since everyone else has one... here's the "trixx" build thread (aka H2Oi to-do list)

[BigBlackTiTTy]

wow , that awesome ! F*cken EH !

[trixx]

dude im off the TTforum in the uk. mines denim blue and may be interested in swapping rear bumpers with you? oh and by the way i think youve got the nicest TT if ever seen

sent you a PM good sir

[skate_hardcore18]

replied to ur pm jimmy

[PLAYED TT]

replied to ur pm jimmy

Find someone with an aviator grey to trade with me!!!! /end thread jack

[skate_hardcore18]

Find someone with an aviator grey to trade with me!!!! /end thread jack

i see wot i can do dude lol. im sure once me and trixx sorted ours out the boys over hear will soon want to do the same. me and trixx jus tryin to sort out a shipper or somethin now but dont think its gonna be that cheap. but sure be worth it

[BigBlackTiTTy]

make sure you guys use like usps/ royal mail .. and use as much bubble wrap packing or one of you might be unhappy when it arrives

you might get r@ped by ups fedex and all those other shippers

[PLAYED TT]

me and trixx jus tryin to sort out a shipper or somethin now but dont think its gonna be that cheap. but sure be worth it

Thats the biggest problem unfortunately. What about DHL? http://www.dhl-usa.com/en/express/sh..._online32.html
They also have insurance it seems. But in all honesty I would expect to get it with some damage since its so large.

[6T1]

i found a few that would ship, try PM'ing them to see if they can do it.. sometimes they will if you ask., also go on the ttforum.co.uk or whatever it is . some decent guys over there that will ship too.

keep in mind most of the rear bumpers on ebay uk are pretty F**ked up..

im so mad i had the chance to buy one off a guy locally for dirt cheap years ago and i passed because im an idiot.





ya its a long drive, try and come out in aug. theres a huge vw/audi show that goes on. i usually see quite a few ontario plates there too.

BC? lol

that's a 3 day drive from toronto

i have a few freinds in vancouver i may be going to visit in the summer though... its beautiful out there

Bring yo ass Jimmy. My friends and I are the ones that put on most of the shows around here through out the year. You could aleays fly out. I got a place for you to crash.

[trixx]

Bring yo ass Jimmy. My friends and I are the ones that put on most of the shows around here through out the year. You could aleays fly out. I got a place for you to crash.

i'll keep an eye on events on the left coast... def gonna try to make it out.

coming to h2o this year?

[trixx]

so here's a little update...

last weekend I started installing the r32 brake setup only to find out that the rear brakes i sourced were actually off of a GLI which uses the same rotor and caliper but the carriers are different. I had to undo the corner i started on and source out the correct carriers.

Just an FYI for the 180 tt quattro guys looking for a cheap brake upgrade... mk4 R32, MK1 TT 3.2 and MK1 TT 225 all use the same brake calipers, carriers and rotors which are 10" vented and are direct swap on a 180 quattro.

on another note... i finally picked up my new wheels and split them last night to strip and repolish the lips and discovered something neat ...

the 18x10 and 18x8.5s have different centre sections with different offsets, so I swapped the centres and ended up with more visible dish in the rear and less in the front. this also changed the final ETs which is easily corrected by swapping adapters front to rear.

front and rear with original centres (note the wheels basically look the same aside from width)


front and rear with swapped centres


i'm really digging this stagger

[Forty-six and 2]

Nice! Can't wait to see them mounted.

[TTC2k5]

i see wot i can do dude lol. im sure once me and trixx sorted ours out the boys over hear will soon want to do the same. me and trixx jus tryin to sort out a shipper or somethin now but dont think its gonna be that cheap. but sure be worth it

when I shipped my set of TT RSIIs from london last year, I used Parcelforce.



The exterior boxes were beat-up pretty well, but no damage to the wheels due to double boxing plus foam. Shipping thru Parcelforce was about 10-15% cheaper than fedex, ups, dhl but not cheap by any means (approx 350gbp for 4x wheels as I recall). Parcelforce picked them up from the sellers house, shipped to US and handed them off to the USPS who inturn delivered them to my front door. Shipping was quick too..about 7-10 days from london to dallas.

cheers

[01ttgt28]

We need more pics

[trixx]

We need more pics

more pics tomorrow

i chemically stripped the clearcoat off 2 of the lips and doing the other 2 tonight.

it's going to be a long day tomorrow... doing the .:R brakes all around in the morning and polishing/reassembling the wheels in the afternoon... if i can get everything together, i'm going to get the tires swapped in the afternoon

so stoked to see the finished look

[Neb]

This will look great Jimmy. Can't wait to see them at Jitterbug next weekend.

[trixx]

This will look great Jimmy. Can't wait to see them at Jitterbug next weekend.

thanks ben... see you next weekend
clearcoat on the lips chemically stripped... they're already looking shinier





polish right after the brakes and then reassembly tomorrow

[trixx]

.:R brakes are on





they're still being bedded in... but the brake feel is really nice, they stop hard and look a hellavulot better than the stock 9"/12" setup.

[peter139]

Still a sick car mate, i love your style

[1.8 skeet skeet]

So sick man can't wait to see it on the new rollers

[trixx]

thanks guys

also forgot to mention i rolled the front fenders this weekend after crunching the numbers with my wheel adapter setup...

final specs will be 18x8.5 et 15 and 18x10 et 17... it'll just work and will look super aggressive

[PLAYED TT]

I need to do that really bad. Did you need to make any relief cuts or did they roll easily?

[elgringogillao]

Just an FYI for the 180 tt quattro guys looking for a cheap brake upgrade... mk4 R32, MK1 TT 3.2 and MK1 TT 225 all use the same brake calipers, carriers and rotors which are 10" vented and are direct swap on a 180 quattro.

Hey quick question... I have a set of Red GLI rear calipers for my TT 225 Q that I was going to swap in to match my red porsche calipers... Are you saying that I need to run the GLI carrier as well to fit them?

[20v master]

Hey quick question... I have a set of Red GLI rear calipers for my TT 225 Q that I was going to swap in to match my red porsche calipers... Are you saying that I need to run the GLI carrier as well to fit them?

Since the GLI solid rear beam is different than the IRS of the TT/R32, I believe the caliper is the same but the carriers are different.

[trixx]

Since the GLI solid rear beam is different than the IRS of the TT/R32, I believe the caliper is the same but the carriers are different.

correct. GLI/TT 225/R32 rear calipers are the same.

you must use carriers from a AWD model to fit on a TT quattro or GLI carriers on a FWD TT

[trixx]

I need to do that really bad. Did you need to make any relief cuts or did they roll easily?

rolled easily..., did it ghetto style with a bat, having air is nice to be able to adjust the height of the car to get the right angles with the bat to roll the fenders flat

[trixx]

done and done....







18x8.5 et 15 front
18x10 et 17 rear

[PLAYED TT]

Nice!

[Neb]

sitting proper. What time are you heading to JJB? Want to cruise together?

[trixx]

sitting proper. What time are you heading to JJB? Want to cruise together?

thanks Ben...

I'm heading up Saturday afternoon to go camping for the night. I'll already be at the park bright and early on Sunday. I'll see you at the show

[veeko]

digging the new wheel setup. nicely done!

[Morio]

Looks fantastic!!

[Neb]

thanks Ben...

I'm heading up Saturday afternoon to go camping for the night. I'll already be at the park bright and early on Sunday. I'll see you at the show

Cool, see you then.

[BigBlackTiTTy]

looks real good ! !!!!! ! ! ! ! but i think you need more low

[trixx]

took the wheels apart today and polished the lips.

i used the following procedure
wet sanded (WD40 instead of water)
- 600 grit
- 800 grit
- 1000 grit
- 1500 grit
- mothers metal polish
- autoglym HD wax

and i'm very happy with the results

[TTcruZin69]

what size adpaters are you running on ur twists before and would u happen to have them for sale?