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Nice ride! I recently picked up a 2006 Audi A3 with the FSI 2.0t and love it. For tuning I would highly recommend Malone Tuning. I know the one dealer in MN and he is a great guy to help you out. Mine is a DSG 6 speed Auto so we tuned that as well but the engine tune was a unbelievable difference. If you would like his number just look it up on www.malonetuning.com and search for dealers or PM e and I can give you his info. If you need a replacement turbo I do have one with around only 1,000 miles on it and looks new still but i doubt you will.
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Looking good!
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Looks like the mayor has been doing work! Nice job sir.
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^ LOL.
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I'm so happy just piddling around in this car, its really comfortable, simple to drive, quiet, and just enough fun. I had it loaded up with firewood last weekend for darkness day@surly, forgot to take a pic, but have been using it several times per week for work:
http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._005.sized.jpg Found this in the back seat last week! Score! Actually I returned it to the previous owner as it was one of his kids', they were *so* psyched to get it back! lol. http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._005.sized.jpg Got in on the tint day yesterday, here's a few more pics than I posted in that thread. Tint Pros out of Fridley did 20% all the way round with a nice visor. Real nice guys, top notch quality, great price! I'm so happy with it! http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._003.sized.jpg http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._004.sized.jpg http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._004.sized.jpg http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._002.sized.jpg http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._002.sized.jpg http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._001.sized.jpg http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._001.sized.jpg Few other things showed up this week :) ECS sent me the (hopefully) correct dogbone insert: http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._004.sized.jpg General Altimax Arctic 206/60-16 snow tires...score! Got them for only $80/each off of tire rack :) http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._005.sized.jpg http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._004.sized.jpg Aaaaand I may have been a little foolish here but fuk it: http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._003.sized.jpg http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._001.sized.jpg Truck stuff. |
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The truck looks great with the tint! I was pretty surprised by how clean the whole car was. Great purchase!
Scheides - Can you tell me what those door inserts for the keyhole are called? I've searched but I can't find what you were talking about. |
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Looks like and awesome set of winter tires for the cheep! Springs?, you should get a hitch on that pig.... http://www.etrailer.com/hitch-2008_V...gen_Passat.htm
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Do the H&R springs raise or lower the car? Haha, can't decide since most people lift their trucks. What are the spring rates compared to stock?
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After pulling two all-nighters at work this week (and one more ahead of me the next day) I got home friday and could think of nothing I wanted more than to just wrench alone in my garage on this hog.
I started by backing the thing in and swapping out the rear springs. Easy peasy, probably about 5-10 minutes per side. Springs are not wrapped around the struts so a couple bolts and they just slide right out. Got the rear back on the ground and I'm thinking, 'HOT! Now on to the front!' I quickly found myself at the point of no-return :( Zee germans have attached the front sway bar end links to the struts instead of the knuckle and just like other sway bar endlinks, they are gobstopping-whoremongers to get off in one piece! Out came the sawzall and 15 minutes of cutting got me where I wanted to be: up shit creek! http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa...hoto_2_006.jpg Zee germans also have made removing the strut from the knuckle fuking pointlessly impossible. Another 20 minutes of pounding and hammering and wiggling (and cussing!) and....still up that creek. :) Getting the springs off/on at this point is cake. http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._006.sized.jpg So, I decided to fight on and get the passenger side apart before calling it a night. I had sprayed the living daylights out of the sway endlinks with PB Blaster but it was pointless--this side was stuck as well! After I got it mostly apart, it occurred to me that I may be able to do something completely stupid--remove the spring with the strut still attached to the swaybar. I couldn't get the knuckle low enough to get the strut top out from the fender but after about an hour of finagling, wiggling, pounding, smashing, and more cussing, I ended up here: http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._005.sized.jpg Swapped the spring, reassembled, and called it a night. So proud but so pissed at the same time! Bleh! The next morning I picked up a few packs of sawzall blades and a new endlink and proceeded to cut cut cut for hours on end until that wh0re of a swaybar was back to the way I wanted it. http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._005.sized.jpg http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._003.sized.jpg Finally got it back together, and then while it was up in the air I fixed something stupid I had noticed earlier--there was no access hole in the plastic undertray for the oil drain plug. Easy fix :) http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._002.sized.jpg Aaaand voila! Missing a axle cap in this pic but you get the idea :) She's a little lower but the stance (I hate how tainted that word is now but fuk it) is real nice. http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._002.sized.jpg Bombing on crappy side streets is dandy, car isn't too low. Highway is dandy, and this hog handles quite a bit better--not so bobbly and roll happy now. Let's not forget what I got this thing for though---TRUCK STUFF! She went immediately back into service hauling hundreds of pounds of gear that night: http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._002.sized.jpg Next mod: oil change :) |
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Nice! Finally for once I can see the pics as I am at home instead of work (work blocks your schides.com stuffs).
Looking good! Until now I didn't even know if this was a truck or not lol. Damn germans! |
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hahaha nice oil filter/undertray mod!
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How did you ever fit that gear in your Evo before truck stuff? Looking good! Love wagons, any plans for new wheels?
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Looks good! I didn't know you did that this weekend, should have called! Grappler and I could have swung by, both bored and neither of us were motivated to find things to do, lol!
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First oil change for me on this hog tonight. Rotella T6 5w40 hurray! Same I ran in the jetta, good stuff.
While it was up in the air draining I swapped in that red dogbone mount insert 'quick' (ok it actually took like 30 minutes b/c I was being lazy and trying to do it the fast way....sigh. Anyways, the car drives MUCH better with that, really took the rest of the slop out, didn't think there was that much left but I highly recommend this one over the hackity-hack version I did before. Great stuff! Also I was lucky enough to tear one of the CV joints when I was cursing and pounding away trying to get those springs installed--there's CV grease all over the driver's side wheel and well....fun times. Instead of fixing it, I decided to do a little umm what's it called? Retail therapy? http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._1_2.sized.jpg Yip, truck stuff continues! |
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Rack for skis or bikes or more hauling of building material? Haha
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I started with a universal ski/snowboard rack and will use the crossbars to hold my dads 'roof rocket' Sarris box for long/full trips.
Asking for REI gift cards for Xmas to put towards a pair of bike mounts, this stuff adds up fast! |
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Torn CV boot on the driver's side of a VW you own? NEVER.
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You can replace the whole axle, or you can buy a new boot and slap it on. That shouldn't be too difficult for someone with your experience. Stop beating on the truck and you won't rip open axle boots! ;)
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Last update for 2013 on this hog?
Got the roof rails mounted, easy peasy. In case anyone cares, the factory rails are narrower at the back than the front, so you need a Thule 7502 for the front and a 7501 for the rear. These are the aeroblade rails so they don't make a fairing that fits them, sigh. Oh well, saved some cash :D http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._006.sized.jpg Thanksgiving marked the first official ski trip for this thing...I'll post the full-size pic so you can see what I was actually carrying...it's a 200cm 5-banger shotski! :) http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa...hoto_8_003.jpg Ordered a boot to fix my little oopsie I made when installing the springs....what a PITA but I did it with the axle still in the trans: http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._006.sized.jpg http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._007.sized.jpg Once I got it 99% back together I couldn't get the axle back into the hub, just like the first time...so instead of pounding on it I decided to get clever...all I needed was a M16x1.5-90mm bolt with a big washer on it to pull it through w/o pounding. I looked at Fleet Farm, Menards, Home Depot, and all the local Fastenall dealers and NOBODY has one even close. What a PITA. So, I ordered from fastenall.com and $30 later a few different lengths showed up 2 days later and voila the car was back together :D original axle bolt on the left, 80 and 90mm on the right: http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._003.sized.jpg Then of course the snow and cold-as-eff temps hit, and I've been enjoying this car even more...with the bald-ass tires and FWD I got to experience first-hand what I am sure a LOT of other drivers experience on the road...pure terror from complete lack of traction! This was topped off by sitting in the drive-through of Popeye's on West Broadway (hell yes ghetto style) for 30 minutes last night in pure comfort and the nuclear-heated front seats are perfect for keeping the food warm on the ride home. So this morning I loaded up the Generals I ordered a few weeks ago and visited Jeff The Alignment Guy today. As always, there was no shortage of entertainment and lickity split I was set to rock for many snow days to come :D http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._006.sized.jpg I got 205/60R-16's so the sidewalls are good and donaughty....perfect for more TRUCK STUFF! http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa..._004.sized.jpg |
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Nice! I was still on the HTR ZIIIs the morning of that first snow, so I know exactly how you felt. Shit was nuts.
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Shyte haven't updated this in a while! I've just been driving this thing through this frigid cold-ass winter we've been having. The heated seats in this thing are absolutely fantastic, they warm up before the engine does when its super cold and keep me comfy.
Zero issues through any of the snowstorms we've had or the weeks and weeks of hardened-ice roadways we've had lately. Even with FWD the thing does fine. It's not AWD awesome but with these General snow tires the thing can scoot just dandy. It's plowed its way in/out of my alley with 6-8" of snow no problem and hauled more stuff than I really should share...here's some highlights: Found an 'umbrella cubby' in the back edge of the door...so many sekret hiding spots on this car, its nuts: http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa...zVL1.sized.jpg Ski trip, 4 so far this year: http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa...kRT1.sized.jpg Xmas haul, first big road trip...3 people, 2 dogs, week of luggage + xmas presents: http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa...wYbK.sized.jpg Inside nice & comfy for long haul, my brother chillin with Turbo in the back seat: http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa...gkug.sized.jpg My dad has a roof-top box, fitted it to my Thule rack just fine! Will be going to Montana with 4 people (total) in the car in a month just like this: http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa...2EoV.sized.jpg And now, more truck stuff! I ordered a set of Alzor 18x8" wheels online...these things are usually on backorder around this time of year since they look nice and are SO cheap...but ordered Thursday and voila they show up at my house Saturday....only like 6 weeks early for spring, LOL. I honestly thought I'd be waiting a month for them! http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa...zNOt.sized.jpg (Cameo by Jilly--she's 14.5 now) I have some 245/40-18 Fuzion ZRi tires off of project Black ValentNine to put on here, or I also have two used-but-not-too-abused Sumitomo HTR ZIII's off of my X (fronts wore out prematurely due to alignment issues a few years ago) that I might order matching tires for....anyone have two used tires in this size? |
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dem wheels!
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Pimp wheels that will look great!
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Sexy. I love those wheels. Same that we have one the A3. Let me know when you want help dipping them :)
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Mod sunday for the truck!
First off, checked the oil--looks good! Check tire pressure, yup good! Next up, ebay clear corners. $30, woot! Fit great, look decent. http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa...6281.sized.jpg http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa...6298.sized.jpg http://www.scheides.com/albums/passa...6299.sized.jpg Also, couple of ideas for when the weather gets nicer, just want to cut down the mega-chrome up front a bit. First one looks quick/easy with some plastidip, audi-esque look: http://www.passatworld.com/forums/74...out-grill.html Second one is a full color match...either way I want to keep the vw logo silver. This one has the same style rims I bought: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...1#post71450721 Also, found a sweet deal on new TPMS sensors for the new wheels. And apparently you can just bolt them in, swap the new wheels on, and after 15-20 minutes of driving the car figures out that there are new sensors for it. |
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All black
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Yep, all black looks much better. The clear lights look a lot better too!
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+3, doesn't look so audish that way
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Neon green with pink stripes!!
Sorry, I just wanted to be different. My vote is for all black. |
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All black for sure.
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I like the second option. Looks like how it should have came from the factory.
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