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Tucked underneath the car, passenger side, near the rear suspension swing arm mount. Easy to access but those clips can be a pain in ass to undo.

CBFA engines (with secondary air pump) were used in a few states.

The secondary air pump is a significant part of emissions so I doubt you can trick it. Did you place the OEM intake back on and it’s still giving you an error?

Wow, the new taillights are cool! (y) Where did you buy em from and how much? I seen a pair on ebay but very pricey.

There are no sealing washers (drain/fill) on the manual transmissions for the GTI either. However, I believe it is suggested that you replace the plug after removing it. Coincidently, the diffs and transfer case of my 08' Touareg are similar in that there are no sealing washers on the plugs and...

Bought my 2012 GTI in January of 2012 so that’s exactly 11 years now and 72k miles. At the end of 2017 it was designated as a weekend “Sunday Driver” as I picked up a used daily SUV. The GTI is still fun to drive and to manually shift gears 😄

Bummer about the CAT delay but your R will be back in action next month :cool: Sucks that you Covid but hope you're able to recoup fast and still have a Merry Christmas! 🍻

Nice find! 👍🏼 This would also work well with the MK7 rigs/aluminum strut carriers. Per my experience on an MK7, the aluminum strut carriers gets a little chewed up using the standard socket strut spreader.

I used a ratchet strap when I did mine to alignment the rear mount. Like a few folks stated already, mount the front bushing (arm) first.

Do these air deflectors attached to the front part of the lower control arms? Also, can you share the part number(s) for these?

Unable to PM you. The system states that your profile does not allow private messages. (Maybe you blocked me? :cry: )

How many total miles on the engine?

I have the iAbed oil pan and had to trim a piece off the new shield in order to clear the oil pump housing. (Shown below.) And yes, you do not reuse the plastic OEM baffle, however, you still need to reuse all but one screw that was holding the baffle as I believe it secures the oil pickup line.

I’m voting “NO” on the flares as well. Just in case you’re having second thoughts 🤣 Your rig is really nice 👍🏼

Wow! That’s cool machining work you did there! 👍🏼 Can you take before/after pics of the strut results?