OEM+ 2-DOOR MKVII

[bobloblawGTI]

Got it in for another corrosion claim last week. He worked some magic last time for me so fingers crossed he can pull through again this year.
They also had a beautiful King's Red 40th edition on the lot that got me tempted and I'm not even a red car guy. Really hard to let go of a two-door though.
Damn, also realizing King's Red looks way better in person. Pictures don't really do it justice, could be the exposure in these.

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Fun fact, the red on the 40th ed. is actually Tornado Red, same as the Mk7. The regular Mk8 is King's Red (darker):

 

[mrmatto]

I find kings red to be a bit too orangey or rusty for my liking. TR lives on!

 

[aegis]

Our office designed the new dealership in town, so I went up there to check out how things were going and submitted the corrosion claim. They had their VW Thing back out on display;

Cool to see the comparison to the renderings;

 

[aegis]

Summers re-torqued. Shot of the front brake upgrade to PP with re-badged calipers. Couple updates on planned projects;

• Corrosion claim submitted.
• Fog lights from salvage arrived. Still need to source new switch and harness.
• Harness for Helix woofer/amp in the mail. Been planning interior trim removal, dealership still waiting to hear back on getting a coding dongle in for me for purchase.
• OEM Euro tails in the basket, will probably pull the trigger mid-May.
• Might swap out the steering wheel this weekend. Had the thing for almost a year now and have been putting it off, not looking forward to swapping trim. Very faint rattle behind the buttons, might be warn-out plastic so been debating on buying a new set of buttons for the swap.

 

[Diggs24]

Did you tell that time traveler from the 60s to not touch your car?

 

[aegis]

Not getting any luck on being able to purchase the Helix programming dongle.. both local dealerships can't get them ordered, and any other I reach out to won't sell it to me.. Going to poke around at other dealerships to see if I get lucky, or at least get lucky in getting them to program it for a beer.

If people knew what it took to 'program' these things they would throw a fit at the 160$ service cost.. such a scam.

Ay, shoutout to Humberview VW;

 

[aegis]

Did a Spring deep-clean to take some photos for the corrosion claim. This is mostly it; front fenders coming down to the rocker.

Dealership came through and covered both front fenders and both rockers covered fully under warranty. Self reminder for May 29th drop-off.

Also, replaced my knob. Boot leather was cracking, sides were falling off, plastic was bubbling, leather was all worn in.
Feels nice and stiff, it used to feel like it was going to fall apart and go limp in my hand. Now it feels good to hold onto.

 

[manu97]

Dealership came through and covered both front fenders and both rockers covered fully under warranty. Self reminder for May 29th drop-off.

Also, replaced my knob. Boot leather was cracking, sides were falling off, plastic was bubbling, leather was all worn in.
Feels nice and stiff, it used to feel like it was going to fall apart and go limp in my hand. Now it feels good to hold onto.

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Which knob are we talking about?

 

[aegis]

Need to also source the wiring harness and the interior switch. May end up being a summer project.

I'm realizing the wiring harness above will not work for GTI, it's a Golf harness (plugs are different). I think this one will work, but it doesn't come with a trigger wire. I've read that someone with the same Canadian MY had it stock already with the wiring.

 

[aegis]

Did a Spring deep-clean to take some photos for the corrosion claim. This is mostly it;

Just got these images back from the warranty shop. progress

 

[aegis]

Got back from vacation, went up North to stay at the Cabin. Stopped at my partner's old highschool to take some clean-ish pictures before it got covered in bugs for 1,800km. Body work looks great from the warranty shop, small fitment issue at the bumper/fender so will get that adjusted in time. Threw on some new clear plate covers and brought the steering wheel I never have time to install.

 

[aegis]

So I forced myself to install the new wheel that's been sitting in a box for a year. OEM TCR wheel that I bought second hand. Guy purchased it from ECS (verified the purchase) but he didn't like the thickness so sold it to me for a fraction of what he paid.

Did a whole bunch of research to build up the confidence to do the trim/button swap. Bit the bullet and ordered an extra brushed alu. trim in case I busted any of the plastic barbs. I used ShopDap's video for teardown, and the barb holes are definitely not the same location from their Alltrack MK7 project.. see difference from the sheet I printed vs. actual. Overall really clean OEM+ look, only busted one barb even after taking my time with it, so glad I paid for the extra trim.

 

[bobloblawGTI]

Very sharp looking. What's the thickness compared to the stock wheel? Looks fairly comparable from the photos. Definitely an upgrade either way.

 

[aegis]

What's the thickness compared to the stock wheel?

I would say the exact same. If anything, the perforated leather makes it feel slightly bigger but not much of a difference. I grabbed some thicker wheels just to see if I'd prefer something bigger but I've always been a fan of the OEM thickness which this is perfect for.

 

[mwoodski]

very nice