M333SHJ build and slow progress.
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M333SHJ build and slow progress.
So I bought my caddy nearly a year ago now, and it looked abit like this:
I haven't done a great deal to her. Lowered abit more and changed the head unit.
Now over the past (nearly) 12 months, she's had 4 sets of wheels, 2 of which were/are winters. Currently sat on some crummy 18" Audi 5 spoke things just cause they looked alright and they were cheap enough to ruin over winter
But over the summer months she looked abit prettier
So October last year I made a cracking purchase
https://vimeo.com/199585303
little on the pricey side, but finally had chance to get that in over the past couple of weekends. And now the front lays frame. Not 100% happy with the rear drop, but that's gonna be addressed over the next few weeks all being well.
Interior wise she was already carpeted out by one of the previous owners.
Passat CC front seats on modified rails and no under seat storage so the seat sits super low.
I fitted a 2016 caddy steering wheel (edit: I thought it was from a mk7 golf, Doc has since informed me otherwise) but I'm not really that happy with that, contemplating changing it but can't justify buying another one before selling this one.
Along with an already converted touran front end, a smoother bumper on the front finishes that off nicely
So now, come the 2017 plans. The air ride being the start of it.
Got a touran dash to go in once I've finished doing what I wanna do with that.. here's a sneaky preview of what theme might be happening
But stay tuned, I'll try and get as many pictures as I can for the up and coming plans and things that might change.
And also for all your opinions and advice..
appreciate it .
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I haven't done a great deal to her. Lowered abit more and changed the head unit.
Now over the past (nearly) 12 months, she's had 4 sets of wheels, 2 of which were/are winters. Currently sat on some crummy 18" Audi 5 spoke things just cause they looked alright and they were cheap enough to ruin over winter
But over the summer months she looked abit prettier
So October last year I made a cracking purchase
https://vimeo.com/199585303
little on the pricey side, but finally had chance to get that in over the past couple of weekends. And now the front lays frame. Not 100% happy with the rear drop, but that's gonna be addressed over the next few weeks all being well.
Interior wise she was already carpeted out by one of the previous owners.
Passat CC front seats on modified rails and no under seat storage so the seat sits super low.
I fitted a 2016 caddy steering wheel (edit: I thought it was from a mk7 golf, Doc has since informed me otherwise) but I'm not really that happy with that, contemplating changing it but can't justify buying another one before selling this one.
Along with an already converted touran front end, a smoother bumper on the front finishes that off nicely
So now, come the 2017 plans. The air ride being the start of it.
Got a touran dash to go in once I've finished doing what I wanna do with that.. here's a sneaky preview of what theme might be happening
But stay tuned, I'll try and get as many pictures as I can for the up and coming plans and things that might change.
And also for all your opinions and advice..
appreciate it .
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Last edited by M333SHJ on Sun Jan 15, 2017 10:59 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: M333SHJ build and slow progress.
Would love air ride. Looks really good.
The 'strictly static' sticker on the rear may have to be removed now though.
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Re: M333SHJ build and slow progress.
Looking good!
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Re: M333SHJ build and slow progress.
Yeah that's something that's on the cards .. just gotta get one of them "dropped vans" stickers to replace it withRobmjones wrote:Would love air ride. Looks really good.
The 'strictly static' sticker on the rear may have to be removed now though.
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Re: M333SHJ build and slow progress.
Hi I would love to put air on mine but as mine is work hack going down the coilovers, without being rude what's cost on air ?? If you don't mind me asking cheers
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Serious machine lad. You can get a plastic bung to fit the hole if you remove the rear wiper shaft. Theres a forum on this somewhere with the size you need. It would tidy up the back nicely.
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Looks well, those cc seats look great in it, had you to do much to the seat rails?
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Re: M333SHJ build and slow progress.
Looks great on air, wish I could do that
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Re: M333SHJ build and slow progress.
Caddy is looking good! saw it driving through Swad the other weekend, didn't realise it was on air now!
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Re: M333SHJ build and slow progress.
Cost me £2k bud, used. Fit it all myself with a good friend of mine.Ricksvalets wrote:Hi I would love to put air on mine but as mine is work hack going down the coilovers, without being rude what's cost on air ?? If you don't mind me asking cheers
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Re: M333SHJ build and slow progress.
Yeah Doc sorted me out with one about 7 months ago, just not got round to sorting it out to fit itekeamonn wrote:Serious machine lad. You can get a plastic bung to fit the hole if you remove the rear wiper shaft. Theres a forum on this somewhere with the size you need. It would tidy up the back nicely.
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M333SHJ build and slow progress.
I believe the base rails are from the caddy/touran, as far as I'm aware they were just redrilled in the correct places to allow for the CC rails. I didn't do this though, bought the van with them already fittedCMC08 wrote:Looks well, those cc seats look great in it, had you to do much to the seat rails?
But if a better view of them here, rear seats have now been sold on to a new owner though.
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Re: M333SHJ build and slow progress.
Yeah I saw you man! Off for a run down Sainsbury's straight . It's Marshall if you didn't already know . Yeah, it's been on the cards for a while, just need to get round to sorting the build out nowBenHolmes21 wrote:Caddy is looking good! saw it driving through Swad the other weekend, didn't realise it was on air now!
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Re: M333SHJ build and slow progress.
So over the past couple of weeks, been messing around with different bits. Been to see Doc and made some purchases from him .
- Touran sport Bi-Xenon headlights, along with an upgraded CEM.
- Updated steering wheel module so now I have a horn! Get in.. road rage is back on!
- Highline instrument cluster too! Changing the colour of the LEDs though, blue needles on a white backlight, hopefully should look a little cleaner.
Ordered the wrong wheel speed/abs sensor the other day aswell (idiot) and along with an annoyingly squeaky alternator pulley, she'll be going in to see Matt at DubUnit Monday morning. So hopefully she'll be nice and healthy again. And then round to Docs again Tuesday to get some bits fitted and coded in! Excitement central over here..
I'm hoping to get some kind of build sorted for the air ride components. Ideally wanna try and muffle the compressor noise, anyone got any good ideas for something to sit them on? And aswell as this I wanna get some decent sound deadening to put below the boards they're sat on, and around the inside of the box, etc.
I'll take some pictures of my plans when I get round to doing it..
Would like some opinions on wheel colour, I've had a couple of photoshops done with the alphards. But I'm still not sure..
Whatever colour I have the wheels, I'll be having the tank painted the same. Which means it's kinda gotta tie in with the theme I'm going for.. both of these colours work. I'm just completely undecided.
If anyone is any good at photoshop too? Feel free to have a play around, here's the original and another.
But for now, enjoy these pictures of me supporting a local business
*cough*Viking Tyres, DE11 area*cough*
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- Touran sport Bi-Xenon headlights, along with an upgraded CEM.
- Updated steering wheel module so now I have a horn! Get in.. road rage is back on!
- Highline instrument cluster too! Changing the colour of the LEDs though, blue needles on a white backlight, hopefully should look a little cleaner.
Ordered the wrong wheel speed/abs sensor the other day aswell (idiot) and along with an annoyingly squeaky alternator pulley, she'll be going in to see Matt at DubUnit Monday morning. So hopefully she'll be nice and healthy again. And then round to Docs again Tuesday to get some bits fitted and coded in! Excitement central over here..
I'm hoping to get some kind of build sorted for the air ride components. Ideally wanna try and muffle the compressor noise, anyone got any good ideas for something to sit them on? And aswell as this I wanna get some decent sound deadening to put below the boards they're sat on, and around the inside of the box, etc.
I'll take some pictures of my plans when I get round to doing it..
Would like some opinions on wheel colour, I've had a couple of photoshops done with the alphards. But I'm still not sure..
Whatever colour I have the wheels, I'll be having the tank painted the same. Which means it's kinda gotta tie in with the theme I'm going for.. both of these colours work. I'm just completely undecided.
If anyone is any good at photoshop too? Feel free to have a play around, here's the original and another.
But for now, enjoy these pictures of me supporting a local business
*cough*Viking Tyres, DE11 area*cough*
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Re: M333SHJ build and slow progress.
I personally like the alphards in the stock silver. It looks really slick on the white.