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What did you do to your mk7 today?

aegis

Drag Racing Champion
Location
Ontario
Car(s)
MK7 GTI
Changed the oil on both golfs. Also changed out the runner flap sensor. P2015 code is gone but we'll see how long it lasts.
Also changed out all the wheel bolts for a black set from APR.

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gboticus

Autocross Champion
Location
Vancouver, BC
Car(s)
2019 R DSG
After putting about 500km on the car this week after having it back, and the verkline stuff to settle in. Did an alignment verification and double checked everything. Track time is inching very very close!

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Treadup

Autocross Champion
Location
SE NC
Car(s)
MK7.5 6MT GTI
My son went through 2 bumpers in the HS parking lot and plowed an Outback into a curb trying to show off in the first year. I thought he'd got it out of his system, but he's 29 now and has curbed every wheel on his GTI , a dent in drivers door from driving into a pole in a parking lot and both bumpers are scuffed up. Worse, it hasn't been washed inside or out in a year.

I had to buy and maintain my own cars when I was young, so I tried to take care of them. He got to drive all new or newish cars and didn't do anything to take care of them. I even paid for all the service on his 18 GTI for 7/70 and he won't even take it to get the oil changed for free.

Kids. Seriously, WTF?
I am mad for you. My kids are too young to drive so we will see what the future holds.

I also paid for each car I owned. I was really into Honda CRXs when I was younger and owned 3 of them over the years. I washed them every week and even polished around the rusty wheel wells. The interiors were spotless. I'm still like that with my cars.
 

Treadup

Autocross Champion
Location
SE NC
Car(s)
MK7.5 6MT GTI
Considering my GTI is lowered, the clearance on the Crosstrek I am still drooling over. Will add a skid plate and tranny/rear diff covers as well.
Just go full on and get a Forester. They may be slow but they sure are safe. I flipped one 2 years back and walked away entact although with a concussion.
 

swcrow

Autocross Champion
Location
Virginia
Car(s)
7.5 frankenstein
Considering my GTI is lowered, the clearance on the Crosstrek I am still drooling over. Will add a skid plate and tranny/rear diff covers as well.

Just go full on and get a Forester. They may be slow but they sure are safe. I flipped one 2 years back and walked away entact although with a concussion.
get the Fozzie with STI engine.....Mmmmmmmmm
 

Nineeightyone

Autocross Champion
Location
Pennsylvania
Car(s)
Scooty Puff Jr

Nineeightyone

Autocross Champion
Location
Pennsylvania
Car(s)
Scooty Puff Jr

Track R

Autocross Champion
Location
California
Car(s)
R
Thanks, I was very curious about the mounting up top. So going from a divorced setup to a coilover, I presume you're running significantly stiffer than average springs in the rear? Those KWs are a work of art by the way.

my Clubsport rear divorced are 80N/mm my V5 rear coilover will be 90N/mm but a 50mm i.d. spring instead of 60mm i.d.
 

Kart17

Go Kart Champion
Location
SE Michigan
Car(s)
'17 VW GTI Sport
After putting about 500km on the car this week after having it back, and the verkline stuff to settle in. Did an alignment verification and double checked everything. Track time is inching very very close!

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Does the Verkline subframe have attachments for the underbody aero?
 

mike-y

Go Kart Champion
Location
Los Angeles
Car(s)
2017 GTI / 2016 R
my Clubsport rear divorced are 80N/mm my V5 rear coilover will be 90N/mm but a 50mm i.d. spring instead of 60mm i.d.

Also, since the spring is located further outboard than the stock setup, it changes the motion ratio acting on the spring (think lever arm torque), so even though the rate isn't much different than the previous setup's, the spring located further from the center of the car will act stiffer.

something something wheel rate vs. actual spring rates. Suspension tuning can get complicated, lol.
 

gboticus

Autocross Champion
Location
Vancouver, BC
Car(s)
2019 R DSG
Does the Verkline subframe have attachments for the underbody aero?
It's missing some stuff in the rear which the Verus rear diffuser used off the rear subframe and had to fabricate some brackets to make it work. We also had to refabricate the rear exhaust hanger as the mounting point on the OEM rear subframe does not exist on the verkline subframe, and especially with the lateral support beam in the track variant of the rear.

In the front, I didn't look closely enough to know for sure though I saw some unused spots for screws where I presume additional undertray could go but I don't 100% know for sure.
 
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