What Accessories are you buying for your MK6 Golf?

[Brendan_A]

Has anyone seen the OEM pedals for less than $160 AUD delivered? (RHD Automatic, no dead pedal). I'd prefer to get the price down closer to say $120.

I got my pedals for $185 AUD delivered(Manual) I don't think you'll get OEM pedals for $120.

I does take a bit getting use to the flat bottom steering wheel. I had mine installed on Friday. It sure is a nice looking wheel but.

[Ryan_R]

Racing drivers don't have their arms flat out though....

Yeah, I didn't really mean that, my bad. I meant they don't go hand over hand, and will cross their arms/elbows over for tight turns (about 180º each way). At least that's what they usually are trained to do.

[Cookie28]

My dads done some Porsche driver training days in the snow and ice and they always tell you to sit as far under the steering wheel as possible because it allows for a greater range of control. I've kind of done this by sitting as close to the pedals as is comfortable and pulling the steering wheel as close to me as possible and I find I have greater control than in my mums car where she keeps the steering wheel further away from the driver

[anglo_dude]

All very well until the airbag goes off in a crash and you wear the imprint of the VW logo from the wheel hitting your face...

[Corey_R]

Yeah, I didn't really mean that, my bad. I meant they don't go hand over hand, and will cross their arms/elbows over for tight turns (about 180º each way). At least that's what they usually are trained to do.

Aah, yeah, I understand what you mean. If you get the distance to the wheel right, and your body type and arms let you, you can do about 200 each way

My dads done some Porsche driver training days in the snow and ice and they always tell you to sit as far under the steering wheel as possible because it allows for a greater range of control. I've kind of done this by sitting as close to the pedals as is comfortable and pulling the steering wheel as close to me as possible and I find I have greater control than in my mums car where she keeps the steering wheel further away from the driver

I'm not sure I'd say as close as possible... for some people, that might mean they're on top of it Having said that, as a fan of NASCAR, I know that some drivers are close enough that they can leverage the steering wheel with their right elbow, and even have padding on the right elbow to assist with comfort in doing so, lol.

All very well until the airbag goes off in a crash and you wear the imprint of the VW logo from the wheel hitting your face...

Your steering wheel ain't meant to be aimed at your face

[Cookie28]

Yeah I guess I could've worded it a but better but the way my dad dries almost looks uncomfortable because he's so close haha

[anglo_dude]

Your steering wheel ain't meant to be aimed at your face

Ahhh, so that's where I've been going wrong all these years

[Corey_R]

Yep!

Btw... everyone who is NOT driving at 9+3 (i.e. most Australians who have been taught 10+2) are also doing it wrong. Even the owners manual says that you should drive at 9+3 to avoid injury during airbag deployment. If your hands are at 9+3, the airbag will push your arms outwards. If they're at 10+2, or worse, then your arms may be pushed towards your head and/or body.

So there you go. Set your steering wheel up and drive like a race car driver. The owners manual says so

[Banzai]

On the racetrack I also sit one or two notches closer to the wheel than I do on the road. For a car with heavy steering it certainly improves available leverage from the arms and shoulders. Also, by sitting a bit forward you have a slightly better view of the nose of the car for judging apexes and hazards.

I know very few track drivers who cross their arms. Most, like me have been trained to feed the wheel. The exceptions are open wheeler drivers with F1 style steering wheels that can only be gripped one way, need constant access to gear paddles and don't have a rim for feeding.

Fortunately my daily driver and regular street car has no airbags and I'm not in favour of steering wheel airbags. I have crashed an airbag-equipped car on the track and the only injuries were friction burns on my arms from the airbag pushing on my sleeves. My head went nowhere near the airbag. The price of new airbags pushed the cost of repairs over the threshold of economically viable so the car became an insurance write-off.

[SMOK3Y]

you should sit so where your wrist is at top of steeing wheel with hand hanging over (in distance not drive like it lol) you should also have it so your leg is bent when clutch is fully depressed in manual and also same for brake bent when pushed in as far as will go.