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Politics and opinions aside it's a wild time to be an air traffic controller. DCA was an accident years in the making, ask almost any pilot or controller. When you transfer to a new facility you are considered a CPC-IT (Certified Professional Controller - In Training). While it's not a...

Every time I walk outside and my face gets hit by this nasty cold air I regret my move lol. I will move back to Hawaii at some point! Friday was 10 years with my Golf. Longest I've ever owned a vehicle and I've driven it once in the last 2.5 years. Once the weather breaks I plan to bring it...

I'm pretty sure these are the same guys who designed the Mk7 swap for aircooled Beetles, but kits never made it to production. https://www.doylemw.com/prototype-1

I'm assuming referring to the front right door to body break. It's weird lens illusion, but not something your eye can perceive. I do not believe the doors were ever removed. I know the decklid and hood were at various points, but were painted on the car. The undercarriage and cavities were...

It's funny, I've never been an airride guy since I track everything they'll let me, but for a cheap daily it seems perfect. The lost cargo space has kept me from doing it every time. It hit 37F yesterday so I washed my GSW4Mo. (Didn't do the wheels going to remove them in the garage and clean...

Bought a new in box Ford/Yakima rooftop tent last week to use on either the Mk5 or Mk7. I either need to fab a shorter adapter bracket that goes right into the T slot of the OEM roof rack or trade it for a hard shell tent. I'm 5'10" and the extra height added by the Yakima clamp makes it awkward...

Just a few miles shy of 149,000 miles. Florida was state 29, and the last one east of the Mississippi River for my GSW4Mo. There's still a chance we'll make it to the Southermost Bouy in the Keys this weekend. In 2025 I'm hoping to tackle some of the western states and would really like to hit...

Took a detour on my way to Florida. Quickly learned the limits of my 225 snows playing with a new Z lol. Road was in great shape, but spent more time on the shoulders trying to build space than driving. My Mk7 had way too much power to enjoy the road. A momentum car with under 100hp would be a...

4yourdrive has a bunch of electronic parking brake 310 calipers and complete setups in stock. Their setups with the rotor and dust shield include FWD dust shields. FWD dust shields will fit an AWD car, but you will have to do a little trimming to slip them on. Black 310 Calipers + Carriers Red...

A3s use an electronic parking brake. EBC makes the RPX/RPC for that caliper as the Euro GTIs all have an electric parking brake. The DP82153RPX pads appear to be correct for this application. Fortunately that means also means A3 owners can use Golf R 310 rear brakes which can be had cheap! The...

Finally finished up my Mk5 projects so my GSW4Mo got to move into the garage! Time to prep it for a Florida Christmas trip real quick. Florida is the last state east of the Mississippi my GSW4Mo hasn't been to! May take a day to try to run down to the Keys Lake Erie in December is a little...

The Germans really do think of everything. 42 12 packs will fit behind the rear seat and below the parcel shelf of a GSW. Smokey and the Bandit just needed to wait for the Mk7s to come out. Another maybe 1.5-2" wider and it would have fit 48.

@crxgator did this swap a few years ago. I believe he had to move a couple parts from his 1.8T over to the 2.0T including one of the oil housings to get the oil pressure switch to work. It's been a while though. The early Gen 3's (Especially Beetle and Passat) lacked some of the upgrades of the...

Cannot wait to move back to Hawaii lol.

My Mk5 Macan 345 and PP GTI 310 install is finally finished! I went a little overboard with this swap, but in the end it was worth it! Since R32 rear dust shields are NLA and not reproduced I ended up tracking down B6/CC/Eos aluminum rear knuckles. These knuckles added some extra track width...

Down in Florida for the week helping my dad get his three classic VWs cleaned up and running again after Helene and Milton. Not sure how he missed it, but they had no coolant. Follow me for more mechanic advice.

Finally got all the parts! The front lines appear to be slightly longer than my last set. Stock Mk5/6 312x25 setup weighed 33lbs per side. Macan 345x30 setup weighed 38lbs per side. Overall gain of 10lbs on the front axle. Most of the new weight is the rotor, so a two piece rotor could easily...

Correct, this is the rear dust shield on a Mk5. However Mk7R rear dust shields are designed the same way. Your choices are to remove the hub or cut the shield. I cut the shields on my GSW4Mo. You may be able to flex a Mk7R rear dust shield over an hub for install, but there's a high probability...

Only the Germans would make a brake dust shield that can't be removed without also removing the hub/bearing. Going to cut the narrow section with tin snips or a dremel. Planted some new flowers. They bloomed real fast. Far from perfect, but for a daily they will be fine! I used VHT SP731 Real...

Hoping the weather breaks so I can paint my Q5 calipers red, but it's not looking good. My dust shields are currently MIA so everything is just loosely test fit for now. I will do a weigh in of both setups before final install. The Q5 calipers feel lighter while the 345 rotors are obviously...