Project GTi: Mk 5 Golf Rear Brake Disc and Pad Replacement Guide Rob King 17th August 2017 Guides, Project GTi, Tech 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 golf rear brake discs and pads . Here's our golf rear brake ... Read More...
Paintless Dent Removal Martin Moore 21st March 2017 Guides, Project GTi 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 before? Ninety-nine times out of a hundred the person who cau... Read More...
Project GTi: How to Replace Your Rear Wheel Bearing Rob King 19th August 2016 DIY Guides, Project GTi, Tech 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 faster you go and it's been getting progressively worse. Ini... Read More...
Project GTI: Crash Repair With Crofton Motors Rob King 11th May 2016 Project GTi, Tech 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 we took the bumper off for a closer look we realised the da... Read More...
Project GTI: Intercooler Upgrade Rob King 3rd May 2016 Project GTi 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 seemed like the ideal opportunity to tackle the job. What... Read More...
Product Review: Interior Cleaning – Car Vacuums & Upholstery Cleaners Rob King 23rd March 2016 Product Reviews, Project GTi 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 right now the interior of our car looks like bomb went off i... Read More...
Project GTi: Manual Bonnet Release Rob King 15th March 2016 Project GTi 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. Most cars, if not all will have a manual method of releasi... Read More...
MK5 Volkswagen Golf GTi Buying Guide & Common Faults Rob King 3rd December 2015 Guides, Project GTi 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 modified for extra go! On top of all that, and the ace up the Gol... Read More...
Project GTi: Alloy Wheel Repair Rob King 19th October 2015 Guides, Project GTi 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 car. Both cars below illustrate just how much wheel choice, ... Read More...
How to Replace a Tail Light Rob King 22nd September 2015 DIY Guides, Guides, Project GTi 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 most part you wont need any special equipment or great level... Read More...
Project GTI: Fitting the Evolution Motorsports V-Flow Induction Kit Rob King 5th September 2015 Project GTi 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 designed induction kit could increase horsepower and torque by as ... Read More...
How to Change Your Brake Fluid Rob King 31st August 2015 DIY Guides, Guides, Project GTi, Track Day Guides 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 2 years at a maximum. The reason it's so important to change... Read More...
Project GTi: How to Bleed Your Brakes Rob King 5th August 2015 DIY Guides, Guides, Project GTi, Tech, Track Day Guides 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 their brake fluid changed at regular scheduled intervals. How... Read More...
Project GTi: Air Filter Change Rob King 24th June 2015 DIY Guides, Project GTi, Tech 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 are designed with speed and ease of servicing in mind, so i... Read More...
Project GTi: Oil And Filter Change Rob King 9th June 2015 DIY Guides, General News, Guides, Project GTi 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 much in the way of specialist tools or equipment and is a pe... Read More...
Project GTi: Brake Disc & Pad Upgrade Rob King 5th June 2015 DIY Guides, Guides, Project GTi, Tech, Track Day Guides 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 stopping power, exactly what you'd expect from a hot hatch bu... Read More...
Project GTi: Graphics With Darran O’Hara Rob King 8th May 2015 Most Popular, Project GTi 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 Darran for a couple of reasons, One being he supplies a lot of t... Read More...
Project GTi: Mondello Park Lap Time Rob King 28th April 2015 Motorsport, Project GTi 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 was producing. (you can read the full article here) It made... Read More...
Service Academy: How To Fit Number Plates Rob King 21st April 2015 DIY Guides, Guides, Project GTi 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 plates & fixings will cost you less than €15.00 and fitting... Read More...
Project GTi: Dyno Session Rob King 14th April 2015 Project GTi 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 Blackchurch Motors and put it on their Dyno under the watchful e... Read More...
