brat_burner
Autocross Champion
I checked vwpartsvortex for a 2013 GTI, not entering my VIN and it showed 3 possible parts... dafak
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What did you do to your MK6 today?
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I checked vwpartsvortex for a 2013 GTI, not entering my VIN and it showed 3 possible parts... dafak
jay745
What Would Glenn Danzig Do
I owe you a beer man. That's exactly what the problem is. I just called a dealer parts dept and verified by vin I have 30mm, the part# for these is 32... ughhhhhhh I hope I can source the right ones before thursday. I'm supposed to go to Michigan to a track day leaving Friday morning! UGHHHHHHH
MrFancypants
Autocross Champion
Ugh, bummer man. Sorry to be right about that but happy the problem is at least solved.
Maybe a local dealership has them in stock?
Phur
Autocross Champion
Just a tip, when FCP tries to make this right by sending the next part overnight... decline.
In my experience, regular, free shipping = get shit the next day, two days tops. Overnight = you won’t get your shit for about a week.
jay745
What Would Glenn Danzig Do
I'm so happy I posted here and happy you took a shower today to have that shower thought... This could have ended VERY badly if I tried to go out to the track like that. I'm going to go buy them at a dealer, I don't have time to wait for shipping.
Yeah I'm done with FCP. They've screwed me over for the last time. I'm going to tell them I had a track event and couldn't wait and they can refund me.
brat_burner
Autocross Champion
That thing must have went on real easy like
jay745
What Would Glenn Danzig Do
They normally slide right on and tighten with the bolt. After wiggling it a bit tonight I don't know how I didn't think something was off last night though. Idiot move for sure
usefulidiot
Go Kart Champion
Margot turns 9 next week. New svelte shoes to celebrate.
MrFancypants
Autocross Champion
Yeah that’s a big difference. Real happy this got caught before you took the car out.
MrFancypants
Autocross Champion
Alright, wanna low key brag about a marginally useful skill I've managed to pick up...
Swapping in the track pads today for Road Atlanta on Friday.... you know those fiddly clips on the front of the stock calipers that you can never quite remember the trick to getting them back on from the last time you touched your pads? I remembered the trick, got them on the first try, each side.
Swapping in the track pads today for Road Atlanta on Friday.... you know those fiddly clips on the front of the stock calipers that you can never quite remember the trick to getting them back on from the last time you touched your pads? I remembered the trick, got them on the first try, each side.
brat_burner
Autocross Champion
What's da trick??? Lol
MrFancypants
Autocross Champion
Alright so... insert one side into the hole and get the "flat" part of the clip where it's supposed to go, easy because there's no tension. Then focus on getting the other end started in the hole, and here's the trick: it doesn't have to be in all the way... just enough that it'll hold while you press that side's "flat" piece into position, then the clip will go the rest of the way into the hole.
Where I always screwed up was couldn't remember if you do the second flat part next or the second hole, then if I tried getting the clip into the hole I'd try to get it in all the way and then I couldn't swing the flat part up so I'd sit there and swear at it for a while before getting a hammer, which also never worked.
brat_burner
Autocross Champion
True, still tries to pop out sometimes for me. They can be frustrating. These style clips are wayyyy easier.
can swap front pads in about 45 seconds per side 