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Old 05-16-2016, 03:37 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I did something similar with the seats in my car, but I laid down a plywood deck to make the interior more useful.

I don't see much benefit from disabling the daytime running lights.

Wheel well covers. Two or four?

Wheels and tires can make as much difference as anything; have you considered the Bridgestone Ecopias from/on the BMW i3?
There is not really any benefit from disabling the lights other than they bug me :P

I'm doing rear covers for sure. Not sure about front yet as they are much harder. I may use hard bristles from a broom to bridge the gap between tire and wheel well. Its going to be lowered so it may already tuck tire but I'll figure something out up front to make it more aero.

As for tires and wheels, I haven't looked into it too much. I know I do a ton of highway driving so taller and narrower tires might be more worth it then worrying about super light rims.

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Old 05-16-2016, 03:40 PM   #12 (permalink)
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How long much experience have you had with the 1.8t engine?
I've had my sedan with 1.8t for about 6 months now. It has been good to me besides cracked emissions tubes which I deleted until I can find the parts for cheap enough.

I also have experience pulling the oil pan and cleaning the sludge and replaced the head on the new rig. Sedan is perfect, I've put 8k on it since I bought it and the new rigs engine is gone. Going to replace.
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That's a nice 'wagen. Have you thought about an EV conversion?

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