UK Lee's GTS build thread :-)

kanedingle · Post by **kanedingle** » Fri Jun 27, 2014 9:09 pm

Get the t5 grill on dude

and a how to guide would be great too

uklee · Post by **uklee** » Sat Jun 28, 2014 6:12 am

kanedingle wrote:Get the t5 grill on dude and a how to guide would be great too

Lol

, yes - i'd love to do the T5 grille mod .
I did have a go myself , i bought a complete set of grilles from ebay (£75 all in) , ordered an aftermarket 'badgeless' VW Tansproter T5 grille - which turned out to be the wrong one

. so i ended sending that one back . Whilst i was waiting to try and find out which is the correct T5 grille to use , i made a start on the 'donor' grille

Spent a good 3-4 hours carefully removing the honeycomb .....

....... and then removing the 'left over' molding ribs from the grille using a dremel ...

.....and then another day sanding it down - and got as far as this -

And that's as far as i've got

I did re-order the correct T5 grille ( you need the one with the 3 bars from FK Automotive ) , as someone tipped me off they were currently on sale for just over £20 !
http://www.carparts-tuning.co.uk/Sport- ... cf76e46c15

but after 3 weeks , they emailed me to say they didn't have one in stock , and that they didn't know when they were getting any more

It then took them a further 2 weeks to refund my money

Whilst i was waiting , i had a go at plastic welding using the offcuts from the honeycomb . I thought it would be a good idea to practice

. Unfortunately , I soon learned that my many talents clearly don't include plastic welding......

So yeah , my T5 grille appears to be a stillborn project i'm afraid

Anyone wanna sell me one ?

kanedingle · Post by **kanedingle** » Sat Jun 28, 2014 6:21 am

Lol it was me that tipped you off lee. There out of stock untill end of next month. I still haven't got my refund yet lol. Can not find any one who has got them in stock unless want a chrome one

Dutch Delight · Post by **Dutch Delight** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:19 am

I have a new T5 grille here, pm me when you have intrest.

kouri13 · Post by **kouri13** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:47 am

hello!i want to buy your t5 grille!how much can you sell it?

uklee · Post by **uklee** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:16 am

kouri13 wrote:hello!i want to buy your t5 grille!how much can you sell it?

Whoa ! easy tiger !

my thread - me first !

uklee · Post by **uklee** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 5:03 pm

Dutch Delight wrote:I have a new T5 grille here, pm me when you have intrest.

PM Sent :-)

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RhysBiff · Post by **RhysBiff** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 9:21 pm

uklee wrote:
Dutch Delight wrote:I have a new T5 grille here, pm me when you have intrest.
PM Sent :-)

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http://www.ebay.de/itm/181523337323" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Seen this an thought of you Uklee! Somebody, somewhere is making these grills. I've tried to e-mail the seller to find out if they have any more in stock but I'm having issues with it being the German ebay

uklee · Post by **uklee** » Fri Sep 12, 2014 9:26 pm

Thanks Dude , but that guy is using the '4 bar' donor grille from a T5 . When they use this grille (instead of the 3 bar type) , then the bars ( or slats - or whatever you want to call them) are too close together and dont match up very well with the fog lamp grills

Bowser · Post by **Bowser** » Sat Sep 13, 2014 7:18 am

Some very tasteful mods there. Love the interiors on these. The red stitching is gorgoeus!

Dunk04 · Post by **Dunk04** » Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:18 pm

Nice looking car lee !

What spacers and bolts size did you go for ?
That's my next planned mod once I get my springs fitted tomorrow !

uklee · Post by **uklee** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 5:29 am

Dunk04 wrote:Nice looking car lee !

What spacers and bolts size did you go for ?
That's my next planned mod once I get my springs fitted tomorrow !

thanks Dunk - I'm using 12mm hubcentric spacers and 40mm long bolts.

Lee

uklee · Post by **uklee** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 4:44 pm

I thought it was about time that i updated this thread a little

No really major mods since lowering the car - just some nice finishing touches

i replaced the chrome VW badges with gloss black ones ( i got the pair for just £16 from china via ebay ) they look great !

I got hold of a top box and some OEM roofbars and took the family to France for a holiday - where i managed to take my all time favourite pic of my car

i then replaced the (pointless) rear cubby box with the cup holder assy from a Golf 6 (OEM part and just £20 odd quid from ebay !

)

And today the paperwork arrived from the DVLA meaning that i could finally fit my personalised registration

I bought the number via the DVLA auction and I'm really chuffed with it . After seeing some other rocco's with trimmed down plates - I had a custom sized (528mm x 95mm) front plate made up that fills the full width of the recess in the front bumper , and doesn't overlap the grille at the bottom .

i really like the resized front plate - it's not the best photo - but it seems to make the front end look wider and meaner

Lee

whiteDevil_170 · Post by **whiteDevil_170** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 5:21 pm

Loving the new private reg plate.

Shaun1982 · Post by **Shaun1982** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 7:22 pm

Looks very nice Lee!

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flashash · Post by **flashash** » Fri Oct 24, 2014 10:10 pm

Very nice

tashaxxcutie · Post by **tashaxxcutie** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 3:31 pm

Hi Lee! I'm new to the forum and absolutely love your build thread. Would I be able to ask where you got your plates made up? I'm looking to get a personalised reg and love the idea of trimming the plates down, looks awesome on your Roc! Great job all round.
Thanks in advance :-)

uklee · Post by **uklee** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:56 pm

tashaxxcutie wrote:Hi Lee! I'm new to the forum and absolutely love your build thread. Would I be able to ask where you got your plates made up? I'm looking to get a personalised reg and love the idea of trimming the plates down, looks awesome on your Roc! Great job all round.
Thanks in advance :-)

thanks mate - i got the rear off ebay , but the custom front plate was made by these folk http://www.replacementregistrationplate ... /about-us/

in the 'plate size' drop down - scroll down to the bottom and select 'custom' you can then enter your own dimensions.

Lee

tashaxxcutie · Post by **tashaxxcutie** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 4:30 pm

Lee,
Thanks so much for your quick and helpful reply, especially for sharing the link.
Really appreciate the help and I'll hopefully become an active member to the forum once I've got my car to an acceptable level to take photos!

Thanks again

b0x3d · Post by **b0x3d** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 6:11 pm

Hi Lee - no posts for a few months, you still driving the GTS? Love what you've done with it.

I recently replaced my old GT with the 2.0 GTS TSI DSG (came without stripes). Looks similar to yours did before you started customising it. Was wondering if you have any tips for cleaning and removing minor scratches from the the black gloss lacquer around the RNS 510? Looks lovely but find it gets marked quite easily.

One other thing - any idea where I can get the GTS floor mats with red trim? The dealership had lost them so I ended up putting my old ones in there

Thanks

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