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[Swainey32]

Putting all my thought's and progress onto the one page, more for myself than anything.
So purchased a mk4 gti back in January 2011 with 8X000km in immaculate condition inside and out.




Few cheap fixes at the start:
Shift boot worn out

New one


Ugly antenna

new one


Average headunit so purchased from the US an AVIC z130BT

wiring mayhem

custom wiring loom that actually worked, than noone for having a direct iso interface :/

now how do I get it all to fit?

f it, take everything out so I can run the cables

whilst the dash in pieces, may as well install a reversing camera


and she's in, excuse the just terrible photography from back when I took these :S

sooo much blur, woops, honestly a very good system


That's enough for this post

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Denvers for $150, hell yeahs, but unfortunately, gutter rash central
Two part metal epoxy to fill gaps after sanding

sand this down to 2000 grit

Prime

Putty filler

blaaaaaaaaaaaackk




Now she looks like a 4WD

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Next of course for those cheap and easy extra 25 fw killer wasps, red calipers



Still looks like a 4WD

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Coilovers yayyyy


Then some tint, not as dark in photo as in real life

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For someone as OCD with car cleaning as me, I'm always surprised at how much grime comes out of car seats, ewww, I annually hire a rug doctor from coles with the upholstery attachments, this is what comes out

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Then got myself a newsouth boost gauge for them OEM feels when the lights match

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At this stage, I forgot to mention, Gav set me up with a nice Custom Code tune, makes such a difference off such a simple process.

Another bargain of the century, picked up some bora heated leather seats for $100 :O they needed some serious TLC, but for $100, what a ripper deal, after 2 weeks of treatment, yes you heard me, 2 weeks, the leatherique worked it's magic and softened the leather and reduced some minor cracking, and brought back that leather smell, mmmm delicious.

about 8 of these micro fiber clothes used to strip the grime out of what I deemed reasonably clean seats :/

Shiney, stiff, cracking

comparison of the two seats, on the right is treated, plush, low sheen and great to touch, like new with a lot of effort, but I don't mind

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Next on the to do list:
- 42DD TBE
- FMIC
- Frankenturbo (maybe)
- more wheels
- re painting interior trim pieces

To be continued.....

[dylan8]

awesome work on the seats!
whats it worth to hire the rug doctor? have never looked into it?

Car looks clean