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So since my Jetta is still under the knife, I decided I was going to need a new car. I picked up this 20th AE GTI about 6 months ago with 120k miles for a steal.
It had its little problems but I was able to sort those out fairly quickly.
I'm making this thread as a timeline of what I've done to the car and what I will continue to do. I bought it with the mentality that it wouldn't become another project, but after owning for a little over a week, that mentality went out the window.
So here we go!
Here she is the first weekend after I bought it. I spent hours in the garage using many many Chemical Guys and Smart Wax polishes to make it look this way, but it paid off. I should also mention, that during this time I also flashed the car with a Stage 2 Eurodyne tune. So much for staying stock.
It Sure did fit in well in my garage
After having a driving MK4 again, I started to get the itch... and a little over a week after I bought it, I sent an email to Mike at VX Tuning and put in an order for some Retros
I will never cease to be impressed by VX Tuning. Mike is absolutely wonderful and his products are Beautiful.
The next thing I did is what I like to call "The Typical MK4 Kid Mod" and bought a set of racks
Up to this point, the car had only been used to get me around town, it's longest drive was about 50 miles to go visit my parents. I needed to give it some time on the road to make sure there was nothing I needed to get sorted so I took a 400 mile road trip up to the Central Valley of California. The following pictures sum up the Central Valley.... Corn and Nut Trees
The drive brought out some problem, I had a leaky Valve Cover gasket and after this trip, my car seemed to have a very hard time starting.
Pulled codes and got a Camshaft Position Sensor fault... gee I wonder why
After performing the maintenance and getting the car back in good running condition I was surprised with a package at my door from Raceland.
It was a set of Primos. I didn't order them, but I was glad that who ever did, shipped them to my house.
I later got a call from my dad who asked me if the coilovers showed up, He said he was sad seeing me not driving a lowered Volkswagen and decided to take the matter into his own hands. Thanks Dad! :thumbup:
I will say, for cheap, budget coils, the Primos ride pretty nice and I was very impressed.
Christmas time was just about to start rolling around and I needed a new set of tires, Lucky for me... my Broken Jetta was the perfect donor. Thanks for the Alphards, sorry for the Aristos with Bad tires.
Since its a Christmas tradition here with the Eurojerks, I threw my roof basket and lights on the GTI for the month of December
Fun Photo Ops Ensued
This car has been nothing but fun for me since I've bought it... and it actually handles quite well in the snow
But this leads me up to today, I just ordered a Concepts in Motion Ventpod and Boost Gauge. Can't wait for it to get here and give the thread its first "real update!"
Thanks for Looking!:thumbup::thumbup:
It had its little problems but I was able to sort those out fairly quickly.
I'm making this thread as a timeline of what I've done to the car and what I will continue to do. I bought it with the mentality that it wouldn't become another project, but after owning for a little over a week, that mentality went out the window.
So here we go!
Here she is the first weekend after I bought it. I spent hours in the garage using many many Chemical Guys and Smart Wax polishes to make it look this way, but it paid off. I should also mention, that during this time I also flashed the car with a Stage 2 Eurodyne tune. So much for staying stock.
It Sure did fit in well in my garage
After having a driving MK4 again, I started to get the itch... and a little over a week after I bought it, I sent an email to Mike at VX Tuning and put in an order for some Retros
I will never cease to be impressed by VX Tuning. Mike is absolutely wonderful and his products are Beautiful.
The next thing I did is what I like to call "The Typical MK4 Kid Mod" and bought a set of racks
Up to this point, the car had only been used to get me around town, it's longest drive was about 50 miles to go visit my parents. I needed to give it some time on the road to make sure there was nothing I needed to get sorted so I took a 400 mile road trip up to the Central Valley of California. The following pictures sum up the Central Valley.... Corn and Nut Trees
The drive brought out some problem, I had a leaky Valve Cover gasket and after this trip, my car seemed to have a very hard time starting.
Pulled codes and got a Camshaft Position Sensor fault... gee I wonder why
After performing the maintenance and getting the car back in good running condition I was surprised with a package at my door from Raceland.
It was a set of Primos. I didn't order them, but I was glad that who ever did, shipped them to my house.
I later got a call from my dad who asked me if the coilovers showed up, He said he was sad seeing me not driving a lowered Volkswagen and decided to take the matter into his own hands. Thanks Dad! :thumbup:
I will say, for cheap, budget coils, the Primos ride pretty nice and I was very impressed.
Christmas time was just about to start rolling around and I needed a new set of tires, Lucky for me... my Broken Jetta was the perfect donor. Thanks for the Alphards, sorry for the Aristos with Bad tires.
Since its a Christmas tradition here with the Eurojerks, I threw my roof basket and lights on the GTI for the month of December
Fun Photo Ops Ensued
This car has been nothing but fun for me since I've bought it... and it actually handles quite well in the snow
But this leads me up to today, I just ordered a Concepts in Motion Ventpod and Boost Gauge. Can't wait for it to get here and give the thread its first "real update!"
Thanks for Looking!:thumbup::thumbup:
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