Recent content by Mircrowaved_Bananas

Yep the brakes can still be bled the old fashioned way. Even though there is a brake by wire system, the brake pedal is mechanically connected to the master cylinder. I did it that way last year in prep for the track and I will be doing it the same way this year.

I will be there 12/8-9, see you there.

On the 4BW, 37 lb. ft. for both, per the service manual.

+1 on using rodent deterrents/traps. They will chew through wires like you would not believe. The further those little guys stay away from my cars, the better. Putting my car away is just another reason for me to fuel my car addiction and have another vehicle. I've got a GTI and with a nice...

I've got the Watkins Glen edition and I jack my car up using the 1.5 ton floor jack you can get from Harbor Freight and a small piece of 2x4 wood. Plenty of clearance between the jack and carbon side skirts. I track my car so it's up in the air quite often. I have yet to damage the car by...

Guess I was wrong about the wheel. You learn something new every day. Everything that I have ever seen related to either a 4BW or 5BW has the BW exclusive wheel in it, so I had no idea you could get anything other than it. That kinda sucks that you have to pay extra to get the BW exclusive...

The V-mode button puts the car into the aptly named V-mode. Just a brief description, this mode is like My Mode, but you get a few more customization parameters. It also allows you to activate PTM modes higher than Dry without going into Track mode and, with a PTM mode selected, enables things...

Just checked my window sticker, my wheel is also listed as "Steering Wheel, Performance Leather Wrapped, Thick Rim w/ V-Mode Button" and I also have the "Steering Wheel, Heated, Automatic" option. For brevity, my steering wheel has the serial number plaque, V-mode button on the left, and the PTM...

I agree with Steelwing, seems odd. As far as I am aware, all Blackwings come with the serial number plaque on the steering wheel. The special edition cars do have special numbers to indicate which special edition they are, but the plaque is not exclusive to those cars. As for the buttons, the...

I was at a stoplight today waiting to make a turn, admiring the front end of the car in the reflection of the bumper of the car in front of me, and I noticed that the turn signal light did not match the turn signal indication in the interior, both on the gauge cluster and the auditory indicator...

I recently also got a spot for Dec and 8 and 9, I look forward to seeing you there!

I've got the track alignment on my car. It definitely feels more responsive on the street versus when I had the stock alignment on it. I much prefer the way it drives with the track alignment. My daily commute is only a couple miles, back roads, so I'm perfectly fine keeping it on the track...

Spotted in the parking lot of where I went to lunch today. First BW I've seen in the wild in my area.

There are two alignment pins on top of the struts that you can remove. Removing them allows you to push the top of the struts towards the engine since the mounting holes are much larger than the bolts that go through them. It's akin to installing camber plates. This alone will not get you to the...

Sweet! If you get a track outline decal to stick on the rear quarter glass, then you'll really complete the package.