Best of Both Worlds - Disappointing Purists

[DUTCHswift]

Got the vent pod boost gauge and R-Line seat inserts installed. Also got the LED Tails correctly coded finally.

[DUTCHswift]

Both cars are beautiful! Your wheels and fitment are about as perfect as it gets too. Bravo!

+1 Car looks great man.

Thanks guys. A few updates:

Stopped by the dealership two weeks ago and got a fully loaded ECU with APR Stage 1, NLS, and Launch Control. The car doesn't feel like it's being bogged down with two people anymore so that's awesome.

Also around that time I ordered a set of Euro Golf R LED Taillights, a NewSouth Angled Vent Pod Gauge Kit w/ Blue Needle, an APR Boost Tap, and R-Line Monster Mats so I could get some of it on the car before Wolfsgart last weekend.

Prepping for Wolfsgart was a little stressful because of my short time frame to work with. I removed the airbag warning stickers from the sun visors, smoked the front bumper side markers (with 5% window tint) to hold me off until they get paint matched, and installed an air tool line to my tank in the back in case I need compressed air for filling tires or drying water off the car or whatever. All the parts I ordered were supposed to get delivered on Tuesday but got delayed to Wednesday... then to Thursday. So Thursday night I thoroughly washed the car, installed the LED Tail Lights and new .:R Line Monster Mats to replace the old GTI ones. Then I put a thick coat of wax on the car and spent the rest of the night buffing it out.

I didn't have time to get everything done before we left so I spent 3hrs polishing my lips, wiping down the interior in the parking lot of the hotel the night before the show...

Anyways... the show was awesome and it was really an honor to be in the Alpha Class hanger all weekend. They did a nice job of making it feel like a prestigious class. I still need to go through all the photos that I took over the weekend but I'll post some of my favorites on the forum when I get a chance.

[TerenceJCruz]

Awesome. I love super organised threads like this.

+1 Car looks great man.

[lamsv]

Both cars are beautiful! Your wheels and fitment are about as perfect as it gets too. Bravo!

[DUTCHswift]

My buddy and I shot each other's cars last month and we both got some awesome shots:









And his ST:

[Mehowski]

Sorry to hear about your GTI. The R looks awesome.

[DUTCHswift]

[DUTCHswift]

nice car.
Why does a r8 oil cap fit on your car? lol

lol I don't know. Because it's cheaper for them to just make the same size for everything. It also fit on my ABA 2.0 MK4...

Awesome R man

Thanks dude.

I can park at a show one day, and go to a track day the next.

That's my plan. Already working on details of how I can get rid of the camber and get wider tires/contact patch. It will probably involve some bodywork on the fenders and some wider barrels so I can get 10's to 10.5's on all corners. I can already feel the car sliding on dry pavement off ramps from the highway. It's kind of annoying TBH.

so this is what you built those futura's for
sweet setup
and it's an R

Welllll.... I built them for the GTI, and then they were repurposed for this car. The AWD feels awesome and I can't wait to get this thing tuned.

Also, another pic from the other day:

[P78]

so this is what you built those futura's for

sweet setup

and it's an R

[kaotnientytr]

I can park at a show one day, and go to a track day the next.

[Dome]

Awesome R man

[Motoman325]

nice car.
Why does a r8 oil cap fit on your car? lol

[DUTCHswift]

Planning on getting LED tails, a frame notch, and my digigauge for my bag/tank pressures installed in the near future. Everything with the air suspension has been great except for this one annoying Schrader valve I have for the tank drain. The seal is not seating right and it's draining pressure from my tank. I need to get it replaced ASAP.

Also, found a new location to shoot so hopefully I will have some more photos to share shortly.

[DUTCHswift]

Nice R! I just don't get it, you aren't dutch and you don't have a swift?

I am Dutch (... and Danish) haha. The 'swift' part is from back when I played Halo 3 and COD MW2, but let's just say that now it's a descriptor for the Golf...

[Pauluzz]

Nice R! I just don't get it, you aren't dutch and you don't have a swift?