My Vento

[Tom93]

Hey guys my names Tom and this is my first VW
She's a 97 vento 2.0L with only 140 000km, one of the very later model vento's that came from factory with rectangle side repeaters, aerial on roof and factory tinted tail lights. was a factory auto but the owner before me did a manual swap also out vr6 seats in the front (which are immaculate).






trolling R32 style like a boss

Im a total newbie to vw so my planes will be going slow and steady but hopefully get it looking how i want it.
At the moment it really needs some low, which hopefully will be happening this weekend. not so distant future wheels and a vr6 5 stud conversion. needs new front bumper which i want to shave the number plate off. and then once on my black's maybe a vr6 or 1.8T conversion but going to wait and see what happens before i make plans

any suggestions would be awesome. cheers Tom

[anthony]

Nice looking Vento,I bought a brand new Turquoise Jetta 2.0 GL auto in America in 1994,and replaced it with a brand new 1996 Dragon Green Jetta 1.8 CLX in South Africa in 1996.

Excellent cars by the way...not mad about the all Black alloys though.

[Jarred]

welcome, congrats on the first car!

just make sure you take time and care when doing your mods, and i'm sure it'll come out well!

[HaydEn]

Avoid vortex.

Car looks great. Maybe one day a real 3.2 will behind that badge

[dylan8]

looks good!

all clear front indicators, later grille, and colour coded rub strips and valances too.

was the owner a previous forum member... this vento rings a bell

[VR28LT]

now all you need is one of these stuck on your car to go with your R32 badge and you're set



welcome to watercooled mate

[Tom93]

now all you need is one of these stuck on your car to go with your R32 badge and you're set



welcome to watercooled mate

Hahaha maybe, some time in the not so distant future

Nice looking Vento,I bought a brand new Turquoise Jetta 2.0 GL auto in America in 1994,and replaced it with a brand new 1996 Dragon Green Jetta 1.8 CLX in South Africa in 1996.

Excellent cars by the way...not mad about the all Black alloys though.

Thanks, drives awesome, loving it at the moment. yer not the biggest fan of them at the moment but they should be going soon, need new tyres so might as well get wheels as well

looks good!

all clear front indicators, later grille, and colour coded rub strips and valances too.

was the owner a previous forum member... this vento rings a bell

hmm i dont know, the previous owner isn't a member i don't think but it was his wife's car and she used to drive it to Sydney alot

[Tom93]

If anyone knows of anyone stripping a vr6 in nsw it would be awesome, after hubs, rotors and calipers for stud conversion. been told to go to camden GTI but ive also been told it would cost a pretty penny from them

[HaydEn]

There's a couple getting parted/wrecked at the moment

[KI11Z]

damn, big potential, good to see more and more ventos getting loved interior and paint looks legit, just take time with choosing a set of wheels, they'll make or break it troll around for pics..... keep the sizing to 16"/17"

[Mk3 AAA]

Nice Vento, welcome!

[VR28LT]

I will be stripping a 96 vr6 which means 288 brakes in the next couple of weeks to start up a little project i want to complete
Also will have some coilovers going cheap if you need some lowz
Pm what you are after

[HaydEn]

You stripping bima? You crazy fool, I might be in for 288's if price is right.

[Tom93]

Mrvrexy sounds awesome will talk to my mate to see what I need and how much for the coils?

[VR28LT]

You stripping bima? You crazy fool, I might be in for 288's if price is right.

yeah mate not me just the VR lol

i can't really see if doing a 280 to 288 swap is worth the hassle ??? otherwise i'd be doing it on my white one haha
but it's all good man if you want em, you know where they're at

@Tom93 mate i sent you a PM