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| Peter
To's 2001 Volkswagen Jetta |
| It's
better late than never........Right? |
By
Ruben Pina Jr.
Photography by Terrell Hester and Jeremy Kenisky
August 2005 |
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was already the 19th of August and we still didn't have a car
of the month. I hadn't had time to go and take the pictures
and it seemed as if no one else did either. What were we going
to do? No sooner did we say that did this beautiful Jetta come
strolling around the corner at our monthly meet. With it's
aggressive stance and beautiful color, is there any doubt why
this car is claiming the title of August car of the month? |
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| Peter
lives in Dallas but makes the trek to San Antonio every weekend
to see his girlfriend. Usually it is a trip that he makes by
plane being that it is much less pricey. But this weekend he
decided he was going to bring his Jetta down to San Antonio.
And we are happy that he did. Upon first glance of this Jetta
you notice the GLI front lip and GLI taillights and think that
it is a GLI. Well, unfortunately it isn't. But who cares? This
car is definitely a head turner. |
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this Jetta Peter owned a Toyota and wasn't too sure about purchasing
a VW. He always liked the Jetta body style but had heard horror
stories from his friends about the quality of VW's. He did
some researching and some looking around and quickly found
out that they were just rumors. He then started his search
for a clean MK4 Jetta. He found one and it was under warranty
which was good news for him. After getting his Jetta he immediately
started looking for little aesthetic mods he could do. He didn't
want to make the same mistake of spending thousands of dollars
on the car like he did with his Camry so this time he was going
to go at it smart. He started by disabling the day-time running
lights. |
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he wanted to get the Jetta out of the 4x4 mode that they come
in stock. He again started researching the local VW forums
and found someone selling some ABT coilovers and jumped on
the chance. Now, with his car lowered he needed something to
fill those fenders. He bought himself some 18x8 inch HP Evo's
but they just didn't quite fill the fenders enough. So what
to do? Add some spacers in there! And that he did, to the tune
of 10mm spacers up front and 20mm spacer in back. They fit
perfect! Now it was time to do some more aesthetic mods. He
sourced himself a GLI front lip and GLI tails and quickly put
them on his car. At the same time he bought a 4 motion rear
valence and a muffler to fit the valence. |
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was the interior. He didn't go crazy on the interior but did
add an
Alpine IVAD-300 screen, Memphis 1000 mono amp, and a Planet Audio 1000w
subwoofer. After these mods Peter laid low for a few months and while searching
through the classifieds, found some 18x8.5 inch Flik Artics
with tires for $250.00. He knew he had to jump on it before
anyone else did. So now these are the wheels that you see on
his car now. He is currently laying low and contemplating on
what he wants to do next on his car. Whatever it is, you can
be sure that it will sure add to the beauty of this Jetta.
Please read our discussion about this car below and stay up
to date on his progress with this Jetta! |
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Click
here for Forum Discussion
Owner info: djpeetur
Name: Peter To
Occupation: Poker Dealer, Student
Vehicle Specs:
Year: 2001
Make: Volkswagen
Color: Blue Lagoon
Model: Jetta GLS
Engine: 2.0 Liter I4
Engine Modifications: K&N filter and sticker on the airbox +20hp
Transmission Modifications: Stock
Suspension Modifications: ABT Coilovers
Brake Modifications: Stock
Wheels and Tires: 18x8.5 Fliks, 18x8 HP
Evo, both with cheap tires and 10mm spacers up front and
20mm spacers in the rear
Exterior/Body Modifications: GLI front lip,
Streetone Side skirt, painted rear valence, GLI tail-lights
Interior Modifications: Stock
Mobile Electronics: Alpine IVAD-300 screen,
Memphis 1000 mono amp, with busted Planet Audio 1000w sub.
Lighting Modifications: Cheap blue headlights
and bypassed DRL's!! YEAH!!!!!!!!
Shoutouts: To everybody at the 8/19/05 meet
WATTTTT! |
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