audicoupej
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I sold my 2001 GTI about 2 years ago and have been missing it ever since.
Here is one of the last pictures of it:
Not bad for 131,000 miles.
Well I picked up this Deep Blue Pearl (DBP) R32 back in August. I bought it sight unseen (besides photos) from Santa Monica, Ca and had it shipped via enclosed trailer to the East Coast. The original owner had moved from Arizona to Colorado and sold it to the guy I bought it from. He only owned it about 3 months before he sold it to me since he ended up buying a new M3.
6 days after I received the car I went to the mall 10 minutes before it closed and parked on the outskirts of the lot only to come out and find a shopping cart on it's side near my car and this was the result:
The mirror, fender and sideskirt all were damaged resulting in $1210 of repairs. Needless to say I was heart broken. I finally had my dream car and then this had to happen. I've always parked far away at stores and I've never had this happen to me.
Anyways, I just got the car back from the body shop and had them repair/repaint the front bumper since it was chipped up pretty good and had some stress cracks. The bumper also had some custom work done before I bought the car. The sidemarker lights were shaved and the notch for the VW emblem was removed. The notch was also removed from the hood. The sidemarker light holes were beginning to ripple and it was bugging me.
Over all the paint was in decent shape besides some light swirls, RIDS and a lot of overspray on the lower part of the rear bumper and exhaust tips when I got it back from the body shop. I didn't get very many during photos as I'm having a hard time capturing swirls with my D40 (forgive me).
First up the heart: A VF engineering Stage 3 supercharger system. This takes the stock 240hp/236ft-lbs to 450hp/370ft-lbs. I did a quick engine bay wipe down and polished the charger and intake pipe by hand using OMP. The painted parts were wiped down quick with FK425. I will give it a full detail in the spring.
Before OMP:
After OMP:
This was only spending a couple of minutes polishing since I was waiting for a customer to arrive.
The whole bay which contains many custom billet caps/tops:
Hood before:
Door before. I was really not getting any swirls to show up:
Door before:
Door after 105 PFW via rotary:
Hood after 105/PFW and 106FA/6.5" White LC CCS with an IPA wipedown:
LSP I used Pinnacle Souveran. Tires have Ardex New Concept. Exhaust tips polished with OMP after Mothers California Gold Clay.
Paint was clayed with a seperate piece of Mothers Gold Clay.
Afters (I'm still learning to use my camera so feel free to give me helpful photo advice)
The bumper, passenger fender/door/sideskirt were not touched since the paint is still fresh. The car will be parked for the winter then I will detail those parts in the spring and jewel the entire car.
Mod list as provided by the original owner:
Engine Modifications
VF Engineering Stage III Supercharger Kit
EIP Street Series Exhaust System
Custom High Polished Throttle Body Pipe
All VF Motor Mounts
“Jaycaps” Billet “VF Supercharged” Strut Caps,
Coolant cap, Oil Dipstick Cover, Washer Bottle Cap and Oil Fill Cap
Color Matched Engine Bay
Transmission Modifications
Clutchmasters Stage IV Ceramic Clutch Kit with Lightened Flywheel
EIP Competition Short Shift Kit
Upgraded Haldex Performance Parts (Blue)
Wheel and Brake Modifications
BBS RGR’s-18x8.5 in Diamond Black Finish
Bridgestone Potenza RE960A/S 225/40/18
Neuspeed Stainless Steel Brake Lines
Porterfield R4-S Brake Pads
ECS Front and Rear Cross Drilled /Slotted Rotors
Tyrolsport Brake Stiffening Kit
Suspension Modifications
H&R Coilovers Suspension System
Streetwerks Adjustable Rear Control Arms
H&R 21mm Adjustable Rear Sway Bar
Exterior and Lighting Modifications
Two Bar Bonrath Badgeless Grille
Filled Bumper and Hood Notch
Shaved Bumper Signals
Painted B Pillars
OEM Hid’s
Stubby Side Mirrors
Seat Cupra Front Lip
Polo Aero Rear Wiper
ECS Crystal Clear Side markers
ECS Stubby Antenna
Interior Modifications and Additions
Eurojet Carbon Fiber Back Bucket Seats with Schroth Harnesses
Stewart Warner Perfect match Boost Gauge
AWE Tuning Center Mount Column pod
Carbon Fiber Console Trim
Carbon Fiber Door Sills
Carbon Fiber Door Accents and Ashtray Lid
EIP Tuning Billet Dash Vents
Audio and Video Components
Alpine IVA-W200 Double Din DVD/CD/MP3/WMA Receiver/AV Head
Custom Mounted Sirius “Starmate Replay”
Alpine 4.150 4/3/2 Ch. Digital Amplifier
2 Sets (Front & Rear) JL XR650-CSI Component Systems
I love this car, it makes me smile every time I get in it.
I hope to get on the track with it in the spring. Watkins Glen is only about an hour away. :woot:
Thanks for looking and reading :thx
Here is one of the last pictures of it:
Not bad for 131,000 miles.
Well I picked up this Deep Blue Pearl (DBP) R32 back in August. I bought it sight unseen (besides photos) from Santa Monica, Ca and had it shipped via enclosed trailer to the East Coast. The original owner had moved from Arizona to Colorado and sold it to the guy I bought it from. He only owned it about 3 months before he sold it to me since he ended up buying a new M3.
6 days after I received the car I went to the mall 10 minutes before it closed and parked on the outskirts of the lot only to come out and find a shopping cart on it's side near my car and this was the result:
The mirror, fender and sideskirt all were damaged resulting in $1210 of repairs. Needless to say I was heart broken. I finally had my dream car and then this had to happen. I've always parked far away at stores and I've never had this happen to me.
Anyways, I just got the car back from the body shop and had them repair/repaint the front bumper since it was chipped up pretty good and had some stress cracks. The bumper also had some custom work done before I bought the car. The sidemarker lights were shaved and the notch for the VW emblem was removed. The notch was also removed from the hood. The sidemarker light holes were beginning to ripple and it was bugging me.
Over all the paint was in decent shape besides some light swirls, RIDS and a lot of overspray on the lower part of the rear bumper and exhaust tips when I got it back from the body shop. I didn't get very many during photos as I'm having a hard time capturing swirls with my D40 (forgive me).
First up the heart: A VF engineering Stage 3 supercharger system. This takes the stock 240hp/236ft-lbs to 450hp/370ft-lbs. I did a quick engine bay wipe down and polished the charger and intake pipe by hand using OMP. The painted parts were wiped down quick with FK425. I will give it a full detail in the spring.
Before OMP:
After OMP:
This was only spending a couple of minutes polishing since I was waiting for a customer to arrive.
The whole bay which contains many custom billet caps/tops:
Hood before:
Door before. I was really not getting any swirls to show up:
Door before:
Door after 105 PFW via rotary:
Hood after 105/PFW and 106FA/6.5" White LC CCS with an IPA wipedown:
LSP I used Pinnacle Souveran. Tires have Ardex New Concept. Exhaust tips polished with OMP after Mothers California Gold Clay.
Paint was clayed with a seperate piece of Mothers Gold Clay.
Afters (I'm still learning to use my camera so feel free to give me helpful photo advice)
The bumper, passenger fender/door/sideskirt were not touched since the paint is still fresh. The car will be parked for the winter then I will detail those parts in the spring and jewel the entire car.
Mod list as provided by the original owner:
Engine Modifications
VF Engineering Stage III Supercharger Kit
EIP Street Series Exhaust System
Custom High Polished Throttle Body Pipe
All VF Motor Mounts
“Jaycaps” Billet “VF Supercharged” Strut Caps,
Coolant cap, Oil Dipstick Cover, Washer Bottle Cap and Oil Fill Cap
Color Matched Engine Bay
Transmission Modifications
Clutchmasters Stage IV Ceramic Clutch Kit with Lightened Flywheel
EIP Competition Short Shift Kit
Upgraded Haldex Performance Parts (Blue)
Wheel and Brake Modifications
BBS RGR’s-18x8.5 in Diamond Black Finish
Bridgestone Potenza RE960A/S 225/40/18
Neuspeed Stainless Steel Brake Lines
Porterfield R4-S Brake Pads
ECS Front and Rear Cross Drilled /Slotted Rotors
Tyrolsport Brake Stiffening Kit
Suspension Modifications
H&R Coilovers Suspension System
Streetwerks Adjustable Rear Control Arms
H&R 21mm Adjustable Rear Sway Bar
Exterior and Lighting Modifications
Two Bar Bonrath Badgeless Grille
Filled Bumper and Hood Notch
Shaved Bumper Signals
Painted B Pillars
OEM Hid’s
Stubby Side Mirrors
Seat Cupra Front Lip
Polo Aero Rear Wiper
ECS Crystal Clear Side markers
ECS Stubby Antenna
Interior Modifications and Additions
Eurojet Carbon Fiber Back Bucket Seats with Schroth Harnesses
Stewart Warner Perfect match Boost Gauge
AWE Tuning Center Mount Column pod
Carbon Fiber Console Trim
Carbon Fiber Door Sills
Carbon Fiber Door Accents and Ashtray Lid
EIP Tuning Billet Dash Vents
Audio and Video Components
Alpine IVA-W200 Double Din DVD/CD/MP3/WMA Receiver/AV Head
Custom Mounted Sirius “Starmate Replay”
Alpine 4.150 4/3/2 Ch. Digital Amplifier
2 Sets (Front & Rear) JL XR650-CSI Component Systems
I love this car, it makes me smile every time I get in it.
I hope to get on the track with it in the spring. Watkins Glen is only about an hour away. :woot:
Thanks for looking and reading :thx
