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iichel wrote: Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:15 pm That's normal with new pads and used rotors

The rotors are brand new along with the pads

Hello. I had EBC Grooved discs and Yellowstuff pads fitted all around this week. I've done 30ish miles on them and I have noticed the inside of both front discs look differently worn compared to the rest of the disc. I also noticed it doesn't look like the pads are sitting completely flush with the ...

I have the car booked in for a Stage 1 tomorrow and I am reading as much as I can about it before I go ahead. I found an old forum post talking about the 'old' 701T and the 'new' 713J variants of the IS12 turbo. I am aware a bunch of people had issues with their 701T's from factory, and got the ...

On a stock wheel a 15mm spacer is needed to clear them.

As for power holding on the stock clutch on older posts some users claimed to be running stage 2 power on a stock clutch but at that time they’d have been relatively new.

Personally I’m getting a sachs racing organic clutch and flywheel kit ...

Correct, it’s the same fitment as running a stock wheel with a 9mm spacer minus the extra long lug bolts. Another thing to consider is space for larger brakes if your aiming for stage 3 power. Currently I’m collating parts and the money to do so and I have a set of MK1 Leon Cupra R brembo front ...

I'm running a set of BBS XR's with an offset of 35, other than that the specs are the same as factory and still the same 215/40/17 tyre. No rubbing whatsoever even in quite heavy compressions but I'm not lowered and have standard GTi suspension still.

The front has a nice flush fit, could maybe ...

@TezzL0; if you went for, say, 225/40 R17 tyres as opposed to VW’s factory spec 215/40 R17 tyres for the GTI, the sidewall height would increase as the ‘40’ in the tyre size represents the sidewall height; expressed as a percentage of the tyre tread width. A higher sidewall would increase the ...

One other aspect of wheel/tyre buying to consider, I'd always stick with an option that the car manufacturer offers and not just wander off and pick something that does actually fit without rubbing.

What I'm hinting at here is to beware of moving away from the "wheel width - tyre width" that VW ...

I am considering what size to get on my aftermarket alloys. I plan to go Stage 2+, maybe even Stage 3 (IS20) in the future so I am going to need as much grip as possible.

Stock wheel size:
Size; 7.5j x 17
PCD; 5x100
Centre Bore; 57.1
Offset; ET44

Has anybody got experience with bigger alloys? I ...

For anyone who wants to know.. The silicone seal all the way around the headlights seems to have helped a lot. There is still a very small amount of condensation but I suspect it's because I didn't allow them to dry out long enough. The silica bags seem to make it better for 1 or 2 days but I ...

Had a quick look and there seem to be a number of parts that may have seals that are probably worth looking at.

items 12, 3, 11, 8, and 10 look like a good start.

How severe is the condensation? Does it only occur when driving in the rain?

As I mentioned the fogging issue I had only occurred ...

Hello.

So I've been battling my problem of headlight condensation for about 3 weeks now and I think I'm just about going crazy.

I'm at the point now where I am going to go around the housing seal with some clear Silicone to try and seal any potential gaps in the original seal.

Upon taking the ...

Hello. I am having an issue with condensation inside the headlights. It happens with both but the one I will show is considerably worse. I have tried to dry them out and I have placed some bags of silica gel in the back of the units but it hasn't seemed to help.

Any advise would be appreciated as ...