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snobrdrdan

snobrdrdan

former GTI owner
Location
Southeast Michigan
Mrthemike said:
FYI - I called Steves European Auto and they told me around $550 for carb cleaning (assuming that's what wrong). I already like them better than the stealership. I'll probably drop it off there overnight in the next week or two and hopefully they can diagnose.

I'm too much of a chicken to do the carb cleaning myself. I'll fuck it up somehow.
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If you do go thru Steve's....check out their little monthly mail flyer...they usually have coupons in there to save some extra money
 
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ehancock

Ready to race!
Location
MI
Coils going on wife's car on Saturday, 3SDM 005s shortly after that! Next Thursday k04 and clutch for me. Gonna be a good spring.

Anyone else have any big plans?
 
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ehancock

Ready to race!
Location
MI
Ended up going with h&r ultra lows cause she got a really good deal on them. And everyone says they ride so well.

I'm having Hstuning do my install. Everyone seems to be going with them lately and they do a great job. They're also the most inexpensive even if I do drive to Ohio. I'm just going to rent a car and drive into Cleveland for the day since they're so close.
 
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ehancock

Ready to race!
Location
MI
I went with the revised southbend stage 2 daily kit. A ton of people have installed them recently and love it. I'll have to double check but labor I think it's a little over $600. Last time I had a clutch done I paid almost that for labor alone so I don't feel as bad having them do the k04 too.
 
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ehancock

Ready to race!
Location
MI
Turns out it's a massive pain in the ass to do suspension without strut spreader but I managed. Need to do height adjustment tomorrow though. Would have been like a 2 hour install from wheels up to wheels wheels down if I didn't have issues with that. Bummer
 
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Voyles2

Twisty champ
Location
Southeast MI
Car(s)
R
ehancock said:
Turns out it's a massive pain in the ass to do suspension without strut spreader but I managed. Need to do height adjustment tomorrow though. Would have been like a 2 hour install from wheels up to wheels wheels down if I didn't have issues with that. Bummer
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Best ten bucks I spent a long time ago for that spreader.
 
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ehancock

Ready to race!
Location
MI
Anyone have a stock downpipe laying around?
 
intercool

intercool

Passed Driver's Ed
Location
Southeast MI
Car(s)
2008 GTI
I need to get my timing done. I was thinking of going to Steve's European. I just got a quote from them for $1026.00 for timing belt, upper/lower rollers, tensioner, acc belt, and water pump.

Anyone know of any other place. Also, how's this price? This is the first quote I got since I don't trust many places around here and I don't want to take my car to a stealership.
 
intercool

intercool

Passed Driver's Ed
Location
Southeast MI
Car(s)
2008 GTI
Also, I already have a timing kit from ECS, but they won't use it since they warranty their work for 2 years/24,000 miles. I may need to sell the kit if I take my car to some place that can't use it. Anyone want the kit, let me know.

And I know it would be infinitely cheaper to do it myself, but I don't have the know-how or time, and I wouldn't really trust myself to do it right. I can do a lot of other stuff, but timing? No thanks. :-/
 
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