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2011 VW Golf Build Thread

aismo

New member
Hey guys,

Well I just picked this up yesterday! I previously had a 2004 Ford Focus... that some lady took it upon herself to total. I bought the Focus new and it only had 50k on the clock... and a whole truckload of parts. I loved the car. Unfortunately, it met its demise. I removed most of the stuff to resell, luckily. That should give me almost $3000 to play with when it comes to the Golf.

I was about to pull the trigger on a GTI, but had some recent financial things pop up and decided it was a better move to go with the golf.

I figured I'd post pics, because as of tomorrow this thing won't look the same.

-Immediate plans: The hubcaps are getting painted black tomorrow. I can't bear to look at the stock ones anymore. 15% window tint is getting done as well.

-Plans: I'm going to keep the car relatively tame. I'm currently looking for some wheels and tires... but there are so many options I want to find the perfect set. Other plans include suspension/exhaust/intake. Aside from that, the car will be left as-is. I blew the brains out of the Focus I had, and am looking for a car that will be much more civil for my commute.

The Golf (sorry for the crappy pics, iPhone):









And my Focus, in its hayday and afterwards :( :







Frame=bent


As it was laid to rest:


Other notes:

1) I know painting the hubcaps is ghetto. Please don't flame me for it. It'll look much better than stock though for the time being, while I scour to find some new wheels (either Huffs, Audi/Merc wheels, or something else. I'd really love some nice Kosei K1's but they're difficult to find).

2) I LOVE the 5-Cylinder. It has a good bit more "grunt" than my Focus did stock and I really enjoy it.
 

aismo

New member
Well no new pics until the sun is out in the morning, but the wheels are black (err... hubcaps). Whatever. The paint is still fresh on the car so it'll due since its only got 100 miles on it.

I had heard people talking on here/VWV about SOWO.

I had no idea what it was.



Then... on the way to visit my girlfriends dad up in North Georgia, he said there was a big car show in town so we swung by as it was wrapping up. Needless to say, I saw enough VW porn to last me a lifetime.

On the way over the mountain to her house (something I've driven a thousand times, in situations ranging from my Focus on R-Comp's to her SUV in 6in of snow) we were going pretty good.

I was blasting over the mountain taking it pretty easy since I'm still getting used to the car. About a mile from the top I came ripping around a corner and came upon like 6 VW's/Audi's stopped. Someone whipped out a camera and snapped a bunch of pictures. It was pretty cool.

I still would like to track down the pictures. I wasn't going all that fast since its a new car, but I think it was quick enough for the VW guys to think "who the fuck is that guy".

Anywho, loving the car. Really loving the 5 cylinder. The gearing is a little tall but it should do. This thing really needs and exhaust and intake/ITG Maxogen filter and software ASAP.
 

aismo

New member


Quick pic of the ghetto fabulous painted stock hubcaps.

It'll do until I pick something else out.
 

Stadpad

Go Kart Champion
cool welcome to vw, you'll like the golf allot more than the focus. check out the apr carbonio intake they have for the 2.5 golf's. just a suggestion. take ur time to search the forum, theres plenty of cool stuff to learn.:D
 
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