Official Golf MK6 Picture Thread - 2nd Edition - Discussion Thread

[Mr_Bob]

Looks good Corey,
That Osir rest pedal looks the business, it's just been added to my list
Plate holders are tidy too

[runningmanz]

Nice work Corey! Some sweet mods there. How are you enjoying driving the R? Pluses and minuses? Man I can't wait for mine!! Less than 4 weeks now *fingers crossed*

[dave_r]

We took photos of most of this... except for the DSG paddle shifters! Mostly cause the installation of them was a bit of a PITA and we forgot! They are SO worth it though!

My replacement set arrived yesterday but I gotta find someone to help with doing it. Where there any tools you used to make life easier?

Then just unclip the two wires for the mirror heating, connect them up to the new mirror, and then push it into place with a mild amount of force.

They're heated? Didn't know that! Have to order one of them as well but was hoping to get one for the Polo as well. Can't find a place that has both though.

Plates look good, though the front would have looked nicer with the fullsize plate? Mine are still hanging on with double sided tape!

[Corey_R]

Looks good Corey,
That Osir rest pedal looks the business, it's just been added to my list
Plate holders are tidy too

Thanks! Yeah, the OSIR O-Rest is good. I got it from them direct in the USA cause the local reseller never replied to my emails about the price. It's not really cheap for what it is (a thin bit of metal and two pieces of plastic), and the inserts being plastic don't exactly match the rubber inserts for the brake and gas pedals, but there isn't any alternative and it does look pretty good! It just finishes off the footwell nicely So that's the most important thing

Nice work Corey! Some sweet mods there. How are you enjoying driving the R? Pluses and minuses? Man I can't wait for mine!! Less than 4 weeks now *fingers crossed*

Cheers. The R is great to drive. Quiet and comfortable when you're just cruising/stuck in traffic. Quick and chuckable when you need to get things done!
The Dynaudio is the first car stereo I've bothered to use (previously I just used some "high end custom IEMs" if it was just me in the car). The DCC is awesome. I'd really have to get nitpicky to find problems.

My replacement set arrived yesterday but I gotta find someone to help with doing it. Where there any tools you used to make life easier?

I used the left-side mirror that I'd taken off the car to help guide the SMALL flat-blade screw driver into the clip behind the wheel. We didn't disconnect the battery or pop the airbag fuse (at our own risk of course). Makes it easier to turn the wheel etc if you can still turn on the car). You really do need quite a bit of force (with your fingers and hands) to pull off the airbag/horn cover. But it will come off. Once you have that off and the OE shifters out, I'd also recommend using small tweezers to release the clips holding the hinge pins, then a small allen key to push the hinge pin through. Just be patient, you don't want to break anything!

They're heated? Didn't know that! Have to order one of them as well but was hoping to get one for the Polo as well. Can't find a place that has both though.

They sure are. I'm still getting used to the left mirror. It doesn't make as big of a difference as the right one does, so I probably wouldn't be telling everyone to run out and get them if that was the ONLY thing you were buying. But if it's an additional item on a shipment you're already doing, I figure you may as well.

Plates look good, though the front would have looked nicer with the fullsize plate? Mine are still hanging on with double sided tape!

Nah - I really didn't want the full sized plate on the front. It just looks too big. I quite like the layout of it now, and the black glossy powdercoat of the Lakin Bracket blends in well with the black glossy grills of the R.

[Prodigy]

Looks great Corey and i love the footrest.

[dave_r]

Thanks Corey, will tackle the paddles over the xmas break. Didn't have anything else on order so will hold off on the mirrors for now. Plates/holders are at the bottom of the gift wish list. Would have got them for xmas but F1 tickets took priority

[team_v]

They sure are. I'm still getting used to the left mirror. It doesn't make as big of a difference as the right one does, so I probably wouldn't be telling everyone to run out and get them if that was the ONLY thing you were buying. But if it's an additional item on a shipment you're already doing, I figure you may as well.

I considered getting the Euro convex mirrors for my car but after setting them up properly (and with the RH-mirror already having the convex edge) it works as well as i need it to.

They showed us at the Driver Training Day how to set up our mirrors and it was a big help as i had mine set all wrong previously.

[Corey_R]

They showed us at the Driver Training Day how to set up our mirrors and it was a big help as i had mine set all wrong previously.

Yeah, many people set them up so that when they're sitting in their "normal driving position", they can just see the side of the car in the inside edge of the mirrors. The problem with this (as you may have learnt at the Driver Training Day) is that your side mirrors are then duplicating some of the coverage that the internal rear vision mirror performs.

The correct method is to lean (sideways only) toward the centre of the car and do that for the left mirror, and lean towards the drivers window and do that for the right mirror, so that when you go back to your "normal driving position" you can't see the side of the car at all. This then combines with your interior rear vision mirror to give you complete coverage of the rear and side of your cars, without any overlap, yet without any blind spots!

The convex edge mirrors just mean you can be lazier with looking left/right to check what is immediately beside your car, lol

[elisiX]

Holy crap - I never knew that Corey. Will adjust accordingly tonight.

[team_v]

Yeah, many people set them up so that when they're sitting in their "normal driving position", they can just see the side of the car in the inside edge of the mirrors. The problem with this (as you may have learnt at the Driver Training Day) is that your side mirrors are then duplicating some of the coverage that the internal rear vision mirror performs.

The correct method is to lean (sideways only) toward the centre of the car and do that for the left mirror, and lean towards the drivers window and do that for the right mirror, so that when you go back to your "normal driving position" you can't see the side of the car at all. This then combines with your interior rear vision mirror to give you complete coverage of the rear and side of your cars, without any overlap, yet without any blind spots!

The convex edge mirrors just mean you can be lazier with looking left/right to check what is immediately beside your car, lol

I now drive with the correct mirror positions which are as you have stated.
I have set mine up from my regular seating position whilst driving.
I made sure the rear vision mirror was centred and then moved the left mirror so that the inner side reflects what is seen in the very left of the rear vision mirror.
The same is done for the right hand side and it has eliminated any blind spots i had previously.

Makes a HUGE difference.

[Corey_R]

lol - yeah, it's one of those many things that we don't get taught during our "driving education" in Australia. It feels weird to start with. To me it was a bit disorientating because you don't have the side of the car in your mirrors as a "reference point". But I quickly became used to it and it removes the need to "look over your shoulder". You can just look 90 degrees left or right (and depending on the position of your seat/head in relation to the B Pillar and whether your mirrors are convex or not, sometimes much less than 90 degress left or right!).

[DDTW]

Does VentureShield enhances the colour of the RB? Your car looks freaggin awesome - very close to the MKV R32 DBP! Or is is the camera....?

[Corey_R]

I think that Rising Blue Metallic is a very dynamic colour. Depending on the angle, lighting, and surroundings, it can look like a deep blue, or a silvery blue, and even a purpley blue. Whilst Rising Blue is a great colour to have the Ventureshield installed on, I wouldn't say that the Ventureshield is enhancing the colour at all.

My friend who took the photos is a wizard with the camera and does professional photography, particularly of an automotive theme, as a 2nd job. So I think part of what you're seeing is a good camera, great lens, and properly exposed photos/processed photos etc. Camera phones and even my $500 Canon "Point and Shoot" camera just don't capture Rising Blue realistically. These photos look about as "real life" as I've seen.

[dave_r]

I think that Rising Blue Metallic is a very dynamic colour.

Agree with everything said there. I changed to white based on that initially as it seems to be a real prick to photograph well and it was really hard to gauge without seeing enough of them in person.

[Prodigy]

Thought i'd post up some pic's again seeing my first lot got lost in the other days 'Back to the Future' moment: