What have you done to your CC Today?

**rjt86** · 21-09-2014, 09:06 AM

Finally got around to replacing the front rotors and pads to the ATE ceramic compound stuff, hardly any dust now after about 500km's of driving.

However I'm waiting for the 14mm spline head socket to come down to get the rear caliper bracket off.

Warrick - I'm looking to add the same tow bar as you, did you run into any issues with using their wiring with led trailer lights? Also I'm guessing when reversing you just have to switch off the parking sensors?

Also Is the mounting point quite noticeable with the hitch removed?

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**rjt86** · 21-09-2014, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by warrick

i cant tell you what brand they are, but nothing hi tech.i only have a part no. on the invoice.as i was only after the sound rather than performance gain i didnt feel the need to go big dollars.
i only removed the muffler each side at the back with the tips on.the rest of the exhaust is stock.i have been told it has a nice deepish note and not ricey. i believe from what i have been told by my critics that it should not cause any police interest.i think that at WOT you hear it more inside the car than out,which is what i wanted. i have to say it is a completely different sound to any other exhaust i have had on other cars.very hard to explain,kind of like a cammy/modified sound.
cheers
warrick

Do you still have you standard rear mufflers with the tips? I would love to add the dual exhaust to the rear of my diesel lol

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**warrick** · 21-09-2014, 09:40 AM

hi rjt86
i still have the mufflers but i had already changed the tips,so i transferred them to the new mufflers.regards the towbar,i didnt fit it i had it done but no problems from what they said.one thing i will say is it is not suitable for attaching a bike rack if you want to do that, as the tongue doesnt have a detachable ball,it is all one piece.yes the mounting point is visable but not much more than others.the bracket that mounts the plug could be made less visable. i have to say that it does look a bit like a phallic symbol the way it curves up but as i only have it on usually no longer than an hour it doesnt really worry me. i have the reversing camera with my sensors so it all just works as normal.

**rjt86** · 21-09-2014, 11:16 AM

Hey Warrick, I'm with you now regarding the mufflers.

Thanks for the heads up on the tow bar, i mainly only cart my mountain bike around and happy to drop the seats and take off the front wheel to get it in the boot.

I prefer the look of euro style tow bar compared to the standard Aussie one, so I'll probably go for it. I was also trying to see if it's worth forking out the extra cash for the VW trailer ecu....but as you don't have any
issues I'll stick with the cheaper option, as it will only be used a couple of times a year if that.

FYI- if you are changing the rear disc's on your CC, you will need a 14mm spline head socket to get the caliper bracket off which will allow you to get the disc off. I bought mine here: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...d=131190074891

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**warrick** · 21-09-2014, 12:15 PM

thanks for that rjt86,but at this stage only doing the fronts.i am probably going to have to attack putting them on myself as my son seems permanently busy these days.i will end up out of action no doubt for a few days as my body will let me know its objection to the excercise . pains of getting old.
cheers
warrick

ps:that link doesnt seem to work for me.

**rjt86** · 21-09-2014, 01:12 PM

You should be ok, the fronts are fairly straight forward but the caliper bracket bolts are quite tight so I had to use a breaker bar on them. Good thing is the front uses standard bolts, no allen, torx or hex ect...

This is a pic of the tool for the rear in that eBay link I listed in the last post. The M14 is the one required for the rear, but I heard the others are used on other suspension components on VW's and Audi's, so the kit may come in handy:

**warrick** · 26-09-2014, 02:52 PM

i finally have my DBA Slotted front rotors and ATE Ceramic pads fitted.a mate came and helped me as my son was too busy.first impressions are great.good feel to the pedal,no squeal or noise at all.will have to wait till i have bed them in properly to really tell and see how the dust goes.no negatives yet though.will report back later.
cheers
warrick

**rjt86** · 27-09-2014, 01:25 AM

Great stuff Warrick, you will love them compared to the original VW pads in terms of dust and they the bite gets even better after a few hundred k's. I'm loving mine so far and the braking with the active cruise is actually smother as well.

**warrick** · 27-09-2014, 11:24 AM

thanks rjt86,i think they are going to be fine.the initial bite already seems much better and predictable.over the next few weeks i should get a better idea though.
cheers
warrick

**rjt86** · 27-09-2014, 11:47 AM

Added DAB+ the other day, it's a new Dension DAB+ U unit that connects to the factory MDI unit via USB.

It works well and you control the unit via the RNS, radio station names display on the screen but song names don't.

A cheaper option to replacing the RNS with a new DAB unit, as they are still pricey.