White GTI Ordered

[Hilton_K]

Hi all,
Finally placed my order for a white Golf GTI on monday, it will be an 07 built car

Options:
*Bi-Xenon lights.
*Got bonnet protector, euro style no. plates (im in NSW) and I-Pod connector thrown in for nothing too, hehe. Love to bargin with car salesmen.

Only bad thing is waiting till next Febuary until it gets here

[ausgolfer]

Congratulations, wise decision, I personaally love them in white.

[gtimk5]

good on you. The wait is worth it but frustrating. White looks great. Are you going to colour code it? You have seen the pics that I have posted, haven't you? I hope the wait works out less for you. Cheers, Andrew

[evorobin]

Great to see such a good mix of old and new motors on this forum these days. White looks lower side on for some reason. Top choice

[gtimk5]

And evo, you being the resident wheel man on the forum, the 17s look bigger on the white mk5s than the red for some reason. Not real sure why...

[Hilton_K]

Not too sure whether i will colour code it, the pics you posted did look good though!
Will probably opt for the BBS CH's too They just suit the Golf to a 'T' especially when painted black on a white car, hehe.

[GoLfMan]

congrats mate, it should be well worth the wait!

[Dr Spine]

You're going to love it! I've only had mine (Tornado Red 07 model) for 4 days and you can't wipe the grin off my face. Did you get Manual or DSG?
I've found the DSG in "Sport Mode" to be very potent. As fun as my WRX ever was. The "chipped" cars (if they are that much quicker) must be scary

[brackie]

Good choice

I thought seriously about white for my TDI (the only non-metallic colour available )
Andrew's colour coding looks excellent. It's on the agenda for me (when the $s situation gets a bit healthier ) or I might do it myself.

[eestison]

congratulations on the order!

[eestison]

I thought seriously about white for my TDI (the only non-metallic colour available )
Andrew's colour coding looks excellent. It's on the agenda for me (when the $s situation gets a bit healthier ) or I might do it myself.

brackie! your post caught my attention... colour coding on my TDI would be great, and it is something i have been thinking about for a while. are there photos about of the final result?? if so could you IM or link them for me?

thanks very much

IM sent.

[gtimk5]

Hi. There are heaps of pics of my GTI and a customers white one in my posts. Mainly in the photos section. The last ones i think are in the topic, "gtigrl took me shopping today". There are many pics of our GTIs on here. That was what Brackie was relating to and there is no reason why you couldn't do it with a TDI or other. It should have been an option, for sure!
Cheers, Andrew

[Hilton_K]

I got a manual, i'm just old fashioned. Even if it is a little bit slower

Just out of curiosity how many dollars are we looking at for the colour coding?? Did you guys use factory paint or did the spray painter match it up??

[gtimk5]

We got a backyarder to do them here in Hobart. He did the skirts and bumpers in a filler spray to get rid of the grain and matched the colours perfectly. Used special paint and charged us $ 600 all up for both of the GTIs. Not a lot of profit there.....

[Hilton_K]

nice, that's a pretty good price. Well worth it!! This might have to be the first mod