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[Matthew]

I think they look the business - yeah they are 1" bigger but are polished and dimond cut...

Trust me on this one lol

 

[Ste666]

So they look a bit chromed then matt ?.....or is it more brushed steel?

 

[Matthew]

Like so.... (on a Mk6 though)

 

[Ste666]

I quite like them

 

[Matthew]

They look alot bigger than the 17's because of the way they are diomand cut - and with the black inserts...

 

[Matthew]

Called brentacre today for a quote to add a remap to my insurance, and they want an extra £200 for 6 months... :dapprove:

Sod that, although 250bhp and a shed loads more torque would have been nice lol

 

[Ste666]

Shame about that Matt, good thing with the clio was that adding a map to it still kept it under the 182 it is rated at with insurance companies.

Look on the bright side, at least Sarah will be pleased you won't be moddifying it much now
How are the new wheels coming along?

 

[Matthew]

Hi Ste, the guy pulled out of the wheels deal. He wife told him he wasnt allowed lol. Pretty gutted because they are like gold dust to get genuine ones under £4-500...

 

[Bluebeard]

Called brentacre today for a quote to add a remap to my insurance, and they want an extra £200 for 6 months... :dapprove:

Sod that, although 250bhp and a shed loads more torque would have been nice lol

How would an insurance company know if its been remapped??

 

[Tunst]

I might know a guy selling a set of those diamod cut wheels, il have a word with him tomorrow..

 

[Matthew]

How would an insurance company know if its been remapped??

They might not but they also might plug into the ecu and if they find it and refuse to pay out, you'd wish you had come clean when you could lol

Just not worth the risk for me....

 

[Matthew]

I might know a guy selling a set of those diamod cut wheels, il have a word with him tomorrow..

Cheers mate, I'm having a job to find some in my price range. EBay is full of reps which way a tonne lol

 

[Christopher]

Lol. A 300bhp 1.8t lump has less character than a hoover. Horrible engine. Bombproof, but horrid.

Good choice on the op, great cars.

They don't listen. I've tried.

The most generic 'performance' engine ever.

 

[Christopher]

A car is for getting from A to B not having a chat with, how do certain engines have character?

My new motors got 225bhp standard so enough character i need to get me to work comfortably.

You just don't get it, do you?

 

[Ads_172]

To be fair, my old 200bhp 1.8T shifted okay (prob 172 performance) and boost is fun, but there is zero involvement.

 

[_Tom]

Revo map and sps switch, map goes on, map goes off, map goes on, map goes off...stealer friendly.

My mates hybrid K04'd BAM is far from mundane..lol

 

[Matthew]

Small Update: Finally managed to get hold of some 18" Monza II's. I know they aren't everyones cup'o'tea but I think they look the business

Colour-coding coming soon..... lol

Thanks.

 

[SC03OTT]

Good mod. Love it!

 

[jenic]

This makes mike upset.

 

[Matthew]

This makes mike upset.

lol Those BBS CH's were way out of budget mate lol

 

[fUbAr]

Good move, love the colour.

Remap.

 

[Brookie.]

Awesome

 

[Matthew]

Good move, love the colour.

Remap.

REVO could be my 2011 treat lol

 

[Ste666]

Love the wheels Matt, good move

 

[Matthew]

Love the wheels Matt, good move

Nice one Ste, cheers mate. Hope all is well with you?

 

[Ste666]

Yeah not bad mate, bit hectic lately hence not being able to attend the meet last week but the clio is still running sweet so i'm hoping to get to some more meets soon.

I take it the golf is suiting you more than the clio did then?, i have to say i did like my old golf too

 

[Matthew]

Yeah not bad mate, bit hectic lately hence not being able to attend the meet last week but the clio is still running sweet so i'm hoping to get to some more meets soon.

I take it the golf is suiting you more than the clio did then?, i have to say i did like my old golf too

Good stuff mate. Yeah I'm really loving the car, relaxing and quite when you want it to be and goes like stink when your up for a thrash lol

Best of both worlds really.

You'll have to pop down to the RR day at RS Tuning (dont have to go on the rollers) should be a good day though...

 

[Sir_Dave]

Looking good!! I must say, having seen this car on PH, it was a very good buy

 

[Matthew]

Looking good!! I must say, having seen this car on PH, it was a very good buy

Cheers Dave, it really was a deal too good not to go for...

 

[Rob]

Love these wheels, really suit the car IMO.

 

[davo172]

They might not but they also might plug into the ecu and if they find it and refuse to pay out, you'd wish you had come clean when you could lol

Just not worth the risk for me....

Bluefin maps it and puts std map back on come dealer time or insurance claim , but the best bit is it also resets the ecu flashcounter on a mk5 IIRC, so untracable as far as I know. If std map is on car they will then look at the times ecu has been flashed to see if it has been mapped . Revo better map thou I would say . Nice wheels Big Improvement on 17's :approve:.

 

[Matthew]

Bluefin maps it and puts std map back on come dealer time or insurance claim , but the best bit is it also resets the ecu flashcounter on a mk5 IIRC, so untracable as far as I know. If std map is on car they will then look at the times ecu has been flashed to see if it has been mapped . Revo better map thou I would say . Nice wheels Big Improvement on 17's :approve:.

Apparently quite afew people over on the GTI forums are having problems with the car going into limp mode after the REVO map...

It really highlights other problems with the car. Sensor faults etc...

 

[Matthew]

Sneak preview: abit of colour-coding (on a filthy red German girl)

 

[Edd]

Looks good mate, should have left the factory like that.

 

[Matthew]

Looks good mate, should have left the factory like that.

Defo mate! Side skirts/front splitter next lol

 

[jenic]

Looks good mate, should have left the factory like that.

+1

Transforms the car

 

[Matthew]

Cheers mike, "you colour-coded that mate?"

"Na mate, it's a GTI init!" lol

 

[Sanders]

Looks x1000 times better colour coded, wonder why the germans never painted them?

 

[hollandcup]

Looks spot on that, love tornado red.

 

[WTFRage360]

Absolutely gorgeous car! What's the fuel mpg like on these? How do they stack up to the TDI counter-part? More reliable than the TDI or less.?