Things on DerSubtileVento have been moving pretty slowly as of late, with other projects and issues coming up at work and at home. Now that things are starting to slow down a bit, I’ve been trying to get back into the scene and back up to speed with my car.

As part of those efforts, I’ve [...]

Yesterday I got my Votex basket and load bars installed on the car and went out for a quick photoshoot.

See more from this shoot in my photo set on Flickr. Also, don’t forget to join our Flickr group and add your own.
As for my Mk3, I’ve still got a few parts laying around that need [...]

I did these chops this past Sunday morning. It feels good to dream.
The base chop (added Thule 555 fairing, smoked e-code headlights, Vento rear bumper, Vento VR6 front lip):

base + Votex rack:

base + cargo for rack:

base + badgeless grill:

base + Borbet Type-As:

Thoughts?

Several days ago I ordered a set of e-code headlight plug conversion harnesses from EuroWires. Total cost was about $45 shipped. These harnesses will convert my stock 9004 headlight plugs over to the Mk3 Euro style plugs.

I’ll post more info once I receive the parts. Expect a full review to appear in the Resource section.

Yesterday my second box of parts from Dimitri arrived. No photos yet as I just picked the box up this morning.
Contents include:

(2) Mk2 Jetta Euro rear plateholders BUY THEM HERE SOLD
(1) set of Mk2 Jetta Hella euro taillights [red/smoked] BUY THEM HERE SOLD
(1) set of Mk3 Vento OEM taillights [red/orange]
(1) set of Mk3 Vento in.pro [...]

So, last weekend I made a 430 mile round trip journey to St. Peter, MN to pick up some free Mk3 parts. The drive was nice, the weather was a bit chilly and a I had a great burger and fries for lunch from a local restaurant called Ruttles. Below are a couple photos.
Mk3s are [...]

Now that I have my car all put back together (complete with Euro Vento bumper), I’m looking towards the future and what to do next. Here are some ideas in a photochop:

Vento VR6 lip, smoked turns/dummies, smoked c-code headlights, resprayed hood and some window tint.

The original.
Thoughts? Suggestions?

Yesterday my Vento bumper finally arrived! I was amazed at how fast it got here since Dimitri had only shipped it on Friday. Along with the bumper, Dimitri sent me all of the other parts he had already replaced with my US pieces.

My box of Belgian goodness included:

Vento textured top bumper
Vento CL front lip
Vento bumper [...]

So, earlier tonight I got a call from OrangeDUB about a new post in the Official Midwest FS Thread on Vortex. A Vortexer from Minnesota was posting up several black Mk3 parts that he was willing to give away for free. He didn’t need them anymore and was just going to throw them away if [...]

I just got an email that made my week! Hell, it made my month!
You may remember my recent post about all the delays with shipping the bumper. This is what just came in from my pal Dimitri:
Goodmorning Mike,
so there is some news for you!
If everything goes well the box will be shipped out TODAY [...]