1985 BBS Mk2 GTI Retro K-jet (2021 Update)

Keep the kit white Sam Like you said, its different from the rest.

The black mirors go well, but imo i'd leave the bumpers ect white

 

cheers rich im going too

Might get another set of bumpers see what its like, i striped some paint off the old mirrors today and it took forever to do just the top very messy. i might put the other mk2 bumpers iv got to see what its like but its a lot of work if i hate the look of them

 

Bit of an update been away in France at le Mans Classic so spent the week before getting ready for that

so got some sad man bits done

Cleaned my wheel arched up took me a good few hours to do them all sorry no before pics


took the petrol neck out and cleaned were you cant see i do that alot looking tidy now


New door pins now my doors shut on the first push


New wheel nut caps some guy on eBay selling these for 15 claiming they are obsolete form vw?? vw price 4.99 thank you very much.
fresh BBS caps off my mk3


New gear gaiter and the golf ball gear knob from my old golf 10million edition (cheers Dave)


as i said very sad

new rear lights should be here next week

 

its not sad, its all the littel tounches that make the whole car a great example..or maybe im sad too ha. keep the updates comming

 

Quick update

Got my new lights today 18 posted bargain of the week
They give the car the real 80's retro look even more so than the BBS kit

Old Lights


New ones after a cut and polish with the polisher



i think they really make it stand out now

comments welcome

 

I hate to say it but the new rear lights look chav! Just my opinion mind you.

 

HAHAHA! a vw optional extra chavey? ok

 

Noooooooooooo! they look all kinds of wrong as they didn't come out until way into the nineties, even if they were eighties they still look wrong

 

I prefer them

 

OEM rear lights are more 80's IMO

Refitting the rear wiper with it parking upright would be a good retro touch too

Finally I'd retire the number plates and get some pressed metal plain replacements. Smarter and more retro

 

yes the number plates are going on the shelf when i can be without the car for a day to get the hole behind it welded up

 

Dan you do not have a leg to stand on Mr B Reg Big Bumpers and the only thing 80's on your car is the quarter light glass..

the standard lights look all wrong on a GTI

And iv had comments all day about how much better they look from the standard ones

 

Not much to update car passed its M.O.T on Tuesday

done a few more bits to it will update with pics soon

 

dont think the new lights are to bad just think they make a big impact against the white compared to the old ones. still looks a minter though!

 

Been a while since i updated

Not been doing to much just enjoying having a mk2 as a daily Finally got around to getting some new tyres for the old girl, aAs this wet weather i have been skating around the back lanes
Got myself some Pirelli P6000 tyres they cost about 45 each which is well over half what i would spent on the old anniversary tyres, so a gave it a full clean today wash wax ect.


Really make a big difference






Also found a guy that dose the old Das Auto stickers


And got some Hella spot light stickers i think they are a nice touch


Gave the inside a good going over still need a drive seat and door cards so hard to finde good ones


Comments Welcome as always

 

nice touch dude. where did you get the spot stickers from? wouldn't mind a set myself

 

Cheers Buddy Pm'ed

 

Noooooo - not dirty P6000's! [:^(]

Looking good aside from them though; as Toopay says it's the little things that make it.

Still undecided on the rear lights; although they do certainly clean the car up nicely by getting rid of the red.

Keep up the good work

 

whats wrong with them they are the P600 replacements i dont have stupid money to spend on tyres still got to tax the thing next week

 

looking damn good!