Shoomakan
Grand Nagus
Good afternoon everyone,
So, I've had my haldex plug in (c-clip) for the last week, and have covered about 500 kilometers on it so far. My impressions thus far:
*Absolutely zero binding/locking at slow speeds, even with steering wheel fully locked.
*Car doesn't chirp from the front when I hit the gas anymore.
*Car is much more predictable when driving hard through mountain roads, especially on twisties with smooth asphalt.
*Car doesn't rotate as easily into corners anymore, but I think only people who drive their cars hard/on a track will notice this immediately. Needs a bit more weight thrown around before it'll let go, but it isn't enough to bother me. Just need to get used to it I guess.
*Car doesn't magically turn into a Mitsubishi Evolution, ie, it won't slide through corners like you've added a limited slip differential to the car. I didn't expect this, but I'm sure some tweens who own a TT225 or an S3 think this is a possibility. It isn't.
Before installing the plug, I changed out the Haldex oil in the system, but that proved to be kind of pointless as I faced another issue: the area around the stock plug had corroded slightly, so my c-clip hadn't seated properly. At some point 2 days ago, the c-clip came loose and the resulting leak caused a good portion of my Haldex oil to leave the system. As a result of this, I imagine the pump overheated from spinning too quickly and popped a fuse. Please make sure the c-clip is well seated before you drive off. I got lucky, just replaced oil, re-seated c-clip properly, and all is right in the world again. Had I continued to drive with that leak I'm sure I would have done lasting damage. I may have already, but since I pulled over so quickly when I noticed the car became FWD, I think I'm fine.
Anyway, I have not contacted or been contacted by YHW in any way. I bought the item off of Ebay and shipped it at my own expense. This is not an ad or a promo, just my personal experiences (THUS FAR) with this product. Use it at your own risk.
If anything else happens, I'll be sure to post it here. Have a nice day, everyone.
So, I've had my haldex plug in (c-clip) for the last week, and have covered about 500 kilometers on it so far. My impressions thus far:
*Absolutely zero binding/locking at slow speeds, even with steering wheel fully locked.
*Car doesn't chirp from the front when I hit the gas anymore.
*Car is much more predictable when driving hard through mountain roads, especially on twisties with smooth asphalt.
*Car doesn't rotate as easily into corners anymore, but I think only people who drive their cars hard/on a track will notice this immediately. Needs a bit more weight thrown around before it'll let go, but it isn't enough to bother me. Just need to get used to it I guess.
*Car doesn't magically turn into a Mitsubishi Evolution, ie, it won't slide through corners like you've added a limited slip differential to the car. I didn't expect this, but I'm sure some tweens who own a TT225 or an S3 think this is a possibility. It isn't.
Before installing the plug, I changed out the Haldex oil in the system, but that proved to be kind of pointless as I faced another issue: the area around the stock plug had corroded slightly, so my c-clip hadn't seated properly. At some point 2 days ago, the c-clip came loose and the resulting leak caused a good portion of my Haldex oil to leave the system. As a result of this, I imagine the pump overheated from spinning too quickly and popped a fuse. Please make sure the c-clip is well seated before you drive off. I got lucky, just replaced oil, re-seated c-clip properly, and all is right in the world again. Had I continued to drive with that leak I'm sure I would have done lasting damage. I may have already, but since I pulled over so quickly when I noticed the car became FWD, I think I'm fine.
Anyway, I have not contacted or been contacted by YHW in any way. I bought the item off of Ebay and shipped it at my own expense. This is not an ad or a promo, just my personal experiences (THUS FAR) with this product. Use it at your own risk.
If anything else happens, I'll be sure to post it here. Have a nice day, everyone.
