Reply With QuoteOkay, time for some reviews due to the very wet weather experience we've been having.
Firstly, the Tig.
Handles itself extremely well, elevated ride height helped me out this morning ont he way home.
The first street i drove on had water up to the bottom door line of the Mk5 GTI down the road.
The brakes stop extremely well in the wet, even when pressing hard (i can only imagine what uprated pads and brakefluid would do for you)
The 4Mo system provbided traction when i was pushing the car hard around the corners.
The extra safety that this car gives and feels is amazing.
Driving through puddles the steerign wheel didn't wrench out of my hand, no slipping around in the wet, no headlights in my face, extra visibility, everything works extremely well to keep you safe.
Secondly, the Tyres.
The Kumho Ku31's in 245/45R19 were exceptional.
No loss of traction unless i really forced it to in the wet (and i mean really forcing it!)
No skidding when braking hard.
No noticable additional noise due to the amount of water on the road.
Finally, Everything else.
Nanolex is still working well.
Windows beaded the water and it ran off, only needed the windscreen wipers in the heavy rain.
Windscreen wipers worked flawlessly, clearing the windscreen properly.
Uprated headlights were great, providing light that shot through the heavy downpours and showed where the puddles were.
Took me a while to figure out where the windscreen demister was, i forgot it was part of the fan direction scroll wheel.
To sum it all up, the tig performs beautifully in the wet, stage 2 is still capable of getting the power down thanks to Kumho's and the 4Mo system and the additional ride height and safety are a big win in my books.
P.S. Carbon steel grey on the mk6 GTI is a b!tch to see in the heavy rain.
Originally Posted by team_v
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