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Official Carbon Steel Metallic GTI / Golf Thread
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I think the smaller rear brakes gives it that illusion.
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I'm lowered on ED springs.
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Ah, ok. Looked a little higher on the other shot.
Loving it man! I'm very new to the VW world coming from 15 years of owning/building/racing Hondas, but I'm already a huge fan of JDM wheels on our GTI's. Advan RG and RS, or some good old fashioned TE37's or anything from Work just makes them pop.
Enjoy!
I love the te37s since they can look good on pretty much every car, but seemed impossible to find used in 5x112. Luckily I found these wheels from another jdm enthusiast with a GTI.
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normcaldwell
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Denver, Colorado
New owner here, finally have it in a state to show offJust cosmetic stuff for now.
Really great car! Glad to see such a strong community around it.
Looks really good; nice pic!
Seeing this picture makes me really wish I could get my hands on some euro headlights for my LP equipped SE. The amber side marker on the US lights ruins the aggressive front end on the MK7.
That, the negative camber pushing the wheel outward more, as well as the lower wheel arch in the rear. all come together to make the rear wheel look bigger.
You can put tinted 3M vinyl over the ambers like RJ did. Ask him/look at pics of his car.
Davedough
New member
- Location
- Northern VA
I've had an account here for a while, but always seemed to spend time on the "other VW enthusiast" website. I never realized this one is much more active and seemingly has more civilized members. Anyway, I love a thread full of all my doppelgangers. Here's my 2016 CSG Autobahn. Not much done to it but some cosmetic stuff. I'm actually looking at buying a JB4 within the next couple of weeks, so that should be fun.
I was thinking about that but any crafty DIY automotive project I take on ends up either looking like crap or my OCD kicks in and even though most people wouldn't notice the fact that I know it bothers me.
I had actually emailed ECS to see if they would ever put together a side marker tint kit. They have something similar for some Audis for like $20. That'd be a bit cheaper and probably look way better than anything I could put together.
Gogo GTI
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Boulder, CO
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTI Sport
Wow I learn something new on here all the time. I had to look at other photos-- never noticed that detail before. So what's on the euro headlights. Are they clear (silver?) reflectors?
And if you 3M over them, wouldn't you basically be removing the function of the reflector?
The reflectors are clear on the euro headlights, the honeycomb pattern on the marker combined with the chrome in the headlight gives them the gunmetal look. I've seen a brand new set of the OEM VW euro lights on eBay for around $1200...a bit pricey for such a small detail.
By tinting then you aren't eliminating them but rather reducing their function to a degree depending on the tint you use. They'll still work but just not as well. Unfortunately, one of the DOT requirements for the US is that there needs to be an amber front side reflector visible from the side profile of the vehicle.