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I wondered about that, but couldn't find any pictures of that combo. Not sure if it'd be too matchy-matchy, so I was thinking to go darker. ...But then again American iron did have body-color steelies for decades. Hmmm...

That's one of the leading options: Redo the factory machined face to fix a few spots of road damage/white worm Refinish them in the Galvano Grey used on Jetta R Line and other factory wheels (a dark silver/graphite) Do nothing and just get the tires mounted, since the damage isn't that bad...

My Black Friday deal Conti DWS06+ arrived today. No pictures; they look just like all the others, but these are mine. Believe it or not, I still have the factory Hankook Ventus tires, 8 years old and nearly at the wear bars. I put my winter setup on over the weekend, so I'll have the winter to...

Feels puny compared to the recent suspension discussion, but I put on Koni Special Active shocks and struts, with new mounts front and rear and new strut bearings, plus some greasable Energy Suspension sway bar bushings on the rear while I was at it. Because I'm slow and have limited car work...

Thanks for the tip. I have a set of Koni Special Actives with mounts waiting to go in - my original shocks aren't that bad yet, but the Konis were on a good sale. So I hope the end links fix the problem, but if not...

Oil change and new Moog rear end links. Hoping they silence the clunking on uneven pavement, but didn't have a chance for a test drive.

I also got Koni Special Active shocks and struts. Was very pleased with them (under the older FSD branding) on my E46 BMW a few years ago, and these were on a good sale. But, while the outer box from FCP Euro looked fine, the inner boxes for the struts were really beaten-up and taped over...

Did this earlier in the week too. Mine had looked like your "before" for at least a year or two - no water ingress that I'm aware of, but I'm glad it's as it should be now.

Does that one actually fit the GTI fob with the larger chrome loop? I got some a few years ago that seen to be designed for the smaller Golf version and don't fit the GTI fob properly.

40k mile service on my 2017: oil and filter change, transmission and VAQ diff fluid changes, new air filter and new NGK Ruthenium spark plugs. Also hand washed it for the first time in months, hand polished a few problem areas and put on a fresh coat of spray "ceramic" wax. Obligatory pic of...

Not a complete break like that, but my switch for the left rear window did have the chrome foil flake up a couple of months ago, nearly cutting my finger. A few minutes with a utility knife and a small file, and the foil is gone, or smoothed enough to not be a problem. The difference from the...

@bobloblawGTI How are the 225 DWS06 tires on the factory 7.5" wheels in terms of actual width? Wider overall than the original tires? The factory 225/40 Hankooks cause the wheel face to stick out farther than the tire, and I'd like a little extra curb protection (for when other family members...

I don't recall ever stalling on account of hill assist, but it was noticeable to me. What bugged me was the slight hesitation when starting on a steeper incline and the inability to drift backward immediately (to make more room for another car pulling into a drive as I'm exiting, or to coast out...

On Aug. 23, 2017, I took delivery of my 2017 GTI Sport with 202 miles on the odometer. It had picked up those 202 miles as a trade from a dealer near Pittsburgh to the dealer near Cleveland where I bought it. It's my first (and to date only) new car purchase. Exactly five years later, the car...

Today I was thankful I haven't lowered it. Neighborhood street resurfacing project. Hard to tell in the pic without a banana for scale, but that's a 2"+ lip on the curb. And based on similar city projects around, it'll be this way for the next 2-3 months. Hopefully not coming soon... a "what...

Thank you! I've been wishing I could turn that thing off for the past five years but didn't think it was possible.

I removed the clip from the back of the remote and applied the hook side of Velcro tape. It sticks securely to the carpet at the front of the door pocket.

Shaved my cargo mat, as you do. Five years of using the Velcro "CarGo" blocks had rendered the mat a shaggy mess, and I had an old trimmer. It did a great job - much neater, and the blocks still stick securely. Also swapped the rear hatch sill trim for the version with the cutout so I can...

At Home Depot curbside pickup a couple of years ago, I discovered there WAS no "hatchback" option in the app under car type. Van, truck, sedan, SUV, crossover. Might even have had motorcycle in there. But no hatch. Nor wagon, IIRC.

Am I doing this right?