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  • My Daily Commuter • Golf MKV GT

    Hello everyone. This thread is about my daily drive. It is a Golf MK5 in anthracite grey bought sometime ago and always in the family. I had it in the past for track use, however when I took over my Big Turbo Audi, some of you know in here, I let this one stay in the family, although I always liked it for me. Just bought a new A3 TDI some days ago, so this one, had to come back to my hands and become my daily commuter.

    Here are some photos taken of it. I think you will like what I will do with it.

    Started like this.



    A lot of dirt on the car and non care signs by my father







    So I gave it some TLC to change that.

    Started by debadging it for a clear rear end.






    Then a small detail..from this



    To this




    Removing unnecessary weight



    And after a detail session with the known procedures,car got some of its old dignity back.





    RS4 replicas, soon to be replaced



    Some scratches and swirls under the Golf and Gt logo.



    Nothing my sweet Kestrel can cope with - some DA love with 3M Extra Fine Compound







    Perfect!






    Then it was time to do something I had also done in the past - de-wipering the rear end










    Now we are getting somewhere



    :thumb:


    Audi RS4PRA | VW Golf MKV GT-Y | Audi A1 SportBack

  • #2
    Some more info about the car.

    It is running
    -ECU Software Upgrade for some time now, had made almost 230hp back in time
    -63mm Catback Exhaust
    -Audi S3 8p FMIC InterCooler
    It also had a Cold Air Intake in the past, however it is now on stock air box. We shall see if I will do it again.


    Exterior-wise the car has had some changes too
    -CARACTERE rear wing
    -Debadged
    -Black emblems and mirrors
    -OEM GTI Side Skirts
    -OEM GTI rear valence
    -Parktronic system
    -Llumar Window Tint
    -FK Headlights with Xenon fitted in main and dipped beam

    Interior wise, pretty much stock with all the extras it came with, except for some details like carbon fiber knob, alcantara shift boot, HERTZ 3-way speaker set. In pretty good shape too, except for some defects from daily use while i didnt have it. All will be fixed though, you know me.


    Audi RS4PRA | VW Golf MKV GT-Y | Audi A1 SportBack

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    • #3
      Then it was time to fit my glossy black OZ Ultraleggeras in 8x18 ET45 fitment. After all, these wheels were initially bought for this Golf



      Yeap, much better now





      Some photos with the photographer's MK6





      And a shot of its lovely interior



      Cheers


      Audi RS4PRA | VW Golf MKV GT-Y | Audi A1 SportBack

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      • #4
        So I need to change some little things here and there, so lost no time, and started ordering things.

        Here are some of those

        New Grilles for the front, went OEM and opted the GTI MKV ones like in the past





        Ordered some new indicators, cause one of them is hurt



        And also ordered a new Light switch



        Cheers


        Audi RS4PRA | VW Golf MKV GT-Y | Audi A1 SportBack

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        • #5
          Where and how do I get those seats?

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          • #6
            Hello

            I have recently removed them due to my running bucket seats
            Was thinking of selling them on ebay along with all my other listings
            However shipping is a difficult issue
            But if you want them we could do something i guess
            You interested in front or rear?

            I also have another fill interior of an Audi A4 sport-seats in OEM platinum leather


            Audi RS4PRA | VW Golf MKV GT-Y | Audi A1 SportBack

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            • #7
              you should use a glass insert for your wiper, looks way better

              did you also reprogram your VAGCOM, so that water doens't accidentally comes out??
              Floccinaucinihilipilification

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              • #8
                This looks like a good start

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                • #9
                  Been bored to buy one really, I like the look of this however.
                  If i find one i might buy it.

                  I havent programmed it, cause i never open it accidentally


                  Audi RS4PRA | VW Golf MKV GT-Y | Audi A1 SportBack

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                  • #10
                    Here is some more work I did on the car yesterday evening.

                    I had ordered some things from the stealership, which arrived. They were mostly new door handles, electrical window switches and a tailgate trim. Let's see how it went.

                    Heavily scratched door handle - not by me of course





                    This could not stay like this as you can tell

                    Started removing the door card



                    Wont be staying in the car



                    Fresh stuff



                    Yeap, that's more like it





                    And same goes for passenger side door handles and switch

                    Before - possibly from some kind of deodorant :censored:



                    During



                    And afterwards, all in place



                    I also changed this piece, which was not cheap at all - but let the interior down a bit, so had to be done



                    oem GTI / .:R32 Black piece



                    And lastly, wheels needed to be smartened up a bit . . .

                    So, from this



                    I found my Carbon Fiber OZ caps, and also bought some OEM Vag Wheel Bolt caps, and finished it off like this



                    Yes, much better, dont you think



                    Cheers everyone.


                    Audi RS4PRA | VW Golf MKV GT-Y | Audi A1 SportBack

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                    • #11
                      i love the attention to detail with this, very clean man!

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Belvader View Post
                        i love the attention to detail with this, very clean man!
                        Thank you very much• much more to come


                        Audi RS4PRA | VW Golf MKV GT-Y | Audi A1 SportBack

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                        • #13
                          Got one of these in black



                          which is normally for carrying helmets, but can be used in the trunk of an everyday car, for transporting various things, like tools, umbrellas, i-pads, jackets, and it has anti-slip material so as to not move when driving.
                          Very clean, totally suggest it. :thumb:


                          Audi RS4PRA | VW Golf MKV GT-Y | Audi A1 SportBack

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                          • #14
                            thats all..............come on more pics.......its awsome job there ...

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                            • #15
                              So time for some more maintenance work today.

                              First of all let me show you the SPARCO helmet box I was talking about.



                              Very clean and tidy - love it.

                              Now, an issue I noticed is that the left side of the speakers wasnt heard as well as the right one. So off went the door card again with no second thoughts to find out what was happening



                              HERTZ unit revealed



                              And also some searching behind the head-unit, reveilled a bad connection from the past



                              All done,, re-installed, and ready for our next case to solve - Reverse light wouldn't go on, when reversing, and what is more, my park-tronic system was not working



                              Changed the bulb, checked the park-tronic wiring for cuts, even changed it to be sure, bought a new OEM reverse-light switch, installed it - yet nothing. So it was time to go around the car to find out where the bad connection was . . .

                              No bad connection here



                              No bad fuse



                              Nothing on the passenger side too



                              And, what do you know, we have a winner



                              OEM wiring gone bad through time. Made a new perfect connection and wrapped everything with my favorite Tesa fabric tape so as to be sure in the future.

                              What do you know . . .



                              It works.

                              And then, some more orders

                              1. Carbon Fiber mirrors





                              2. More OEM goodies for my front end, from the stealership, like an OEM Gti front, to replace my GT one which has some defects that I dont like.

                              Stay tuned - many updates to follow



                              Audi RS4PRA | VW Golf MKV GT-Y | Audi A1 SportBack

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