Paintless Dent Removal
You know that sinking feeling when you arrive back to your car from a trip to the shops and there's a dirty-great dent in the door that wasn't there b... Read More...
Project GTi: How to Replace Your Rear Wheel Bearing
It's DIY repair time again on Project GTI! Over the past few months there's been a whining noise coming from the rear of the car that gets louder the ... Read More...
Project GTI: Crash Repair With Crofton Motors
A few months ago our Project GTI had a minor fender bender and received a bit of damage to the front end. It didn't look too bad to be honest but when... Read More...
Project GTI: Intercooler Upgrade
Upgrading the intercooler on Project GTI is something we've been wanting to do for quite a while and with the front bumper and grille off the car it ... Read More...
Product Review: Interior Cleaning – Car Vacuums & Upholstery Cleaners
Being a 'pool' car driven by a bunch of different people here at MicksGarage, Project GTi sometimes doesn't get the love it deserves. So much so that ... Read More...
Project GTi: Manual Bonnet Release
Ever since our Golf had a slight fender bender the bonnet release mechanism inside the cabin hasn't worked and we haven't been able to open the bonnet... Read More...
MK5 Volkswagen Golf GTi Buying Guide & Common Faults
The Mk 5 Volkswagen Golf GTi is one of the best selling hot hatches of all time and with good reason. It's quick, reliable, practical and easily modif... Read More...
Project GTi: Alloy Wheel Repair
It's no big revelation that the right wheel choice can totally transform the way a car looks. This is true no matter what the make, model or genre of ... Read More...
How to Replace a Tail Light
As a broad generalisation tail lights / rear lamps are an extremely simple part to replace. There will of course be exceptions to the rule but in the ... Read More...
Project GTI: Fitting the Evolution Motorsports V-Flow Induction Kit
One of the most popular bolt-on performance mods you can buy for your car is an induction kit or cold air intake as they are also known. A well design... Read More...
How to Change Your Brake Fluid
How to Change Your Brake Fluid:
Brake fluid is one of the most neglected 'components' on your car despite the fact that it should be changed every ... Read More...
Project GTi: How to Bleed Your Brakes
Did you know your cars brake fluid needs changing every 2 years? New cars, still under the main dealer service schedule will, generally speaking get t... Read More...
Project GTi: Mk 5 Golf Rear Brake Disc and Pad Replacement Guide
Following on from our recent guide to replacing the front brakes on our Project GTi with some uprated EBC items it's now time to move on to the rears.... Read More...
Project GTi: Air Filter Change
Changing the air filter on your car is generally a very easy DIY job. Air filter housings are normally in a very accessible part of the engine bay and... Read More...
Project GTi: Oil And Filter Change
One of the first DIY service jobs that needed doing on our Project GTi was an oil and filter change. It's a nice, simple DIY job that doesn't require ... Read More...
Project GTi: Brake Disc & Pad Upgrade
When we took our Project GTi on the race track a few weeks ago one of the weak points that showed itself very quickly was the brakes. They had good st... Read More...
Project GTi: Graphics With Darran O’Hara
We needed some MicksGarage branding on the Project GTi so we headed down to see race car graphics specialist Darran O'Hara. We chose to work with Darr... Read More...
Project GTi: Mondello Park Lap Time
A couple of weeks ago we brought our new Project GTi to Blackchurch Motors and put the car on their Dyno to check how much power and torque the engine... Read More...
Service Academy: How To Fit Number Plates
Fitting a new set of number plates is a nice simple job that can smarten up the appearance of your car without breaking the bank. A pair of number pla... Read More...
Project GTi: Dyno Session
We wanted to check how much power our Project GTi had lost over the 10 years & 200,000 km since it left the factory, so we brought it down to Blac... Read More...