I can vouch for that! Had a nice titanium shift knob on my STI, and the thing was burning hot in the summer if the car sat outside. Had to drive with a rag over it until it cooled off. #firstworldproblems
I've also debadged every superfluous GTI logo, just the clean look I'm going for. In the warm months I haven't needed it anyway. Ppl say Rain X seems to do the trick.
Here's the video I said I'd upload. Problem is the mic on my phone isn't capturing the deep tone inside the cabin. This exhaust is louder than it sounds on these videos. Figured I'd share it anyway.