Recent content by maxwellheinrich

I got a turbo replacement a little over a year ago due to a failing wastegate (with an EPC light). It is apparently common on early MK7s--if you are within your powertrain warranty, take it to an authorized VW dealer. I am Stage 2 Unitronic with a downpipe and they still replaced it at Morong in...

just wanted to update this post--I ended up getting the attached HID kit from USP motorsports. my mechanic and I didn't want to take the risk of ordering LEDs that weren't going to fit, since most of their dimensions wouldn't have been friendly to the MK7 Helix replicas anyhow. i know this is...

Hello, I am currently running a non-LP mk7 GTI. I Purchased the aftermarket Helix headlamps (to upgrade to a lighting package setup) which came with all halogen bulbs with an HID ready setup (I was unaware that some sites offered these helix headlamps with HID low beams installed within the...

hey everyone--hope i can get some insight from some other MK7 drivers who brave the colder climates, or anyone who might experience this for that matter (i live in Maine where winter temps average in the 20's). i get this issue all the way up to say 40ºF. i drive a 2016 MK7 GTI with a wavetrac...

Hi, I recently left my car with a seasoned VW mastertech this week to install a Wavetrac LSD and Audi TTRS clutch with a Sachs clutch disk (TTRS clutch disk splines do not fit). I asked when I left everything if the parts looked good, and he confirmed. He successfully got the LSD in with no...

day dreamed about it as it sits in an airport parking lot until friday night Sloan: What could happen to it? It's in a garage. Cameron: It could get wrecked, stolen, scratched, breathed on wrong, a pigeon could shit on it! Who knows?