Lucas' Golf R

**Lucas_R** · 28-08-2014, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by Frazza

Looks good, where did you get the LED's from and how much

Haha i knew you would be interested in them Chris. I remember talking to you a while ago via PM about the Racing Dash ones being too bright and not fitting all that well. These give out the perfect amount of light IMO (probably 2 or 3 times brighter than the OEM LED bulbs, but not as bright/intense like the Racing Dash ones - which are too bright and look a bit silly). The LED's are about 2x times larger than the ones on the OEM bulbs, and they are 1.5w in total.

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I got this set from Auto Slick (sponsor on here for $130), but they took forever (6-7 weeks) to come from Germany (i suspect they were shipped along with other items that were on backorder), so i ordered this other set for my GTI direct from JOM in Germany. Ordering direct this time saved me $20 (so $110 AUD in total incl shipping) and they are already on their way from Germany. If you access the JOM website from an iPad you get an option to pay with Paypal which is the easiest way to do it. Within 24hrs from payment they sent me my tracking info.

My only slight negative is that the housing is a wee bit small for the hole in the bumper, so there is 1mm or so of movement. They wont fall out or anything like that, but its easily fixed with some DIY.

**Lucas_R** · 10-10-2014, 04:57 PM

Some little updates:

Had to repaint brake calipers because the Einsett wheel cleaner absolutely ruined them. Used Duplicolor gloss black and clear coat for high heat.

New gear boot gaitors arrived. Black leather with silver/grey stitching for the R, and black leather with red stitching for the GTI.

Beautiful packaging too.

**Lucas_R** · 19-10-2014, 07:03 PM

JPM Coachworks gearboot/gaitor fitted. Italian leather with OEM grey stitching.

**Lucas_R** · 22-10-2014, 07:30 PM

Couple of new pics from today:

**Lucas_R** · 09-11-2014, 01:57 PM

**Lucas_R** · 10-11-2014, 01:08 PM

Finally after 3.5 years of ownership, thousands of dollars in aftermarket and OEM+ mods, and hundreds of hours of DIY maintenance and detailing, i finally had the opportunity to get some professional quality photos done by a guy i work with. This was the first time he had photographed a car so it was a learning experience for him and a chance for me to get some nice quality pictures of the car for once. Stoked at how nicely some of them turned out.