Vwlup0 Posted September 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 I have a little fear of air though, my friend used to run air; and his NSF bag split dropping his car at the front destroying 1) the arch 2) the tyre and 3) the lip of the wheel. The static+ sort of gives you, in my eyes, a lot of a safer option due to the coilover being there.. Probably another crazy weird thought of mine. I hear you say 'what a bell end'BUT!I'm fortunate enough to run into some money, so the 1.4tdi idea is being replaced with a gti that I'm picking up in 2 weeks. I now go onto the next subject, air or hydro?Again, I take onboard all and I respect your opinions, thanks for the advice in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty_82 Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Neither, a good well set up coilover selection and enjoy the car for what it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 If you buy hydros you will regret it. I promise. It's the harshest ride ever and it will destroy the car. It your mates bag split, either he runs too low and the wheels catch on the bag or its a cheap kit. You get what you pay for the same as anything. £999 air kits from Poland are **** so don't expect much. Contact Andy at low standard designs. He's the man. Ignore scotty. He's an air Virgin but when he experiences the power or compression he will love it and become addicted. And good news on the gti front one of the best cars iv ever owned for what it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vwlup0 Posted September 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Thanks for the advice, I'll have a look at some aor systems ect. It's taken me a while to find the one I want though! 6 speed in anthracite (: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyParanoid Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 Hydraulics arent as bad as what people always think, id compare mine to both sets of coilovers ive had (fk's and jom's) but i will agree the higher up you go the rougher it gets! Its worth seeing if you can get a ride in a car with both so you can get an idea of what they feel like, I personally went for hydro's because I cant be bothered to wait for the air tank to fill up, its just instant, but again its a personal choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 Iv driven and been in both hydro'd lupos and air'd lupos. Without being biased because I had air... It is better. You don't have to "wait" for the tank to full up as it holds it air above a certain pressure due to sensors. So it's always got enough in to lift the car. It just tops itself back up when it gets to a certain point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyParanoid Posted September 7, 2013 Report Share Posted September 7, 2013 Yeah i know what you mean, i agree air is probably a hell of a lot of a nicer ride, and i know what you mean about the tank holding pressure, but if you wanted to play about and go up and down say 10 times or whatever you'd eventually run out, whereas with hydro's you'll never have to worry (as long as the battery's charged) both have their plus points, just depends what you want as your outcome i suppose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Yeah I agree with that. It can run out if your playing but there are ways around it, ie 2 compressors instead of 1 and a bigger tank.How often do you have to charge batteries on hydros? Someone told me once a day which I thought was a fair bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyParanoid Posted September 8, 2013 Report Share Posted September 8, 2013 Nah not unless you're mega mega switch happy or have crap batteries! Mine dropped 2 volts over a week and i've raised and dropped it over 100 times in that week to show people, id probably say i could get 3 or 4 weeks out of one charge, but people say its a pain charging it but every week or two park up at night, plug it in and youre full by the morning, simples! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s17hjk Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Can you not have a split charging system off your alternator for hydros? If I had the choice I would go for hydros only because of compressors being so damn noisy haha and also hydros are so much quicker... Unless you run bigger air lines on air but most are 6mm or 8mm fittings on the bags so your limited? Correct me if I'm wrong. Having said that I've never been in a car with hydros or a car with modern air ride only old 2 way and that was horrific in the bends ... And good news your getting a gti awesome cars still in love with mine even after buying a corrado vr6 aswel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyParanoid Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 yeah you probably can, but i've got no room left in the boot so its just as easy to get a plug to pop up and just plug her in every weekend or two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 My compressor wasnt too bad really... Plus if you do a boot build you can do enough to soften the sound with carpet etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeA Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 (edited) My compressor wasnt too bad really... Plus if you do a boot build you can do enough to soften the sound with carpet etcWhen people hide their compressors do they not overheat? Edited September 10, 2013 by JoeA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 I suppose you could cause issues if you weren't careful but if you carpet the whole boot area and do a neat install it takes away some of the sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete91 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 (edited) How long does the compressor come on when it's filling the tank up? A minute or so or are we talking a few seconds? Edited September 11, 2013 by Pete91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty_82 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Well that would depend on the size of the compressor and the size of the tank too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeA Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Yeah that ^ and how much pressure you've dropped. If you only dropped 10psi then it'll only be a few seconds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete91 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Well that would depend on the size of the compressor and the size of the tank tooAh yeah of course haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 2/3 minutes.. Depends on compressor size and tank size. Having another compressor would obviously half the time it takes b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Weekly meeting place for those with air ride... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeA Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Weekly meeting place for those with air ride...You're just bitter because TSO said you can't spend 2k on suspension 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 I need no permission. I wouldn't want air unless it's for cooling. Now get back to your poaper round and pot washing sprog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeA Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 I need no permission. I wouldn't want air unless it's for cooling.Now get back to your poaper round and pot washing sprog.Only if you get back to switching things off and on agin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 I just switch them off, it's fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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