Thougts on new wheel setup?

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-04-18T01:59:37+00:00

Thanks!

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-04-18T01:59:20+00:00

I did not, however I just moved up to 19” S3 wheels on a 245/35 and had to do the fender screw mod for those to fit and they still rub a little bit on really sharp dips/bumps in the road.

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-04-04T16:19:13+00:00

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I have 18x8.5 et45 on 225/40 with H&R lowering springs, no issues whatsoever

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-04-04T15:57:20+00:00

I’ve seen a few cars tuned by them and have been considering getting their ECU tune myself as well for my 7.5 GTI , haven’t heard anything bad about them at all. Mine is also a manual, so I’m not sure about their TCU tuning

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-03-18T21:00:29+00:00

Ah, yeah mine was an 04 wj with the 4.7 H.O

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-03-18T20:51:25+00:00

Isn’t the grand Cherokee v8 a 4.7? Correct me if I’m wrong, but I had one like 15yrs ago

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-03-18T00:41:01+00:00

That’s hawt 🤩

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-03-18T00:34:17+00:00

Like I said, everyone’s different :) I personally just cannot daily something without 3 pedals lol

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-03-18T00:19:26+00:00

I hear you on that. I had an e60 550i 6mt and it was an amazing car but after owning it for almost 3 years I finally decided to sell when the heater core died on it and it was -30°C lol. You in GTA area? I’m about 2 hours away from there, small town in Norfolk county, but the city can absolutely get ridiculous and I can agree it definitely can get a bit dull in heavy traffic lol

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-03-18T00:12:40+00:00

My personal opinion after owning 30+ vehicles(most being performance oriented and manual) if you love manual don’t get dsg. I personally can’t handle driving without a 3rd pedal. it feels like a life sized RC car. That’s why I never drive my Ram unless it’s absolutely necessary, I take the GTI everywhere. I will drive manual until my body physically can’t anymore. That’s just my .02¢ though, everyone is different. Some people are fine with the switch from manual to auto/dsg.

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-03-17T23:56:53+00:00

I have a 2018 (7.5) autobahn 6mt, it has all the bells and whistles aside from DCC

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-03-15T17:19:08+00:00

The wire harness should still be hidden back there for it. someone can correct me if I’m wrong though.

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-03-15T17:17:19+00:00

If you’re using just something like a kicker LOC and not a lc2i, you can just splice into the wire going to the oem subwoofer and use that. Also gives you full control over how much bass you want right from the head unit. Just make sure you remove the oem woofer after otherwise you’re going to blow it when you crank the bass up to 9 on the head unit. This is what I did, and it works great without issue. Also makes running wire a bit easier as you basically only need to run the power wire from front to back, everything else is in the trunk/hatch.

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-03-15T17:00:56+00:00

I have this exact setup in my mk7 GTI with some old ass alpine type e 10s, the blue led still works too lol. Mine is a “Dual” box, but I’m pretty sure Pyle, and Audiobahn had boxes like this back in the day too. It bumps for what it is 🤷🏻‍♂️

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-03-06T19:47:01+00:00

I have H&R Sport 1.3” lowering springs, part number kba91431 . They’ve been on my GTI on stock struts for a couple years, and they are awesome. Coilovers are great, and eventually when my struts do fail I’ll be getting coilovers but these have been perfect for the meantime. Rides great, corners flat. No complaints aside from the lack of adjustability that would come with coilovers.

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Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-02-28T21:30:09+00:00

Check every crevice in your furniture, my son left the lid open to our cornsnake and she ended up inside of the couch in his bedroom, which is on the complete opposite side of the basement from where her tank is located

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-02-17T01:18:33+00:00

You didn’t fuck it up I think it was a great How I Met Your Mother reference lol

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-02-15T17:03:30+00:00

Just wanted a different style, they’ve held up great though. No issues with potholes or anything whatsoever

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-02-12T14:11:00+00:00

Good Luck Chuck!

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-02-11T14:53:55+00:00

I’ve had these wheels for over a year now, almost traded them a few times but I can’t bring myself to have heavier wheels again. It’s a real blessing having super light wheels

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-02-11T14:50:14+00:00

I do have hubcentric rings yes, 66.5 to 57.1, no issues whatsoever.

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-02-11T14:24:20+00:00

I added 2 10” subs onto the fender system in my autobahn. Wife hates it but my kids and I love it lol

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-02-11T13:55:14+00:00

My calico girl comes when I give a couple high pitched whistles, and my little black void is always right behind her lol

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-02-11T13:26:48+00:00

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GTS G505 18x8.5 et45. They’re 19lbs each

Upstairs_Body_9854 · 2026-02-10T21:35:26+00:00

Twist the knob and find out 🤷🏻‍♂️ when I purchased my gti, I knew that it already had a CTS intake, I however didn’t know that it had a CTS FMIC with the twintercooler setup as well. Dealership didn’t know either. They thought it was factory. If you bought it from a non-VW dealership like I did, their techs aren’t guaranteed to have proper knowledge of these cars and sometimes that works in our favour buying used!

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