Modding my mk golf

Vain

Hey guys.. Some of ye might rememeber me talking here before about modding my mk4 but wit some major set backs ( broke my arm so couldnt work). Im now on my way of doin it up. So far iv bought a Golf Mk4 25th anniversary full body kit. Which is in the post at da mo. Thinking of getting a badge less grill for the front. 17inch mk5 vw r32 alloys. New front fog lights. il prob have to lower it. Put a sports back box on. and maybe a hid light kit if i go all out .. So what ye guys think?? Anymore ideas for me? il post a pic now of how it looks at the mo abd will update with more pics when i have stuff done..

tossy

Hey vain sweet car and the plans sound good,there might be an issue with fog lights blocking the air flow to the intercooler though,i think you have a sdie monted inter cooler i.e its in behind the drivers side lower bumper vent.

I would go with 18"s all the way to finish the look,also a HID kit sounds sweet.

Plug

Is it a real GTI or is it a badge? It just got me thinking will 17inch mk5 vw r32 alloys fit that golf? Sounds like a nice project, keep posting!

link.chris

smooth it lower it, angel eyes, tint the back three windows! thats what im doing to mine, so far i have the back box an alloys on, tints an lowering next

KidCapree

i've one myself, black angel eyes, smoked rear lights, 17" OZ's, mesh grill. I wanna make it very euro-like. So the plan is to debadge it, get a set of deep dish BBS' and lower it a bit. But time and money are the issues

Gary ITR

Don't like the rear lights tbh, I think the original GTI smoked ones look much better

Vain

sorry guys thats an old pic of the car when i got it.. the gti badge is long gone as its not a gti:(. and ya the mk5 r32 alloys will fit alright. i also am goin for a euro

Vain

link.chris wrote: »

smooth it lower it, angel eyes, tint the back three windows! thats what im doing to mine, so far i have the back box an alloys on, tints an lowering next

Can you post any pics of yours so i can see how it looks?

Vain

KidCapree wrote: »

i've one myself, black angel eyes, smoked rear lights, 17" OZ's, mesh grill. I wanna make it very euro-like. So the plan is to debadge it, get a set of deep dish BBS' and lower it a bit. But time and money are the issues

Any chance of you posting a pic of yours up 2?

tossy

Vain wrote: »

sorry guys thats an old pic of the car when i got it.. the gti badge is long gone as its not a gti:(. and ya the mk5 r32 alloys will fit alright. i also am goin for a euro

Mk5 alloys wont fit the will have to be replicas.

Vain

tossy wrote: »

Mk5 alloys wont fit the will have to be replicas.

i know ya. the ones im getting are going to be replicas. I know people are goin to say they are very heavy but speed doesnt bother me as long as my car looks mint. i can always put a bigger engine in some other time

Vain

Well just got the gti 25th anniversary kit today.. Looks good to me anyway.. I tryed on the front splitter part and if i say so myself it looks good:D also tryed the skirts and spoiler all seem to be fitting well.. Il post pics of the kit hard to take pics of them btw.. So anyone got any idea how much il be expecting to pay to spary it?? Total cost of kit 305.00

KidCapree

looks good, best of luck with it.

Vain

KidCapree wrote: »

looks good, best of luck with it.

Cheers

dsrckiyisvddht

Hey, plans going good so far. Whered you get the kit from? Is it fiberglass or ABS?

Vain

cefp2yzadubsql wrote: »

Hey, plans going good so far. Whered you get the kit from? Is it fiberglass or ABS?

its grp (glass reinforced plastic) prob not the best but will do got it off ebay

Ya plan going good now prob will slow down now a bit as da alloys will be costly

KidCapree

are u fitting it soon or what? how much are u paying to get it painted? oh and what kinda alloys u going for? (sorry for all the questions.. fellow mk4 person here)

Vain

KidCapree wrote: »

are u fitting it soon or what? how much are u paying to get it painted? oh and what kinda alloys u going for? (sorry for all the questions.. fellow mk4 person here)

Ya asp.. Duno yet about costs have two guys asked so must wait for them to get back to me.. As for alloys id love to get a set of 17inch bbs but very costly.. Prob end up going for a set of mk5 17inch r32 replicas..

whacker4fun

Vain wrote: »

its grp (glass reinforced plastic) prob not the best but will do got it off ebay

Ya plan going good now prob will slow down now a bit as da alloys will be costly

GRP is fibre glass, i asked that question some time back here on boards, but sure generally all bodykits unless there an OEM are fibreglass.
Id go for the r32 mk4 alloys, i have em on mine, had them (18") on a 1.4 golf before but put way to much torque on the engine when going up an incline so id go for 17"'s

Vain

whacker4fun wrote: »

GRP is fibre glass, i asked that question some time back here on boards, but sure generally all bodykits unless there an OEM are fibreglass.
Id go for the r32 mk4 alloys, i have em on mine, had them (18") on a 1.4 golf before but put way to much torque on the engine when going up an incline so id go for 17"'s

Dont suppose u have a pic of them on the car do ya?

KidCapree

MK4 R32's:


I've 18" deep dish BBS's on mine

tossy

Which BBS ones you have?

Vain

KidCapree wrote: »

MK4 R32's:


I've 18" deep dish BBS's on mine

Ya there nice alright still kinda think the mk5s are nicer

Vain

Got a quote of 250 euro to spray the kit. And id have to fit it myself.. As i havnt dones this before is this price on the dear side or good? Im waiting on a price from another guy 2 so must see who comes in the cheapest.

Cheers

tossy

Something like this i wouldnt go with the cheapest just to save-try get a look at some of their previous work esp a job they did maybe a year ago.

Colour matching and fitting a body kit well is not something every panel beater can do.

KidCapree

tossy wrote: »

Which BBS ones you have?

LM's, got them the other day

Vain

tossy wrote: »

Something like this i wouldnt go with the cheapest just to save-try get a look at some of their previous work esp a job they did maybe a year ago.

Colour matching and fitting a body kit well is not something every panel beater can do.

Ya thats true the guy im waiting for the price on is good he has his own mk2 golf and done it him self and its mint now. He got it outa a field and had grass growing in it.. You should see it now tho its unreal.. Will prob get him to do it.. Will take time tho as i say his busy but will prob be worth it

tossy

KidCapree wrote: »

LM's, got them the other day

Nice choice one of my favourite BBS wheels(possibly my second fav )

Did you go for 18"s? do you mind me asking how much oyu paid for them?

Shane.

MasterModds

Are you gona be doing anything in relation to the engine. This is just me but i would rather get the engine tuned first.
But in my opinion the exhaust system is the main thing to begin with, mainly because you want to make more horsepower and torque in your engine. By doing this you want to get rid of exhaust gases. These effect the overall performance of your car.

The idea behind a good exhaust system is to get the least amount of backpressure as is possible once you are past the headers. In relation to exhaust headers, they should be selected that are tuned for maximum performance.

After this you should take in consideration the induction, hotter air from inside the engine is less dense than the air that is outside the engine. Which then means the less of oxygen getting this means the less power you then recieve.


I agree that modifying the car, yes it looks great but many petrol heads will want you to pop that bonnet up and check out your engine, the not so petrol heads will walk around the car and just smile, lol.


Good luck with the car and when you get it done, if you dont mind throwing up some pics of it, cheers.

Vain

MasterModds wrote: »

Are you gona be doing anything in relation to the engine. This is just me but i would rather get the engine tuned first.
But in my opinion the exhaust system is the main thing to begin with, mainly because you want to make more horsepower and torque in your engine. By doing this you want to get rid of exhaust gases. These effect the overall performance of your car.

The idea behind a good exhaust system is to get the least amount of backpressure as is possible once you are past the headers. In relation to exhaust headers, they should be selected that are tuned for maximum performance.

After this you should take in consideration the induction, hotter air from inside the engine is less dense than the air that is outside the engine. Which then means the less of oxygen getting this means the less power you then recieve.


I agree that modifying the car, yes it looks great but many petrol heads will want you to pop that bonnet up and check out your engine, the not so petrol heads will walk around the car and just smile, lol.


Good luck with the car and when you get it done, if you dont mind throwing up some pics of it, cheers.

Yes i do plan on putting a 1.8 gti engine into it next year when iv more no clams built up and on a better wage.

Cheers for the interest will keep up dated

KidCapree

tossy wrote: »

Nice choice one of my favourite BBS wheels(possibly my second fav )

Did you go for 18"s? do you mind me asking how much oyu paid for them?

Shane.

lets just say they werent cheap Nah i paid 1100 with tyres. Trade discount

Vain

KidCapree wrote: »

lets just say they werent cheap Nah i paid 1100 with tyres. Trade discount

What size are they? dont suppose you could get them in 17inch.. any pic of them on your car you could put up

KidCapree

nah i've no pics yet, they come in 17 as well.. here's a link to the 17s on PerformanceAlloys.com. I find that website very expensive so i only used it for reference when i was lookin at alloys.

http://www.performancealloys.com/details.asp?procedure=wheel&id_wheels='BBS%20LM'&id_wheels_manufacturers='BBS'&id_wheels_sizes='17x7.5'&price='517'&permission=1040448928

Vain

Sup guys. got my kit back last night cost 250 to spray it and 40 for the paint just about have half it on now but its raining:( so hope it will clear up so i can finish it.. Should have pics up maybe tomorrow when iv it all on and car washed

Vain

Have a few pics here of the kit. It looks way better in life tho;) im happy out with it.. Ah boards only lets ya upload 5 pics at a time so will post the rest in another post..

Vain

more pics

stecleary

very nice lad!! fair play for fittin yourself!!!!

Vain

stecleary wrote: »

very nice lad!! fair play for fittin yourself!!!!

Cheers

tossy

looks the part very impressed needs lowering now,i know you areset on 17" wheels but the verall package will never look right until you fit 18's"

Vain

tossy wrote: »

looks the part very impressed needs lowering now,i know you areset on 17" wheels but the verall package will never look right until you fit 18's"

I would go for 18" if the car wasnt 1.4 as for lowering it ya il be doing that alright even tho i already had a hit with the front splitter which took off paint.. It cant been seen tho thank god, Im going to get coil overs to lower it.. Any one know any place on the net good at selling back boxes??

tossy

If you fork out for decent 18" alloys like BBS or an OEM alloy i.e original R32s not reps then the will be as light as a lesser set of 17" alloys.something to bare in mind,also if you look after them then the will hold there value.so you could sell them independently to the car when you decide to change it.

Gary ITR

Looks well, fair play. You should try and get the GTI rear lenses, look so much better IMO

Vain

tossy wrote: »

If you fork out for decent 18" alloys like BBS or an OEM alloy i.e original R32s not reps then the will be as light as a lesser set of 17" alloys.something to bare in mind,also if you look after them then the will hold there value.so you could sell them independently to the car when you decide to change it.

ya true.. Must price a set of BBS, Any irish web page i could price them on? As i live in a small enough town i doubt they are stcked here

Vain

Onkle wrote: »

Looks well, fair play. You should try and get the GTI rear lenses, look so much better IMO

Cheers, ya must look into gettin a pair of them

tossy

Forget about pricing them overhere go to the UK or even as far as ebay.de and you will savw alot.

I wouldnt go near GTI lenses either common as... get some euro spec rears R/C/R/R or USA R32 rears R/S/R/R even get some of the pdated GTI rears from hella which ive never seen over here.

KidCapree

yeah looks well lad. Fair play again as well for fitting urself. Stay away from the GTI rear lights. Get the R32 ones off ebay or somewhere, they look savage on red golfs. Here's a pic.



As for alloys, stay away from the BBS LM's... i have them, they'd be too nice for u! :p

Vain

KidCapree wrote: »

yeah looks well lad. Fair play again as well for fitting urself. Stay away from the GTI rear lights. Get the R32 ones off ebay or somewhere, they look savage on red golfs. Here's a pic.



As for alloys, stay away from the BBS LM's... i have them, they'd be too nice for u! :p

must see them on a red golf dont know would red on red be nice..

Nah i wouldnt get BBS LM,s bit too cheap for my baby

dsrckiyisvddht

KidCapree wrote: »

yeah looks well lad. Fair play again as well for fitting urself. Stay away from the GTI rear lights. Get the R32 ones off ebay or somewhere, they look savage on red golfs. Here's a pic.



As for alloys, stay away from the BBS LM's... i have them, they'd be too nice for u! :p

These are called Pacific lights! Not .:R32 lights. Just so you know :rolleyes:

Vain

cefp2yzadubsql wrote: »

These are called Pacific lights! Not .:R32 lights. Just so you know :rolleyes:

i was thinking that alright coulnt see them anywhere...

Vain

Well... Havnt updated for a bit.. New stuff iv gotten, Euro light switch the one that you can turn on the front fogs with, New front fog lights.

Mud flaps, And hid imitation bulbs, Next thing il be getting now is the alloys hopefully..