What have you done to your P5 today?

[dave45090]

Thanks Chris! Many mods coming....

 

[.paul]

Applied the vinyl overlays from Blue Batmobile tonight after dinner. And as the pics will show I had a little help from my pit crew.

The before and after...

The last one is avatar quality!(rlaugh)

 

[.paul]

Finally had the hail damage fixed. I cleaned the car and wanted to show off my latest mods....painted front (orange) marker and new shifer knob/boot.

Dave, what is your car lowered with?

 

[Kansei]

I'm going to guess goldline springs.. but I have no clue. I just know that my car sits lower in the back with them.

 

[dave45090]

I ordered from KYMP5....Falken factory tuned springs. I think I got the last set. Here is the link....http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123622631

BTW...these springs kick ass!

 

[.paul]

Nice

What are people's thoughts on Espelir springs, I remember some people said they were really extra good and whatnot.

I'm planning to get some springs soon, but I don't want to run into the same problem I did with my accord where the rear was lower looking than the front. I also don't really know what to get, but I know I don't want to go more than 1.5" down. H&R has an ideal drop 1.3" but that's all around, and I guess I'd be risking the same problem again. Eibach always seem to go lower than advertised. Blarg


See what I mean. Those were with H&R OE Sport springs.

 

[Kansei]

Espelir springs (IIRC, they were blue I know that from the NEPOC install day)

http://www.altspace.com/nepoc/index.html#1
makes me really sad that I got goldlines, but I think I got them for like 120 or something so I can't complain I guess. They lowered me over 2 inches in the back though and less than 2 in the front.

 

[bazooka joe]

Pics of the new(used) battery tie down and oil cap. Nice and straight, right Mark? Pardon the dirty engine bay.

(2thumbs)

 

[Protege52003]

Espelir springs (IIRC, they were blue I know that from the NEPOC install day)

http://www.altspace.com/nepoc/index.html#1
makes me really sad that I got goldlines, but I think I got them for like 120 or something so I can't complain I guess. They lowered me over 2 inches in the back though and less than 2 in the front.

and those sweet RX-8 18's........

 

[CTt3P5]

Finally had the hail damage fixed. I cleaned the car and wanted to show off my latest mods....painted front (orange) marker and new shifer knob/boot.

Looks good. I should be picking up my nite shades next week for the bumper lights. Why didn't you paint the side markers? Anyway car looks good, the chrome oe's look very nice on the c-red.

 

[CTt3P5]

The last one is avatar quality!(rlaugh)

Thinking about doing it, but after reducing it I am not sure how it will turn out. Will have to play around with it.

 

[Brian MP5T]

Oral Sex..

 

[dave45090]

Looks good. I should be picking up my nite shades next week for the bumper lights. Why didn't you paint the side markers? Anyway car looks good, the chrome oe's look very nice on the c-red.

Thanks man. I like the oe chromes as well. I plan on eventually replacing them w/ 17's. It's nice that they look good enough so I can concentrate on more important mods right now.
I wasn't sure about painting the other side marker. I wanted to test by just starting w/ the oranger first. I really like the red and black scheme thats taking shape. Next up painting the calipers black and ordering (this weekend) DGM CF rear valance. Woot!

 

[pfive]

got my windows tinted...

 

[rednecks_r_us]

Thanks man. I like the oe chromes as well. I plan on eventually replacing them w/ 17's. It's nice that they look good enough so I can concentrate on more important mods right now.
I wasn't sure about painting the other side marker. I wanted to test by just starting w/ the oranger first. I really like the red and black scheme thats taking shape. Next up painting the calipers black and ordering (this weekend) DGM CF rear valance. Woot!

I can relate to that

 

[CTt3P5]

Oral Sex..

(alright)

 

[CTt3P5]

I really like the red and black scheme thats taking shape. Next up painting the calipers black and ordering (this weekend) DGM CF rear valance. Woot!

I too am going for the same scheme. I can't wait to see pics of the calipers after you paint. I am not sure how black will turn out on them. What kind of paint are you going to use, ie: gloss, metallic? Simple mod (if you want to call it that) I did last week was put a smoked shield over the ugly PA plate (white yellow and blue) (puke) At some point this summer I am going to get the DARE plate offered by the state. It is black and I have one currently on the wifes Vue.

 

[Kansei]

Are you sure the DARE plate is still black? on of my roommates was looking into getting that plate because it was black but I guess they revised it and it is no longer black.

There is a black JTI (GTI with jetta front end) with black wheels, dark tint, and that dare plate.. it looks really good.

 

[CTt3P5]

NOOOOOOOO! Damnit!!! I guess I will have to look into it before I drop the $35. I will just keep the blah state issue if the DARE is going to be the same color combo. Thanks for telling me Chris. At least it looks a little better with the shield.

Never saw a GTI with a Jetta front end. Contemplated changing my Jetta over to a Golf front end to adapt the dual projector headlights, but was a little to much $$$ for me at the time. Ended up trading it in anyway after the tranny was replaced around 70,000. I had a black Jetta Trek with smoked lights and the DARE plate with the smoked shield. Maybe I can switch plates from the Vue to the P5 and vice versa?

 

[dave45090]

I'm going the red and black but w/o the black wheels. Probably gunmetal or lighter.