What have you bought for your 8/8.5R?

[Swerve]

50 minutes ago, AHG said:

I’m still looking for static non-BE static R center caps

Cancelled my order at LLL as they couldn’t tell me which it is (BE or not)

 

Any online seller offering WW shipping with modest pricing ?

all I found was a German site that won’t ship out of EU

 

Already got the blue suction cups from AliEx 🙂

Mate I can get them for you from where I got mine and post them out to you no problems 👍

[blizzard60]

7 hours ago, AHG said:

I’m still looking for static non-BE static R center caps

Cancelled my order at LLL as they couldn’t tell me which it is (BE or not)

 

Any online seller offering WW shipping with modest pricing ?

all I found was a German site that won’t ship out of EU

 

Already got the blue suction cups from AliEx 🙂

 

Oh no, I’m starting to take your lack of trust in my part number posting personally 🤪🤣

 

The part number you want is 5H0-601-171-B-FOD (FOD is the colour code for “black/chrome”). Here’s a pic:

 

 

The BE static ones are P/N 5H0-601-171-A-721 (721 being the colour code for “black/grey”)

[Swerve]

Does anyone know are we able to purchase the Ackrapovic exhaust from a dealer ? Or is this a no no lol 

[AHG]

11 hours ago, blizzard60 said:

 

Oh no, I’m starting to take your lack of trust in my part number posting personally 🤪🤣

 

The part number you want is 5H0-601-171-B-FOD (FOD is the colour code for “black/chrome”). Here’s a pic:

 

 

The BE static ones are P/N 5H0-601-171-A-721 (721 being the colour code for “black/grey”)

It’s not you I’m doubting, it’s the inline stores who won’t say “yes, that’s the one”, while usually I have no problem getting them to say it.

Now they claim it is an aftermarket part so they can’t guarantee it (what does that have to do with it ?).

But I may take advantage of your kindness

once I decide 80£ makes sense for wheel caps 🙂
 

Is there a point to purchase 5 (to have a spare) or is it superfluous as these never get lost ?
(I has MOMO wheels in a GTI, that lost their center caps frequently)

[blizzard60]

38 minutes ago, AHG said:

It’s not you I’m doubting, it’s the inline stores who won’t say “yes, that’s the one”, while usually I have no problem getting them to say it.

Now they claim it is an aftermarket part so they can’t guarantee it (what does that have to do with it ?).

But I may take advantage of your kindness

once I decide 80£ makes sense for wheel caps 🙂
 

Is there a point to purchase 5 (to have a spare) or is it superfluous as these never get lost ?
(I has MOMO wheels in a GTI, that lost their center caps frequently)

 

Haha, all good, I was totally just being silly!!

 

I have never lost an OE centre cap from an OE wheel, so I would def not be worried about that!

[blizzard60]

7 hours ago, Swerve said:

Does anyone know are we able to purchase the Ackrapovic exhaust from a dealer ? Or is this a no no lol 

 

You always could. I purchased one about 2 years ago (in Europe), and at least one has been ordered through a dealer in the US already since it was released for the 8.5.

[mahalo]

The centre caps seem to be clipped in quite firmly so I would think the only way you would lose one would be via someone taking them.

 

[mahalo]

10 hours ago, Swerve said:

Does anyone know are we able to purchase the Ackrapovic exhaust from a dealer ? Or is this a no no lol 

You might want to sit down before the dealer tells you the price. 

[Nighthawk]

23 hours ago, mahalo said:

Just ordered the EZ-Mods airbag delete stickers in the large R size. 

 

23 hours ago, Booth11 said:

Good decision!  They are such an improvement on the awful airbag stickers.  One of the first things I bought for mine. Got a set of each as I like to have big R on one side and small R on the other.  
 

 

 

Yes! I've been meaning to do this.

 

I've just ordered mine 🥳

 

I went with the small R

 

[mahalo]

I have been watching too many YouTube videos on car restoration, vehicle mods etc and noticed the power ratchet wrenches which seem very useful for confined spaces and make fastening and unfastening nuts, bolts, Torx fasteners much easier.

I have a lot of Snapon tools in 3/8 and 1/4 drive size so - ended up buying two Milwaukee M12 Fuel Long reach ratchet wrench one with 1/4 drive head and another with 3/8 drive head - I have tried then out on various fixings on the Golf and they work very well.  

[Dogman12]

1 hour ago, mahalo said:

You might want to sit down before the dealer tells you the price. 

yeah it would be like 5-8k I believe 

[Nighthawk]

Last I saw it was just shy of 6.5K I posted the link on here somewhere. 

[blizzard60]

3 hours ago, mahalo said:

You might want to sit down before the dealer tells you the price. 

 

Hate to be a jerk, but they are cheaper "over the counter" in the US than they are in the UK or Europe in the build of the car.

[blizzard60]

2 hours ago, mahalo said:

I have been watching too many YouTube videos on car restoration, vehicle mods etc and noticed the power ratchet wrenches which seem very useful for confined spaces and make fastening and unfastening nuts, bolts, Torx fasteners much easier.

I have a lot of Snapon tools in 3/8 and 1/4 drive size so - ended up buying two Milwaukee M12 Fuel Long reach ratchet wrench one with 1/4 drive head and another with 3/8 drive head - I have tried then out on various fixings on the Golf and they work very well.  

 

Sweet!! Do you mind posting the one you went with?

[AHG]

19 hours ago, blizzard60 said:

Oh no, I’m starting to take your lack of trust in my part number posting personally 🤪🤣

 

The part number you want is 5H0-601-171-B-FOD (FOD is the colour code for “black/chrome”).

 

The BE static ones are P/N 5H0-601-171-A-721 (721 being the colour code for “black/grey”)

Counting on @Swerve and @blizzard60

I just ordered those from LLLPARTS

I hope this time it’s with the right PN (FBOD)

as previous order was for the A721

Both guys had the same PN, so it should be the right one.

For anyone interested, LLL have a good price for them, comes to 77€ including shipping (or VAT in UK).