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never made a build thread before, figured id make one since i spend way too much time on here looking at everyone else's. im not new to the euro scene. first car was a 2.slo jetta. didn't do much since i was in highschool and had no clue how to mod. just did the basics (suspension+wheels). i was on ST coils and ASA wheels...looking back i have no clue what i was thinking...but anyway, car in question: '02 GTI 1.8T
got the car about a year and half ago ($6500 w/ 55k), completely riced out. so first priority was to go OEM.
so many things were wrong with the car, electrical issues, maintainence issues, etc.
minor mods after inspection...
-bought 20th double din radio
-bought 20th exhaust
-got rid of BOV
-audi 90 bushings
-got rid of loose electrical wires (thought my car was gonna burn to ashes everytime I drove)
-shaved rear wiper
-got a hell of a deal on used stasis coils (basically re-engineered koni coils) which don't go low, but at time of purchase i didnt care
-needed to refinish headlights...badly
-bought 5mm spacers for my lame asa's
first look:
pieces started coming together:
20th front lip
with skirts/lip painted
shaved front end
bought cheap aristos, put tires on them, cleaned em up - figured id try going the OEM+ route
as of now, don't really have any updated pics
bought amber matching turns
staggered dz 1 (17x8.5 17x10)
stretched falken 512s
recently just blew out the clutch
timing belt/water pump are gonna be replaced within the next 5-7k miles. going home to pick up the car next week and installing my jetta ST coils in the rear so i can bring it down a little more.
future plans:
maintainence
euro rear bumper
smaller rear tires
headliner/pillars
new shift knob and steering wheel (mine are worn as hell)
shaved hatch
C&C always welcomed
got the car about a year and half ago ($6500 w/ 55k), completely riced out. so first priority was to go OEM.
so many things were wrong with the car, electrical issues, maintainence issues, etc.
minor mods after inspection...
-bought 20th double din radio
-bought 20th exhaust
-got rid of BOV
-audi 90 bushings
-got rid of loose electrical wires (thought my car was gonna burn to ashes everytime I drove)
-shaved rear wiper
-got a hell of a deal on used stasis coils (basically re-engineered koni coils) which don't go low, but at time of purchase i didnt care
-needed to refinish headlights...badly
-bought 5mm spacers for my lame asa's
first look:
pieces started coming together:
20th front lip
with skirts/lip painted
shaved front end
bought cheap aristos, put tires on them, cleaned em up - figured id try going the OEM+ route
as of now, don't really have any updated pics
bought amber matching turns
staggered dz 1 (17x8.5 17x10)
stretched falken 512s
recently just blew out the clutch
timing belt/water pump are gonna be replaced within the next 5-7k miles. going home to pick up the car next week and installing my jetta ST coils in the rear so i can bring it down a little more.
future plans:
maintainence
euro rear bumper
smaller rear tires
headliner/pillars
new shift knob and steering wheel (mine are worn as hell)
shaved hatch
C&C always welcomed
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