Winter's over

Post lastest pictures of your Gen 5

 

winter isn't over on the calendar, spring equinox is the first day of spring mar 21

 

Here is mine. I have a stillen front lip getting painted. Should be on next week

 

Unmodding.....

 

 

Still looking good man!

 

 

One man's loss is another man's treasure
I'll add hopefully..

 

Nice picture. I have a problem raising my car this high. I would really appreciate a "How-To".

I only want to use the recommended lift points. My car has a Stillen Rear Anti-Sway bar installed, so lifting the rear by jacking up the middle of the transaxle is not an option.
Thanks!

 

I personally use an Arcan 3.5 ton low profile floor jack. Best jack I have ever used (And I have used many). 3.5 inch clearance all the way lowered allows to get under extremely lowered vehicles. Max lift height is 22 inches, which is not the highest out there, it is about the highest you can get for a low profile jack.

I am not sure exactly where the 'recommended' jack points are but I have always jacked from the subframe roughly in the middle of the front doors. Not the pinch welds along the door sills.

Just jack the car one side at a time. From that jack point it will lift the front and rear of the car to place both jack stands. Repeat for the opposite side. In my case the jack will lift each side higher than my jack stands will allow. Probably about a 4 inch difference. I always place the jack stands at the notches in the pinch welds (where the scissor jack would go).

Hope that helps.

 

 

The grill is blacked out now and I installed custom yellow fog bulbs. I also have custom door speakers and 2 12" 1000w subs in the back

 

You don't have 2000 tail lights, man!

Hit the trim around the windows and do the headlights Tint the sidemarkers and glass and she'll be super mean.

 

Finally got the lip on the front

 

Thanks a lot, this helps.
Makes sense, but I need to locate that liftpoint on the subframe and in the middle of the front door first - next time I get under my car.

 

Looking good losi!

Now just blkout the chrome trim around the windows and be really carefully with a heat gun while removing the pinstripes

 

Shadowed, but a good shot from last week.






My friends GTI and my Max.

 

is that a mario jelly fish hanging on the rear view?

 

thank you buddy! sad to see the demod

 

Only good shot of my car.

 

Yup, haha

 

awesome ! very kool

 

nice rare color ! paint looks in decent shape too

 

wow that could pass as a newer model all together.

 

Car is in real good shape except a small piece of cancer on the back passenger rear fender well. Looking at getting it fixed sometime this year

Even the inside is spotless