Predatorbird's 2017 VW GTI
#361
Thread Starter
Bird is the Word
Thanks, Tim! How have you been?
Thanks!
Thanks for the title update.
I dropped the car off this morning for full front end XPEL clear bra. I'm getting the bumper, fenders, headlights, full hood, and side mirrors covered. I made the mistake of not getting it done on the ST and the front end suffered with plenty of rock chips. The windows are getting tinted on Friday. I'm getting Formula One Pinnacle all around including full windshield. I also ordered my first "mod." I bought new paddle shifters. These replace the OEM paddles, unlike the other cheaper alternatives that bolt on top of the existing paddles. They're costly, but are going to look great.
Thanks!
Thanks for the title update.
I dropped the car off this morning for full front end XPEL clear bra. I'm getting the bumper, fenders, headlights, full hood, and side mirrors covered. I made the mistake of not getting it done on the ST and the front end suffered with plenty of rock chips. The windows are getting tinted on Friday. I'm getting Formula One Pinnacle all around including full windshield. I also ordered my first "mod." I bought new paddle shifters. These replace the OEM paddles, unlike the other cheaper alternatives that bolt on top of the existing paddles. They're costly, but are going to look great.
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#365
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Bird is the Word
Thank you, sir! I'm trying to do this car right from the beginning. I don't want to skimp on parts just to buy them again down the road.
They should be here tomorrow, I can't freakin wait!
I volunteer as tribute to be in the middle of a Tyler/Jeremy Eiffel Tower.
I volunteer as tribute to be in the middle of a Tyler/Jeremy Eiffel Tower.
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#369
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I'm itching to tune it, but flashing the ECU will get it flagged. A couple of the handheld tuners let you flash it back to stock, but it still shows up on the flash count. Some dealers are a little more mod friendly than others, but I'm not taking the chance this early. I'm going to order a JB4 really soon. This is a piggyback tune that doesn't touch the ECU. I can remove it before taking to the dealer if I need any warranty work. People are making nice gains with it and I can do custom tunes on Map 6. A lot of guys are stacking this on top of a flash tune as a meth controller and making some big gains.
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#373
CTSV,TL, Audi Q7 & A5SB
Thanks, Tim! How have you been?
Thanks!
Thanks for the title update.
I dropped the car off this morning for full front end XPEL clear bra. I'm getting the bumper, fenders, headlights, full hood, and side mirrors covered. I made the mistake of not getting it done on the ST and the front end suffered with plenty of rock chips. The windows are getting tinted on Friday. I'm getting Formula One Pinnacle all around including full windshield. I also ordered my first "mod." I bought new paddle shifters. These replace the OEM paddles, unlike the other cheaper alternatives that bolt on top of the existing paddles. They're costly, but are going to look great.
Thanks!
Thanks for the title update.
I dropped the car off this morning for full front end XPEL clear bra. I'm getting the bumper, fenders, headlights, full hood, and side mirrors covered. I made the mistake of not getting it done on the ST and the front end suffered with plenty of rock chips. The windows are getting tinted on Friday. I'm getting Formula One Pinnacle all around including full windshield. I also ordered my first "mod." I bought new paddle shifters. These replace the OEM paddles, unlike the other cheaper alternatives that bolt on top of the existing paddles. They're costly, but are going to look great.
#375
Your Friendly Canadian
Dat inside packaging though.
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#376
CTSV,TL, Audi Q7 & A5SB
I knew they looked familiar, they not only look great but you can feel the quality .. I have the alum ones but I really like the look of the black ones..
#379
Senior Moderator
Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
Dry and coarse through
#380
Your Friendly Canadian
With something that hard and that black inside, you know it's gonna be a good time.
#381
Thread Starter
Bird is the Word
It's been a good few days for the GTI. I got the whole front end wrapped in XPEL clear bra, installed the S2T paddles, and got the windows tinted. I went with LLumar Formula One Pinnacle all around. I got 5% rear, 15% sides, and 40% windshield.
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#382
CTSV,TL, Audi Q7 & A5SB
Looks awesome...
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#387
Thread Starter
Bird is the Word
Trust me, I've been looking at suspension setups. I could go with springs, but I'm worried it won't sit low enough or it will have reverse rake. Didn't you have ST coils at one point? My mechanic is a vendor for them and usually runs a special around the holidays with free installation.
#388
Turd Polisher
iTrader: (1)
Springs are generally even all the way around assuming all the right preloading is done correctly on the bushings.
I wouldn't let this deter you from them, but I had ST Coilovers for about 6 months and I didn't like them. I had the entry level ST-X version ... ride was very stiff and it seems like whatever height they were at (low, or high) the ride never got better.
Switched to Bilstein & Eibach Springs combo and never looked back. Absolutely love the setup & height:
I wouldn't let this deter you from them, but I had ST Coilovers for about 6 months and I didn't like them. I had the entry level ST-X version ... ride was very stiff and it seems like whatever height they were at (low, or high) the ride never got better.
Switched to Bilstein & Eibach Springs combo and never looked back. Absolutely love the setup & height:
#389
Fahrvergnügen'd
Congrats on the new car. I'm going to be watching your thread closely as I'm considering a GTI DSG too for next spring.
I miss my Focus ST though too. Yours looked fantastic, Adam.
Enjoy in good health.
I miss my Focus ST though too. Yours looked fantastic, Adam.
Enjoy in good health.
#391
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
Just noticed the title change..
#392
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
Dem feels when you shell out tons of money for a new turbo setup, give your buddy your old turbo, and he dynos just as much as you.
https://youtu.be/1AtvY-eAZ4w
https://youtu.be/1AtvY-eAZ4w
#393
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
Honestly.. the Golf R seems to have some quirks. That run of the hot hatches, it ran like shit.
#394
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
#395
Thread Starter
Bird is the Word
The manual Golf R sucks! It doesn't have launch control and just bogs off the line. The DSG has launch control and is 0.7 sec quicker 0-60. It would have been a much better outcome if they didn't use the manual. If you look at used R's for sale, almost all of them are manual and there's a reason for that.
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#396
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
Ah no wonder!!
Good choice with the GTI!
Good choice with the GTI!
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#397
Chapter Leader (Southern Region)
until you get the RS
#398
Thread Starter
Bird is the Word
Two new updates to the car. I've always loved the look of a Thule 872xt fairing on VW's. They're very "Euro" and just look right on these cars. Since they stopped making this model fairing, I had to pay way too much to buy a new one on ebay. I'm happy with the look and it made a huge difference in reduced wind noise. I also installed a Helix subwoofer. The one thing I liked about the higher model cars was the Fender sound system with factory sub. After doing a lot of research online, I came across this VW accessory that guys are upgrading to. It features two 5.5'' speakers and a 5-channel amp with built in digital sound processor. Once I tuned this system for the car, I was blown away! It sounds amazing and didn't cost me a lot of money. It's supposed to replace the space tire, but I found a way to mount it on top and not lose any trunk space. Win-win. The trunk floor cover sits flush on top of the speaker box.
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#400
Super cute driveway