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Pomelo has had a bit of a rough time of things the last few weeks. After last years driver side C/V joint and ball joint failure I was certain I was done 'down under' for a while.

Only a few thousand miles later the skid plate decided to leave me for some dead thing lying in the middle of the road. Then the downpipe committed suicide quickly followed by the tie rod clunking that they too needed replacing.

The bushing started clunking that they too wanted to retire. This was followed by the passenger C/V joint realizing all his buddies were leaving so he started wobbling and clunking in protest and now I've decided to kick em all to the curb including their harsh neighbors Mr and Mrs Apex Club Sport.

That's right, Kiddies. I'm going back up. Not quite back to stock but pretty damn close to it. I have on order the following items.

From ECStuning.
H&R OEM 337/30AE sport springs
ECS stage 2 front suspension rebuild kit with the Audi TT/R32/337 A-Arm bushing.
rear upper shock mounts
4 Genuine VW OEM 337/30AE sport shocks/struts

From 42 Draft Design
3" Race Downpipe w/2.5" Cat-Back adapter.
42DD rear oxygen sensor spacer

From German Auto Parts
Empi Passenger Side Axle Complete

There are still a few things left to address after all that gets in$stalled.

I would like to trade both my 15" winter wheels and 18" tires for a killer set of 17"s with allseason tires.

I also need to schedule a 40,000 mile service with Aaron before the snow starts to fly and I'm hoping that if I've been a good boy maybe Santa will give me a new skid plate preferably made of something shiny from DieselGeek.com .

Whew.. that's all for now. Gotta wait for everything to arrive and then take her off for her Doctors appt. next Wednesday.