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i got bored today so i took some pics since i have just fitted the mattig grill and nearly finished the paint here we go then
ps i know i have a fog light out but its a bad earth and requires the bumper to be removed, i know im missing a door handle but im painting it soon and yes she does need a bath







this is my 500th foto with my camera (above)




and the next 2 are because i just had a little tidy up

at last count over 150 spaners
so what do we all think theres still a lot of work to do in the next 5-6 weeks for inters who can guess whats to do

My guess:

Wheels!

You're still on winter tyres... Hasn't spring reported in for duty yet in France?

Nice pics btw. It reminded me of how low your car actually is...

the wheels are off for cleaning cos ive managed to burn the brake dust into the laquer
plus im trying to sort the rubbing out either by bonrath top mounts and or pulling the arches this is my daily height
look at the clearence here

Looking good, grille makes a big difference on the Mk5. Are you planning on smoothing the badge recess on the tailgate ?

Get the OZ's back on mate

Nice scenery around there too.

thats another one if i have time

Ash mate, as you probably know...

The rubbing can be sorted out with the 45 profile tyres too... But that'll cost more than rolling of the arches.

Nice clearance shot btw, no scraping issues?

hmm scraping issues well ive got a change in leval on my driveway of about 10-15mm and if i go over it at more than avout 15kmh/10mph then i scrape and i have scraping marks on the front of my lip evemn when i have the kw`s set all the way hard and yes im thinking about some bridgestone sp-03`s so that will prolly help at this height but i wanna go lower
hmm me thinks i should fit my skid plate soon

Thumbs up on the skidplate! Where'd you get it? Who makes one, Wiechers?

So what size are those bridgestones then?

omp but its not cheep by a long way and when it arrived it was wrapped in tape that said fragile WTF??? oh yeah and its mk4 fitting but it can go on a mk5 with a little work
the bridgestones are 195/45/15 and very cheep thru a contact so i may order tham soon and give/sell the gf`s to my dad for the merc 195/50/15

fior those interested here are some pics of the burnt in brake dust in the laquer on my wheels



oh and the white stuff is wax


edit im a whore l la la 700 posts

Good plan on the tyres.

So how much work is involved in fitting the skid plate then? Easy/hard/drilling/welding?

well th skid plate only fits with 4 bolts that go into the chassis leg but on the mk5 theres a mounting missing cos on the rest there is a stud that holds on the factory **** guard but on the mk5 there is 1 instead of 2 on the right so i think ill drill and then use a self tapper

hum I need one of these badlook from mattig.....how much does it cost? and can your friend make a simple copy of your part?

it's the one with the TUV or no? ('cause there is two version)...

what happened to the grill on your front bumper?

want for fog lights? i got two pieces in my bedroom since I have my new bumper...LOL

polo2k wrote:well th skid plate only fits with 4 bolts that go into the chassis leg but on the mk5 theres a mounting missing cos on the rest there is a stud that holds on the factory **** guard but on the mk5 there is 1 instead of 2 on the right so i think ill drill and then use a self tapper

Sounds simple enough for the Mk4 then. Another item on the list...

the mattig i have is tuv aproved and is in the catalog @ 99 euros in abs (grrr mine is fibre glass)
as for the fogs yes there is a reason and the grills are remove cos the middle came out when the fogs went in and the left came out for an air intake and the right looked dodgy on its own as for the stock fogs i might be interested give me a price and well see