nayr Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 (edited) Well I wanted a Lupo GTI for ages after taking a ride in a mates, sold my mk4 tdi and picked this up a day later.Obviously its a completely different drive to the golf but it is a lot more fun to drive without a doubt, although i do miss the torque, i love the grunt of this thing when you drop a gear and let rip! Its nice to be back to petrol!______________________________________________Got some Cambridge rear lights from a group buy on CL from Awesome GTI. I'm mega happy with these, I think they look 10 times better than the standards!Got some coilovers fitted.Had a few camber issues but got them sorted.Got some g60 brakes for the front.______________________________________________I have wanted a nice set of wheels for ages and some RM's came up on edition that I knew I had to have. I had them powder coated in a blue colour as red and black had been done to death. I built them out to 7.5's and 8's and had the dishes re-polished and got some polished hex caps to go with them.Got them on the car, with 185/45's all round...I still have to work on the stance to get it sitting perfect and need to get the arches rolled too which should be sorted in the next couple of months! Next up was interior, bought Dan's GTI seats and got them in, I know he had done them in his but they just looked so right in a Lupo so I had to have them!Then today I fitted a mk5 GTI front grille badge and bought a red grill trim and sprayed it to match the wheels, well happy with how it turned out The pictures don't really do the car any justice, a dslr is needed!Will have to get some better pictures over the weekend Got some other bits planned but this is most likely how ill be rolling at edition. Edited June 17, 2010 by nayr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adele_90 Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Looks great, love the wheels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo pete Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 I love them seats better than leather oneslet me know when you get bored of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_JLClark_ Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 wow i really like this great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-random Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 that looks nice mate. can you go any lower or do the bbs's rub on the arches?looking forward to see what you do next ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Seats look good, but you really need the rears to match. Have you got them?Wheels are different and look good. Front grille trim is a bit subtle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Thats fantastic!So many amazing parts of that car, and the colour of those wheels are gorgeous.Excellent work mate, can't wait to see it in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nayr Posted August 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 The arches are going to be rolled to eliminate any arch gap, and yes the rears will eventually get either trimmed to match or a custom bench made from the mk5 ones I have.Undecided at the minute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafcross Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Love it! Especially the grill trim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_M Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 I do like the wheels and Mk5 GT interior a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafcross Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 Retrim the GTI interior with blue instead of red on the tartan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nayr Posted August 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Finally got some decent DSLR pictures courtesy of Haris!Stance and arch gap needs sorting ASAP I know! And a photoshop of how I would like it to look next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoopyLing Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-random Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 that sits rude in that last photo ! you could get it like that on coilovers with abit of arch work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiea7x Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 im absaloutely loving that mate!rims look pretty sweet too, nice to something a bit different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 You looking at air then, thats SILLY low Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99hjhm Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 How easy is it to fit the Mk5 seats??Car looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nayr Posted August 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Got some camber shims this weekend to try and help my rubbing arches problem!Stopped in at halfords on the way home and found possibly the ultimate cleaning brush for the bolts on my BBS?! Cracked on with the shim fitting, i was a little nervous as you strip quite a lot down to this...Once fitted i quite like them Also put some shorter rear adjusters in to bring the rear down more and wound the front down a little!They still rub a little but not as much but the arches will still definatley be getting rolled next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nayr Posted August 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Just a picture from today, you cant really see the camber that well though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 thats really smart!! the wheels work really well. whats the difference with the mk5 badge on the front to a standard one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiea7x Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 just looks co clean and fresh ...im lovin it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_M Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 I do like the pastel blue colour BBS wheels on a silver car ALOT!!!Keep it up mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLAST Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Those wheels suit it a treat!Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaneightynine Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 not usually keen on silver lupos but looks mint here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_lupz Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Really do love this bbs colour is perfect.smooth recess and its perfect for me.i need camber! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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