Modifiying Golf MK5

[zulka]

Hi all,

Ive just purchased a golf mk5 gttdi, which i hope to modify. I indent to change bumper, wheels, door mirrors, and i intend on respraying the car white.

Please could you post pics of your golfs, and recomend the best way to modify the suspension, brakes and body, and where to buy the gear from.

Cheers

[nick30]

probably not a good idea to change the colour of the car like that im sure the V5 would look odd and insurance would raise eyebrows..

there are lots of tuners and places to get parts from couple of good ones are JKM in portsmouth and Awesome GTI oop north.

[Escort2dr]

nick30 said:

probably not a good idea to change the colour of the car like that im sure the V5 would look odd and insurance would raise eyebrows..

Why? Tell DVLA and the V5 is changed. Why should the insurance care if it has been resprayed?

[zulka]

Seen a bodykit on ebay that i like......

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-GOLF-MK5-LIMITED-VZ-FULL-...

Might go for this one, or if any one can find me a better one i would consider

[aka_kerrly]

there sure as hell arent that many modified VWs on PH. Id try looking on Eurotuner, VW vortex, Edition38 and club GTI for some modified mk5s for inspiration.

regarding the white respray - wouldnt it have been easier to find a TDI in white, there are quite a few about. I guess white is this years colour just like how poo brown and matt black were seen as 'cool' last year.

dave

[ol]

I had a GT-TDI before I got the R32 and modified it a bit, but tried to keep the OEM look.







Not to everyones taste, but I liked it. I changed the headlights, the front bumper, fitted and painted a GTI rear valance and put Monza 2 wheels on it. The wheels got bad whiteworm so I sprayed them black (but never really liked them black).

Just don't badge it as a GTI.

[VAG1]

Keep it looking OEM, just like the poster above (nice car btw), seen it over on uk-mkivs I think?

[rb5230]

that 1st bodykit looks rediculous, keep it looking like a normal golf.

[zulka]

Looks good 'ol', might do it like that, looks much better with gti bumpers and changed headlights, on mine i want to do the middle section of the bonnet black or carbon effect.

Will get some pics up once i start modifications (before & afters)

[ol]

Cheers, I got the bumper from 'Vagen' - I think they might sell on e-bay, http://vagen.vg//catalog/product_info.php?cPath=30...

VAG1 - Yep I used to go on UKMKIV's a bit. Still go to some of there meets.

The lights were angel eyes, but I only got them because they were black and were a bargain. For the back you dont need a whold new bumper, just unclip the lower valance and clip a GTI one (from VW - I think it was about £25) but you'll need to get the bottom half of it sprayed. If you've got the 140 then you'll need to get someone to weld the exhaust tips on, otherwise you get townturned diesel pipes showing through the GTI rear valance. The GT-TDI 170 alreqdy has straight pipes.

If you're set on a black bonnet just get a sticker company to do it with some vinyl so then you can remove it when you come to sell it.

Edited by ol on Tuesday 23 February 09:06

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