GT w/18", Leather, adaptive xenons, Dynaudio w/RCD510, pearl black.
Coming up(?) -> 1-2" lowering, subwoofer
Norwegian roc with 17" winter tires
-
johanvs
- Posts: 19
- Joined: Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:47 pm
- I drive a: 1.4 TSI 160
- In: Deep Black
- With a: Manual box
- Location: Bergen, Norway
Norwegian roc with 17" winter tires
Was delivered on friday, and I've already got 300km in it. Marvellous car! Handling is sweet, but think it looks a bit tall. Would 1" lowering do it?
GT w/18", Leather, adaptive xenons, Dynaudio w/RCD510, pearl black.
Coming up(?) -> 1-2" lowering, subwoofer
GT w/18", Leather, adaptive xenons, Dynaudio w/RCD510, pearl black.
Coming up(?) -> 1-2" lowering, subwoofer
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
-
DavidH
- Posts: 193
- Joined: Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:06 am
- I drive a: GT 2.0 TSI
- In: Rising Blue
- With a: Manual box
Re: Norwegian roc with 17" winter tires
Man i want a set of those wheels and tyres, even though we don't totally need them over here lately they would have come in bloody handy. Are they the sottozeros in the accessories brochure with the wider off set 17s?
I would think lowering might get you stuck in the snow a bit more often, you could struggle for ground clearance. The car doesn't actually ride that high if you look at the height of the sills/body from the ground, it's just the arches make it look that way. It looks more purposeful for road use with the standard ride height to me, especially in the snow.
Nice spec, that's more or less what i went for, leather, xenons and dynaudio, all well worth it options that make a big difference to the car IMO.
I would think lowering might get you stuck in the snow a bit more often, you could struggle for ground clearance. The car doesn't actually ride that high if you look at the height of the sills/body from the ground, it's just the arches make it look that way. It looks more purposeful for road use with the standard ride height to me, especially in the snow.
Nice spec, that's more or less what i went for, leather, xenons and dynaudio, all well worth it options that make a big difference to the car IMO.
Re: Norwegian roc with 17" winter tires
He lives in a city with snow only 1-2 months a year. So thumbs up from me for a set of 35mm springs. 
There's a black roc with black emblems in Molde, and it looks shit compared to the original chrome ones. So keep those!
There's a black roc with black emblems in Molde, and it looks shit compared to the original chrome ones. So keep those!
-
DavidH
- Posts: 193
- Joined: Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:06 am
- I drive a: GT 2.0 TSI
- In: Rising Blue
- With a: Manual box
Re: Norwegian roc with 17" winter tires
Ah, OK. I just wondered about ground clearance down the middle of the road. -35mm springs seem to make a big difference aesthetically.
the dynaudio speakers seem to need to break in a bit, mine were really harsh and spikey for the first few hours, but smoothed out and compressed a little after that and now it sounds really nice.
the dynaudio speakers seem to need to break in a bit, mine were really harsh and spikey for the first few hours, but smoothed out and compressed a little after that and now it sounds really nice.
-
johanvs
- Posts: 19
- Joined: Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:47 pm
- I drive a: 1.4 TSI 160
- In: Deep Black
- With a: Manual box
- Location: Bergen, Norway
Re: Norwegian roc with 17" winter tires
I'll try to hear a difference when it has been playing for some hours. Rims are 17" Proline PL.DavidH wrote:the dynaudio speakers seem to need to break in a bit, mine were really harsh and spikey for the first few hours, but smoothed out and compressed a little after that and now it sounds really nice.
Only thing I can point out as a "flaw" so far is that the seat gets some drops of water on it when I open the door on rainy days.
Re: Norwegian roc with 17" winter tires
Norwegian owners, yay!