What did you do to your mk7 today?

[JTM88]

Flex seal or gorilla tape

I thought about it, will it stick to the silicone?

 

[swcrow]

I thought about it, will it stick to the silicone?

Clean it and it should. Overlap edges when you wrap it. Easiest try

 

[Anthony3o55]

Are those "in-channel"? How is the fit?

yeah you slide them into the window seal. The piano black trim in the center window piece got pushed back and tore the rubber slightly. Install was easy.

 

[JTM88]

Clean it and it should. Overlap edges when you wrap it. Easiest try

Bought some flex seal tape and made a bandaid fix. I need to take the bumper off to get the couplers back on so that will have to wait until after work tomorrow.

Hopefully it holds for a while, but I’ve decided to get a Baun FMIC to replace it anyway.

 

[ChristopherNeil]

It was mid 80's in San Diego today, so I detailed my car, and went ahead and did the engine bay too, for @Acadia18

 

[Nineeightyone]

No photos but I started on the Aerofabb diffuser install. Fairly straightforward, holy shit rivnuts are magic. Tried trimming a mudflap to see if I could get it to fit with the diffuser -- no luck there, but I'm going to try to pick up another right side mud flap to have a full set in good shape regardless. Ordered some cheap zhongzhong rallyarmor knockoffs because I still like mudflaps, but I'm planning to trim them up significantly. For whatever reason the bottom outer pair of screws on the mudflap are being difficult, but it got too hot outside to continue playing around with the car so I'll have to get behind the bumper later on and see what's going on there.

 

[EpicTech]

CS Wing update- re-sanded down and shot another coat of color. It dried weird and the paint cracked all over. Sanded it all back down to nothing and shot this time a different primer. Will see how that looks after work today.

 

[Diggs24]

I installed a set of AliExpress magnetic switch paddle shifters.

The installation was easy: pull the airbag and steering wheel trip off. Remove 2 screws holding the stock paddle shifter brackets on, remove factory brackets, install magnetic ones, and then put everything back together the way it came apart.

It moves the paddles a little further away from the driver, which is fine for me, but people with smaller hands may have issues. The paddles are much more mechanical feeling and require a little more effort to pull (but not bad at all).

Here are the ones I got
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256...st_main.5.21ef1802oFrivO&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

Sound Check
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HKZy7t5uVwI

And some pics

Pretty neat. Looked for a bit but seems they only come in carbon fiber?

 

[Diggs24]

Clean it and it should. Overlap edges when you wrap it. Easiest try

Oil will seep under it and ruin the adhesive.

 

[JTM88]

Pretty neat. Looked for a bit but seems they only come in carbon fiber?

Most of them are cf, I wasn’t to sure about it at first but I actually like the cf look. It’s a small piece so it’s subtle.

Looks like you can get some different paddle shapes and materials here.


https://a.aliexpress.com/_mtxyhTQ

 

[Salami]

I installed a set of AliExpress magnetic switch paddle shifters.

The installation was easy: pull the airbag and steering wheel trip off. Remove 2 screws holding the stock paddle shifter brackets on, remove factory brackets, install magnetic ones, and then put everything back together the way it came apart.

It moves the paddles a little further away from the driver, which is fine for me, but people with smaller hands may have issues. The paddles are much more mechanical feeling and require a little more effort to pull (but not bad at all).

Here are the ones I got
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256...st_main.5.21ef1802oFrivO&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

Sound Check
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HKZy7t5uVwI

And some pics

How is the clearance between the top of the left paddle and the turn signal stalk?

There was some stick on cheap paddles on my car when I bought it that put the paddles so close to the stalk it was uncomfortable to use the paddles.

 

[JTM88]

How is the clearance between the top of the left paddle and the turn signal stalk?

There was some stick on cheap paddles on my car when I bought it that put the paddles so close to the stalk it was uncomfortable to use the paddles.

I haven't noticed any issues, I'll take a closer look when I go to lunch today.

 

[toothofwar]

You could try a bicycle tube repair kit. Or if it's too big for that, a truck/tractor tube patch kit. Rough the area, use the sealant, and the patch. Could cover with flex tape after for insurance.

 

[JTM88]

How is the clearance between the top of the left paddle and the turn signal stalk?

There was some stick on cheap paddles on my car when I bought it that put the paddles so close to the stalk it was uncomfortable to use the paddles.

Plenty of room

 

[JTM88]

You could try a bicycle tube repair kit. Or if it's too big for that, a truck/tractor tube patch kit. Rough the area, use the sealant, and the patch. Could cover with flex tape after for insurance.

I wrapped 3-4 continuous layers of flex tape around the coupling. I think I'll give it a try. Even if some oil gets under 1 layer of the tape, there are several more layers it would have to get to. if it fails it fails.