A New Beginning-My CC Build

[illestCC.10]

More like so I can install them and drop it more

Hey now you installed the passenger side (the wrong way initially)

[illestCC.10]

Oh how I love long highway trips




Lowered the car a little more...8 threads



My son helping us out



Decided that I could go lower...down to 3 threads (backing up the driveway)
Thinking about going lower, going to wait till the 19s go on and see how much room I have



Car is at Maaco right now to get the holes on the front bumper filled and repainted ($120 )

[Bthasht]

I just got mine about a month ago. Nice progress. I see you are in VA and used a shop in Yorktown. Where are you located? I'm i'm northern Suffolk with mine.

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[xclusiveHB]

Oh how I love long highway trips



Car is at Maaco right now to get the holes on the front bumper filled and repainted ($120 )

just picked up a CC as well and i want to see how your car sit with the koni if you have another shot of your car could you posted? thanks

[ToySlacker]

Car is at Maaco right now to get the holes on the front bumper filled and repainted ($120 )

I'm most curious to see this!

Actually since your son looks to be under 1, would you be so kind as to take a photo and post it of the his carseat in the back of your CC? My wife is concerned that when our child is born she won't be able to fit a carseat well in the back of her CC. And refuses to trade cars with me (can't stand the lack of turning radius in my Volvo).

Thanks!

[illestCC.10]

I just got mine about a month ago. Nice progress. I see you are in VA and used a shop in Yorktown. Where are you located? I'm i'm northern Suffolk with mine.

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I'm in Chesapeake

[illestCC.10]

just picked up a CC as well and i want to see how your car sit with the koni if you have another shot of your car could you posted? thanks

Pictures to come later today or tomorrow

[illestCC.10]

I'm most curious to see this!

Actually since your son looks to be under 1, would you be so kind as to take a photo and post it of the his carseat in the back of your CC? My wife is concerned that when our child is born she won't be able to fit a carseat well in the back of her CC. And refuses to trade cars with me (can't stand the lack of turning radius in my Volvo).

Thanks!

Definitely. There is definitely room. You have to move the passenger seat up depending on how large the car seat is but it's not inconvenient. When I pick the car back up from the paint shop i'll post some pictures.

[xclusiveHB]

Pictures to come later today or tomorrow

ok sounds good man thanks

[illestCC.10]

Here are the car seat fitment photos for "ToySlacker"

Also a good look at my interior LEDs and License Plate LEDs. (ADAC Sticker )





Pictures of the fitment with the Konis and how well the filling and paint is on the front bumper (which I have to say looks great) will have to be tomorrow since it's already dark out

[ToySlacker]

Awesome, thank you! I showed my wife your photos last night, and she wasn't thrilled. But I did advise here that pretty much all Cars and SUVs will be similar, and the CC actually has a pretty big cabin area for most cars. I don't the lateral space is the issue, I think the low roofline for the rear is going to be the biggest PITA. (Man, I really sound old and lazy).

But anyhow, I think she's just really trying to find a reason for a new car...

Thanks again for the photos! I've been doing a lot of searching online for photos of carseats in CCs, but I could only find front facing and booster seats.

[illestCC.10]

Awesome, thank you! I showed my wife your photos last night, and she wasn't thrilled. But I did advise here that pretty much all Cars and SUVs will be similar, and the CC actually has a pretty big cabin area for most cars. I don't the lateral space is the issue, I think the low roofline for the rear is going to be the biggest PITA. (Man, I really sound old and lazy).

But anyhow, I think she's just really trying to find a reason for a new car...

Thanks again for the photos! I've been doing a lot of searching online for photos of carseats in CCs, but I could only find front facing and booster seats.

No problem man. Yeah the only difficulty is getting the car seat in and out of the car but it's really not that bad regardless.

[illestCC.10]

Here is the finished job with the license plate holes filled and painted by Maaco. Also installed a "manual" flip up license plate holder that will tuck underneath the car.



And here is the Koni coilovers spun down to 3 threads left

[xclusiveHB]

where did you get your koni? i been looking for some for our cars and i cant find them btw the car looks good! how's the ride quality if you dont mind me asking

[illestCC.10]

where did you get your koni? i been looking for some for our cars and i cant find them btw the car looks good! how's the ride quality if you dont mind me asking

I got them off of a member on here that was selling his CC. The ride quality is actually really close to stock surprisingly.

http://wrdusa.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?S...Category_Code=

This is probably the cheapest place you'll find them new though.

[xclusiveHB]

wow thanks a lot man .. if the link you post if those fit the CC im definitely getting them lol

[illestCC.10]

wow thanks a lot man .. if the link you post if those fit the CC im definitely getting them lol

They will. They're the same Konis I have. All mkV Golf/Jetta coils fit the CC.

[xclusiveHB]

They will. They're the same Konis I have. All mkV Golf/Jetta coils fit the CC.

that's good to know & thanks again

[bedlamfirm714]

looks good. can i get some info on the license plate holder? do you have some pics of the holder?

[illestCC.10]

looks good. can i get some info on the license plate holder? do you have some pics of the holder?

Yeah man. Ill put up all the info and pictures on Friday or Saturday.

[illestCC.10]

Found a buyer for my 2009 CBR 1000rr sport bike...looks like it's time to ditch the coils and bag the car

Build thread to come in the upcoming months

[ifhn166]

Illest - what color is your car?

[illestCC.10]

Illest - what color is your car?

Mocha Brown Pearl

[Bizborky89]

Found a buyer for my 2009 CBR 1000rr sport bike...looks like it's time to ditch the coils and bag the car

Build thread to come in the upcoming months

[xclusiveHB]

sell me your coils

[illestCC.10]

sell me your coils

Well nobody has committed to buying yet...still up for sale if you want them. they will ship out either friday or saturday.

[ifhn166]

I have the same color with the two tone interior. Purchased from a Ford dealer and they had it listed as black. I thought I was going to have to go the dealership to figure that out. So thats what they call it... Thanks

[illestCC.10]

I have the same color with the two tone interior. Purchased from a Ford dealer and they had it listed as black. I thought I was going to have to go the dealership to figure that out. So thats what they call it... Thanks

No problem man. I would go ahead and invest in some touch up paint if you haven't already

[xclusiveHB]

Well nobody has committed to buying yet...still up for sale if you want them. they will ship out either friday or saturday.

whats the conditon on them? dude i can buy them when ever your ready .. send me pics

[illestCC.10]

whats the conditon on them? dude i can buy them when ever your ready .. send me pics

Here is the link to my sale thread for them. http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...Koni-Coilovers

They are pretty mint. Zero corrosion. The coils are stainless steel so you won;t have to worry about corrosion. Everything is in great condition. Dampening is set to a pretty close to stock feel regardless of how low you go.

More pictures will come Friday after I take them off my car.

[illestCC.10]

Car is back to stock height now...

Awaiting my shipment from Bag Riders to get started on bagging the car

While I'm waiting I decided to go ahead and notch the frame, install my clear turn signals, and get my windows tinted 35% all the way around (pictures of the tint to come).

Here are some pictures of the turn signals and the c-notch.


My buddy's Mk6 GTI and my CC getting prepped for the notches


Just grinding some frame down after the notch was cut out


Before we filled the notch


Getting the MIG welder ready


Piece from my old down pipe welded in (before we cleaned it up)


Ground down more. Bondo to make it look cleaner and then painted to protect from rust and corrosion.

[BabyBlueA3]

Love the build so far. I wish I had the know-how and tools to do suspension at will like you. I had a guy install H&R Springs on my CC and now I get a knocking sound over bumps coming from the front end.

[Track5tar]

Love the build so far. I wish I had the know-how and tools to do suspension at will like you. I had a guy install H&R Springs on my CC and now I get a knocking sound over bumps coming from the front end.

knocking sound? something might loose

[Bthasht]

Looking real good. I see you did your own notch. May use your services on that one day

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[illestCC.10]

Looking real good. I see you did your own notch. May use your services on that one day

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If you ever need it I'm sure I can help you out. 2 of my friends had the tools to do the welding, cutting, and grinding.