DIY Mods For My MK5 Golf GTI...But It Ended Up Being A COMPLETE FAIL!

[@charliew7597]

Well done for posting and showing that everything is not as easy as social media makes out.

[@hampshirephoto]

Thanks Charlie!

[@loubirimanel8888]

WTF 🤬 you are talking about ?

[@haleemhussain2909]

With Seat you can swap the cushion from the new seat to the old one that way it wasn’t a complete waste of time and effort getting the new one

[@DarrenJMHughes]

We all applaud you for uploading this video. It’s nice to see videos like this with diy work work that does not always go to plan.

[@brutaldeluxedetailing2109]

The open vents were for the US market and genuine versions direct air to the intercooler. There is a extra duct on the back of them on one side. On UK roads they just allow dirt to collect in the void and don’t really serve a purpose. The plastic tends to be brittle and less hard wearing than the OEM versions. You need to clean the surface of the paddles before applying them. I used panel wipe as a degreaser and you need to hold them in place for a few minutes to allow them to bond. Seat bases just clip around the edge and can be swapped, no need to swap the whole seat although the back rest is more involved. Car looks good, not many standard low mileage MK5s about. Black is the fastest colour 😁👍🏻

[@spent808]

I'm a tad disappointed this video did not include Luke beating the Golf with a large tree branch.

[@hampshirephoto]

😂😂 ah yeah that happened off camera

[@GIXXERUKX]

Basil 🤣🤣

[@davidkane8660]

He's just spent 500+ on a full detail...... I don't think he would

[@shameemlottering9507]

You did great man and keep up the good work man and I can't wait for the content on this car please go stage 4 because there is not really content like that on KZbin and you will be first to document it

[@hampshirephoto]

Thank you so much Shameem!

[@noahhhquincy4287]

i agree with this, i have a mk5 stage 2 and watching your videos are very helpful

[@eedrays]

there are heaps

[@BurekSaSirom5]

You can change only down part of seat what you actually need so you don't waist money, doesn't matter is 3 or 5 door it's same seat part, just need little time 😃

[@Spike0000]

11:59 Paint the original coil-pack harness with red hammarite:)....

[@eedrays]

the whistle is your dv is toast.

[@thatscholtz9957]

First honest video I have seen in a while. Keep it real lad! Thanks for the upload

[@TheShpeaker]

Your content is great and this video shows that not everything goes to plan but try try again. Well done. I bought a black Mk5 DSG (FSI) today put some time into it and close it close to this. It’s got 260,000 km on the odo

[@jons1809]

Nice one. To finish the engine bay I'd get the black caps for the coolant reservoir and washer bottle to replace the blue ones. I got mine from eBay and they fit great.

[@bencalvy1542]

Haha, I’ve been in this situation so many times and felt your pain, but keep going as when it goes right it’s very rewarding!!! Well done.

[@reecehandley4662]

Pretty sure Any car upholstery company can swap the cushions over no problem had to something similar myself

[@joelswildcamps6789]

I added a revo induction kit to my 34k mileage Stage 1 mapped gti.. Can say I’ve noticed a difference to throttle response for the better. Makes a lovely noise as well all be it like an asthmatic darth Vader but I love it..mine whistles also on full chat

[@madern7]

Heat the 3M before sticking it.

[@WhatThePun]

Good attempt! I think you’ve done a good job, with the parts that actually fit. 👍

[@goodsoup1564]

i swapped mine from a 2dr to my car now i have a 4dr with the chair pulls hahaha but didn’t find a problem with the runners

[@jamesstone7597]

Nice to see the real side of modifications for a change, that coil pack harness cover is a pita to fit took me ages to fit mine, can relate to the seat issue I bought a door for my mk2 jetta 4dr at Stonor park for what I thought was a bargain £20 till I realised it came off a 3dr golf 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣

[@bensilva7300]

i completely love my gti, i bought it September last year after years dreaming on having one also black and also 2 door variant, mk5 gti 2 door is the best gti to get

[@castin5244]

I know this was a year ago, but you have to wipe the paddles off with alcohol or something. They're usually absolutely covered in oils from your hands.

[@thetruthz13]

Swap seat bases... Job done 👍

[@Titan.Uranus]

The NOOB GTI channel. Where Murphy's law applies to everything u touch.😚

[@ebeggs]

You are the boy racer version of Mr JWW.

[@tonylyons2414]

I noticed that seat soon as i saw it in the video lol so new what the fail was going to be before it even got to it 🙃

[@hampshirephoto]

Glad someone was switched on! So embarrassing 😭

[@abm5707]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 I know the feeling, especially, when you are not used to working on cars. In South Africa, we have the 5 door only, wife has one.

[@jamiesleeman6336]

Im sure the whistling is your diverter valve. Get yourself a gfb dv+ 😁👍

[@hampshirephoto]

Thanks Jamie!

[@chayanesanabria5104]

@hamshirephoto I second that! It's for sure your diverter valve making a whistling noise..GFB DV+ for the win! If your original is leaking then you might just have room for a bit more performance increase too

[@davidkane8660]

I concur too. Either a rev g latest vag diverter valve or a gfb dv+

[@GIXXERUKX]

The mk5 is back 😎 👍 The oil cap fit well .. otherwise 🤣 All in the fun of working on cars 👍

[@hampshirephoto]

Good ol’ MK5!

[@GIXXERUKX]

I enjoyed the authenticity, we’ve all been there and it can be boring when everything goes right, kudos to you for not editing it out 👍 If you had of edited it then it would have been a ‘how to fit an oil cap’ vid. Keep em coming 👍👍

[@hampshirephoto]

Thanks Paul! Hahah yeah very true 😂

[@1881Gordon]

Fair play for uploading this. We all have days we wish we could 'Delete'. This was yours.. Regardless, great channel, as ever👍

[@user-zj2zs9jr1z]

Definitely was laughing 😂

[@The_journeyy]

Sometimes the best way to learn

[@johnsaunders8021]

Hi can you tell me where you got the fog light covers from I got some but one keeps coming out, just will not stay in thanks

[@chrisbryanafc]

Despite the frustrations you encountered, still a good video anyway and is all a learning curve. Had my 57 black 3door DSG now for a few months and slowly ticking off replacing the usual Golf GTI gremlins such as PCV, DV, cam follower etc. Still a great car even though it gives me a headache sometimes. Yours is a minter since the detailing work. Great channel matey! 😎

[@air.fuel.gogogo]

Feel your pain on this one pal, every time I try to work on my car I get hacked off and something goes wrong! Replaced the o/s electric window mechanism on my MK5 GTI recently, took 3hrs, but only cost me £25 and some bleeding knuckles. Works fine, but there’s now an irritating rattle inside the door 🙄. Enjoying the videos, looking forward to progress on the Mk7 R 👍

[@richday5520]

Chances are you can use the base material on your original seat don't give up on it without looking into it.

[@richday5520]

I've done similar with MK4 seats if i can help in anyway let me know

[@NoName-st6zc]

9:14 Comedy Gold 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Matt7.5_R]

Take the positives from the negatives mate at least the intake and open grilles fitted without any problems so in the end the video wasnt a complete fail🙂 as for the passengers seat, i’d just keep it in, now that mike the legend has worked his best magic on it its barely noticeable and for the mileage the car has done it wouldnt bother me, somebody else can enjoy it as their first car when the time comes to sell up

[@JoshXCVIII]

Forgot about this car lol

[@lukemead5276]

The paddle shift was jokes your face. Mine done that get different tape. Intake looks and sounds good. Buy a ram air air duct from foglight grill up to filter. Does help get more air fo the filter.

[@benjourniee9285]

That's a shame

[@mikekelly8950]

had to laugh about the paddle shifters....i installed carbon fiber shifters on my mk5 about a week ago...we are approaching winter here in NZ and the first time using the heater yesterday the bloody things fell off 🤣🤣🤣

[@fivezerofivezero8357]

Just swap the seat covers they come off

[@mentalkuk-ryantommothompson]

I feel your pain but good on you for this video 😅

[@RickGTI2019]

I’m pretty sure that at your age, you never heard of Murphy’s law. It goes like this “if anything can go wrong it will”. Take it from a guy your grandfather’s age, you gave it best shot. And you get an A for effort. Great job, video etc. thanks, RickGTI….. 🇺🇸🌴

[@mohammedrahman2197]

One of my favourite youtube presenters! Keep up the excellent content.

[@Marc0_G]

We need some more of the editing at the beginning😂🙌🙌

[@hampshirephoto]

Hahaha noted 😀😂

[@whatsdavedone104]

Hope the aftermarket oil cap doesn't cause you a vacuum leak🙈 from my experience they all do

[@chrisgibbard6332]

It looks like a Porsche item. Shouldn't leak, mine doesn't.

[@Mikeytdi]

From memory rtech always advise to NOT install anything other than a genuine oil cap as they can leak pressure

[@danl4252]

That’s why your always better using original parts Luke. Aftermarket parts are hardly ever reliable. You would be better off painting the original coil pack housing thing to match the coil packs.But the rest of it- good job 👍

[@dubzstylerc9580]

Welcome to my world Mate lol , next time you want something fitted bring it down To me mate I’ll do it for you

[@vinnyirish]

is it possible to swap the leather exteriors from seat to seat?

[@vinnyirish]

Also if you heat the 3M tape up with a heat gun they become super sticky!

[@hampshirephoto]

Probably is actually, good idea

[@RevoHQ]

Great video Luke 👍

[@ohnoitstime933]

Use the other seat at home as a gaming chair

[@kevinlambo4310]

Great video thanks for your honesty lol

[@Saif0412]

Only way to learn mate, by failing 😉 Complete aluminium/Billet replacement for the paddles would be better in my opinion, stick on paddles can fall off and look a bit tacky.

[@bojack3827]

Great vid. Likeable guy.

[@neilhibbert5201]

Hi Luke it's one of the funniest things I have watch on your cannel.i got some cheap padels from aliexpress to fit my car.for about £10.00

[@Twotakesit]

Luke, What has happened to your mate Ben? He's not uploaded in ages!

[@hampshirephoto]

Ben is well! He’ll be uploading before too long I’m sure 👍🏻

[@DrivingWithBen]

I’m still alive 😂😂

[@philipguacci6452]

I notice your car has headlights washers on a non bi-xenon light. Do they work?. Your steering wheel has no buttons either. Regards from Philip down under. Still in lockdown 6 and over 250 days in Melbourne. May continue to end of November. Sad.

[@NoName-st6zc]

The headlight washers could be ordered without Xenon on the Mk5. They came with the "Winter Package" i think it was called. The headlight washers also never had a seperate button to activate them or something as far as i'm concerned. They just spray automatically every 5 or so regular windscreen sprays you do.

[@philipguacci6452]

@@NoName-st6zc oh ok thanks. No winter pack down under. I got the xenon lights on my 2008 plus the heated leather seats. All extra cost options fitted to the cargo chose. The pump broke on one side and cost a lot to fix. Just one of many fixes for me at great cost on a car with 82,000 kms on the clock. Not getting the Mk8. It's A$65 k. And hard to find. What the hell will a Golf R cost next year.

[@NoName-st6zc]

@@philipguacci6452 Well, there's no doubt the MK8 GTI/CS/R are really capable cars but i just don't like them from the outside and especially from the inside. Even if i would've liked them from the outside, the inside would always make this platform an absolute no go for me. It's just hideous. The MK7 GTI/CS/R are maybe the last performance Golfs to consider for me personally. I'm afraid from now on, it's not about the genuine Hatchback experience anymore that made the Golf so great (sit in, feel home instantly in pretty much every aspect) and instead it's about following stupid trends of modernization which does have the tendency to make the simplest stuff one hell of an annoyance already. Not even remotely interested in that...

[@andyseaton7895]

Don't get too disheartened, there's been jobs on my mk5 that have tested my patients too. We all have days like that. 👍

[@jordanp1622]

Should have just swapped the rails and ditched the lever, I mean you still have 1, and how often do you have someone in the back? Personally my 3dr has only ever had my little brother and a mate of his in the back once

[@richy10vtec52]

Great video Luke, you did great, parts failed you, i myself have a mk5 golf GTi with manual transmission & 5 door in black, i have bought the Ramair oversized induction kit, it was on offer at Amazon for £166, i also fancy a new exhaust, however can you tell me is yours(non-res) loud while driving normally? Also, can you tell me where to get the uprated coil packs please?

[@boylersjb]

Did the R8 coil packs make any difference? I currently have stage one remap with Ramair induction kit? Thanks keep up the good work your reviews are great✌

[@GIXXERUKX]

I have a stage one ( r-tech) and a ram air (sounds like darth vader ) the r8 coils I fitted didn’t make a noticeable difference.. hth 👍

[@boylersjb]

@@GIXXERUKX Cheers Paul and the Ramair induction kit is very loud, Darth Vader for sure 😂😂😂 gets some looks on the street when its sucking in the air 😂😂😂 Avon tune on mine happy with results👍😎👍 thanks for the heads up on the R8 coil packs

[@Z10895]

Did you sell this car? I'm new here.

[@x80s]

Oh no that's not good but wow you have grown a beared 😮

[@hampshirephoto]

Haha yeah 👀😂

[@MUV4TRUK4]

lol

[@Kondja707]

Early Gang 😎🤗

[@hampshirephoto]

Thanks for watching!

[@cliftonmcintosh6193]

Never mind what you did looks great 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿😂

[@id70b40]

Can’t you change the seat pads over? The pads should be identical!

[@andym1908]

Sure you can swap the relevant bits over to convert it Luke . Th seat I mean . Easy mistake to make..

[@muhammadkhan3557]

put the xenon headlights in!!!

[@Mikeytdi]

I was always lead to believe the red coilpack harness cover went OVER the old black housing??? Or am I wrong??

[@hampshirephoto]

I don’t think so. I’d try it, but it’s in the bin...... 😂

[@davidkane8660]

I had the same problem. I found out there sold as mk5 but there actually a4 harness covers so slightly different shapes...... Hence they don't fit

[@danieljohnson7748]

Well a few things from watching your vid bud was the harness case everybody knows it’s not for a mk5 or mk6 it’s made for the rs4 so you have to modify it to fit the mk5 ie cut it they don’t come made for the mk5. The seat maybe you could of swapped the base over and the runners to make it work Turn the L into a W 👍🏽 Still good video need more mk5 content

[@desmc690]

love the beard!

[@hampshirephoto]

Thanks!

[@tackycomrade]

People who don’t work on their cars don’t know how bad they are. When you work with cars, you know they are just shit 😂 got to love them though even if something like this goes wrong.

[@maxclough8931]

Who else spotted the Audi logo?

[@ACIDGameReviews]

You know absolutely nothing about what you're doing 🤣