Soo i bought this last week!



2006 Golf GTI DSG.
Metalic black in color with grey leather interior. Some mods already done to it including(from what i know) a Forge Twintake induction system and some wheels of some sort(anybody?). White LED interior lighting and a red downlight from the sunroof switches(standard or not?). I also found a receipt for a GIAC tune in the log books after purchasing it.
It has some nice little finder lips on it which i assume are not standard.
I would love someone to chyme in and tell me if there is anything else that is not standard 2006 fare?
The headlight lenses are really foggy. I'm not wasting my time trying to polish them right now as that has never worked for me in the past so i ordered the cheapest aftermarket headlights i could find locally to replace them. I do like the look of the standard lights so but i could not find replacement lenses for the life of me so i'll have to revisit them in the not too distant future.
For now i am just enjoying the extra grunt over the 4Mo. I did not get to test drive any other GTI's or Jetta's prior to buying this so just assumed all GTI's pulled that hard when they came on boost until i found the GIAC receipt. Though i assume a 6 speed manual would have been a bit more fun, i am liking the DSG more than i thought i would. The Forge induction is what sold me on it though. Sounds like Darth Vader with asthma! lol
Trying to look after my license will be difficult though as once on boost, it pulls like a 15 year old school boy.
I have also ordered and payed for my new number plates. I'll upload a photo of those once fitted. Till then, i'll add the headlights when they arrive and decide if i like them or not and go from there.
Next round of mods will include a boost guage of some sort(any suggestions?) so i have some idea what the GIAC tune included(new to VW tuning). I'll also add a downpipe and delet the standard Cat converter. I'm about 90% sure the exhaust is standard at this point but i have not been far enough under it to see the front section.
The only problems i have so far are that there is not 90km speed marker on the speedo(just goes from 80-100) and there is a knock in the front left whenever i turn right with the suspension loaded(parking/roundabouts). From my research, it sounds like a subframe issue that can be fixed really easy. At least thats what im hoping it is anyway lol.
Anyway, really loving the MK5 platform and though i miss the VR6 growl, i passed that Bora 4Mo onto my partner so i can still drive it anytime i want



2006 Golf GTI DSG.
Metalic black in color with grey leather interior. Some mods already done to it including(from what i know) a Forge Twintake induction system and some wheels of some sort(anybody?). White LED interior lighting and a red downlight from the sunroof switches(standard or not?). I also found a receipt for a GIAC tune in the log books after purchasing it.
It has some nice little finder lips on it which i assume are not standard.
I would love someone to chyme in and tell me if there is anything else that is not standard 2006 fare?
The headlight lenses are really foggy. I'm not wasting my time trying to polish them right now as that has never worked for me in the past so i ordered the cheapest aftermarket headlights i could find locally to replace them. I do like the look of the standard lights so but i could not find replacement lenses for the life of me so i'll have to revisit them in the not too distant future.
For now i am just enjoying the extra grunt over the 4Mo. I did not get to test drive any other GTI's or Jetta's prior to buying this so just assumed all GTI's pulled that hard when they came on boost until i found the GIAC receipt. Though i assume a 6 speed manual would have been a bit more fun, i am liking the DSG more than i thought i would. The Forge induction is what sold me on it though. Sounds like Darth Vader with asthma! lol
Trying to look after my license will be difficult though as once on boost, it pulls like a 15 year old school boy.
I have also ordered and payed for my new number plates. I'll upload a photo of those once fitted. Till then, i'll add the headlights when they arrive and decide if i like them or not and go from there.
Next round of mods will include a boost guage of some sort(any suggestions?) so i have some idea what the GIAC tune included(new to VW tuning). I'll also add a downpipe and delet the standard Cat converter. I'm about 90% sure the exhaust is standard at this point but i have not been far enough under it to see the front section.
The only problems i have so far are that there is not 90km speed marker on the speedo(just goes from 80-100) and there is a knock in the front left whenever i turn right with the suspension loaded(parking/roundabouts). From my research, it sounds like a subframe issue that can be fixed really easy. At least thats what im hoping it is anyway lol.
Anyway, really loving the MK5 platform and though i miss the VR6 growl, i passed that Bora 4Mo onto my partner so i can still drive it anytime i want

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