jetta sportwagen thread!!

[rootrider]

Does it help if I say that I've passed every Corvette I've ever been on track with?

it might be important to note that this would not be the case if I were driving in advanced run groups. I've yet to run up against a very advanced intermediate driver in a corvette though, which is roughly my skill level these days. The wagon is fast enough to pass a good amount of the cars in intermediate sessions.. but not fast enough to pass some of the best drivers on track

[TDIFred]

Where abouts in southern ontario are you from, I'm from Sarnia

two hours east of you, in Cambridge, home of Grand River Brewing Company. every town ought to have a craft brewery!

[G3Variant]

Finally they arrived!

Made them ET45 in front, and rear they are stock(ET41) 225/35.. No rubbing!

Some crappy pictures.. Will take some better pictures when the sun comes back.. Only rain here now..

[zagato27]

Those Bently's look GREAT! I am totally envious of your dual exhaust. More pics.

[AlpineE90]

Finally they arrived!

Made them ET45 in front, and rear they are stock(ET41) 225/35.. No rubbing!

Some crappy pictures.. Will take some better pictures when the sun comes back.. Only rain here now..

That looks amazing! What coils are you on?

I may be taking a trip to my local tire shop now that i know 225/35 will work

[kraftwerkb6]

damn that looks really awesome!
pics/wheels/paint idk but man it all works.

you prob get this all the time, but do you have a link or thread/post on to how you got the rear exhaust setup like that.

[trefive]

That looks amazing - and I'm picky!

[G3Variant]

Those Bently's look GREAT! I am totally envious of your dual exhaust. More pics.

Thanks for that

That looks amazing! What coils are you on?

I may be taking a trip to my local tire shop now that i know 225/35 will work

Thanks Rokkor Coils.. Cheap but OK

damn that looks really awesome!
pics/wheels/paint idk but man it all works.

you prob get this all the time, but do you have a link or thread/post on to how you got the rear exhaust setup like that.

thanks! Don't have that, but I will try to get some next time Im under the car.. Will try to explain, but my english is not that good..

But I have removed the rear silence.. The exhaust goes from 1 to 2 with a Y before the rear subframe.. And just straight out.. But you have to cut some off the car at the right side.. Just to get the space

That looks amazing - and I'm picky!

thanks! really pleased with how it turned out

Have lowered the car more at the front now Noy all the way down

[kraftwerkb6]

G3, man that looks so awesome!!
no rush, if you happen to get under some time snap a pic. thanks man.

[Aonarch]

G3 that is insane! Love it.

[peitrus]

need to put the spacers back on the fronts. looks so sunken in

[jeepwreck]

^^ that spec are those rims

[sauschell]

tomorrow im going to wolfsburg city to get my new jsw mk6 2.0 tdi, im so excited.

[rootrider]

tomorrow im going to wolfsburg city to get my new jsw mk6 2.0 tdi, im so excited.

nice.. that'll be a fun drive back south

[Aonarch]

tomorrow im going to wolfsburg city to get my new jsw mk6 2.0 tdi, im so excited.

[bcedhk]

need to put the spacers back on the fronts. looks so sunken in

what suspension and wheels (offset?) are these? Looks amazing

[sauschell]

back from wolfsburg city........

[rootrider]

there are so many VW's all around Wolfsburg.. kind of fun to see

[miguel indurain]

Aw, man, VW US European Delivery...what a great program that was when a bunch of VWs still came from Europe...

Sauschell, any delivery pics to share with the rest of us? Did you get a pic of your variant when you first laid eyes on it?

[nhbubba]

A guy I worked with took European delivery of his brand new US-spec M3 last year. He took a week and drove the car all over Germany (including the 'ring), then stuffed it on a boat and flew home. Epic, epic vacation.

The only downside is he followed break-in to the letter and did not exceed 5k RPM or some-such for his entire visit. He passed the break-in mark after he got back stateside.

He's got a photo of the car rolling into the area where he took ownership.

[sauschell]

didnt understand all things you wrote, i hope i can answer all your questions....


today installed detroits and orderd hr ultra lows, pic is from today.....



pic from yesterday delivery hall in wolfsburg. its such a amazing moment when you get your new car......as we get into the building i saw my jsw driving form backstage into so showroom...



sorry for quality, just ipod......nikon battery was low........

it was really cool as we arrived in wolfsburg. there are nearly only vws on the streets. i

[toneman]

BEAUTIFUL countryside in the background :thumb up:

Let me start the North American jealousy count at 1 because of your factory bixenons, led drls, and fogs. Is that a badge on the fender?

[zagato27]

^^^x2

[peitrus]

what suspension and wheels (offset?) are these? Looks amazing

H&R ultra low coilovers. Diesel geek slid plate. BSH 27mm sway bar. Miro 279 LM replicas. 18x8 18x9 ( not sure of the offset, 38 or 42 ). 215/40 tires all around.

[sauschell]

BEAUTIFUL countryside in the background :thumb up:

Let me start the North American jealousy count at 1 because of your factory bixenons, led drls, and fogs. Is that a badge on the fender?

thanks man, i like where i life. we have many mountains here to go skiing,snowboarding and climbing. bixenons are very nice i had them in my mk5 jsw too. btw the new led drls look so fu**ing nice. on tuesday i´ll get my hr ultra lows. i think i will go about -8cm lower.

[rootrider]

thanks man, i like where i life. we have many mountains here to go skiing,snowboarding and climbing. bixenons are very nice i had them in my mk5 jsw too. btw the new led drls look so fu**ing nice. on tuesday i´ll get my hr ultra lows. i think i will go about -8cm lower.

8cm!? wow.. I'm about 60mm lower. Have fun scraping your tires

[james.bigouette]

ST Coilovers 24 3/4" fender to ground...these coils ride like a dream!

[zagato27]

Been here before but not this early. BTW, Root...that's 35% carbon tint

[Aonarch]

ST Coilovers 24 3/4" fender to ground...these coils ride like a dream!

I think I am sold on ST's. I've had them before on a different car, but people claimed they do not go low enough. 24 3/4" FTG is low enough for me.

How much lower can you go? Or how many threads are left?

[rootrider]

BTW, Root...that's 35% carbon tint

haha.. thanks. I'm probably going to go with 40%.. and hopefully I can find a film that looks black (in color) enough with having a lighter tint

[james.bigouette]

I think I am sold on ST's. I've had them before on a different car, but people claimed they do not go low enough. 24 3/4" FTG is low enough for me.

How much lower can you go? Or how many threads are left?

I have about 5 or 6 threads left all the way around...It could easily go to 24". I have no clue how anyone would drive around any lower than that and not have air. I have zero tire gap all the way around and they ride perfect.

[PecosBill]

I have about 5 or 6 threads left all the way around...It could easily go to 24". I have no clue how anyone would drive around any lower than that and not have air. I have zero tire gap all the way around and they ride perfect.

I really love the look, but at that height, how does it handle driveway approaches, and do you have to worry about your wife opening the doors into curbs?

Also, how hard are they to install yourself?

[rootrider]

at around 24" ftg you definitely need to worry about the gravel guard hitting things occasionally, scraping your car's undertray on crappy driveways, and scraping your lip. But then, I scraped my front lip more when I was at stock height (over 2" higher than I am now) than I do now with the added Euro GTI lip. It's all about how you drive

[james.bigouette]

I really love the look, but at that height, how does it handle driveway approaches, and do you have to worry about your wife opening the doors into curbs?

Also, how hard are they to install yourself?

My wife knows how to handle riding and driving lowered VW as she had my GTI that was 24 1/2" ftg. I have kind of a crap driveway and it takes it just fine, also speed bumps are no problem with three people in the car. I may raise it up a bit in the future but for now I am enjoying the low life!

[TDIFred]

Here is the link: http://www.weathertech.com/volkswage...le/sportwagen/

for Washington weather they are almost a necessity.

i know this is an old thread, but I am considering these, love having my windows down while it is raining, not so much on all the drip down on the inside of the door. one question: why are these 40% more in Canada?