Official Golf MK6 Picture Thread - 2nd Edition - Discussion Thread

[SilvrFoxX]

Check out the picture thread

[Lucas_R]

See here >> Lucas' United Grey Manual Golf R (DNA Tuned)

And here >> Tarmac's Golf R- Part 1 of 2..

[AdamD]

See the http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/foru...ion-52637.html

[Lucas_R]

though I must say the manual gear box isn't really my cup-of-tea, the gear stick itself doesn't feel too 'solid', tolerable and all but I'm so used to the MX-5 short shifter my friend has, and it's also a lot more stiff.

MK5matty - congratulations on your new car!! If your not won-over by the feel of the manual shift in stock form, then your not alone. There are several affordable things you can do to correct this.

1) The most expensive option at around $200. Get a short shifter. The Dieselgeek unit which myself and quite a few others have is widely considered to be the best on the market. It considerably shortents the throw and tightens up the gears. VW Short shifter for 6 speed Golf, Jetta, GTI, GLI, Passat, Audi TT and more.

2) Replace the rubber bushings in the stock shifter with metal ones. See Greg @ Carformance for this (sponsor on here). This will remove the rubbery / soft feel of the shifter. I believe these are around $60 or thereabouts. Shift cable end bushings for MKV MK5 6 speed

3) Get something called a "torque mount insert". You can get them from Tim @ Dubaddiction. These help stop engine movement and help crispen up the shifts. Depending on which one you get, these range between $50-80. BFI MK5 Torque Arm Insert (to suit up to MY0 - $69.95 : Dub Ad·dic·tion [duhb uh-dik-shuhn]

[MK5matty]

MK5matty - congratulations on your new car!! If your not won-over by the feel of the manual shift in stock form, then your not alone. There are several affordable things you can do to correct this.

1) The most expensive option at around $200. Get a short shifter. The Dieselgeek unit which myself and quite a few others have is widely considered to be the best on the market. It considerably shortents the throw and tightens up the gears. VW Short shifter for 6 speed Golf, Jetta, GTI, GLI, Passat, Audi TT and more.

2) Replace the rubber bushings in the stock shifter with metal ones. See Greg @ Carformance for this (sponsor on here). This will remove the rubbery / soft feel of the shifter. I believe these are around $60 or thereabouts. Shift cable end bushings for MKV MK5 6 speed

3) Get something called a "torque mount insert". You can get them from Tim @ Dubaddiction. These help stop engine movement and help crispen up the shifts. Depending on which one you get, these range between $50-80. BFI MK5 Torque Arm Insert (to suit up to MY0 - $69.95 : Dub Ad·dic·tion [duhb uh-dik-shuhn]

Cheers Lucas, You're a great help >=D Getting used to the manual box of the R, now its just the sound of all the mechanical parts that just slightly irritates me, that and i hear some odd sounds now and then in a quiet environment like water slushing back and forth if you get me >_> otherwise, car is close to everything i wanted it to be

Just waiting to get some more money for my GIAC tune

[SilvrFoxX]

Cheers Lucas, You're a great help >=D Getting used to the manual box of the R, now its just the sound of all the mechanical parts that just slightly irritates me, that and i hear some odd sounds now and then in a quiet environment like water slushing back and forth if you get me >_> otherwise, car is close to everything i wanted it to be

Just waiting to get some more money for my GIAC tune

Hmmm RB with tune.. u da man..

[FCBraji]

See here >> Lucas' United Grey Manual Golf R (DNA Tuned)

And here >> Tarmac's Golf R- Part 1 of 2..

Thanks Lucas_R, much appreciated.

[bluefrog]

heads up gents, support the guys who take some very nice pics of our cars ..


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[Fab_R]

Some recents from Sandown.

[bluefrog]

2nd pic is farken awesome farken!



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