TdiAvenger
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you should make it to some of the dallas meets, im always the only tdiEric Cartman said:Just this past week, I put in a 1600 watt amp, and 15" subs in the trunk, and some Eyelids for the headlights...
What did you do to your car today?
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eb2143
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Audi TT Short Shifter
Installed it today. Mixed reviews. It doesn't change length much, but it does feel tighter and much more precise for some reason, especially going into third. Maybe it was the lube?
What I wanted to say is the write up on Vortex has some mistakes. First of all, you don't have to take out your air filter to remove the filter box. Just take the whole box out.
Second, you don't have to remove either of the two ball joints (unless you TT doesn't come with one already installed (they usually do))
Lastly, you don't just play around and guess at the proper adjustment; you need to do the procedure that involves locking the spline and gearbox using the "nail" tool. This is outlined on dieselgeeks short shifter install instructions and in the Bentley.
Hope this helps anyone considering. I'd say worth $45 but not too much more.
Installed it today. Mixed reviews. It doesn't change length much, but it does feel tighter and much more precise for some reason, especially going into third. Maybe it was the lube?
What I wanted to say is the write up on Vortex has some mistakes. First of all, you don't have to take out your air filter to remove the filter box. Just take the whole box out.
Second, you don't have to remove either of the two ball joints (unless you TT doesn't come with one already installed (they usually do))
Lastly, you don't just play around and guess at the proper adjustment; you need to do the procedure that involves locking the spline and gearbox using the "nail" tool. This is outlined on dieselgeeks short shifter install instructions and in the Bentley.
Hope this helps anyone considering. I'd say worth $45 but not too much more.
Eric Cartman
Veteran Member
Might do.TdiAvenger said:
Where are the meets located at?
Im in Mesquite.
TdiAvenger
Veteran Member
there are meets ever where. the main ones are plano, irving, and arlington(my town)Eric Cartman said:
Fix_Until_Broke
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Let the GF drive it for the last 3 days while I fixed her Jeep. On the up side though, I've gotten to drive my Grand National for the last 3 days.
mydeathbynapalm
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Euro front bumper w/ 4motion valance swaped onto my car. Hot! Now to clean all the bug and tree juice off the car from the last 2 weeks...
IndigoBlueWagon
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New actuator in the '99.5 Golf, and while it was up in the air I found a broken sway bar link. I disconnected the other side and am driving without it for a while to see what it's like. Also replaced the engine bottom cover with one from a Jetta that actually has rear attachment points.
kharmin
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Ummm ... nothin' new on the Car lately ... but I'm busy working out mods for the new refrigerator(!)
Does that count?
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Nihilator
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Installed OEM HIDs. Niiiice.
--Chris
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Eric Cartman
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06 headlights?
I found these on ebay.
Has anyone else used these?
Id like to know pros and cons before I spend the money on them, and also want to make sure they will work of course. Other than looking kinda cool, I know nothing about them.
Take a look:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/06-07-VOLKSWAGON-GTI-JETTA-HALO-PROJECTOR-HEADLIGHTS-B_W0QQitemZ150131793708QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item150131793708
I found these on ebay.
Has anyone else used these?
Id like to know pros and cons before I spend the money on them, and also want to make sure they will work of course. Other than looking kinda cool, I know nothing about them.
Take a look:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/06-07-VOLKSWAGON-GTI-JETTA-HALO-PROJECTOR-HEADLIGHTS-B_W0QQitemZ150131793708QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item150131793708
MWVDUB
Veteran Member
took the drivers side wheel and fender liner off the try my hand at body work. The fender is junk anyway so I used a sand hammer and doly (sp?) and got the major dent out. Still a bit wavy but not near as noticable as before. New fender will be picked up in two weeks.
BlueCTTDi
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aren't they? it's like someone turned on the Sun at night...Nihilator said:
also, I owe you a note of thanks - all the climatronic conversion info you've compiled came in mighty handy during my recent install
kudos! it works like a charm..-mike
david_594
Top Post Dawg
Didnt we come across one or 2 errors in his write up though?BlueCTTDi said:aren't they? it's like someone turned on the Sun at night...
also, I owe you a note of thanks - all the climatronic conversion info you've compiled came in mighty handy during my recent install
-mike
droppedjet
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took out the floor mats to vacumm them out cause I went the beach
NathanMSL
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Uninstalled the VFengineering dogbone, as I value the fillings in my teeth.
BlueCTTDi
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well, we improvised on a couple connections, true... although being as it was 1am I'm not sure I was completely coherent at that point. Guess I should re-read it and propose adjustments..david_594 said:
Nihilator
Veteran Member
No, we didn't. He was perfect.david_594 said:
There are one or two wires that you can choose from a couple of different locations to solder them. The gala wire, for example, can go on the radio connection or the wiper relay. And the wires that connect in the plenum chamber are a little confusing. They don't really connect the way you expect them to.Which writeup are you talking about, by the way?
And BlueCTTDi, welcome to the club! Climatronic rocks...I just wish the Jetta's A/C had the capacity to keep the cabin cold on a 95-degree day in the first place.
On topic: rewired my HID beams to work like a Golf/GTI instead of a Jetta...i.e., low beams stay on when the high beams are activated. Checked out a set of Passat W8 bars, but found that they won't fit my Jetta wagon.
--Chris
points
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I had water temp issues.. Water was overheating by 20-25 F today, so I replaced the thremostat with a Napa Superstat. Much better!!!! No more overheating. I'm ready for a weekend roadtrip now.
greengeeker
Vendor
Replaced swaybar bushings, replaced ECT, performed TSB 5006-02 . Diagnosed noisy/bad serp belt tensioner. I'm just so happy it wasn't the TB tensioner or an idler - I can sleep again.
. Diagnosed noisy/bad serp belt tensioner. I'm just so happy it wasn't the TB tensioner or an idler - I can sleep again.je
Veteran Member
Koni Red
GTI sport springs (and spacer, which it didn't need by the way)
TT control arm rear bushings
Made new spreader tool for the struts, since the spindles are a bit mashed from doing this what, 5 or 6 times now. One bolt, bench grinder easy peasy.
Took a loooooong time. The second shift caretakers kicked me out.
Pretty good, drove the 700m home and seemed nice.
GTI sport springs (and spacer, which it didn't need by the way)
TT control arm rear bushings
Made new spreader tool for the struts, since the spindles are a bit mashed from doing this what, 5 or 6 times now. One bolt, bench grinder easy peasy.
Took a loooooong time. The second shift caretakers kicked me out.
Pretty good, drove the 700m home and seemed nice.
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bikeprof
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- 1996 Passat B4 Variant white, 1996 Town & Country 3.8 LXI
Smiled at her !
She is still sick and waiting to get repaired.
She does look very attractive though, NICE !
284.887K still...
!She is still sick and waiting to get repaired.
She does look very attractive though, NICE
!284.887K still...
BlueCTTDi
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Nice.. you're going to enjoy the Reds - I briefly ran them last year and the only reason I changed them out was to upgrade to FSD's.. otherwise I'd have gladly kept themje said:
BlueCTTDi
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Yeah, the plenum wires were the ones we made modifications to Dave helped me with the install.. there were only one or two of the "*** does this actually connect to" items.. was 98% on point.
The writeup I was referring to was the one to replicate the Kufatec harness.
Dave helped me with the install.. there were only one or two of the "*** does this actually connect to" items.. was 98% on point.The writeup I was referring to was the one to replicate the Kufatec harness.
Nihilator said:No, we didn't. He was perfect.
Which writeup are you talking about, by the way?
And BlueCTTDi, welcome to the club! Climatronic rocks...I just wish the Jetta's A/C had the capacity to keep the cabin cold on a 95-degree day in the first place.
On topic: rewired my HID beams to work like a Golf/GTI instead of a Jetta...i.e., low beams stay on when the high beams are activated. Checked out a set of Passat W8 bars, but found that they won't fit my Jetta wagon.
--Chris
J double R
Fail Train Conductor
Installed the smoked sidemarkers.. now to the fender blinkers, and she'll almost be smoked the full way around..