What to tackle first?

[masca]

Hi all,

Just sold my Golf 118 and now into a MY19 Tiguan 132tsi with DA, Luxury and S&V packages. I'll have a read but would love some recommendations on wheels, paint protection and a tune.

[tigger73]

Congratulations on your new purchase!

Have a look at the gen2 Tiguan wheels thread for some inspiration: Gen 2 Tiguan Wheels Thread. Typically you’re looking at offsets around 35-40 with 8-8.5" width on a Tiguan to look decent.

Really depends what you’re looking to achieve but if you change size you’ll also but up for tyres which you’ll need to include in your budget. Final comment on rims is don’t cheap out - you’ll be worse off than staying stock and it’ll make it 10x harder to sell at the other end. If you can afford to, stick your stock wheels away to put in when selling.

In terms of tunes there’s currently nothing available as a flash tune for the 132TSI engine. There’s some piggy-back units under development/final testing (JB4) but that’s what you’ll be limited to for the time being. There’s encryption on the 132TSI ECU that nobody can get past right now. To be completely honest it’s not the engine most people go for if they want performance. You’ll find less options for this engine in terms of aftermarket parts and tuning because of this. 162TSI shares a lot in common with GTI which is why this is the better choice in terms of performance parts/tuning options.

[masca]

Hey
Thanks for all that info!!
Yeah, I'm not wanting huge power gains but something a little more down low would be nice.
With the wheels, I had a budget and then saw so many wheels that I fell in love with so that has gone out the door for now.
Do you think a thin rim spoke looks better or the chunky look?

[tigger73]

JB4 has been released for the EA888 3B engine: JB4 Gen3B dVW/Audi/Seat/Skoda - BurgerTuning.com

This is going to be your best bet for increasing performance. The nice thing about these is that you can remove them before taking to the dealer for servicing/warranty.

In terms of wheels it's a very personal choice. If you're going for a sporty look then something like these BBS rims look nice:



If you run a larger diameter rim with low profile tyre it looks a bit weird at stock height:



It really needs some lowering to pull it off:



Or you can go chunky and go for the off-road look: