Following my successful attempt to remove the shift knob and the shift gate, I was so determined to go ahead and replace my chromy shift cover to a leather boot that's commonly found in the manual version of Bora and Golf. So I did more research, and have several correspondences with a fellow vwvortex's member, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘automobile’
6 Dec
How to – Removing the shift gate
Following the removal of my auto shift knob and replacing the stock shift knob with MOMO auto knob, I have been exploring options to “perfect” the look, hiding away the bare metal shaft like the picture on the left. One of the option is to remove the shift gate (from the layman point of view, [...]
28 Nov
Anatomization of Brakeswitch .. after a shift lock error!
It happened out of sudden, out of nowhere. I was referring to the incident where my shift gear was stucked at Park position, as I was trying to drive off to pick up my parents in-law. Darn, I was mumbling to myself, “I hope this is not a sympton of aging car”, as my dear [...]
28 Nov
Removing of shifter knob for 4-speed automatic transmission
Changing of automatic shift knob, to certain people in Vwvortex community, is a taboo, or in a certain VW modification cult group, is socially unacceptable. Well, I must emphasized that such mentality only prevails in a small group of vwvortex'ers, fortunately. Perhaps, the strong feeling against the act, is based on the assumption that anybody [...]
11 Nov
Passenger Door removal for Rattling fix …
I must confess, that I am not an audiophile. In fact, my hearing history has never been that good, and it can be vouched from a general hearing test conducted by my primary school, when I was a primary-3 school kid. I failed that test, as I couldn't differentiate between a buzzing sound and a [...]
8 Jul
Aspiring to be a TT, with a TT pedal covers
For the uninitiated, one of the beauty of Volkswagen and Audi cars is the fact that they are all built based on some common platforms, according to the model category. Possibly, at least 60% of the parts are common parts, with some part variants exists in one make / model based on the particular make [...]
8 May
Wolfsburg edition Bora wannabe .. on a Wolfsburg-made Bora
Wolfsburg, considered one of the greenest cities in Germany, is also the hometown of the automotive brand, Volkswagen. It's HQ is based there, and has a plant that's one of the largest and most advanced car factories in the world. In VWVortex, Wolfsburg edition Germany is highly sort-after. In Singapore, all volkswagen BORA are assembled [...]
20 Apr
How to – Fix the damn console rattles
For awhile, I have been getting irritating rattling and squeaky noise from the console and glovebox area whenever the car rolls on the road (yes as long as it rolls!). The dealer solution is they replaced the entire glovebox and console cage, so they have claimed. But the problem persists, and I was told I [...]
30 Mar
Virtual Angel Eye hallucination — LED city bulb customisation
For some reason, my city halogen light bulbs (H6W) always blew off after 8 to 12 weeks of usage, particularly on the driver side (for RHD car). Upon closer observation, the driver side headlight housing is covered, mainly to provide an air induction routing for air intake. It is likely that this design, couple with [...]
23 Mar
A prelude to “Joey mod” on my OEM Bosch HID
Not for the weak heart, not especially when it cost $550 SGD per headlight, and the process of splitting the headlight housing and the lens will turn off anyone unless you are a hardcore DIY enthusiast. This is just a picture of a headlight that I managed to get hold, and splitted them into two [...]
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