Hi there,

I'm so grateful to be lucky enough to have been able to have a 2012 Candy White MK 6 118TSI DSG Golf as my first car . My parents are very generous (which) I am very grateful for, and I had saved up enough money to put towards it myself.

I live in Perth and have always been a keen car fan, but recently have become a bit of a Volkswagen enthusiast. I'm a bit of a driveway detailing fanatic too.

Unfortunately the car had to have it's clutch pack replaced recently due to the dry clutch DSG "shudder". Luckily my local VW dealer made a claim with VW and I didn't have to pay even though it was out of warranty.
The car in its current state:



I've had the car a little over two years, here is a short list of the modifications/changes/upgrades I have made to the car so far, in the order in which they happened:
  • Seat adjuster inserts
  • LED Number plate lights
  • LED Interior lights
  • MK 7 Golf 17" Highline wheels
  • H&R Sport Springs
  • Fog lights
  • Highline grille
  • Darkest legal tint
  • "Wedge" dashcam
  • Sill scuff plates (not yet installed)
  • GFB DV+ (not yet installed)
  • Superchips Bluefin (not yet installed)


Future plans for the car:
  • H&R 22/26mm sway bars
  • R Headlights and tail lights
  • GTI style rear valance (possibly, if I can find one that fits Australian spec bumper)
  • Air intake/Exhaust (would be nice, but unlikely due to cost)


Otherwise that's pretty much it! Thanks for reading, I don't have much technical knowledge but I hope I can bring my experiences to this forum and possibly help some people out, since I've been using here as a resource since I got the car.


Here are some pictures I've taken along the way
With the new wheels before lowering:


And after:


Fog Lights and Grille going in:



Day I got it tinted:


Random other shots:








Thanks again everyone!