Acadia Celebrates 1 Year With MQB #3, Wonders If It's Time To Upgrade...

[Acadia18]

That's a breaker bar.


I'm not doing it wrong, I'm so good a torquing that I don't need the calibrated tool, my arms just know.

Properly calibrated weapons of mass destruction, you mean...

 

[riceburner]

i actually finally have properly torqued lugs and i've never felt more at ease in my life

 

[jay745]

Those crash bars are such a pain to drill through. Nothing compares to the crash bar on a focus st though, took my buddy and I about 5 hours to drill 2 holes in his

 

[Acadia18]

Those crash bars are such a pain to drill through. Nothing compares to the crash bar on a focus st though, took my buddy and I about 5 hours to drill 2 holes in his

Prior to this, I would have said "How bad can it be?" And it's not even bad, just tedious as fuck, and your arms get tired as hell. And the fun part is, get to do it all again when @dtfd gets a FMIC! This'll be the only time I'm glad I have to do a stock location replacement on mine.

Huge benefit of the Zhong Zhong bi-cooler though. No drilling through the crash bar required!

 

[uglybastard]

i'll be sure to have my drill bits with me if i'm there for @dtfd FMIC party.

might have to gift you a 3ft breaker bar since you don't have one.

 

[jay745]

#wasntinvited #forummodsbadfmicinstallsgood

 

[Cuzoe]

And if you drive with loose wheel bolts (my car, but I was not responsible for the loose bolts)...

You could need to be towed.

You may find the inside of your wheel cannot occupy the same physical space as your caliper.

You may notice the sheared bolts at about 1, 3, 6 and 8 o'clock. Not ideal.

 

[Acadia18]

#wasntinvited #forummodsbadfmicinstallsgood

It's an open invitation. How we ended up with 6 people to install an FMIC. Grab @riceburner and make the drive out

 

[Acadia18]

i'll be sure to have my drill bits with me if i'm there for @dtfd FMIC party.

might have to gift you a 3ft breaker bar since you don't have one.

I'll have an actual breaker bar by then. It's on my list.

 

[dtfd]

It's an open invitation. How we ended up with 6 people to install an FMIC. Grab @riceburner and make the drive out

If only I could have gotten a FMIC earlier, we could have done a double install yesterday. I would pay to see @Fliptrocity face when @messrock pulls his car out only for me to pull into the garage and say "All right boys lets do it again!"

 

[jay745]

Who's fliptrocity? New guy with 16 posts getting in on the inside install parties? What the heck is going on here

 

[Acadia18]

Who's fliptrocity? New guy with 16 posts getting in on the inside install parties? What the heck is going on here

One of my pre-internet friends. His MK6 is the reason I even bought my GTI in the first place. Currently he's in an S3. He has an actual job that requires working, so he doesn't get to just shitpost and post porn on the forums all day.

 

[uglybastard]

Who's fliptrocity? New guy with 16 posts getting in on the inside install parties? What the heck is going on here

Can confirm he's not boosted personality #101

 

[jay745]

Can confirm he's not boosted personality #101

I don't believe you.

 

[Salami]

He has an actual job that requires working, so he doesn't get to just shitpost and post porn on the forums all day.

What kind of bullshit job is that? Sounds like he needs a new occupation.