Our New Jetta's Mini Build Thread

[ope126]

Looks very nice. Excellent ride height!

What is the ride like now?

[dylan8]

Looking good mate! whats next?

[Silver dub]

Next on the list will be clean up the rear with the removal of the rear jetta badge.

After that will be the new front lower grilles,

When we brought the car the front left lower grille was not sitting right,
It ended up that someone had obviously forced it in and broken some tabs and taken a chunk out of the side of it.

So i told them i wanted it replaced, a few days later they sent a new one in the mail but it was different to the one on the car.

It was not blanked of on the back like the ones that came on the car , it had more open to let air flow through, but it didn't match the other side so after a few phone calls with the guy in parts i managed to get them to send me another new one for the other side so they would match (At their Cost, not mine)

Ended up that vw had updated the grilles since our model and no longer made the ones that came on ours.

So i am now thinking i may play around with the original ones that are coming off and see if i can do anything special with them.

[Axis]

Looks great - nicely done Ride all good?

[zach]

Looks great - nicely done Ride all good?

Yeah how does she ride now?

[Silver dub]

Totally different car to drive now,

Car feels alot more resposive and takes corners without feeling like your in a boat.

I measured the rear gap before and after lowering.

it was 65mm from the top of the tyre to the guard before hand and the next day it measured 25 mm.

So they are 35mm lowering springs but went to 40mm by the next day, not to mention the fact that i reckon they will probably settle another mabye 5mm,

so I'm really happy with the end product,

[team_v]

40mm drop :|
It still looks like a big gap in the pics.

At least the car rides better now, love the updates.

Can't wait to see the clear rear.

[Silver dub]

I wouldn't go any lower as we would start having problems with scrubing,

I'm really happy with the height as it has a nice even gap all the way round the arch.

[Bizi]

Looks great, Silver dub.

Do you have any other plans for the car? Wheels and the drop really suit the car.

[Silver dub]

Probably just small mods now,

rear valance (with exhaust cut out)
exhaust
tinted windows
euro plates
upgraded stereo
upgrade globes
install the newer front lower grilles

sure to think of alot more as I go

[goodfella]

great build thread to date! I have been thinking about a similiar project as the wifes car is going to be replaced after her Maternity Leave... Might go the Jetta 5 or Wagon 6 options.. From what I have read, the Wagon has Jetta 5 underpinnings, so your H&R springs sound like the perfect option!

[Silver dub]

We were originally looking at a mk6 118 TSI but the wait was going to be too long to get it as it was a custom order.

We then started looking at the mk6 wagon seen as though it would be around the same waiting time as the 118 TSI.

So we jumped in the car earl one morning to do the rounds to as many vw dealerships we could.

It just so happened that we spotted the jetta at the first yard and it was parked in the staff parking, so i went and asked if it was for sale and it was.

So it all kind of just fell into place for us,
just without the long wait for a new one.

[Bizi]

Probably just small mods now,

rear valance (with exhaust cut out)
exhaust
tinted windows
euro plates
upgraded stereo
upgrade globes
install the newer front lower grilles

sure to think of alot more as I go

Is the valance just the TFSI 118 one?

I've been looking around for replacement or larger (GTI size) brake rotors/calipers etc and at the same time was looking for black, projector or projector + xenon headlights.

I guess the better halogen globes are a practical upgrade, without the expense and rice-factor of overdoing the Jetta upgrade.

It would be nice if there was a dual-pipe exhaust option, kind of like the Honda Accord Euro and the MkVI GTI. More aesthetic than practical, again!

[Silver dub]

A Dual exhaust would be nice but a little thing by the name of "fuel tank" brings thoughts like that to an end.

Well i finally got some fishing line tonight so i should get the rear badge and e-tag bracket off tomorrow.

[Dragonzdk]

looking good. keep the pics rolling in....really nice to see another jetta enthusiast....great car and plenty of mod options ! When mine grows up it's gonna be an R-GT