Hey guys, I bought a '03 Golf GTI MK4 about 2 months ago and I've spent a bit of money on it recently, so I figured I'd start a build/piccies thread. Totally love my car and I've got some plans in mind, but will be taking my time.

Here's a pic I took a while ago about a week after I picked her up:



I went on a cruise organised by syhm1984 (big thankyou for organizing) and met some really awesome QLD members that day, but I also got a tanned arm and slight sunburn I use my car for work, and the sun was really starting to ***** me off so I sent it off to the tinters. Not a great pic, but atm the only one I have...I'll post better pics later:



The previous owners were an older couple in their 50's, and they serviced the car fairly regularly. I have a full log-book history, but despite that I still felt uneasy because while the mileage was fairly low the car had been in storage for quite some time. It wasn't long before the computer threw up the "Service Me" message, and I wanted the timing belt and oil changed anyway so I booked the car into Prestige & Performance at Coorparoo.

I just want to take a moment to say that Mike and his team have been great to deal with so far, and he also gave me a great deal on the KW V3 coilovers:



I also decided to get new strut bearings and mounts since I'm going to install coilovers, so I bought some Febi Bilstein ones from Tooley Import (PM me for more info). I could've got them cheaper from the UK, but I decided to support a local Aussie business and also wanted the parts sooner rather than later. I was expecting delivery of a couple of days, but to my surprise the parts were shipped express and I received them the next day! I was a bit concerned at first because I had to send my credit card info via fax/email, but having dealt with them now I can say they are legit and I can recommend them:



Picked up 4 cans of Plasti Dip off eBay for $80 bucks from a seller named 'caswellaustralia', and they arrived quickly aswell. Found out about him from Lito (big thanks) so once the coilovers are in I'll do my rims and hopefully the car will have a new look.

I picked up a trolley jack off eBay that looks pretty good so far, but I'll reserve comment til after I've used it to install the coilovers. I've also got a new Pioneer head unit that I'm gonna pick up later tonight or tomorrow, so I'll post pics of that when I can.

It's going to be a busy weekend when I finally get some time to work on the car