Micah247
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I purchased a 2015 Golf TDI SE (DSG 
) with only 75 miles, in May of 2017. I read an article on how VW was releasing these leftover 2015 models. I love desiels and I always wanted a 2.0 VW CR. I restored 1985 BMW 524td see my username @ Mye28.com if your curious. I found this one at the 4th dealer I went to. I took delivery of the car after about 2 weeks. The only reason I purchased a vehicle that had been sitting on a lot for 2 years was, because it was supposed to go through a multi point inspection. I'm Picturing certified preowned kind of thing. Long story short the dealer never did a thing to the car. It was completely out of washer fluid they did not change the oil. I know that because there was a nest on the splashguard. There is no protective cover around the battery. The battery had not been replaced. In the end Volkswagen did a phenomenal job of customer service and had the car completely gone through at another dealership.
Before I took delivery of the vehicle I purchased my first mod.
1. A badgeless grill from ECS tuning.
First off I will never rebadge no matter how far I take this. I feel that's the ultimate mod sin.
2. Sprint booster. Everyone says they're BS, but none of them actually own one. I've driven the car for a couple weeks with and without it and I can definitely say it's much more fun with it
3. Oil change with magnetic drain plug.
4. Tint and Remote start with DroneMobile. I went with that system because it was the only one that told me the temperature inside of the vehicle. I figured that was a pretty good gauge of whether it was up to temperature.
5. K-40 RL360i install. This was pricey, but worth every single penny. My blinkers light up blue. Left for front, right for rear. It also talks to you from behind the gauges.
6. Car-net disabled. I was going to post a link to a thread where I learned how to do it, but it looks like it's been taken down luckily I took a screenshot.
7. Injen intake. I know right. I looked at every cold air intake system on the market, but this one was by far the most impressive. I never liked the idea of paying $300 plus for a piece of pipe, filter in a bit of sheet metal. At least they put some thought into their design and it fits nicely.
8. Brembo GT2 Front BBK. I was very close to doing Boxster calipers, but decided the slightly larger 330 mm rotor would be better in the end. Speaking of I've never seen this happen there was a bump on the rotor I had to machine off. I didn't notice it on the front left rotor on install, but the first time I hit the brakes I definitely noticed the thump, thump, thump. Once that was resolved the brakes have worked flawlessly.
9. Picked up a pair of cheap 18 inch wheels to get a feel for how it would ride on the larger diameter wheel. I pair them up with Michelin SS tires. This made a huge difference with grip compared to the stock continental tires.
10. Bosal Euro Hitch. It wasn't until sometime later I got the 2 inch adapter from Tesla. That stinking adapter was the hardest part I've ever had to source
11. ST coilovers. This was a total disaster. I decided I didn't want to mess around with this job myself so I had a local performance shop install them based on their recommendation. The stock suspension is extremely sloppy and soft. I wasn't really looking to lower the vehicle I just needed to stiffen up the ride a little bit so it would be fun around corners, typical sport suspension. The very first test drive it was extremely harsh. I hit a pothole and the driver side spring bent. In the end the shop returned my vehicle back to the stock suspension and returned my money.
12. Installed aftermarket Pioneer amp, bass knob and stealth 12 inch sub in the spare tire.
13. ECS Flush kit.
14. Eurocode rear brace. This made a huge difference getting rid of body roll.
15. GTI leather seats. Drove eight hours to Pennsylvania state over pick them up and brought them back the next day. Had to change the Presence module on the passenger seat and code it.
16. Installed VWR Sport springs with the stock dampers. It stiffened up the ride a little bit, but the shocks were still sloppy, bottomed out even more and I got a lot of rubbing either with stock wheels and spacers or 32 offset wheels.
17. Black trim conversion. I lucked out on this one. I found most of the pieces on eBay in Latvia for around $20 each. I couldn't stand the silver trim I'm so much happier with the black. I originally wanted piano black, but the grid pattern was really all I could fine. No it's not carbon fiber look. That is so played out and there's not a stitch of it anywhere in the vehicle. Don't get me wrong genuine performance oriented parts are OK. Redoing your trim pieces is a different story, it was cool in 2004.
18. Removed the stock dampers and VWR springs. Replaced with Koni Yellows with the stock springs. I've been very pleased with this configuration. I've been tightening up a little bit as I go, but the ride is awesome, cornering is great and no more bottoming out.
19. BFI stage one mounts and Dogbone insert. This eliminated my wheel hop completely. Slight vibration, but you get used to it quick.
20. ISweep lower brace.
21. Neuspeed torsion beam rear brace. I figured until I can ditch my ad blue tank and do an IRS conversion, I would double down on the torsion been and stiffen it up.
22. GTI PP rear brake upgrade. This was tricky with the torsion beam suspension. This was not a plug-and-play upgrade. The stainless steel brake lines were short. I'm having a new set fabricated for me until then I had to fudge to get by. Don't laugh it works. I just need to know the banjo bolt size for the rear PP brakes. The dust shield had to be removed and the E brake cable had to be rerouted, but it all works. I got the Brembo rear brakes pads. This complements the front brakes very well.
I fixed this after the picture was taken, so there is no metal on metal rubbing. I know some of you guys are freaking out looking at this picture.
23. GTI rear valance and muffler.
24. Upgraded to MIB2 with CarPlay and 8" screen. APG in Poland provided the deck.
25. BBS RS2 18" wheels. I'm in the process of having them stripped, centers powder coated black and mirror lip.
Hopefully will look like this.
26. ECS skid plate. Yeah it adds a little bit of weight, but with a plastic oil pan how can I not.
27. Got a Ross Tec Hex-net V2. Did some tweaks.
Gauge sweep
Passenger mirror dip
Changed boot screen of infotainment to GTI
Added oil temperature to MFD
Programmed FOB to unroll windows
Added ECS off
28. P3 Vent Guage
29. Installed frost heater block heater.
30.Swaped door cards fro GTI
31. Shifter extensions.
32. Front sway bar. 100% stiffer than stock.
Upcoming mods:
Installing button for driver modes having dealer activate.
Gunmetal gray vinyl on rear quarter panels
Upgraded turbo from GTD
IRS conversion
Aluminum front control arms.
USRT transmission cooler
GTI steering wheel with real paddle extensions.
) with only 75 miles, in May of 2017. I read an article on how VW was releasing these leftover 2015 models. I love desiels and I always wanted a 2.0 VW CR. I restored 1985 BMW 524td see my username @ Mye28.com if your curious. I found this one at the 4th dealer I went to. I took delivery of the car after about 2 weeks. The only reason I purchased a vehicle that had been sitting on a lot for 2 years was, because it was supposed to go through a multi point inspection. I'm Picturing certified preowned kind of thing. Long story short the dealer never did a thing to the car. It was completely out of washer fluid they did not change the oil. I know that because there was a nest on the splashguard. There is no protective cover around the battery. The battery had not been replaced. In the end Volkswagen did a phenomenal job of customer service and had the car completely gone through at another dealership.
Before I took delivery of the vehicle I purchased my first mod.
1. A badgeless grill from ECS tuning.
First off I will never rebadge no matter how far I take this. I feel that's the ultimate mod sin.
2. Sprint booster. Everyone says they're BS, but none of them actually own one. I've driven the car for a couple weeks with and without it and I can definitely say it's much more fun with it
3. Oil change with magnetic drain plug.
4. Tint and Remote start with DroneMobile. I went with that system because it was the only one that told me the temperature inside of the vehicle. I figured that was a pretty good gauge of whether it was up to temperature.
5. K-40 RL360i install. This was pricey, but worth every single penny. My blinkers light up blue. Left for front, right for rear. It also talks to you from behind the gauges.
6. Car-net disabled. I was going to post a link to a thread where I learned how to do it, but it looks like it's been taken down luckily I took a screenshot.
7. Injen intake. I know right. I looked at every cold air intake system on the market, but this one was by far the most impressive. I never liked the idea of paying $300 plus for a piece of pipe, filter in a bit of sheet metal. At least they put some thought into their design and it fits nicely.
8. Brembo GT2 Front BBK. I was very close to doing Boxster calipers, but decided the slightly larger 330 mm rotor would be better in the end. Speaking of I've never seen this happen there was a bump on the rotor I had to machine off. I didn't notice it on the front left rotor on install, but the first time I hit the brakes I definitely noticed the thump, thump, thump. Once that was resolved the brakes have worked flawlessly.
9. Picked up a pair of cheap 18 inch wheels to get a feel for how it would ride on the larger diameter wheel. I pair them up with Michelin SS tires. This made a huge difference with grip compared to the stock continental tires.
10. Bosal Euro Hitch. It wasn't until sometime later I got the 2 inch adapter from Tesla. That stinking adapter was the hardest part I've ever had to source
11. ST coilovers. This was a total disaster. I decided I didn't want to mess around with this job myself so I had a local performance shop install them based on their recommendation. The stock suspension is extremely sloppy and soft. I wasn't really looking to lower the vehicle I just needed to stiffen up the ride a little bit so it would be fun around corners, typical sport suspension. The very first test drive it was extremely harsh. I hit a pothole and the driver side spring bent. In the end the shop returned my vehicle back to the stock suspension and returned my money.
12. Installed aftermarket Pioneer amp, bass knob and stealth 12 inch sub in the spare tire.
13. ECS Flush kit.
14. Eurocode rear brace. This made a huge difference getting rid of body roll.
15. GTI leather seats. Drove eight hours to Pennsylvania state over pick them up and brought them back the next day. Had to change the Presence module on the passenger seat and code it.
16. Installed VWR Sport springs with the stock dampers. It stiffened up the ride a little bit, but the shocks were still sloppy, bottomed out even more and I got a lot of rubbing either with stock wheels and spacers or 32 offset wheels.
17. Black trim conversion. I lucked out on this one. I found most of the pieces on eBay in Latvia for around $20 each. I couldn't stand the silver trim I'm so much happier with the black. I originally wanted piano black, but the grid pattern was really all I could fine. No it's not carbon fiber look. That is so played out and there's not a stitch of it anywhere in the vehicle. Don't get me wrong genuine performance oriented parts are OK. Redoing your trim pieces is a different story, it was cool in 2004.
18. Removed the stock dampers and VWR springs. Replaced with Koni Yellows with the stock springs. I've been very pleased with this configuration. I've been tightening up a little bit as I go, but the ride is awesome, cornering is great and no more bottoming out.
19. BFI stage one mounts and Dogbone insert. This eliminated my wheel hop completely. Slight vibration, but you get used to it quick.
20. ISweep lower brace.
21. Neuspeed torsion beam rear brace. I figured until I can ditch my ad blue tank and do an IRS conversion, I would double down on the torsion been and stiffen it up.
22. GTI PP rear brake upgrade. This was tricky with the torsion beam suspension. This was not a plug-and-play upgrade. The stainless steel brake lines were short. I'm having a new set fabricated for me until then I had to fudge to get by. Don't laugh it works. I just need to know the banjo bolt size for the rear PP brakes. The dust shield had to be removed and the E brake cable had to be rerouted, but it all works. I got the Brembo rear brakes pads. This complements the front brakes very well.
I fixed this after the picture was taken, so there is no metal on metal rubbing. I know some of you guys are freaking out looking at this picture.
23. GTI rear valance and muffler.
24. Upgraded to MIB2 with CarPlay and 8" screen. APG in Poland provided the deck.
25. BBS RS2 18" wheels. I'm in the process of having them stripped, centers powder coated black and mirror lip.
Hopefully will look like this.
26. ECS skid plate. Yeah it adds a little bit of weight, but with a plastic oil pan how can I not.
27. Got a Ross Tec Hex-net V2. Did some tweaks.
Gauge sweep
Passenger mirror dip
Changed boot screen of infotainment to GTI
Added oil temperature to MFD
Programmed FOB to unroll windows
Added ECS off
28. P3 Vent Guage
29. Installed frost heater block heater.
30.Swaped door cards fro GTI
31. Shifter extensions.
32. Front sway bar. 100% stiffer than stock.
Upcoming mods:
Installing button for driver modes having dealer activate.
Gunmetal gray vinyl on rear quarter panels
Upgraded turbo from GTD
IRS conversion
Aluminum front control arms.
USRT transmission cooler
GTI steering wheel with real paddle extensions.
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