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Hi everyone, this my fist volkswagon and im very excited about it; I landed an 05 gli with 105k on the body. It might need an engine (pending inspection) and it needs some body work. Im on here to ask for advice on places i could save money on parts and paint for the front and rear valance. i found the door modlings for a 100 shipped each. what advice can you guys offer me? i ll add pics of the damage and ill get more pics up of the car and keep this updated, slowly but surely.



























 
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bbs rc's are bad wheels you should sell them to me ;) welcome :wave:
Maybe if i decide to go with a different set of wheels ;) ill keep you posted though haha.


and thanks everyone, its getting towed to the shop tomorrow to see if the engine is salvageable; and if its not, then im getting a new(ish) one swapped in. Does anyone know if any of the other engines are compatible with awp engine parts?

as for the seats im getting them sowed up, i might sell them and buy new ones. and i have found a couple of the body chrome pieces along with both gli lips, i just havent been able to find the chrome for the bumper at a reasonable rate.
 
Maybe if i decide to go with a different set of wheels ;) ill keep you posted though haha.


and thanks everyone, its getting towed to the shop tomorrow to see if the engine is salvageable; and if its not, then im getting a new(ish) one swapped in. Does anyone know if any of the other engines are compatible with awp engine parts?

as for the seats im getting them sowed up, i might sell them and buy new ones. and i have found a couple of the body chrome pieces along with both gli lips, i just havent been able to find the chrome for the bumper at a reasonable rate.
If you do get new lip for the rear let me know ill take the one thats on your car right now. Nice find btw. And if the timing belt snapped the motor is fixable.
 
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If you do get new lip for the rear let me know ill take the one thats on your car right now. Nice find btw. And if the timing belt snapped the motor is fixable.
Will do, im gonna take it off and drive it without the rear lip while im waiting for a new one, pm me if you wanna talk about the lip some more. :thumbup:

and i dont think its a timing belt issue, from what the prev owner told me, its overheated or something to that effect :confused:; but ill know more tomorrow when it gets to my friends shop.
 
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Was the po a meathead that poor gli. Gl with the project
:laugh: pretty much, doesnt really respect cars, just goes through them like underwear, i thought this one might be worth saving though. ive never had a project before. Ive always bought my cars whole haha
 
Discussion starter · #16 ·
Alright i got some more pics, its now at the shop and the mechanics will try to figure out exactly whats going on with the motor...


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I know i want the smoked headlights, and i dont know what i should do with that turbo logo, any ideas? also im gonna get the raceland(i think thats the name) coils also a darker tint.
 
that turbo badge is in such a bad place. My car had one when I bought it and I wanted to get rid of it, but the more I looked at it, I ended up changing my mind. placement is key I guess. But in all seriousness, get rid of it.
 
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