Review/Impressions and a little bit of my driving history.
I First started driving in the spring of 2005, my first car was a 96 Honda Civic Ex coupe that had a D16Y8 Under the hood. This car was my first venture into the car world but ended a couple years later in the fall of 2006.
fall 2006-winter 2010 acura CL 3.0
winter 2010 till summer 2012 2011 GTI
summer 2012 till ?????? Golf R
Note: work in progress.
Modifications
Engine & Performance
Transmission & Shifter
Wheel & Tire
Suspension
Braking
Interior
Exterior
Vagcom/VCDS Tweaks
Maintenance
I First started driving in the spring of 2005, my first car was a 96 Honda Civic Ex coupe that had a D16Y8 Under the hood. This car was my first venture into the car world but ended a couple years later in the fall of 2006.
fall 2006-winter 2010 acura CL 3.0
winter 2010 till summer 2012 2011 GTI
summer 2012 till ?????? Golf R
Note: work in progress.
Modifications
Engine & Performance
- C2 Motorsports C2ner- Stage 1+
- MST Performance Cold Air Intake System
- Black Windshield Washer Fluid Cap - May replace with OSIR cap/cover
- Porsche 911 Expansion Tank Cap
- Porsche 911 Oil Cap Cover
- 034 Motorsports Traverse 2.0T FSI Catch Can Kit w/ Oil Drain Kit- To be installed
- Duracell AGM Automotive Battery - Group Size 48 (H6)
Transmission & Shifter
- 42DD Shifter Bracket Bushings
- 42DD Shifter Cable Bushings
- VW MK4 Metal Relay Lever(1J0 711 202J)
- VW Mk4 Metal Shift Bracket(1J0 711 789C)
- HPA Short Shifter (shortest setting)
Wheel & Tire
- Gloss Black 19x8.5 ET45 Neuspeed RSe102
- Gloss Charcoal 19x8.5 ET47 HRE P43S (boxed up waiting for future Repairs)
- Continental EXTREMECONTACT DWS 06 Plus 235/35/19
Suspension
- Passat B6 Aluminum Spindles -
- KW V2 "Street" Comfort Coilover Kit - 18010040
- Super Pro Front Lower Complete Alloy Control Arm Kit - ALOY0001K
- Super Pro Front And Rear 24mm Front Adjustable & 24mm Rear Adjustable Sway Bars
- Super Pro Front And Rear Enhancement Bushing Kit - KIT5238K
- Super Pro Front Roll Centre Adjusting Ball Joint Kit – TRC0003
- Super Pro Front Sway Bar Link Kit - Heavy Duty Adjustable - TRC12265
- Super Pro Rear Sway Bar Link Kit - Heavy Duty Adjustable – TRC1045L
Braking
- TyrolSport Master Bracket- To Be Installed
- Centric High Carbon Brake Rotors- Front (125.33112) & Rear (125.33113)
- EBC Red Stuff Front (DP31946C) & Rear (DP31518C) Brake Pads
Interior
- OEM 2020 D Variant MIB2 Discoer Media PQ Radio
- OEM MK6 Golf R Mojo Mats
- OEM MK7 Climatronic Control (Air Quality Sensor is not installed yet)
- OEM Emergency Triangle
- OEM Hatch Tray
- OEM Auto Open/Close side Pocket Umbrella
- OEM 4Motion Shift Knob assembly, with silver stitched Leather boot
- OEM Tiquan Start-Stop Switch Part No. 5ND959839
- OEM Titan Black Dash Cubby
- OEM Titan Black Driver & Passenger Under Seat Storage Drawers
- OEM Titan Black Full-Sized/Basic Armrest (MDI Delete)
- OEM Aluminum look Glove Box Handle
- OEM European Cup Holder & Bottle Opener
- OEM 3D Color MFD for MK6 Platform - Installed and Loving it!
- OEM RLS + Auto dimming mirror & Automatic Switch- Waiting to finish the wiring, then I'll do coding.
- Deautokey.com Interior LED's + 18 SMD Trunk Housing
- Auto Polar FIS PF04
- Bold-Sport Stainless Steel Seat Inserts
- Bold-Sport 18SMD Door Warning light Housing w/ 3D LED
- Double Apex AUX Port
- Enfig USB 3.0 port with Double Apex USB Quick Charge 3.0
- Double Apex Garage Control - Removed for time being
- Hidden AAWireless
- WeatherTech Floor Liners & Trunk Liner
Exterior
- OEM Folding Mirror's with SMD LED Puddle Light
- OEM Blind Spot Mirror’s
- Custom Smoked OEM Front Side markers
- OEM Tinted Golf R Taillights w/o Fog Lights
- OEM Upgraded Reverse Camera - Waiting to be installed
- OEM Parking/Park Distance Control Sensors - Waiting to be installed
- Deautokey Cree Error Free Reverse LED's
- Deautokey OSRAM H16 LED Front Turn Signals
- Deautokey OSRAM Euro LED Taillight LED Turn Signals
- LEDWholesalers 6 SMT LED 194 T10 Wedge Bulb's for front Side markers---Replacing with Deautokey White Sidemarker LED's
- KLii Motorwerkes Rear Emblem Color Fill
Vagcom/VCDS Tweaks
- ABS: ESC Defeat
- Driver Seat Heater Memory
- Passenger Seat Heater Memory for 10mins
- MFD: Volume to be replenished
- MK7 Climatronic Staging
- KESSY: Lock Car While Running via remote
- Lighting: Comfort Turn Signal Count= 5
- Lighting: Disabled monitoring
- Lighting: Emergency Brake Flashing
- Lighting: Enable ATA Confirm on/off via MFI
- Lighting: Enable Door Warning Lights
- Lighting: Enable DRL Turn On/Off via MFI
- Lighting: Enable Memory Seats(required for Mirror Tilt & High-line controller) MFI
- Lighting: Enable Mirror Down in Reverse On/Off via MFI
- Lighting: LED Tail-light Coding
- Windows: Roll Up/Down via remote
- Wipers: Enable Tear Drop Wiping on Front Wiper
- Wipers: Enable Tear Drop Wiping on Rear Wiper
Maintenance
- 10k Maintenance
- 20k Maintenance
- 30k Maintenance w/Haldex
- 40k Maintenance
- 46kish New Filter for CTS Intake & new bolts ordered for the tray bolt.
- 50k Maintenance
- 60k Maintenance
- 65,191 Miles- Brake Rotors & Pads Installed
- 70k Maintenance
- 80k Maintenance
- 90k Maintenance coupled with replacing PVC, Drive belt, tensioner and Valve Cover Gasket.
- 100k Maintenance coupled with an alignment & sunroof cover replacement.