Golf R Observations and Questions

[Xciteu]

Hey mate,nice neat install! What size sub are you using and is that a pre-fab box or did it get custom made? If pre-fab,where from? How much room is behind the factory tweet local front and rear? I'm looking at putting in my focal utopia splits in,thing is the tweeters are huge and oval shaped. One last thing, are you running those amps of the factory head unit? If so,you must be using a high/converter as i'm sure the factory head unit has no pre- outs? Are you getting any engine noise?

Sub level control

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Nothing to show as far as the speaker install is concerned because they're behind the OEM grills [/QUOTE]

[adzy]

Great vid Adzy, love it mate!

I just couldnt bring myself to braking too late, especially in those conditions.
It shows how early i was on them

Great driving man

U kicked ass too for your first time there bro.. now sign up for winton ;p

That is awesome Adzy - went full screen with it and it's like sitting in the back of your car as you herb around the track - albeit, with a nice cold beer!

lol glad u liked it mate I will post the other 4 vids in a seperate thread soon, lots more cars and action

[ThatsMe]

Im looking at ordering this -

5 Door Golf R
Black
Manual
ACC
Bluetooth
MDI
Leather

$55000 on road

Any good or should i push a bit more?

[SilvrFoxX]

from where I am sitting that isn't too bad.. I got DSG and sat nav instead of leather and no bluetooth but everything else you have for 56 drive away

[Corey_R]

Im looking at ordering this -

5 Door Golf R

Check in the Golf R Prices and Specs thread....

[police state]

Xciteu,
I had it all installed by a third party, so I can't really answer the question on the tweeters. The sub is 8" as it was a nicer fit than a 10 and it is a custom made box.

You may have trouble with the Utopias and not just the tweeters. The front doors have less depth than the backs and they had to install the shallower Focal 165KRXS instead of the intended 165KR2.

[stephen8512]

Hey all

WHenever I start the car and drive normally and get the car to warm up, during initial take off, the engine has developed an almost diesel-like noise? Its not as pronounced as the diesel engine sound you hear in most oilers, but from in the cabin, it sounds like that in 1st and 2nd....VERY lightly but its a strange noise nevertheless. I dont remember it doing that at all?

But the thing is, after driving it and the car is warm, the noise goes away? any idea what it can be? its done just shy of 10K kms...and no engine mods on the car except a GIAC flash stage 1 and a sprintbooster

[DDTW]

Hey all

WHenever I start the car and drive normally and get the car to warm up, during initial take off, the engine has developed an almost diesel-like noise? Its not as pronounced as the diesel engine sound you hear in most oilers, but from in the cabin, it sounds like that in 1st and 2nd....VERY lightly but its a strange noise nevertheless. I dont remember it doing that at all?

But the thing is, after driving it and the car is warm, the noise goes away? any idea what it can be? its done just shy of 10K kms...and no engine mods on the car except a GIAC flash stage 1 and a sprintbooster

IMHO all TSI engines sound a little diesel-like at idle. There is a knocking sound.

[Xciteu]

Xciteu,
I had it all installed by a third party, so I can't really answer the question on the tweeters. The sub is 8" as it was a nicer fit than a 10 and it is a custom made box.

You may have trouble with the Utopias and not just the tweeters. The front doors have less depth than the backs and they had to install the shallower Focal 165KRXS instead of the intended 165KR2.

Thanks mate, strange that the rears have more depth than the fronts?? Was hoping with a spacer put in behind the factory grills I could fit the utopia's,the front locations look quite pumped. Are you getting any engine noise off the factory headunit?

[police state]

Thanks mate, strange that the rears have more depth than the fronts?? Was hoping with a spacer put in behind the factory grills I could fit the utopia's,the front locations look quite pumped. Are you getting any engine noise off the factory headunit?

Nope not a thing....nice and quiet

BTW - apparently the fronts were quite an effort on the install. Drilling out rivets, removing glass etc. I guess a lot of this was to be able to install the dynamat?