My Anniversary GTi - Update - New Rimmage

Posted this same thread on Demon so some of u may have already seen it!! I never really got a thread going before so here it is
I bought this 52 plate 25th Anniversary GTi (pd150) in June 05 with 32k on the clock and loved it Left it standard for ages apart from some audio gear.



Only problem was the R32 xenons that the last owner had fitted had been badly bodged and the loom was butchered and they kept blowing bulbs and fuses



After hours of messing around i cudnt get them sorted so they went on ebay and i got a set of black angel eyes which i think suit it much better



Everything stayed standard for a few months but then i started buying PVW again and felt the urge to change stuff!
First was the usual lettering from the rear and then i had the bumper and bonnet notches filled and got a debadged grill...




The BBS RCs on the anni's are a great looking wheel IMO but the laquer peels and they start to rot I wanted to get them off and refurbed to the orignal finish but more hard-wearing (still cant find a company who will do it!)




So i bought some RS4 copies off the bay with new Toyos for a very reasonable price



Along with some jamex coilovers...



And sat it a few inches lower



Mid-summer 06 the turbo blew which apparently is a fairly common fault on the pd150 engines The blower's internals had completely collapsed and there was about 1.5 inches of lateral travel on the spindle



It was out of warranty so i had to fork out for a new unit plus fitting which skinted me and left with no car for a few weeks Anyway, got it back eventually and everything seemed fine.
Pic taken by Paul on Dean's camera at one of the Demon meets:



Only thing i have done since is play around with a can of red tinting spray and some non-GTi spec rear lights. Look a bit "cleaner" but still not sure...


One of each:



They look different anyway - so many mk4s have either the UK or US or euro GTi rears...

Ive got some future plans including a flushed tailgate and im redoing the bonnet as the filler has sunk slightly. I'll try keeping this thread up2date!

Comments welcome!

i like the tinted reds i like the way u have left the reverse light looks stock
keep um on

Very nice indeed!

lovley example you have there rob

very nice mk4 there mate

Ive had the BBS RCs sat around at home for months and not done anything with them. All the wheel refurbers ive spoke to said they cant get them back to the same polished finish

So i was thinking bout getting them done black... ive never really been a fan of black wheels on black cars but have to say Deano's black Merc rims look awesome



Would look like this ^^ but more glossy & obviously ona black car - might get black centres too.
Wot you reckon??

Rob

TBH rob i really dont' know! its hard to tell without actually doing it or getting a good photoshop done. But deans does look the bizz. try it, mite aswell!

i like black wheels on black cars and as you say deans look ace on his so reckon they would look rather fab on the mk4 rob i'd say go for it!!!

looks great go for it

no sorry, doesnt do it for me.

I like black wheels,think they look cool,when i had mine re-furbed i was going to go fully black but bottled it cos i thought it might be too much black on my car but they need doing again now so fully black is what i'm swaying towards as i fancy a change

Too much black for my liking mate, lovin the car so far though. my dad has the same model and they are an awesome bit of kit. good luck for the future

How about black with a polished lip? thats what ive been thinking about when i can afford my new wheels

all black do it do it do it

car already looks the bomb will luk uber rooling black hoops

did you have any feathers to pluck out of the grill the other day that bird just disintegrated looks sort of like a pigeon well it was grey ish

black wud look ace! your car is so nice!

just another note i like the center caps silver
is you putting the mk4 on the club stand rob
would love you to

hardwork wrote:all black do it do it do it

car already looks the bomb will luk uber rooling black hoops

did you have any feathers to pluck out of the grill the other day that bird just disintegrated looks sort of like a pigeon well it was grey ish

Ha no feathers Jez, was mad that eh?? All i saw was bird-bits flying about in my rear view mirror

Chris: Would like to have a polished lip, but its a 1 piece wheel with no actual "join" to the lip, if that makes sense...

Rob

Cheers Graeme

Jez: Which stand?? I still need to get the wing sorted after hitting that road sign And im getting the bonnet notch re-filled and sprayed when I can get it into the bodyshop, looks bit ropey at mo

Rob

Just get it on the stand,nobodys cars perfect,mines got scuffs,scratches,dints and its stone chipped to death too but i'll be there

Been looking for some 'different' wheels for a while, eventually found these Just put them on the car and got some quick phone pics, tyres need a clean!




Wot u guys think??

Rob

there well nice them rob really suit your car

like them rob did you need adapters

nice

That look stunning. Not a big fan on the mk4's but that is nice...good job

Looks good