GTIKole's MKV Build.

[GTIKole.]

We'll I have been on here for a bit and never did this so I guess it time to share.:D

Oct 2008
I bought the car on October 31, 2008. I looked at a few new Rabbits and GTI's but then by chance found this guy sitting in the back of a Honda dealership. after a few hours of talking I drove the car home on halloween night.
It's a 2006 GTI, Untied Grey, 6 speed and had 30k on the clock.
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Feb 2009
After trying to avoid the itch to build this for a few month I broke down. I picked up a set of H&R sport springs to lower the car a bit. I was happy at first but soon after wanted to be lower.
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Sept 2009
The car stayed the same for a bit, was busy spending the summer riding my bike all over the place. Then I moved into an apartment with a garage and it all goes down hill from here.:D

I ordered a set of FK high sport coil overs. first thing I had when I got them was take the helper springs out and threw them in the trash can. After a few hours of work the car was on coils and getting lower. I also removed the rear wiper and plugged the hole.

I got the car tuning with REVO stage 1 software.

After driving it for a few days I knew the tire sizes were holding me up so I switch to 205/40/17 Falken 512's on my Classix's and then spun the coils down.
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I then did not like how much the wheels sat in so I picked up 13mm for up front 30mm for the rears. I also order a votex rep lip & a badgeless grill from TM tuning.
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Oct 2009
Figured it was time for new wheels so I trade the classix's for a set of c4 saw blades painted white.
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I then got my hood notch filled finally!
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Dec 2009
Winter hit Indy pretty hard so I threw the car into winter with a set of denvers I picked up from a friend and raised the car up. I also had a front bumper shaved and painted my grill trim white to match the saw blades.
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Feb 2010
It started to warm up a bit so I knew it was time to get the car in order. I pick up a diesel geek skid plate, open lower grilles & lower the car to zero threads.
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Skid plate bolts after one trip to Louisville for WBTB..
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April 2010
I got bored with the saw blades and wanted something a bit better So sold them and picked these up from Memory Fab. BBS RS's 17x8.5 17x9.5 with 205/45 up front and a 215/45 rear.
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After a bit of debate and research I bought a airlift slam series kit with manuel management. it took about 12 hours to do the install with my buddy Ethan and myself, back then air lift had not told you everything you needed to do like the kits of today do. also notch the frame on the passenger side so I could get the frame touch the ground.
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SOWO 2010
Packed up and drove down to florida to see my mom a week before sowo. Then headed to Sowo. on the way home I drove through the tail of dragon and let the gti have some fun.
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June 2010
I switch the rear tires size on rs's from 215/45 to 215/40 and finally got the arch to lay between lip and tire.
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July 2010
I once again got bored with my wheels and sold the RS's to my buddy Nick. I then once agin called up Memory Fab and picked up a new set of wheels. RH ZW1's 17x8.5 and 17x9.5.
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Then headed off to IA Summer meet.

Aug 2010
The car started having bad fuel cut problems so I took it in. The cam follower had broke wearing away my hpfp and my cam. The dealer ship had the car for about a week. Replaced my HPFP, Cam, scam follower, did my water belt and timing belt at the same time to cost future cost down.

I got the car and had a P-flow intake to install on and then took the car for drive and it felt like a new car.

Sept 2010
With H2O coming up fast I figured I would change some thing around but sadly My RH's Got ruin In shipping. So I rushed to pick up something new and finally found it. I pick up a set of Alphards from here. I also pick up a A3 throttle pipe to replace the factory noise pipe :facepalm:
I Rushed to get them here. The day they showed up i had the tires removed and they were off to powder coating. I got them back a few days before I left. Got them on and got on the road for H2O.
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On the way to H2O I hit a possum in the middle of Ohio then broke the center of my lip and cracked my shave bumper in a few spots then about 8 hours Later I smashed my first oil pan on a bridge transition. Spent 3 hours on the side of the road replacing it.
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Oct 2010
After H2O I was kinda bummed out on the case and thought maybe it was time to pay of some loans and credit cards. So I started to part out and sell the parts off my car. I sold the air ride and the wheels. I picked up a set of sport coil overs to run and left the car alone for the next 5 months.:(

Feb 2011
I started a better paying job and work with my good friend Brandon who got me back in the mood to build a car. So i picked up a 1979 4 door Rabbit to build and started throwing everything into that build as I left the mkv alone and a snow storm ripped my bumper off ruining it.
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July 2011
I almost had the Rabbit running but I was missing the mkv more than I cared about the Rabbit. I busted missed the feel and the look of the car. At that point I sold everything I had in the Rabbit build to get the GTI back on its Feet.

I did a little cheap make over on the GTI. Paint the Denver black and grill trim.
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I then pick up my second Air ride set up thanks to Bag Riders.
Accuair switch speed management, air lift slam series fronts, air lift rear bags, air lift rear shocks, 400c compressor, NUMATICS water trap, 3/4" line and a 5 gallon tank.
This time the Install only took 6 hours with a some friends help and I was back on the ground.
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I then Pick up some new wheels :D
Superstar dishs 17x8 17x9 and put 205/40 falken 512's on them. I had to mill the holes out to allow a 14mm bolt.
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I went to Treffen in chicago and pick up a roof rack from my buddy Joey. and then came home and got to work on the car again. I bought a new front bumper and fenders to replace the beat ones on my car and had them Painted in Cinci by Mark.
Drove like this for a few weeks.
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subframe on the ground :heart:
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Sept 2011
I got my parts back from paint and the car looked amazing again but still bummed it's no longer shaved.
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Oct 2011
I figured i would keep my wheel whore ways going and trade my wheels off but this time I was getting something back. I got my old Alphards back which was nice because it was the one wheel I did not want to sell but did to get ahead at the time.
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Oct 2011
I painted the grille trim and roof rack bars White to match the wheels.
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Also warped the Merc caps in white vinyl
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Also finally got fog lights again after a possum took them out.
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Jan 2012
pick up yellow ftp and fog lights.

I found out I got a job at ECS Tuning as a automotive photographer, I stepped away from the car and got Ready to move from Indianapolis, IN to the Cleveland, OH Area. After some stress and all the packing My girlfriend and I moved into our Apartment on Ohio and started my new job.

[GTIKole.]

I got settled in my New apartment and got started at work. I knew it was time to start looking for new wheels for the MKV plus the lady wanted the alphards for her MK4. So I started searching for the right set. I also figure since I was in a new town I would go and shoot some photo's..
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My buddy Max then got as hold of and asked if I would want to buy his RS's that he had started to refinish. The price was right ands the sizing and offset was what I was looking for so I meet up with Max and picked up my new wheels.
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Rear fitment.
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Front fitment.
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The second I got home I started getting to work on them. Did a quick polish on all the lips just to bring back the mirror finish. then had to cut all the old sealant off the faces, lips and barrels. Then I cleaned, sanded, taped off and primed the faces and the waffles.

Start color.
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Faces and waffles primed.
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Mock up. :love:
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Then my tires showed up and I got all the wheels built.
Specs- 17x8 et15 and 17x9.5 et 25
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Then the tires got mounted and I got them on the car.
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I went to WBTB in Louisville. Had a great time and saw some old friends. Then I got home and drove to work one day and this happened...
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So I figured it was time to make the fronts wider since they were sitting on the tire when I aired out. I ditched the 17x6 barrels and picked up 17x7" barrels and rebuilt them.
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New Specs.
Fronts- 17x9 et 28 with a 205/40 Falken 512
Rears- 17x9.5 et25 with a 215/40 Falken 512.

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The lady's MK4 and my MKV.
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And that leads us to today. 5 broken oil pans and 110k miles later. :cheers:

[GTIKole.]

I sold my RS's at SOWO when I was in Ohio hanging out hahah
But I hooked up with David at Memory Fab and we are building up a new set of wheels for the MKV. Sad to say the grey on white theme I have been do for a look time is ending. New color for set up but still polished lips and gold hardware. They should be finished and be heading my way by the end of the week or by the middle of next.
Here some of the last photos I took with the RS's on.

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[GTIKole.]

Well still waiting on the new wheels to be finished. David is just waiting on hardware to show up for the other two wheels. Car feel like poo garbage on the steelies so I'm ready to have good wheels and tires back. here is a peek at the wheels. :mrgreen:
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I spent the weekend working on my air ride a bit and just cleaning everything up. I also ordered myself a new badge less grill. Tired of the cheap look of the flat front grill.
current state of the car :(
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[Justinfbi]

Holy fucking shit dude. <3

[tomshouse516]

:):):):)

[GTIKole.]

Lunch break update. New grill on. looks a lot nicer than my old flat blacked badge less grill. The red trim will not last long at all. Getting some paint this weekend to paint the trim to match the wheels. ;)
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[Dwob]

really great build and write up, i wanna see your management setup!

[GTIKole.]

Ask and you shall receive
It's not the best thing in the world but it works and I can still use my trunk, I must for me with riding bmx and always having a bike in the car. False floor goes on top of this to protect everything. I have added a second feed line to the manifold and took out those block be hide the tank. Hopefully I'll redo the trunk set up before H2O with a second compressor and better lay out.
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[Swag]

Easily My Favorite MKV good work man

[GTIKole.]

Thank you sir. I'll just be happy to get the new wheels on and have my car back to "normal" haha

[drift55]

I Love this car! I've seen pictures of it everywhere. Can't wait to see the next set of wheels.

[GTIKole.]

I can't wait either haha
Thanks for the love

[daniel_lucian]

Looks good even on steelies :)

[TeckniX]

Damn really good story and evolution of the car! Luvin' the alphas but RS did work for the car as always.
Can't wait to see what you got next.

ps: who is mark that painted your front-end, I may need some ish painted soon.

[P78]

not really a fan of your debadged grill

other then that, awesome

[GTIKole.]

Damn really good story and evolution of the car! Luvin' the alphas but RS did work for the car as always.
Can't wait to see what you got next.

ps: who is mark that painted your front-end, I may need some ish painted soon.

I forget Mark's last name right now. My buddy Jason from cindy told me we would do great work plus it let me hang out with some friends in Cincy and see a Red's game with my lady.

[nhojyauq]

John Quay has <3 for your car! hope to see it and you at a show soon.

[98z24ragtop]

Love the new grille, and can't wait to see those new wheels on there! Every other set you had looked great, so I'm sure the purple's won't disappoint!

[GTIKole.]

Im really stoked to get the wheels and see the purple on the grey. It will be a fresh change for me. I have been rocking white for way to long.

[justaneffer]

holy fuck. that look on the steelies makes me wanna buy an mk5. god damn dude. props x10000000000000

[Chuckdee]

I had a hard on for this car since I saw floating on the interwebz. But really dude, I love it! I'm really looking to seeing it in person at H2o this year!

[GTIKole.]

Thanks glad to hear you like it. I can't wait for H2O. I missed SOWO so I'll be in Ocean Cuty from Weds-Mon to make up for it and so the lady and I can have a nice little vacation and not be rushed. for the Last few years I have left Indy at midnight drove throughout the night and got there around 2pm and I was tired all day Friday so I will not be doing that again. plus I just want to get a lawn chair and watch all the cars come in Friday :D

[GTIKole.]

So I got a nice little email today. The wheels should be done in the next few days but David sent me the final specs on my wheels that he measured and I'm as Happy as can be about them.
Fronts- 17x9 +29.7 (+30)
Rears- 17x9.5 +23

The fronts will sit in about 2mm more than the RS and the rears will poke about 2mm more.
Here is a picture of the car parked at work.
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[GTIKole.]

Look who came home today...
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Prototype Mtechnica multi piece Wheels.
17x9 et30 (2" lips)
17x9.5 et23 (2.5" lips)
Custom Purple face and and barrels
Gold plated Hardware.
dual drilled for 5x112 and 5x100

Tires will get mounted Saturday morning and will be on the car right after.

[Semu]

Best looking MKV in the world i guess :)

[NeilP]

love this build!

[P78]

new wheels and their color are fingerlicking good

[GTIKole.]

Test fired the one today to make sure they cleared my brakes. All good to go. Also picked up some hub rings and and invisible valve stems for them from work today.

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Getting up early tomorrow morning to get them mounted.

[JackHasGame]

sooo clean man

[GTIKole.]

Waking up in the morning and have the tires mounted :)

[tomshouse516]

I hope by the time I wake up the wheels are on the car.. One can dream.

[NathanHeeney]

Purple looks way better than white! Does the lip have a yellow pinstripe or is that just tape to protect the lip?

[GTIKole.]

Purple looks way better than white! Does the lip have a yellow pinstripe or is that just tape to protect the lip?

just tape to protect the lip.

Ok guys here is what is going on.
The wheels are going back into Davids hands at Memory Fab. The wheels are going to get re-built with new barrels that are not double drops. This will solve my mounting issues and let me run the tire sizes I want. :D

I can't thank David enough for with all his help with these wheels and taking them back to make them work. :thumbup::beer:

I will also be running some temp wheels as mine are getting re-built which im also really stoked to run.

[Nickgt40]

Great build, any progress since sending the wheels back last month?

[GTIKole.]

Well since someone asked I guess I'll do an update.
I have been busy getting ready for H2O most of all, getting our rental paid off and saving for the trip as it will be my only vacation all year so lady and I want to enjoy it.

After Andy P. bugged me for months about doing it I finally redid my trunk set up for the air ride. Went over to Andy's house in the morning and we started on the build. I stripped my trunk out and cleaned everything in the trunk. Plained and going to get the materials took the longest but it was all worth it. pretty much all the wires are hidden, the pressure switch is going to get moved to the side of the tank to hide it as well.
Before.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8301/7795715126_e7f7e31ec0_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/7795715126/)

After.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7132/7795714164_03afe219d4_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/7795714164/)

Still have to make a cover for the new set up I'm a lot happier with the new setup.
Little mod that I got from Andy...
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8303/7795716658_8130cec991_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/7795716658/)

Went to Zack's house Sunday and thought it would be fun to try on some Th-Lines. To bad Jays built them so wide and with such low offsets.....
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8306/7795723714_0194418176_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/7795723714/)

Now on to my wheel issues. As stated before the barrel profile on the wheels makes it almost impossible to mount and good amount of stretch, which I need. So I sent the wheels back David's way so see if he could be build them. But in the last few months I have had a lot of things come up and a lot of things happen that have made money really tight for me and my family. I just don't have the income or the time to help david prototype the wheels right now. So I got my money so I could pick up something cheaper and pay some bills. David fully understood were I was coming for and where I am at. I would tell anyone to use Memory Fab for refinishing and wheel rebuilding needs still It's just not in my cards right now.

But I did pick up something cheaper that I'm still really happy to have picked up....
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8424/7795706250_45a0013bf4_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/7795706250/)

17x8.5 et13 and 17x10 et20 Borbet Type A's :D
I have always wanted a set just never found any in good spec's. I know it's be done and blah blah blah... I don't care I wanted a set and Im stoked for them to get here.

And how it's still sitting.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7268/7795718964_8b3f6cf6cc_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/7795718964/)
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[GTIKole.]

Wheels get shipped out today. So stoked! The guys I picked them up from sent me this last night..
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8287/7837553824_db3305a2f6_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/7837553824/)

Also went back to my old ways. get out of here Purple!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8300/7814699310_56e2204608_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/7814699310/)

In other awesome new my rental for H2Oi is paid off so now just getting all the loose ends fixed on the GTI and I'll be hanging on the strip in a month.

[GTIKole.]

No updates on the MKV. Type A's will be here Wed's
I spent the morning getting the lady's car in order. New rear tires on the Alphards. Switched from the stupid 225/40 that have been on them since I bought them in 2010 to a set of 215/40 512's
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8446/7858820366_fcb72971df_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/7858820366/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8298/7858795220_3ec1681f7b_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/7858795220/)
Next thing for her car is to raise the motor to help takes some stress off the cv's.

[drift55]

I can't wait to see those type As on! They're one of my dream wheels

[Mk4WiLk01]

i lovvvedd the white rs's, car looks great tho man...cant wait to see the new wheels mounted!

[GTIKole.]

i lovvvedd the white rs's, car looks great tho man...cant wait to see the new wheels mounted!
I loved the RS's as well, one of my biggest regrets is selling them. But at the same time really happy I picked up the Type A's to break away from the normal bags + RS's = MKV :rofl

I can't wait to see those type As on! They're one of my dream wheels
I have wanted a set of them since I was 16 and saw them on a MK2. I just want them to get here so I can get off my bald tires on the steelies. :mad

Can it be Wednesday already??? haha

[brsteinbach]

I love every part of this build! I can't wait for updates! :alright

[GTIKole.]

You to give you an idea of how they will sit. Not my car. All my arches are pulled just a bit so it should be perfect.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8424/7706184608_49bb523bb5_c.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8289/7706185420_21787b8a02_c.jpg

[GTIKole.]

Looks like the Type A's will be one tonight. They are sitting at home waiting for me. Get off work and go to the my buddy Tim's shop and get the tires on.

[nhojyauq]

jealous of your rears

[kittenpuncher]

in for updates great mkV.

[GTIKole.]

Update.
Well my luck seems to say bad. The Type A's got here with me thinking they minty and in great shape. That was far for what I got as you can read here..

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5806315-FS-FT-Borbet-Type-A-s-(17x8.5-and-17x10)-Medina-OH&p=78816861#post78816861

The faces were spray painted, terribly
The lug hole have been milled larger, terribly
one wheel was bent
two wheels had cracks in them.

So they will not be on the MKV. So this what you'll see at H2O.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8042/7906035260_9ea3c85c6e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/7906035260/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8171/7906036006_4e4d155c10_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/7906036006/)

[POMAH]

I see that last shot, looks like the wheel sits more in on one side then the other? I've seen pics of other mk5's and they have a similar trend.

I love your car dude!

[nhojyauq]

My borbets aren't perfect either :( can't go wrong with alphards man, flashback of my first year at h2o!

[Sir_Townsend]

christ how many sets of wheels do you have!?

[WiiGoCrazy]

What an awesome MK5 you have there!

Intrigued to see the A's on :-)

[NickL]

Shitty you got fucked over like that, Alphards look nice though man.

[GTIKole.]

Shitty you got fucked over like that, Alphards look nice though man.

Yep I filed a claim with paypal over them. I love the alphards. but after all this crap that has happened over this summer I'm pretty much just kind of over the MKV just have kind of lost the passion I once had for it. I think it time I save up and buy my dream car to start a new project, Early MK1 2dr Rabbit/ GTI.

What an awesome MK5 you have there!

Intrigued to see the A's on :-)
Thank you sir.
here is what they looked for the one day they were mounted..
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8172/7897428678_257d67771c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/7897428678/)

[WiiGoCrazy]

Ah I never saw your update saying they were in a bad shape, sucks.

Suit it though imo, dish is niiiice, Alphards would be my choice on a MK5, go together so well!

[GTIKole.]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8438/7914371302_8174f01462_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/7914371302/)

[drift55]

You seem to be able to rock any wheel you put on your car

[GTIKole.]

Well since all the trade offers I seem to get are not what I want I'm just going about and fixing some issues. I placed this order today....
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x159/koletygrove/ScreenShot2012-09-11at104811AM.png
All H2Oi prep. nothing crazy just service stuff but still makes me feel better to take care of the car. but those 20mm spacers will be fun 18x9.5 et20 will be the final offset for the rears now. :alright
I still have to pick up oil on the way home and have to find somewhere around me to do a alignment so I don't destroy a set of tires going to and from Maryland and then all thats left is pull the rest of the tint off the windows and finish my trunk cover.

[GTIKole.]

Ok so update time!

in the past 48 hours I have...
-replaced the wipers
-replaced the coil packs and spark plugs
-replaced my cabin filter
-replaced my cam follower
-put 20mm spacers on the rear (making the Alphards 18x9.5 et20)
-blew a rear bag
-tapped out the frame to use better bolts than what airlift supplies you, which are self tapping screws...
-replaced rear bag and played around with it's mount to make sure the bag was centered.
-pulled the rear arches to allow for et20
-put my new steering on

I still have to do an oil change and a few other little odds and ends to clean up the rear more but it's getting there for sure.

New wheel :D
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8459/7985446231_4f65d8063d_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/7985446231/)

The screws air lift gives you on the left :shifty and the bolts I tapped the frame out for.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8299/7985458802_87a9991959_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/7985458802/)

[GTIKole.]

Getting that gas.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8299/7987352129_82731a80aa_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/7987352129/)

[Wunderbaum]

The nicest MKV i've ever seen! 10/10!

[GTIKole.]

Thanks for the kinds words.
but I'm far from being the nicest still I a lot of work to do before I'm fully happy with it.

[Forty-six and 2]

Looks great! I love the wheels collection.

[GTIKole.]

Today...
-oil change
-remove tint
-switched from 20mm to 10-12mm spacers not sure what size haha
-washed and cleaned up the car.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8435/7993759970_8af26f19c1_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/7993759970/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8308/7993752451_c154679c6c_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/7993752451/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8455/7993752863_244c51a7ee_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/7993752863/)

[GTIKole.]

Is it H2OI yet? Counting down the days...

[Tylerhasaphone.]

Enjoying this thread and this car very much.

[GTIKole.]

Enjoying this thread and this car very much.
Thank you sir. :)
Still have to make a cover for the trunk set up and lots and lots of cleaning. :D

[GTIKole.]

Well did some of the last finishing touches on the GTI before H2O.
Went over to Andy's house and we got started. We ran up to Lowes to pick up wood so we could build a false floor for my trunk set up so I would have a useable trunk again. made it a two piece floor which made cutting out the tank area so cake. built the back area first then made the front section. Andy also cut out the three taps on the front grill used to hold the gti badge so now all the honey combs in the grill are open.
All I have to say is after make the floor to hold my air ride and my false floor and just doing basic fabric warping is that I have a big amount of respect for people who do custom interiors like seats and dashes.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8169/8015164219_271d0cb3a0_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/8015164219/)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8174/8015166376_2d6d664c56_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/8015166376/)

[Raarasutra]

God damn it's a purdy thang. It almost fills me with regret for selling my bunny

Keep at it, you do things properly proper :alright

[jackjamesw910i]

wow.. what a read. This has taught me that things are not as simple as they usually seem in these build threads. There are ups and always downs from smashing sumps to taking that perfect picture. Getting your car ready for H20 must be brutally cool because its the biggest show in the U S of A. Coolest thread iv read in a while :cool

[GTIKole.]

God damn it's a purdy thang. It almost fills me with regret for selling my bunny

Keep at it, you do things properly proper :alright
Thats that plan. Wish I could have got different wheels before H2Oi but at tax time my buddy Zack Bell will be building me a set of custom 3pc wheels (design my own centers as well). :alright

wow.. what a read. This has taught me that things are not as simple as they usually seem in these build threads. There are ups and always downs from smashing sumps to taking that perfect picture. Getting your car ready for H20 must be brutally cool because its the biggest show in the U S of A. Coolest thread iv read in a while :cool
I have had a lot of ups and downs in the past 4 years that for sure haha but everything teaching me something new. Every mistake I have made has made me do something better every time.

here is another picture of the trunk. it looks clean and proper with or without the cover on which is what I was going for.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8173/8017580052_b289843e4f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/8017580052/)

[GTIKole.]

Update.
Went to H2O, hung out with friends and things.
Car drove there and back fine. Put the car up for sale/trade because I wanted something different.
All I got was weak offers and things that made me want to bash my head against a wall. So I have given up on that idea.
So now the car is getting new tires for the steelies and some nice things to prepare it for winter.
New wheels will be picked up before springs and I'm going to make sure I get something 17x wide and stupid.
That is all. Have a good day.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8325/8094925507_43152e54d5_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kolegrove/8094925507/)

[dDutch]

Lovin it! Keep up the great work!