SaltyDave

Crewe mate; you?

TPMS on the Octy doesn’t have wheel mounted sensors mate. The ABS system monitors wheel rotation speeds and if/when a tyre deflates that wheel's speed will increase in comparison to the others; and this will trigger the TPMS to pipe up with a tyre pressure loss warning

I’m dropping suspension (h&r springs 30mm rear 50mm front) and fitting 15mm wheel spacers all round shortly and will definitely be having wheel alignment and tracking done after that

Don’t worry about clogging up the thread; fire away with anything related or non related as far as I’m concerned

5% limo tint rear screen and 20% tints down the sides mate. Full glass out install so no nasty edges on show when the windows down. Originally I planned on 5% limo on the sides as well but the chap who did them for me talked me out of it and I’m glad he did; with hindsight I think 5% would be far too dark all round. Fronts will probably be next after lowering springs are delivered and fitted. 70% is the legal limit for front sides so I’ll be going for that, and a nice blue chameleon tint on the front windscreen which gives 78% (75% legal limit)

Even better tip; have your best mate be a mechanic 😉 👍🏻. His labour costs tend to be alcoholic 😂

Got them ordered. £180 which I thought is a good price. Can’t wait to get them on

Got on to H&R and the part number they gave for the 4x4 is 28833-4; which drops the front 50mm and the back 30mm. To be honest I’ll be happy with that. As much as I’d love to have her sat lower than a slugs belly on coilovers I’ve been reminded (quite forcibly) by the other half that it’s supposed to be a “practical family car”. Which I think loosely translates to: she wants to fill the boot up with **** all the time 😂

Mine are 18 x 8 GMP Italia Dea which are about 1 kg heavier than the Gemini’s I think. I certainly can’t tell any difference at all but it’s an extra 4kg; who would?

They’re beauties 😍

Fitted 😍

Hi everyone. I stumbled across some Stanced Coilover kits whilst trawling the internet for lowering options for my Octy III. Originally planned on just going with lowering springs (H&R 40mm seems to be the general consensus amongst most of you) but was managing to get myself fairly confused as to which springs would and wouldn’t fit my 2.0tdi vRS 4x4. Anyway as said I came across these Stanced coilovers. Front lowering range 30mm-65mm. Rear 30-60mm. A kit specifically for the 4x4. And only £269.99. Blimey. “Too good to be true?” I wondered. And that leads me to ask: does anyone here have any knowledge of, or experience with, a Stanced coilover kit? And if so what are your pros and cons? Opinions? Thoughts? Recommendations? Reviews? Are they actually a decent buy or should they be avoided at all costs? Etc. Etc. Any input on the matter would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

New rims have arrived from wheelbase, wrapped in fresh Vredestein Ultrac Satins. Hopefully find time to get them fitted tomorrow; back in work Sunday so if not tomorrow it won’t til next weekend. What do you think of them? And what rims are you rocking? #getyourrimsout #riskyhashtag 😨🤣

Mummy!