davisharr
Go Kart Champion
CW Mk6 GTI Daily Driver, my First "Practical" Car
2012 Golf GTI 4 Door - DSG - Candy White
Current Mod List (Last Updated 2022/07/26)
• Summer wheels: 18x8.5" et45 Superspeed RF03RR
- 235/40r18 Michelin Pilot Sport 4S
• Winter wheels: 18" Audi "Avus" wheels
- 225/40r18 Michelin XI3
Engine & Drivetrain
• Cobb Accessport
• Stratified K04 Pro-tune - Shell 91 Octane
• HPA Motorsports Stage 3 "Extreme Performance" DSG Tune
• APR Carbon Fiber Intake
• USP Motorsports "Tear-Duct Direct Flow Rear Intake Pipe"
• Unitronic Factory Mount Intercooler kit
• CTS K04 Turbocharger
• CTS 3" Catted Downpipe
• CTS K04 Turbo Outlet Pipe
• CTS Throttle Pipe
• Bosch 4 Bar MAP Sensor
• Go Fast Bits DV+
• Audi Red Top Coil Packs
Suspension, Chassis, & Brakes
• HPA Motorsports SHS Coilovers by KW
• HPA Motorsports Dogbone Bushing (Softest 75a Red)
• CTS Front Subframe Bushing "Deadset" Kit with ARP Bolts
• Unibrace UB (Under Brace)
• Stern Rear Subframe Brace
• Whiteline 24mm Rear Sway Bar
• Stoptech Slotted Cryo-Treated Brake Rotors
• Stoptech Street Performance Brake Pads
• Stoptech Stainless Braided Brake Lines
• Tyrolsport Brake Calliper Stiffening Kit
Aesthetics & Accessories
• Audi R8 Oil Cap
• Audi R8 Coolant Cap
• OEM VW/Hella LED Euro tails "Cherry Red"
• PIAA yellow fog bulbs
• BFI Golf Ball DSG Shift Knob
• Hardwired Escort Passport radar detector
• Hardwired Thinkware F200 Pro Front & Rear Dash Cams
• LED Interior lights
• Euro Style Aspherical & Blue Tint Mirror Glass
• 30% tint on rear windows
• Body colour paint matched "Face Mask" lower grille surround
• Ebay OEM Euro Style front lip
• Custom Mk7 Style Front Fog Light Surround & Grilles
• 3M Gloss Black vinyl roof wrap
• Kill All Wipers rear wiper delete
• Badgeskins Front GTI badge blackout
• Rear GTI badge removed
• Front Grille GTI "Lipstick Line" blackout.
• Klii Motorworks rear badge insert
• OEM Suitcase Muffler painted high temp black
Hey guys, long time lurker, just getting into posting as I become more familiar with the car and start to modify it a bit. This is going to be my build thread for my 2012 Golf GTI daily driver, I purchased it a few months ago and have a ton of plans for mods, though I work a little slower I have always really enjoyed documenting my builds and wanted to start up a thread for the new GTI. I'll warn you in advanced this thread will be VERY photo heavy as I love taking pictures of my car, and I personally enjoy scrolling through photo heavy build threads.
First, A little about me. My name is Harrison and I live on Vancouver Island B.C. in Canada. The GTI is my second long term car, and my first Volkswagen. My love affair with Volkswagen started the summer of 2017 when I worked sales at my local VW dealership. I fell in love with how well put together and tight they feel, their mod-ability, and how darn practical they are despite all that sportiness. The first VW I drove was my drivers-ed car, years ago, a manual City golf, and the first GTI I drove was a good friends MK7.
My current impractical car, is a 1991 Mazda Miata, which was my first car. I purchased it in 2013, before I even had my licence. It's the car that made me fall in love with driving, introduced me to the world of modifying, and taught me how to work on my own car. At the moment, I could never see selling it, this car has brought me into the automotive world where I now hope to make my career, and has introduced me to fellow car nuts who now make up nearly all of my current friends. I have a thread documenting that build for anyone who may be interested in more pictures over on the Miata forum where I am quite active.
https://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?p=7287122#
Enough about my Mazda though, onto the Volkswagen!
I purchased my GTI July 2017 from the dealership I was working for at the time, Comox Valley Volkswagen in Comox B.C. The car is a Candy White 2012 DSG, and is the exact spec I wanted. Dynaudio, DSG, Tartan cloth, and no sunroof. The car had a few power modifications done just a few 1,000km's before I purchased it but visually was 100% stock.
Mods the previous owner had done include a APR Intake, CTS Catless Downpipe, a suitcase muffler delete, R8 Coils, and APR Stage 2 Tune.
The first things I had done to the car where window tint, a rear wiper delete, rear GTI badge removed, and spacers for the OEM wheels. Theses little touches though small where the first step to making the car mine!
Next step was getting some wheels and tires for the Calgary winter which was fast approaching. For those who don't know, Calgary has some pretty harsh winters, which was a large part of the reason I ditched the Miata for something more capable in the snow and less prone to rust. I picked myself up a set of used 18" Audi Avus wheels, like would have been original on a B6 S4, and wrapped them in a set of brand new 225/40r18 Michelin X Ice 3's, and put them on with my 10mm spacer in the rear. I also added some PIAA yellow fog light bulbs for the winter months.
That gets us updated to just about current! I have a few more things to photograph and on order and will be back to update soon! Like I said this build may be slow, but I love documenting my progress with each car I own and sharing it with the community. Thanks for taking the time to pop by and read!
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2012 Golf GTI 4 Door - DSG - Candy White
Current Mod List (Last Updated 2022/07/26)
• Summer wheels: 18x8.5" et45 Superspeed RF03RR
- 235/40r18 Michelin Pilot Sport 4S
• Winter wheels: 18" Audi "Avus" wheels
- 225/40r18 Michelin XI3
Engine & Drivetrain
• Cobb Accessport
• Stratified K04 Pro-tune - Shell 91 Octane
• HPA Motorsports Stage 3 "Extreme Performance" DSG Tune
• APR Carbon Fiber Intake
• USP Motorsports "Tear-Duct Direct Flow Rear Intake Pipe"
• Unitronic Factory Mount Intercooler kit
• CTS K04 Turbocharger
• CTS 3" Catted Downpipe
• CTS K04 Turbo Outlet Pipe
• CTS Throttle Pipe
• Bosch 4 Bar MAP Sensor
• Go Fast Bits DV+
• Audi Red Top Coil Packs
Suspension, Chassis, & Brakes
• HPA Motorsports SHS Coilovers by KW
• HPA Motorsports Dogbone Bushing (Softest 75a Red)
• CTS Front Subframe Bushing "Deadset" Kit with ARP Bolts
• Unibrace UB (Under Brace)
• Stern Rear Subframe Brace
• Whiteline 24mm Rear Sway Bar
• Stoptech Slotted Cryo-Treated Brake Rotors
• Stoptech Street Performance Brake Pads
• Stoptech Stainless Braided Brake Lines
• Tyrolsport Brake Calliper Stiffening Kit
Aesthetics & Accessories
• Audi R8 Oil Cap
• Audi R8 Coolant Cap
• OEM VW/Hella LED Euro tails "Cherry Red"
• PIAA yellow fog bulbs
• BFI Golf Ball DSG Shift Knob
• Hardwired Escort Passport radar detector
• Hardwired Thinkware F200 Pro Front & Rear Dash Cams
• LED Interior lights
• Euro Style Aspherical & Blue Tint Mirror Glass
• 30% tint on rear windows
• Body colour paint matched "Face Mask" lower grille surround
• Ebay OEM Euro Style front lip
• Custom Mk7 Style Front Fog Light Surround & Grilles
• 3M Gloss Black vinyl roof wrap
• Kill All Wipers rear wiper delete
• Badgeskins Front GTI badge blackout
• Rear GTI badge removed
• Front Grille GTI "Lipstick Line" blackout.
• Klii Motorworks rear badge insert
• OEM Suitcase Muffler painted high temp black
Hey guys, long time lurker, just getting into posting as I become more familiar with the car and start to modify it a bit. This is going to be my build thread for my 2012 Golf GTI daily driver, I purchased it a few months ago and have a ton of plans for mods, though I work a little slower I have always really enjoyed documenting my builds and wanted to start up a thread for the new GTI. I'll warn you in advanced this thread will be VERY photo heavy as I love taking pictures of my car, and I personally enjoy scrolling through photo heavy build threads.
First, A little about me. My name is Harrison and I live on Vancouver Island B.C. in Canada. The GTI is my second long term car, and my first Volkswagen. My love affair with Volkswagen started the summer of 2017 when I worked sales at my local VW dealership. I fell in love with how well put together and tight they feel, their mod-ability, and how darn practical they are despite all that sportiness. The first VW I drove was my drivers-ed car, years ago, a manual City golf, and the first GTI I drove was a good friends MK7.
My current impractical car, is a 1991 Mazda Miata, which was my first car. I purchased it in 2013, before I even had my licence. It's the car that made me fall in love with driving, introduced me to the world of modifying, and taught me how to work on my own car. At the moment, I could never see selling it, this car has brought me into the automotive world where I now hope to make my career, and has introduced me to fellow car nuts who now make up nearly all of my current friends. I have a thread documenting that build for anyone who may be interested in more pictures over on the Miata forum where I am quite active.
https://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?p=7287122#
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Enough about my Mazda though, onto the Volkswagen!
I purchased my GTI July 2017 from the dealership I was working for at the time, Comox Valley Volkswagen in Comox B.C. The car is a Candy White 2012 DSG, and is the exact spec I wanted. Dynaudio, DSG, Tartan cloth, and no sunroof. The car had a few power modifications done just a few 1,000km's before I purchased it but visually was 100% stock.
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Mods the previous owner had done include a APR Intake, CTS Catless Downpipe, a suitcase muffler delete, R8 Coils, and APR Stage 2 Tune.
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The first things I had done to the car where window tint, a rear wiper delete, rear GTI badge removed, and spacers for the OEM wheels. Theses little touches though small where the first step to making the car mine!
![](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FPxQmi03l.jpg&hash=54b8254a536012fed463ef3f7ffba256)
Next step was getting some wheels and tires for the Calgary winter which was fast approaching. For those who don't know, Calgary has some pretty harsh winters, which was a large part of the reason I ditched the Miata for something more capable in the snow and less prone to rust. I picked myself up a set of used 18" Audi Avus wheels, like would have been original on a B6 S4, and wrapped them in a set of brand new 225/40r18 Michelin X Ice 3's, and put them on with my 10mm spacer in the rear. I also added some PIAA yellow fog light bulbs for the winter months.
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That gets us updated to just about current! I have a few more things to photograph and on order and will be back to update soon! Like I said this build may be slow, but I love documenting my progress with each car I own and sharing it with the community. Thanks for taking the time to pop by and read!
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