#1: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:06 am ---- Well as some of you who are on my Facebook know, I've got myself a new 180 Glutton for punishment eh?..
It was previously a user on here's 'TOP206' and credit where its due he did keep it very nice indeed
So here we have it..
25K on the clock
The day I got it this is how it looked
Well as I had my old 180 bits that I could just swap over I went along and did...
Firstly was the rear brake and fog light they were white LED ones before but I prefer the standard red ones keep it the OME look ;), No pictures of this yet but you will see as we go on
Next up was Swapped the bonnet vent, front badge back to silver & wind deflectors fitted
I then decided I liked the Cupra splitter better so swapped that over too, Along with my typhoon induction kit & red engine cover:)
Little picture with my mates type R, Swapped headlights over to genuine black masked crystals, Still have morettes so can swap back if I change my mind
Well lastly I had my plate swapped over so off with the old...
And on with the new...
Thought I'd take a cheeky photo of it after work earlier too
So thats it for now, I plan to keep this pretty much as it stands now.
Just afew things such as petrol cover recoated to match alloys and just maintain and enjoy the car! Last edited by L5_UKS on Fri Nov 23, 2012 11:48 am; edited 3 times in total
#2: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! *PIC HEAVY* Author: Johnbyron, Location: ScunthorpePosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:26 am ---- Nice low millage 180 you've got there !! So did you sell your last 180 ??
#3: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! *PIC HEAVY* Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:29 am ----
Johnbyron wrote:
Nice low millage 180 you've got there !! So did you sell your last 180 ??
My mates buying it off me just need the logbook to come through as took my private plate off it
#4: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! *PIC HEAVY* Author: Andy180, Location: Stoke on TrentPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:33 am ---- I don't understand why you would sell a 180 then buy another one straight after .
#5: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! *PIC HEAVY* Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:35 am ----
Andy180 wrote:
I don't understand why you would sell a 180 then buy another one straight after .
Old one had 86k on it, bodywork needed a bit of work, so for what I got this for to fix the bodywork on my old one it would have cost about the same. So it was a no brainer for me really having a car with a quarter of the miles on it...
#6: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! *PIC HEAVY* Author: Johnbyron, Location: ScunthorpePosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:36 am ---- Ah I see ;-),
Lee maddern on here did the same sort of thing haha he had a blue one sold it then looked around a little bit then bought another 180 in silver
#7: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! *PIC HEAVY* Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:38 am ----
Johnbyron wrote:
Ah I see ;-),
Lee maddern on here did the same sort of thing haha he had a blue one sold it then looked around a little bit then bought another 180 in silver
Yeah was talking to him the other day ;), He wanted the Janspeed off my old car ha
#8: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! *PIC HEAVY* Author: Johnbyron, Location: ScunthorpePosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:39 am ---- Ahhh so it was you with a janspeed and Decat !! Haha I wondered who he was on about
#9: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! *PIC HEAVY* Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:42 am ----
Johnbyron wrote:
Ahhh so it was you with a janspeed and Decat !! Haha I wondered who he was on about
Indeed that was me ha
#10: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! *PIC HEAVY* Author: robdob, Location: oxfordPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:46 am ---- Think i saw this car for sale on pistonheads... Very nice was looking at it myself nice one dude
#11: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! *PIC HEAVY* Author: Goldin, Location: Pula , CroatiaPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:06 am ---- Can't decide if to me looks better this one or yours "old" one GTI180.
IMO it's the best looking colour for GTI180.
#12: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! *PIC HEAVY* Author: chris84-180, Location: staffordshirePosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:40 pm ---- One very nice gti u got there looks the dogs fella
#14: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! *PIC HEAVY* Author: anton1989, Location: west midlandsPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:49 pm ---- very nice
i was confused when i saw this as ialways thought you had a 180, but now i know, fair play it makes sense
do you plan on lowering it? i havnt lowered my hdi yet i kind of like it compared too my lowered 1.1 (looks wise)
did you sell your old alloys with the car?
#15: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! *PIC HEAVY* Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:38 pm ---- No plans of lowering at current plan on leaving it just as it is pretty much bar a exhaust rubber to pick that sagging Janspeed up ;), Nope old alloys are in the garage, Put a set of standard silver ones on
#16: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! *PIC HEAVY* Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:48 pm ---- Well haven't updated this for a little while so thought I would only a few changes..
Firstly I got my hand on a set of black zunsport grills
Also a couple of pictures from about a month ago
It also went from this...
To this..
Dont worry they wont be staying the vortex's were just taken off to get a fresh lick of paint and fresh rubber....
New tyres arrived..
Also wheels collected...
Along with matching petrol cap
Well thats all for now the tyres are hopefully going back on tomorrow so will get a picture of how she looks after once there all back on
#17: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 12/11/1 Author: MattyP, Location: PlymouthPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 1:11 pm ---- looking good mate, I did the same with the sp cap on my moonstone, makes a difference
did you get the zunsport grille inserts from their site? I got the sp grille on my 180 which the owner before the guy i bought it from painted it black and thinking of getting those zunsport grilles
#18: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 12/11/12 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 1:34 pm ---- Cheers mate I brought the whole set from dave on here. The bonnet and lower grille is black but the middle one is just the sp silver one I was going to order a black one from the site but tbh you can't even tell so I'm not going to waste my money lol.
#19: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 12/11/12 Author: MattyP, Location: PlymouthPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 1:43 pm ---- thats not too bad then, did you end up selling your old janspeed system?
#20: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 12/11/12 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 1:46 pm ---- Yeah sold it a few weeks ago mate.
#21: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 12/11/12 Author: MattyP, Location: PlymouthPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 1:52 pm ---- no worries mate, hopefully i'll be able to get the system just after xmas, at the min got my factory system vibrating against the bumper lol
#22: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 12/11/12 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:02 pm ---- Has to be done mate! Janspeed FTW!! I could never go back to a standard exhaust now ha.
#23: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 12/11/12 Author: MattyP, Location: PlymouthPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:06 pm ---- def going janspeed mate, brother has the janspeed on his agean 180 and coupled with his typhoon kit it sounds awesome
#24: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 12/11/12 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:26 pm ---- Yeah have to agree but then I would wouldn't I ha. The pair sound mint under hard acceleration
#25: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 12/11/12 Author: Goldin, Location: Pula , CroatiaPosted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:28 am ---- Great photos.
I like this GTI 180, and this color makes it so special.
#26: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 12/11/12 Author: anton1989, Location: west midlandsPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 12:19 pm ---- so it was you who got the grills from dave
#27: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 12/11/12 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 4:57 pm ----
anton1989 wrote:
so it was you who got the grills from dave
You snooze you lose buddy!
#28: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 12/11/12 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:21 am ---- As promised pictures once all wheels and petrol cap fitted
Last edited by L5_UKS on Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:56 am; edited 8 times in total
#29: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 17/11/12 Author: MattyP, Location: PlymouthPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:26 am ---- reminds me of my moonstone gti, looking good mate
#30: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 17/11/12 Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:46 am ---- I think those headlights would look nice on my car...
#31: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 17/11/12 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:59 am ---- Cheers Matty :), Haha they look better on mine though Edward
#32: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 17/11/12 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 11:48 am ---- Slight update:
I painted callipers silver previously red wanted to just make it look smart without being in your face.
Luke.
#33: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/1 Author: Goldin, Location: Pula , CroatiaPosted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 12:55 pm ---- Beautiful as always.
#34: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: jayz206gti, Location: TamworthPosted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 4:31 pm ---- Looking great as always mate
#35: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:54 pm ---- Another picture, because pictures rule!
#36: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: DanT, Location: Torbay, EnglandPosted: Fri Dec 14, 2012 7:38 pm ---- Looks really really nice buddy, very clean! Do you drive it daily? I'm struggling so much to keep on top of the cleaning at the moment, its never dry for more than a few hours, and when its dry its cold and the roads are covered in salt lol.
#37: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 7:30 am ---- Thanks mate :), yeah its my daily driver. Lucky for me I've got a big garage so I just do the washing outside then bring it inside the garage todo the rest of the work
#38: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: 00budham00, Location: IpsPosted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 8:18 am ---- V nice
#39: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: bezford, Location: darlingtonPosted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 1:04 pm ---- Nowthen mate cars lookin really nice but i was wanderin what you used on the body to get the improved shine and look st the top of page 2 when u had the temporary alloys on???it almost looks like its been painted itd so clean...
#40: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 1:44 pm ---- Cheers for the comments
Bezford: I used many different car cleaning products & spend far to much money on them ha. But I use Autoglym super resin polish followed by Autoglym HD wax. Then in between full details I use quick detailer sprays.
Car was also machine polished using Meguiars #83 Dual Action Cleaner Polish & Meguiars #80 Speed Glaze.
Hope this helps
#41: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/1 Author: Icetto, Location: Cape TownPosted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 12:05 am ---- Car looks amazing and so are the quality of the photos
#42: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: Nic_206, Location: cleaning the carPosted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 4:52 pm ---- Car looked awesome when me and lee went to pick the wheels up its a real credit to you mate to be fair
#43: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 12:20 pm ----
Nic_206 wrote:
Car looked awesome when me and lee went to pick the wheels up its a real credit to you mate to be fair
Cheers mate :), Shame it wont be mine after next weekend
#44: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: jayz206gti, Location: TamworthPosted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:21 pm ---- Take it the next cars a scoob? I miss mine
#45: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: Harry, Location: StaffordPosted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:25 pm ---- You weren't kidding about your quest to get a mint 180 were you
Looks cracking mate
#46: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:34 pm ----
jayz206gti wrote:
Take it the next cars a scoob? I miss mine
Yep should get it next weekend Subaru Impreza STI type UK with the DCCD
#47: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:36 pm ----
Harry wrote:
You weren't kidding about your quest to get a mint 180 were you
Looks cracking mate
Nope haha Shame that its gotta go now
#48: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: jayz206gti, Location: TamworthPosted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:02 pm ---- Nice dude. Hawkeye or blob?
#49: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:23 pm ---- Blob mate one of the last of them its on a '55' plate so has the 2.0 engine a posed to the troublesome 2.5 engine the big end bearings use to kept picking up and the pistons fracture between the piston rings
#50: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: jayz206gti, Location: TamworthPosted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 4:05 pm ---- Wise choice. I did enjoy my blob eye. I first had a frog eye, then a blob and then went to a classic strangely enough. The blob felt very refined compared to the classic, god i loved that classic. It was a uk turbo but it was an ex prodrive demo car running 300 bhp
#51: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 10:12 am ----
jayz206gti wrote:
Wise choice. I did enjoy my blob eye. I first had a frog eye, then a blob and then went to a classic strangely enough. The blob felt very refined compared to the classic, god i loved that classic. It was a uk turbo but it was an ex prodrive demo car running 300 bhp
Yeah I cant wait to get my hands on it :), My ones had a remap & exhaust and running around 330bhp
#52: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:32 pm ---- She leaves my hands tomorrow
So no more updates will be added unfortunately.
#53: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/1 Author: Goldin, Location: Pula , CroatiaPosted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 5:10 am ---- I hope that will stay on the forum.
This is one of my favourites GTI 180 here
#54: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/1 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 6:10 am ----
Goldin wrote:
I hope that will stay on the forum.
This is one of my favourites GTI 180 here
Cheers mate
I hope so too
Its going to my mate he's using it until the summer and then he's selling it but I've told him to tell the next owner to sign up to here so hopefully they will
#55: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: 306GT30, Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 1:44 pm ---- What color are the challengers?
#56: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: Diabloreddan, Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:09 pm ---- Car looks stunning mate
#57: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:15 am ----
306GT30 wrote:
What color are the challengers?
Graphite grey mate
#58: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:15 am ----
Diabloreddan wrote:
Car looks stunning mate
Thanks mate
#59: Re: Lukesaunders91's New Gti 180 Project Thread! UD: 23/11/12 Author: standardgt180, Location: BirminghamPosted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 5:50 am ---- neat low mileage car , why couldn't I find one with as low miles as that !!!!
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Glutton for punishment eh?..
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