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I have a jetta tdi, have 500$ canadian, what to do, you decide!

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after i come back from march break i will have 500$ left here, i won't take it to florida cuz i'll spend it

Stuff Done:
Stereo
SHifter/Boot
Tint
Debagded
Grill/Antenna
Votex front bumper
Can't remember anything else
Getting chipped anyway so don't include that!
So what would you do? thanks~
I think i should do mufflerectomy and tuning box ?~?
The car is five speed
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Re: I have a jetta tdi, have 500$ canadian, what to do, you decide! (vtec16)

suspension.
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Re: I have a jetta tdi, have 500$ canadian, what to do, you decide! (craig20v)

specify, i can't excede 500$ so suspension won't be the best~
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Re: I have a jetta tdi, have 500$ canadian, what to do, you decide! (vtec16)

Vtec16, where in FL are you going? Are you driving your Dub?
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Re: I have a jetta tdi, have 500$ canadian, what to do, you decide! (vtec16)

well, for $500, you could do weitec tx or gt kit. 30-50mm. http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif
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Re: I have a jetta tdi, have 500$ canadian, what to do, you decide! (vtec16)

i'm driving to Panama City/Destin Florida, i'm taking my dub
shouldn't cost me more than 100$ to drive there and back
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Re: I have a jetta tdi, have 500$ canadian, what to do, you decide! (vtec16)

How about the Votex side skirts since you already have the bumper.
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Re: I have a jetta tdi, have 500$ canadian, what to do, you decide! (vtec16)

For $500. Canadian you can get one of those cool sunglass holders.
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Re: I have a jetta tdi, have 500$ canadian, what to do, you decide! (vtec16)

quote:[HR][/HR]after i come back from march break i will have 500$ left here, i won't take it to florida cuz i'll spend it

Stuff Done:
Stereo
SHifter/Boot
Tint
Debagded
Grill/Antenna
Votex front bumper
Can't remember anything else
Getting chipped anyway so don't include that!
So what would you do? thanks~
I think i should do mufflerectomy and tuning box ?~?
The car is five speed
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Tell you honestly? Keep that $500 and spend it on something else
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Re: I have a jetta tdi, have 500$ canadian, what to do, you decide! (soundzero)

i'm 18, i got money? i can't save it, cuz there is other things i would like to buy, i have a job so whatever. Plus it's either going to get spent eventually on me and the girlfriend or on the car right away. At least the car will give me a smile everytime i drive it LOL
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Re: I have a jetta tdi, have 500$ canadian, what to do, you decide! (vtec16)

Suspension by far. Weitec GT 30 mm will cost you about $650 CDN + tax, so that would be a stretch (if you can wait a couple weeks for that extra $, you won't regret it). The only thing cheaper that I can recommend is Tokico shocks from shox.com for $289 US. With S&H, it works out to $540 CDN + tax.
Other than that, there is nothing worthwhile in the suspension area under $500 CDN, unless you can find somebody selling their suspension parts in the classifieds forum.
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Re: I have a jetta tdi, have 500$ canadian, what to do, you decide! (catalytic)

the weitec kit, what does it come with? only springs? i can get h&r springs for 155 U.S, then the shocks maybe? hmmm.
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Re: I have a jetta tdi, have 500$ canadian, what to do, you decide! (vtec16)

Weitec GT is a cup kit, which means it includes both springs and shocks. There was a RapidParts.com group buy in the Suspension forum. Maybe you can still get the $375 US + $45 S&H price? Great deal.
Tokico shocks $289 + H&R springs $155 + S&H = ~$500+ US
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Re: I have a jetta tdi, have 500$ canadian, what to do, you decide! (catalytic)

thanks a lot man, that really helped, i'll look into it! How's the ride with that suspension?
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Re: I have a jetta tdi, have 500$ canadian, what to do, you decide! (vtec16)

Supposed to be pretty good (although the ProSystem is probably a little bit more comfortable). If I didn't get the Eibach ProSystem, I would have gotten the Weitec GT. I just didn't want that much of a drop.
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Re: I have a jetta tdi, have 500$ canadian, what to do, you decide! (vtec16)

Trade in your TDI and use the $500 down on a 1.8T

But, barring that, I'd go with the tuning box and mufflerectomy
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Re: I have a jetta tdi, have 500$ canadian, what to do, you decide! (1.8Tango)

The Mufflersectomy is going to cost you what, maybe $25? You can do that either way. If you've already got plans for a chip lined up, I'd say forget about the tuning box and do something else, like the supension possibly.
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Re: I have a jetta tdi, have 500$ canadian, what to do, you decide! (vtec16)

hm.. if you get the suspension vtec tell me where you get it heh.. i get my bonus next week so i'm looking for rims/tires/probably weitec gt kit... since we're from canada we need a place that ships as a gift, or a canadian store..
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Re: I have a jetta tdi, have 500$ canadian, what to do, you decide! (vtec16)

Whatever you decide, do the mufflerectomy. The added spunk and cool growl/turbo-whistle sound will make you very glad you did it. (I just did it 2 days ago and can't get the
off my face, and my hair is always a mess as I drive with my head out the window so I can hear it.)
It cost me 20 bucks. 8 for the 3 foot straight-pipe, 12 for the chrome tip. I'm sure you can do better if you shop around, but I was in a hurry.
Besides, 20 bucks ain't bad.
Not sure what I'd do with 480 bucks that you have left over, probably save it for wheels or suspension, possibly get the Upsolute tuning box with the "chip you're going to do anyway."

Just my .03
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Re: I have a jetta tdi, have 500$ canadian, what to do, you decide! (sector)

You guys should order together, then you can split whatever S&H / brokerage fees you get hit with. Seeing as you probably live half an hour away from each other. Just take the 13 and 440 and you'll be at the guy's house in no time. Those highways are FAST Sat/Sun morning.
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