McGuillicuddy
Veteran Member
Just wondering what the consensus is around winter fronts for the MKIV. Do they noticeably help warmup times in our climate? Worth the ~$100 investment? Any drawbacks?
I just put some foam pipe insulation that you can buy at home depot, here's the thread
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=160835
Necessary ? No. Do they help in winter warm up times. Yes. I did the 1/2" foam pipe insulation trick and it worked a bit. Last winter before the polar vortex hit I had a winter front from IDparts for my 2011 Golf TDI. Worked and looked a lot better than the insulation. No drawbacks. I have the lower portion on my rig now.Just wondering what the consensus is around winter fronts for the MKIV. Do they noticeably help warmup times in our climate? Worth the ~$100 investment? Any drawbacks?
YEP ... another vote for the pipe insulation ... works great and its cheap as hell - I like that !!!I just put some foam pipe insulation that you can buy at home depot, here's the thread
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=160835
+1 for this. I use it and find that it does make a significant difference in the warm-up times during the morning drive.I just put some foam pipe insulation that you can buy at home depot, here's the thread
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=160835
Some of us are Ballers on a budget, I dig itBlack pipe insulation is pimp ;-)
YEP ... another vote for the pipe insulation ... works great and its cheap as hell - I like that !!!
Mad respect dudeReal ghetto ballers do it without zip ties. Cut the outside edges at the appropriate angle and be extra legit. I have never lost one in three winters. Maybe cuz I get mad respect in my hood!
And Im a deep shiny mirror like zaino freak too
Real ghetto ballers do it without zip ties.
Yeah, I know exaclty where you're coming from. I enjoy driving a car that even though it's not immaculate, it's protected from all the crap that normal road use does to a paint job. I'd rather go wash a car once and have everything come off and look nice than have to wash it a bunch of times and still have an ugly beat up paint job after it all. My wagon, yes I don't really care about the paint job, but I did wash it weekly rain or shine, and I have show pictures to prove that all the original chrome is still immaculate. In the salt belt doing something like that goes a long way to keeping rust from happening over the long term, or even getting worse over the long term.I can only compare the way we care for our cars in respect to how to care for a horse. Many times the first thing a horse will do after a wash is to go for a roll in the dirt. Some cowboys and especially some cowgirls get pretty frustrated. I say you don't wash a horse to keep it clean, you wash a horse to take care of it. I still do a two and a half hour wash/wax twice a year. I don't do it because my 11 year old car has immaculate paint. I genuinely like taking care of it. I keep saving for a badass turbo but i keep spending it on others things. Anyway, the paint and clear coat aint peeling. Although lots more new teeny chips and other little things I notice every time I finish with the clay bar. My car has that weird galactic blue/purple paint, .I added lots of black accruements. So the pipe insulation looks alright to me. Although I do have the leather setup for the lower grill. I get mad respect to any and all here who take care of their ride. I have learned a ton ;-)