Hi from Belgium

[nd-photo.nl]

Go for the bronze, they will look stunning. I also have bronze wheels on my dynamic grey ST 280, I love them! Good luck with your choice

 

[GlennM]

Looks good.

I'm surprised that there's enough of a flat area to stick it to as the wing profile is quite curved there.

It's quite curved but still flat enough on that spot and I don't think this should cause any problem, we'll see.

 

[Loadmaster748]

I've added a VZ badge on both front fenders. I always liked the way VW did this on GTI's so I'd tried it myself and tbh it looks pretty OEM.

Do you have the part number of the badge please?

 

[GlennM]

Do you have the part number of the badge please?

Here you go: 5FF8536705DV
I ordered them on vag247.com, couldn't find them cheaper.

 

[Loadmaster748]

Collected the car today in Germany and drove it home (570km).
Man, what a car! Absolutely enjoyed the ride home. Just need to do some paperwork and technical inspection to put it on Belgian numberplates and we're good to go, should only take a couple of days.

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Cheers!

Is the registration a sort of temporary one due to you 'exporting' the car out of Germany? It looks different to regular ones, particularly the dated area on the red background - it doesn't even have a 'D' marker on it.

 

[GlennM]

Is the registration a sort of temporary one due to you 'exporting' the car out of Germany? It looks different to regular ones, it doesn't even have a 'D' marker on it.

Yes, these were temporary license plates. We had to go to an office (KFZ-Zulassungstelle) where we applied for export plates. They registered the plates and the insurance in my name, and then I could drive it for a month. That gave me enough time to arrange the necessary paperwork and have the car inspected in Belgium. After that, my insurance company could register the car and put Belgian plates on it. That only took four business days.

 

[Tara]

Great choice.....

 

[MadAsh85]

@GlennM absolutely beautiful motor, nice drive back 570km loving the colour definitely copper bronze wheels, is it compulsory to have a dash cam fitted? Or just for insurance purposes. Hope you had a good Christmas

 

[GlennM]

@GlennM absolutely beautiful motor, nice drive back 570km loving the colour definitely copper bronze wheels, is it compulsory to have a dash cam fitted? Or just for insurance purposes. Hope you had a good Christmas

Hi @MadAsh85,

I fitted a dashcam on 2 of my previous cars after I had a little accident with an 8 year old girl driving her bike and crossed the road in front of me. It scared the **** out of me but she didn't get hurt and all I got was a scratch on my GTI. That was the trigger to install one for me but luckely I never needed the footage as evidence since that accident.
From what I heard it's up to the police/judge to accept the footage as a proof, but I guess it just calms my mind for now.
I do love the bronze/copper wheels and it sure would stand out and look good, but I tend to go for the black ones because I'm not a person who likes to draw too much attention. I still got some months to think about it, will order them in March/April.

Happy Holidays!