@@SaltyDogPerformance what is the safety issue here? I'm doing this job soon and I'd heard the 2x4 method being praised a lot but no mention of safety issues.
Great video. Did you have to replace any of the hardware? I think some of them torqued to yield? I just picked up the B16 so I want to make sure I have everything for the install
Yes alot of them are torque to yield, but I have done at least 10 of these cars suspension upgrades and have never replaced a single bolt or nut. They are all still going strong for years.
Very good video, I also have to install the same kit on a cupra 5f leon, did you make a basic adjustment or an adaptation with vcds after installation to take care of the lowering? Thanks again.
Good informative video but you definitely should have used the 2x4 method for the fronts. Everyone else watching this please google mk7 2x4 strut method. It will save you hours. No removing the axle bolt, knuckle nuts, rotor, caliper....etc. I like how much detail you use when explaining what your doing. Keep the R videos coming please. Subscribed.
Hi Barrett. How does your buddy Ken like these? I am leaning towards the same setup, is the ride in comfort mode at least comparable to 'normal' mode in the stock DCC setup?
@@SaltyDogPerformance I ended up buying the Bilsteins.... They showed up BEAT UP! Sent them back and ended up going with Ohlins. Kind of bummed that I had to delete the DCC, but MAN O MAN they ride amazing! They have the perfect amount of drop, not too much and not stock height.
Great video! I ride a golf 7 gti with dcc, bought the car with lowering springs and stock shocks but the ride is very bumpy, will the bilstein b16 damptronic a good choice for my car? And should i also buy new strut mounts rear and front, stock or also from bilstein?
If you can get these coil overs for a good price they are a very nice purchase. Me personally I like coilovers that I can adjust more than the 3 settings in the DCC. I had B16 PSS10 fully adjustable coils on my personal R. The only downside to them is you have to buy the DCC delete kit. Those can range anywhere fro $400-500 a set.
Hey Barrett! We live in Florida near West Palm Beach. My husband owns an R but is not on Social Media. He found your video very informative! He asked me to reach out to ask if you were able to eventually set the F/R ride height at 25.5”/25.75”? Thanks again!
Yes. Adjusting the height on the coilovers was pretty easy on this vehicle. The car is still riding on them and all is well with it. Thank your husband for watching! I appreciate it!
@@SaltyDogPerformance Hey Barrett ..thank you for the response to Diana! Much appreciated. This is Robert the other half with the R. After seeing your awesome video I called up my shop to order a set of B16’s. Their Bilstein rep claims the “minimum” height drop for the B16’s is 30mm; almost 1.2” for the F/R. That would be way below the 1/2’ (or 25.5” from fender to ground) you set below the front stock height. Like you I believe the optimum road height for the suspension is around 1/2-3/4” off stock...using 19” wheels etc. Before I pull the trigger on such an expensive purchase I just wanted to circle up again to confirm your height values. Not sure why Bilstein would be so off on this because the proof is there in your video and hence why what you do in your vlogs is so important! Thanks again for illuminating the way on this car!
@@dianamiret261 Hi there from rainy UK, this reply is probably a bit late but just in case your husband is still looking at bilstein coilovers, I have done a fair bit of research on these kits and am having some fitted to my 7.5R this week . . .the bilstein rep doesn’t know his product, the coilover adjustment is 30 - 50mm however this relates to the base golf model, and doesn’t take into account the 20mm that the 7.5R is already lower than the base model. . therefore the actual ride height adjustments of the B14/B16 kits for the Golf 7.5R is 10 - 30mm 👍😎
Hi Barrett, that's a very informative video! I've just had my B16 installed recently and it made annoying creaking noise when turning, especially at low speed. Any ideas what might cause the problem?
@@tylerprice2854 Thanks for the advice. The car was on Eibach lowering springs before I put the B16 on and there hadn't been a noise issue. Guess I'll have to remove the strut to see if the bearings are in good condition.
@@xavierhe9013 I’ve never had a top hat bearing go out. Just spray some silicone spray on your springs and see if it goes away. If it does, then you know it’s the spring.
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I don't VW anymore but it was still interesting see some VW work. For your first video you I think you did a damn good job.
Thanks Arli!!!!!!
Good stuff man!! Perfect first video 👌👌
THANKS BRYCE!!!!
Great video! I am a bit surprised VW now uses a stamped steel subframe vice an aluminum alloy one.
Awesooommmeee rideee just instal it and love it
Is this the b16 with ride control? Or just the damptronic b6 performance?
Nice R's
Thanks!!!! I'm hoping to do a breakdown video of my car soon!
Are these dampteonics units comfortable? I heard they’re rediculously stiff
You should try the 2x4 method, saves a lot of time on the front struts and avoids you having to replace some of the TTY bolts.
2x4 method is not safe and I will not promote it. The way I do it is how VW techs would do it or any other reputable shop.
@@SaltyDogPerformance what is the safety issue here? I'm doing this job soon and I'd heard the 2x4 method being praised a lot but no mention of safety issues.
18:00 an important detail I missed when reinstalling my new struts. Back out to the garage I go...
Great video. Did you have to replace any of the hardware? I think some of them torqued to yield? I just picked up the B16 so I want to make sure I have everything for the install
Yes alot of them are torque to yield, but I have done at least 10 of these cars suspension upgrades and have never replaced a single bolt or nut. They are all still going strong for years.
Very good video, I also have to install the same kit on a cupra 5f leon, did you make a basic adjustment or an adaptation with vcds after installation to take care of the lowering?
Thanks again.
The car was aligned and calibrated by the Audi dealership locally.
@@SaltyDogPerformance thanks you
Good informative video but you definitely should have used the 2x4 method for the fronts. Everyone else watching this please google mk7 2x4 strut method. It will save you hours. No removing the axle bolt, knuckle nuts, rotor, caliper....etc. I like how much detail you use when explaining what your doing. Keep the R videos coming please. Subscribed.
The 2x4 is a dangerous method that I will not promote. Sure, it can be done that way, but it is unsafe.
@@SaltyDogPerformance definitely not dangerous if done right.
@@coolbeyblade5 using a 2x4 to do suspension work is nothing that any respectable mechanic or shop would do.
Great video! got p/n's or a link to the pass-thru tools?
It's the strut tool set made by Schwaben and sold by ECS.
Hi Barrett. How does your buddy Ken like these? I am leaning towards the same setup, is the ride in comfort mode at least comparable to 'normal' mode in the stock DCC setup?
Same question, thx!
Are they softer than the original ???
Did you have to do a DCC reset after this? I just had my b16 damptronic kit fitted to my 19R today but feel no difference between drive modes.
No they were plug and play
Do you ever have a problem with the floating threads on the front shocks moving? Aren’t they only heard tight by the two Hex on the spring perch?
These have had zero issue coming loose.
@@SaltyDogPerformance I ended up buying the Bilsteins.... They showed up BEAT UP! Sent them back and ended up going with Ohlins. Kind of bummed that I had to delete the DCC, but MAN O MAN they ride amazing! They have the perfect amount of drop, not too much and not stock height.
Can ;you provide a link to the tool you used to tighten the top of the coil-overs?
It's the strut tool set made by Schwaben and sold by ECS.
Great video! I ride a golf 7 gti with dcc, bought the car with lowering springs and stock shocks but the ride is very bumpy, will the bilstein b16 damptronic a good choice for my car? And should i also buy new strut mounts rear and front, stock or also from bilstein?
If you can get these coil overs for a good price they are a very nice purchase. Me personally I like coilovers that I can adjust more than the 3 settings in the DCC. I had B16 PSS10 fully adjustable coils on my personal R. The only downside to them is you have to buy the DCC delete kit. Those can range anywhere fro $400-500 a set.
Also, I wouldn’t worry about replacing the strut mounts unless you already have a lot of miles on them.
Thank you very much👍🏻
Hi, can you not remove the rear strut top mount with an impact?
Bruce Wayne no you cannot.
Mk7 r suspenseor ㅡㅡㅡ> mk7 gtd Compatible ??? possibility & impossibility
Great video. How did you get DCC plug off?
Christen Pedersen what did you mean? They just unplug.
Push in on the clip on the side and pull down on the connector. Should come off easily if you've pushed the clip in correctly.
Hey Barrett! We live in Florida near West Palm Beach. My husband owns an R but is not on Social Media. He found your video very informative! He asked me to reach out to ask if you were able to eventually set the F/R ride height at 25.5”/25.75”? Thanks again!
Yes. Adjusting the height on the coilovers was pretty easy on this vehicle. The car is still riding on them and all is well with it. Thank your husband for watching! I appreciate it!
@@SaltyDogPerformance Hey Barrett ..thank you for the response to Diana! Much appreciated. This is Robert the other half with the R. After seeing your awesome video I called up my shop to order a set of B16’s. Their Bilstein rep claims the “minimum” height drop for the B16’s is 30mm; almost 1.2” for the F/R. That would be way below the 1/2’ (or 25.5” from fender to ground) you set below the front stock height. Like you I believe the optimum road height for the suspension is around 1/2-3/4” off stock...using 19” wheels etc. Before I pull the trigger on such an expensive purchase I just wanted to circle up again to confirm your height values. Not sure why Bilstein would be so off on this because the proof is there in your video and hence why what you do in your vlogs is so important! Thanks again for illuminating the way on this car!
@@dianamiret261 Hi there from rainy UK, this reply is probably a bit late but just in case your husband is still looking at bilstein coilovers, I have done a fair bit of research on these kits and am having some fitted to my 7.5R this week . . .the bilstein rep doesn’t know his product, the coilover adjustment is 30 - 50mm however this relates to the base golf model, and doesn’t take into account the 20mm that the 7.5R is already lower than the base model. . therefore the actual ride height adjustments of the B14/B16 kits for the Golf 7.5R is 10 - 30mm 👍😎
you dont have problem with the Comfort restriction DCC, I change it, then scan send me a mechanical fault sensor rear
No. NO issues ever came out of these.
Hi Barrett, that's a very informative video! I've just had my B16 installed recently and it made annoying creaking noise when turning, especially at low speed. Any ideas what might cause the problem?
Never had an issue with these coil overs. However, that’s likely your spring binding on it self.
I would check the strut mount bearings. They tend to go bad after lowering the car.
@@SaltyDogPerformance Thanks for the info, seems like I'll need to remove the strut to see if the bearing is still functioning properly.
@@tylerprice2854 Thanks for the advice. The car was on Eibach lowering springs before I put the B16 on and there hadn't been a noise issue. Guess I'll have to remove the strut to see if the bearings are in good condition.
@@xavierhe9013 I’ve never had a top hat bearing go out. Just spray some silicone spray on your springs and see if it goes away. If it does, then you know it’s the spring.
Ken bought another R?
Yep!
Now that you had these on for a while what’re your thoughts?
It's not my car but the owner loves them No issues at all!
i just cant with that airhose leaking c'mon
Can’t complain when they let you rent the lift for $8hr.
must be really efin nice to not have to deal wit canadian weather n parts, these mechanics have no idea what its like