Budget Baller Pics

[dunhamjr]

not quite baller, but built on a budget.

so far just used H&R ultralows, lightly used sumitomo htr z3's and ebay alphards.

[ShadowGLI]

fk's and craislist wheels lol

[sebasEuRo]

not quite baller, but built on a budget.

so far just used H&R ultralows, lightly used sumitomo htr z3's and ebay alphards.

[JKeith0004]

def some sweet rides in this thread ... i will be re-joining the ranks of the budget baller soon

[jrbrownie00]

What suspension?

fk highsports.

[jpsilvergolf07]

i like the budget pics and all but I have alot of you guys beat bad with the budget stuff.
I'm with kid1.
married---ding
lil girl--ding
house--ding
2 cars note--ding....ding
and all the other bills......yeah you get the point.
working at one of the major food distributors in the country and I rebuild turbos on the side so I can buy some small things.
so here is my budget build....07 gti..bought it new with 13miles on. now it has 65k....a k&n drop-in(given to me), forge DV(xmas), forge spacer(xmas), non res tbp(xmas), open fog light vents($70),golf ball shifter knob($20-on sale at ecs), flat black emblems and grill(free). stock wheels, stock 4X4 status. I have dreams of a bonus from work one year that will give me some money for coilovers, merc wheels, stg1 apr, afe intake, 42dd DP and res delete........lmao....still dreamin'
anyways! here is the daily.

[sebasEuRo]

^ I'd hit it

[detrix]

megan racing springs, 160 bucks, smoothed and painted factory side skirts, rear valance, and front spoiler(hooked up huge cause i work in a body shop) and rollin on bremmer krafts BR01's with the dish painted to match. gotta love the MK5's, no body kit, just wheels, springs and a little paint work and they snap necks all day long! sorry bout fuzzy photo, i phone picture

[BeanSauer]

blahaha, two unitedgrey gti's with alphards in the "budget" thread....

yall struggl'n

[FaLLeNAn9eL]

blahaha, two unitedgrey gti's with alphards in the "budget" thread....

yall struggl'n

Says the guy who was lookin' for LM Reps a month ago.

[dunhamjr]

blahaha, two unitedgrey gti's with alphards in the "budget" thread....

yall struggl'n

if you are talking about mine... its black, not grey. wish it was UG though. and i really dont think alphards are all that expensive.

my hr ultralows cost $500 shipped and the alphards were $628 shipped, WITH tires. so for coils, wheels and tires for UNDER $1200... yeah i would say thats a fairly small budget.

especially considering these are things i have done only within the last 2 months and i have owned the car 2.5 yrs.

the reality is that alphards while being a nice wheel... are not really that expensive. hell i can think of a large number of REPS that cost more then my alphards did.

[BETOGLI]

megan racing springs, 160 bucks, smoothed and painted factory side skirts, rear valance, and front spoiler(hooked up huge cause i work in a body shop) and rollin on bremmer krafts BR01's with the dish painted to match. gotta love the MK5's, no body kit, just wheels, springs and a little paint work and they snap necks all day long! sorry bout fuzzy photo, i phone picture

Pretty nice ride man! Is it a VW Votex front lip the one that you hooked hugh?

[BeauDennis]

still a senior in high school...



http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...s-build-thread

[jakellama123]

300$ wheels. 400$ used fks. 150$ carbonio. misc debadging/painting and im happy

[illuder83]

Here's mine...

-

'06 gli
-OEM Front Shield w/o front plate holes
&
-OEM Open Air Light Grilles ($100)
-Debaged Front and badge holder removed (Free)
-Springs ($180)
-Autotech Sport Tuning Intake ($100)
-Dension Gateway ipod Adapter ($50)
-color matched side markers by local body shop ($60)
-L.E.D. Tail Lights ($318)

Definitely on a budget. As far as "Baller".... i dunno about that haha! all i know is it makes me

[sebasEuRo]

if you are talking about mine... its black, not grey. wish it was UG though. and i really dont think alphards are all that expensive.

my hr ultralows cost $500 shipped and the alphards were $628 shipped, WITH tires. so for coils, wheels and tires for UNDER $1200... yeah i would say thats a fairly small budget.

the reality is that alphards while being a nice wheel... are not really that expensive. hell i can think of a large number of REPS that cost more then my alphards did.

Truf right thur. I can actually pick up a set of Alphards right now for $500 with tires and turn around and sell them on the vortex for twice the price
I had a set of Chicago reps for 1 week and I paid $530 shipped without tires...so truth again

[hipdub]

Owe 80k in school loans at 900$ a month payments, full time diesel tech for ford, this is where my spare cash goes and what makes me broke

I work for ford too, only i'm an auto tech. I get **** all the time from the guys i work with for driving a vw.

[BeanSauer]

Says the guy who was lookin' for LM Reps a month ago.

Your point? I was inferring that wheels such as alphards are not cheap, so its weird to see them in a "budget" thread. However, it seems the one fellow got a bargain for his setup! Extremely envious. But I guess their budgets have a few more figures then mine do. Im a sophomore in college. If you are trying to insult me for looking for LM reps go for it. I am happy with my car the way it is, aside from the fact I want to lower it more but do not want to make sketchy ramps. I would love to do so much more to it, but the money I am making is being saved for after college which is the smartest decision to make. After I am done college and have a good job I will most likely make this my project car and buy something else as a daily.


This is what I want to eventually do to it after school. The wheels will be stripped and powdercoated black for next season.

[Ozzker]

Some really nice rides in this thread!!

All great inspiration to save up your pennies and keep an eye on the classifieds and local craigslist/kijiji!!

Update for my ride: Still waiting on my adapters from 1552, have my Sawblades fully stripped and cleaned, going to mount the tires and plasti-dip them for this season, as the funds for powder coating just are not available right now. Also picking up coils in the next few weeks, so I have them on when the Sawblades go on. Looking at something cheap such as Racelands for this season, and piecing together an air-ride setup over the winter!! Budget FTW!

[2tnicrbbt]

^save up some more and get some fk streetlines. I did racelands with sawblades and needless to say ran them for 3 months and wanted more low. just my opinion.

Working on a wood basket for my votex roof rack, attempting to stain with minwax ebony........however might be too in depth for my taste testing on a piece of spare oak. using oak for the the final product.

[Ozzker]

^save up some more and get some fk streetlines. I did racelands with sawblades and needless to say ran them for 3 months and wanted more low. just my opinion.

Will only be running that setup for 3-4 months before the car goes under the cutting blade due to winter time. Just trying to keep it cheap so I have more money left for my attempt at bags!

[2tnicrbbt]

Will only be running that setup for 3-4 months before the car goes under the cutting blade due to winter time. Just trying to keep it cheap so I have more money left for my attempt at bags!

cool, good luck on the bags! I'm probably gonna stay static for awhile longer.

[Ozzker]

cool, good luck on the bags! I'm probably gonna stay static for awhile longer.

Thanks!!

[illuder83]

Just trying to keep it cheap so I have more money left for my attempt at bags!

[sebasEuRo]

fk's and craislist wheels lol

More pics plz, I'm thinking to pick up the same wheels

[fastGTI4u]

I've found that the key to everything is being patient. None of the parts that I've put on my car have I had to finance in anyway, all were either paid for in cash, paypal, or put on a debit card. I'm a senior in college as well and working within a budget but have still been able to take my car to APR Stage II, on B&Gs, and have also gone through a few sets of fairly nice wheels. It's all about saving and then spending at the proper time IMO. Realistically if I were to part out my car I would likely only be in the hole $200-$300 on the modifications that I've done.

Beginning:


Middle:


Current:


All of this has been done since the summer after my sophomore year with money that I've accumulated from working since 15 and having finance/accounting internships in the summer since after my senior year of high school.

Loved the Beginning the most.

[daryl2.slo]

beautiful builds

[hawtmagma975]

[v408w]

[IcyTurtle]

working at one of the major food distributors in the country

What company?!?

I work for Kroger GLRDC

[NiceTTs_13]

very sick cars in here. i'll post up my fh after i upload the pics from the photoshoot tonight. I'm on a very tight budget. full time criminal justice major. it'll pay off in the end.

[PatientlyWaiting]

Champagne taste on a Schlitz budget.

[cbs_24]

Active duty AF, married, so I have to convince my wife most of the time before i buy anything for my car. Only had it since May, so considering that, I'm happy where it is right now. Still a ways to go though.

[s t a y g o l d]

newer pics down below. car looked terrible lol

[mldouthi]

Im not sure how ballin this is, But it was definitely done on a budget. Hopefully buying a house soon