Glad I made the switch from French !

[D.andrews]

Hey all !

I am over the moon with my new purchase, now I had a ibiza dab edition before hand which is pretty much a vw, and before that was into my 106 gti, but these are on another level, feels like a man's car but with the ability to turn into a boys toy at any given time, the colour had me chucking my money at the dealers and walking out with a grin.

So as I'm new to the rocco world, what pointers can I be offered ? What subtle classy modifitions are recommended? what websites do you use for parts ? Or do you recommended leaving as intended to hold value ? What's the do's and don'ts !

Any advice given is appreciated cheers all















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[roc82]

Welcome to the rocco community:)
Your car looks very nice, one of the best colors.

In terms of mods there are lots of possibilities, it really depends on what you are expecting from them:
Bodywork (looks)
- upgrading to r/r line front/rear bumpers;
- clean looks (de banging front/rear);
Suspension/rims/Mechanical stuff (handling):
- lowering springs/coilovers (the standard rocco has an almost suv arch gap);
- after market rims (lots of possibilities);
- alloy wishbones with adjustable ball joints (awesome upgrade in terms of steering feel);
- limited slip differential
- short shifter (it shortens the distances between gears - for manual gearbox);
Engine/exhaust (power)
- remap (gain of approx. 30-40 more hp);
- after market exhaust (resonated/ non resonated);
- after market induction kit;
Lighting (functional/looks):
- Front xenon headlights upgrade;
- Rear led taillights upgrade (after market);
And the list can go on forever )
Cheers

[D.andrews]

Thanks for the welcome !

Certainly some choices there, Yeh lowering is definitely a option my only thought is won't that mess with the pre set settings for the suspension in sport comfort ect. As I what im thinking is that it was programmed for the factory ride height !?

And particular recommended modification websites that most people are using ?

It has enough power for me for now haha

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[Adam90]

Are you from South Yorkshire by any chance?

[D.andrews]

No my friend, sunny torbay in the southwest, how come ? Recognise the car ? I know it was transferred from up north by vauxhall

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[roc82]

Thanks for the welcome !

Certainly some choices there, Yeh lowering is definitely a option my only thought is won't that mess with the pre set settings for the suspension in sport comfort ect. As I what im thinking is that it was programmed for the factory ride height !?

And particular recommended modification websites that most people are using ?

It has enough power for me for now haha

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Lowering springs still let you use the dcc, i made the same mod to my Rocco.
In terms of lowering spring possibilities, you can choose according to how low you want your car:
2 cm drop - Vw oem lowering springs (I have them on my car);
2,5/3 cm drop- eibach pro kit
3/ 3,5 cm drop- h&r
And the list can continue further on

[Phil]

Pewter Grey is the best colour by far (i'm extremley biased on this point)

[D.andrews]

Thanks for the welcome !

Certainly some choices there, Yeh lowering is definitely a option my only thought is won't that mess with the pre set settings for the suspension in sport comfort ect. As I what im thinking is that it was programmed for the factory ride height !?

And particular recommended modification websites that most people are using ?

It has enough power for me for now haha

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Lowering springs still let you use the dcc, i made the same mod to my Rocco.
In terms of lowering spring possibilities, you can choose according to how low you want your car:
2 cm drop - Vw oem lowering springs (I have them on my car);
2,5/3 cm drop- eibach pro kit
3/ 3,5 cm drop- h&r
And the list can continue further on

Yeh I think I would just like it low enough to close the gap on the arch ! can you wack a photo on here of yours for me ! To give me a idea !


Haha guy above I love the colour it's so shiny !

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[D.andrews]

Thanks for the welcome !

Certainly some choices there, Yeh lowering is definitely a option my only thought is won't that mess with the pre set settings for the suspension in sport comfort ect. As I what im thinking is that it was programmed for the factory ride height !?

And particular recommended modification websites that most people are using ?

It has enough power for me for now haha

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Lowering springs still let you use the dcc, i made the same mod to my Rocco.
In terms of lowering spring possibilities, you can choose according to how low you want your car:
2 cm drop - Vw oem lowering springs (I have them on my car);
2,5/3 cm drop- eibach pro kit
3/ 3,5 cm drop- h&r
And the list can continue further on

Yeh I think I would just like it low enough to close the gap on the arch ! can you wack a photo on here of yours for me ! To give me a idea !


Haha guy above I love the colour it's so shiny !

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[D.andrews]

Thanks for the welcome !

Certainly some choices there, Yeh lowering is definitely a option my only thought is won't that mess with the pre set settings for the suspension in sport comfort ect. As I what im thinking is that it was programmed for the factory ride height !?

And particular recommended modification websites that most people are using ?

It has enough power for me for now haha

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Lowering springs still let you use the dcc, i made the same mod to my Rocco.
In terms of lowering spring possibilities, you can choose according to how low you want your car:
2 cm drop - Vw oem lowering springs (I have them on my car);
2,5/3 cm drop- eibach pro kit
3/ 3,5 cm drop- h&r
And the list can continue further on

Yeh I do want to lower thanks for that!

Can you wack up a photo of yours for me to give me a idea of a 2cm drop ?

Peter grey is a winner so shiny

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[Phil]

Here is mine on H&R lowering springs - apologies about poor photo bit rare on standard wheels.

[D.andrews]

Well that's a nice one ! Is that a 2cm drop philjay ?

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[Phil]

35mm mate

[roc82]

2 cm drop with Vw OEM lowering springs:

[D.andrews]

Cheers guys ! Both are nice ! The 3.5mm do you get any scrape with that ?

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[Bowser]

Lovely car and colour. Don't see many that colour!

Here's mine on VW Racing springs. Food for thought.....

[D.andrews]

Lovely car and colour. Don't see many that colour!

Here's mine on VW Racing springs. Food for thought.....

Nice where did you get them springs from mate ? That's put quite a drop on aswell 3cm ?

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[D.andrews]

Lovely car and colour. Don't see many that colour!

Here's mine on VW Racing springs. Food for thought.....

Nice ! Where did you get them springs ?

Is that a 30mm drop ?

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[Bowser]

Awesome GTI sell those springs. they're all VW approved too so are designed to work with OE parts. Come with certification to say they're a VW approved mod and won't invalidate any warranty.


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