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Yeah fair enough, but I am telling you do not drive more than 50 miles without them, even if the bolts are torqued up correctly. The experience is not nice, wheel falling off on motorway. No fun in that.
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I use them so it fits perfectly to the hub so no vibration and less stress on the bolts, but there are loads of people who dont use them and have no issues. I mean it in the sense thats its preferred to use them, but you might not have any problems if you dont.
I would use them though for the sake of how cheap they are.
That's like saying jumping out of a 100ft building you might not break your legs. Ridiculous. Having personally been in a car where the wheel has come of because of missing spigot rings, I would advise everyone use them as the wheel sitting on the hub properly is just as important as actually have wheel bolts.
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I thought this would be a car show for single people from the title
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Wait, so this isn't a VXR?
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Yeah I did remove them both but the door has been painted previously and was more orange underneath so I just put the door side strips back on. You've just reminded me that's another thing I need to sort this summer
Ah well lol.
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If anything the front needs lowering to meet the rear if anything! Can't really see it in the pics though.
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I will be in Plymouth in June to stay at a mates, if you're still there then?
I like to think my lupo handles alright, but I don't exactly go into corners at 90mph and do not have much to compare it to!
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Nope - definately not a barge I have never been in a car that grips better in corners, it does not understeer, most of the time it tends to leave black lines around corners from the rear outside tyre. Scott Johns on here has driven it in an empty car park where I set him the challenge of making the tyres slip on the tarmac without the use of the handbrake. However hard he drove it - and he did his very best - he could not do it - he even felt sick after trying!
The tyres (Yoko S-Drives) make a huge difference as well. That combined with AP Coils and the RARB on medium setting, (tyres front and rear at 30psi).
A standard Gti - I can 100% guaruntee - would not go round a corner quicker, even with its 10mm wider tyres - they are still set up by VW to understeer as it is considered safer than oversteer.
I want this challenge.
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Nice mate, let me know when you're back. I am just at uni doing exams atm but am back May 20th.
PS I saw some borbet a's for sale the other day if you're still interested?
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Looking good Ben, we will have to meet up over summer for some cleaning and some pics!!!
Do not do a LCR splitter, I don't think it would suit it, and I am not really a fan of splitters haha
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Wow I want this
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so nice, and this car has made me want to buy a gti That last pic of it in the street and the exhaust videos. I am seriously thinking about it.
Any chance you can link me to the exact system you bought because I can only see the catback system on their site. Cheers.
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Cheers mate
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If you have any more poke than this on the front, it would look silly. This is standard offset with 185/45 tyres
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Not been on here in ages and I was sure my buildthread was longer than this?
Oh well, heres some pics for ya'll.
It's lower than this now and stuff.
Getting it lower over summer with smaller rear tyres.
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yeah the fronts sit nice on mine but the rears I have had problems with. Tyre wise I would say 185/45 all round for less arch issues. But like I say depending on how low you go you will need to roll your arches. The whole spacer thing is crap and will look horrendous if you space the rear any more than 5mm. The fronts DO NOT need spacing at all IMO. Take a look through my build thread I am sure there are plenty of pics.
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Any idea how hard it was to fit the wheel? It has made me want one
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Joe im not sure if you know, but your gf's top is see through
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Chris don't suppose your keen to sell the interior?
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If it comes back, make sure you clean the oil return pipe in the top of the airbox too, it will probably be full of gunk.
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Is this going to be beaten with the lowering stick to the same degree as last time? or a bit more relaxed this time ? Looks good though, nice find with the spoiler!
It will only be a matter of time before some cheap coilovers pop up...
Jake, we both know it is destined to go low.
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Hi there, is this a 1.8t on the V5?
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So sad, so gutted you missed out on the other car too
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1.0l Red Lupo Lenso...
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No worries chap. The lupo is looking good to!