St. Louis Thread #2

[eurocars]

How much to replace that motor?

there's probably jsut crap stuck in it. take off the cover above the passenger footwell, unplug the motor, unscrew it and pull it down. should take more than 20 min if you work slow

 

[drtechy]

i didn't have to replace it, VW said they just pulled something out of it. I was still under warranty

 

[pmburke80]

there's probably jsut crap stuck in it. take off the cover above the passenger footwell, unplug the motor, unscrew it and pull it down. should take more than 20 min if you work slow

Ive taken that cover off before. I changed the filter myself at the 40k. Same thing you are talking about?

 

[eurocars]

Ive taken that cover off before. I changed the filter myself at the 40k. Same thing you are talking about?

yeah, same panel

 

[pmburke80]

I'll try to take care of that this weekend but I'll look at the fuses tonight.

Ultimately, I want to go back to a manual. That's all I've ever driven for 15 yrs until switching to this car. I was a previous Mazdaspeed MX-5 owner but chose this over the Mazdaspeed3 because of the DSG. Anyone know any friends wanting to purchase a GTI?

 

[ViRtUaLheretic]

 

[ViRtUaLheretic]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJQU22Ttpwc

 

[eatonrabbit]

this is my first winter on coils in the mkv... how low are you guys going this season? Any issues with staying at current height and getting snow packed / stuck?

 

[drtechy]

this is my first winter on coils in the mkv... how low are you guys going this season? Any issues with staying at current height and getting snow packed / stuck?

I keep it the same, then again I'm not super low either. Well you saw me when I was out there so you know. Am running blizzaks for the winter though.

 

[eatonrabbit]

You're about as low as I am iirc, right?
I'm more concerned with packing the wells with snow/ice and getting stuck due to that or destroying the liner than anything.

 

[drtechy]

You're about as low as I am iirc, right?
I'm more concerned with packing the wells with snow/ice and getting stuck due to that or destroying the liner than anything.

yea I think we are about the same. I didn't have any problems last year, but I didn't really go out too much when it snowed bad. This year I will be since I have good tires for it. You guys get more snow than us though don't you?

 

[eurocars]

I'm running 25.0" FTG for winter this year

 

[drtechy]

I'm running 25.0" FTG for winter this year

front or rear? I'm lower than that in the front

 

[eatonrabbit]

yea I think we are about the same. I didn't have any problems last year, but I didn't really go out too much when it snowed bad. This year I will be since I have good tires for it. You guys get more snow than us though don't you?

you know it was hit or miss. I know some storms passed us and you guys got slammed and some storms nailed us and went north of you.

I'm running 25.0" FTG for winter this year

ahh ok nice... I raised up to about 24-24 1/2 FTG, I should be ok then I guess.

Thanks guys! :thumbsup:

 

[eurocars]

front or rear? I'm lower than that in the front

Both. It has a tiny amount of a reverse rake look, but nothing worth worrying about