Andypant's Golf GTi Pirelli Build

[Andypants]

Hey all, I figured now was as good a time as any to start a build / picture thread of my Pirelli.

The Car: I purchased the car middle of last month - a very low k's (21,000) Black Magic Golf GTi Pirelli. I was very lucky that the car was well looked after and came with some very cool GTIP169 Euro plates

First Mods: I've added an RNS-510 version H, Bluetooth and MDI from Audi Upgrades. I've also fitted some Eibach Prokit Sportlines to drop her a little bit. Very happy with how the car is sitting and how it rides. I also reckon the RNS510 sounds better than my RCD500 6stacker. The installs have all been done by Wojtek and the guys at German Auto Service.

Current Mod List
Osram Intense H7 & Ultra White LED Parkers
APR Carbonio CAI
Eurosport Tuning Exhaust
DNA Stage 2 Tune (installed Jan 14)
R8 Coilpacks
Eibach Sportlines

Wish list
Whiteline Anti Lift Kit
Whiteline Rear Sway Bar
Eurosport Intake to replace the Carbonio.
GFB Diverter Upgrade


There are definatley additional extras planned for the future but you'll just have to wait and see

Here's a few photos including before and after the lowering.

Before Sportlines



After install of Eibach Sportlines

[Deadpool]

Great pictures to start off with. Looks far better once it was lowered.

Have you gotten the car Tuned yet? The APR Carbonio will only give you a slight sound increase, no Performance as it's just a carbon box that sits on the end of the engine cover. I also agree that the RCD/RNS upgrade sounds better. Seems to be a lot more bassy than the stock RCD500 headunit.

Got any plans for future modifications?

[Andypants]

Great pictures to start off with. Looks far better once it was lowered.

Have you gotten the car Tuned yet? The APR Carbonio will only give you a slight sound increase, no Performance as it's just a carbon box that sits on the end of the engine cover. I too agree that the RCD/RNS upgrade sounds better. Seems to be a lot more bassy than the stock RCD500 headunit.

Got any plans for future modifications?

Hey mate cheers. Yeah I was happy with how they turned out.

The cars not tuned.... yet I bought it completely stock. That said a stage 1 tune is on the cards in the near term and quite likely a Dump pipe down the track with associated remap too. In terms of future plans, in short yes there's a number of things I'm keen to do progressively. I want the car to remain pretty sedate, easy/fun to drive and look tastefully done, that vision will translate into the mod's I do.

As for the intake after all the reading and lurking around forums I wasn't really planning on modding the intake at all. It seemed the price of any intake didn't warrant the added bling or performance. So when this came up at the price it was selling for I just went for it purely from an opportunistic perspective for the style points more than anything else.

[geoff_gti]

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[Lucas_R]

Wow only 21,000km's. Thats seriously low kilometers. I thought i didnt drive mine much (15,000km in 2yrs).

Rare limited edition car, very low km's, robust strengthened engine and larger turbo from the factory....what more could you want. Oh yeah - a tune

I considered getting a Pirelli and there was one for sale in Newcastle about 2.5yrs ago with only 30 odd thousand kms for $32,000, but i didnt realise at the time that they were DSG only. Considering that i specifically wanted a manual, that ruled them out for me unfortunately. Really nice car man, i know you will enjoy it.

[gareth_oau]

looking good Andy, and looking forward to hearing more updates.

Will have to catch up with you sometime!

[Andypants]

Wow only 21,000km's. Thats seriously low kilometers. I thought i didnt drive mine much (15,000km in 2yrs).

Tell me about it. Hasn't stayed at 21,000 for long though. Put on 1000 K's since I bought it lol

looking good Andy, and looking forward to hearing more updates.

Will have to catch up with you sometime!

Thanks mate, for sure we'll have to catch up for a cruise. I did get together with Geoff, Matt and Kirbo last friday for a bit but we didn't do a whole lot of driving. Mostly stood around and joked about the people who consistently mounted the kerb heading into North Perth Maccas Drive through. Pretty keen to check out that Audi of yours too actually

[Mystic storm]

Very nice

[Andypants]

New additions:

APR Carbonio
Osram H7 Intense and Ultra white LED Park lights

[Andypants]

This turned up in the mail today



Euro Sport Exhaust System - VW® Mk5 GTI / Audi® A3‚® 2.0T by Euro Sport Accessories | Euro Sport Accessories

[Lucas_R]

^ good stuff Andy - new catback exhaust, new intake.....new tune? Better start saving for the Euro Sport dump pipe too because you will want it soon enough.

[Andypants]

^ good stuff Andy - new catback exhaust, new intake.....new tune? Better start saving for the Euro Sport dump pipe too because you will want it soon enough.

Yeah don't worry bud I'm sold on the tune with DNA, just a matter of funding - trip to Malaysia planned for July so tune after that. I almost pulled the trigger on the dump pipe section tbh but that will wait til after the tune at this stage. There wasn't a massive saving on shipping getting them both together so I'm happy to wait.

Red coil packs arrived today too - cheers Tiggy

[Andypants]

So most recent update is my DNA tuning SRS 3 Handset arrived last week on Thursday. Great little touch screen device!

John provided the new tune on Sunday (working on Australia Day, what a champ!) and that was installed straight away. First impressions: I've been grinning ear to ear every time I drive it! Seriously different motor car.

I decided to go with just one DNA Stage 2 tune for my Pirelli as I don't plan going the Intercooler / HPFP etc etc road. That said thanks to the boys at DNA my current tune takes into account the A/M Intake and CBE as well as future proofing with the inclusion of No CEL error if I install a high flow cat which is cool.

I have lined up a Dyno session with a guys near my office and will post results of the Tuned run and also afterwards i'll reset to the stock map for a baseline result.

I'll post these once done

[Andypants]

A new photo after taking a few today. Lip on now too since last pic. Also a bit of mucking about with Aviary to edit it.



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[Andypants]

Couple of new additions on the weekend

I've been toying with the idea for a while, but now here it is. Bonnet Wrapped in 3M 1080 Series Black Carbon. I'm happy with the outcome. Invited my brother over and we put it on ourselves. For a big flat (ish) area like a bonnet it is quite a simple task.



I also found some time to throw these in. Red goes faster right