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Re: GeeDub SQ daily driver
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 10:26 pm
by TheGee
Re: GeeDub SQ daily driver
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 10:51 pm
by Pman1984
I'm watching this closely lol... So not in doors... Are they heading to the footwell or the pillars? Or both?
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Re: GeeDub SQ daily driver
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:53 pm
by TheGee
My current plan is to get the tweeters, midrange, and midbass, all above dash level which is going to take a crazy amount of work but I need to get past the deadening and soundproofing stages before I can get into positioning & listening tests.
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Re: GeeDub SQ daily driver
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2021 1:55 pm
by TheGee
Re: GeeDub SQ daily driver
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2021 7:37 pm
by thelizard
i love the front bumper, are you planning side birs or skirts?
Re: GeeDub SQ daily driver
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2021 8:23 pm
by C Chis
Busy couple of weeks indeed!
Liking the changes!
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Re: GeeDub SQ daily driver
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2021 10:07 pm
by TheGee
Thanks guys
Skirts if I can find ones I like but tbh I’ve not looked that hard yet. I’ve got a whole load of exterior mods to do yet so I’ll figure something out
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Re: GeeDub SQ daily driver
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:54 am
by SRAutoSolutions
Loving what your doing here mate. Just goes to show how much you can do these with a little ingenuity. Looking forward to seeing how it progresses!
Re: GeeDub SQ daily driver
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2021 4:10 pm
by the swan fiend
Some tasty mods so far. I love the cup holder and door handle lights. It’s gonna be a good one to watch!
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Re: GeeDub SQ daily driver
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2021 6:57 pm
by Hooligan_Harv
Going back to your seats they look like Corsa VXR “Wingbacks” been toying with the idea of getting a set myself, but not know if I like the look of metal adapter brackets.
Got any photos of how you’ve mounted them?
Re: GeeDub SQ daily driver
Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2021 7:19 pm
by TheGee
They are vxr recaros but I’ve not mounted them yet. I balanced them roughly in place and they’ll need a lot of frame work to make them fit. I’m soon to start the deadening and soundproofing on mine so they won’t be fitted for a while yet
Re: GeeDub SQ daily driver
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2021 4:34 pm
by TheGee
If I can pull this one off it’s definitely going into my ‘hmmm I wonder’ hall of fame
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Re: GeeDub SQ daily driver
Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:11 pm
by TheGee
Before and after of under the bonnet…
A very abused and worn out 2008 1.9
And the 2012 bluemotion running lovely with newly discovered modifications
Yes I know the battery is out and the arch liners are missing but the priority was to get it running cleanly and happily before changing anything from the original Touran.
The front rad pack is coming off for the alternator and charging cables upgrade, the arch liners are staying off until I’ve decided on my front speakers and possibly some deadening, the headlights will be in 500 pieces by the weekend and the bumper is only balancing in place anyway as are the wings etc because it’s all coming off for paint work so seems pointless fixing it all.
To say it’s been a bitch is an understatement as so many things we didn’t realise such as the Touran uses canbus & the Caddy doesn’t, the Touran clutch pedal needs relocating or it won’t start, extra fuel lines etc for the pre heater thingie, and not to mention re-pinning almost the entire wiring loom
and the fun part hasn’t even begun yet!
Re: GeeDub SQ daily driver
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 5:23 pm
by TheGee
So, now all the accessories have been fitted & checked working and the engine, aux heater, gearbox, brakes, windows, etc etc all running and behaving as they should, I spent a day dissecting the entire loom and completely removing the unnecessary looms such as rear doors etc to save a whole world of confusion my future self will thank me for, modifying the Touran loom to work with the van, and adding in all the additional custom wiring I need for the van itself. Checked everything over again, played with VCDS for the first time ever, and all is well
GeeDub SQ daily driver
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2022 3:15 pm
by TheGee