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I just thought I'd share with everyone the problems I've encountered with the dealer while upgrading from the stock 17's to the optional factory 18's. They made me a deal with a GTI they had on the lot that had the factory 17's on it. I negotiated for them to upgrade them to the killer 18's in all the promo ads. So they added it to my bill of sale and we settled on a price. While waiting for him to come back from the manager's office I was browsing through the GTI accesories flier they had in the lobby and noticed a tiny note next to the optional 18's wheels that says:
(Must be used in conjuction with Bump stops 000 071 501, if not equipped with 18" wheels as standard equipment)
When I started asking around about the bump stops no less than 3 people AT THE DEALERSHIP asked me what bump stops were including the guy at the parts counter. So they obviously weren't planning on installing them on their own. So long story short, I got my rims in today and big surprise they forgot to order the bump stops so I'm having to wait until monday before the parts come in and I can get them installed. But what really makes me mad was that if I hadn't spotted that tiny little note, they would have installed them and sent me on my merry way only to incur possible fender and/or tire damage.
Note: I believe bump stops or "spring limiters" as they were called in the parts catalog are suspensions pieces that keep the suspension from bottoming out too far as to prevent the tire from rubbing on the fender during full compression turning manuvers.
(Must be used in conjuction with Bump stops 000 071 501, if not equipped with 18" wheels as standard equipment)
When I started asking around about the bump stops no less than 3 people AT THE DEALERSHIP asked me what bump stops were including the guy at the parts counter. So they obviously weren't planning on installing them on their own. So long story short, I got my rims in today and big surprise they forgot to order the bump stops so I'm having to wait until monday before the parts come in and I can get them installed. But what really makes me mad was that if I hadn't spotted that tiny little note, they would have installed them and sent me on my merry way only to incur possible fender and/or tire damage.
Note: I believe bump stops or "spring limiters" as they were called in the parts catalog are suspensions pieces that keep the suspension from bottoming out too far as to prevent the tire from rubbing on the fender during full compression turning manuvers.