Finally found one!

[Axis]

Yeah I got it from the same place as previously linked in this thread:

Dub Addiction

[VW Central]

Yeah I've got the breakdowns at work, but there were only 60 yellow ones in both 3 and 5 door combined.

Can you please post the details when you get a chance.

[DJC]

yeah love to know as I think most would!

[guest12345]

Just curious guys, do your pirelli's have the pirelli symbol on the steering wheel?? like this...



Or does it just have GTI on it??? mine only has GTI... is mine a fake? because the pirelli sign looks really cool, and even on the brochure it only has GTI on the steering wheel

[VW Central]

Re: Finally found one!

Just curious guys, do your pirelli's have the pirelli symbol on the steering wheel?? like this...



Or does it just have GTI on it??? mine only has GTI... is mine a fake? because the pirelli sign looks really cool, and even on the brochure it only has GTI on the steering wheel

I noticed this too, mine only has GTI it may have only come on overseas versions as the UK got manual transmissions too!


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[guest12345]

yeah i'm searching online to see if i can get a pirelli one.

[Axis]

Mine says GTI... only Pirelli badge is on the back I think..

[guest12345]

yeah i think only the european ones have Pirelli on the steering wheel, it looks special with the pirelli! Us Aussies got robbed once again, we get cars later, and not as good

[Axis]

Hehe - I'm not too concerned about the badge on the steering wheel. Considering removing the ones from the rear too.. perhaps.

On a related note - I love the steering wheel in general

[triode12]

yeah i'm searching online to see if i can get a pirelli one.

You will probably not find one. Trust me I have tried.
That Pirelli badge is a mock up - using photoshop probably - for advertising. It was probably not changed when they decided to dump it in production.

[guest12345]

i contacted one of the ebay people, who were selling the "GTI" ones, and he said he will ask the supplier to see if they have any.

[guest12345]

Hehe - I'm not too concerned about the badge on the steering wheel. Considering removing the ones from the rear too.. perhaps.

On a related note - I love the steering wheel in general

why do you want to remove the ones at the back??

Wouldn't that make yours just like everyone elses? Or is it just me who likes special things.... reason why i got a Pirelli was because there is only 400 out there, i wouldn't want to be the same as everyone else... hence i want the pirelli emblem on the steering wheel...

One thing i noticed is that a black gti is the same as a black gti pirelli... well it looks the same because gti usually has the black back bumper on all cars, well for black it would be black on black anyway lol

[Axis]

Anyone who knows the differences between a Pirelli and a regular GTI would be able to see past the lack of badges to identify the difference. The wheels are the biggest give away (of course a GTI owner could have Pirelli wheels... but yeah)...

The colour coded bumpers are the next clue... but as you've said, this is less noticeable when looking at a black GTI (and my Pirelli is black)...

My consideration is whether the impact of a clean rear tail gate gives an overall better impression than a couple of badges...

I debadged my first car and re-badged by S15 with Silvia badges for a cleaner look...

Basically its not the badge that makes the car special really.. in my opinion.

[Axis]

Oh - I also meant to say that it might be different for me a bit as well as I live in Hobart. There's certainly a few GTIs on the road but they're not hugely common so the car stands out a bit as it is... and there's not many GTIs to distinguish my car from... (ie - no-one getting in who looks at the steering wheel would ever have seen a GTI to know that mine has a different badge)

[guest12345]

true true, i guess different people are different.