Gti open mouth grills for ed 30

[Top Cat]

open fog light grills   dont tell TT   but i had these on my golf and soon after putting these on the car it started getting clutch slip  , i never thought about it but after looking at them its the duct on one side that flows the air to the gearbox to keep the dsg cars from burning up in hot places, so infact what it is doing is flowing cold air to the gearbox ie the clutch on manual cars and not allowing it to get hot and clamp to the flywheel so causing the slip. I changed them back to normal ones and it stopped slipping   for about 3 weeks but started again a couple of weeks ago and did it bad today in 5th and 6th

its a thought and it did stop after i changed them back  

It seems to me that every recent topic is a cause for clutch slipping, from low windscreen wash to now open fog grilles!

All seems a bit daft to me! Either learn how to drive the car without slipping the clutch or sell it and buy a dsg

I think your right to a certain extent, a few people on here are a bit nervous about getting this problem, and this causes people to look hard for a explanation. But it is a expensive fix, so its a little harsh James to tell people to learn to drive when know one really knows the reasons as to why, as of yet. 

[luca]

No being funny james but running around 340lbft of torque through a clutch that is designed to cope with 230lbft is asking a little too much, no matter how the car is driven. Unless you drive the car at 5k+rpm all the time the clutch will go sooner or later.
Me and matt will be going for the vwr/sachs clutch kit to cope with the torque

[MAT ED30]

like both Luca and TC have said we are a forum and we are trying to let people know what could be a problem with the cars running bigger bhp over stock and we are finding out the bad bits that cant cope with the torque and you dont buy a gti to drive it like a fairy  its a drivers car for people that want to drive and play with the car if they want   

[GTIjames]

I apologize for my harsh words, come down with flu and put me in a narky mood.

Anyhow you have answered your clutch slip issues Luca, too much torque and power running through a stock clutch which can't cope over time, it is effectively reducing the life span of the clutch when you remap

So the problem is the remap, not fog grilles etc, unless you wish to upgrade your clutch to one which can cope with a remap


 

[MAT ED30]

what i was saying was just what my car did after i fitted these and what i thought was strange when i took them off so just an idea that may have nothing to do with it what so ever but just an idea 

[NeilM]

After cracking a new set of Brembo discs on a track day (my own fault  ) I had a go at venting them through the fog grilles, had to move the horn and use SHV2-63 Forge ducting, its a tight squeeze especially with a Forge Twintercooler fitted and you need to cut a hole in the inner wheel arch but it seems to work ok.

I saw the carbon fog grilles at the TT Shop and have installed a cone behind the slot vent to channel the air through the ducting.














Hope this helps, Neil

[RedRobin]

^^^^
Thanks for posting that info, Neil

Some GTI's (mine for example) already have a rectangular opening in the front of the wheel arch - 06-Build / 05-plate / AXX-series.

Having seen your OSIR's in the flesh at The Pod, I really like them and my Hella LED DRL's (fog replacements) are just a wee bit tight around the stock honeycombe panels. So, next time you remove them could you possibly PM me an accurate millimetre diameter across the 'fog' aperture at the rear, please?

[182_blue]

how much are the Osir grills

[WhiteGTI]

Oh my gosh, those OSIR grilles are 

[WhiteGTI]

how much are the Osir grills

I think nearly £300, according to the TT Shop OSIR pricelist!

[Phil Mcavity]

Im ordering a set of open mouth grills in the morning from Vw dealers 

[RedRobin]

how much are the Osir grills

I think nearly £300, according to the TT Shop OSIR pricelist!

.... - Ooops!! So about 10x the cost of oem's!!

Oh dear! Does the slippery slope go on forever!?

[stealthwolf]

Im ordering a set of open mouth grills in the morning from Vw dealers 

Let us know the part nos please. And the obligatory pics once fitted.

[Phil Mcavity]

of course m8
No doubt as usual they wont have em in stock and will have to order them in .

[WhiteGTI]

Im ordering a set of open mouth grills in the morning from Vw dealers 

Let us know the part nos please. And the obligatory pics once fitted.

1K0854661M9B9

1K0854662F9B9

 

................Mat posted this a while ago