1998 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA "WOLFSBURG EDITION"

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As of 7/1/08, this has been SOLD, but as of 8/09 I was given the opportunity to buy it back in pretty much the same condition I sold it, sans running engine. Keep checking back for updates. In the meantime, please enjoy what I've done to it since I first got it.

8/07

I admit, I came from a past of owning Hondas and Toyotas. Japanese cars have always been very reliable to me. The last Honda I owned was a turbocharged 1990 Honda CR-X, and in June of 2006, I sold it to buy a bike, a 1998 Honda CBR600F3. After having just one car, my slightly modded '80 Toyota Tercel (my 1st car I ever bought myself about 13 years ago, and yes, I still have it) and the bike, I traded the bike for another Honda in June of 2007, thinking I would get back into Honda cars just for what I assume was only a little bit only because it was a deal I couldn't pass up. It was a very clean 1993 Honda Civic CX hatchback with a JDM H22A swap, LSD tranny and full GSR leather interior in trade for my CBR. But as I started working on it (it needed a bit of engine work, nothing too major), I decided to drift away from Hondas AGAIN, and trade it off for something different. That's when someone offered to trade my Civic hatchback for a 1998 Civic EX coupe, or this 1998 VW Jetta. Now, having had NO experience AT ALL with Volkswagens, I figured, "Aw heck, why not give it a try". So, here it is as it sits, with a few things added (indicated by (ADDED)), and more for me to add if I decide to keep it for longer than I anticipate. I have learned a lot thanks to the expertise and know-how of Dubbers in the area and the combined knowledge of people on the VW Vortex discussion forum. Each page will show a bit of aesthetic progress pictures as I continue with modifying in various ways from the way it was when I aquired it. While most may not like certain things I may have done/not done, I am doing it to my own taste, a little at a time, while perhaps gaining a little bit of insight from other Dubbers either by slight personal opinions or just by observation alone.

1998 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0 Wolfsburg Edition

Exterior:

- Smoked e-codes. (ADDED)
- FK™ 2 bar badgeless grill. (ADDED)
- Mattig™ Grill Spoiler. (ADDING - purchased, not yet installed)
- BFI "Duckbill" front lip spoiler. (ADDED)
- EuroWires™ relay harness with EuroDesignz Ultras™. (ADDED)
- Stock Hella smoked lighting all the way around.
- Working dual rear fogs. (ADDED)
- Debadged body except for rear VW emblem (swapped for black emblem. (ADDED))
- Euro rear plate tub. (ADDED)
- BFI stubby antenna. (ADDED)
- 16x8 PDCs with 195/40/16 Toyo Proxes T1R stretched over them, using H&R 20mm spacers in the rear, BFI 5mm spacers in the front, Bildon extended studs & rolled fenders - (ADDED).
- Brembo™ Crossdrilled rotors.
- Painted calipers (color matched to body).
- FK™ Highsport coilovers.

Interior:

- Mostly stock interior.
- MKIV RED glowing needles (thx Chris AKA BlueDevilCabby) w/ DDI™ illuminated gauges. (ADDED)
- Red stitch DE leather steering wheel to replace worn through stock leather steering wheel. (ADDED)
- Red stitch DE leather e-brake cover. (ADDED)
- Euro headlight switch with front/rear fog options.
- Pioneer™ XM™ ready deck. (ADDED)
- Pioneer™ IMPP subs powered by offbrand 500w amplifier. (ADDED)
- Pioneer™ XM™ satellite receiver. (ADDED)
- One-touch sunroof open mod. (ADDED)

Engine/Drivetrain:

- Rebuilt 2.0 w/ cam/chip/mild port & polish.
- Rebuilt transmission.
- ABD™ Short shift kit.
- OEM shift lever in the cabin cut down about 1.25" and threaded. (ADDED)
- Full Techtonics™/Borla™ 2.5" exhaust.
- K & N™ Intake
- Optima Red Top battery.

Future Projects/Add-Ons (never went through fruition):

- Art Morrison™ 8 point roll cage.
- Custom Garrett GT28RS dual ball bearing turbo setup (currently piecing together).

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