[lopedawg]

Seen these type of threads on many forums. Figured we should have one for the GSW. I know there's a thread in the Jetta wagon section, it just seems right that we should have our own.

Just for fun.

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[Moonwalker]

Put on the door sill paint protection film

 

[gsw_rotus]

Put on the door sill paint protection film

How hard was that? I bought it, but it's been sitting in my garage for months now.

 

[cruster]

How hard was that? I bought it, but it's been sitting in my garage for months now.

I did this yesterday as well, along with Lamin-X door cup film.

The sill protectors were pretty easy, I thought - much more so than the 20+ steps of the instructions would imply. Just make sure the area is clean, and work plane-by-plane: the top, then the first vertical, then the next lip, then the next vertical, etc. It's sort of spelled out in the instructions but I found you really have to rub one plane for a bit to get it to adhere, before moving on. Once you know that - cake. The film was very forgiving. Much easier than the damn door cups.

 

[Tulipo08]

Added wheel spacers.


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[lopedawg]

I did this yesterday as well, along with Lamin-X door cup film.

The sill protectors were pretty easy, I thought - much more so than the 20+ steps of the instructions would imply. Just make sure the area is clean, and work plane-by-plane: the top, then the first vertical, then the next lip, then the next vertical, etc. It's sort of spelled out in the instructions but I found you really have to rub one plane for a bit to get it to adhere, before moving on. Once you know that - cake. The film was very forgiving. Much easier than the damn door cups.

I want those cups and sill protectors but I don't think I have the patience. Thanks for posting about the work involved.


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[lopedawg]

Added wheel spacers.


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Looking good! What size? Any rubbing issues? Did you have to do the fender screw mod?


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[Tulipo08]

I haven't noticed any rubbing and no I haven't done the fender screw mod. However I am a little worried about the rear. It's really really close to the inside wheel liner. I'm gonna raise it about half an inch this weekend to give me some breathing room. I am loving the way it looks though.

13mm spacer in the back 10mm in the front (H&R). The wheels are 18s, 8 inch wide 45mm offset. Tires are 225/40


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[lopedawg]

Yeah the look is really good in my opinion. Thanks for the specs.

I'm old school and I actually like the California rake. Looking forward to seeing it after you raise the rear.

Cheers.


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[iRebound]

Installed brushed aluminum pedal covers today.

What a pain in the ass!!


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[Tulipo08]

Installed brushed aluminum pedal covers today.

What a pain in the ass!!


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Any pics? What made the install a pain? I've been thinking about ordering some.


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[Moonwalker]

Installed brushed aluminum pedal covers today.

What a pain in the ass!!


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Ha! They were a pain! I had trouble with the gas & dead pedal.

They were just hard to slip on. I did some reading on the dead pedal in the gti forum.

 

[lopedawg]

Ha! They were a pain! I had trouble with the gas & dead pedal.

They were just hard to slip on. I did some reading on the dead pedal in the gti forum.

Were they OEM? I bought some cheap eBay knock offs and the gas pedal was a pita. I just figured low quality/fit was the problem.


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[Mr. Mister]

Added wheel spacers.


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any side shots? Is this posted in any of the wheel/suspension threads?

 

[Tulipo08]

I've posted in the wheel and suspension thread. But not with the spacers. few more shots here.

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[Moonwalker]

I've posted in the wheel and suspension thread. But not with the spacers. few more shots here.

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What tint do you have? It doesn't look too dark. I'm thinking of getting some but most people have it heavily tinted or two different tints on the front & back. I'm looking for a light tint all the way around

 

[Moonwalker]

Were they OEM? I bought some cheap eBay knock offs and the gas pedal was a pita. I just figured low quality/fit was the problem.


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I got them from Aliexpress. I don't think quality was the issue. It's a pain to put on because they need to make sure it doesn't come off when you're driving

Put on the blue tinted aspherical side mirrors I got from BECAutoparts. I'm hoping it will help with blind spots. Went on a long highway drive last weekend and I couldn't get the mirrors set to my liking.

Next up is installing the Curt hitch and door cups (whenever they arrive)

 

[Tulipo08]

What tint do you have? It doesn't look too dark. I'm thinking of getting some but most people have it heavily tinted or two different tints on the front & back. I'm looking for a light tint all the way around

50% in the front 35% in the rear. That's the darkest I can go in VA. It's 3M.


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[lopedawg]

I got them from Aliexpress. I don't think quality was the issue. It's a pain to put on because they need to make sure it doesn't come off when you're driving

That makes sense. Thanks


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[redfred18T]

I've posted in the wheel and suspension thread. But not with the spacers. few more shots here.




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What size spacers? Fitment looks perfect.