So here's my daily, a sage green 1.4 16v 75bhp Golf mk5. Sportline spec so it has the super comfy sports seats
It averages 42ish mpg no matter what I do so it's good for eating up the miles. I've done a few small mods along the way, some have stayed and some have left. I've also bought some bigger stuff like aftermarket projectors and an ABT body kit but none of it stayed cause I thought it looked naff
Here are some pictures from scattered periods over the last three years:
Last summer the Vento got all my attention but this summer I decided to drop some dollar on the daily. It's needed some cosmetic sorting for ages and if I didn't do it know it would just keep bugging me every day. So I bought the following:
Fresh set of number plates and holders. Current ones are fecked and dented and wobbly. Several dozy people in morning traffic have played bumper cars with the rear one and kids in an estate I lived in used the front one as target practice
18" Octavia VRS Zenith wheels
Leon Cupra R front splitter.
OEM GTI side skirts and fitting kit.
OEM GTI rear bumper. The current bumper has some scratches and marks from the previously mentioned dozy drivers. And from when I reversed into a crate
Oh and these
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The wheels are already on but I have no pictures yet. The car is booked into my local VW specialist for coilover and sideskirt fitting on Thursday. I decided not to DIY the coils this time because it needed some tools I don't have and since I need to use the car every day I really couldn't risk making a mistake. I'm terrible at any kind of body work so I wasn't going to chance the sideskirts anyway
From what I've read online the coils should drop to the height I want. It will be Thursday evening before I'll know if the helper springs are staying in or not
The tyres on the 18's should be fine as I followed a chart on mk5golfgti.com (or .co.uk or something) that has tyres sizes that won't rub for different wheel specs and drops. I'm aiming for a ~70mm drop which doesn't sound like much to the mk3 folk but is a pretty hefty drop on a mk5. Sadly the GTI rear bumper won't be fitted Thursday as upper bumper needs colour coding and I couldn't stretch the money that far.
So that's the story so far. Stay tuned folks
EDIT: Here's a link to that tyre size chart for any other mk5 owners who are interested:
http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59761