Tweet
After driving the TT everyday for 2 years, I've been wanting to pick up a larger car that i can put to daily use instead. The little TT isn't the most practical thing in the world.
I was originally looking at a new mk7 wagon, 4motion and 6 speed, but the allroad jumped into my mind. Its unfortunate the Allroad never came with a manual, but i still have the TT to drive on the weekends.
I was able to find a clean base 2015 Allroad with 20,000kms on it for a little bit cheaper than mk7 back in August.
The only option on the allroad is the rear trunk cargo tracks which is nice to have.
First up were a few Vagcom Tweaks
Seatbelt Chime off
Convenience window opening
LED's as DRL
Lap timer Enabled, because race wagon
Increase brightness on front LED's from 24/100 to 50/100.
Orange side marker light disabled.
Fogs individual as Highbeams.
I think im missing a few but those are the major ones.
Next up was getting the roof box from the TT over to the Allroad. Found a local set of Whisbar Railbar's for cheap and got them fitted up.. The Clearance is extremely tight between the roof and the feet of the roof box. I love how low profile the rack/box is.
Went on a little Trip with the allroad which turned into a little adventure.
Headed out on vacation to my parents place out in Lake country B.C. On my way out there the main highway was closed due to a fatal accident. After sitting for about an hour i found a hidden forestry road a little ways back that detoured around the accident.
At first it looked like it was going to a super fun drive on dirt/gravel through the forest, but quickly turned into a giant sh*t show.
A bunch of other people found this forestry road as well. including people with trailers -_-
The road quickly got very narrow for 2 way traffic. Some guy with a boat a few cars ahead of me tried to make room for others to go by and managed to make his boat fall of the ledge. Luckily after about 40 mins we managed to save his truck by unhitching and pulling out. The boat was lucky enough to stay hanging on to the side of the cliff as well. He said he would come back another day and have a crane take it out.
The road went on quite narrow for the next hour or so. Making for a hectic and slow drive through the forest. I passed about 6 or 7 more trailers that had fallen into the forest side
Finally the road opened up a little and we got moving again. Unfortunately the accident turned a 6 hour drive into a 12 hour drive. But overall made it a good first adventure for the allroad.
Gave the wagon to Jason as the car was pretty clean, but upon a closer look, the paint needed some love.
Then was brought over to another friends shop where they wrapped the entire front end of the car in 3M Pro Series. Front bumpier, full hood, full mirrors, a pillars, and 18 inch strip on the roof and roof box for full front end protection. This is something ive regretted not doing on all of my previous cars. Check out The Auto Protectors. They did a great job.
Looking real nice!
I also moved the Air ride from the TT over to the Allroad.
I ordered a few little things off of bagriders. a .75gal seamless tank, some fittings etc. Just to have the little bit of extra capacity. Puts me to a 3.25 Gallon total (3 gallon-.5 gallon for the compressor + .75Gal). Everything was installed neatly under the oem floor which makes the setup extremely quiet.
Exterior Shots throughout the Winter.
I also added a OEM S-line wheel with paddles as the allroad did not come with them. It makes the car a little bit more fun to drive. The new wheel also has the nice perforated nappa leather.
Ill be looking for a set of summer wheels, and maybe add a stage 1 tune on it. But other than that i think that will be it for mods. its a perfect daily driver as it sits. The Fender Flares allow for the car to have larger tires which makes for an extremely comfortable ride.
Oh, ill also be looking to pick up a set of Clear/smoked headlight side markers as it makes the car look a lot nicer. Heres a little shot of it photoshopped.
I was originally looking at a new mk7 wagon, 4motion and 6 speed, but the allroad jumped into my mind. Its unfortunate the Allroad never came with a manual, but i still have the TT to drive on the weekends.
I was able to find a clean base 2015 Allroad with 20,000kms on it for a little bit cheaper than mk7 back in August.
The only option on the allroad is the rear trunk cargo tracks which is nice to have.
First up were a few Vagcom Tweaks
Seatbelt Chime off
Convenience window opening
LED's as DRL
Lap timer Enabled, because race wagon
Increase brightness on front LED's from 24/100 to 50/100.
Orange side marker light disabled.
Fogs individual as Highbeams.
I think im missing a few but those are the major ones.
Next up was getting the roof box from the TT over to the Allroad. Found a local set of Whisbar Railbar's for cheap and got them fitted up.. The Clearance is extremely tight between the roof and the feet of the roof box. I love how low profile the rack/box is.
Went on a little Trip with the allroad which turned into a little adventure.
Headed out on vacation to my parents place out in Lake country B.C. On my way out there the main highway was closed due to a fatal accident. After sitting for about an hour i found a hidden forestry road a little ways back that detoured around the accident.
At first it looked like it was going to a super fun drive on dirt/gravel through the forest, but quickly turned into a giant sh*t show.
A bunch of other people found this forestry road as well. including people with trailers -_-
The road quickly got very narrow for 2 way traffic. Some guy with a boat a few cars ahead of me tried to make room for others to go by and managed to make his boat fall of the ledge. Luckily after about 40 mins we managed to save his truck by unhitching and pulling out. The boat was lucky enough to stay hanging on to the side of the cliff as well. He said he would come back another day and have a crane take it out.
The road went on quite narrow for the next hour or so. Making for a hectic and slow drive through the forest. I passed about 6 or 7 more trailers that had fallen into the forest side
Finally the road opened up a little and we got moving again. Unfortunately the accident turned a 6 hour drive into a 12 hour drive. But overall made it a good first adventure for the allroad.
Gave the wagon to Jason as the car was pretty clean, but upon a closer look, the paint needed some love.
Then was brought over to another friends shop where they wrapped the entire front end of the car in 3M Pro Series. Front bumpier, full hood, full mirrors, a pillars, and 18 inch strip on the roof and roof box for full front end protection. This is something ive regretted not doing on all of my previous cars. Check out The Auto Protectors. They did a great job.
Looking real nice!
I also moved the Air ride from the TT over to the Allroad.
I ordered a few little things off of bagriders. a .75gal seamless tank, some fittings etc. Just to have the little bit of extra capacity. Puts me to a 3.25 Gallon total (3 gallon-.5 gallon for the compressor + .75Gal). Everything was installed neatly under the oem floor which makes the setup extremely quiet.
Exterior Shots throughout the Winter.
I also added a OEM S-line wheel with paddles as the allroad did not come with them. It makes the car a little bit more fun to drive. The new wheel also has the nice perforated nappa leather.
Ill be looking for a set of summer wheels, and maybe add a stage 1 tune on it. But other than that i think that will be it for mods. its a perfect daily driver as it sits. The Fender Flares allow for the car to have larger tires which makes for an extremely comfortable ride.
Oh, ill also be looking to pick up a set of Clear/smoked headlight side markers as it makes the car look a lot nicer. Heres a little shot of it photoshopped.
[
Comment