What did you do to your mk7 today?

[Nineeightyone]

Does getting your car dialed in by EQT count as something I did to her today? Might have to get me one of those fancy down pipes from @GTI Jake though! But she feels good!

Do it, all the cool kids are mine should be coming by the weekend and then it's party time baby

do I get the stage 2 tune right away, or wait for it to be a little cheaper with a presumed sale in November for boost weather?

 

[MonkeyMD]

Why are people installing the 8 version?

To reduce oil ingestion/smoking on track. Not really a problem on street. There's a whole thread on it by DerHase

 

[imthanick_a]

Changed spark plugs and oil last week and found a leaky tire =(

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MK8 PCV installed

I've been kinda absent on the "scene" lately - are MK8 PCV's an upgrade/bolt on for our cars? Is that a common upgrade people are doing now?

 

[imthanick_a]

To reduce oil ingestion/smoking on track. Not really a problem on street. There's a whole thread on it by DerHase

oh theres my answer

 

[PerceivedShift]

Changed spark plugs and oil last week and found a leaky tire =(

I've been kinda absent on the "scene" lately - are MK8 PCV's an upgrade/bolt on for our cars? Is that a common upgrade people are doing now?

Not all that common yet, in August user DerHase made a great document showing the MK7 PCV's shortcomings along with the shortcomings of oil catch cans on our cars. The new MK8 PCV valve looks to have some significant engineering improvements and some early data looks promising. Read about it here.

 

[Cuzoe]

Do you have a thread detailing the process?

The most thorough information on the physical install of additional LEDs is by @IWMTom, in this thread. I can not imagine it being described, detailed and pictured any better.

Now as for the actual LEDs there are a few choices...

• You can get one of the kits that was used in the above mentioned thread. These are non-OEM LEDs with custom controllers. They can be used on facelift or non-facelift cars.
• You can just do single color LEDs... easiest way to do this is just order a dashboard/rear door "stick" kit from Ali Express...
  • Like this if your car doesn't have any ambient lighting at all... https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805637691729.html?
  • Or this if you just want to do the dash (and your car already has door lighting)... https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805634422806.html?
• Finally, the OEM (nearly, as this wasn't an OEM option on the Golf) is to install separate LEDs, all controlled by the BCM (must be a facelift BCM) and the Infotainment (must be at least MIB 2)
  • This is the way I've gone, because... stubborness.
  • This is my thread about it... https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/inde...ighting-hopes-dreams-pre-facelift-mk7.392316/
  • I started out with a pre-facelift BCM, setting out to prove that it CAN actually do RGB lighting. Turns it it is capable, but in a limited fashion, so I retrofitted a facelift BCM

 

[imthanick_a]

Not all that common yet, in August user DerHase made a great document showing the MK7 PCV's shortcomings along with the shortcomings of oil catch cans on our cars. The new MK8 PCV valve looks to have some significant engineering improvements and some early data looks promising. Read about it here.

thank brotha. that was a good thread

 

[UtahMK7.5]

Get it right away! The sales are typically enticing though. You going ots or custom for the tuning? I would like a 4in downpipe though I'll have to hit him up to see if he'll do that sizing.

Do it, all the cool kids are mine should be coming by the weekend and then it's party time baby

do I get the stage 2 tune right away, or wait for it to be a little cheaper with a presumed sale in November for boost weather?

 

[anotero]

Do it, all the cool kids are mine should be coming by the weekend and then it's party time baby

do I get the stage 2 tune right away, or wait for it to be a little cheaper with a presumed sale in November for boost weather?

The discount for a tune is not that significant. Nothing wrong with being impatient and going stage 2 now.

 

[Nineeightyone]

Get it right away! The sales are typically enticing though. You going ots or custom for the tuning? I would like a 4in downpipe though I'll have to hit him up to see if he'll do that sizing.

Just going to go EQT OTS for Stage 2 93, currently Stage 1 91. I'm very happy with it, just wanted the car to be a bit noisier so that's why I got the exhaust goodies. I got a screaming deal on a used Baun downpipe (PO was upgrading to 4", lol) and I've got Jake building me a Vibrant resonated midpipe to dial in that perfect sound, but I may get impatient and run the downpipe sans the resonator ahead of time. I don't think there's a massive delta in price with boost weather sale anyway, so it might just happen.

Long term goal is EQT S2 IS38+ and stop there, the rest is just tires/suspension/braking. The car's a hoot, and I'm enjoying each time I do something and there's some more power and/or something new to enjoy about it.

 

[anotero]

The most thorough information on the physical install of additional LEDs is by @IWMTom, in this thread. I can not imagine it being described, detailed and pictured any better.

Now as for the actual LEDs there are a few choices...

• You can get one of the kits that was used in the above mentioned thread. These are non-OEM LEDs with custom controllers. They can be used on facelift or non-facelift cars.
• You can just do single color LEDs... easiest way to do this is just order a dashboard/rear door "stick" kit from Ali Express...
  • Like this if your car doesn't have any ambient lighting at all... https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805637691729.html?
  • Or this if you just want to do the dash (and your car already has door lighting)... https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805634422806.html?
• Finally, the OEM (nearly, as this wasn't an OEM option on the Golf) is to install separate LEDs, all controlled by the BCM (must be a facelift BCM) and the Infotainment (must be at least MIB 2)
  • This is the way I've gone, because... stubborness.
  • This is my thread about it... https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/inde...ighting-hopes-dreams-pre-facelift-mk7.392316/
  • I started out with a pre-facelift BCM, setting out to prove that it CAN actually do RGB lighting. Turns it it is capable, but in a limited fashion, so I retrofitted a facelift BCM

Thanks a bunch. I would love to add a strip above the glove compartment.

 

[UtahMK7.5]

Just going to go EQT OTS for Stage 2 93, currently Stage 1 91. I'm very happy with it, just wanted the car to be a bit noisier so that's why I got the exhaust goodies. I got a screaming deal on a used Baun downpipe (PO was upgrading to 4", lol) and I've got Jake building me a Vibrant resonated midpipe to dial in that perfect sound, but I may get impatient and run the downpipe sans the resonator ahead of time. I don't think there's a massive delta in price with boost weather sale anyway, so it might just happen.

Long term goal is EQT S2 IS38+ and stop there, the rest is just tires/suspension/braking. The car's a hoot, and I'm enjoying each time I do something and there's some more power and/or something new to enjoy about it.

Can't pass on a screaming deal that's for sure! You are going to love the sound with the down pipe! But man I totally said that same thing just gonna go with stage 2 and call it good lol it's a trap I'm telling you. Then it's oh I wish it would stop a little better boom big brakes. I like the r height but I really want to take that gap up a tad boom lowered. Now the gap looks good but I'm no longer digging the wheels and boom wheels. Well I'm already this deep, might as well keep going. That's the story of how I put about 22k into my Golf R over the past year ?? damn

 

[yakboyslim]

The piece of sheet metal that came with my BMS intake never fit right, and the rain cover I made out of ABS looked even worse (my hood vents are right above the filter)

So an hour or so in Fusion, and 24 hours of printing later I have a new airbox top.

It will eventually have the other piece to make this a "nearly" closed intake, but piece was too big for my printer to do in one go, and I ran low on filament, so I'll finish that later.

 

[anotero]

Can't pass on a screaming deal that's for sure! You are going to love the sound with the down pipe! But man I totally said that same thing just gonna go with stage 2 and call it good lol it's a trap I'm telling you. Then it's oh I wish it would stop a little better boom big brakes. I like the r height but I really want to take that gap up a tad boom lowered. Now the gap looks good but I'm no longer digging the wheels and boom wheels. Well I'm already this deep, might as well keep going. That's the story of how I put about 22k into my Golf R over the past year ?? damn

Please send a check for car upgrades to...

 

[UtahMK7.5]

I still have another easy 12k in plans for her. Mpi for sure, low pressure fuel pump, a set of b16 springs and shocks because dcc, and a dq500 transmission from TVS

Please send a check for car upgrades to...