The official MKIV appreciation thread

[mikinoz]

I rekon the lights are great, I do however like the look of the blacked out headlights....maybe one day I'll pull them apart and update them

I am thinking of tearing mine apart and making them dual indicator like the R32... :roll:

But if I balls it, I have lost my headlights...

[s14s2a]

Brackie you gota be joking my man! Those headlights are a work of art in the mark 4. By the way i hope to catch you in Hobart tomorrow arvo. My GTI will be at Andrews shop getting the turbo valve replaced(genuine one not the tshhh tshhh wank wank type) and Ottinger exhaust fitted, hope to catch you.

Mate try and steer clear of the un-reliable factory valve, if you have some mods planned in the future (See ur also installing an exhaust) the valve will be the weak link(got mine on ebayAUS for $115,not much more than the OEM)
You dont have to get a noisy one, look at the GFB hybrid, they fit the MkIV perfect and install in no time.
You can go 100% atmosphere, 100% vent back or 50/50...
In summer the 50/50 is a good idea- it lets you vent half of the already hot compressed air out of the inlet allowing more cool dense air to take its place, that has to be a good thing

[s14s2a]

I am thinking of tearing mine apart and making them dual indicator like the R32... :roll:

But if I balls it, I have lost my headlights...

Do the trial run with kiddies water paints and paint brush...if u screww it up, just wash it off!
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[mikinoz]

Do the trial run with kiddies water paints and paint brush...if u screww it up, just wash it off!

No, I more was thinking about including electrics where the bulb below the indicator becomes an indicator also... Follow??

Nice ride BTW dude - liking the shadow chrome...

[H2Hoo]

Mate try and steer clear of the un-reliable factory valve

Hey s14s2a thats the only reason its being replaced the darn factory one is rooted. Its a bit late now, but i will look into replacing the factory one with the kind you have sugested mate.

Get a set of fog lights and fit them to your headlights Mik. The R32 look does look cool though.
Sunsheild out in Moonah have tinted three cars for me and have done a couple for gtimk5 and other water pumper club people, do a good job and well priced, they have a mk4 golf aswell i think.

[mikinoz]

Get a set of fog lights and fit them to your headlights Mik. The R32 look does look cool though.
Sunsheild out in Moonah have tinted three cars for me and have done a couple for gtimk5 and other water pumper club people, do a good job and well priced, they have a mk4 golf aswell i think.

Hook-ups - feeling the MKIV love now

[s14s2a]

I know factory valve = leaking boost !
If its new itl be fine anyways for a few years, mine was 4 or so years old...
I have the boost raised to 10psi and everytime the gas was lifted the engine would shunt/buck, sure sign of a slow reacting, and worn out BOV.
What is yours doing? and what mods do you have planned ?

mikinoz- I think the twin blinker looks ace but there is no blank space below the blinker on the GTI, so you have the chromed out bump on ur headlights ?

[mikinoz]

mikinoz- I think the twin blinker looks ace but there is no blank space below the blinker on the GTI, so you have the chromed out bump on ur headlights ?

Yeah (cos it is a 1.6 - shh, don't tell anyone ) - you got a fog lamp in your GTI don't you?

It can't be that hard to do?? GtiMKV, you pulled your MKIV lights apart didn't you?

Been loving the golf this week - clicked over 80,000km on Sunday! Repaired rim back on car and new rubber on Saturday morning - life can't get better!

[imported_brackie]

Lovely. I'm still not a big fan of the headlights though. I reckon Mr Pug and Mr Cit got it right in the same vintage cars. But that's just a imho. The rest of the Golf design (particularly the rear) looks much more solid and purposeful.

My mrs hates the look of all Cits... but especially the DS and CX series. I love them! Yeah.... go on! Report me to a moderator! I'm eclectic enough in my tastes to like the look of all Golfs, but nothing's ever perfect. In the case of the IV the only problem I have is with the headlights. The R32 is a vast impovement imho.

Stirred you guys up, thought

[gtimk5]

I fitted extra indicators to the blanks in my Mk4, absolutely looked a treat I reckon. Was very fiddly but the results were worth it. The first time you take a Mk4 bumper off is a fiddle but am getting better now. Not like Mk1 & 2 bumpers! Will try and find a photo of the twin indicator look of my old Golf.