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Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:08 pm |
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Joined: Sep 03, 2010 Posts: 979
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Biggleswade
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Ill start off with the car i had before this, It was a 2002 206 Gti which i loved to bits
Heres a picture
i owned this car for aprox 6 months untill early november 2010 i was hit by a foreign lorry driver that failed to stop causing me to lose my 2 years NCD and start again, the damage didnt look to servere but it had bent the chasis meaning it was written off
So this got me on the hunt for another car, i had always wanted a gti 180 so i browsed the net and found a perfect match just down the road so i had to take a look, the second i saw it i fell in love and knew i had to buy it it was completely standard and had only covered 37,000 miles, i have now owned the car for about 6 months and have loved every day off it.
Here are a few pictures of when i brought the car
The first thing i done to it was lower the front 20mm to make it sit alot nicer
After that i then decided i would fit a set of HID's to the dipped and fog lights and i love then will never go back to yellow hallogen bulbs,
a few weeks had past i then decided the sort out the judder which it had when i brought the car, i got myslef a new flywheel and valeo clutch kit to fit but in the end decided to pay a garage to fit it
I felt some new headlights were next to be changed, so started looking through the for sale thread and came accross a set of genuine masked valeos and i had to have them, soon as they arrived i had to fit them looks 100 times better
again browsing on ebay i came accross a set off arches for a steal at £30 including clips and rubbers but were painted moonstone
So spent a saturady afternoon sparying the KMF and i think they came up really good for a DIY job
Also that week i had my alloys refurbished as they were suffering from server lacquer peel had quite a few colours in my head but in the end went down the anthracite route and im glad while my wheels were being sprayed i decided to paint my callipers red and think they came out really good to
Next on the long list of things to do was the front badge decided as i had black headlights black was the only colour to go with so got some gloss black spray and got to work
The latest addition was a laguna front splitter, which i think has finished the front off
I am currently awaiting delivery for my janspeed cat back and some Heko wind deflectors so cant wait to get them fitted
The plans i have in the future are fit some Tarox discs with either Red or Green stuff pads, Possibly attempt to fit cruise controll, and maby fit some 804 cams
Thanks for reading, Let me know what you think
Thanks Dan
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Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:16 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 852
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Tamworth
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Stunning mate, cant wait to get my 180. Im like a kid at xmas everytime the postman turns up.... im waiting for a cheque to come through and then the hunt begins!
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Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:24 pm |
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Joined: Mar 29, 2010 Posts: 3977
Trade Rating: +15
Location: Halifax
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Very nice car and in very good condition. Make sure you continue to look after it as well as get your monies worth
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:13 am |
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Joined: Feb 23, 2011 Posts: 1211
Trade Rating: +1
Location: sarcasm-in-shedloads
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red S16 badge
car looks reem bud
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:19 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 4455
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Essex
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Very nice
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:23 am |
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Joined: Sep 03, 2010 Posts: 979
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Biggleswade
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Thank you guys about the S16 badge it was on my old gti so thought is stick it on the front grill :$
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:33 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 3262
Trade Rating: +18
Location: Plymouth
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This is a stunning example of a 180 mate, love the changes you've made to it!! Keep it up mate!!
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:55 pm |
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Joined: Sep 03, 2010 Posts: 979
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Biggleswade
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Thanks Matt
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:02 pm |
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Joined: Jul 07, 2010 Posts: 142
Trade Rating: +1
Location: West Midlands
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Really tastfully done, really like the mods you have so far
Although I could be called a little bias as it kinda looks like mine
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Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:18 am |
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Joined: Sep 03, 2010 Posts: 979
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Biggleswade
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Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 3:07 pm |
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Joined: Sep 03, 2010 Posts: 979
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Biggleswade
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Last Weekend When finally what seemed like ages this beaut arrived for me at work
So as soon as i got home i began by removing the backbox quite a weight when it drops onto your head
Saturday Morning i got to work removing the center pipe and fitting my new janspeed system
It looks amazing extrememly pleased with the fit and finish of it oh and the popping
I done somthing else today sprayed the inside my side repeaters black to match the look and amazingly the output is no different to before
So far this is as far as it,
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Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 3:19 pm |
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Joined: Sep 24, 2011 Posts: 73
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Location: kent
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I love it
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:14 am |
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Joined: Sep 03, 2010 Posts: 979
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Biggleswade
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Thank you
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 2:42 am |
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Joined: Nov 28, 2010 Posts: 836
Trade Rating: +9
Location: Birmingham
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Looks great mate! Fine example!! Would have loved to see a pic of the front whilst it was sitting on the ramps lol
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:58 am |
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Joined: Sep 03, 2010 Posts: 979
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Biggleswade
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Thank you think I've got one will have a look
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