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Useless Builds
Приєднався 25 сер 2008
I'm just an average guy trying to share my projects and adventures with vehicles to like-minded individuals. I'm currently open to new ideas and constructive criticism to help grow my channel as both a content creator and educator of the automotive industry!
Thank you for reading,
-Devin B.
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Thank you for reading,
-Devin B.
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Installing a thermostat and water pump on this MK7 golf 1.8T
We save the customer money by purchasing this water pump kit from shopdap.com and doing the job ourselves. Dealer wanted to charge $2200 for this job and we charged less then $1000 for parts and labor. Make sure you shop around before you just accept what ever the dealer charges. This is not a hard job to do and although it is a daunting task, even an inexperience tech can handle it.
Aftermarket kit: www.shopdap.com/mk7-thermostat-and-water-pump-w-install-kit-ina.html
OEM Kit: www.shopdap.com/mk7-thermostat-and-water-pump-w-install-kit.html
Aftermarket kit: www.shopdap.com/mk7-thermostat-and-water-pump-w-install-kit-ina.html
OEM Kit: www.shopdap.com/mk7-thermostat-and-water-pump-w-install-kit.html
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Cheap and Stock Diesel exhaust upgrade for Audi A3 2.0T
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We take this Unironic Tuned Audi A3 with a 2.0T and CTS Turbo catless downpipe and install a TDI OEM catback exhaust on it. Tell us what you think, I think it sounds really good for a cheap $11 junkyard find. Most people don't know that the tdi version of their car has no muffler from the factory. Leave us a comment on what you think about it. Also this is a direct bolt on installed. #Audi #A3 ...
Watch as we pull the 2JZ out of this Lexus is300
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Watch the time-lapse and par tout of the 2JZ Lexus is300 in this mesmerizing video. See the transformation and teardown of this iconic car model! All parts seen in the video are for sale on facebook marketplace. Shop is Queenspeed Motorsports located in Belmont, NC song: Shame (Instrumental Version) by Carvings on www.epidemicsound.com/ #2JZ #partout #lexus
How to Relocate the Tag and Lights on a Lifan KP Mini
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Learn how to relocate the tag and lights on a Lifan KP Mini in this step-by-step tutorial. Get your bike looking sleek and road-ready with this simple guide! #Lifan #KPmini #modstab Brought to you by the Useless Builds UA-cam Channel make sure to like and Subscribe for more How to Videos.
Parting out the Cleanest BMW Z3 I have ever seen!
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Watch as we pull the drive train from a Mini Cooper S and a BMW Z3 that is in amazing shape aside from the damage due to a wreck. Mini cooper has a blown engine with a great 6 speed swap and a complete turbo kit. The Z3 has a 5 speed ZF trans with an aluminum m52 block. Also hit me up if you are interested in the E36 M3.
Base Model Jetta gets Riced out!
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Watch as we rice out my base model Jetta with a front mount intercooler. Stay tuned for the build! This car will eventually get a turbo, but for the time being we should rice it out. What should I do next to this thing? #Rice #FrontMountIntercooler #jetta
Import FaceOff After movie of some of the Cars at the Show
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This is an after movie of Import face off 2024 at Zmax in Concord North Carolina. Were you there, and if so did your car find its way in the video. Make sure to leave a comment down below I would love to hear what cars were your favorite. Mine was definitely the Nissan Cedric! #ifo #zmax #concord #2024 Song: Another Day Gone By: Damma Beatz
My MK6 2.slo Turbo build assessment and test fitment
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In this video we start the turbo build by doing a little assessing and test fitting the turbo and the turbo manifold. Pretty excited to be able to do this all outside of the car before we start the swap. Please leave any comments down below with questions and concerns. This is another tedious side project we are adding to the long list of builds already going on. #jetta #2.slow #turbo build
Turning my Base model Jetta into a GLI!
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Watch as I turn my base model Jetta into a GLI with some final touches! See how I transform my car into a fake GLI with some simple tweaks and upgrades. Purchase all these parts at my local junkyard for super cheap and I couldn't wait to get them on the car. #base #model #jetta upgraded to #GLI How to Mod your Jetta and turn it in to a GLI
Found This MK6 GLI at the Junkyard and Grabbed Everything!
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Check out this huge score I got at the Pull A Part Junkyard in Charlotte, NC. I grabbed every part I could get my hands on from the tail lights all the way down to the transmission. These parts are a few of the last pieces I needed to finish my GLI conversion on my Jetta and also fix some issues on my GLI. This is the biggest #junkyard #haul I have ever had. #uselessbuilds Please Like and Subsc...
Cabarrus Brewery Car Show after movie In Concord NC
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Cabarrus Brewery Car Show after movie In Concord NC
How to install a Cabin Filter on a MK6 or MK6.5 Jetta
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How to install a Cabin Filter on a MK6 or MK6.5 Jetta
Buffing your Headlights is a simple Fix for Haziness
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Buffing your Headlights is a simple Fix for Haziness
Cheap and Easy Fix for Saggy Headliner!
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Cheap and Easy Fix for Saggy Headliner!
How to replace the Valve stem on a wheel
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How to replace the Valve stem on a wheel
Detailing is a Breeze using this tool! Check it out
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Detailing is a Breeze using this tool! Check it out
A tool from Temu that actually works, Cheap and easy to use!
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A tool from Temu that actually works, Cheap and easy to use!
Shocking BMW Engine Teardown Reveals Carnage
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Shocking BMW Engine Teardown Reveals Carnage
Starting the E46 Turbo Build: Engine Removal
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Starting the E46 Turbo Build: Engine Removal
Found out a Mouse is Living in this Honda Odyssey
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Found out a Mouse is Living in this Honda Odyssey
Rescuing Neglected Truck for Restoration
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Rescuing Neglected Truck for Restoration
How do these Rare Cars end up in the Junkyard?
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How do these Rare Cars end up in the Junkyard?
Dissecting an AC Compressor: Inside Look
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Dissecting an AC Compressor: Inside Look
Save Money: Repairing Your AC Compressor Today
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Save Money: Repairing Your AC Compressor Today
Street Car Takeover 2024 Charlotte Hosted by 1320 Video
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Street Car Takeover 2024 Charlotte Hosted by 1320 Video
Charlotte street car Takeover meet 2024 was WILD.
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Charlotte street car Takeover meet 2024 was WILD.
Replacing the Blown Engine in This Audi A3
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Replacing the Blown Engine in This Audi A3
Walking around the Pits Formula Drift Atlanta 2024
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Walking around the Pits Formula Drift Atlanta 2024
Did you miss Alpine Vag Fair 2024 AVF in Helen Georgia?
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Did you miss Alpine Vag Fair 2024 AVF in Helen Georgia?
Did it fit there batman?
Still working on acquiring all the pieces and I really need a smaller turbo
Hello "Useless Builds" I saw that in your channel have some problems. For these problems your channel is not much growing. Not getting much engagement. If you can solve these problems, Your channel will get more engagement. If you can give me permission I can tell to you about these problems. Can I tell here or email? Okay?
Can you or any one knows the Camera signal cable ? Because mine flips but it does'nt display any thing , if its on radio mode nothing change
I'm not familiar with it as mine doesn't have a back up camera, im sorry
its not diesel 😂
Yes, the car it came off was a diesel. The Tdi cars have no muffler from the factory so it is bolt on muffler delete for gas cars
@@UselessBuilds oh I see i didnt know it would was the same bolt on 😅 it sounds nice good video 👍🏻
@darraghreid5927 thank you, I wish I didn't botch the before clip I had of the car for comparison, but mistakes can only teach up to be more prepared in the future. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment 🙏
I so wish I could find one of these decently priced for my next project..good work!
Might have another one here in the future but it needs an ecu and has and automatic transmission 😔
Also, would one of the generic fender eliminators work to mount the tag and stock turn signals?
From what I hear, yes they will.
Thanks
Fb sent me. What year is your kp? I have a ‘24 mini RS. Wondering if I can connect the leds in the tail light via the bake and open method or does my year not allow that? Thanks for the vid.
Mine is a 2023 and I am also intrested in converting my taillights to include the turn signals. Might do a video on howto if I can figure it out
@@UselessBuildsfrom what I’ve read on FB, they bake the light to be able to pry it open. Then they just plug in the lights and go, but I’m not sure if my year will work. I know they sell one on Amazon already done.
@@arsone23 I will definitely look into It as an upgrade and make a video on it
Nice work can you link me to the bulb you uses as replacement for the plate light?
The bulb is a 194 bulb and you can find them anywhere pretty much that sells bulbs, I just happened to have a 10 pack I picked up somewhere and have had them in my garage forever.
Awesome work you should do exhaust sound ride-by and POV for the viewers.
That's a great idea and I can definitely do something like that in the future
Bro, help me if you can. The spot where you put the black tape on a bunch of wires? Every single one of those wires broke on me. As I pulled the felt tape off they all got mixed up. Could you, or someone else tell me what the colored block connectors go to on the trunk? I don't want to buy a loom when it can be properly repaired. I think the block colors are brown, black, blue, red and something else. I could do this if each wire went to a fuse but they don't. All the trunk lights are module controlled so there ain't no fuse box for it. Total nightmare.
I will have to pull the cc out of storage to figure out for you if you haven't already fixed it
@@UselessBuilds I haven't figured it out. I'm flying blind. I am literally connecting wires and seeing how it goes. I have reverse lights and remote trunk lock. But I think the trunk lock is wrong.
Allahu Akbar hahaha
13:26 my fav part🤑🤑
I wonder why 😉
Better Question: Did Christian show up with Miley or his UniBlack mk4 vr6 wagon?
I have no idea tbh
Do you need to disconnect the battery to do this?
Technically, you should too avoid shorting anything, but as long as you do one wire at a time you would be fine
@@UselessBuilds thank you man. I just got it to work and I was able to wire them back up.
@@louislorencez glad I was able to help!
She mint
Appreciate, need to actually touch the thing
Waaao jack pot 🍲
That front end seems pretty simple please tell me it was
Was thinking of doing an in depth video on swapping the front end to show how simple it is
@@UselessBuilds fire ill be waiting
Is that a Sedrick
Why the hateful comment? The Ferrari 456 with the Liberty Walk kit , Lambo Perfomante, Nissan Cedric and BMWS! Not to mention the CLEAN 2 door 1G Neon and the ACR Neon ?! They still exist?! BTW , you ever want to look at some of the most cringe thing ? Look up the Haters profiles from time to time . Some may have some very cringe "youthful" videos that are quite concerning, JS
Say it louder for the people in the back!
obviously thats a 1967 Chevelle Malibu crew cab flavor.
Thank you, I thought it looked familiar.
There were more spectator cars in this Video than the actual cars in the show🤔
Unfortunately, that's because most of the show cars where regular traffic
@UselessBuilds thats crazy to say recording literally some of the most basic b.s there. A neon with wheels? A truck with wheels? A yee yee boy truck? A slammed car on bags literally just bags and bmw with what mods? Nothing... there was a ls1 swapped miata,a mazda RX3,LEONS R33 gtr,a all original dmc 12 Delorean,a nsx,a r32 gtr,Buick grand national a extremely rare car,of all the b.s trucks you didn't get the fast and furious ford truck paul walker drove,right hand drive toyota soarer.... video just screams you don't know sh1t about the scene or you don't actually know what NICE IS seeing some of these cars are 100k on price tags and cant even be found at jdm importers what do you drive?🫡
@kalel389 LOL, you sound extremely mad! and the Busta truck is in the video 🤣 🤣 I know it's hard to fathom, but all the clips of show cars are unusable due to the crowds of people with their kids surrounding the cars... Guess what? Due to UA-cams policy, you are not allowed to upload pictures or videos of people's children... By the way, editing a comment where you are so unbelievably upset is crazy
@UselessBuilds there's tons of shows on UA-cam that have countless people's kids and families in them.
@kalel389 3:43 It's OK if you don't understand policy, thank you for all the engagement 💙
I’m going to live through you with this build. Always wondered what it would be like to put a tiny turbo on it and just compliment it as a quick daily. I just was curious about turboin’ mine and funny how you are the only one really that is documenting it on here.
Well sit back and enjoy the show of me trying to figure this thing out 🤣
probably broke off in the accident that put the car in the junk yard
I actually feel like an idiot for not thinking about that 🤦♂️ definitely a possibility!
I have a shit ton of small laser cut brackets if you need any to support that intake mani
I will keep you in mind when I decide whether to keep the plastic or swapping to the metal one. Thank you!
really cool! i have the same engine in my mk1. I think that you should try to swap the intake for the cast one. That plastic looks like its going to blow in a million pieces 😅
That's what I'm on the fence about, my biggest worry is the map sensor that I will have to drill and tap into the alluminum manifold
I have a 2011 vw jetta SE you think the parts of a GLI are compatible? I want to do the same thing you did with your jetta 🤗
Yes, as long as they are both mk6 and it's not a wagon, almost everything bolts up
Nice job 👍🏽,really like it 🥹
You deserve
Thank you
How much you pay for the trunk & taillights?
It was 125 for the trunk, taillights, bumper, 1 mirror assembly, rear seats, and a partridge in a pair tree.
finding a gli like this in the junkyard is my dream lmao
You and me both, I was so excited!
Ha, wish I had seen that! I would have grabbed the same stuff
Great minds think alike
4K looks phenomenal! Dang, you stripped that car clean - like a buzzard on a carcass (get it - CARcass?). Its always exciting to score a good manual transmission at the yard - especially when someone has done a bunch of the work for you already.
Thank you brother, I consider it a gift from the junkyard gods and take it without questions 🤣
That’s pretty clever, using the drill brush to agitate the carpet! I’ve actually watched a bunch of detailing videos and they all did it the hard way, manually agitating with a handheld brush. Your method seems much better. The only drawback might be if the drill brush creates carpet fuzz, due to it’s aggressive spinning…?
I didn't notice it causing any fuzz but I can't say that it doesn't. It may have different effects on different brands.
Surprised the entire comment section is blowing up about Milkwaukee being better than Snap-On 😂 Nice video, I'm here from Facebook. Greetings from Barrie, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
I wish the comment section was blowing up and we all know Dewalt is superior 🤫
Nice score!!!
Thank you Brotha
that's a mud hole bearing retainer wrench....
Or a turbo adjustment tool
Tsi crank hub
harmonic balancer removal tool.
It's the lever for a one armed bandit
It's a pvc torque wrench
Clutch breaker. Helps to stop the clutch from reaching Mach 1
A wrench 😂
You don't say
Type of a spanner wrench
Hmmm 🤔
That is a dejizzifyer. It dejizzes your rod for repeated use.
It's a breastplate stretcher
Merlin's magic wand 🪄
Holds flashlight
Oh that's a jar bar it's used to take the PTO shaft off of agricultural equipment like the tractor or ride on.
Glass nail puller. Often used with a rubber hammer. Its on the shelf next to the blue sky hooks.
Buttplug extractor