ベン・ギルド (Ben Guild)


Wheels/tires for the $1400 Jetta! 👍🏻

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So, including the car, I've barely even spent $3,000 USD total at this point… and it's almost perfect now! 😂

This includes the stereo upgrade, new wheels/tires (below), all maintenance/repairs, etc. — Insurance is roughly $100 USD/month, and I barely even use a single tank of gas in that time, haha. The car's in great shape, and the project is basically done now. 👍🏻

In the past, I installed a new stereo with an iPhone-compatible USB port and a pair of rear decklid speakers. Now, I've added wheels and some snow tires. ❄️

16-inch “Sport Edition F2” wheels on a 1998 VW Jetta

I installed this set (today) of 16-inch Sport Edition F2 wheels from TireRack, with the same Pirelli Sottozero snow tires that I ran on my last car (the Volkswagen R32). Since the wheels were shipped having already been mounted and balanced with these tires from their warehouse, I was able to simply swap them in the driveway using my impact and torque wrenches. 👍🏻

The car itself is a real “creampuff,” haha. — Engine and drivetrain are in excellent condition, body is decent, and the interior looks the best of all.

A great addition were some OEM VW winter floormats from about 10-years ago, which my friend Matt found in his garage for me. — Since this is a California car, there is no rust anywhere on the body! That's basically unheard of in New England, and hopefully it will stay that way for a while if I wash it quite often.

The wheels and tires really complete the car! 😄 — And, just in time for snowboarding season. 🏂👍🏻