Christiansburg, Blacksburg, Radford, Virginia Tech

[Blackwolf15]

did you need that 5mm to clear the coil? have you rolled your fenders? I'm looking at some 18x8.5 et35 wheels right now and apparently would need a 10mm spacer up front and would need fenders rolled to make them fit.

[jembebob]

i had thought so but i have never ran them w/o the 5 in the front. fenders are not rolled. the 10mm sounds about right to clear the coil on a 8.5 wheel

[804dubbin]

whos all goin to the car show this weekend?

[jembebob]

wish i could... parents are coming in to town and i have a **** ton of work to do this weekend...

[Blackwolf15]

i'll be there. pretty sure JP is in as well. Logan you should try to come out, at least for a bit if you can squeeze some time in

[Blackwolf15]

Logan, could i possibly try your wheels on the front of my car this weekend? Or could we look to see how much clearance you have between the inside of your wheels and the coil? I'm looking at a set of wheels now that would have 1.3mm less clearance on the inside compared to your wheels without spacers on.

[Señor BigJuts]

whats the specs of the wheels and tires? Most people run into issues with coils only cause once lowered to a certain height the collar on the strut hits the tire, not really a fender issue.

[Blackwolf15]

yeah, its rubbing between the coil and wheel i'm worried about. The wheels are 18x8.5 et30. I am going to be putting 225/40 tires on them

[jembebob]

I'm going to be real busy this weekend but shoot me a text and i may be able to be of some service

[Blackwolf15]

Sweet, thanks. I've got the measurements for the amount of clearance needed from the back of my wheels currently so i'll try that first. It just may be harder because right now the wheel probably wouldn't contact the coil because its smaller, and the balloon tires are going to be tougher to measure from. We are also going to try the montes from JPs car, so i'll let you know

[Blackwolf15]

So yesterday I found oil dripping from my intercooler, wondering if anyone knows a good diagnosis process. I've been searching and have read it may or may not be normal. Here's a link to my thread in the 1.8t forums with pics: http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...8#post76935168

[str8jakett]

Was the MKV GTI offered in orange at any time besides the Fahrenheit edition? An orange GTI which I assume is a Fahrenheit, just randomly started showing up in the parking lot at work not far from my normal space. Black wheels (maybe stock), black badges, tint. No clue who drives it as it's there when I get there and when I leave.

[jembebob]

I believe it was only the Fahrenheit that was offered in orange.

[jembebob]

anyone else make it out to that CCVT car meet at the parking garage at U-mall?? I left pretty early due to studying for finals and because i was told to park in between 2 bone stock cars on the end haha no love for VW i guess...

[snoname]

anyone else make it out to that CCVT car meet at the parking garage at U-mall?? I left pretty early due to studying for finals and because i was told to park in between 2 bone stock cars on the end haha no love for VW i guess...

I didn't make it because I had a final

[Señor BigJuts]

Anyone down for a meet beginning of next semester?
i'll be down to visit for the football games.

[PatientlyWaiting]

Anyone going to Sowo? I'm going to be passing through VA, maybe I can organize a visit.

Oh also, Maserati's are on.

[Blackwolf15]

anyone else make it out to that CCVT car meet at the parking garage at U-mall?? I left pretty early due to studying for finals and because i was told to park in between 2 bone stock cars on the end haha no love for VW i guess...

Nope, was this over the weekend? We need to start having larger Vw turnouts at CCVT stuff, for some reason theres always only like one or two of us that get out there.

Dennio, you know I'll be down for a meet

Not going to sowo, but kinda wish I was. Show looks like a lot of fun from all the videos I've seen of it. The fitment of those maseratis


Anyone staying in town for the summer?

[jembebob]

Anyone going to Sowo? I'm going to be passing through VA, maybe I can organize a visit.

Oh also, Maserati's are on.

I may actually be going to Sowo but ill post up here before we make plans for anything.

[The Gerb]

I was goin through my garage last night and found some more mk3 parts i dont need anymore. if yall know of anyone lookin send them my way please. need more money for parts for the GLI. I live in Buchanan, va. here is the link to the parts

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...-for-MK5-parts

[snoname]

Anyone down for a meet beginning of next semester?
i'll be down to visit for the football games.

Sounds good to me... Random question, do you have a lift and/or air tools? I meant to install Audi 90 upper strut mounts when I installed my springs but completely spaced out and forgot

[snoname]

Anyone going to Sowo? I'm going to be passing through VA, maybe I can organize a visit.

Oh also, Maserati's are on.

Ahhhhhh this brings back memories, I haven't been to Chelsea Piers in years

[snoname]

Oh yeah, I got pulled over again on my way back to Blacksburg from the beach

[Señor BigJuts]

Sounds good to me... Random question, do you have a lift and/or air tools? I meant to install Audi 90 upper strut mounts when I installed my springs but completely spaced out and forgot

yeah i got air tools. sucks about the plate.

[Blackwolf15]

anyone know of somewhere good in the area to get fenders rolled? or have a roller and know how to do it?

[prenne5050]

I'm looking for a quality body shop to paint my rear bumper, any suggestions? In either Blacksburg christiansburg area or Roanoke or anywhere with like 40 miles

[Blackwolf15]

I've heard good things about Joe's Garage out in Floyd from the CCVT forums: www.joesgarageva.com. Other one that people on CCVT were recommending was Price's body shop here in Blacksburg. I don't have a personal experience with either of them.

I would also recommend staying away from Barnett's. Have a friend that had a bad experience there.

[prenne5050]

I've heard good things about Joe's Garage out in Floyd from the CCVT forums: www.joesgarageva.com. Other one that people on CCVT were recommending was Price's body shop here in Blacksburg. I don't have a personal experience with either of them.

I would also recommend staying away from Barnett's. Have a friend that had a bad experience there.

alright cool, thanks blackwolf. Ill give them a call monday

[prenne5050]

shop in floyd quote 400-500 to paint bumper...

[Blackwolf15]

I'm not to familiar with paint prices. Is that higher or lower than expected. I was quoted $100 for my front rubstrip and 200-400 for my trunklid from them.

[str8jakett]

Sand/prime/sand yourself maybe? I've had a few shops paint parts for me very cheap over the years when I prepped them myself. Might be inconvenient for you, I don't know. I've had Harveys in Radford do some insurance work once and they also painted a pre-primed replacement part for me. Did good work both times but couldn't tell you much on price.

[prenne5050]

Sand/prime/sand yourself maybe? I've had a few shops paint parts for me very cheap over the years when I prepped them myself. Might be inconvenient for you, I don't know. I've had Harveys in Radford do some insurance work once and they also painted a pre-primed replacement part for me. Did good work both times but couldn't tell you much on price.

ya the part already comes primered. Ill give them a call tomorrow as well. Hoping around the 200 range.

[prenne5050]

I'm going to get my parts painted at barnett body shop monday, ill give you guys picture updates soon. I still haven't seen many vw's on campus though, where y'all hiding haha

[Blackwolf15]

Gone to Salem or the park & ride for my internship all day haha. I interested to see how yours turns out from Barnetts.

[Señor BigJuts]

ya the part already comes primered. Ill give them a call tomorrow as well. Hoping around the 200 range.

200 would be a steal. Average price for a bumper is about $300. any place that wants $500 for a bumper respray i'd stay away from. But at the same time for $200 i'd want to see previous work first, as cheap prices usually mean cheap materials.

Theres a paint shop in Radford that you could go to and buy your own paint/clear, that way you'll have leftover paint for the future and you'd only have to pay the shop labor for spraying.