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Maltabear

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Location
Brooklyn, NY
This is a fantastic thread. With your videos I may end up doing half these projects. I failed at first one though, damn dealer drilled right through my bumper before i said anything.
 

sabo

Ready to race!
Location
Virginia
30. Lower Engine Cover

30. Lower Engine Cover

Mod: Another Euro standard that us NA customers are left without. Wasn't on the top of my priority list, but with a 15% off coupon and a $65 rebate (personal one), I decided to dress up the engine bay a bit. With everything else neatly covered in the engine bay, there was that funky spot that seemed like it should have been covered.

From: https://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Golf_VII_R--2.0T_Gen3/ES2825765/

Cost: ~$120 (unless you can find some discount coupons from ECS).

Advice (courtesy of Sandman): Remove this before you go in for service. There are a couple mount points that aren't simply 'pop' off and service guys might think its just pull off similar to the main engine cover, which it is not.

 

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sabo

Ready to race!
Location
Virginia
Has a function.
Looks cool!:cool:
Who buys everything for purpose only?

Sabo, good way to buy.
The Audi cover they sell looks nice but I would not want the rings.

Did you ever get the wheels mentioned in your build info?

not yet...will wait until stock tires run out of life and then will prob buy new package. but i tend to get impatient
 

MacaN

Ready to race!
Location
Irvine CA
what about this??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcWXGYSNV-E

29. DAP Euro LED Tails Dynamic Turn Signals

Mod: DAP harness for Euro LED tails to turn the turn signals from inner/outer blink simultaneously to inner/outer blink in slight sequence to give the appearance of the amber turn strip moving from inner to outside of tail light. This is plug and play to those who have DAP style installed harness for euro led tails.

Cost: $130. Link here: https://deutscheautoparts.com/mk7-golf-gti-led-dynamic-turnsignal-harness.html

Install took under two minutes.

Video Results:
Regular speed: https://youtu.be/luZF441q6yE
Slo-Mo: https://youtu.be/ss1vgy4sDmU
Hazards: https://youtu.be/KbQDUvSn-qg


 

boba_feta

Passed Driver's Ed
Location
Orlando, FL
Just read through this whole thread... man what an inspiration some of this is! I used to be pretty gung-ho about ripping into door panels and console and such, but I wanted to avoid that with this car simply to avoid issues like panels not fitting as well after being put back on and potentially creating new rattles, but some of this might have me convinced to rip into it all anyway!
 

sabo

Ready to race!
Location
Virginia
Just read through this whole thread... man what an inspiration some of this is! I used to be pretty gung-ho about ripping into door panels and console and such, but I wanted to avoid that with this car simply to avoid issues like panels not fitting as well after being put back on and potentially creating new rattles, but some of this might have me convinced to rip into it all anyway!

my apologies to have swayed you. :D

for me - no rattles post mods...although maybe i'm lucky
 

sabo

Ready to race!
Location
Virginia
On the Hunt

for low profile OEM euro rear headrests....after much searching...i pulled the trigger on e-acca.com site. ill cross my fingers they arrive. others seem to have luck with that site.

also ordered SS rearguard and i don't like all the metal....going to have it powder coated a close car paint metallic black. will post up when done.
 

sabo

Ready to race!
Location
Virginia
31. Low Profile Euro Rear Headrests

31. Low Profile Euro Rear Headrests

Mod: Wanted our Euro friends rear headrests to allow for more visibility out the hatch window. Also, just a better look.

Where: e-acca.com. Great site and great prices, took about 3 weeks, but once shipped arrived in 4 days via fedex.

Part #: 5G0885901AFCMR (Black leather Golf R)

Cost: $163 each delivered. I plan to sell the US original headrests which will bring this down to maybe < $100 each.

Pics: Notice US vs Euro comparison of the rear visibility.
 

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MonkeyMD

Autocross Champion
First thing I did when I got the Golf is take them completely out. This is a great option though if they come in cloth.
 
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