Volkswagen parts reviews

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SUMITOMO Tires
Iroczgirl
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  • Ride comfort:
Rating 4.0

My experience is that they balance just fine but yes, they do have a thin (2 ply nylon?) sidewall, which is why I inflate them to 51 PSI as per manufacturer's spec and they do great! This is a diesel Jetta so the fastest I've driven them at a constant speed was about 80mph from central Connecticut to midcoast Maine. I also drove the Jetta from Maine to Seattle 2 summers ago with over a thousand pounds of "stuff" in and on the car. They behaved just fine and did excellent in the horrible rainstorms I encountered in Illinois.

Pros: balance just fine, good in rain
Cons: thin sidewall
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Varta Battery
Jxander
  • Indicator:
Rating 4.0

As for the battery choice, I'd personally opt for the Varta. The main reason being the service life you have received from the original battery. I wouldn't worry too much about the Varta's lower rating as the original has seemed sufficient over approximately 6 years and most Phaeton owners are reporting excellent life from the original batteries.

Pros: excellent service life
Cons: lower rating
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SUMITOMO Tires

Had them on the Jetta for 2 years now. Great summer tire for general use. Don't expect it to handle sporty or go anywhere in the snow. But they do have a very low rolling resistance and will reward you with better mileage.

Pros: low rolling resistance, better mileage
Cons: not for sporty use, not for snow
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Brembo Brake pads
Lewylou78
  • Braking:
Rating 5.0

It's a very noticeable difference when compared to the stock 10.1" (on my 99 4-door that is). You add a little bit more weight up front, but it's worth it since you get much better stopping power. I will never go back to the stock brakes, I love my G60 brakes

Pros: much better stopping power
Cons: add a little weight
Vehicle: Volkswagen
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Girling Brake caliper

i have the girling 60 dual piston calipers i love em i can pretty much lock them any time i want (SS lines and red box pads. stock master cyl)

Pros: love them, can lock
Vehicle: Volkswagen
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Nokia Tires
KKToureg
  • Ride comfort:
Rating 5.0

Ditto on the Nokians from me as well. On my 2nd set after 50K miles and find my speed control chimes going off regularly now (set at 96 MPH) because the ride is just so smooth.

Pros: ride is so smooth
Mileage: 50000 km
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NGK Spark plug

I just installed STI plug wires and NGK spark plugs. After the install the car tried hard to turn over again but still gave me the same issue as before. Turns out the motor was not getting gas so I didn't need to get new plugs/wires, but I am glad I did because now my car doesn't idle weird anymore.

Pros: car doesn't idle weird
Cons: same issue as before
Vehicle: Volkswagen
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Mobil Engine oil
DaNo_VdUb
  • Engine noise:
Rating 3.0

about 4 weeks ago i did a 10w 30 mobil 1 synthetic oil change in my obd1 vr6 mk2. i find with this i can hear more of what is going on under the hood and may b i'm getting parranoid over normal noises that are just amplified b/c of the intake everything coming from the motor seems louder. lifters i'm assuming esspecially when motor is cold. but oddly there is also a weird \"diesel\" sound...pinging?...around 3200 rpm.. Nothing before or after once motor is warm i notice it as well during coasting deceleration.

Pros: can hear more
Cons: weird diesel sound
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