mk5_tdi's build

[mk5_tdi]

Hi Guys
Think its time to finally start updating my build thread
Car is an 06 2.0tdi that was purchased in Jan this year
After owning my evo 7 and having to sell it to get something a bit more daily friendly (see below)
However I've still got the mod bug in anything I seem to drive, and just like to have a nice car, and love working on cars too. Anyway after the deposit was paid that night I was straight on the net searching for parts. I first purchased a set of Hella Celis Halogen headlights, JOM Blueline coilovers, and a RCD510 headunit, with canbus update and aerial adaptor.

Few nights later after finally picking the car up I again strolled my way through the internet shopping mall and purchased a fog light kit, with new wiring harness, and euroswitch. Also purchased a new intake kit which for $120 thought why not.

Within a few weeks my Hella Celis headlights arrived and fitted them promptly, and i must say a big improvement over the factory headlights, the only downside being halogen still. Nonetheless I purchased a genuine Philips canbus 6000k HID kit and visibility is now great.

The Jom coils took much longer to arrive than the headlights for some reason, they sat in Germany for 2 weeks at the DHL depot, and no-one could give me answers why. Anyway will being impatient waiting for coilovers I went searching for wheels, and within a few nights I found a perfect set for car, 18x8 +35 BBS Super RS after organising through Jesse Streeter for payment, I also purchased a set of gold bolts which will be going to help on the refurb.

Finally my JOM coils showed up and within the day I fitted them, now cruising at its lowest point around 50mm lol
But the car looks heaps better than when it was stock height. One thing with JOM is a quick touch up on two front struts on a special nut on each loctite is needed so no banging will happen in the future. Easy job, takes no more than 5mins each side. Car rides great now too. This same week the intake kit showed up, the ad stated for jetta but after quick discussion with the seller and assuring me will fit for Golf it fitted perfectly. Gets a much louder spool now and also flutters below 2000rpm

About a week later my RCD510 and all its components came in so I could install them, however i was short the VCDS cable, after a quick chat to a previous R32 owner than went to an evo, Terrance sent me in the way of Tim at Dub Addiction. A week later i dropped by and picked up the cable, while chatting to Tim about tuning etc i left to only come back next Friday night and drive home just over an hour later with my new GIAC tune. Car feels much more responsive and has plenty more torque throughout the rev range. Well worth the coin, and Tim's service is great.
Anyway to this day i still have not installed the RCD510, need to borrow a laptop from someone, will do soon though as radio is giving me the ****s badly now lol

Not much happened for a few weeks until my fog light kit showed up, with the new wiring kit it was fitted in quite a fast time, just like usual running wires through the engine bay/interior is a pain; especially because I'm a little fussy with having a neat bay. But with the euroswitch I can now on/off my fog lights when i please I also had some led's around and scattered them throughout the interior which brightens it up heaps more now.
The led fog light kit however is not the best, so I have purchased a new set of halogen h3 fog light glass globes and a h3 6000k hid kit which should be arriving soon.

Now a few weeks had passed and I was getting pretty impatient for my wheels (sea shipping sucks ) so scrolling through eBay one night I came across a Milltek rear muffler section in WA and the seller was willing to post at expense. I won it, just shy of $250 posted, however e-go has been pretty slow on updating there side with tracking numbers etc and I've been waiting for sometime to get it, however the seller is really helpful which is great.

So nearly the current date and I was needing to also finish off the Milltek exhaust I bit the bullet and purchased the rest of the Milltek TBE from Roadrunner Motorsports in the UK. A very quick dispatch and under a week (excluding easter) and I the exhaust arrived today (yet to get pics though) Today was a good day though, I also received my tracking number finally from e-go for my rear muffler section so that should be here soon, and my BBS arrived
However they are gone already over to Neway Wheels to be fixed of gutter rash and get polished.
Had to make sure they spun 100% while i was down there so took the whole wheel, spun them up then pulled them apart out the front. Brought the centers home as they will be painted.
My dad got home and he usually spends Tuesday nights at my old boss's panelshop, after finding out he was heading there again, and already previously speaking to my old boss i also stripped the front bar moulds, door moulds, and door handles and sent it all with the rim centers to be painted this week.

So that brings me to today, I'm waiting for a few parts, things to be painted and rims to be polished and fixed
I'll be updating with more pics when anything updates now, and hopefully soon have the car to the wait I have envisioned
Probably a few things I've missed as its been a lot of modding/buying etc in last few months but that's that fun

Nick

evo that I had, missed quite a bit running 233awkw and with 'tephra mods' used to blow flames and make huge pops/bangs


The new car, a bit more subtle but still fun nonetheless, fuel dumps are damn fun