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What did you do to your mk7 today?
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berserker6
Drag Racing Champion
- Location
- South Jersey
- Car(s)
- 2018 Golf R
My buddy "Hey wanna help me put in that IE intercooler memorial Day weekend? I got beer"
Me "Guinness?"
Well after 6 years of saying eh do I really need them I bought some Lasfit LEDs. Really nicely put together, but they lack that clunk the OEM holders give you when seated. I wish I would have done them sooner. It's interesting how far they light up reflectors and street signs, but meet the specified height and cutoff to not blind oncoming drivers.
My trusty BC BRs are also getting tired after 100,000 miles. Three of the shocks are starting to get that "skateboard" effect. I know I'll be slower at autocross, but I'm willing to sacrifice a bit for comfort. The roads over here are just too rough and spherical top mounts on coilovers simply don't make sense. I've narrowed my choices down to either stock R Estate/Variant springs with B6s, 034 RS3 Springs with B8s, or the left field Alltrack Springs with B4s and a B2BFab lift. For some reason e-acca doesn't acknowledge Hawaii's existence so will likely end up with the 034/B8 option. My goal is to fit 255s or 265s without rubbing under compression.
Also got a new windshield. Fuyao from Safelite for $450 installed. The quality of the glass is terrible compared to OEM. I really would like to find one of the mythical Saint Gobains. Still bummed I had to pay for a new windshield despite homeboys illegal truck throwing a rock shattering it.
My trusty BC BRs are also getting tired after 100,000 miles. Three of the shocks are starting to get that "skateboard" effect. I know I'll be slower at autocross, but I'm willing to sacrifice a bit for comfort. The roads over here are just too rough and spherical top mounts on coilovers simply don't make sense. I've narrowed my choices down to either stock R Estate/Variant springs with B6s, 034 RS3 Springs with B8s, or the left field Alltrack Springs with B4s and a B2BFab lift. For some reason e-acca doesn't acknowledge Hawaii's existence so will likely end up with the 034/B8 option. My goal is to fit 255s or 265s without rubbing under compression.
Also got a new windshield. Fuyao from Safelite for $450 installed. The quality of the glass is terrible compared to OEM. I really would like to find one of the mythical Saint Gobains. Still bummed I had to pay for a new windshield despite homeboys illegal truck throwing a rock shattering it.
Ah f*^%k it. Ordered this. We'll see how it looks.
bobloblawGTI
Autocross Champion
- Location
- DC
- Car(s)
- 19 GTI SE 6MT
Feels appropriate to the brake topic.
Looks like you'll need a 6 lug hub swap to fit those.
JTM88
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Broken Arrow, OK
- Car(s)
- 2016 GTI
Gave it a wash with the new spotless rinse setup. It’s so nice not needing to towel dry. Just blow most of it off with a leaf blower and let it drip.
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Don't buy those. Don't buy brakes off AliExpress.
Go to AliBaba, and find the actual factory they come from. At the very minimum, you'll cut out the middle man who's selling them on AliExpress. Plus, you'll be able to see what kind of factory they come from.
That's a generic picture. You can order caliper color, disk type, etc...
Quick search. While I have very limited experience (once lol), they (different factory) gave me the lowest price even ordering a single sample set. So maybe $600 vs. $1000 after shipping? Send them a message. Tell them you want to buy a sample set, and maybe an order of 10 - 15 sets in the future, even if it's BS.
Edit: this looks like the listing/company you'd actually want.
https://x.alibaba.com/AwaE0N?ck=pdp
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wascally wabbitt
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Southern Maine (aka Northern Mass)
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTI S
Nice. Was this the non-OEM version?