rims and drop it makes a hugh difference, love that color

 

Welcome to the club! This is a GREAT place to hang out, you will love it here! Tinting the windows is a great start. And like b5pr said, slapping some rims on with a lowered suspension are mods that create a whole new car. If you are looking for some great mods with great deals, visit The Marketplace Forums. I will forewarn you though, watch your wallet! This place tends to suck it dry!

LOVE YOUR COLOR!

Have fun, and happy modding!

 

With that color, you should definitely get a full body kit, big wheels and drop it.

 

I was thinking about starting with tinting the windows, painting the sideskirts red, then some suspension mods.

Sounds like a good plan. As stated above, the Marketplace Forums are a great place to start. There's a couple great group buys going on right now for shocks and springs...

Also, if you're a Do-It-Yourselfer, the Info Forum has some great write-ups on some mods you can do. Also great info on how to keep your beloved VW maintained.

Congrats and love the color... :thumbup:

DKelly

 

your wagon looks great!
Did you get it painted? I know that in europe you can get a bright red, but didn't think it was available in the US.

 

It is actually a weird story. Here it goes: In 1999 a VW executive came over from Germany and had this car specially built for himself from the factory. I bought it in 2000 exactly as it sits with only 4500 miles on it. The car is a GLS V6 5spd. But it has the rear spoiler, GLX wheels and a few other GLX options. The front air dam was painted tornado red at the factory. The reason the car was painted tornado red at the factory was because thats the way the executive wanted it i guess, i think it might have been because the car was used in commercials and other advertising for VW and they wanted a color that would stand out. They only made two B5's in the world this color from the factory; one sedan and one wagon. It is kind of a fun story to tell and its kind of cool to be unique, color wise.
I was thinking about doing a 1.5-2.0 inch drop and Audi RS4 rims or even the new A8 rims...post-tinting of course.

 

Drop - Wheels - Tint - Headlights - Rear Sway Bar - PES 2

 

DONT tint the tails. Drop that with some coil-overs, and get some 18x8 or 18x8.5" rims and tires. HID(xenon's) w/clear cornerss. Votex or RS side skrits with either the Dietrich RS4 rear end or the Votex rear.

Rich

 

i would keep the body as close to this as possible sicne its sort of a special car. tint the windows, and go for a small drop and rims. that would be a good start! the color looks great!

 

I agree with jikozi.

 

nice color, I love it. I would like to see the sedan that was painted that color from the factory.

 

Cool story about the paint.

 

WOW, enjoy that rare gem. I'd do wheels and drop and that's it. Keep it looking stock!!!

 

with that history, i probably wouldn't change a thing! OK, maybe 1BE suspension... and factory HID's... crystal clear corners, perhaps...

 

I love that color. I would limo tint the whole thing, get the sides and rear valence done red, drop it a couple inches, add 18" or 19" BLACK staggered deepdishes with polished lip, black Euro rub strips, smoked angel eyes and corners. HOT.

 

yes, pics stolen from the 'tex... :rolleye:

i knew i'd seen pics of this color before! I'd say make your car look like the one in these pics- mild drop, clear corners... oh yeah, and those rub strips!
again, great looking variant. :thumbup:

 

Thats cool, i should do those rub strips for sure! I am sure im gonna drop it and do the RS4 rims but i just have to wait for the funds to come my way...if you know what i mean.

 

Unusual color state side, i like it. Welcome to the club and happy modding :thumbup:

 

First things first, address suspension and drop it like it's hot!:thumbup:

 

Personally I would leave the euro rub stips off and stick with the color matched that you have going. 1st would be a drop of 1.75" - 2" - then wheels - tint - HID's, etc...

 

^^^Ignore him, the euro rub strips are money.

 

^^^Ignore him, the euro rub strips are money.

True! They are money.... a wast of money :lol: Why would you want to put something on your car that will fade and look like crap after years of UV exposure? Why do you think so many here have had their lowers painted (*Cough* James *Cough*)?

 

clear corners are cheap and make a huge difference look wise. The orange definitely does not go well with that red.

 

The above ideas all sound good. Here's another one -- I would take off the mudflaps....especially if you're going to lower it.

 

True! They are money.... a wast of money :lol: Why would you want to put something on your car that will fade and look like crap after years of UV exposure? Why do you think so many here have had their lowers painted (*Cough* James *Cough*)?

:lol: When your black trim gets "ashy" you can always lotion them up...