my Bora 4motion

i thought i'd start a progress/build thread for my Bora 4motion. here is how it looked when i went to look at it at a garage in the new forest.





after the test drive a deal was done and i had a great drive home enjoying the V6 noise..... i was very different to the turbo noise i had become used to. i had a few plans to sort the handling so a quick call to DPM performance had me spending nearly £750 on H&R arb's front and rear, H&R 10mm spacers for each back wheel and a set of JOM coilovers. i then stumbled across a set of S3 ronals on UKMKIV's for £200. the wheels and spacers were put on along with a black front grill to break up all the silver.

Very nice base dude, any more plans after initial changes?

i was about to have the arb's and coillies fitted when some low life decided that i didn't need a stereo any more. they smashed the small window on the offside drivers door which wasn't too bad but they also mullered the drivers door lock/handle and dented the surrounding area!



replacement glass £40
new door handle with delock £77
bodyshop repair £300

this has messed up my modding plans but since then i have managed to get the arb's fitted for a favour and last week the coillies went on too. i just need some decent weather to get the car clean and take some pictures, the car now handles really well but i'm thinking about upper/lower front strut braces and a rear strutbrace too.

the wheels will soon be refurbed by the wheel genie over in huntingdon and i'm thinking about getting a filter/heatshield from jabbasport to make the most of the V6 noise. i'll have to get a custom stainless exhaust made as nobody makes one anymore for the Bora 4motion so MIJ in walsall have quoted £325 for a cat back system. oh, i also need a new stereo at some point too!

wankers!

gonna look cool when its slammed tho

that didnt last long

looks nice thought mate, good base

i got bored this afternoon so gave the car a quick clean and grabbed the camera. it isn't "slammed" but is a lot lower than standard.

Looks very nice and clean
Are the windows tinted? they look like they got a light tint to them.

i've always had the opinion that tinted windows are for ugly people! it came from the factory with the blue/green tint to the glass.

looking good dude
wots the ride like on the jom coilies?????

kevdub wrote:

looking good dude
wots the ride like on the jom coilies?????

thanks the ride is good on the coillies. not too harsh but i haven't gone too low..... yet!

ok, need peoples opinions on something. i'm going to get my wheels refurbed in a darker colour possibly anthracite and was considering getting some different colour in the recess on the spokes..... yes or no?

its your car do what you think you should do

Lupton_20vt wrote:

its your car do what you think you should do

the final decision will always be my own but to have other people's opinions, comments & suggestions are always welcome.

I HAVE TUNES!! the new alpine headunit is in along with my rockford fosgate subs and amp. i've also fitted a OE carbon gearknob that was originally for a sharan, plus i've got rid of all the wood-look trim and covered it with 3M carbon fibre vinyl.

looks good. I think the one on the ash ttray needs to follow that others though... I have some real carbon fibre pedal covers for sale if your interested...

time for another update, this time it isn't all doom and gloom. i called awesome GTI on friday and ordered this http://www.awesome-gti.co.uk/product.php?xProd=10902 it arrived today so i quickly got round to putting it on the car
before

stripped

view from underneath

all finished

throttle response has improved and the car seems to pull a bit better too. but the best bit is the NOISE!!

i noticed recently that the paint on the oettinger rear spoiler has gone a bit manky with old age and needs repainting. a local bodyshop want £150 to do it but i was thinking about taking it off instead. apart from the two allen type bolts clamping it down on either side of the bootlid there seems to be a load of sikaflex or other bonding stuff holding it on. how difficult is it to remove and would it have damaged the paint underneath?

it would more than likely damage the paint no matter how careful you are. Its not what you wanna hear I know.

just a very small update, i'm once again rocking the OE 16's...... the S3 ronals are finally going in for a refurb, YAY!! so soon i'll have shiney new wheels that won't let the car down.

i got my wheels back today after having them refurbed at www.wheelgenie.co.uk to say that i'm happy with them is an understatement.

wheels look good dude am very impressed.

Would you mind me asking what sorta money the refurb cost.

it cost me £260+VAT, but they needed a LOT of work doing before they could be powder coated.

karlosR wrote:

it cost me £260+VAT, but they needed a LOT of work doing before they could be powder coated.

What sort of condition were your wheels in the first place?
Kerbed? Bent?

It'd be good to know what £260 covers.

all four were kerbed around the outside of the rim and scratched on the spokes. one of them had a deep gouge on a spoke so needed to be welded before being smoothed down again. the paint was rough as arseholes too but i got them for a bargain price and i always intended to get them refurbed anyway.

proper sleeper, love it