A funny thing happened with the temps down to -4 last night. When I got my Jetta started, after dealing with a dead battery, which is another story, I heard a pump screaming. I traced it down to the Def Blue Dieselgate tank. The DEF fluid was froze and the pump was screaming. Apparently, it...
I did think about 4 piston calipers with 345mm rotors up front. Good to know the 345s would fit with the 17” wheels. I’m not sure I want to spend that much money right now though.
Since I kept the 17” wheels to put winter tires on, I’m afraid I could go too big. The other issue is, it’s a lot of money and really I’d have to do the fronts and rears to keep the brake balance right. What I am considering doing is putting GLi brake disks on the front and painting the...
Rotating weight has a lot to do with where the weight is located on the wheel. Closer to the center, good. Farther away from the center bad. Theoretically, it is possible to have a lighter wheel and tire combo with the weight out by the rim have more "rotating weight" than a heavier wheel and...
I got the wheels and tires yesterday and mounted them today. Got to compare to the OEM 17” wheels with the Pirelli tires to the Sport Edition 18” wheels and the Vredestein (sp?) Quadtrac Pro+ tires. I like the looks (see below), it really changed the looks of the car. I’m definitely going to...
Interesting, the Sport Edition A15-2 18” wheels are lighter than the stock 17” wheels by 9 lbs. I was wondering what to do with the old wheels. I decided to keep them and I will put winter tires on them so I can go winter, summer in the future. I have not mounted on the car yet since they...
I’ll stick with the Sport Edition 15-2 18” in black. I have black caliper paint to paint the stock calipers. Probably a good thing since they will be more visible. Black is more subtle than red or yellow and I want to kind of keep this car as a sleeper. The GTi wheels are cool, but way more...
Yes, I am aware that it might make the quality of the ride a bit worse. I already made the ride a bit worse with the suspension upgrades, so what’s a little more. These wheels are the same weight as the stock 17” wheels, so weight isn’t really an issue. I admit, I’m thinking it looks good...
I was thinking of getting a Stage 3 tunes from ECS Tuning, but it seems they do not have it available any more. The only tunes available these days are the Malone Stage 2, which I have, and another similar tune. I was hoping for something more to get my Jetta TDi up to about 190 hp. What is...
I am thinking of upgrading from 17” stock alloy wheels to 18” wheels and tires on my 2015 Jetta TDi SEL. I’ve already upgraded the suspension with stiffer sway bars and the Komi Active shock/strut kit. I’m thinking the Verdestien Quadtrac Pro+ tire 225 40/18 and the pictured wheels.
The line from my AD Blue tank is leaking. Getting it repaired under the “extended” TDi warranty. However, that ends at 162k miles and I just crossed 150k. I’ll be looking for a delete of that and maybe the DPF too. I’d like to get the ECS Tuning stage 3 tune. I’ve already done a suspension...
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