What did you do to your mk7 today?

[randomhobo130]

found a new way to lower it. looks great and cheap!

 

[krs]

You weren't able to do it with obd11?

Nope, I tried every which way I could within the settings and adaptations. About a year ago I received the same error message during a flash to my E30 tune. At that time I was able to recalibrate it through the basic settings. This time however I couldn't clear the code, or recalibrate as it kept saying a fault was detected. I dove into plenty of forum threads on the issue, and never found a solid fix. I did raise the car over the height of the EMD springs, not really enough to where I thought it would have been a problem.

Sometimes there's no way around the visit, at the expense of $215.

 

[krs]

i put mah wheels and tires on da car. =P


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Is that a staggered setup?

 

[CoryJo]

Is that a staggered setup?

18x8.5 all around 245/40/18 all around

 

[krs]

18x8.5 all around 245/40/18 all around

I just saw your other post.

Looks good.

 

[Nerdy Oreo]

Blocks that vent though, no?

Yes it does.

 

[the]

found a new way to lower it. looks great and cheap!
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yall mofos are built different... if I walked outside and my car looked like that I would turn and go right back in.

 

[rye0pa]

First brake job I’ve done myself in like 15 years, and the first on my GTI. And I didn’t die on the test drive!

The fronts were surprisingly easy. TBD for the rears next weekend…

Make sure you have the triple square. And a turn in caliper tool for the rear.

 

[Desslok]

18x8.5 all around 245/40/18 all around

Beefy.

 

[KevinD]

Finally got around to installing the autodimming frameless homelink mirror.

Did you need to have VW do any programming once you installed the new mirror?

 

[helushune]

I'm a little concerned with the rears because there's just no room to do much of a turn with a breaker bar or torque wrench. TBD. Maybe it's one of those things that will work better once I actually get in there and do it.

Creative positions and wrenches with too many teeth. Could also be a wild Friday night.

 

[Acadia18]

It's probably the completely wrong way to do it, but I always just smash my ratchet handle with a 4lb hammer with as much momentum as I can get (usually not much). A couple of whacks and the bolts are broken free.

 

[Acadia18]

It's probably the completely wrong way to do it, but I always just smash my ratchet handle with a 4lb hammer with as much momentum as I can get (usually not much). A couple of whacks and the bolts are broken free.

And inevitably, you always have to smash your finger once.

 

[helushune]

It's probably the completely wrong way to do it, but I always just smash my ratchet handle with a 4lb hammer with as much momentum as I can get (usually not much). A couple of whacks and the bolts are broken free.

I hit them with an impact wrench. Essentially the same thing but I had to pay for the privilege.

 

[Acadia18]

I hit them with an impact wrench. Essentially the same thing but I had to pay for the privilege.

I only have a large electric impact, which won't fit for the brake bolts