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2001 Bora 4 Motion now living in Batemans Bay
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Work done so far.....
New boot interior - Brookvale Spares
Haldex service - Local Mechanic
Bilstein B6 front struts - Pedders Canberra
Tow Bar removed ....
35% Window Tint to replace previous tint
Bluetooth head unit and Bazooka Bass tube
Work in progress....
Entire interior trim from dashboard up is being recovered and replaced including sunroof being serviced and new antenna installed.
Rear springs to match lowered front coils have been bought, just waiting on adjustable control arms from US to arrive.
Sourcing 18 x 8.5 et35 rims to replace current 17 x 7.5.
New headlights have arrived.
Headlight eyebrows have arrived
Fitted mats have arrived.
Getting VW specialist to service and check every mechanical device including haldex again - this time with a new filter
And probably fit a pair of HID super oscars...... -
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Lowered rear coils fitted with Koni sport rear shocks
Wheels and tyres fitted
18 x 8.75 et35 with 235/40 x 18
Adjustable control arms have arrived and will be fitted this weekend
Dimpled and slotted rotors at the same time
Last edited by LeStig; 09-04-2014, 08:05 PM.Comment
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Not sold on the windscreen strip, but the drop looks good
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Ok... Lots of time and lots of things happening with the Bora !
its had a full service now and a proper haldex oil change and filter. No more noise from the rear when turning or reversing !! The fluid wasn't that grubby but there wasn't as much as there should have been !! No leaks so not sure why this was so.... Just a big relief that alls well....
interior has been returned from trimmer and he's done an awesome job. Unfortunately I couldn't get the sunroof blind to fit and work as it should despite new glides.... It wouldn't let the glass roof retract for some reason so I just left it out for the minute. I was sick of driving it around rattling away.... So now all interior fabric areas have been replaced and it looks as new. I've just bought a full R32 black leather seat set so that will go in after a minor repair and lots of leather conditioner.... The R32 wheel will be recovered in black suede ...
Theres a stud conversion on its way from the UK and when that gets here I'll replace the front brakes with the grooved discs that match those on the rear ... The rear calipers were a bitch to wind back in but the right tools make it easy !!
Exterior wise I've clay barred it and used meguires ultimate range of polishes and it's now very shiny !! I've sourced new oettinger badges for the rear lid.... It looks a little cluttered - 4 badges.... Not sure if they'll all stay or go... The new 01BORA plates identify it in any case
Last edited by LeStig; 30-04-2014, 09:25 AM.Comment
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Great progress! Looking forward to seeing pics of the interior.Originally posted by LeStig View PostComment
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Not sold on the wheel choice, but overall car looks great. paint looks lovely.Comment
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I actually love the wheels, whole car looks good mate.
Just a quick one, where did you source that antenna?
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Lovely clean bora... Keep it up.
Reading all these bora build threads makes me wonder if a gti was the right choice..'02 GTI (clicky) - REFLEX SILVER - VIEZU race tune. VAR design 2.5inch stainless steel dump pipe with 100cell cat into 2.5" billyboat stainless cat back, Forge TIP, N75, Audi DV, ghetto CAI, FK-AK s coilovers, tunerdone LEDs, Clarion CZ301E sound stage.
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Cheers for the comments !! The finish on the wheels is Black Chrome and it looks different depending on lighting conditions ...
The shark fin antenna was on the car when I got it.... I've seen similar on eBay !
Just home from Sydney with my R32 goodies.... A busy few days cleaning the leather and rejuvenating it before fitting it all over the next few weeks .... R32 number 186 was the donor car if anyone has a registry going !!
The Audio system is the next and last item up for sorting ....
if anyone has recommendations on replacement speakers and a head unit I'd love to hear them !!
Last edited by LeStig; 02-05-2014, 02:43 PM.Comment
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forgot the most important bit !!<br>
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The Bilsteins have been on for a while now but they still look pretty !!
Started putting the R32 seats in.... Im used to working on French cars..... The Germans make it so much simpler !! 2 nuts and a couple of plugs and seats are in !!
Last edited by LeStig; 06-05-2014, 08:43 PM.Comment
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KW V2 coil overs...
Ive also bought the coil overs from the R32 being parted out.... I was only after the rears to try something different and hopefully slightly less harsh than the pedders/koni sport combination that i have at the minute..!! will advise what i end up using and the surplus will be posted in the for sale section ...Last edited by LeStig; 26-05-2014, 08:03 PM.Comment
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After weeks of waiting for parts, picking up parts, fitting parts, cleaning parts, searching for more parts I did something that I hadn't done with this car much ..... I went for a drive !!
From the Bay to Goulburn and then Goulburn to Canberra and then back to Batemans Bay again....
The seats were supremely comfortable... The new Blaupunkt DVD player worked seamlessly with the iPhone, the car went flawlessly ... It was quiet, comfortable, completely uneconomical and most of all it was fun...
Not it much left to do to it now except more drives like this and some fine tuning.... The odd squeak here and there.... And wash it again
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Last edited by LeStig; 12-05-2014, 01:59 PM.Comment
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