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@Hristiyan Dyankov Damn, that looks as new , good job 
@grabania The exhaust tips make such a big difference, but you only know once they are fitted. Looking good
@ArchNemeziz protip: replace (all) the rusty nuts which hold on the heatshielding. If you don't, they will destroy the heatshield under the nuts. Fyi: The prefacelift has this big straight through resonator directly after the downpipe, that might help you with placement for the Vibrant resonator
@grabania The exhaust tips make such a big difference, but you only know once they are fitted. Looking good
@ArchNemeziz protip: replace (all) the rusty nuts which hold on the heatshielding. If you don't, they will destroy the heatshield under the nuts. Fyi: The prefacelift has this big straight through resonator directly after the downpipe, that might help you with placement for the Vibrant resonator
I thought of that initially as well, however it's got the sensors right there. Honestly not sure why the custom DP was made to hang so much lower than the body. Maybe it's a heat problem being too close to the chassis?
I need to talk to the shop guy doing exhaust system design but he's on vacation right now so I will have to wait until september at least.
Since I want to modify the exhaust tips also without swapping the full backbox part I need to wait for that guy anyway.
I need to talk to the shop guy doing exhaust system design but he's on vacation right now so I will have to wait until september at least.
Since I want to modify the exhaust tips also without swapping the full backbox part I need to wait for that guy anyway.
New sachs front shocks fitted as old ones failed the NCT test here in Ireland.
What a difference brand new ones vs leaking old ones. I drive this short stretch of road everyday that doesn’t have potholes but does have all these weird short dips and humps that was simply awful before…car would dive in to the dips and then hit the bump stops on the humps, very uncomfortable especially for passengers.
No longer, it’s actually nice to drive it as car is much flatter and doesn’t ‘wallow’. Haven’t tested doing hard turns yet, but overall so happy now, car is actually comfortable.
Note, I have 1.6 tdi lowered on eibach pro springs, needed 50mm sachs shocks part no. 560277. Car on 93000 km
What a difference brand new ones vs leaking old ones. I drive this short stretch of road everyday that doesn’t have potholes but does have all these weird short dips and humps that was simply awful before…car would dive in to the dips and then hit the bump stops on the humps, very uncomfortable especially for passengers.
No longer, it’s actually nice to drive it as car is much flatter and doesn’t ‘wallow’. Haven’t tested doing hard turns yet, but overall so happy now, car is actually comfortable.
Note, I have 1.6 tdi lowered on eibach pro springs, needed 50mm sachs shocks part no. 560277. Car on 93000 km
I have swapped my Golf for Dad's 2018 Leon SE for a couple of days as it needs using.
Went to check on it last week but it wouldn't start due to a flat battery. Jump-started
it yesterday and drove it the 34 miles home, which seems to have revived it nicely.
Things about it that I think are better include the interior door handles, dials graphics
and the lighter, sweeter gearchange. Other than that, it drives quite nicely and like the
Spanish Golf it is, but is handicapped compared to my car in having 40% less power,
only basic suspension, less equipment and heavy wheels, so not really an equal contest.
Nice to have something slightly different for a change though and spotting the many
parts that are identical is mildly amusing.
Went to check on it last week but it wouldn't start due to a flat battery. Jump-started
it yesterday and drove it the 34 miles home, which seems to have revived it nicely.
Things about it that I think are better include the interior door handles, dials graphics
and the lighter, sweeter gearchange. Other than that, it drives quite nicely and like the
Spanish Golf it is, but is handicapped compared to my car in having 40% less power,
only basic suspension, less equipment and heavy wheels, so not really an equal contest.
Nice to have something slightly different for a change though and spotting the many
parts that are identical is mildly amusing.
Travelled to Cardiff today and have done around 180miles, ATE ceramics all round have worked very well in very bad start stop traffic on the m5.
The wheels are also nice and clean.
The wheels are also nice and clean.
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The 184 and I hit a Muntjac deer. Minor damage and that grille had previously had a Pigeon attempt to press it's anus against the radiator, so it broke a broken part.
Had an interesting drive back from liverpool today, Set Sat Nav to home and the guide in between Rev and Speedo showed the correct details.
However the Screen on the MIB1 Unit was showing Hamburg and did not move.
The Campos was also showing correct detail.
Not a bother as i normally use phone but it just took me a few minutes to work out what i was looking at.
However the Screen on the MIB1 Unit was showing Hamburg and did not move.
The Campos was also showing correct detail.
Not a bother as i normally use phone but it just took me a few minutes to work out what i was looking at.
Fitted a splitter / front lip & sideskirts from CSR Automotive, absolutely love this look
More pictures in my Readers Rides thread here:
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More pictures in my Readers Rides thread here:
ND-Photo.nl 's - Seat Leon ST Cupra 280
If you want to apply a big optical transformation to your car, then I highly recommend adding sideskirts and a front splitter/lip. As usual, I wanted to choose something else than Maxton design and I found this German company called CSR automotive. Their products looked good and I gave it a try...
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Currently in the process of planning out exhaust mod. Initially I thought I could keep the OE backboxes, but the outlet on them is very much to the side of the car and the new Maxton diffusor/valence I got for quad tips would need a rather strong angle to the exhaust pipe to make it fit propely while also being balanced. I would prefer not to do a H style split since I expect the sideways branch will get less exhaust gas visually.
Both ideas look roughly like the drawing I made below. I for sure want to add a middle resonator to reduce the drone added from new DP without OPF. Vibrant 17950 was highly praised for MQB EA888 from what I could find. Another option would be an equally sized RM motors 01 silencer which should do the same job, but I found no real feedback on that.
Since the RM004/005 backboxes are straight through I'm not sure about the results and would have to just try it. But the quad tip design would be considerably more straight forward as they offer exactly the tips I want which could simply be clamped on to the boxes.
I don't know maybe I'm just talking myself into doing the full system by replacing the backboxes also
I feel the OE mod might not give me the result I actually intend so spending more initially usually ends up being the better idea in these cases than spending even more later to do what I initially wanted.
Already took off the original plastic to replace it with the Maxton but turns out the quad tip version just so slightly will not fit on the dual stock layout. It touches it on the outer edge and I decided to wait for now instead of putting it on to avoid risking melding or deforming it. Been driving around a couple days now without the diffusor like a clown
putting the original back seems daunting since it was a real mess to get it off.
Should be able to talk to an expert at the shop next week.
Both ideas look roughly like the drawing I made below. I for sure want to add a middle resonator to reduce the drone added from new DP without OPF. Vibrant 17950 was highly praised for MQB EA888 from what I could find. Another option would be an equally sized RM motors 01 silencer which should do the same job, but I found no real feedback on that.
Since the RM004/005 backboxes are straight through I'm not sure about the results and would have to just try it. But the quad tip design would be considerably more straight forward as they offer exactly the tips I want which could simply be clamped on to the boxes.
I don't know maybe I'm just talking myself into doing the full system by replacing the backboxes also
I feel the OE mod might not give me the result I actually intend so spending more initially usually ends up being the better idea in these cases than spending even more later to do what I initially wanted.Already took off the original plastic to replace it with the Maxton but turns out the quad tip version just so slightly will not fit on the dual stock layout. It touches it on the outer edge and I decided to wait for now instead of putting it on to avoid risking melding or deforming it. Been driving around a couple days now without the diffusor like a clown
putting the original back seems daunting since it was a real mess to get it off.Should be able to talk to an expert at the shop next week.
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And another c**** deer this morning.
I haven't even had time to fit the new grille yet ffs.
I don't even drive very quick. It's just a work commute
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