Predator_R32's - MK4 Golf R32 Progress Thread - Little Overdue Update & De-Cat Video - Page 25

[jimbo06]

That HU looks like a very good bit of kit dude! You love your own ipod touches in cars man lol.

The car looks AWESOME in the pics aswell dude, but looks even better in the flesh !

[J222JRA]

Originally Posted by chris205

The mini is mine mate, I will start a progress thread if you like, just got to prepare myself for the hairdresser/puff comments not that Im already used to them

Please do Chris.....i really like them tbh......any puff / hairdresser comments will result in perm bans

[chris205]

Originally Posted by J222JRA

Please do Chris.....i really like them tbh......any puff / hairdresser comments will result in perm bans

I like your style

[Predator_R32p]

Cheers chris much love howe dawg lol

Who took them pictures, looks like a pro to me

As soon as its been machine polished and decked on its arse ill get a proper shoot done but id rather get little things sorted out here and there before that, hopefully she will be on kws and adjustable tie bars on rear by trax

[Predator_R32p]

Bit of an update

Headunit arrived, all wired in but need an adaptor plate which should arrive mid next week hopefully, should only be a 5 minute fitting job but ive had a play with it in the meantime and im very impressed, its made the standard speakers sound ten times better and the navigation and parrots hands free should come in handy



Today i took the corner splitters off, they were catching on the garage floor and were already scratched to hell so though id take them off, doesnt look liek they do much anyway, full panel was unscrewed (about 20 screws holding it in, VAG quality )

Once off i hacksawed them off and sanded them so there neat and screwed it back on, looks so much tidier in my opinion and should be good for when the car is lowered on KWs

BEFORE



AFTER

[Lukas1]

Looks a lot nicer mate

I can't wait until next year when I get my R32, think I will be inclined towards the MK5 though as it has the stealth look about it with an awesome noise waiting to be unleashed

[craig180p]

Any pics of the HU fitted?

[readie]

Originally Posted by saxo180

Any pics of the HU fitted?

i was just about to say the same thing! very interested in this bet it looks very nice!

[Jamie]

Car looks really nice, im not clued up on HU's but it looks a good'n

[Petee]

Nice car mate. They are just so heavy..so not a car i would go for :/

[Predator_R32p]

Originally Posted by saxo180

Any pics of the HU fitted?

Originally Posted by readie

i was just about to say the same thing! very interested in this bet it looks very nice!

Its just wired up not installed as i need the adaptor for it, ill get pictures as soon as i get it in should be this weekend or mid next week hopefully

Originally Posted by Jamie

Car looks really nice, im not clued up on HU's but it looks a good'n

Cheers mate

Originally Posted by Saxo-Pete

Nice car mate. They are just so heavy..so not a car i would go for :/

Cheers, might be heavy but youd be suprised how well they go, lot of people say yeah but they are heavy and have just heard that off tv and not actually been in one, have a go in one you will soon change your mind

[Jamie]

Originally Posted by Predator_R32

Its just wired up not installed as i need the adaptor for it, ill get pictures as soon as i get it in should be this weekend or mid next week hopefully



Cheers mate



Cheers, might be heavy but youd be suprised how well they go, lot of people say yeah but they are heavy and have just heard that off tv and not actually been in one, have a go in one you will soon change your mind

lol i meant headunit* HU or did i say they are heavy at the show?

[Predator_R32p]

Sorry jamie ive quoted it wrong there my bad, ill sort it out now

[Jamie]

Lol it's all good haha

[NeV_M3]

I never realized how heavy these were... I can't believe my BMW is lighter!?? however I bet it feels more planted with the weight and 4WD

Still got the great soundtrack playing from the rear tho
Head Unit looks promising - very swish, more picture once installed please

N

[pollard313]

Looks way better without the splitter man.
How hard is the R32 badge to get off on the front?
Think it'll look a bit smoother/cleaner

[joe333]

really nice mate!

[Predator_R32p]

Originally Posted by NeV_M3

I never realized how heavy these were... I can't believe my BMW is lighter!?? however I bet it feels more planted with the weight and 4WD

Still got the great soundtrack playing from the rear tho
Head Unit looks promising - very swish, more picture once installed please

N

Yeah mate never actually did test drive a m3 but thing is id rather get the top notch CSL model, maybe next car if the prices are down and the mileage is low

The cost of parts for the beemers put me off a little though but i will own one some day, still love them to bits and yours is the colour combo id have

Yeall ill get pictures up of the headunit once its fitted in its fascia

Originally Posted by pollard313

Looks way better without the splitter man.
How hard is the R32 badge to get off on the front?
Think it'll look a bit smoother/cleaner

Cheers mate looks much cleaner with the splitter off imo, as for the front badge it just unclips off, i may take it off to see how it looks but i dont want to mess with the styling too much, why change something thats already nice and secondly its not a saxo it cost me 11.3k so keep it as standard as i can with parts i can put back on so when the time comes the resale value will be better than a modified car

Thats my view on things anyway

Originally Posted by joe333

really nice mate!

cheers bud

[PJN]

Between this and chris's Mini, I'm a very jealous chap at the moment, both cars look gorgeous and I want to own them both

[Predator_R32p]

Update Time - Pioneer AVIC F310BT Fitted

Little rant first with low cost audio

Would of had the bits two weeks ago but they messed me about, i read a review after this amount of time and to my horror the same thing has happened to me, courier has lost it, item on back order (aerial adaptor on order, hmmm these places should have hundreds in the back)

Heres the reviews of the place

http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews246827.html

So lesson learnt to read reviews, although i should of just ordered off ebay as i ended up ordering the bits off there and got them the next day

Ive cancelled the order and requested a refund after countless emails, still no refund but order cancelled, paying with paypal was a good thing the dispute is now open and should be fun

Right so as soon as i got the bits off to fit it which took about an hour to do as it was all wired in just needed to take the glovebox out to make the hole bigger for the ipod lead and also to make it easier to feed through, the retaining clips on the fascia/adaptor were snapped as id never get them out due to the headunit sliding in from the back

Built in parrots hands free is pretty good too, microphone is mounted on top of the a pillar, just looks like an alarm sensor and sat nav ive yet to try out but i have used it to get to work to see if it picked up new roads, newest firmware is installed so picked it up no problem (better than the nav i have anyway which led me through towns bring me off motorways to go through them then back onto motorways, yes it confused me too, think it was on scenic route or perv route)

Anyway heres some pics (excuse the fingerprints)




Fascia is a nice fit



Matches interior pretty well, not sure if i should go for red or blue illumination though ??



Has some nifty features to control the ipod



Ipod tucked away in the cd holder in glove box (dont think ill bother with an armrest to put a holder in now)



Next things to do is give it a good clean inside, well ive already used a damp microfibre to get all the dust off, just need to treat everything with natural look dressing

also got some chemical guys stripper scent

Oh and bought 2 x snap on seat covers

Next major jobs is kw coilovers and adjustable tie bars along with a machine polish in august when im off, ill be spending a good week on it getting prepared for Trax