What have you done to your Gen2 Tiguan today?

[timholder57]

In response to Tiggers intention to this thread. Had the Tig white onyx wolf for two months now so an update on qhat has been good and not as good wrt to minor mods. Expect I will need to do in a few parts.
THE GOOD:
1) CQUK Ceramic coating - self applied
2) G4 coating to exterior plastic / rubber - self applied
3) Blackvue 900 dashcam with Powermagic Pro - self installed
4) Wireless QI charging plate in foward console tray ex AliExp.
5) LED lights in trunk & glovebox - only problem was gbox light needed a bit if filing. Much whiter and brighter.
6) Spectra ceramic window tint to sort of match the factory privacy tint - see other thread on tinting.
7) Front number plate mount removal and plugging - see other thread on number plates.

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[timholder57]

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NOT AS GOOD MODS
1) Door speaker bling accents - despite the price needed a bit of heat gun work to shape them correctly. Ended up ok.
2) Centre console drop in tray. Fits well but expensive for what it is and fiddly to access below
3) OEM sunshade for windscreen - fits good but quality wise on par with $10 Supercheap one so quite expensive for what you get.
4) Chemical Guys Wheel Wax on my black wheels. Not much differnce to dust build up - still needs wiping with a cloth after carwash pressure gun wash to clean all residue.



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[timholder57]

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MOD TO DO LIST
1) Outer door sill protection - considering the attached from Monteford. Any recommendations??
2) VCDS tweaks - would like the speed limit sign to show on the HUD - I see it on infotainment screen but not HUD as per VW promotional stuff. Found the setting for the other diaplayed items but no option to activate. Other Wolf owners?
3) Roof bars - Whisbar??? After something sleek, black and quiet
4) Considering a set of aluminium MGP brake caliper covers in a black or subtle colour. Yes I know people will say there are issues with heat build up but I am not driving it hard and apparently they assist with diverting brake dust off the rims. The existing caliper castings are quite rough. I just need the part numbers for the calipers so MGP can advise of correct part. I haven't got around to pulling off wheels to locate. Anybody know what this is for Mk2??
Hope the above inspires others or assists to make good choices. I would be similarly appreciative of useful (and positive) comments, and any ideas that maybe useful for my bucket list and help others.
BTW, I also did a front number plate moun


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[timholder57]

CONTINUED (my space quota must have filled). Number plate mount removal and plugging on another thread - also a good mod.

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[timholder57]

Door sills?

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[Simonr23]

In my case, it’s somehow ruin my dynamic light assist system via obdeleven. Now the lights aren’t calibrated correctly and the ‘beam shaping’ component is all over the place and it looks like the lights are aimed to far to the side in general.

When on back roads and doing under 95kph, mostly fine, when on a 100+ multi lane road, the right light refuses to go onto auto-highbeam- never mind beam form mode.

When they do their startup routine, all seems well though! Gah!

[tigger73]

Painted the lower trims with Forever Black last night:





I'm 90% happy with the result. There's some streaks in it which I'll have to fix up but that comes from putting the second coat on in the half-dark. It still is a different colour/texture to the body panels (to be expected) but it does blend in a lot better than the grey plastic.

It's easy to apply and simple to clean up any paint that has touched a body panel/silver trim with a wet cloth.

In comparison to plasti-dip which I've used before the Forever Black is a little harder to get an even finish (due to brush applicator rather than spray), however I think the finish is better and certainly less "rubbery". Time will tell how it stands up.

[timholder57]

I bought the Racingline R600 intake in the Harding Performance Xmas sale (10% off hardware). It's available from either the Harding Performance website:Racingline R600 Cold Air Intake - GTI/R, S3, VRS - Harding Performance

Alternatively you can purchase it off their ebay store here: Racingline R600 Cold Air Intake - GTI/R, S3, VRS | eBay

I bought it from the ebay store and got the additional 5% discount (P5OFF discount code).

Hi Tigger. Looks like the goods. Hope you can post info when the install complete on the Racingline intake - pics and feedback. Interested to know how good it is on an otherwise stock 162 and what the go is with filter element maintenance / replacement.

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[Simonr23]

Seemingly have fixed the headlight issue today

Also have it covered in too many bugs, due to the calm and hot evening while testing my changes. Only washed it yesterday

[tigger73]

Hi Tigger. Looks like the goods. Hope you can post info when the install complete on the Racingline intake - pics and feedback. Interested to know how good it is on an otherwise stock 162 and what the go is with filter element maintenance / replacement.

Yes sure I'll post up once it gets installed. Unfortunately the intake didn't get shipped out before HP closed for Xmas. It's only going to get dispatched once they come back on the 14th Jan. So will have to wait a few more weeks yet.

I purchase the R600 intake because it's relatively quiet and discreet under the hood and because it allows higher air flow rates than stock.

It really depends what you're looking to achieve. The stock intake with snow-grate delete is good for stage 2 power output.

The only other reason to change the intake is if you want more induction noise. If that's your goal then there are other intakes on the market that will be better suited.

Or if you wanted under-bonnet bling there's some nice carbon intakes like Eventuri.

[timholder57]

Thanks Tigger. I will watch this space. Curious more than anything after doing some airbox mods / K&N filters on previous rides. Main objective was a minor improvement in performance with a very mild induction noise a bonus. Sounds like a snow grate removal only for me for now, with an eye on what I might consider down the track.

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[Wolfsburger]

Thanks Tigger. I will watch this space. Curious more than anything after doing some airbox mods / K&N filters on previous rides. Main objective was a minor improvement in performance with a very mild induction noise a bonus. Sounds like a snow grate removal only for me for now, with an eye on what I might consider down the track.

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That’s all I have done so far also, snow grate removal and resonator delete. Talking to APR they have an airbox that looks close to OEM for $699 installed and will most likely go with that. Tiggers airbox looks the goods, it’s most likely similar to what APR are offering.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

I hope you didn't actually go buy and install those caliper covers.

Imagine flying down a highway and they dislodge and go between your spokes and caliper, what's going to happen?

I'm all good for aesthetic mods, but caliper covers are ridiculous and also dangerous.

These are classy cars, not Honda Civics.

[timholder57]

No. I did not buy them. I was looking for options but have similar same concerns, however these seem to be a good quality. These are aluminium secuely mounted. But for all thie hassle and worry, I will just leave them as they are.

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[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Might as well post here too lol...

OEM VW Weathersheilds Part No: 5NA072193HU3
Funny enough, in the brochure you see front and rear, but there's no part number for the rear LOL



OEM VW Sill Plate Part No: 5NA061195A