YamR1rider
Drag Racing Champion
- Location
- Tampa, FL
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTI Sport DSG
No idea....I'm happy with the way the stock hatch works, ECS turbo-struts went straight in the trash where they belong lolDidn't most start installing just 1 side
No idea....I'm happy with the way the stock hatch works, ECS turbo-struts went straight in the trash where they belong lolDidn't most start installing just 1 side
Should've used them to make a sweet lawn chairNo idea....I'm happy with the way the stock hatch works, ECS turbo-struts went straight in the trash where they belong lol
Couldn't one just change the struts for something not so aggressive? Anyone experiment with that? I like the idea of hitting my fob and the hatch coming up, but it needs to be functionally safe and not this turbo-up mode lol.Should've used them to make a sweet lawn chair
the pop hatch kit is one my most used mods....love itAll this talk about hatch popping and here I am just figuring out what the trunk button on my key fob did just a few months ago lol
I like our CFB Taos.Man they put cornflower blue on everything now don't they. Next we'll get it on SUVs...oh wait.
Different strokes for different folks....I found it a case of what goes up mustn't come down....no good popping if you have to be He-Man to shut it afterwards Although I dunno, maybe what was on my daughter's car wasn't actually the proper pop kit, just some cheap super stiff struts - I just noticed the struts were ECS branded and had beefy springs on them so assumed so.the pop hatch kit is one my most used mods....love it
ECS kit as it comes, or did you change anything?? I would like to see how this works before buying it if possible.the pop hatch kit is one my most used mods....love it
you do bring up a good point....it's not super easy to get down....it's a good pull, then push to get closed.Different strokes for different folks....I found it a case of what goes up mustn't come down....no good popping if you have to be He-Man to shut it afterwards
bought mine through USP I think.....just installed per instructions. raises it really high tooECS kit as it comes, or did you change anything?? I would like to see how this works before buying it if possible.
Winter here in VA is mild, so can't say about negative number winters, but mine has never failed to open.......it does slow down, but still opens.From what I've read, the USP version is less aggressive. Or people will use one ECS strut & 1 OEM. But in winter it might open slowly or not at all.
Yeah, DIB. In this case It was just from the bottom of one door; VW checked it out yesterday and is replacing the rubber sealing around the door which they say was causing water to leak in somewhere. They ordered the part so we'll see how it looks when it gets in, hopefully by EOW. They checked out the sunroof drains and antenna seal and said both looked fine; apparently they soaked the thing in water for over two hours to test where water might be getting in, seemed pretty thorough so hopefully that'll solve it.DIB?
I’ve seen sunroof drains cause a wet floor on other cars a few times?
Brave. There is no way in hell I would ever get rid of my GTI. Too much money invested and just such a good vehicle.