anth's MKIV Golf 2.0 daily driver

[McDub]

car looks great!
i don't think it needs spacers... those wheels are half inch wider than genuine aristos which helps!
but if you did go spacers, what do you reckon, just 10 on the back, nothing on the front?

[Silver dub]

Anth, your car is looking awesome mate, big thumbs up.

I think to finish of the rear, add some gti taillights IMO.

[anth]

cheers guys.

for spacers I was thinking 8-10mm on the front and about 15mm or so on the rear, not quite sure. I'd like it to be nice and flush, but since I'm running 225's there's no real stretch on the tyres so it might rub. The rear guards appear to be rolled from factory, so I might have to roll the fronts.

I'd love a set of GTI tail lights but then again I don't want it to look like a mockup GTI, so I was thinking of getting some red transparent film and doing all-red tails, using this stuff, http://www.lamin-x.com/

[tomtom_r32]

Your mk4 looks awesome mate.

Good work.

[83_SUS]

i have a 2.0 generation and mine has the gti taillights as standard

cheers guys.

for spacers I was thinking 8-10mm on the front and about 15mm or so on the rear, not quite sure. I'd like it to be nice and flush, but since I'm running 225's there's no real stretch on the tyres so it might rub. The rear guards appear to be rolled from factory, so I might have to roll the fronts.

I'd love a set of GTI tail lights but then again I don't want it to look like a mockup GTI, so I was thinking of getting some red transparent film and doing all-red tails, using this stuff, http://www.lamin-x.com/

[anth]

i have a 2.0 generation and mine has the gti taillights as standard

oh nice, I got stiffed with the stocky lights

[83_SUS]

yeh they dont look that good do they. im upgrading to hella cellis headlights though

[funkymonkey]

Just found this thread! I've just retired my old Nissan Cefiro and picked up a 2.0L MKIV Golf too for a daily (I've got a skyline that leeches my money and weekends). I'm in Melbourne too. Will be reading up on your antics for some ideas.

[anth]

Well, after nearly 4 years, I'm back again! I still own this car, but the Aristo reps + coilovers + swaybar were all sold off a couple of years ago. I've been riding stock since then in all it's boaty hubcapped glory, and pretty much hated this car because of that haha. Just recently I needed new tyres, so I started looking around for a set of wheels, and ended up getting a great deal off a member here for some OEM 17s with tyres. So here is how the car looks as of yesterday...



A slight drop would be nice but honestly I think you can get away with stock height and 17s, it doesn't really bother me that much and just looks like it came this way from the factory. Since I am now married and living in my own home, my priorities have changed and I am in full old-man mode *yells at kids from porch*. I'm looking to restore/replace some worn parts and fit a nice head unit that connects to my phone, just boring stuff! I still love the MKIV shape, the car gets great mileage and you can pack a buttload of crap into them, so I might as well make some slight improvements to make it a better every day car.

Things I would like to replace, please yell out if you know the best place to source:
- New set of tan/beige floor mats
- New in-dash cup holders (one side doesn't fold down once it pops out, the other folds down too quickly)
- New center arm rest latch (mine fell apart in hot weather)
- I would like to wire in a head unit without chopping wiring, I have heard of a type of connector harness you can buy to plug-n-play
- Possibly roof-racks for Bunnings runs
- One of my parcel shelf hooks has broken apart, I've McGiver'd it up with a paperclip for now, not sure if they're replaceable?

Apart from that I have a new gearknob and gearboot that I bought years ago, along with a new chrome handbrake button (mine has flaked off), just need to find the time to fit them (I'm guessing the handbrake button won't be a fun excersize).

All in all, I'm just happy that it looks half decent again and that I've got the spark back to actually care about it!

[waddz]

should be great once all the parts are on. amazing what some new wheels can do

[Lito]

Nice golf you got there, good to see you showing some love again! In regards to the parcel shelf, is it the hook on the string that's broken or the tab on the inside of the hatch? If it's the bit connected to the parcel shelf you can buy the whole mechanism for like $20 and it's pretty simple to replace

[anth]

Yeah it's the hook on the string, it's partially snapped off. Do you know where I can buy the mechanism?

[Lito]

Yeah it's the hook on the string, it's partially snapped off. Do you know where I can buy the mechanism?

You can get them from ECS but postage would be a killer if that's all you order. See if you can get a part number and search eBay. Knowing vw this part is probably shared across a few different cars so shouldn't be too hard to track one down

[Water Boy]

Do a skid in ya datto!

[anth]

my datto skids are no match for the ones in your jocks