, I had an encounter with a ramp which damaged the front splitter.
So now I have to find a local paintshop to paint the entire bumper and also to attach the 355 underfloor panels I purchased a while ago.
Also asked them to stick on the carbon shields. I don't hate them, but don't particularly love them either. Will keep them on for a year and see how I feel afterwards.
Unfortunatly, soon after picking up the car, I had an encounter with a ramp which damaged the front splitter.
So now I have to find a local paintshop to paint the entire bumper and also to attach the 355 underfloor panels I purchased a while ago.
Great to see an update Angelis. Been a long time since I saw the thread.
Car is looking great. Still blighted by a bit of bad luck along the way though eh. If you didn't have bad luck you'd have no luck you.
I'm sure it's worth it though to own that car. How's the golf coming along then?
Car is looking great. Still blighted by a bit of bad luck along the way though eh. If you didn't have bad luck you'd have no luck you.
I'm sure it's worth it though to own that car. How's the golf coming along then?
Angelis said:
The plan is to slowly mod it up so it has more power than the 348 (around 340bhp) as I think that would be kind of funny.
I've already got a set of Edition 30 BBS wheels for it and registered on the mk5golfgti forum for tips and ideas.
Here we go again..................
marky911 said:
Great to see an update Angelis. Been a long time since I saw the thread.
Car is looking great. Still blighted by a bit of bad luck along the way though eh. If you didn't have bad luck you'd have no luck you.
I'm sure it's worth it though to own that car. How's the golf coming along then?
Life has its ups and down. Car is looking great. Still blighted by a bit of bad luck along the way though eh. If you didn't have bad luck you'd have no luck you.
I'm sure it's worth it though to own that car. How's the golf coming along then?
Mods to the Golf have been put on hold for the time being. We're filming a new motoring show so I have to spend ££££ on new equipment.
Although I may do something to it at the next service.
pull said:
Looks like a dealership in strood...
That's the one 
dragonheart said:
Car is epic, carbon shields look tragic, my opinion only. Your car and you are free to stick whatever you like to it but the close up looks like someone stuck a sticker on a Ferrari for a laugh. Great car though and I hope it continues to evolve.
The more I look at ithe shields, the less I like them. It makes the car look a little kit car'ish.I may end up taking them off when it goes to the paint shop in two weeks.
So back to the paintshop it went.
Ended up having the entire front end resprayed as it had picked up a lot of stone chips. Also the rear three quarter which is prone to cracking at the base.
Also had the wing shields removed as well. They really did look naff didn't they!!!
Unfortunatly, fitting the 355 under floor poanels woudl have meant butchering the existing 348 under floor panels as new fixing points were needed. So I decided not to go ahead with that.
Car now back and 99% working. Small problem with the central locking as it only locks via the key. Getting some of that cling film stuff stuck on at the front next week as well.
Pictures taken today.
Strangely, Ferrari prices seem to be going through the roof. The 355's have doubled in value whilst 308/328's have trebled. I purchased my 348 in 2005 for £35,000 and now it's probably worth around £55 to £60,000. It's also probably the only black RHD 348 GTB in the world so that also helps.
With the increase in value, comes insecurity when it comes to modding and the effect it has on values, so I've decideded not to do any modifications and to keep it looking standard.
I've even put it up for sale
Ended up having the entire front end resprayed as it had picked up a lot of stone chips. Also the rear three quarter which is prone to cracking at the base.
Also had the wing shields removed as well. They really did look naff didn't they!!!
Unfortunatly, fitting the 355 under floor poanels woudl have meant butchering the existing 348 under floor panels as new fixing points were needed. So I decided not to go ahead with that.
Car now back and 99% working. Small problem with the central locking as it only locks via the key. Getting some of that cling film stuff stuck on at the front next week as well.
Pictures taken today.
Strangely, Ferrari prices seem to be going through the roof. The 355's have doubled in value whilst 308/328's have trebled. I purchased my 348 in 2005 for £35,000 and now it's probably worth around £55 to £60,000. It's also probably the only black RHD 348 GTB in the world so that also helps.
With the increase in value, comes insecurity when it comes to modding and the effect it has on values, so I've decideded not to do any modifications and to keep it looking standard.
I've even put it up for sale
Edited by Angelis on Saturday 30th May 16:22
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