What did you do to your car today?

darkhorse · May 13, 2010

Farfromovin said:
Yikes, that's a tall order

It's taking bigger bucks to get more bang now.

I handed over my PD 150's to Fedex today. Drivebywire should see them next week.

PeeWee · May 13, 2010

How did he get up on the roof!!!

glitdi said:
took pictures of the hit and run on my freshly waxed Jetta.
Also had a scratch on bumper painted two days before.
Good thing is a good samaritan got the plate number and the name of the company that owned the truck. Called the business gave em ****. No money out of my pocket however still a pisser.
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penclnck · May 13, 2010

Mounted and balanced new tires on the blue wagon. $70 refund from Michelin and a $40 refund back from VWoA.... woot. Wife's car doesn't need tires, but I went ahead and picked up a set of tires for her car and put them in storage.

Sprayed down the engine bay, twice a year kind of thing and it still looks like new under the hood.... who says diesels are dirty? Shined up the plastic and rubber on the exterior of the car and applied some stickers to the doors, I'm ready for SoWo.

glitdi · May 13, 2010

Pee wee
It was a garbage truck piece of particle board was unsecured.
flew out and hit my car.... real pisser.
The good news is that all the scratches buffed out with a little elbow grease and a clay bar.
The good news is I settled with the company and got a few bucks to add to the next upgrade fund on the tdi

TDikook · May 13, 2010

I finally have a fully functional Boost and EGT gauge. Hooked the boost gauge and it works Great. It is abowt time..

PeeWee · May 15, 2010

Installed a set of Nokian eNTYRE 225 45 17, nice quiet and roll really well. I'll see if there is an impact on fuel usage.

wanders · May 15, 2010

Replaced parking brake cables.

zaeli · May 15, 2010

Oil change @169,600 (total/mann kit from idparts)
Undercarriage inspection.

TopherDI · May 15, 2010

Installed DC Stage I clutch - throw out bearing gave up the ghost after 185K miles.

Took a while but it got done and it feels really great - same petal weight as stock if not lighter but the old one was OLD!

Any tips about break-in?

tothemax · May 15, 2010

Good Job! I need to change my throw out bearing too on my Jetta and I am dreading R&R the tranny.

When I got a new clutch, I just drove mine normally (i.e. without burning rubber or popping the clutch drag racing style) for the first 600 miles. Also I made sure the clutch was fully engaged before pushing hard on the go pedal and transferring a lot of torque to the wheels.....

TopherDI said:
Installed DC Stage I clutch - throw out bearing gave up the ghost after 185K miles.

Took a while but it got done and it feels really great - same petal weight as stock if not lighter but the old one was OLD!

Any tips about break-in?

sobots · May 15, 2010

Installed nozzles, DG race pipe, and an O/R downpipe. It was actually kind of fun. I must be sick.

Mr. Annoying · May 15, 2010

learned a new yoga position installing top front DP nut
(thank you Whitbread)

Idahosnoman · May 15, 2010

Installed my new license plate frame, from TDIclub.com.

Farfromovin · May 15, 2010

Mr. Annoying said:
learned a new yoga position installing top front DP nut
(thank you Whitbread)

I *love* that position, grr.

FlashT · May 15, 2010

I did a few things to my car:

1.) I cleaned the intake manifold with Deafbug's tutorial.

2.) I blocked off the EGR with a plate, plugged the vacuum line, and did not get a CEL (yet).

3.) I ordered VCDS (KII-USB) from Ross-tech and got a 10% discount.

truck · May 16, 2010

I changed the batteries in my two key fobs, and the intermittent non-op/weirdness is no more.

I gave myself a tiny scratch with a pairing knife opening the sucker: trivial, but the first blood for the Jetta. Certainly won't be the last... :^)

Tim

TopherDI · May 16, 2010

tothemax said:
Good Job! I need to change my throw out bearing too on my Jetta and I am dreading R&R the tranny.

When I got a new clutch, I just drove mine normally (i.e. without burning rubber or popping the clutch drag racing style) for the first 600 miles. Also I made sure the clutch was fully engaged before pushing hard on the go pedal and transferring a lot of torque to the wheels.....

Air makes all the difference in the world - would have taken another 3-4 hrs without it. Only thing is that you have to be careful not to strip anything out with it.

Got after the clutch a little - no burnouts or anything, but definitely got through them pretty quickly. Not my fault though - the ice cream was going to melt

Scottsman · May 16, 2010

I ordered VCDS (HEX-USB+CAN) from Ross-tech and got a 10% discount.

Sale ends today at midnight!

Take care,
Scottsman

chirishboy · May 16, 2010

Put on the 225/45/17 tires ($100). Retinted the 10 yr old windows (15% @$135). Had the headliner redone since it was flapping like a sail ($150).

Much past due and much needed TLC...

chirishboy · May 16, 2010

oh, and put my brother's Taco up for sale... $16450
http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/1742244208.html

darkhorse · May 16, 2010

DG bypass filter

I installed my Diesel Geek bypass filter today. That oil pressure switch is a bugger to get at. Just plugging the connector back on was the hardest part of the job. I had to snug up the fitting for the oil lines on the filter cap to stop the weep but it was sure interesting to see how much cleaner the oil looked from the return line than the feed line. Way to go Amzoil!

Farfromovin · May 16, 2010

Finished my exhaust yesterday. Pretty happy to have a lifetime lasting exhaust on there now, that fits properly!

Growler · May 16, 2010

Drove it over a thousand miles this weekend to the impex GTG and back. Took my wife along and we both had an awesome time..

car ran flawlessly and didn't skip a beat.

itchytweed · May 16, 2010

Washed Gretchen and did the front window with ceramic stovetop cleaner to remove all the grunge that would not come off.

Also put on door seal gel on all the rubber seals.

johnsdr · May 16, 2010

I want to customize the interior on my 1996 Passat

Need to replace the center console arm rest, and need some better cup holders. Any ideas?

tothemax · May 16, 2010

Put on the red TDI badge

and immediately took it off. Did not like Chrome edges around the letters... Thoughts they did not fit well with the blacked VW badge. Nice thing is I did not have to fight off the glue with GooGone or anything... left no marks to clean up.

Farfromovin · May 16, 2010

It didn't look right cause it was on the wrong side

Why don't you paint them black?

tothemax · May 16, 2010

What a great frickin idea!!! Black would look good. I know I can always count on you for your taste and looks related stuff. I will sand them down and try that mat black. Wanted be a little different on the side .. Like the GTI's have it on the left.

Farfromovin said:
It didn't look right cause it was on the wrong side Why don't you paint them black?

2Goldens · May 16, 2010

Went for a drive today, around 100 miles. Opened it up and man does this car fly. Ran like a champ. Nice day for a drive with the sunroof open.

dieselpower04 · May 17, 2010

Well I can get back to doing stuff on my diesel dub...cause I'm now a Ph.D. candidate in Chemistry!! Wooooooooooo!!!

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