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Riceburner goes from MK7 to MK6 K04...

riceburner

Autocross Champion
Found there's a nail in my tire... Might actually be the culprit...
 

riceburner

Autocross Champion
Wrapping interior has begun...

Also finally installed ECS Golf R side splitter extensions, which was mostly a breeze; just had to trim some 'ears' off the skirts, as I have aftermarket R skirts so fitment may be off a bit. anyway just zipped them right in with some self tapping screws and all is well. I love the look!

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cameo of my maxton designs extension ;) don't think i've posted many exterior shots lately

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riceburner

Autocross Champion
hoping to finally do my drivers seat this week with the stitching, and if I yank it will probably rebuild my center console with the euro cupholder, MK6 GLI handbrake boot, and if I do all that may as well wrap a portion of the center console in alacantara, try to fit the MK5 'center console grab handles'. And rebuild everything with sound deadening! Tons of sound deadening! The whole damn armrest/center console shakes all the damn time!
 

DASVDUB

Drag Racing Champion
Car looks great with that splitter and extension on the side skirts. Only "body kit" look I like that i've seen on these cars. Looks really really good!
 

riceburner

Autocross Champion
thanks man, i appreciate that alot! from the factory design of the car is just slightly lackluster, meaning it could be taken just a little further, but boy was it hard to find these parts and not make it look over-aggressive. you go into full rice-zone fast if you aren't careful!

honestly not one person has even seemed to notice the add ons in person yet, which seems pretty good to me, like it all blends in pretty nicely.
 

riceburner

Autocross Champion
things are coming along

got a set of nets for a skoda :)
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riceburner

Autocross Champion
starting to put together a shopping list for suspension refresh...

ive decided that wheel bearing/s are going bad which is prompting a simple replacement of all of them. going with FAG as i believe they are an OE supplier... half price of genuine VW which i just cant argue with

front subframe bolts (already got) - when we did my rear subframe deadset kit we wound up stripping a control arm bolt which required re-dropping the subframe. huge bummer and pain in the rear an my frames been creaking ever since lol

VWR Ball joints $259 – replacing wheel bearings may as well replace ball joints. My front end wanders a lot, hope to stiffen up a little more with these
https://www.ecodetuning.com/vwr-roll-centre-adjusting-balljoint-golf-5-6.html

front wheel bearings $239
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-fag-parts/wheel-bearing-hub-assembly-kit/5k0498621kt1/

rear wheel bearings $180
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-vaico-parts/rear-wheel-bearing-kit/1k0598611kt1/

VWR Shocks/struts: 549 – no one seems to run these but compared to Bilstein options these have their tri-valve technology and are meant to be paired with the VWR springs so as of now, these are my fav option
https://www.uspmotorsports.com/Volk...-and-Struts/VWR-Sport-Shock-Absorber-Kit.html

034 strut mounts $110 – need to replace mine anyway and like to upgrade whenever I replace something
https://store.034motorsport.com/strut-mount-pair-track-density-mk5-mk6-volkswagen-8j-8p-audi.html
ANOTHER OPTION is the ecs kit
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-assembl...ront-upper-strut-mounts-pair/006882ecs01akt2/

B6 Passat control arms (steel, not stamped) $260 - may just try to source these used somewhere, and swap on my powerflex rear LCA bearings and performance front bushings as well
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-hamburg-tech-parts/aluminum-lower-control-arm-kit/3c0407151kt/
AND if i go this route, i'd plan to replace the front LCA bushings with these for 72
https://powerflexusa.com/volkswagengolfmodelsfrontwishboneinnerBushingfront-pff85-501-1.aspx

stud conversion 17 each x5 = ~100 – sick of taking wheels on and off with the retarded stud into bearing configuration. This will solve that
https://store.034motorsport.com/wheel-stud-and-nut-kit-m14x1-5-r13-ball-seat.html

Eurocode hatch brace $189 – really want to stiffen up the rear flex mainly for better ride quality. The design of this one I think will effectively eliminate flexing unlike single bar options out there.
https://www.eurosportacc.com/products/euro-sport-rear-x-brace-vw-mk4-mk5-mk6

Swaybar bushings from powerflex 50 – because why the F not
https://powerflexusa.com/volkswagentiguan5n2007frontantirollbarbushing-1-1.aspx

ECS rear adjustable sway bar endlinks: $100 - not positive that i need these but i am lowered and have superpros up front, thinking might just go ahead on these as well
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ecs-parts/adjustable-rear-sway-bar-end-links-pair/018319ecs01a/



* anyone have better options for anything?
* anything missing from this list i should be considering as well? like to do alot of this type of work at once to avoid re-taking everything apart later
 
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riceburner

Autocross Champion
might just add VWR adjustable front sway bar; you see i'm also trying to elimintate highway speed shaking and other related symptoms many have spent thousands on trying to find and fix... good few now seem to say sway bar bushings... may as well stiffen up and i don't really like how much sway the front has to begin with. thoughts? better options out there?

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-racingline-parts/vwr-front-sway-bar-26mm/vwr41g500~vwr/
 

riceburner

Autocross Champion
i just have the superpro endlinks up front for now, no swaybar mods yet. i just inspected them recently and they seem to be holding up well. they are actually really nice pieces.for me the main thing is ensuring they maintain funcitonality by being able to turn and twist, and the second thing is making sure they don't bend or break. so far so good for ~10000 miles of chicagoland area.
 

riceburner

Autocross Champion
good to hear, thank you! any good word on the O34 brand setup?
 

clownish

just clowning around
i just have the superpro endlinks up front for now, no swaybar mods yet. i just inspected them recently and they seem to be holding up well. they are actually really nice pieces.for me the main thing is ensuring they maintain funcitonality by being able to turn and twist, and the second thing is making sure they don't bend or break. so far so good for ~10000 miles of chicagoland area.


Good to hear. Still haven't bought aftermarket endlinks but I need to - front and rear.
 

riceburner

Autocross Champion
good to hear, Jay.
 
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