adrian13's RS golf TDI Build

[adrian13]

Hey guys, my name is Adrian and ive been part of this forum for a while, but never got around to creating a build thread..lazy kid much? So a bit of background info...I bought my golf just under 2 years ago after selling my old corolla sportivo..parents wanted something a bit safer and something euro (because they love euros ) so i got myself a 2008 VW Golf V 1.9 TDI in Reflex Silver. I previously wanted a GTI but seeing that i was still on my P's and had a while till my full license i decided to get the tdi.

I haven't done much so please don't get disappointed! Hope you enjoy my semi-build thread!

Pics of me washing my car for the first time..the day i bought it!







My first mod was 18" Apec Racing rims in black..with an added VW sticker to the centre cap
I also reset my springs so it doesnt look like a 4WD


Next mod was painting my brake calipers in rocket red




I then painted my TDI engine cover in rocket red as well




My next mod was adding LED tail lights and angel eye/projector headlights

[adrian13]

added a GTI steering wheel and some LED interior lights with license plate kit in Hyper-white




Next up i added some eyelids to give a more aggressive loook and badged all rear TDI badges..then rebadged with a tdi badge on the left side
and this is what it looks like currently











thanks for your time guys! stay tuned for upcoming mods!

[Buller_Scott]

hey mate, i like what you've done so far - very tasteful e.g. steering wheel, lowering, black wheels etc.

when you say you reset your springs, how did you do that?

also, you should take a pic of the car's side on profile in good light - i wanted to see exactly what the wheel/drop combo has the car looking like, but the pics so far make it sorta trick to see.

what other mods have you got planned? is your car a cruiser or do you like chirping tyres in the hills?

[adrian13]

hey mate, i like what you've done so far - very tasteful e.g. steering wheel, lowering, black wheels etc.

when you say you reset your springs, how did you do that?

also, you should take a pic of the car's side on profile in good light - i wanted to see exactly what the wheel/drop combo has the car looking like, but the pics so far make it sorta trick to see.

what other mods have you got planned? is your car a cruiser or do you like chirping tyres in the hills?

thanks scott reset springs pretty much means i compressed my springs..so i took it to a garage, they heated up my original springs and winded it down so ive got a smaller spring with the same amount of coils still in tact (: yeah ive been meaning to take better pics of my car i will very VERY soon! I purchased a GTI front and rear bumper last week it should arrive either tomorrow or tuesday..exciting stuff! Honestly, i have a massive list of things i want to do i just cant be bothered posting it up my car is a cross between a cruiser and a tire burner..im slowly doing exterior mods as well as saving for big performance parts eg downpipes, ecu tunes etc

[ForceFed]

Looks sweet. Good to see more people doing some mods to the diesels. Where did you get the tail lights and headlights from? I'm getting mine tuned soon.

[adrian13]

Looks sweet. Good to see more people doing some mods to the diesels. Where did you get the tail lights and headlights from? I'm getting mine tuned soon.

thanks mate (: i got my lights from a local place called wetherill park panels..where are you getting your tdi tuned at ? and what tune are you gonna run?

[ForceFed]

I'm getting CustomCode ecu remap and DSG tune. Have been doing quite a bit of research and Gavin from CustomCode is a champion.

[adrian13]

I'm getting CustomCode ecu remap and DSG tune. Have been doing quite a bit of research and Gavin from CustomCode is a champion.

ahh sounds good mate let me know how it goes..ill probably get one done from viezu or customcode one of the two

[GoLfMan]

looking good mate, but really not a fan of the tail lights. But each to their own

[adrian13]

looking good mate, but really not a fan of the tail lights. But each to their own

Lol all good mate i respect everyone's opinions im actually going to tint them so you cant see much underneath i like the way they look lit up ill post up pics of the tail lights after the tint

[GoLfMan]

Lol all good mate i respect everyone's opinions im actually going to tint them so you cant see much underneath i like the way they look lit up ill post up pics of the tail lights after the tint

sounds good! Good to see someone modding another TDI

[adrian13]

guess what came in today











im pumpedd to get these bumpers all painted and fitted up !

[vk]

guess what came in today






im pumpedd to get these bumpers all painted and fitted up !

nice one! where did you get that rear from? I want to get my bumpers matched but I need a gti rear :S

[adrian13]

nice one! where did you get that rear from? I want to get my bumpers matched but I need a gti rear :S

I had a closer look at the rear and found that it actually isnt an oem gti bumper but looks like an abt bumper like the one sold by Mars Performance...i really wanted an oem gti bumper but this will do i got mine from euro division in melbourne

[jamie88]

i have a gti bumper which im working on, its currently primed and needs to be sanded flat. so keen for it to go on! loving the gti front, and the springs reset give it a good drop me thinks. like your work.