PP Retrofit

[barrym381]

have done a quick search but couldnt find the answer...will a dealer do a retrofit of the PP on an older non-PP car?  or is it even worth going down that particular rabbit hole?

Just sell the car buy a pp one

[mike roberts]

Is the correct answer...

[Jim_mk7.5]

I'd suggest to not bother, it'll cost a fortune because of the diff. Someone on here fitted black vinyl inserts on the GTI badges which looked good. The extra power of the PP is mostly due to the extra weight of the diff so yours will likely go just as well 90% of the time and in every day driving 100% of the time. If you wanted to spend a reasonable amount then get the PP front brakes, a SH set will probably be quite cheap and fit vented rear discs. The GTI badge on the calipers does look good

I had the gloss black GTI inlays, looked great as decided didn't want to try and look like a PPretender.





For me, the Performance extras don't make night and day difference. The extra power is there for sure and mine pulls very strongly (always wonder if slightly over 242bhp). The diff can be felt when you get the traction turned off and get some on tight twisty roads. The brakes are very strong. But the standard 7.5 GTI I had before was still a great car and if you added a remap, stick some decent tyres on and got some upgraded pads it probably would be a serious bit of kit.

The biggest difference for me is the 7 speed DSG as this is so much better than the 6 speed. And that's not something you can easily change.

[AmbushReality]

I believe on top of all that has been mentioned, the exhaust is different as well...

[golf nutter]

i think mountune do a kit of parts that equals a PP.  wouldnt go so far as fitting a diff, although it may transform the car.  Interested to know TTS discs fit under standard 18" austins.  keep toying with a remap but dont want to jump from 220 to 310 as the spec of the gen3 engine isnt exactly the same as the R with that power output is it?  dont want to wear out the drivetrain trying to throw too much power through it.

[dubber36]

keep toying with a remap but dont want to jump from 220 to 310 as the spec of the gen3 engine isnt exactly the same as the R with that power output is it?  dont want to wear out the drivetrain trying to throw too much power through it.

The potentiometer that you operate with your right foot controls the way that the power is delivered to the drivetrain.

[Sootchucker]

I must admit, whilst the extra 10ps and the electronic LSD I most likely would never miss, (I probably don't drive the car hard enough to get the use out of), I've always liked the bigger "logo'd" front brakes from the PP version. Really finishes the car off. Quite miss having those on my non PP GTI.

[Jim_mk7.5]

I must admit, whilst the extra 10ps and the electronic LSD I most likely would never miss, (I probably don't drive the car hard enough to get the use out of), I've always liked the bigger "logo'd" front brakes from the PP version. Really finishes the car off. Quite miss having those on my non PP GTI.

Yes, they do look good and definitely a bit 'beefier' than the std ones.

[Sootchucker]

Cars's PCP is up next year, and currently I'm thinking of just buying it outright (we have the money already), especially as there's nothing really out there (in my price bracket) that really floats my boat, so as it's currently only got 13,000 miles on it, i might just keep it.

If that's the case, I might have a look then at upgrading the fronts to the PP calipers, discs and carriers as I've seen quite a few on the internet for sale. Are they a straight swap and would they require any VCDS coding ?

But then with what's going on at the moment, things could really change.

[fredgroves]

As I said earlier in this thread, the PP brakes while better than the standard GTI ones are still hardly high performance. They are heavy and a bit meh.

The insurance company won't ask if you have fitted four pot light weights, they will just ask if you have upgraded the brakes.

Might as well fit some proper stoppers.