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2017 VW Alltrack - Nimble9's first Euro Car aka the DadWagon

Discussion in 'Other Builds' started by Nimble9, Jul 23, 2021.

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  1. Feb 15, 2022 at 10:04 AM
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    Well after 3+ weeks I have my car back!

    I'll update what was done to it soon!
     
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    man I’ve been busy! Too long since an update!

    So it took over 3 weeks to get the door leak resolved. At first the dealership was unable to reproduce the leak, but still noticed the rubber trim at the top was whack so they ordered a new piece. Upon installation of the new piece it was apparent the sheet metal that the trim attaches too was majorly tweaked, so off to the body shop.

    Waited two weeks and the car was ready for pickup. The service manager was appalled to find a giant dent right overtop the rear passenger door caused by the body shop. Since they were out of some special paint ingredient it lived at the body shop for another week before it was ready to be picked up.

    not the worst experience, as they cleaned the drains for free instead of originally charging me for that service. Also they let me take the loaner on a long trip with no issues so that was nice too. My car basically sat inside for most of the snowstorms and crappy road conditions so that’s a bonus I guess.

    the loaner:

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    I will miss its heated steering wheel, but it’s great having this car back

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    In other news, the headlights on this car are junk and borderline dangerous at night, so I'm on the hunt for some nice replacements.

    Eds BEC replicas aren't being made anymore and they were $700 to $800 new so more than I'd like to spend

    https://www.fastuningstore.com/prod...-vw-mk7-golf-gti?_pos=11&_sid=fdaccd8ab&_ss=r

    These at ECS have been backordered since I first looked at these in July 2021:

    https://www.ecstuning.com/b-helix-parts/mk75-style-headlight-set-chrome-trim/hvwg7hl-75c2~hlx/

    https://www.ecstuning.com/b-helix-parts/projector-headlight-set-with-chrome-strip/hvwg7hl-c2~hlx/

    And the Vland and ebay ones have crappy output so they're out. Used seems to be the only way to go.
     
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    would you say the OEM headlights worse than they were on your 2nd gen tacoma?
     
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    There is a lighting package but my car didn't get it. somehow got the fender audio and driver assist package though!

    Basically you can't run a 2018 or newer headlight or even an OEM lighting package one from what I understand, as the computer won't be happy.

    WAY worse than the tacoma. The original 2006 cloudy stock headlights were better than my 2017 Alltrack headlights lol
     
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  8. Feb 23, 2022 at 6:36 AM
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    Wow - that's crazy man. I thought the 2nd gen headlights were bad.
     
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    Hmm. Wonder if it's as simple as some VCDS magic. When I upgraded to the Golf R LED taillights I had to do some coding in order to get them to work. I can check with a couple of friends and see what's up.
     
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    Yeah, my thought is OEM would likely be expensive AF as well. I found a set of used Eds BEC Replicas that are plug and play and it's local so hopefully I can snag those. Pretty rare that those even pop up and if they do they sell for like $700
     
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    Good luck!
     
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    Just dropped a buddy off at our local VW dealer to get his Atlas back from recall work and they had this same car in a 2019. Super tempting, but about 10K higher than I'd have liked. Had it been low/mid-20s I may have bought it thanks to this thread.
     
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    haha they keep going up in value. I snagged mine with like 50k on it for $20k and some change so I got pretty lucky I think
     
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    Yeah this was a 2019 for 34k sticker. 17k miles.

    Oh, it was a manual though. :burnrubber:
     
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    Manual is rare af! the only thing with them is if you even do a tune you need to upgrade the clutch. worth it IMO if you can find one.

    I'd love a green one with a peanut butter interior personally
     
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