Recent content by rally roo

Posting for a friend: Promaster 1500 with professionally built interior. 36k miles, located near New York City. Asking $119,000 OBO See attachment for more info!

I have a 2013 Touareg TDI with the emissions fix. I can confirm that you can swap TCMs with no ill effect; just reset the codes via VCDS and you're good to go. I initially bought a European TCM (non-fixed) off ebay and threw that in, but had some issues with torque converter flare in 2nd and...

Agreed! This just about saved our lives in Joshua Tree during the heat wave last year...

I recently picked up a VW Touareg TDI as a "goldilocks" vehicle (fast and fun to drive, great fuel mileage, great in snow and soft-road, huge towing capacity, etc.), and wanted to make it more practical for camping trips, but also still work as a DD. For the trunk, I built a frame out of a...

That is an awesome solution! Did you then use U-bolts to hold the crossbar to the rail? I've thought of machining something like that out of HDPE but 3D printing lets you get exactly the shape you need. I have access to an SLA which should do the trick.

Searching for some advice here: I have a VW Touareg TDI that I'm slowly outfitting to be a camping/exploration/moto-hauler as well as my DD. I want to install a roof platform (e.g. Front Runner, Rhino, etc.) with t-slot for tie downs and accessories. There are no real off-the-shelf options...