But I'm not doing any major, major mechanical or body work. Mainly because I want to pay off the car, buy an old VW bus and keep this car as my daily driver. Also because I'm broke. I bought my car in Feb. of this year and I've done very little to it aside from restoring some of the interior to what it should have been when I bought it. I've got my list, but I'd also like some suggestions.
Here's the car when I bought it:
What I've done so far:
Swapped this for the factory wheel without an airbag (I want to swap it again for a leather wheel from a '98 Wolfsburg, but I don't know how the airbag will react to a car without airbag sensors)
Fixed this little issue:
Putting this in tomorrow:
I also installed my head unit and iPod control cable, swapped the empty CL center console for one that actually functions (no cubby, ashtray or cup holder in the stock CL center)
The list:
Tan leather seats (heated?)
LED's throughout the interior (red/white?)
Under dash lighting (I can't stand driving at night and not being able to see my feet)
Take off the hideous wing and shave the back end
Re-tint everything (it looks like it was done by someone with downs)
Replace the stock speakers
Turn the little nook under the e-brake into a proper iPod dock
MK4 shift knob
Strip the interior and sound-proof it so I can't hear
every road noise
And the only real body work I want to do is gonna be a tough one, but I've seen it done on a MK3 Jetta, so I know it's do-able:
MK2 4-light grille
The things I want to do but don't 100% know what to do:
Replace the ashtrays with something that I'll use (I don't smoke)
Replace the cigarette lighter with something that I'll use (see above)
Any other suggestions for making this thing so comfortable on a road trip that I won't even want to stop for gas, let me know.
Modified by tylergreenwood at 12:43 AM 10-19-2008
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