Posted on 02 May 2008
It is our goal at Mk3Love to support and grow the Mk3 enthusiast scene. One way we are doing that this month is by sponsoring Dubmodder’s monthly contest. If you’ve not heard of Dubmodder before, they are an interactive car customizer built for several models in the VW lineup, including the Mk3.
The winning entry for [...]
Posted on 19 April 2008
On February 21, 2008, Ronal Wheels, Inc., USA announced that they will be closing down their Ronal Aftermarket Wheel Sales location in Huntington Beach, CA after 29 years in the business.
However, this does not mean that Ronal is going out of business. Instead, Ronal will concentrate on its profitable, and growing OEM wheels [...]
Tags: Black Forest Industries, Ronal
Posted on 13 April 2008
Word is in from Missile Command that Al Woods’ DubMissile has released a Mk3 shirt design sure to go over well with enthusiasts. DubMissile is a design shop that specializes in VW-related apparel and gear.
Each shirt is designed by Al himself and comes with a front print, a small DubMissile coat of arms print on [...]
Posted on 09 January 2008
The Guide to Headlight Switches is now available in the Parts Guide section of the site (listed under Resources). The article comes from ventoCL, our 20th registered forum member and a Mk3 owner I’ve followed for quite some time on Vortex. He has a lot of knowledge about European Mk3s and the differences between them [...]
Tags: Euroswitches, headlight switches, Mk3
Posted on 28 December 2007
A few weeks ago I bought a set of Bridgestone Blizzak WS-50 tires in 195/55/15 flavor from TireRack. Up until then, I was driving on Kumho Ecsta ASTs, a supposed “all-season” tire. The fact of the matter was, those all-seasons from Kumho got absolutely no traction in the snow. My car would be sliding all [...]
Tags: Blizzak, tires
Posted on 02 December 2007
After much searching and being outbid on several auctions, I finally won a set of Votex load bars for my car! I hadn’t really been planning to buy to buy one so suddenly, but with some birthday money left over combined with a little Christmas shopping money, I spotted the auction on eBay and I [...]
Tags: load bars, Mk3, Thule, Votex
Posted on 25 October 2007
Aside from the current situation with my front bumper, I’ve been thinking about what to do next with my car. A fairly affordable yet noticeable improvement comes in the form of tie bars. I’ve always known that I wanted to buy a set (front upper strut bar and lower front tie bar; the effects of [...]
Posted on 08 October 2007
It seems like I’m some sort of international Volkswagen man of mystery lately. First I was shipping bumpers and mirrors to Belgium and now I’m sending wheel adapters to Australia. That’s right, I’ve taken on another overseas project to help out a fellow enthusiast in the land down under. I’ve been talking with Raymond Chan [...]
Posted on 03 June 2007
Dubmodder has always been a cool site in my book but now they are making users pay to have access. There is still a “demo” version of the site but it features only a few colors and even fewer options in terms of parts.
I guess it’s all about business but after being a free site [...]
Posted on 15 May 2007
These guys rock. Here’s why:
They make solid, quality products.
They’re based in Germany.
They print a huge catalog of parts to drool over.
They have their own FK Girls…also to drool over.
I got my cup kit from FK and I couldn’t be happier. My front bumper air ducts also came from FK and seem to be of utmost [...]