mod/upgrade regrets on ya mk1
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what have you messed up
my biggest mod/upgrade regret/mistake has got to be the universal electric window kit, what a bag of @@@@ that is, it works slowly or it sticks if i see another greasepot ill scream, the door cards have been removed more times than it was worth, ifyour ever thinking about it, dont do it, specially on a cabby, might be ok on tintop but i doubt it
the second was the central locking kit, it worked well for about a year then it packed in
moral - dont buy cheap kits they are utter rubbish
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jellybelly said
Coilovers are all rubbish no matter how much you spend
Looks good but ruins the ride
Even Kw's. I thought they were a good mixture of both?
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jellybelly said
Me personally would go shocks and springs koni or spam maybe
Or maybe I'm gettin to old for this modified game
Do you mean something like THIS
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Loving any chrome or carbon bits...
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Last edit: by andyphill
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golf1980 said
Part of me regrets changing from small block to big block. I loved that little engine and the hassle of putting the new engine in almost makes me wander wether it was all worth it?
It must do when someone thinks you're a small engine and needs teaching a lesson
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There, that feels better
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I was 19 at the time! Still have them thou and a tailgate in the factory primer…
I regret it every day I look at them!!!
But I think maybe worse has been fixed is how I keep sane
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G60 nothelle tuned and 203bhp - awful, truly awful. Ruined a good car.
16v conversion - KR lump that needed constant persuasion from the gear box.
16v conversion on twin 45's - sounded fantastic and looked great on the gear change over-run if you were behind it when it shot flames out of the back! But, really not that great to live with.
rear discs - made me lock up and spin rather than stop me! Yes, I know, and I fixed the bias settings.
Corrado interior - what was I thinking?
respraying in non factory colour - pointless
wide arches - looked unbalanced
rolled arches - wanted to put the GTI arches back on, but no lip left to attach!
BBS wheels built as 9's - looked ridiculous
rollcage in a road car - not sure why I thought I'd need one
autocavan stainless exhaust - made the car sound like a biplane from the beginning of the last century
16v clocks - I was hopeful to achieve the 160mph indicated at the end of them, but in reality they would never see much past 120mph. At that point you're pretty much aware of your speed, especially in a mk1.
1980 Mars Red GTI BRMotorsport 142
1983 Black GTI
1983 Black GTI
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Something tells me you're a bit of a purist
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I've only listed the modifications I dislike.
1980 Mars Red GTI BRMotorsport 142
1983 Black GTI
1983 Black GTI
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