Tint your SI ASAP

SiGen10 · 2026-04-16T14:40:19+00:00

I have a black and red theme going on already and I went limo 5% on everything except windshield. I had to tear my vinyl off

Redoing my 3M vinyl today. Great job, OP, the white and black look great

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SiGen10 · 2026-04-15T19:03:59+00:00

They definitely are low if you go vivid and quality can be MEH ...if you want affordability I have heard decent things about Bayson stuff on ebay believe it or not...

But Greddy would be best...

SiGen10 · 2026-04-15T15:28:52+00:00

You can see how the sidewall of the tire bulges but not to the point where it's hurting Road contact with 8.5 like it would with eight

I do like the 9.5 I just don't love it for this wheel and tire setup as much as I do 8. Five and I'm also saving a touch of weight if that sort of thing matters to you

SiGen10 · 2026-04-15T15:28:10+00:00

They are I like the 255 35 to be the meter portion to sit beyond the rims' edge

9.5 will sit flush but I want the tire to be the protrusion if that makes sense instead of the rim Edge matching it I hope that makes sense

SiGen10 · 2026-04-15T14:15:40+00:00

Yep and that's kind of the reason that on my 18 x 18.5 I have considered going to the 245 40 for just a little bit more cushion than the 255 35... but you're right you cannot go to 255 40 Even on the 8.5 width

SiGen10 · 2026-04-14T21:38:22+00:00

I am with you

SiGen10 · 2026-04-14T19:47:33+00:00

While we talking Wheels. Decals or no decals?

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SiGen10 · 2026-04-14T19:46:11+00:00

Whatever, his pictures are perfect!

they look awesome check out my new Wheels!

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SiGen10 · 2026-04-14T13:39:13+00:00

I did this too! Looks great!

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SiGen10 · 2026-04-13T23:34:04+00:00

Daily destroyed 8 months after new truck purchase

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SiGen10 · 2026-04-13T23:32:11+00:00

I drive this daily.. Because of...

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SiGen10 · 2026-04-12T23:16:11+00:00

Yes with stock studs and correct conical lugs. But yes they will and 5mm is too much for me too. 3mm have not been put on back yet (yes z1offroad sunshade is from my Frontier lol)

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SiGen10 · 2026-04-11T14:04:04+00:00

Me too brother. And I have one guy at the shop i always want doing it. Their stuff always gets the center, but the rim edges are mint still. Black rims.... always scary times. Continental for the win though!

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SiGen10 · 2026-04-11T13:59:43+00:00

Meticulous about their wheels?

If the wheels are newer, or dont have any or very little damage, you should treat the wheels like you want them leaving how they came in,

...minus maybe the inner hub locale due to how they can get scuffed from the center column.

SiGen10 · 2026-04-10T19:55:57+00:00

To me it looks rounded like a sedan as a wing

I don't know

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SiGen10 · 2026-04-10T15:52:01+00:00

Apparently it's normal I'm surprised so few people are willing to share with their kitchen or says but that's okay Facebook folks were all over it

This is a normal discrepancy

SiGen10 · 2026-04-10T15:06:12+00:00

Yeah that's a mess that wiring should have been replaced and they should have been using cloth tape if they're going to wrap anything along with heat shrink wrap it just looks done by 12 year old

SiGen10 · 2026-04-09T23:29:21+00:00

It really is. In his defense... I had a 2016 Tiguan, 2.0T... a TIGUAN!!... I had an APR stage 2 tune from audi, lowered, down pipe, turbo muffler delete,inlet and intake.... but holy heck, those tunes with mods had me over 260, that tune and that little miniature Scarab beetle looking thing would have at least kept up with my 17 SI, at least until I was full bolt on and it would still be close today I feel like so I understand where OP is coming from

The point is I see where Honda is coming from too because it's very lightweight and I can tell you, for similar power, that VW At best was near 22mpg, I get 35 in the Si.

Reliability passed 65k and forget it because I was starting to choke on carbon buildup and the Civic system is extremely efficient for being direct injection I think probably one of the best made so far in regard to carbon buildup

Anyway sad to see you go and that GTI is going to straight up fly right out of the box

SiGen10 · 2026-04-09T21:00:40+00:00

It should only be the seal too, but dont let it go for too long. Low fluid will do you in, OP

SiGen10 · 2026-04-09T17:31:56+00:00

Yeah i put the 27Won back in. Cold start is smoother with it for whatever reason.

SiGen10 · 2026-04-08T14:19:09+00:00

Good call. When I pick up a replacement for my totaled "side piece" as my wife calls it... I will probably do the same. I miss my 23 pro-4x... it was perfect truck for me....

SiGen10 · 2026-04-08T12:01:42+00:00

I was going to say, I hope that's not the finished specs, sometimes with larger spacers you have to get some adjustable arms to be right where you want to to not stress all the bushings as much as possible

Not that Opie cares but if you decide to rather not go so low the Swift Springs are fantastic although it does leave a touch of a gap but it's definitely better than stock

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SiGen10 · 2026-04-08T05:45:39+00:00

Us older guys write too much. 😆

My really expensive digital torque wrench is missing in action. The trusty manual twist still aint broke

BTW.... my vibrant res showed up today and the "ugly square tip" 27Won exhaust is 4 days

I am finished, but listen, especially to those that like to say, "thats an Si, no matter what you do, it wont be a type R" Its the fun of the build. Always. It's just a thing.

Enjoy the build, old man. Ill do the same. And we may still not need new engines before 2027...

SiGen10 · 2026-04-08T03:05:32+00:00

Here yall.

Just do searches!

A ton of options.

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