GeordieSteve Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Anyone know what it's like in the wet and now? Is it worth buying? Thank ya'll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Oh here comes a sh*tstorm lol. I personally like the whole traction control idea. i am a big fan. There are those that aren't. The RLTC that came fitted on my car is without putting too fine a point on it IMO absolutely fantatsic. Turned up to the max whilst I get used to the power of the new beast has been great. I can hoon out of roundabouts in the wet that i wouldn't even dream of in my N/A. I can plant my foot at any junction and she will grip and go instead of going no-where hugely fast and spinning a single wheel. As I get more and more used to her I will turn the RLTC down and down until its off. Until then it stays on and I stay liking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeT Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Originally posted by GeordieSteve Anyone know what it's like in the wet and now? Is it worth buying? Thank ya'll! after it took me 1 and a half hours to travel 1 mile in the snow last year im definitely investing in rltc this year before the winter sets in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Originally posted by leett after it took me 1 and a half hours to travel 1 mile in the snow last year im definitely investing in rltc this year before the winter sets in. What you need is manu and 2 in snow mate. I have traction control on my omega and in the snow we had last year it just made me slide backwards downhill as it kept completely cutting the power out. I forgot what the winter setting on the box was for and had to wait at the bottom of the hill til I remembered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 The RLTC is useless in the snow, you may as well turn it off. For once the standard TC was useful. The facelift has a 'Snow Mode' which works quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Originally posted by dangerous brain I can hoon out of roundabouts in the wet that i wouldn't even dream of in my N/A. I can plant my foot at any junction and she will grip and go instead of going no-where hugely fast and spinning a single wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeT Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Originally posted by dangerous brain What you need is manu and 2 in snow mate. I have traction control on my omega and in the snow we had last year it just made me slide backwards downhill as it kept completely cutting the power out. I forgot what the winter setting on the box was for and had to wait at the bottom of the hill til I remembered. i did have it in manu and 2 and even sat still in traffic with my foot on the brake, the car just span round 90 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted October 20, 2004 Author Share Posted October 20, 2004 Mine is pre facelift. So I'm taking it that RLTC and stock 16's aint gonna make a difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Originally posted by Nick The RLTC is useless in the snow, you may as well turn it off. For once the standard TC was useful. The facelift has a 'Snow Mode' which works quite well. Take it for a spin on wet grass, its just the same feeling as snow, then plug in laptop and adjust your RLTC on Wet setting to suit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Steve, i honestly think the best advice is to not take the sup out in any sort of settled snow. It really is a nightmare on any form of gradient. Front wheel drive cars will just cruise past you thier drivers looking quizically across at you, as you sit wheel spinning in 1st, 2nd 3rd (take your pick) on a slope you never before realised was even up hill....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Yeah its the width of the tyres that knacker you in the snow. They break traction too easy because they sit on top of the snow and compact it into ice forming your very own ice rink. Narrower tyres cut through the snow which is why when it snows all the local BMW's and Mercs and that used to get passed by a citroen cv going up the hill to where i used to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted October 20, 2004 Author Share Posted October 20, 2004 Damn... I'm running 265's at the mo. If I put standard 16's on it it's gonna look TERRIBLE with the full Vielside kit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Originally posted by GeordieSteve Damn... I'm running 265's at the mo. If I put standard 16's on it it's gonna look TERRIBLE with the full Vielside kit! Erm you would be looking at more like 165's or less to cut through snow lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soonto_HAS_soop Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 All I have to say is, my first set of new tyres lasted me 7 months on the soop, had RLTC fitted and I have now had my current tyres for 5 months, and looks like I have another 6mm to play with. RLTC was one of the best mods for me to do, as I tend to use the soop for lots of small mind numbing trips where my mind tends to wander occasionally. Great safety mod, mine is normally on 10% slip, but when its raining like now it goes to straight to wet setting and it gives me a large margin for error. The standard facelift traction that I did have was basically a dangerous piece of crap, best thing to dump. Best mod I have fitted so far, should get it. Ben.. P.S. It is also great to have it pop and bang as you start sliding round corners. The launch control is a great attention grabber aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soo Posted October 22, 2004 Share Posted October 22, 2004 Ben... What did you do with the standard TC, do you turn it off and put up with that horrible yellow light (facelift) or can you nobble it somehow when you fit the RLTC ?? Soo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kghelmet Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 whats the going price on RLTC fitted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 I beleive Matt harwood at sextons is the man to talk to about this. Also have a searchy as I am sure there is a group buy going on at the mo as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soonto_HAS_soop Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Originally posted by Soo Ben... What did you do with the standard TC, do you turn it off and put up with that horrible yellow light (facelift) or can you nobble it somehow when you fit the RLTC ?? Soo Being that mine is a manual, I disconnected it, and it now resides in a box in my loft. If you have an auto, I believe you have to keep it all in place. Ben.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 easy way to deal with the light, take the bulb out lol. I know I know its an led well a soldering iron will deal with that or a pair of thin nosed pliars and a bit of mullering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Originally posted by dangerous brain easy way to deal with the light, take the bulb out lol. I know I know its an led well a soldering iron will deal with that or a pair of thin nosed pliars and a bit of mullering Nah it's just a bulb that comes out in a holder. At least it is on the facelift. I'm fairly sure when I removed my standard TC (I have a manual) the light flashed annoyingly until I took the bulb out, even though I'd removed the whole TC unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 There has still gotta be a bulb or an LED that can be removed. Why not just remove the whole sodding switch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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