What did you get in the mail or bring home for your MKVII today?

[krs]

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I give up on making rubber or poly bushings live in that rear LCA location.

So why the heavy failure on those? I mean I know tracking a car provides heavy abuse to components, more so than say autox or street driving. But I’m sitting at well over 60+ autox events, some street driving, and my powerflex bushings are fine upon last inspecting last month.

 

[DerHase]

So why the heavy failure on those? I mean I know tracking a car provides heavy abuse to components, more so than say autox or street driving. But I’m sitting at well over 60+ autox events, some street driving, and my powerflex bushings are fine upon last inspecting last month.

The car has seen just under 30 days on track at this point (about 12 per year).

Having stock suspension travel probably doesn't help the matter, but I've worn out

1. the stock bushings over the first year tracking it

2. ripped set #1 of BFI bushings over year number two with the car, so...

3. kept an eye on BFI bushing set #2 I put in and sure enough they were starting to separate from the outer sleeve after just one weekend at VIR... So

4. I installed some Whiteline poly spherical bushings (came with KCA462), which failed (ripped) literally the day after install after 9 runs of autocross between me and my codriver.

I've had the OEM MK8 bushings in as a temporary measure, no signs of failure after a 3-day weekend at VIR - but I'm running the Whiteline ball joints which lost me a bunch of caster, so I really need a caster correcting bushing to get some/most of that back.

 

[EpicTech]

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[fatshawnsmom]

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LMK how you like that and what install is like, was looking into those awhile ago. Don't remember who recommended VIOFO tho.

 

[JTM88]

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Great choice, we have the A129 with the rear cam on both of our cars.

 

[parapraxis24]

I bought one, does that count?

After being gone for almost a year I really missed my 7.5 so I opted for a mk7 alltrack instead, basically the same thing lol. Picking it up next week sometime.

 

[EpicTech]

LMK how you like that and what install is like, was looking into those awhile ago. Don't remember who recommended VIOFO tho.

Install will be cake as this one is actually going in the Atlas, which has a usb -c port right in the rearview mirror base. I really want the A229 but I got this one as it was cheaper and I can see if I like it or not, then get the A229 for the GTI. The cam itself is a mini-usb, so I had to order a cable, that comes in tomorrow.

 

[fatshawnsmom]

Install will be cake as this one is actually going in the Atlas, which has a usb -c port right in the rearview mirror base. I really want the A229 but I got this one as it was cheaper and I can see if I like it or not, then get the A229 for the GTI. The cam itself is a mini-usb, so I had to order a cable, that comes in tomorrow.

Wonder if the frameless mirror we can get for GTI's has a C port in the back since it's homelink ?

 

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Wonder if the frameless mirror we can get for GTI's has a C port in the back since it's homelink ?

It does not.

 

[mike-y]

I have a Viofo A129 and it more than paid for itself 2 years ago when a Lyft driver decided to make a right turn from the left lane on my way to work. After we exchanged insurance information, I got a call from my insurance about repairs and paying my deductible. The dude had called them and said the accident was my fault.

sent the dashcam footage to my insurance, and also to the insurance rep from Lyft, and the next day got an email from the Lyft insurance (Allstate) stating their driver was 100% at fault, and they would be covering all the repairs and my deductible.

 

[Mk7Matt]

Got myself some legit coilovers courtesy of @Jmitchell4873 and Cygnus Performance.

 

[Jmitchell4873]

Got myself some legit coilovers courtesy of @Jmitchell4873 and Cygnus Performance.
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I hope they treat you well!

 

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Tooning

 

[JTM88]

Picked up some magnetic paddle shifter switches off AliExpress. The click is so satisfying, can’t wait to try them on the car.

 

[Nineeightyone]

Picked up some magnetic paddle shifter switches off AliExpress. The click is so satisfying, can’t wait to try them on the car.

Let us know what you think of them, my buddy got a mk8 DSG and depending on the price they might be a really nice gift.