By some random act, I was out in Long Beach, CA during the summer and came across a group of five Mk5 GTI owners (and one R32) in the parking lot with some pretty sweet cars. It turns out they were friends shooting photos of their own cars. I grabbed a pic with my phone but photographer Ricky Deng kindly sent us a few of his cool beach images.

Below is a spec list for each car in case you’re looking for some inspiration for your own Mk5.

1. Alexei Udarbe
2008 VW R32

Engine:
Milltek cat-back exhaust, VF-Engineering intake, Haldex upgrade, Revo stage 1 software

Wheels:
17x8.75 et11 f, 17x9.75 et 16 r Autostrada Modena GTO

Tires:
195/45 R17 f, 205/45 R17 r Yokohama S-Drive

Suspension:
Bagyard Supreme front struts, Bagyard rear bags, Easystreet Autopilot controller and manifolds, two 3-gallon tanks, two Viair 480 compressors, Neuspeed rear sway bar and end-links

Exterior:
Shaved rear emblem, side markers and hood notch, molded rear bumper, Euro LED tail lights, painted Ibis white with Silver/Ice pearl

2. Mike Van Echten
2006 Platinum grey GTI
 
Engine:
GIAC Flash Race and DSG stage 1 flash, Euro Sport turbo-back exhaust, VF-Engineering intake, Forge DV, Eurojet PCV

Wheels:
18x8” et35 f, 18x9” et38 r BBS Super RS with polished lips and barrels, black chrome bolts, color matched faces
 
Tires:
205/40 R18 f, 215/40 R18 r Nitto Neo-Gen

Suspension:
AirLift XL front struts and rear bags, Easystreet Autopilot controller, Accuair manifold, two Viar 380 compressors, 5-gallon color-matched tank
 

Exterior:
Color-matched side skirts and rear valance, Votex front lip, black mirror caps, rear wiper delete, black emblems

3. Edris Ekhlas
2007 Volkwagon GTI

Engine:
Neuspeed intake, 3" ATP downpipe, 3" Autotech/Eurojet cat-back exhaust

Wheels:
18x8.5” et32 polished MAE Monoblock with 215/35 R18 tires

Suspension:
Fk Highsport coilovers

Exterior:
Votex front lip, Jetta grille assembly, R32 rear bumper, Euro LED tail lights, rear wiper delete, color-matched side markers

Interior:
Euro dash tray, OEM MFD2 navigation, GTI Monster mats

4. Ricky Deng
2007 United grey GTI

Engine:
Neuspeed P-Flow, resonator delete
 
Wheels:
17x8” et47 f, 17x9” et47 r Work Equip Voggard with polished lips, faces and barrels, 15mm Adaptec adapters
 
Tires:
205/45 R17 f, 215/45 R17 r Falken FK-912

Suspension:
Air Lift XL front struts and rear bags, Easystreet Autopilot controller and manifolds, 380 Viair compressor, 5-gallon tank
 
Exterior:
Euro lip, color-matched side markers, rear wiper delete

5. Sterling Buck
2008 Candy white GTI

Wheels:
Schmidt Th-Lines with H&R spacers

 
Suspension:
FK coilovers.

Exterior:
Votex front lip, VW blue blindspot mirrors with R Line textured mirror caps, in.pro smoked mirror signals, VW LED tail lights, color-matched side markers and grille stripe, rear wiper delet, VW roof, luggage and bike rack