Tiguan Wolfsburg Edition - Photos

[Willytiguan]

Cool, that means I can start ordering body kits from Malaysia so I can come to your place to have them fitted on, yay! [emoji3]


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Lol yeah sweet



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[Tintin]

I don’t like the idea of the brake covers. I think at a glance they would look good. But when you look at big brakes like brembos you tend to look at them cause there so nice to look at. But when you have a good look you will tell there fake and than they just look cheep. That’s my opinion.


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Agree . Don't pretend it's something that its not. Vw should have put better brakes on the Wolf. Also should have done some Alcantara inside to differentiate some more.

[Willytiguan]

Agree . Don't pretend it's something that its not. Vw should have put better brakes on the Wolf. Also should have done some Alcantara inside to differentiate some more.

Yep spot on. At the end of the day it’s not a Mercedes AMG or a Audi SQ5. That’s been built for speed. If it was a Tiguan R...than yeah it would have all the go fast bits. I’m gonna do mine in a couple of weeks. I like to do mine properly. Not completely take them off the car cause that means bleeding brakes and etc but I’ll be taking out the pads and smoothing out the calliper so there’s none of that rough texture on them. They will look smooth and glossy. A little bit of work but will definitely be worth it. It’s not hard to do. But I’ll take pictures when I do them.


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[Orpheus2k]

Tiguan Wolfsburg Edition - Photos

Yep spot on. At the end of the day it’s not a Mercedes AMG or a Audi SQ5. That’s been built for speed. If it was a Tiguan R...than yeah it would have all the go fast bits. I’m gonna do mine in a couple of weeks. I like to do mine properly. Not completely take them off the car cause that means bleeding brakes and etc but I’ll be taking out the pads and smoothing out the calliper so there’s none of that rough texture on them. They will look smooth and glossy. A little bit of work but will definitely be worth it. It’s not hard to do. But I’ll take pictures when I do them.


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You da man!

Some close up photos of the texture of the Wolfy brake calipers




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[Orpheus2k]

After a few exchanges with Josh from Outwest Creations Detailing, apparently he uses the High Temperature enamel paint cans from VHT or Dupli Color. Is the paint trust worthy?

Any advise if he is good and of the paint products?

Some examples of his work:






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[tigger73]

After a few exchanges with Josh from Outwest Creations Detailing, apparently he uses the High Temperature enamel paint cans from VHT or Dupli Color. Is the paint trust worthy?

Any advise if he is good and of the paint products?

My experience with using VHT is that it’s ok for around 3 months then brake dust sticks to it and they look pretty average.

Worst is the VHT clear coat which doesn’t seem to set hard (or may actually need baking in an oven). But brake dust gets embedded in the clear coat and you can’t clean it off. The only thing you can do is use thinners/alcohol to remove the clear coat completely.

You’re much better off using a good 2 pack paint with hardener such as the Foliatec paint I posted up earlier.





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[LoungeLover]

Guys I have a slightly unrelated question: what’s the best roof rack you’d recommend for our Wolf -lugging surf boards, occasional kayak and maybe a bike or two in the future?

Cheers
LL

[tigger73]

Guys I have a slightly unrelated question: what’s the best roof rack you’d recommend for our Wolf -lugging surf boards, occasional kayak and maybe a bike or two in the future?

Cheers
LL

Depends whether you have a sunroof or not as to how close to the roof the cross-bars can be.

My personal favourite is Pro-rack whispbar as they are aero and look good enough to leave on permanently. Though they only run between the roof rails and don't extend further out which can make tying down a bit harder.

[Orpheus2k]

Depends whether you have a sunroof or not as to how close to the roof the cross-bars can be.

My personal favourite is Pro-rack whispbar as they are aero and look good enough to leave on permanently. Though they only run between the roof rails and don't extend further out which can make tying down a bit harder.

I’m planning on getting these ones off eBay as they are black and aerodynamic.

Crossbars Cross Bar Fits For Tiguan All Space 2017 2018 Roof Carrier Rack Rail 787477629001 | eBay

Or these ones:

Aerodynamic Roof Rack Cross Bar for VW Tiguan 16-18 Matt Black Lockable | eBay




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[Willytiguan]

You da man!

Some close up photos of the texture of the Wolfy brake calipers




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See how it looks all pitted and texture like. You can smooth them out with some tools. I have them at work when I get there I’ll take pics and show you. If you don’t have them you could improvise with other tools. But it’s really not hard. If you have changed brake pads in the past you can most definitely paint your own brakes. I wouldn’t use vht. Vht is like an acrylic and it only dries by the solvents mixed with evaporating leaving paint behind. The beauty of a two pack system is that it’s two parts. It’s normally a ratio of 4-1 depending on brand. You have the paint and than you put in a catalyst to make it go rock hard. This gives is a beautiful gloss and a hard surface that brake dust won’t stick to. All these high heat products on the market are just a rip off. We would never get our brakes that hot that we would need such type of paint. It’s just grate marketing. If your in Sydney let me know I’ll do it for 200 cause that’s the cost of a compressor at Bunnings that would do for the job. And you can come over and I can teach you how it’s done.


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[Orpheus2k]

Tiguan Wolfsburg Edition - Photos

See how it looks all pitted and texture like. You can smooth them out with some tools. I have them at work when I get there I’ll take pics and show you. If you don’t have them you could improvise with other tools. But it’s really not hard. If you have changed brake pads in the past you can most definitely paint your own brakes. I wouldn’t use vht. Vht is like an acrylic and it only dries by the solvents mixed with evaporating leaving paint behind. The beauty of a two pack system is that it’s two parts. It’s normally a ratio of 4-1 depending on brand. You have the paint and than you put in a catalyst to make it go rock hard. This gives is a beautiful gloss and a hard surface that brake dust won’t stick to. All these high heat products on the market are just a rip off. We would never get our brakes that hot that we would need such type of paint. It’s just grate marketing. If your in Sydney let me know I’ll do it for 200 cause that’s the cost of a compressor at Bunnings that would do for the job. And you can come over and I can teach you how it’s done.


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That’s awesome Willy! I’m in Sydney so we should meet up.....my car arrives in Jan-Feb though.

Im also enquiring with provinyl.com.au who does powder coating for the brake calipers. Is powder coating just as good as 2 pac paint? They charge $920 for respray of calipers but checking if it’s powder coating or not...

Also, is it possible to only change the calipers and keep the brake pads or both have to be replaced if I fit new calipers (eg new Brembo ones)?


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[daz32]

Whilst doing the grill I noticed the air intake has a factory cold air intake. But it’s just been blocked off. Not sure if it’s for newer models that will come with it or not. But any ways I thought while I’m at it I’ll just cut out the factory blocked air intakes and bam. Cold air intake done. This will be perfect with a k&n air filter. And being a turbo it will have a little more response and fuel savings which is a plus. I think vw blocks them off because they make a little bit of noise when under load. But I like the noise of the turbo. So yeah it’s good.


im half way with cutting them out I’ll take more pics when im finished chopping these out so it makes more cense


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dont spose you would do a litle DIY write up for this?

alternatively, would be happy to drive to you and get in on the caliper painting offer and do this as well!

Where in Sydney are you?

[tigger73]

I’d be interested in what tools you use to remove the textured finish. This is what they look like when you paint over the brakes with the casting finish:





There’s a slight ripple in the paint. This is 12 months on using the Foliatec 2 part brush on paint kit which sets rock hard like enamel.

It looks great and brake dust washes off easily.


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[Orpheus2k]

Tigger
That painted caliper looks great! Is that on a Golf R? The texture of the paint looks quite smooth.

For the foliatec paint, is it only one application of paint? Is it easy to mask the calipers and using a brush to hand paint? I would of though spray cans would cover the gaps much better?


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[Orpheus2k]

Spoke with ProVinyl (Artarmon, Sydney) and they charge $660 plus GST to paint all 4 calipers. Their process is:

1. Clean and sand the calipers for a smooth texture
2. 2x coats of caliper paint (cans - he didn’t say which product they use)
3. 1x clear coat

Is it worth the money?



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