What did you do to your mk7 today?

[EpicTech]

Got the silver part of the wing repainted, now to do the black part. The silver part looks way better.

 

[ChristopherNeil]

For fucks sake, this was way easier when I drove Hondas. I started with the passenger side – in case things went sideways, I'd still be able to drive.

Passenger side done. I'll sort out the airbag stuff later. Getting the lower seatbelt off isn't just a bolt like most cars; it's attached to some cable thing that has to be disassembled. It's not too bad taking it apart, but it's a motherfucker getting it back together when the seat is in.

Also, had to take a trip to Ace Hardware and get M8x30mm bolts + 10mm spacers for the console side of the seat because the side brackets sat wide. I'll probably redo or reverse the bolt/spacer setup eventually, but it's in, trim is all fully secured down (can be a bit fiddly), and my blood pressure is back down.

 

[uR2Slow4J]

Found out eqt is local so
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I just got mine this week love that keychain

 

[uR2Slow4J]

Finished my install of AMS intercooler and Cobb AP to go Stage 2

 

[EpicTech]

That's so frustrating. Wish I knew how to help you; that'd drive me nuts.

Just going to do the usual regime and start at square one. My original D3S bulbs are still in the old assemblies, so I will grab one of those. If it pops that one too, then I have something more serious going on. Before the headlight swap, I had no driver side low beam (found out the ballast was soaked with water, along with the other modules), and a constant error for AFS. Now, I have driver side low beam again and no AFS errors. I bought all new headlight modules as a safety net and the headlight assemblies already had bulbs in them. Yesterday I went ahead and ordered a second DRL ballast for the driver side, because the passenger side is now a new one, and is ten times brighter than the old one on the driver side.

I got new "cf mirrors" coming. The old ones look bad and as much as I would like to spring the coin for legit ones, that will have to be later on. I am needing that new Cobb cf intake, for more than one reason, and it is not cheap.

 

[EpicTech]

For fucks sake, this was way easier when I drove Hondas. I started with the passenger side – in case things went sideways, I'd still be able to drive.

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Passenger side done. I'll sort out the airbag stuff later. Getting the lower seatbelt off isn't just a bolt like most cars; it's attached to some cable thing that has to be disassembled. It's not too bad taking it apart, but it's a motherfucker getting it back together when the seat is in.

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Also, had to take a trip to Ace Hardware and get M8x30mm bolts + 10mm spacers for the console side of the seat because the side brackets sat wide. I'll probably redo or reverse the bolt/spacer setup eventually, but it's in, trim is all fully secured down (can be a bit fiddly), and my blood pressure is back down.

Those seats are sick bro.

 

[ChristopherNeil]

Paging @StorableComa for airbag help. I sent you my VIN on your website, hopefully I can order stuff ASAP ??

 

[swcrow]

I've heard you need to cycle ABS via VCDS to get brake feel back, but I don't have firsthand experience.

Is this something for the rears? I just did my fronts Tuesday night by clamping the pistons down and I had no issues so far. Pedal feels the same. Had to so some hard braking yesterday, idiots San Antonian's don't know how to drive to save their lives. And while no ABS had to kick in the brakes acted was just like before.

I haven't ever done that even when adding on my TTRS bbk and bleeding all four corners.....interesting

 

[swcrow]

Broke it?

500 miles into breaking-in a new clutch so I decide to do a 2nd gear pull getting onto the highway. Get a lot of traction control intervention which was unusual, followed by a bunch of lights, an EPC, and limp mode. After pulling over, turning it off, turning it back on, turning off and back on again, it drives fine. No lights.

Got back on it again later but was maybe too scared, nothing logged so I assume I wasn't on the gas, only got to 11psi. Assume I wouldn't see that much boost if there was a blown coupler or something.

Cant' tell why though. Didn't overboost, didn't over rev, fuel pumps seem fine, no knock, but cylinder shutdown.

https://datazap.me/u/ezekiel81923/epc-limp-mode?log=0&data=13-26

click on your hpfp %......looking odd toward the end there.....

 

[Nineeightyone]

I haven't ever done that even when adding on my TTRS bbk and bleeding all four corners.....interesting

I'm aware of it from the mk4 days, at some point I'm planning to do some sort of brake upgrade so I'm sure it'll come in handy.

 

[swcrow]

I'm aware of it from the mk4 days, at some point I'm planning to do some sort of brake upgrade so I'm sure it'll come in handy.

yeah I didn't do crap to my MK4 GLI except a larger eurojet SMIC....no brake work.

 

[Ezekiel81923]

click on your hpfp %......looking odd toward the end there.....

By that point in the log I had no power and was coasting to a stop. The revs were bouncing up and down almost like a cold start, presumably to keep the car from stalling out, which is why I think HPFP% was bouncing. Before boost dropped like a rock and I lost all power the HPFP looks ok. Unless we're looking at different things.

 

[EpicTech]

Paging @StorableComa for airbag help. I sent you my VIN on your website, hopefully I can order stuff ASAP ??

Same. I paged him last week for same reason. Really need a kit bad.

 

[Nineeightyone]

Same. I paged him last week for same reason. Really need a kit bad.

I'd love to see a listing on the site for 'Hey, you want MPI for E, here's everything you're gonna need'. No thinking for the buyer, just injectors/manifold/sensors/lpfp/wiring and all that goodness.

 

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