My black tt project

[PLAYED TT]

great site lot of info, only in german..

Lucky for me I know German. Unfortunately I don't know enough to decode all of a website
Google translator ftw

[peter139]

So last days i spend some time on the car.

I like to do something..hihi

Not big updates, but just detailing.

First i calibrated my boost gauge. As you can see in the pic below the needle is not at zero.
So i cut it open and adjusted it to zero. I tested the pressure with a compressor and the boost level is now much better.


Next project was fixing the rear shelf (don't know the english translate for it)
It irritates me that this piece was a little bit noisy when riding. I placed 2 metal pins in it with some glue.


greetz

[PLAYED TT]

Those metal pins are a good idea. The plastic tabs break to easy and I have plastic welded mine 4 or 5 times in the past.

[peter139]

Played, i think this will hold up.

Did the following things last days:
-headlight job, polish clean and spray
-lowered in the back with 2cm
-blacked my wheels
-debadged on the rear
-cleaned my intercooler

Here some progress pictures


Headlights out


Took the lens off. I used a simple heatgun.


After the job i polished the headlight again. Now i sanded it first with p600, than 1000 and so on.
After that i polished it with plastic polisher, very shiny now

At last i lowered her in the back some more and painted the wheels black.


hope you guys like it

I have a couple questions for you:
It seams the us TT is different with the european version.

Things what i noticed:
-rear taillight are different (us 2 white for driving backwards).
-antenna on roof (european version is built in).
-interior mirror is different.
-and my tt doesn't have the n112 valve or airpump system under the hood.

Very strange haha
greetz

[PLAYED TT]

Played, i think this will hold up.

Did the following things last days:
-headlight job, polish clean and spray
-lowered in the back with 2cm
-blacked my wheels
-debadged on the rear
-cleaned my intercooler

Here some progress pictures


Headlights out


The reason why i did the headlight job: Dust on the inside of the housing.


Took the lens off. I used a simple heatgun.


After the job i polished the headlight again. Now i sanded it first with p600, than 1000 and so on.
After that i polished it with plastic polisher, very shiny now

At last i lowered her in the back some more and painted the wheels black.


hope you guys like it

I have a couple questions for you:
It seams the us TT is different with the european version.

Things what i noticed:
-rear taillight are different (us 2 white for driving backwards).
-antenna on roof (european version is built in).
-interior mirror is different.
-and my tt doesn't have the n112 valve or airpump system under the hood.

Very strange haha
greetz

Yes there are different tail lights for the European TT's. Also your headlights don't have the orange reflectors. Most of us over here in America shave those. This is the "headlight" mod. Also the roof antenna depends on the model year of the car. Up until 2001 the TT's had a mobile phone system in the car. This antenna on the roof amplified the cell phone signal. Our radio antenna is a separate antenna. Some people shave it when they have body work done. As far as the other differences I cannot comment on them because I have not heard about them.

[DeckManDubs]

Looking good

[01ttgt28]

Black on black sexy tint the tail light all black

[Shawninho]

Would love to know more about what you did to the rear shelf. Mine rattles like a mutha, especially with the addition of bass.

[peter139]

I drilled 2 little holes in the shelf (2mm) place a steel pin in it and glued it. So far it works fine.

You don't have to separate the shelf as i did. I separated it because the net was a litllte bit loose.

Hope this helps you.

Question: I found a cheap new 3'' stainless downpipe (200 euro). It replaces also the cat.
I looked at my car and there's no sensor after the cat.

I am thinking of buying this part, but should this be a good performance update?

[peter139]

New pics

current state

Much better with black wheels. Lowered her in the back a little more.

Like it?


greetz

[peter139]

So last night is was driving down the road and pulled over by the police.

Nothing special just a alcohol test, but the police officer pulled me over because the looks of the car

Everything was clear so i was driving again back to home wen i noticed some strange smell in the car. I pulled over the car to the side of the road and i saw allot of steam under the bonnet of the car.

I thought it was on fire or something... but after a quick look is was red coolant.
I drove back home and noticed a coolant hose was cut trough by my radiator fan.

Tommorow i will order a new hose and some other small stuff.

[peter139]

so next update: under the hood

I started with refreshing new stuff.

After my coolant hose was cut by my radiator fan i bought more little things.

A cool site is www.vagcat.com , all parts with partnumbers are listed with pics.

So here some pics of the works.

New parts, bolts etc, k&n


new licence plate lights



new coolant bowl, looks much better now



I started with polishing my intake and throttle valve.
This took allot of time i already spend 6 hours on it. Almost ready to polish

When this is done, my valve cover is the next project

[PLAYED TT]

That website is a very big help. I used it to find the size of the bolts so I could order stainless steel nuts and bolts.

[warranty225cpe]

Looking good dude welcome to the black car club

[peter139]

Thanks i like the black on black look. I saw your car, like the style (maybe you should lower it more)

My old car (the mk3) is even black on black. Last days i drove in the golf mk3, i like this car so much. The tt is also a nice car, but in the mk3 there is so much more feeling with the road.. A little more bumpy and scraping all over the time haha.


Last days i polished my intake and throttle body. It took me allot of time but is's very shiny now.

Tommorow pics

Next project is polish the valve cover.

[peter139]

engine bay current state

[PLAYED TT]

Very clean Peter

[peter139]

Hi guys,

Last Sunday i went to a meeting here in holland. Most cars were Vw's but ther were also a few TT's.

So tonight i spend some time on my k&n filter.
I want to hide it, so i decided to make into the stock air box with some modifications.

I don't know if it will work. Anyone even tried this?


greetz

[peter139]

So i updated all post because the photo's on photobucket didn't work anymore

I finaly placed my k&n filter without airbox

I like the suction sound! Also my blow off valve is so much louder now. People on the street are watching like a earoplane is coming over hihi
I made a custom bracket to mount the filter to the maf. It's without rubber haha (pic to come.)

Oke next pic is a little bit rare but to give you guys an idea of me here a pic

[Jayizdaman]

Super Clean!

Question though, how big of a PITA was the boost gauge install? I don't want to lose my vent but I need to be able to monitor boost now that I'm chipped.

Oh also, what was the part number for the license plate lights? one of my tabs broke so I need to replace that one!

[TT_Power]

Wow. This looks great! How did you polish this?

engine bay current state

[Neb]

black engine bay hardware would totally set the bay off in a good way.

p.s. coming from a former mk3 owner, I love your old mk3

[peter139]

Yes that hardware kit is very nice. 42draft is much to expensive ($100)

good idea.

@TTpower
The intake polish cost me almost nothing, only time.
It took me about 12 hours to complete it like this.

It's important to work from rough to fine. Most time i spend on sanding especially the little corners.
I sanded it from p80 to p1500 in steps of 300.
At last i used a polish machine with polish paste to create this. hope this helps you!

Here some pics of my custom made intake pipe as promised

I used durafix to solder the brackets to the pipe

[TTC2k5]

SteviedTT on the UK forum sells the black alum engine hardware. Less than half the price of 42DD.

cheers.

[peter139]

need your help

How to unscrew the rear panels? I tried today but i can't take them off. Is there a system what i need to know?

Busy with the audio upgrade. Front speakers are replaced with better ones from pioneer, back needs to be done
Installed a big woofer and a 5 channel amplifier now.

Edit: Solved the problem already after research on the net. It's all click.

[jedge1.8t]

Are those a8 wheels?

[peter139]

little update

did some frame work because my axle was rubbing

I can lower it more now.. hihi

Debagged it on the back, and made my backlicht red. Also sprayed the hubcaps black.


hope you like it

[01ttgt28]

Looking good I luv the wheels all black

[peter139]

Today i went to a vw meet

it was a small meet here's an impression of that meet

[peter139]

So i spend some time to make a short movie of my ride

Not professional but for the first time good enough

hope you guys like it.

[01ttgt28]

wow i like it not to many videos in posts nice work

[Chuckmeister87]

So i spend some time to make a short movie of my ride

Not professional but for the first time good enough

hope you guys like it.

Nice video

You should have a part where the music stops playing and you floor it so we can hear how it sounds

[peter139]

thanks!

So i started with my next project: Polish the valve cover

It will be allot of work to get it shiny. But i am motivated, and i think i will finish it in 3 days

here a first pic of it. Sanded all with 150 grid.



Also did some modifications on the vacuum hoses, with as result a lower fuel consumption. I drive daily 150km (100miles) with the car and gasprices are killing me. Spend every month over the 600 euro only on gas. So a good update i think.

[ttwsm]

Spend every month over the 600 euro only on gas. So a good update i think.

[chaldowhiteboy]

Wow, I like your style! The car is coming along nicely.