Sam's Mk4 Golf 1.6

[fuzion]

It'll drop down 1 inch or so over the next 3-6 months anyhow when they settle.

You can put some 15mm spacer/adapters on the rear and probably some 8-10s on the front to bring the wheels out a bit further! Thats all its missing i think :p

[Water Boy]

Looks pretty low. Rear wiper delete and a smaller antena should be on the to do list!

[saMfish]

A to-do list is a pretty good idea, actually!

To-do list in order of importance (as of 7/2/12):
-Front and rear spacers; 20mm rear, 17.5mm front (or I'll need to roll the guards) [ECS]
-Front top mount strut bar [ECS]
-New OEM shift boot + knob [ECS]
-Rear wiper delete
-Stubby antenna
-Replace or clean front interior left door fabric
-Re-do window tinting; darkest legal (it's a bit scratched up on one window)

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Also, how do you people with really low cars go about jacking your cars up? Do you drive it into planks of wood? If so, how would you do it if you had to jack it up when you're not home? Carry planks of wood in your boot or what?

[Water Boy]

Yeah slamps (slam ramps) are a must. I also carry a small piece of wood in my spare wheel well just in case.

[vwthunder]

Yeah slamps (slam ramps) are a must. I also carry a small piece of wood in my spare wheel well just in case.

no bits of wood in my boot, i dont even carry a spare tire lol

[madglf3]

Car's looking very nice mate, I am a real fan of the Jazz Blue. To jack my car up I just bought a low profile jack to make things a bit easier, but I still need to drive up onto pieces of wood first.

[saMfish]

Thanks mate, yeah I love the colour hey. Someone told me to get it sprayed/wrapped matte black which, while it could look pretty cool, would be expensive and not the look I'm going for. Do you have any idea as to what constitutes as a 'low profile' jack (ie. how low at the highest point on its lowest setting)?

[gareth_oau]

sam, looks great.

WRT your thoughts on spacers, just be aware that they aren't legal in WA and they will earn you a sticker if you misbehave, and might invalidate your insurance if you need to make a claim.

I'm not rying to dampen your spirits, but just want you to make an informed decision

[saMfish]

Thanks man Love your RS4!

Yeah, I was aware that they're illegal in WA but I figure it's the same as the coilover height; it'll take me like an hours work to push the ride height up and bring in the wheels (if/when I do get spacers) so it won't be such an effort to take it over the pits. I know I won't have the same spirit if I do get yellow'd, though Thank you for the information

I replaced the globe behind the heating cluster today which has been bugging me at night for a few months. Can't see if it's working during the day, so I'll test it tonight.

Also today I removed the adjustment ring from the rear coils, sits a bit lower which is great. Got a wheel alignment too, which went pretty well.

[kendog]

I replaced the globe behind the heating cluster today which has been bugging me at night for a few months. Can't see if it's working during the day, so I'll test it tonight.

Where do I even find/buy one of those replacement globes?