Jakeys R36

[danger17]

Very nice. I've had mine for a year and a half and have nothing but good things to say about. They are such an enjoyable car to own. Power when you want it, comfortable for cruising. Great space, but it doesn't feel big.

[Jakeys]

What are people's thoughts on these? Rotiform SNA's as an alternative to the very expensive Tiguan R Omanyt 19's. Basically identical fitment, 19x9 +35 with 245 tyres.




And photoshopped onto mine:

[Timlin]

Looks great!

Have a look at the new HRE FlowForm wheels, theres some beautiful wheels to choose from!


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[snerlo]

You know my thoughts mate. Love them.

[Netrover]

Hi Jake.

You're a mine of information on these R36's, and I wondered if you could help me on a couple of things.

Some of the cars have a "Comfort / Sport" button to the right of the gear shift. On others this is just a blank button. Was this an optional extra?

Some 2010 models have a central display unit that has three buttons on either side, and some have four. What's the difference?

Regardless of whether there is a 3 or 4 button unit, underneath that there can be a 2 or 3 dial climate control unit. Again, what are the differences?

Some models seem to have rails in the wagon cargo area with moveable dividers. Was this an optional extra?

Thanks for your help withy this. Still looking to buy a pristine wagon in January.

[Felixrising]

Hi Netrover,
I know you're asking Jake, but I can tell you what the Comfort/Sport button does: It's the Adaptive Chassis Control system and it has three settings, Comfort/Normal/Sport, this adjusts the suspension dampening noticeably and also adjusts the steering feel too. In comfort the steering wheel is very light, and in sport it gains a good feeling of weight.

In 2010 there were two models of R36, the MY10 and the MY10.5. My 10.5 wagon has a two knob clmatronic unit with a buttoned panel in between.

I'm not sure about rails in the cargo area, you can get an optional cargo liner with some moveable velcro blocks/dividers - is this what you are referring to?

Felix

[Netrover]

Hi Netrover,
I know you're asking Jake, but I can tell you what the Comfort/Sport button does: It's the Adaptive Chassis Control system and it has three settings, Comfort/Normal/Sport, this adjusts the suspension dampening noticeably and also adjusts the steering feel too. In comfort the steering wheel is very light, and in sport it gains a good feeling of weight.

In 2010 there were two models of R36, the MY10 and the MY10.5. My 10.5 wagon has a two knob clmatronic unit with a buttoned panel in between.

I'm not sure about rails in the cargo area, you can get an optional cargo liner with some moveable velcro blocks/dividers - is this what you are referring to?

Felix

Thanks Felix. So it looks like the ACC is an option then.

Some of the R36's on the NZ Trademe (trademe.co.nz) site show the rails and dividers. There are only 8 listings at the moment so not a lot of choice!

I have seen seen a picture of the cargo liner. It would cover the rails.

[Felixrising]

Post a pic of them rails...

[Netrover]

Post a pic of them rails...

this is the link to the listing where you can see all of the pics.

Volkswagen Passat R36 2009 | Trade Me

[Jakeys]

Hey mate, Felix has covered ACC well. I would just add that Sport mode on ACC is not as sporty as the R36 specific suspension. ACC is a Passat wide option, it's not specific to the R36 like stock suspension. So for performance, better off not having it.

For the centre display, three buttons either side denotes non navigation, four buttons denotes navigation. The 4 either side unit is the RNS 510. Also an option.

The three or two climate is a model year change. I thought it was MY10.5 that got the new unit with the two dials and the black face called the climatronic, but someone on here pointed out to me just this week that some MY10's have them too so not really sure what's going on there. Not all MY10's have them but all MY10.5's do.

Finally those rails you linked the pics of. I have never seen those before, nor ever seen them on any option list. I have absolutely no clue about those, sorry, but I'd love to know the answer!

I haven't updated this thread in a while, not a lot has happened. I replaced all three wiper blades with Bosch Aerotwins, bought a Ross-Tech VCDS cable and coded the car up so it does stuff like blips the siren on lock/unlock, no timeout on windows/mirror function, teardrop wiping (Google it if you're wondering) and auto rain closing, among other little changes. I also changed the light configuration to the afterburner/Skyline style and I'm sending the inners off later this month to Bucket to be modified to match, the way they should have been from factory. You can see where the LED's were going to go but it looks like VW did some cost cutting and opted not to finish them for the inners.



I have ordered a set of the Tiguan R 19x9 +33 Omanyt update wheels, which as far as I know nobody else in Oz has yet. However, they are on back order so they might not even turn up, but I can hope. I'll fit them with 235/35R19 Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetrical 2's and I should have a very sexy fitment going on with what I think is the nicest wheel possible for this car! I also took it out for a huge Euro SA cruise today, loved it, this car is amazing. Pictures at some point...