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On my previous car, a 2013 Focus ST wagon with ST Suspension XTA coilovers the difference was night and day. And that was with good ST shock absorbers and "only" 3kg difference between the 18inch OEM wheels to my 18inch Enkei summer wheels. So I assume that an even larger difference in weight and worse shock absorbers will definitely have a massive positive impact. And for that 4kg per corner improvement, there are quite a few options; the Japan Racing SL01 or SL02, a few Motec options and the Racingline R360 are all between 9.5 and 10kg each for 19x8ish size.

@rcblur69 not as much as with previous cars to be honest, I'm thinking it has to do something with the DCC compensating for comfort and everything. But whenever I buy stuff for the car, whether it's maintenance or straight up modding I always try to improve on the OEM stuff. So the improved weight and rotating mass is another piece to the puzzle ;)

I’ve had them under the car for a while now, but forgot to post. The new summer setup: They are Japan Racing SL01, in 19x8.5 ET 33. They’re flow formed, so quite a bit lighter than the stock Vega’s (14,5kg), weighing in at just under 10kg. So a good 4kg improvement of unsprung weight. Not to mention the looks! 😍

In EU there’s different kinds of plugs 7pin and 13pin, don’t know if that’s also in the UK? The 13 pin gives much more information about what it’s towing (caravan have more lights and stuff going on). My car now at least recognizes it’s towing a bike rack and not a caravan or trailer, so it doesn’t start the trailer assist guidance.

Just had my 2019 2.0tsi 4x4 sportline with DCC fitted with an OEM towbar even though no towbar prep was specced with the car. Dealership didn’t want to do it because importer said “no”. Found a VAG specialist who went the extra mile and called with Germany, where they were told the car just needed an extra wiring loom of €69,95. Now I have an OEM folding towbar on a car that was not possible according to the local Skoda dealership, that looks and works as if it came OEM from the factory. DCC shouldn’t be the limiting factor here! If coded correctly the car should recognize what it is towing (bike rack or caravan/trailer) and adjust its systems accordingly.

As I can’t find any topic like this (moderator, please delete if there is such a topic), but looking for wheel options for my 2019 2.0 tsi 200kw wagon and can’t find a straight answer on what fits and what doesn’t, let’s collect it in this topic! Please comment your car, setup (lowered or standard?) and the wheel specs (size, width and ET as minimum requirements), optionally with picture to show the fitting. I will update this post to collect all options! Thanks!!

@KeteCantek @Bobodaclown haven't really been able to check for the dust, have yet to wash the car since the install of the brakes.... Oops! Will keep an eye on it, for ****s 'n giggles

Maybe something in the future indeed. For now quite happy with the pedal feel, with the tuning and I have had the first "dead" part throttle coded out as well. And the missus also drives the car, and she previously disliked the throttle happy cars we had. So I may just forgo on the pedal box...

Good suggestion! But in that kind of design, the Motec MCR2 Ultra-light are offered at 8.9kg in the same specs(and 9.3kg for the 38ET), so that would have my preference then.

As promised, an update on the front brake upgrade. The front pads were up for replacement, and the discs were coming soon so I decided to sell this opportunity to the misses to also upgrade the pads and discs. And while we're at it, why not also brake lines and oil, right? After quite a bit of a search for parts, and dealing with some availability (not wanting to pay outrageous import and handling fees if I were to buy parts from the UK, and get them in NL), I landed on a nice combination of brands: - Tarox Strada Pads - Zimmerman Z-sport discs (could barely contain myself, but decided with all the holidays coming up not to splurge and go for the 2-part discs) - Goodridge braided lines - Goodridge Performance Brake Fluid All in all, I think money very much well spent! The brake pedal feel stiffer, the bite of the brakes is much firmer and more direct and overall feel of the brakes has just improved. Haven't had it in real extreme circumstances (repetitive hard braking) yet, but so far the brakes just give more confidence than OEM that they are going to stop and stop every time. Very happy with this upgrade! I also like the looks of these drilled discs, makes them look more purposeful and another hint of the performance potential of the car. I am doubting if I should paint the callipers, to make the whole set-up look a bit more sporty. But I do like the understated sleeper look of the car, and with a new set of aftermarket wheels going on in the spring, painted brake callipers might be a bit much... Now first get the winter tires sorted, and then a winter browsing for the summer wheel upgrade! (Any ideas? Preferably would go lighter than the OEM 19x8 Vegas I'm currently running, nearly 14kgs each...) And as they say, a picture speaks a thousand words, so hereby: Old vs. New Before bedding in: After bedding in:

Jumping into the discussion late, so please disregard this if it's already mentioned, but... you can also consider All-Season tires with Alpin/Snowflake indication. I don't know how much snow you'll be seeing (Switzerland isn't ALL snow in the winter right?), but in many tests it has shown that all-season tires are much better in dealing with rain and higher fall/spring temperature than full on winter tires. Especially with the "hot" winters we've been having recently, and the crazy hot weeks early feb the last few years all-seasons might be a better option. But again, if you are living in a very snowy place, the full on winter tires have the all-season's beat in snow conditions nine ways from Sunday, so that would then be the better option!

I'm from the Netherlands and got it done locally by someone with VAG knowledge and multiple scanner tools (OBD11, VCDS etc.), he has some connections around the globe so I could check with him if he can recommend someone in the UK?

Small update on the Brisk Bambino Bakkie build! Noticed a small issue with the ACC, where the speed was constantly changing and power was being cut (which led to a ridiculously high fuel consumption; 8-9L/100km on a piece of highway that was previously done with 5.5-6L/100km). The guys at Tuning Service Huizen looked at it and found a small error in the registration of the gas pedal sensor/positioning and the amount of torque linked to that positioning, did some magic there and now back to enjoying all the Superb's power! Also had a few modifications done to the electronics of the car, so now the DCC slider has been activated, XDS setting stronger/hard, S3 4motion/quattro setting (more rear-wheel drive oriented), CarPlay navigation and the map in the VC can work simultaneously, update on the Columbus built to 1440 and some other knickknacks here and there. I have ordered some new brakes and surrounding ancillaries to go on the car early November. Will update again once that is done!

I understand you! That's why I made sure the chassis can handle the power, with the powerflex bushes and H&R ARBs, before adding the power. But the brakes are already quite good, and since I'm not tracking the car, the extra power is mostly used for some fun at traffic lights, intermediate sprints, passing on the highway and stuff like that. All well within the 250kph factory top speed the car is (and the brakes as well) engineered to do. I would be surprised if I actually reach 250+kph more ten times times during the ownership of the car, and all the other times I'm not asking more from the brakes then they were initially engineered to do. So I feel quite comfortable keeping brakes stock actually. The installation of braided lines and different pads and rotors is also "to mod" and to be able to brake a bit later and harder, so improve further on what's already there Keen to hear, thanks!

Oh! And thinking about replacing the brake lines with breaded ones as well, once I'm busy with the brakes anyway