What did you do to your mk7 today?

[MSH]

It was a couple weeks ago but thought I’d post since I don’t see many s3 wheels on mk7s. I’d want some wheel spacers for better stance, but they’re just winters so I’ll just leave well enough alone until I swap back to the KPS wheels in a few months. Don’t mind the Audi center caps, lol.

Nice! Looks like South Valley. The S3 wheels look good. I've seen some put the older gen 8V RS3 wheels on the R's, but I just don't like those wheels much. Probably the first thing I'd swap out if I ever pick a 8V RS3 up.
Still working on my new winters (+ track day) set. First go ever at ceramic coating wheels. Went with Carpro Dlux for the coating. First coat on Sunday and second coat yesterday. Will do the barrels after the tires are mounted next week.....

 

[jawndropper]

Started to wire my tail lights for the dynamic blinker to be active, but upon looking at Zero's diagram and eyeing my wiring kit, I don't think it is going to be possible. My connector ends from the yellow wire in the kit don't insert into the harness, and I don't have the extra "repair wire" in my kit. I also have extra plugs that I have no idea where they go. I would buy a DAP harness, but idk if it would work with my tail lights. I bought the VLAND version tail lights, and just plugged in the lights are stupid bright all the time. HELP lol.

Make sure you seal up the hatch grommets good. Once you remove / break those clips they are never the same. NGP installed my harness and did not do a great job sealing the grommets. I later ended up with a moldy headliner. (+ whatever electrical issues with the taillights and back up camera that will eventually arise)

Then I l melted a hole in the headliner trying to dry it with a heat gun like a dumbass.

I ended up going scorched earth,no half measures, and pretty much permanently glued them shut.

Water damage is not fun. Here are pics of my headliner and bonus pics of my old mk6s rear seats after a leaking sunroof drain

 

[Daks]

Make sure you seal up the hatch grommets good. Once you remove / break those clips they are never the same. NGP installed my harness and did not do a great job sealing the grommets. I later ended up with a moldy headliner. (+ whatever electrical issues with the taillights and back up camera that will eventually arise)

Then I l melted a hole in the headliner trying to dry it with a heat gun like a dumbass.

I ended up going scorched earth,no half measures, and pretty much permanently glued them shut.

Water damage is not fun. Here are pics of my headliner and bonus pics of my old mk6s rear seats after a leaking sunroof drain

Like a big ole' cum stain. Gross. Sorry this happened to you.

 

[jawndropper]

Like a big ole' cum stain. Gross. Sorry this happened to you.

Kind of just dealing with it. I know if I take the headliner down, the car will never be the same.

Super bummed. Water damage pretty much totaled my last GTI and I made sure to not get a sunroof this time around….


My MK6’s sunroof drain clogged, eventually filling the entire 18x8” spare wheel well. The car was parked for like 2 months then I hopped in and drove the car hard, not knowing I had literally 6gallons of dirty rainwater in the trunk, it all ended up in the main part of the cabin.

I ended up scrubbing the entire interior with Vinegar and ammonia. I was still able to smell the vinegar the day I sold the car to carmax 2 years later.

 

[Superfreak]

Nice! Looks like South Valley. The S3 wheels look good. I've seen some put the older gen 8V RS3 wheels on the R's, but I just don't like those wheels much. Probably the first thing I'd swap out if I ever pick a 8V RS3 up.
Still working on my new winters (+ track day) set. First go ever at ceramic coating wheels. Went with Carpro Dlux for the coating. First coat on Sunday and second coat yesterday. Will do the barrels after the tires are mounted next week.....


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Yep that was at South Valley Park. I need to drop some lbs for backcountry touring but running hills at 7800’ isn’t my favorite. Those new wheels look great, stoked for you! Please let me know when you’re planning to get to the track and I’ll try to make it out. Happy to get back to HPR or PMP. Good on you for doing your own ceramic coating, I’m pretty unskilled with paint so I just pay out the nose

 

[EpicTech]

It was a couple weeks ago but thought I’d post since I don’t see many s3 wheels on mk7s. I’d want some wheel spacers for better stance, but they’re just winters so I’ll just leave well enough alone until I swap back to the KPS wheels in a few months. Don’t mind the Audi center caps, lol.

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That color was my second choice.

 

[EpicTech]

Make sure you seal up the hatch grommets good. Once you remove / break those clips they are never the same. NGP installed my harness and did not do a great job sealing the grommets. I later ended up with a moldy headliner. (+ whatever electrical issues with the taillights and back up camera that will eventually arise)

Then I l melted a hole in the headliner trying to dry it with a heat gun like a dumbass.

I ended up going scorched earth,no half measures, and pretty much permanently glued them shut.

Water damage is not fun. Here are pics of my headliner and bonus pics of my old mk6s rear seats after a leaking sunroof drain

Hatch grommets? Where the wires pass through that has the rubber boots? I saw a vid where they were not even removed, just weed eater line and some tape and pulled the wires through.

 

[manu97]

Hatch grommets? Where the wires pass through that has the rubber boots? I saw a vid where they were not even removed, just weed eater line and some tape and pulled the wires through.

That will work well. Takes patience for sure, but works well.

 

[Superfreak]

That color was my second choice.

The gray on the wheels is kind of close but not the same as the car. Good enough for winters

 

[jawndropper]

Hatch grommets? Where the wires pass through that has the rubber boots? I saw a vid where they were not even removed, just weed eater line and some tape and pulled the wires through.

Unfortunatley the top 3 results for "MK7 Taillight Harness" on youtube are shopdap videos telling you to remove the grommets. You can install them while they are in place, but you may rip or puncture the boot. Be careful and you should be good.

 

[GTI Jake]

Ordered my dream wheels for the Burb.

The wife isn’t happy about it, but I’m excited haha

 

[Diggs24]

Someone's sleeping in the Burb tonight.

 

[GTI Jake]

Someone's sleeping in the Burb tonight.

That’s what we call Glamping in the biz haha, but nah she’s used to my shenanigans & only gave me a hard time for about five minutes. At the end of the day me modding my old clapped out shitboxes is way cheaper than buying something new every few years.

I do feel a little guilty we haven’t agreed on a set of wheels for her car yet. We went to check out powder coat colors for the OEM ones today (if we go that route).

 

[dtfd]

What happened to rootbeer? That was a great colour. So good I might steal the idea next set of wheels I powdercoat....

 

[Kdubya]

What happened to rootbeer? That was a great colour. So good I might steal the idea next set of wheels I powdercoat....

Pretty sure that was for his wheels