Considering a TROC R or a TROC R LINE

[westenderbender]

Just about to join the R club.
Dealer demo lapiz blue, roof and black style pack. Drive away deals under $65000 but manage to drop $4k off that and 3 years service pack included.

Was looking at another R-Line but incoming stock limited on the next shipment so would have to wait into June/July.

Great price. Now is the time to buy an R, while they have a lot of stock.

[Flipper Dog]

She who must be obeyed has let me prepare her R after the poor dealer delivery job.
Interior fully cleaned, seats feed and treated, carpets and plastics treated.
Paint 2 stage corrected, Gyeon pure paint protection, glass, wheels and exterior plastics ceramic treated.
Rubbers conditioned.
Got rid of the tacky looking "C" pillar decal.
Dash cameras fitted.
OBDEleven coding.
Now looking like it should.





Still haven't had a drive yet

[fastlane]

She is a stunner.. excellent spec!!

Dare I ask.. how did you get ride of that carbon vinyl wrapped c pillar? Heat gun and elbow grease?

[Flipper Dog]

how did you get ride of that carbon vinyl wrapped c pillar? Heat gun and elbow grease?

Start from the lower inside corner nearest to the passenger doors.
I used my thumb nail to lift a small section up to allow me to grip the decal and it was able to slowly peel away.
If you encounter any sticking use some WD40 and spray under the decal.
When you get to the upper chrome/black C pillar strip the wrap is tucked under the rubber seal of that strip. You need to carefully pull it out .
I didn't need a heat gun or have the car sit in the sun. No need for fishing line either. If the vinyl starts to tear slow down but keep a good grip and it should come away.

There was some minor adhesive residue left over which came off with a strong APC.

[doc_777]

While not a fan of VW's attempt at wrapping (they leave part of the base paint colour on the pillar pillar visible on the door closure line), with the "black pack" i really don't like the way that blue c pillar pokes up into the otherwise all black section.

However, as long as you love it, that's all that matters

[Flipper Dog]

You have a good point there Doc, the wrapping is really a poor attempt to make it look something else.
You would have thought that like the "A" pillars the "C" pillars could have been painted black to match the roof. That way the transition between body colour and roof colour would be defined at the lower window mark around the entire vehicle. Or apart from trying to paint two colours on one panel, wrap in in a matching black to the roof.

Main reason the wrapping went is that there were small bits that had lift/chipped away on one side. I could only see it getting worst and didn't want to play stupid games with VW in trying to replace/repair it.

[doc_777]

I think they'd look good with a plain gloss black wrap on that pillar. The textured finish was unnecessary IMO - too many different textures just make things look "fussy".

I seem to recall that the black roof is actually a wrap too??? The roof rails are painted if I recall correctly, but the roof and A pillars are wrapped??? Anyway, it is what it is...

[fastlane]

Start from the lower inside corner nearest to the passenger doors.

Thank you mate, was dreading if the top c pillar trim had to come off.. so glad it was super easy! Done in 5 mins on my black t roc

[CHILLY88]

Thanks for the contributions. Will be heading to Camberwell Volkswagen to purchase next month.I have decided to go with the TROC R Pyrite Silver,the black style pack and will include the Panoramic Sunroof. The main drawback to me is cabin noise.I do not think the Hankook tyres are helpful here!! I am wondering if anyone has better suggestions,, perhaps Michelin is a better option. BTW the 2 decal stickers on the C pillars mentioned earlier in the thread WILL disappear shortly after I receive the car.

[Sharkie]

OBDEleven coding.

Still haven't had a drive yet

Congrats mate, I am interested to know what OBD11 coding you did on it though. My wife's R could potentially do with some of that too.

[Flipper Dog]

@Sharkie OBD11 coding:

Long coding
Control unit: A5 Driver Assistance
Values:
Point_of_intervention:
Old value: early
New value: early_setting_over_menu

Adaptation
Control unit: 08 Air Conditioning
Name: Retention of driver's seat heater level
Values:
Old value: active for 10 minutes
New value: active

Long coding
Control unit: 13 Adaptive Cruise Control
Values:
Overtaking_right_prevention:
Old value: activated
New value: Deactivated

Long coding
Control unit: 17 Dashboard
Values:
Time format:
Old value: 24h
New value: 12h AM_PM

Adaptation
Control unit: 5F Multimedia
Name: function_configuration_hmi
Values:
hmi_initial_disclaimer:
Old value: On
New value: Off

[HORSPWR]

[QUOTE=Flipper Dog;1348116]@Sharkie OBD11 coding:


Point_of_intervention:

Overtaking_right_prevention:

Name: function_configuration_hmi


What do these do?

[HORSPWR]

Rubbers conditioned.
Got rid of the tacky looking "C" pillar decal.

That's why I went with a non blackout version of the R in Blue.

Firstly I live in Darwin and the sunroof would never get used and I found all the blackout on the roof and pillar was tacky too. I'd much rather just have a blue roof and pillar with the chrome edging.

What did you use to treat your rubbers?

[Flipper Dog]

Point_of_intervention:

Overtaking_right_prevention:

Name: function_configuration_hmi


What do these do?

Point_of_intervention: - Menu option to change settings.
Overtaking_right_prevention: - Vehicle is factory set to restrict you in cruise control from passing on the left of traffic, this removes that restriction.
function_configuration_hmi: - Removes the "nag" screen when you start up the vehicle.

[Flipper Dog]

What did you use to treat your rubbers?

Nextzett Gummi Pflege, Rubber Care Stick.



This stuff is magic, will stop rubbers freezing in cold weather and protects rubbers from drying out and fading in hot weather.
It is only for rubber not plastics, so it is not a 303 or Armor All silicon type of coverup.

Would have liked an non black style package but I got a demo that had it. The deal I received was too good to worry about it.