[phope]

Current alterations/modifications:

Exterior

* Clear Rear LHD foglight to balance up looks
* US Spec 45mph rear spoiler motor (original kept sticking)
* Deleted passenger side door lock
* Billet aluminum antenna
* Votex front lip spoiler
* Frosted rear lights (removed at moment)
* US Spec Turbo rear badge (removed at moment)
* UK custom plate N30 BTL
* Philips Visionplus bulbs
* OEM Turbo S/ V5 Sport alloys (replacing kerbed factory "Daytona" wheels for time being )

Interior

* Colour matched grab handle caps
* Custom leather trimmed door handles
* ICE-LINK interface for G3 Ipod/Belkin Ipod holder
* Audi TT pedals
* Upgraded full set of speakers
* Dynamat soundproofed driver and passenger doors

Performance

* Turbo S vented arch liner
* Forge 007p billet aluminum diverter valve - (plastic OEM kept breaking)
* Jabbasport engine remap (upcoming)
* KONI SSK78 adjustable yellow sports dampers with Vogtland 35mm lowering springs

On delivery day

Exhaust tips

UK custom plate

Stealth "Eat Rice" logo

Right hand drive, of course, over here in the UK

 

[phope]

Roads around Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire

 

[phope]

From recent rolling Road day

Couple of video links

Click here to watch n30btlRR

Click here to watch n30btl

164 hp and 162 lbft from an unmodded 1.8t was a good result on the day

 

[phope]

Frosted rear lights

Votex front lip in primer...still to get colour matched and fitted

 

[phope]

Wonder what this is...

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Next mod

Beetle will finally handle much better

 

[phope]

Opinions?...

Should I paint this body-colour or matt black? what y'all think?

 

[Tommy]

Opinions?...

Should I paint this body-colour or matt black? what y'all think?

My opinion : body colour !

 

[yelojkt]

My opinion : body colour !

Definitly body color, keep the classy look going. Painting it black would make it look like a cheap install.

 

[baileybug]

Sexy litle car there Peter Love that pic in the woods

 

[SPIRU]

Nice NB!

 

[mentalVdub]

right hand drive... LUCKY!!!

i fell in love with the new beetle in RHD when i went out to England last year. care to swap bugs?

 

[CA Solt]

Grey

I would either leave the lip grey primer, or paint it black.
A quality paint job never looks cheap.

 

[v-dubed]

not cool i wanna rhd new beetle.. tight car dude

 

[Pulgamovil]

Very CLEAN bug!!! paint it the same as your car.... very good looking and classy

 

[MATTSBUG]

love ur bug dude...great job! keeping it clean like me!

 

[phope]

Well, by tomorrow evening, the evil wheel arch gap will be gone at long last...that can of coke for scale won't stand a chance

More tomorrow...

 

[Naen]

hey phope...your avatar reminds me of an ATARI game...is that OUTRUN??

 

[phope]

Yep, SEGA Outrun

 

[phope]

Finally remembered to post pics of the drop
Just a 35mm drop...nothing too silly...perfect for the roads round here

It's not the drop that is the best thing...it's the fact that the Beetle finally handles

The Koni yellow sports dampers have made such a difference...driving home from getting them fitted was like a completely different car...

Reasonably firm, but not uncomfortably so. Rears have been set at 1 full turn; fronts still have a lot of adjustment left as well, if I want to firm it up even further

 

[IgottaBug!]

Love the eat rice sticker under the wing! Glad you're enjoying the drop/handling. If you're still tallying opinions, I'd paint the front splitter body color.