The old school way would be to wire in a resistor (I think). Similar thing when I had my WV Mk4 R32 when you wire a resistor into wiring in the boot when you do the flapper mod.
I've not had a problem with them and I think you will be OK if you give the car a really good wash and use plenty of lube while doing it - the ones I got say to soak them in bucket of warm water and shampoo before using but I am sure you can use a clay lube as well.
I found that I get less...
If anyone is interested in my wash process:
Pre rinse with pressure washer
Decontaminate and clean the wheels (Bilt Hamber wheel cleaner)
1st shampoo (2 bucket and wash mitt - today I used Megs Gold Class)
Rinse
Clay cloth
2nd shampoo
Clean windows / lights (Megs Glass Cleaner)
Dry
Coating of...
Picked up my B8.5 a few weeks ago and finally got round to giving it a good wash.
I always find it really interesting washing a car for the first time and discovering all little blemishes and defects in the paint. The list so far is:
Buffer burn to a small part of the metal window trim on...
Well the stance is nice.... but I've never driven a 'premium' car that feels so unsettled on a bumpy road. Actually driven a few very cheap cars (e.g. Suzuki Swift!) that are leagues ahead of the B8.
Yeah I kind of thought that on just changing springs...
I'd ideally like more refinement and some improvement in comfort.
I was looking at Koni FSD kits but had a feeling they no longer do them for the B8?
It's got new(ish) PS4's on all corners. I should check the tyre pressure though as I've not done that yet... if the pressures are unequal I suppose it could be contributing.
Hello
Picked up my B8.5 s-line last week. While I was expecting the ride to firm I was not prepared for how bad it was!
I had it on a long drive this week 400 odd miles, this is regular or me and I do about 900 miles a month for work. On the motorway it was OK but over any road with a poor...
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