Gberg's GoRf Thread

[max225]

And have someone lift it out at the closest grocery store? Such UTILITY

Lockable tonneau covers?

trumps all. It's the pinnacle of human transportation.

Oh yea... TRUK yea. Or you could put it in the back of your golf with the seats folded flat. You have more cargo capacity than a truk anyways.

[Gberg2119]

Lockable tonneau covers?

trumps all. It's the pinnacle of human transportation.

Oh yea... TRUK yea. Or you could put it in the back of your golf with the seats folded flat. You have more cargo capacity than a truk anyways.

I did that for a while before getting the rack. It's not a great fit. The handlebars are up on the center armrest.

[Johnny_P]

4Runner

[Johnny_P]

Oh yea... TRUK yea. Or you could put it in the back of your golf with the seats folded flat. You have more cargo capacity than a truk anyways.

I did that for a while before getting the rack. It's not a great fit. The handlebars are up on the center armrest.

That's how I transported my bikes in my GTI. It worked. Wasn't super ideal. Mountain bikes are muddy and dirty. And heavy. And bulky.
Truck bed works really well though.

[Johnny_P]

Don't need a roof rack if you throw it in the bed.

And have someone lift it out at the closest grocery store? Such UTILITY

Bike in the bed or bike on the roof or bike visible in the back of the hatch makes no difference. If the perp wants it they'll take it via smashing windows or unbolting things or whatever. Truck bed that uses a locking fork mount (where you take the wheel off and put it in the cab, and attach the bike to the mount) is just as secure as a roof rack.

[max225]

And have someone lift it out at the closest grocery store? Such UTILITY

Bike in the bed or bike on the roof or bike visible in the back of the hatch makes no difference. If the perp wants it they'll take it via smashing windows or unbolting things or whatever. Truck bed that uses a locking fork mount (where you take the wheel off and put it in the cab, and attach the bike to the mount) is just as secure as a roof rack.

smashing the windows and then opening doors results in car alarm, a mess, and obvious theft. Simply lifting shit out of a bed is simple AF.

Get that Truk disease out of here. They not good for anything outside of construction/contractor/mulch/sand work.

[Johnny_P]

Bike in the bed or bike on the roof or bike visible in the back of the hatch makes no difference. If the perp wants it they'll take it via smashing windows or unbolting things or whatever. Truck bed that uses a locking fork mount (where you take the wheel off and put it in the cab, and attach the bike to the mount) is just as secure as a roof rack.

smashing the windows and then opening doors results in car alarm, a mess, and obvious theft. Simply lifting shit out of a bed is simple AF.

Get that Truk disease out of here. They not good for anything outside of construction/contractor/mulch/sand work.

Just laying a bike in the bed, yeah that's asking for trouble.
Dplac and [user not found] both have fork mounts that are bolted to the front of the bed. They lock your bike fork onto the bed itself. A thief without an allen key set or a hacksaw is going to steal the rear wheel of the bike at most.

[max225]

smashing the windows and then opening doors results in car alarm, a mess, and obvious theft. Simply lifting shit out of a bed is simple AF.

Get that Truk disease out of here. They not good for anything outside of construction/contractor/mulch/sand work.

Just laying a bike in the bed, yeah that's asking for trouble.
Dplac and [user not found] both have fork mounts that are bolted to the front of the bed. They lock your bike fork onto the bed itself. A thief without an allen key set or a hacksaw is going to steal the rear wheel of the bike at most.

[Johnny_P]

Just laying a bike in the bed, yeah that's asking for trouble.
Dplac and [user not found] both have fork mounts that are bolted to the front of the bed. They lock your bike fork onto the bed itself. A thief without an allen key set or a hacksaw is going to steal the rear wheel of the bike at most.

Z's rack, and the one Dplac was using before going full pinshit Afghan was like this:

[wap]

Just laying a bike in the bed, yeah that's asking for trouble.
Dplac and [user not found] both have fork mounts that are bolted to the front of the bed. They lock your bike fork onto the bed itself. A thief without an allen key set or a hacksaw is going to steal the rear wheel of the bike at most.

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[CorvetteWaxer]

I'm seriously thinking about full paint correction plus clear bra. NFG driving or worrying about messing up the paint.

Maybe I'll try compounding it in the spring before the rack goes back on. And when it does go on I'll definitely be putting clear vinyl down for the feet.

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That's like 1-2k ? Do you care that much at the end of the day?

Correction alone will be $800-$1200 without a coating. Then if you were to use a film like XPEL Ultimate or another high end film the whole car will likely be another $4k+ installed. Even just the front end is $709. Most installers will install for the same price as the kit price online since they buy the material at a discount.

Here's the XPEL pre-cut film for the car: http://www.xpel.com/paint-protection-ki ... gen/Golf/R

This is why I've never done film other than right in front of the rear wheels on the Z51 where rock chips happen. Ended up not doing it on the Z06 where it is even worse and will just deal with a repaint if needed. Plus, paint under film looks like shit to me, I would rather paint correct and put Cquartz Finest Reserve on it for the better looking finish.

[Johnny_P]

$4k for vinyl coating

Just repaint the damn bumper if/when the chips get bad enough.

[max225]

$4k for vinyl coating

Just repaint the damn bumper if/when the chips get bad enough.

Nah not enough scene cred.

[Tar]

I looked into X-Pel, its only 4k if the whole car is covered. A VW dealer will coover the entire front bumper, grill, partial hood and fenders (first 30%), A-pillar, head lights, under door handles, and top shelf of rear bumper for $1100 CAD, which i opted to have done when i bought the .:R. My old VW golf didn't have this coating done and my front bumper and headlights looked entirely pitted, and hood had some serious chips. I do a lot of highway around big rigs doe.

[Johnny_P]

I looked into X-Pel, its only 4k if the whole car is covered. A VW dealer will coover the entire front bumper, grill, partial hood and fenders (first 30%), A-pillar, head lights, under door handles, and top shelf of rear bumper for $1100 CAD, which i opted to have done when i bought the .:R. My old VW golf didn't have this coating done and my front bumper and headlights looked entirely pitted, and hood had some serious chips. I do a lot of highway around big rigs doe.

But you pay them to take off the vinyl when you buy the car, now you pay them to put vinyl back on.

[Johnny_P]

$4k for vinyl coating

Just repaint the damn bumper if/when the chips get bad enough.

Nah not enough scene cred.

The paint meter will register that it's not original. It could lose $1k in value.

[Gberg2119]

So xpel is out the window. I honestly don't know what to do about those rack marks. I could try a more aggressive pad with compound but I don't want to mess up the paint.

There's an auto detailer 5 minutes away from me. Maybe I'll drive by one day and see what they say.

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[max225]

Maybe just let it be... winter is coming anyways. Removing clear coat in favor of looks seems silly right now. You need all the clear that is left to get through actual shit weather, cold/snow/ice/salt

[Tar]

I looked into X-Pel, its only 4k if the whole car is covered. A VW dealer will coover the entire front bumper, grill, partial hood and fenders (first 30%), A-pillar, head lights, under door handles, and top shelf of rear bumper for $1100 CAD, which i opted to have done when i bought the .:R. My old VW golf didn't have this coating done and my front bumper and headlights looked entirely pitted, and hood had some serious chips. I do a lot of highway around big rigs doe.

But you pay them to take off the vinyl when you buy the car, now you pay them to put vinyl back on.

The one that goes back on will keep the paint looking new for many years, and i plan to keep my car for 8-10yrs and paid for it with my own money... and i like when it looks great.

[Gberg2119]

Maybe just let it be... winter is coming anyways. Removing clear coat in favor of looks seems silly right now. You need all the clear that is left to get through actual shit weather, cold/snow/ice/salt

Yeah I don't think I was going to do anything yet. Just wanted to see if they could fix it. I'll definitely try and get it addressed before the rack goes back on.

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[Gberg2119]

First drive of the GoRf in the snow with the AS3+. Excellent. Traction was great all around. These michelins are way better than the p zero nero that came on the GTI.

I also managed to scratch the back of the hatch with the snow brush. Awesome.

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[Tar]

First drive of the GoRf in the snow with the AS3+. Excellent. Traction was great all around. These michelins are way better than the p zero nero that came on the GTI.

I also managed to scratch the back of the hatch with the snow brush. Awesome.

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ESC disabled + Race mode and mash the gas all things! These cars are a riot in this weather. MPS3+ sounds pretty decent.

Hopefully the scratch buffs out in the spring. I cant imagine that plastic would get too deep. Still really sucks

[Apex]

First drive of the GoRf in the snow with the AS3+. Excellent. Traction was great all around. These michelins are way better than the p zero nero that came on the GTI.

I also managed to scratch the back of the hatch with the snow brush. Awesome.

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I found an unplowed lane to drive past all the on my way home, was 5/7.

[Gberg2119]

First drive of the GoRf in the snow with the AS3+. Excellent. Traction was great all around. These michelins are way better than the p zero nero that came on the GTI.

I also managed to scratch the back of the hatch with the snow brush. Awesome.

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ESC disabled + Race mode and mash the gas all things! These cars are a riot in this weather. MPS3+ sounds pretty decent.

Hopefully the scratch buffs out in the spring. I cant imagine that plastic would get too deep. Still really sucks

What sucks is it wasn't plastic. Apparently the brush bristles are all attached to a metal piece which slides in and out of the plastic head of the brush. It must've come out a bit while I was pushing all the snow off the car.

First drive of the GoRf in the snow with the AS3+. Excellent. Traction was great all around. These michelins are way better than the p zero nero that came on the GTI.

I also managed to scratch the back of the hatch with the snow brush. Awesome.

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I found an unplowed lane to drive past all the on my way home, was 5/7.

I want to find an empty lot for some donuts!

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[Apex]

ESC disabled + Race mode and mash the gas all things! These cars are a riot in this weather. MPS3+ sounds pretty decent.

Hopefully the scratch buffs out in the spring. I cant imagine that plastic would get too deep. Still really sucks

What sucks is it wasn't plastic. Apparently the brush bristles are all attached to a metal piece which slides in and out of the plastic head of the brush. It must've come out a bit while I was pushing all the snow off the car.

I found an unplowed lane to drive past all the on my way home, was 5/7.

I want to find an empty lot for some donuts!

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Yaassss !