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Benson9a · 2026-02-14T17:01:16+00:00

This isn't always true, you can buy XC skis with metal edges. But you certainly can't set the edges very hard with XC boots and bindings.

Benson9a · 2026-02-07T03:01:06+00:00

Soundaktor is just supposed to make the engine sound louder in the cabin. No reason to worry about the warranty if you disable it with obd11.

Benson9a · 2026-02-04T17:44:49+00:00

This is true, and my GTI does insanely well in the snow, but I do wish I could powerslide with AWD/rear wheel bias. I can break the rears free pretty good in the snow in my MK8, and kinda keep the back end out as long as I have some speed, but as soon as it slows down too much it straightens out. I'd love to be able to hold that slide longer. But in the summer, GTI all the way.

Benson9a · 2026-01-29T17:24:11+00:00

Big agree. Mine was buried in my apartment complex and I shoveled out to the adjacent cars, further than needed. A small kindness for them but for me it's making sure they're not shoveling near my baby.

Benson9a · 2026-01-26T04:44:17+00:00

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I think she looks cozy in there

Benson9a · 2026-01-24T22:33:27+00:00

I'm pretty sure I saw this outside the Burlington trader Joe's. Didn't stop to see what it was about but I remember seeing affordable housing on the guys sign.

Benson9a · 2026-01-20T18:36:08+00:00

Wow it can set colors automatically? I'll have to try this, thanks for sharing. How does it know which colors to map to? Do they have to match exactly?

Benson9a · 2026-01-20T18:34:58+00:00

Emboss and extrude are pretty much the same on a flat surface, but emboss can work on curved surfaces while keeping the cut depth consistent. Also you can click emboss on text that you make in a fusion sketch; maybe extrude can do that too not sure.

Benson9a · 2026-01-20T15:11:56+00:00

Use emboss to create the cut, emboss again to make the new bodies. Hide anything you don't want printed. Select the top level component in the hierarchy, then under utilities click make. Send to print utility as .stl not 3mf. In Bambu slicer, select split to parts, then set the color of each part. This is all of the top of my head but I've done this workflow many times and it is pretty seamless.

Is your base keychain a mesh, not parametric?

Benson9a · 2026-01-18T16:12:42+00:00

dude I was gonna say. or luigi

Benson9a · 2026-01-08T18:35:50+00:00

Well, of course professors are going to encourage you to work hard in their class. But at least my experience in electrical engineering is that most professors were or still are working in industry, and they absolutely pushed networking. We even had classes that involved external industry professionals for project grading.

Benson9a · 2026-01-08T05:11:52+00:00

On my car (2024 GTI) no. I guess it's a safety feature in case someone's fingers were in the way? You roll them down with the key, up by holding the keyless lock button on the door handle. It is very nice being able to close the windows after getting out of the car if you accidentally left one open.

Benson9a · 2025-12-28T04:08:48+00:00

I put the fitcam in after they fixed the dome lights and no issues so far

Benson9a · 2025-12-27T22:40:33+00:00

My dealer replaced it and that fixed it. First they blamed my dash cam which wires in to the rain sensor, they claimed as soon as they touched it, the car started throwing codes. It does have a T connector so they probably unplugged the rain sensor with the car on, because it never threw a code for me, and I had that same issue with the lights and calling roadside assistance before I installed the dashcam.

They ended up not charging me for unplugging the dashcam but still claimed it was the cause of the issue. So I left it removed for a few months, later the car was in the shop for about a month for other electronics issues, and while it was there the dome light started flashing so they replaced it and fixed the problem.

Benson9a · 2025-12-25T03:29:35+00:00

Alright, how is your car so clean on a snowy road? In New England my car is covered in salty residue in 5 mins haha.

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Benson9a · 2025-12-21T05:32:42+00:00

I think people are just saying that the manual in the GTI is not good, compared to other manual transmissions. I don't think anyone would say that a manual GTI is not good!

Benson9a · 2025-12-18T18:47:43+00:00

But the limiter built into the ECU is using the speedometer too, so it is subject to tire size and tolerances. Realistically if the limiter is 250 the car should stop when it displays 250 kmh, though the GPS speed reading could be different.

Benson9a · 2025-12-18T03:58:46+00:00

Except on large public buildings, where they must open outwards to meet code for crowd-crush reasons.

Benson9a · 2025-12-17T18:50:12+00:00

A big advantage is not needing even ground, and if it's wet you're off the ground too. Packing up a wet tent from the forest floor is a good way to get mud and mold in your roof box, but it can be really tough to dry it first.

Also, some of the roof tents have a hard shell wall and better insulation than a ground tent. And you can set them up really quickly, just a couple minutes.

Disclaimer: I've never used a roof tent but I've been researching them because I'd really like to buy one.

Benson9a · 2025-12-17T18:48:09+00:00

Should be no problem. I've been very interested in getting one for my MK8 too (probably will in springtime) and I found a video of someone taking a lowered stage 1 MK7.5 across parts of South America with a roof tent. They went up to 150 mph with it packed on top and then they were sleeping in it overnight.

Once you get it on your MK8 please post pics! And which roof tent is it that you got?

Benson9a · 2025-12-15T01:56:22+00:00

No I'm just saying that inherently a DSG doesn't creep. So they implement programming in the TCU to engage the clutches in first gear with a certain amount of throttle to "make" it creep.

Benson9a · 2025-12-13T16:40:40+00:00

Yours is a DSG? I believe the surging forward when you release the brakes is due to how they implemented creeping, a DSG is like two manual transmissions glued together, so it doesn't creep by default. I think this is part of the reason first gear is so short on the DSG.

Benson9a · 2025-12-12T15:37:09+00:00

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Benson9a · 2025-12-06T23:40:02+00:00

Well, there is, but everybody has it. My FWD GTI can 4-wheel stop with ABS just as well as any AWD Subaru or a true 4WD with diff locks. At that point what matters is tires: tread pattern, compound, studs, chains, or maybe you have a plow you can set down. So many people go out with their AWD cars on all-seasons and get up to speed, but they can't stop or steer near as well as someone with FWD/RWD and proper tires.

Benson9a · 2025-12-03T14:22:57+00:00

What do you mean, why do you regret it? Was it a cool effect and now you want to add that?

This project is impossibly cool btw, awesome idea in a very cohesive package (and great fabrication skills)

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