What did you do to your car today?

Installed my 03 gti seats I had in my golf into my bug. I have riccaros for the golf.

old seats


Installed


Here is the door panel I sanded and repainted the top part and door handle. Still have to do the other 3 panels



Has any one ever tried to retrofit golf rear seats into a bug. I have the matching rear seats for these but the mounts are different in the bug for the rears. These seats are some much more comfortable than the old worn out ones I took out.

Scott
Did they bolt right up or did you have to modify?

KROUT said:

Installed my 03 gti seats I had in my golf into my bug. I have riccaros for the golf.

These seats are some much more comfortable than the old worn out ones I took out.

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Nice. Did you cover the rears too? The head rests are the best mod for a Golf or Jetta, but seeing you're installing these in a Beetle to begin with ...then there's no argument over whether or not these actually look in "place" for a NB or not... lol.

BrianCT

P.S. nice interior Krout.

2 days ago pick up an other diesel a bit larger


can I upgrade this turbo

Got my Rosstech Vagcom today and hooked it up. Nice to know what's going on even its nothing.

delvi__acevedo said:

2 days ago pick up an other diesel a bit larger

can I upgrade this turbo

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last pic shows what oil we should be using in our ALH's



Also I did cold weather/fuel sender mod.I'll see if it does anything on Sat. when temps go back down to double -'s

delvi__acevedo said:

2 days ago pick up an other diesel a bit larger

can I upgrade this turbo

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Delvi, are you serious or is this a joke? What are you doing with a truck like this?

oldpoopie said:

Delvi, are you serious or is this a joke? What are you doing with a truck like this?

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no joke, Im hoping to be working by next week

delvi__acevedo said:

no joke, Im hoping to be working by next week

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so when do you plan to mod your car.

87turboquattro said:

so when do you plan to mod your car.

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no time anymore Bill

and the new vehicle already has 500Hp

How much boost does that badboy put out?

TDI? Nada. 2.0? prayed. No heat unless its under a load, won't go past 70 uphill...cell on, and can't pull codes until dawn.

delvi__acevedo said:

no time anymore Bill

and the new vehicle already has 500Hp

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Yea you could go bigger on the turbo... but how you know it is not big enough... if you can still lift it without help... lol

How loud is that horn? much more than OEM?

Honeydew said:

Installed a Stebel Nautilus horn. One of the OE brackets worked well after I bent it up. The threads on the bracket match the threads on the Stebel mounting bolt. The bracket is attached to the front bolt for the Panzer plate post.

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LNXGUY said:

How much boost does that badboy put out?

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I don't have a boost gauge, but my friend has one on a Detroit S60 engine and it does not seen to pass 20psi.

I will preface this with yes, I AM a complete moron.

Rodney, my 2.0, just had a timing belt and waterpump done, but I have been so far in love with my TDI, that I haven't driven the 2.0 much. After sitting a week, he had no coolant on a 14 degree day, I filled up the tank and kept on trucking.

Well, this past week, I have been driving the 2.0 to work (5-10 mins each way) Heat only when facing uphill, fans not coming on at all...lower than average power on inclines, blue light popping on after running awhile...tonight, was a CEL

Sounds like an air pocket to me...so I call a friend and ask how to burp the system.
I work evenings, don't fall asleep until around 3 am, and figure from 1 am to 3, even I can do this...so let's go to the grocery store where the gas pumps are lit, but not active at night, and when I'm done, I'll treat my husband to some salmon...he wakes up and comes along.

I didn't let the car cool enough before trying to add more coolant, and it barfed all over the place. Then, I lose the clips to the temp sensor. Oh wait, is it supposed to leak? No? Ah yes, where did that O-ring go? Husband was not amused, but did not nag, just complained of the cold until I mentioned I had blankets in the back...he went to sleep.

No more red coolant, market only had green. Got Rodney back together, drove five miles home. Clothes that are covered in coolant are in the washer, I had my shower, salmon is in the oven...kid gets up in a about 2 hours and needs a ride to school, and I will be on the hunt for a coolant flush before work at 3 pm.

Richard55 said:

Scott
Did they bolt right up or did you have to modify?

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Yes I had to change the airbag plug and seat belt plug other than that they bolt right up. The rear seats from a golf wont work I tried. I have not done anything to the rears they are still stock, if its not too much and they can match the fabric I may have the rears recovered.

I washed the bug this morning its was 39 I think I am starting to adjust to the cold weather. lol

Richard I might be heading to Atl sunday to pic up a car.

delvi__acevedo said:

no time anymore Bill

and the new vehicle already has 500Hp

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hey,you have as much as my 502 in my pick up truck. can you spot me some tq.

87turboquattro said:

hey,you have as much as my 502 in my pick up truck. can you spot me some tq.

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Of course, what are friends for

Got coolant flushed, and Rodney irritated the devil out of the mechanic. Found a bad MAF too, and this one only has 2,000 miles. Oh well, the first one wasn't replaced until 192K.

I aced out a Scion TC driven by a girl.

The jetta has a lot of good characteristics, but 0-60 isn't really one of them.

started laying down the Raammat in my Golf. just a start for now, but it will be hell when I get to the front

where are the pics

coming, when I have it all done. its still gonna take a day or two more to get it all done. not a fast job...

Cleaned it up and took this picture:

I installed my Evolution skid plate. I am a little hesitant about saying this as all that I have read about the plate are possitive, but I was not all that thrilled about the fitment. When the back end got bolted up it had major deformation in it. Even before I bolted it up tight I had kind of a hard time getting the bolts to line up good.

On the real possitive side, it took less than a day for it to arrive at work after placing the order. I think I live about 200 or 300 miles from the US wharehouse though. And the rivetnuts went together real good too. I had no problems there. All in all, I am still pleased with it. I will contact Neil though and ask him about the fitment issues.

velociT said:

Cleaned it up and took this picture:

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Mmmmm. look at those corn rolled taco/burritos. fry me up a plate, Ill take TWO!!!

velociT said:

Cleaned it up and took this picture:

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velociT, looks nice, just need to get rid of that dealer plate frame: http://tdiclub.com/store/

BrianCT said:

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Just styrofoam beer coolers for tubing