DT's Build Thread by DT EXP

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Thanks all...

The BG was pretty simple, I wish I would have taken more pictures of it but my hands where a little busy :-P

I used the New South gauge so its 100% colored matched! But the depth of the gauge meant we had to cut out the back of the vent.. Just eyeballed it and used a clipper to trim out the hole, and then used a sander to smooth out the cuts

My plan was to have the BG in the bottom vent on the right, but the angle of that vent meant my gauge was too deep and would have not fit due to running (maybe) into the Headunit. I went with "better safe then sorry" mind set and placed it on the left.

Power came from tapping into engision (spelling?) cable running to the Headunit (blue cable)

So the gauge lights up when I turn on the car, but I can live with that...

We mounted the gauge in the vent with double sided tape..

Hard part was the tap into the TSI vacuum hose. Lucky my buddy of mine just came up with the idea to copy this http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-...ges/ES1831761/

Worked out great. (If the idea of drilling into your vacuum hose scares you just buy the hose from ecs already tapped)


As for 5x7, it doesn't hit hard.. but I am more then happy with it.. its small and I can feel it in my butt :p
Sound Deadening was done about month before the sub install... I will forever sound deaden all my cars.. its super easy (just takes time) and I hear so little road noise now its great... You can hear it when I close my door.. A nice deep thud sound

6-30-2010

I spy with my little eye..

11-23-2010

well it has snowed along with temps in the 20's...

Snow tires/wheels are on with all the ugly, so you what that mean...


Yep.. time to stay up late, drink a beer, and take the tiguan apart...


tonight I scouted 3 goals for this week/weekend since we are stay put for this thanksgiving...

1. I have bought one bust up OEM HID headlight for $40, and then picked up a cheap HID kit... and going to see if I can make them play nice together before I go and buy new headlights...

For fun I may try and figure out how to mount the HID in my normal headlights... (haters going to hate) As we all know.. H7 plug and play kits.. aren't plug and play... I have never put in HIDs my self so I'm already feeling lost on the subject... may hit up someone local for some help on this one...



2. Remove my side orange lights for a night of tinning...



3. Scout out my Fog lights... Dealer told me there were pre-wired for fogs, so I just needed to buy the fogs....

I think the dealer guy was wrong.. I see nothing pre-wired




ahhhh winter.. its good for something...

I really need to do my s3 ic too :-P