cardaft 4 Report post Posted April 25, 2017 Looks great, keep up the good work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue Loop 54 Report post Posted April 25, 2017 Looks very nice on the new wheels! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skajme 27 Report post Posted June 12, 2017 Had an issue with a cylinder 3 misfire and sluggishness now and again in 3rd/4th gear at lower speed's. I had a look at the spark plugs first which still looked brand new, so next was the other end where the HT leads connect to the ignition pack or whatever its called .Anyway the third one along looked like this Couldn't get my phone in to get the inside of the pack properly. Pretty gross! I gave it all a good clean with contact cleaner and got 90% of the corrosion off. Went out and gave it a good blast and it seem's to have fixed it. Hopefully that is the end of the issues! Also I've replaced what turned out to be standard passenger window glass that was sticking open and giving the regulator major problems with a gti window that I snagged for a tenner! Can't complain. Finally,Here's a picture looking not very clean Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich 913 Report post Posted June 12, 2017 been there with cleaning the contacts. the problem will quickly return, I suggest replacing both before this happens. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skajme 27 Report post Posted August 2, 2017 (edited) Cleaned the engine bay a week or so ago. First time ever attempting it properly, think it came up pretty nice! Went to FittedUK at the weekend aswell, Figured it would be rude not to take a pic, even if I was just in the car park. There was some seriously nice Lupos in the show though. Probably not far off 20 of them! Changed the front discs/pad's aswell and lowered it about another 2cm while I was at it. It's at the height I always wanted now! Very pleased. Edited August 2, 2017 by Skajme Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skajme 27 Report post Posted August 29, 2017 Had a drive up to Castleton in the Peak District a week or so ago, Always got to take a few pics of the car haven't you! Finally got around to going into VW and ordering the ignition leads today aswell. £82 all together, Not too bad! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue Loop 54 Report post Posted August 29, 2017 New wheels look great! As does the exhaust (wish I could make it legal over here ). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skajme 27 Report post Posted December 2, 2017 So this happened... Will be selling the black one. Gonna be looking at around £3500 for it on 87000miles. Will put up a post in the selling section soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue Loop 54 Report post Posted December 4, 2017 Lovely colour. Will you be swapping some bits over from the black one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skajme 27 Report post Posted December 4, 2017 4 hours ago, Blue Loop said: Lovely colour. Will you be swapping some bits over from the black one? Cheers! Relatively low mileage, leather seats and air con aswell! Got myself a right bargain! I've only swapped over the Cambridge lights and the Stereo, I'm gonna sell the BBS splits separate and the rest will be staying on the black one. Gutted to lose the exhaust but I don't have the mean's to swap them over unfortunately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue Loop 54 Report post Posted December 5, 2017 Take them bothto a garage to do the exhaust swap. I wouldn't let it go like that if I were you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lupo1.0se 89 Report post Posted December 5, 2017 On 02/12/2017 at 11:28 AM, Skajme said: So this happened... Will be selling the black one. Gonna be looking at around £3500 for it on 87000miles. Will put up a post in the selling section soon Saw that on ebay. You got that for a good price. Possibly the last ravern blue gti (as in 04 they did not offer it. 05 is laser blue) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skajme 27 Report post Posted December 5, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, lupo1.0se said: Saw that on ebay. You got that for a good price. Possibly the last ravern blue gti (as in 04 they did not offer it. 05 is laser blue) Was it on Ebay? didn't realise! I saw it on Auto Trader and it was only up the road so I went and stuck a deposit down sharpish! Considering it's only on 59k with leather seats and air con it was ridiculously cheap, so cheap in fact I wouldn't want to say what I paid for it ha! Didn't know that about the 03's being the last year of Raven blue either, interesting! Edited December 5, 2017 by Skajme Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lupo1.0se 89 Report post Posted December 5, 2017 17 minutes ago, Skajme said: Was it on Ebay? didn't realise! I saw it on Auto Trader and it was only up the road so I went and stuck a deposit down sharpish! Considering it's only on 59k with leather seats and air con it was ridiculously cheap, so cheap in fact I wouldn't want to say what I paid for it ha! Didn't know that about the 03's being the last year of Raven blue either, interesting! Sorry. It might of been AutoTrader. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skajme 27 Report post Posted February 26 Not had chance to do anything really to this yet, cold weather is seriously off putting! Do have a list of tasks though, front bumper looks slightly mis-aligned so gonna remove that and try to re-align it, got a replacement tailgate loom to fit aswell as a couple of other niggly bits! Coilovers and the new alloys I have in boxes in my room are the first jobs after the boring stuff is out of the way! Still massively in love with the blue! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich 913 Report post Posted February 27 Mmmmm blue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue Loop 54 Report post Posted February 27 Don't go silly low and careful with the choice of alloys... There's more than enough GTi's that have already been ruined. Looking at what you did to the black one it should be OK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skajme 27 Report post Posted February 27 8 hours ago, Blue Loop said: Don't go silly low and careful with the choice of alloys... There's more than enough GTi's that have already been ruined. Looking at what you did to the black one it should be OK Definitely won't be going silly low. I want to still enjoy driving it and 100% don't want to ruin it! Alloys are all about personal taste I guess and I'll be keeping the originals anyway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skajme 27 Report post Posted April 16 Not much to update, got a new gear knob from a mk7 golf gti, don't have any picture's unfortunately. It's hard to get a decent pic of a knob! Finally ordered coilovers, and new top mounts. Went for ST-X's over the AP's this time. Couple of just cleaned shiny pics from today. Love the blue more and more as time goes on. Just looks so beautiful in the sun! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue Loop 54 Report post Posted April 17 Looks lovely! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reedo 12 Report post Posted April 17 the blue is lush. especially if the paint is decent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sj2112 18 Report post Posted April 17 Are you losing the tints? Would look better i feel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skajme 27 Report post Posted April 17 42 minutes ago, sj2112 said: Are you losing the tints? Would look better i feel. Have thought about it. Its more the pain of actually doing it that has stopped me so far Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skajme 27 Report post Posted May 9 (edited) Got a new bootlid, mk5 golf handle! All the internals are there. Just needs powering I think Improves the look of the car infinitely in my opinion! Gonna stick a GTI badge back on and I'll be sorted Edited May 9 by Skajme Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
