What have you done to your mk4 (golf/bora) today?

[dylan8]

looking good! as per VWfresh, lift the rear a touch, or even better, lower the front a touch. they will settle over the following weeks as leighaus said, so see how you go. best thing about coils is you can go up and down as much as you like to get it just how you wish.

got some commo wheel fitment, except for FWD..


my day started off as a mk3 day, pulling pieces off the VR, but turned into a mk4, fitted the train air horns from the VR in the bora. Ran them off my old lower fog light wiring loom and switch.
got a serious giggle from that. fitted nicely behind the lower grille on the drivers side. can be barely seen from the engine bay unless you lean into the bay..
turns out my drivers driveshaft is coping a serious beating, even the CV boot has weird wear marks on it. Might be time to lift it, as sad as it makes me until i get a frame notch and smaller diameter tyres that is...
clocked up 180,000km yesterday. still think the car is pulling harder then the day i got it 5years ago at 60,000km
also have a nice dint just off to the side of my boot on the drivers side... going by the hand prints left in the fine coat of dust on my car some knob has had a go at seeing how hard my suspension is while i was at work.

[gringo_54_oval]

looks good Dylan.
Burn out wheels on the front haha/

Today went to top ryde shopping centre and when returning to the 4mo saw this dumb F*%k run the shopping trolley into my passenger mirror he cracked it, and keep walking like nothing happened.lets just say i made him cough up a hundred bucks or else it wouldv been some teeth.

anyone ever changed the outer painted plastic bit on a mirror.is it a pain in the ass?

[dylan8]

looks good Dylan.
Burn out wheels on the front haha/

Today went to top ryde shopping centre and when returning to the 4mo saw this dumb F*%k run the shopping trolley into my passenger mirror he cracked it, and keep walking like nothing happened.lets just say i made him cough up a hundred bucks or else it wouldv been some teeth.

anyone ever changed the outer painted plastic bit on a mirror.is it a pain in the ass?

i wish... these are "stop raping my arches wheels..."

bahahaha good work. my neighbour had the same thing happen with his evo, except he got full beaten up by the drugged out cow, his face was a mess , she must have had some nails on her.
dunno? why not take the chance and upgrade to something different!

[Neroo]

well drove the car to philip island yesterday with the coils just past legal lol i realy dont have a problem with the fk ak's dont know what people complain about LOL

some pics

[VWfresh]

Dylan what's your ground to arch height front and rear? im at 62.5cm in the rear on 16's once I get my new wheels sorted it should tuck. The fronts will probably be around 62cm or something.




The previous owner swapped the front coils with some pedders lowering springs and must of done the strut nut up with air because I cannot ****ing loosen it spent all afternoon trying and it wouldn't budge I think i'll need to swallow my pride and get a shop to do it

[dylan8]

um no idea... last time i checked was right on 24", but think its a bit lower now.
I just tuck the tread on 215/40/18s on 8.5s all round if that gives u some idea. i might measure it tomorrow.

maybe get someone to hit it up with a rattle run, just to loosen it off?

[gringo_54_oval]

i wish... these are "stop raping my arches wheels..."

bahahaha good work. my neighbour had the same thing happen with his evo, except he got full beaten up by the drugged out cow, his face was a mess , she must have had some nails on her.
dunno? why not take the chance and upgrade to something different!

Upgrade maybe end of next year,Iv always loved the bora since they were released.Im still gonna spray it matt.
got a questions Dylan,I know your a wheels man I seen these Porsche stud pattern mesh wheels they are 10 inch wide on the rears and 8 inch on the fronts offset of 42,48 for the fronts and offset of 47 on the rear they come in an 18 inch.would these fit my 4mo?

Im getting over of the 20s

[Shadow_Rusty]

Timing chain skipped a tooth again....

Fixed it.
Washed it.
Vacumned out the inside.
Wiped down the leather with leather wipes...
Seriously needs a good polish though...

[Cookie28]

Got a stubby antenna as an early christmas present and put that on straight away (thanks dubaddiction) it looks good but I haven't listened to the radio yet because my sisters borrowing my car for a couple of weeks while I'm overseas (I leave tomorrow)

(insert generic mk4 roof shot showing stubby antenna)

[governor22]

where are you going cookie ? i'm flying to California tomorrow. Going to take the bora out for a nice meal somewhere..

Neroo: love that 3rd photo

[dylan8]

Upgrade maybe end of next year,Iv always loved the bora since they were released.Im still gonna spray it matt.
got a questions Dylan,I know your a wheels man I seen these Porsche stud pattern mesh wheels they are 10 inch wide on the rears and 8 inch on the fronts offset of 42,48 for the fronts and offset of 47 on the rear they come in an 18 inch.would these fit my 4mo?

Im getting over of the 20s

yeah easy man. biggest thing will be getting your rolling diameters equal front and back. there was a thread in the mk4 section not long ago, i suggest checking it out.
but 8s at the front with those offsets are easy. can tuck 10s at the rear of a bora on stock guards, I ran 19x10 with a 235/35 at GAF no worries. being 18s itll be even easier.
Just depends how you want them to sit..

[Cookie28]

where are you going cookie ? i'm flying to California tomorrow. Going to take the bora out for a nice meal somewhere..

Neroo: love that 3rd photo

I'm going to New York to visit my dad because he moved there a few years ago for work but I'm flying via LA... Who are you flying with we might be on the same plane haha

[Neroo]

cheers governor

well let my brother take my car for the night and now its making a annoying squeek have no idea what it is .. dont think anything is rubbing and it wont go away :| even when the surface is totaly flat gahhhhh anyone had this happen ? im guessing its the bushes but not exactly shore ? maybe strut top hats ?

[dylan8]

what sort of squeek?
wheres it coming from, can u compare it to something?

[djorkboy]

Dropped my Bora off to Canberra VW Centre for some work. It's in good company, I would swap it for a 944 any day (I would swap almost any car I have ever owned for a 944).