Greetings from Twinchargerland

[POLARBEAR666]

Name: Polarbear
Location: Perth
Golf Model: GT TSI
How I found VWgolf: PM on golfmk5.com
DIY Mods: weight reduction, battery installation, AVC-9000 hacking and setup, custom Amp install, reverse camera installation, door/boot/roof interior trim removal and re-install. Custom exhaust selection. DIY $10 water spray, painting interior trim and dash surrounds.
Hobbies: Weights, Krav Maga, Muay-thai, putting emo's, do-gooders, socialists and climate change wowzers in their place.

Here are links to some of my DIY work.
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii129/POLARBEAR666/TSI/3403954523_faecf44215_b-1.gif
*Disclaimer: nothing I say should be relied upon // Click the links for pictures
Dynolicious 6.89 to 100kph 0.8g max 143kw (http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii129/POLARBEAR666/TSI/DynoliciousPolar666.png)// KW V1 Coilovers (http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii129/POLARBEAR666/TSI/suspension11.jpg)// Custom Intake (http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii129/POLARBEAR666/TSI/P1310006.jpg)// Deleted Muffler (http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii129/POLARBEAR666/TSI/08082008002.jpg)// Deka ETX18L battery 8.2kg 720CCA (http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii129/POLARBEAR666/TSI/PB180005.jpg)// Weight Reduction ~50kg (http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii129/POLARBEAR666/TSI/weightlosssofar-1.jpg)

[SUGA]

Welcome Polarbear!

[saad]

Good to see you

[zz2]

welcome Simon

i can see my car in your pic rolling down the boat ramp haha

[Capercat]

I remember you ripped the back seats out from your GT, welcome!

[G-rig]

Hi polar, lot of people over here now!

[Paolo]

welcome polarbear, theres a thread about cutting weight off the golf, show them how its done!

[Frenchie]

Nice to have you on the forum PB.

[GBJ-R32]

welcome polar
teach us ur teachnquies on wieght reduction

[Jig]

Familiar names. Welcome Polarbear.

[POLARBEAR666]

Easiest way to lose weight is to go to BAttery World and buy a DEKA battery. Starts like a champ, only 8.2kg versus about 19.5kg for the factory.

Plus you can take it with you to your next car and the one after that. Can also be installed in any position even upside down, under your seat etc. Dry cell battery, no danger in a crash!

You can also shave 6kg permanently by removing the rear bumper bar from underneath rear bumper. It bolts out with 3 bolts.

So for $200 you have shaved about 17kg off your car permanently. If you add in the battery tray and various attachments there you will save 20kg.

Thats a weight plates worth!

[Justin Fox]

I like your style Mr Weight Weenie :cool:

[AP]

Welcome Polarbear

[G-rig]

Another alternative is to get lightweight wheels and save 4x the reduced weight.

[POLARBEAR666]

thanks for the welcome everyone, nice to see familiar people here also.

Wheels are definitely the BEST weight loss area. Unsprung weight makes biggest difference. For those interested you can get Enkei RPF1's from tirerack.com for about $250 each last time I checked. Between 6-8kg depending on width of the 17.

If someone made some good 2 piece rotors that could also save about 3kg a corner for a substantial help in getting the ball rolling.