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This is my lame ass excuse for a build thread, basically I just want to post some pictures of my ride because no one in my area has anything like mine. Basically, the euro scene in southeast Texas is well... not here.
I bought my MK6 TDI Jetta a few months back and brought it straight to Dorbitz Designs in Dallas. I had been looking around for a while for someplace that could do the air ride set-up I was looking for. I didn’t want to bring my new baby to a place that has never bagged a Jetta, let alone one with paper tags still. I ended up asking for all the top of the line parts since this is my daily driver (50+ miles a day) and I didn’t want to worry about parts breaking. I opted for the Accuair e-level with performance shocks and duel Viair 440s with a seamless tank. Got the frame c-notched and a full fender roll all the way around.
I had spent many nights looking at different rims when planning this and finally selected some 3sdm .06's
The day I picked her up
The 30 Day courtesy check up at the dealer.
I liked the wheels and rode them for all of 2 months. I already had a few sets of wheels from my old MB W220 laying around so I would swap from my 3sdms' to my 6 slots, then back to stock, and back to 3sdms'. I like the different looks and pretty much swap them out every week or so.
Plasti dipped them gold for a while too
After searching around, I finally found a set of BBS faces on here that I snatched up. RS174 and RS180's. Saved some more and bought the VR 16 to 18 kit (2" lips, 6" barrels) for a not so crazy offset. These Jetta’s **** low offsets. I haven’t checked my offset since building them but I guess they are in the high 30s' when compared to the .06s. I ended up selling the .06s’ to finish the BBS. I finally installed them this weekend and love the way they look. The fit was tight and I think the 205s will eventually finish rolling the fenders that little bit more for them to fit just right. The rear two are almost sitting fender to lip when lowered. I haven’t had the guts to fully drop her since the tires rub the fender one the way down. I probably should bite the bullet and buy a fender roller to push them out just a little bit more.
I don’t think I could have planned that fitment if I tried!
Well, Thanks for looking and I will try to remember to add more if something else changes. Hopefully this year I will be able to hit some Houston Car shows.
I bought my MK6 TDI Jetta a few months back and brought it straight to Dorbitz Designs in Dallas. I had been looking around for a while for someplace that could do the air ride set-up I was looking for. I didn’t want to bring my new baby to a place that has never bagged a Jetta, let alone one with paper tags still. I ended up asking for all the top of the line parts since this is my daily driver (50+ miles a day) and I didn’t want to worry about parts breaking. I opted for the Accuair e-level with performance shocks and duel Viair 440s with a seamless tank. Got the frame c-notched and a full fender roll all the way around.
I had spent many nights looking at different rims when planning this and finally selected some 3sdm .06's
The day I picked her up
The 30 Day courtesy check up at the dealer.
I liked the wheels and rode them for all of 2 months. I already had a few sets of wheels from my old MB W220 laying around so I would swap from my 3sdms' to my 6 slots, then back to stock, and back to 3sdms'. I like the different looks and pretty much swap them out every week or so.
Plasti dipped them gold for a while too
After searching around, I finally found a set of BBS faces on here that I snatched up. RS174 and RS180's. Saved some more and bought the VR 16 to 18 kit (2" lips, 6" barrels) for a not so crazy offset. These Jetta’s **** low offsets. I haven’t checked my offset since building them but I guess they are in the high 30s' when compared to the .06s. I ended up selling the .06s’ to finish the BBS. I finally installed them this weekend and love the way they look. The fit was tight and I think the 205s will eventually finish rolling the fenders that little bit more for them to fit just right. The rear two are almost sitting fender to lip when lowered. I haven’t had the guts to fully drop her since the tires rub the fender one the way down. I probably should bite the bullet and buy a fender roller to push them out just a little bit more.
I don’t think I could have planned that fitment if I tried!
Well, Thanks for looking and I will try to remember to add more if something else changes. Hopefully this year I will be able to hit some Houston Car shows.
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