[sbce90]

Awesome Golf, definitely looking forward to seeing the bimmer modded too.

[AzRiz]

Originally Posted by hardtothepaint

The golf looks amazing man. Looking forward to see the completion of your project!

Thanks man, it's actually having a year's worth of work done to it in a month lol

Originally Posted by 0ngel

Sweet !!! Rear bumper is already good stock!

Yeah it's not bad at all, I just wish it had dual exhausts...

Originally Posted by E92TTCoupe

Wow all these reds I am in love..

Red is such a summer colour

Originally Posted by Efini

gotta love the color

Fo sho!

Originally Posted by #Tee

love the red...i dont have the ballz to ever own that color.

Why's that, man?

Originally Posted by Game

Love the pics. That sig pic is just awesome.

Thanks dude! I try

Originally Posted by monkawekrue

word.

Haha why?

Originally Posted by Hartge

wow, looks stunning, keeping an eye on this

Thanks man! It should be worth it

Originally Posted by sbce90

Awesome Golf, definitely looking forward to seeing the bimmer modded too.

Thank you, I spent 5 years slowly modding the Golf, the BM will be much quicker lol

[AzRiz]

So I got the coilovers on last weekend (big thanks to P 5UML for supplying these for a great price) and realised that I needed to max them out all round to get it to sit low enough. Kind-of disappointed with the max low of the fronts but what I forgot to consider is that the alignment and obviously the final wheel/tyre combo will have a big effect on arch gaps etc. So I'll re-adjust the exact ride height once I get the new wheels on.

A couple of quick phone snaps of how she is sitting on the stock MV3s:

Archgap was a little bigger in the rear after adjustment but the alignment process (extra camber etc) changed it a huge amount and now the arch gap is bigger in the front :thumb down
Might need to try and get the fronts lower somehow...


Aaaaannnndddd.....regarding the wheels....the factory messed myself and my supplier around a little and told me that I can no longer have custom offsets (only my defined custom finish) and I'd be lucky to see them before mid-May. At this point I cancelled and decided to purchase a standard stock set of wheels that I think will look Ok for now. Nothing exactly special, but I'll work on something more serious next time.

Here's a pic I posted on Instagram as a teaser (horrible quality, sorry):

Fitting them this weekend if all goes well, and I'm booked in with a local shop for a modification that is being funded by the money freed up due to the downgrade in rims (man logic )

[golfmck1980]

I spy a set of quant 44 rims

[P 5UML]

wow!!!

cant wait to see them rims on the car now bro!!!! let me know when they are on and we can meet up again! BP petrol station hahahaha

[PJJD]

By the beard of Zeus. Can't wait to see this when you get the new wheels fitted! Am I right in saying that red e92 LCI's are hard to find? Never seem to see any for sale.

[AzRiz]

Originally Posted by golfmck1980

I spy a set of quant 44 rims

Good spot

Originally Posted by P 5UML

wow!!!

cant wait to see them rims on the car now bro!!!! let me know when they are on and we can meet up again! BP petrol station hahahaha

LOL yeah cool man, we'll do that! Wheels go on this weekend hopefully

Originally Posted by PJJD

By the beard of Zeus. Can't wait to see this when you get the new wheels fitted! Am I right in saying that red e92 LCI's are hard to find? Never seem to see any for sale.

Thanks man, yeah I don't think I've ever seen another red LCI on the road before, I wonder why that is?

[AzRiz]

Ok so the wheels have been on as of last week, but I underestimated clearance/fitment issues as these tyres stretched a bit worse than I thought (not that I expected much from a 225 on an 8.5j rim lol). I promptly ordered slightly smaller spacers but they have still not arrived so I haven’t finalised fitment yet.

A friend of mine who is very good at detailing performed a paint enhancement detail on my car which took 1.5 days to complete and made a big improvement to the paint. After it was complete on the second day, another friend also came down in his car and we all rolled to a VAG meet that I used to attend in my Golf.

During the day we also fit my M3 carbon spoiler and I bought some clean new plates with carbon lettering to match the spoiler. Oh and I tinted the fog lights with some tint spray to remove the focus from them. It came out pretty good.

Here are some photos that a couple of friends took at the meet:

NOTE: fitment is not finalised

WEST END DUBS -APR 2014 by avibphotography, on Flickr


WEST END DUBS -APR 2014 by avibphotography, on Flickr


Az4 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr


Az1 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr


Az3 by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr


Az's BMW by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr


by Fat Bear Photography, on Flickr

And here are a few iPhone snaps I took as I didn’t have my DSLR with me:

Still to do:

- Finalise fitment by adding spacers to fronts
- Lower rear coils by about 5mm
- Possibly reduce rear camber as it is currently -3*

Rear is being beefed up by a modification that I’m very much looking forward to on Friday. If the weather is good, I’ll be attending a German car meet the same evening so will be able to get more good shots with that modification having been done (and hopefully finalised fitment if those damn spacers arrive already!)

Lowering rear coils and doing an oil+filter change on Saturday

[richk84]

Wheels look great. I need some spacers badly for mine!!

[Kassim786]

Beautiful car there bro chrome grills do look well though

[Mardio]

She sits nice.

[Joseph@x-ph.com]

Nice Shots ! !

[EndOfAnEra]

wow, just wow.

LCI + M-sport + red = the best combo ever

will keep an eye on this thread, love the car man!

[FRRYY]

Originally Posted by AzRiz

A friend of mine who is very good at detailing performed a paint enhancement detail on my car which took 1.5 days to complete and made a big improvement to the paint.

I think this was well worth it.

The car looks WET.

[Josh1a1h]

LOVE THE PICS BRO!
I am surprised you can't get the BCs low enough. When Gaza fitted his... his front and rear archs were tucking the rims!!! Very odd...

I have not been a fan of the new Quantum rims tbh... BUT THEY LOOK FAB ON YOURS! I think its because you are the first with the silver finish and it looks fookin awesome on an LCI!!!!!

Cant wait to see it on Fri!!!

[DuckySpud]

Car looks fantastic! My first car, an E36, was hellrot red, its a lovely bright red and looks great on your car

[danzo_m]

Dude that car looks mint keep up the good work.

[M4rius]

Love it

[AzRiz]

Originally Posted by richk84

Wheels look great. I need some spacers badly for mine!!

Thanks man, what kind of look are you going for?

Originally Posted by Kassim786

Beautiful car there bro chrome grills do look well though

Thanks bro, yeah I haven't rushed to change them yet because they suit the car, but I'll be working on doing something with them next week

Originally Posted by Mardio

She sits nice.

Thanks dude, fronts still to be spaced and rear to be lowered!

Originally Posted by Joseph@x-ph.com

Nice Shots ! !

Thanks Joseph

Originally Posted by EndOfAnEra

wow, just wow.

LCI + M-sport + red = the best combo ever

will keep an eye on this thread, love the car man!

That's a really flattering comment, thank you very much, I'm really happy with the combo myself

Originally Posted by RYΛN

I think this was well worth it.

The car looks WET.

Yeah I always like to keep the paint looking good, no point in modding a car if the paint is trashy! Wet look FTW

Originally Posted by Josh1a1h

LOVE THE PICS BRO!
I am surprised you can't get the BCs low enough. When Gaza fitted his... his front and rear archs were tucking the rims!!! Very odd...

I have not been a fan of the new Quantum rims tbh... BUT THEY LOOK FAB ON YOURS! I think its because you are the first with the silver finish and it looks fookin awesome on an LCI!!!!!

Cant wait to see it on Fri!!!

Thanks a lot bro, so you're saying Gaza was tucking RIM?! Or tyre? From what I can see, these will never get anywhere near the rim without going for the Extreme Drop version. I am tucking tread on the fronts, rears to match this weekend.

Yeah I was 50/50 about the rims, but since the custom ones got delayed I took the plunge on these and am pretty happy with them

Originally Posted by DuckySpud

Car looks fantastic! My first car, an E36, was hellrot red, its a lovely bright red and looks great on your car

Thanks dude, yeah HellRot sure is an awesome colour, it changes shade a CRAZY amount! In the bright sun, it glows orange, but on a grey day it's a dull dark colour.

Originally Posted by danzo_m

Dude that car looks mint keep up the good work.

I appreciate that man, and the mods being done over the next few days will really get it looking right

Originally Posted by M4rius

Love it

Thank you

[no1_jazz]

As always Az I must say again looking on point very nice indeed!

[AzRiz]

Originally Posted by no1_jazz

As always Az I must say again looking on point very nice indeed!

Thanks bro! I know you've been seeing the recent progress on FB and Instragram

[AzRiz]

So my spacers finally arrived and I fitted them on Saturday. I also finalised the ride height (NSR needed to be lowered 4mm) and serviced the car.

Also, on Friday I had a custom exhaust done by StyleDynamics who also supplied and fitted a Performance diffuser which we decided to paint satin black. The back box was removed and replaced with straight-pipes for weight saving and to unlock a tiny bit of sound (only audible under heavy throttle past 2.5k rpm).

[ Pics on next page ]

Just a couple of minor tweaks left before 'Phase 1' is complete. Will be doing a photoshoot when the weather clears up (it's cold and wet again )