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I've tried taking the headunit out and the back of it doesn't have the traditional RCA out. It has like this rectangular block of wires that connects to the rca's. I wanted to try and ground the head unit but after taking it out and looking at it, I figured I should just bring it over to a specialist instead. I'm pretty sure it's alternator whine since it gets louder as my revs get higher lol. Sounds like crazyfrog's sitting next to me rofl.

I've tried changing the earthing position but still no difference. I'm not sure what actually happened because it wasn't there before and it only happened recently which I found it to be strange. I might take it in since I'm quite the amateur when it comes to audio setups, but thanks for the tips guys!

Hey guys Wondering if anyone knows of a good audio specialist that could help me out with some unbearable alternator whine I've got in my front tweeters (Pioneers)? Cheers

thanks Ash!

Hey Ash has my name come through on the list yet? Dan told me he's already contacted you. Cheers!

It's just the general parts for sale thread don't have a dedicated vic for sale thread unfortunately

To test for a wheel bearing issue, grab both ends on the vertical axis of the wheel and push with one hand while pulling with other, keep alternating and if you feel that there's some play there then it's most probably the wheel bearing. I had this issue before and had a mechanic explain it to me.

strawberry/sil80 = win

hahaha that made my day

ah just spoke to Dan over email, I didn't include my nickname in my application =/. He should be contacting you soon

no lol what I'm implying is that there isn't much room for the gti to mod, and even something as minor as a stage 1 tune as they would call it, will cause reliability issues in the long run. In addition this mod in stages is precisely my point, it is stupid and is just scamming all the vw drivers out there. Like the crap they claim at goapr. Plus the fact that after these "stage mods" they claim that their car is the friggin best lolol.

http://www.biglawlz.com/pdata/t/l-719.jpg

But hey in general people don't care, it's prestige versus.... wait what's that japanese crap, Honda?

Sadly the s2000 was shunned and people would rather be seen in a z4 Yeah those dsg boxes are a no-no if you're going to drive it hard, they wear out pretty quickly, then you'll have to deal with the cost of european parts... Edit: I hate it when people say, "It's just a Honda" when they refer to the s2000 when comparing it to the z4.

Don't tune your GTI and don't be like one of them snobbish GTI owners but it's a cute little hatch no doubt. Buuut meh.. it's a girls car imo, but that's just me! Anything above 169kw and 300nm then Edit: ^

The problem is individuals owning a VW as far as those whom I know love to stick their noses in the air and associate it as a "prestige" and therefore better which is generally not the case. In addition to the tuning etc. made to the engine and thinking that they have superior performance/reliability as opposed to japanese cars, assuming that you're not trashing the shit out of your jap car. Regarding the leaning out thing, it's because they made it readily available and marketed it and made it mainstream, people don't realise the harm they are doing to their cars and take them to a VW service centre which are probably going to use sub-par oils/fluids that are not made for the increase in power obtained from the aggressive tune, not to forget, stock internals. Anything above 227 hp (not much room to play with) from a stock GTI engine is going to cause problems, APR stage 1 gets you 254 hp, way above the limit for the stock engine. The Audi TTS which has 265 hp has the same 2.0L I4 engine reinforced from factory, if the engineers from Audi thinks that a reinforced engine is required to take that sort of horsepower, what makes you think that APR's claims that they are tuning it within the limits of a stock GTI engine without any reinforcements are true? Furthermore, every 2.0L i4 engine from VW that produces more or equal to 169kw's of power comes with reinforcements made to the internals. I think their engineers know what's good for their own engines and what isn't. 4th paragraph from: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2010-audi-tts-road-test-review highlights the reinforcement of the engine internals from the 2.0L i4 engine to accommodate the increase in power from the tune/turbo upgrade. But meh, at the end of the day, I just hate it when people judge you for driving a japanese car when they drive a european one. It's not the car, just the driver's that reek of elitism that annoys me , and my advice to any potential/current GTI owners, please just keep the engine stock or face reliability issues down the road, unless you're going to reinforce the internals then go crazy!! Edit: Yes it is xD polo's too are pretty affordable hatches too nowadays (plus it's european ) , good for transporting stuff around

It's not the car but the general impression of the public that pisses me off because imports are far from shit

Yeah and they get it apr tuned and lean the shit out of the car to get more power, thinking that it's "hidden" potential only to end up with a ticking time bomb. I love it when they always say "My fuel economy has improved after the tune and I get loads more power! Awesome!"

Precisely, but everyone who owns one thinks that they've got themselves a good european car(owing to the fact that VW group owns audi as well so their engines have some similarities) compared to all the other "inferior" japanese "cheaply" made garbage. The look on their faces when you tell them you own a skyline says it all. Vw's have become the affordable european car and in general people tend to associate a "prestige value" with euro vehicles.

there're so many vw's on the road nowadays, it's becoming the cheapest way to have a feel of "prestige" vehicles. ugh.

I wonder how do you not find a problem with the vehicle with a full inspection on a hoist, test drive, compression test =/ and a quick look up on the ppsr register. Edit: Both ads are gone, that was quick

hahaha didn't know that till you mentioned it! I wonder why they made a back massager shaped that way though, doesn't really make sense righhht

an unusually long hot steamy shower perhaps?

^ and this