andy661166
Ready to race!
- Location
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
So here goes, after ages of assing about, I’m finally going to put up my build thread, not that it’s very exciting or anything. I’ve still lots to do, and I’m normally pretty slow at getting things done, due to being a 20 year old student with limited funds.
Anyway, here we go.
1 October 2010
Dad rolled up at the house in the car, he got me it for my birthday. It’s a 2006 VW Golf 1.9 TDI SE. It’s pretty clean, no major scrapes, no damage history, full service record etc., and just over 71,000 miles.
Also paid to get 18” Audi R8 replicas put on (also kept the originals for winter wheels).
Here’s how she looked.
14 October 2010
Done a quick mod, inspired by the forums, and everyone now does it. So took my front chrome VW badge out, sanded it down a bit, and sprayed it matt black. Went matt black for a change, don’t like the gloss black on a black car. Matt just sets it off.
1 November 2010
Another cheap mod in terms of my music system. Got an iPod kit that was compatible with my radio. It took about an hour to install using this guide:
http://www.jonathansblog.net/volkswagen_vw_xcarlink_ipod_adaptor_rcd_300_radio_remove
Also had the iPod connector exit through one of the black buttons in front of the gear stick.
5 November 2010
Finally got round to doing my rear VW badge. Decided to go for something a little different than the black and grey. Here’s the guide I used for this:
http://volkswagenownersclub.com/vw/showthread.php/2525-Rear-Emblem-DIY!!!?highlight=rear emblem
9 November 2010
Here’s how it looked on the car after I got it washed.
24 November 2010
Got some calliper paint ordered and when it came I got straight to work with the wire brush and then paint brush. Three guesses what colour I got…
Also redone my front VW badge to colour match the background.
29 November 2010
Random shot in the snow.
8 December 2010
Ordered some eyelids for the car, sprayed them matt black to match with the badges and then got them fitted. Look great in my opinion, bit more of an aggressive look.
10 December 2010
Spent a few weeks looking for subs on Gumtree, with no luck finding any decent ones for a good price until I found this. Some guy was selling two of these, which were two days old. They came with full wiring kits and had never been fitted. They were £140 new on various websites, but me and a mate got them both for £140. Bargain!
30 December 2010
Finally got round to debadging the car, using gentle heat from a hairdryer, some dental floss, and then some GooGone to get rid of the excess adhesive. There was a slight fade in colour from where the badges had been, but that was easily buffed out.
19 January 2011
Ordered some LED license plate bulbs for the car. They aren’t as bright as some I’ve seen but they will do for the meantime. Also ordered a bunch of stickers from ihatestickers.com and stuck a few on.
New LED bulb on the left, compared to the stock bulb on the right.
And then both of them fitted.
And the stickers.
11 February 2011
Finally got the subwoofer fitted. It’s not bad, just a bit bulky. Good bass from it, although the doors are starting to vibrate, so plan to get them dynomat’d at some stage.
13 February 2011
Put a few more stickers on the car and had a random photoshoot.
13 April 2011
A month passed with nothing really happening as money was low, so decided to do a cheap mod and stickerbomb the interior door and dash strips.
Also clearcoated them, hoping to stop them from peeling and fading.
Then got them fitted.
3 May 2011
Decided to tint my rear high level brake light to hide it against the spoiler.
4 May 2011
Wind deflectors arrived so had them fitted straight away. Another suttle mod that adds to the appearance of the car.
7 May 2011
A few things happened today, my Racelands came, but due to an increase in insurance I now can’t afford to fit them. So they were sold unfortunately. Hopefully get a new suspension set-up when I renew my insurance as it will hopefully be cheaper.
Also ordered these valve caps, which I forgot about for a long time.
Finally my plastidip spray can arrived. The matt black paint I had bought before kept peeling, probably due to stones flying up and hitting it. So searched the forums and found that plastidip was the best option.
It’s been almost a year now with the plastidip on the badges and not even a sign of a chip.
Anyway, here we go.
1 October 2010
Dad rolled up at the house in the car, he got me it for my birthday. It’s a 2006 VW Golf 1.9 TDI SE. It’s pretty clean, no major scrapes, no damage history, full service record etc., and just over 71,000 miles.
Also paid to get 18” Audi R8 replicas put on (also kept the originals for winter wheels).
Here’s how she looked.
14 October 2010
Done a quick mod, inspired by the forums, and everyone now does it. So took my front chrome VW badge out, sanded it down a bit, and sprayed it matt black. Went matt black for a change, don’t like the gloss black on a black car. Matt just sets it off.
1 November 2010
Another cheap mod in terms of my music system. Got an iPod kit that was compatible with my radio. It took about an hour to install using this guide:
http://www.jonathansblog.net/volkswagen_vw_xcarlink_ipod_adaptor_rcd_300_radio_remove
Also had the iPod connector exit through one of the black buttons in front of the gear stick.
5 November 2010
Finally got round to doing my rear VW badge. Decided to go for something a little different than the black and grey. Here’s the guide I used for this:
http://volkswagenownersclub.com/vw/showthread.php/2525-Rear-Emblem-DIY!!!?highlight=rear emblem
9 November 2010
Here’s how it looked on the car after I got it washed.
24 November 2010
Got some calliper paint ordered and when it came I got straight to work with the wire brush and then paint brush. Three guesses what colour I got…
Also redone my front VW badge to colour match the background.
29 November 2010
Random shot in the snow.
8 December 2010
Ordered some eyelids for the car, sprayed them matt black to match with the badges and then got them fitted. Look great in my opinion, bit more of an aggressive look.
10 December 2010
Spent a few weeks looking for subs on Gumtree, with no luck finding any decent ones for a good price until I found this. Some guy was selling two of these, which were two days old. They came with full wiring kits and had never been fitted. They were £140 new on various websites, but me and a mate got them both for £140. Bargain!
30 December 2010
Finally got round to debadging the car, using gentle heat from a hairdryer, some dental floss, and then some GooGone to get rid of the excess adhesive. There was a slight fade in colour from where the badges had been, but that was easily buffed out.
19 January 2011
Ordered some LED license plate bulbs for the car. They aren’t as bright as some I’ve seen but they will do for the meantime. Also ordered a bunch of stickers from ihatestickers.com and stuck a few on.
New LED bulb on the left, compared to the stock bulb on the right.
And then both of them fitted.
And the stickers.
11 February 2011
Finally got the subwoofer fitted. It’s not bad, just a bit bulky. Good bass from it, although the doors are starting to vibrate, so plan to get them dynomat’d at some stage.
13 February 2011
Put a few more stickers on the car and had a random photoshoot.
13 April 2011
A month passed with nothing really happening as money was low, so decided to do a cheap mod and stickerbomb the interior door and dash strips.
Also clearcoated them, hoping to stop them from peeling and fading.
Then got them fitted.
3 May 2011
Decided to tint my rear high level brake light to hide it against the spoiler.
4 May 2011
Wind deflectors arrived so had them fitted straight away. Another suttle mod that adds to the appearance of the car.
7 May 2011
A few things happened today, my Racelands came, but due to an increase in insurance I now can’t afford to fit them. So they were sold unfortunately. Hopefully get a new suspension set-up when I renew my insurance as it will hopefully be cheaper.
Also ordered these valve caps, which I forgot about for a long time.
Finally my plastidip spray can arrived. The matt black paint I had bought before kept peeling, probably due to stones flying up and hitting it. So searched the forums and found that plastidip was the best option.
It’s been almost a year now with the plastidip on the badges and not even a sign of a chip.