howdy and welcome!!!would you consider converting to a mkvi golf front maybe swap with someone on the site that wants a bora front?

 

Drop it on nice wheels, wouldn't worry about much else after that!

 

Murano rad , nice colour. ^^^ my thoughts too keep it simple , have a look at Shane's Bora , that's how it should be done. Welcome btw

 

Correct me if I'm wrong but that's tornado red like mine unless the lighting is seriously messed up.

By the way. If you are going to colour code it give me a shout as I'll swap you a rear rub strip already done for your black textured one (providing it's in perfect condition).

Get suspension and wheels first.

 

ha ha...for a second there i thought it was my car) as said b4 get it closer to the ground and it will look 10 times beter.... and some alloys and you will be happy for a couple of months

 

Hello Mr.Shifter
Welcome to the site, there is a few Bora's on here with subtle mods that really make the Bora look cool. Go into members cars for some great ideas.
I dont think the remap is going to give you much extra horses you would be best spending your money on coil overs or leather on the inside for the creature comforts.
Good luck with the project alot of people on here waithing to give good sound advice.
Toe

 

QUOTE (Tony D @ Aug 3 2008, 01:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Drop it on nice wheels, wouldn't worry about much else after that!

sound advice!

 

Nice too see anotha Bora member! Slam it and big wheels!
17s can be small on a Bora! The wheels ur lookin at i've seen before on one! They look well!
Have a look at mine and let me know what ya think!

 

welcome along,good to see yet another bora on here,as was said sort the suspension and wheels first.

Lowered on nice wheels with colour coding would be sweet.

 

thanks for the welcome and advice! whats the argument for and against 18s? dont think i could go with the golf front!

 

QUOTE (mr.sifter @ Aug 3 2008, 04:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>thanks for the welcome and advice! whats the argument for and against 18s? dont think i could go with the golf front!
its not for every one,the bora front would look better on the golf i think anyway,deffo do the drop on the bora anyway,itll change the car so much,but dont forget to get tracking adjusted after though or ule be buying tyres u didnt bargin on

 

what about a set of JZ Hammers?
Haven't seen them on anything yet.

http://www.cavaro.be/wheels/hammer_hyper_t.jpg

 

QUOTE (Alan B. @ Aug 3 2008, 05:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>what about a set of JZ Hammers?
Haven't seen them on anything yet.

http://www.cavaro.be/wheels/hammer_hyper_t.jpg

yea they are sweet but think they would have to be 19s to do them justice

 

the original ace rims you posted are sweet,as always though 18"s would look the best,esp when lowered,the ace rims are one of the closests replicas of the BBS RC which i have fitted to my own bora,if you want an idea on how the might look in 18" on a lowered bora then check out mine.

As for the argument for and against 18's,if you are on a budget and are going to buy reps i would stick to 17's,reps can be soft (not always the case but it can be hit and miss)

If you are going for an OEM wheel or well known brand like O.Z ACe etc then its 18's all the way.

Keith over at alloy wheels.ie is the man to talk too,see what he can do for you

 

QUOTE (Shane @ Aug 3 2008, 07:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>the original ace rims you posted are sweet,as always though 18"s would look the best,esp when lowered,the ace rims are one of the closests replicas of the BBS RC which i have fitted to my own bora,if you want an idea on how the might look in 18" on a lowered bora then check out mine.

As for the argument for and against 18's,if you are on a budget and are going to buy reps i would stick to 17's,reps can be soft (not always the case but it can be hit and miss)

If you are going for an OEM wheel or well known brand like O.Z ACe etc then its 18's all the way.

Keith over at alloy wheels.ie is the man to talk too,see what he can do for you

sound advice, think il have to go with 18s how low should i drop the suspension?

 

got my car back the other day and have to say im delighted with how the colour coding turned out and also with the alloys.............now to save for a remap!

 

looks smashing its amazing how much the colour coding brings out that colour,it looks like a different car already.If it was my car id lose the mudflaps.

 

Huge difference.

Looks great

 

The colour coding and the new wheels make a huge difference. What I would say though is you've the same problem as my Golf at the moment, its sitting far too high on the new wheels and would luck much better brought down to earth a bit. Otherwise, nice work!!

 

QUOTE (KEV GTI TDI 150 @ Sep 8 2008, 10:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The colour coding and the new wheels make a huge difference. What I would say though is you've the same problem as my Golf at the moment, its sitting far too high on the new wheels and would luck much better brought down to earth a bit. Otherwise, nice work!!
Looks good mrsifter
Toe

 

who did the painting for you?the finish looks class

 

Where did you come across the spoiler actually? Friend is looking for one

 

QUOTE (Limerick-man @ Sep 9 2008, 06:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Where did you come across the spoiler actually? Friend is looking for one

bought it off ebay but its not perfect needed intense sanding to be paintable and the centre of it which goes over the vw badge is slightly off in order to fix it on square with the boot

link-----http://cgi.ebay.ie/VW-BORA-BOOT-LIP-SPOILER-SUPERB-LOOK-NEW_W0QQitemZ200252022825QQihZ010QQcategoryZ72209QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZVi
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the painting was done by a friend of mine at cost and is top notch so i owe him bigtime for it as for lowering it one of the shocks is gone so i might invest in springs/shocks but the car is pushing on 110k and is due a major service not to mention timing belt needing done soon, not sure if i can justify big spending on a car with this mileage but i do plan on holding on to it for a couple of years!

thanks for the all the feedback!

 

Thanks for that

There was a lad at the Fermoy show with a very nice Bora, with plenty of money gone into it and i think it had 170K on it. I wouldn't worry about 110, sure u can always get a new engine

 

looking well mr.sifter. any other plans in mind? 110k is nothing on them, as long as its well maintained it should go forever!