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Re: CW MK6 Golf R (Australia)
« Reply #180 on: March 13, 2015, 02:11:44 pm »
Looks awesome :) alot of love going into this car!

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Re: CW MK6 Golf R (Australia)
« Reply #181 on: March 13, 2015, 06:35:10 pm »
Just having a look through your photo's.

What an awesome bit of kit!

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Re: CW MK6 Golf R (Australia)
« Reply #182 on: March 16, 2015, 05:16:51 am »
cheers lads  :happy2:

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Re: CW MK6 Golf R (Australia)
« Reply #183 on: March 16, 2015, 06:00:07 pm »
Just read through whole thing... What a beaut of a car! Such attention to detail! I'm a massive fan of cf but definatly agree with the spoiler looks mega cc'ed.

Look forward to seeing more!
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Re: CW MK6 Golf R (Australia)
« Reply #184 on: May 23, 2015, 09:50:58 am »
Spec Sheet:

-SSR Professor SP1
-SSR Type 2 Centre Caps
-SSR 79.5-to-57.1 centrebore hubrings
-235/35/19 Dunlop Sportmaxx GT 
-19 x 9 ET37
-5x112 PCD

Many thanks to Fulvio at Spinning Wheel and Tyres, and thanks to everyone I've spoken to regarding wheels, fitment, guards, wider guards, camber, etc. Ray, Bima, Thomas, Paul (Dub), Nat (dev17a) and Alan (granturismo).

Some photos. Pre-VW Nationals impromptu meet at Rays















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Re: CW MK6 Golf R (Australia)
« Reply #185 on: May 23, 2015, 12:15:41 pm »
really suits it stephen,car looks awesome :drool:
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Re: CW MK6 Golf R (Australia)
« Reply #186 on: May 29, 2015, 05:34:24 pm »
So when I (finally) got the wheels put on, there was one little thing I forgot to think about and that was the lug bolts. I was told that the SSR Professors needed V-taper (conical) lug bolts whereas the OEM VW/Audi's are Ball seat. I could use them for the time being but it meant that though the OEM lug bolts were keeping the wheels on the hub, it wasn't secure as they were ball seat lug bolts.

So I decided to get some McGard Wheel bolts (Thanks again to Nat AKA dev17a). The McGard bolts are 28mm shank length, slightly longer than the OEM 26mm, and I opted for the black plated heads. They come in either Chrome or Black.

McGard Wheel bolts with Black plated heads.




M14x1.5, 17mm hex like the OEM, 28mm shank length




Out with the old...




...and in the with the new






V-Taper (conical) vs Ball seat and difference in length of the shank




In storage...


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Re: CW MK6 Golf R (Australia)
« Reply #187 on: May 29, 2015, 05:35:47 pm »
These to go in next... (not my photo, but you know what they are)



Initially planned to upgrade just the tweeters with the Focal units and upgrade the 6.5" speakers front and rear to some similar Focal units or Boston Acoustics. Might even go as far as Dynamatting the whole car and changing the headunit to a larger screen Alpine touchscreen unit with Nav, but we'll see.

I'm not a big audiophile and just a nice simple speaker + tweeter upgrade would suffice for me. Dont need a big doof doof in the back. Might do a DIY install on the speakers myself. Taking apart the door cards and installing the focal tweeters doesnt sound all that difficult, plus theres a YouTube step by step guide already so most of the work is already done for me!

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Re: CW MK6 Golf R (Australia)
« Reply #188 on: June 19, 2015, 07:21:39 am »
Got this today.



Forgive the sh*tty pic...but the car is cleaned. Snowfoamed, washed, waxed and polished, re-nanolexed the wheels and the windows


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Re: CW MK6 Golf R (Australia)
« Reply #189 on: June 19, 2015, 07:22:08 am »
Finally fitted the MK7 Climatronic unit. With my trim pieces being painted in Gloss Black, I had to get the trim surround of the MK7 climatronic unit painted as well to match. Greg at Baileys Smash opposite Exoticars got it done for me.

Install was very easy. Remove the trim, remove old climatronic unit, install new one, check to see if it all works, put the trims back in place, done!

Before :



In progress :





After :






Small cosmetic update but makes it look a little neater. :)

Next DIY : Focal IFVW speakers.
« Last Edit: June 19, 2015, 07:28:58 am by stephen8512 »

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Re: CW MK6 Golf R (Australia)
« Reply #190 on: June 19, 2015, 09:24:11 am »
mk6  :happy2: ( I may be biased)
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Re: CW MK6 Golf R (Australia)
« Reply #191 on: July 08, 2015, 10:02:54 am »
Recently made a trip to Heasmans Steering to get my coilover and camber sorted. I wanted the rear raised a touch and the camber to be even on all sides (the left had more camber dialled in than the right for whatever reason). The left rear was a touch lower than the other side and every time there was a big dip in the road, the wheel would scrub on the passenger side only.

Doug measured up the coilovers and firstly made sure that all 4 corners were set at the same height. Then, he dialled in around -3 camber for the rear and -1.5 at the front. Now, no more scrub issues!



This sweet R35 GTR was getting some suspension work done too...



Heasmans always seems to have nice cars such as this Camaro and a Shelby Cobra putting out 1000hp! You can also see peeking out a Fiat Abarth 695 SS peeking out from the side



With the suspension finally being sorted and no scrubs (haha TLC >D), decided to give the car a wash. I was running low on car shampoo and other car wash products so I recently went a bit nuts and bought a bunch of products by DodoJuice from CarCareProducts. 



Gave the car a wash using the DodoJuice "Born to be Mild" shampoo. I used to use Duragloss before this but I found this to be just as good. Very strong concentrate.



Also used the DodoJuice "Ferrous Dueller" and sprayed it on the wheels. This is meant to lift of any iron or brake dust deposits and it will turn purple after about five minutes of spraying as it dissolves the iron fallout/brake dust. It was really quick and easy. Just spray, wait 5-10 minutes for it to do its thing and then rinse off.



After drying the car, I applied the DodoJuice "Red Mist" detailer, which is a synthetic spray sealant meant to give existing wax layers an extra layer of protection as well as improving the water beading characteristics. Also used the DodoJuice "Clearly Menthol" glass cleaner a go. Streak free and smells quite nice. Very impressed with the DodoJuice range.

Finally, added a small detail to the car which I think looks great



Close Up



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Re: CW MK6 Golf R (Australia)
« Reply #192 on: July 09, 2015, 09:56:07 pm »
Big fan of this, must admit though the wheels and bonnet vents are not for me.  :happy2:
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Re: CW MK6 Golf R (Australia)
« Reply #193 on: July 19, 2015, 03:44:06 pm »
Few new additions coming to the car :

1) Will be ditching my trusty DEFI gauge in place of this P3 vent gauge with blue/white dials from the group buy (thanks Frazza)




2) OZ Futura 18" wheels. Going to rebuild these. Overall very good condition with little to no blemishes on the face of the wheel however it will require a respray. Planning on keeping these as OEM as possible so will prob respray in silver. One barrel has a very very tiny crack on the edge of the barrel (about 0.5cm) but easily fixed, and the lips are worn so they will be replaced with some brand new polished lips. Some TLC and care will be needed to bring these wheels back to life. Current specs are 18x8 +35 and 18x9 +45, but after rebuilding, final specs will be 18x8.5 +40 all round, which should theoretically sit quite flush and still be functional for daily driving purposes.

Pic for reference. Should look like this when completed :




3) Still looking for some BBK's, namely TTRS/RS3 brakes. Haven't had the chance to measure up other brands such as AP/Alcon/Brembos but I'm in no rush...
« Last Edit: July 19, 2015, 03:46:05 pm by stephen8512 »

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Re: CW MK6 Golf R (Australia)
« Reply #194 on: July 22, 2015, 02:39:50 pm »
Man this thing looks good! Those OZ Futura's will really set it off!

Let us know how you get on with the P3 Gauge   :ashamed: