Winter change

[Khyron]

In another thread I said "I won't change my wheels till Nov". Well after driving around this evening, and sliding everywhere with no traction at all, I came home at 10 and decided to make the switch back to stock 15s. Of course:

- Since I'm switching wheels I might as well put the mud flaps back on.
- Since messing with flaps, I might as well fix that wheel well liner thats coming loose.
- Taking off the wheel well liner, I see the lower intercooler pipe. I have an ABT one on my desk - might as well put that one in.
- Since I'm putting the abt pipe in, I need to take off the bumper.
- Ah, since the bumper is off I might as well switch the GLI valence back to stock. Avoiding those giant ice demons that drop from wheel wells is bad.

Which all leads to 4 hours to change wheels. And now I have to work at 8. . I also found out you don't need to take off the bumper for the intercooler pipe. Ah well, stock looking car once again. With a compustar which is pretty handy already.

Khyron

[R_Ethug]

Re: Winter change

LOL!!! sweet hardcore mod night geoff!!

[Canadian Turbo]

Re: Winter change

Yeah soon I will have to swap the wheels, raise the coils, put the fender liners back in and well at least I wont rub for a few months

[Flanders]

Re: Winter change

wow that's pretty dedicated. I'm suprised you took the valence off -- it took me forever to get the stock one off, so there's no way in hell i'm going to remove the gli one!

[Khyron]

Re: Winter change

I wasn't going to but it's much easier the 2nd time, especially with the bumper off. And I just figured I WILL hit one of those big ice-balls on deerfoot and put a crack in it (and end up switching it anyway). I'm going to be interested in reading how the local GLIs survive this season.

Oh and lower intercooler pipe + 15 avus = 40HP fo sho!

Khyron

[Kor]

Re: Winter change

I wasn't going to but it's much easier the 2nd time, especially with the bumper off. And I just figured I WILL hit one of those big ice-balls on deerfoot and put a crack in it (and end up switching it anyway). I'm going to be interested in reading how the local GLIs survive this season.

Oh and lower intercooler pipe + 15 avus = 40HP fo sho!

Khyron

I am going to run my bumper all winter or at least until something bad happens... then in the spring just get it re-painted. Hopefully it doesn't crack or anything but its pretty solid.