What did you do to your mk7 today?

[EpicTech]

Reflex silver is such a nice color, sweet ride

Thank you !

 

[Cuzoe]

Finished brakes, Macan fronts and PP rears. When I sent Brembo logos to my painter I didn't realize there were a pair of each size. Painter took that to mean that all of the calipers should get a logo. The rear calipers are of course, not Brembo, but the pads are, haha.


No way to picture this but got DCC basic settings done which completes this retrofit on my TDI . Haven't done a lot of driving yet but in Sport it feels pretty similar to my removed B8's in the curves. Comfort allows some roll and is where I'll be driving 99% of the time. In any mode other than sport DCC seems to do a good job of muting road imperfections, expansion joints and the like. The rear end seems a little stiff. I might try changing some adaptation values. The TDI is torsion beam rear and I have the Neuspeed bar on it as well. I'm not sure if it's causing an issue. In any case, it's no stiffer than the B8s I had before, just stiffer than I expected.

ACC retrofit is complete and activated as well. Have to get used to it but seems to work well. Gotta learn to read the graphical indications. At this point it seemed to be regulating speed based on the car one lane one over. They pulled up beside (and passed) me. Before they showed up the display was showing the car in my lane.


Retrofitted blind spot monitoring works nicely as well. Its logic about when to show the warning seems pretty good, although I'm sure it just seems normal to everyone who has it, haha. Rear traffic alert is activated too but I don't intend to test it on purpose.


Brake pedal is softer than it was with the six piston calipers I had before which suggests to me, unsurprisingly, that it needs a better bleed. I'm going to need an alignment anyway with the new suspension so I'll include a bleed in that appointment.

 

[Treadup]

Installed this protective film onto the painted portion of the door sills.

 

[KyACRASH]

Finished brakes, Macan fronts and PP rears. When I sent Brembo logos to my painter I didn't realize there were a pair of each size. Painter took that to mean that all of the calipers should get a logo. The rear calipers are of course, not Brembo, but the pads are, haha.
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No way to picture this but got DCC basic settings done which completes this retrofit on my TDI . Haven't done a lot of driving yet but in Sport it feels pretty similar to my removed B8's in the curves. Comfort allows some roll and is where I'll be driving 99% of the time. In any mode other than sport DCC seems to do a good job of muting road imperfections, expansion joints and the like. The rear end seems a little stiff. I might try changing some adaptation values. The TDI is torsion beam rear and I have the Neuspeed bar on it as well. I'm not sure if it's causing an issue. In any case, it's no stiffer than the B8s I had before, just stiffer than I expected.

ACC retrofit is complete and activated as well. Have to get used to it but seems to work well. Gotta learn to read the graphical indications. At this point it seemed to be regulating speed based on the car one lane one over. They pulled up beside (and passed) me. Before they showed up the display was showing the car in my lane.
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Retrofitted blind spot monitoring works nicely as well. Its logic about when to show the warning seems pretty good, although I'm sure it just seems normal to everyone who has it, haha. Rear traffic alert is activated too but I don't intend to test it on purpose.
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Brake pedal is softer than it was with the six piston calipers I had before which suggests to me, unsurprisingly, that it needs a better bleed. I'm going to need an alignment anyway with the new suspension so I'll include a bleed in that appointment.

Awesome work man, I can appreciate how much time and effort all your retrofits have taken.

There is a setting you can change in obdeleve /vcds to stop the ACC from regulating against cars in other lanes. I forget exactly what it is called, something about overtaking I believe. Let me know if you can't find it and I'll dig around some more.

 

[bobloblawGTI]

ACC retrofit is complete and activated as well. Have to get used to it but seems to work well. Gotta learn to read the graphical indications. At this point it seemed to be regulating speed based on the car one lane one over. They pulled up beside (and passed) me. Before they showed up the display was showing the car in my lane.

Very impressive! What was involved with the ACC retrofit? I assume it's extensive but that and the active info display are the only things missing from my SE that I pine for regularly.

 

[jimlloyd40]

Ordered the Trackslag 4 " DP this morning and I already received a tracking notification that it will be delivered on Thursday of this week. Roughly 4 days from the UK and I can't get mail delivered from across town that fast. Trackslag has great service.

 

[Treadup]

Washed my car in the rain then immediately pulled it in the garage to dry it off. My neighbors, and wife, probably think I'm neurotic but hey, as soon as its nice out my car will be clean and ready to go.

Purchased a BFI stage 1 dogbone bone insert and removed the clutch spring but haven't tested it out yet.

 

[nok513]

Installed rear Moog end links and rear subframe locking collar kit.

 

[GTIfan99]

Installed rear Moog end links and rear subframe locking collar kit.

Did you grease the endings? They come dry.

 

[Rennwagen]

Went to the lake today with some friends and snapped this pic.

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Sweet spoiler extension!

 

[nok513]

Did you grease the endings? They come dry.

Sure did.

 

[uberdot]

Where did you get those? They are really nice

https://blackbadges.co.uk/

I dechromed them, the center part snaps out carefully and can be put back in easily.

When spraying paint on any plastic clean with alcohol and use plastic adhesion promoter. I originally tried to plastidip them but that stuff never comes out smooth for me and nicks too easily.

 

[max_power]

VWR springs and a DP installed this weekend. Still need to do the intake and IC

 

[DrFunkalupicus]

I installed some LED lights in the side view mirrors and turned off the soundaktor. The car is much more pleasant with that thing off.

 

[Drincc]

OE Sports are on. Decided to rip the bandaid off now before shops get busy in the spring.