Welcome Jason

For a list of reviewed and recommended Touareg specialists (service/repairs etc), have a read of this thread : List of Auz wide mechanics for treg nomads

In my work, I have spoken with Dean at We operate from our 1,000 porcelain-tiled square metre factory in Spray Avenue, Mordialloc and specialise in VW, Audi, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini reckon he will be able to look after you with no issues. Talk to Dean about those tyres. You may well be looking for Porsche Cayenne rims, but at 17" may be difficult.

 

Welcome Jason

For a list of reviewed and recommended Touareg specialists (service/repairs etc), have a read of this thread : List of Auz wide mechanics for treg nomads

In my work, I have spoken with Dean at We operate from our 1,000 porcelain-tiled square metre factory in Spray Avenue, Mordialloc and specialise in VW, Audi, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini reckon he will be able to look after you with no issues. Talk to Dean about those tyres. You may well be looking for Porsche Cayenne rims, but at 17" may be difficult.

Hey Steve! Thanks for the welcome, good to be here.

Mordiallic is in my 25km bubble, so that's great info I'll be in touch with him. Thanks!

Cheers,

 

i have a 30mm lift kit i ordered from russia it came 6 months later happy to sell if its suitable for you

 

Hi all,
I'm new to the forum with a 2012 V6 TDI, and stoked to be here! I've been a VW owner for over 10 years with different cars, but am most excited about being a treg owner. I've done a bit or research, but a lot of this is Australian information questions.

-Any mechanic recommendations in Melbourne to install the lift/general maintenance? I'm new to Melbourne...

-Has anyone used a forge motorsports lift kit - I can only see one - they seem to be a fairly new product out of USA, with not much info on it.

-Rooftop tent setup - has anyone used the hard top King tent on a Treg and what roof rack do you recommend? Thule?

Grand Tourer MKII Aluminium Rooftop Tent | Redesigned Roof Bracing Kit | Incl Storage Pocket | 75mm Mattress

Introducing the game-changing Adventure Kings Grand Tourer Aluminium Rooftop Tent. Oz’s first truly-affordable alloy rooftop tent with a genuine 2min setup time, aircraft-grade alloy construction, an insanely comfy 75mm mattress and two year warranty!

www.4wdsupacentre.com.au

-I have acquired some 32" BFGoodrich mud terrain tires (255/75R17) - is there a rim that could fit with these specs? Or is it better to sell and get the right fit? They are off a new Jeep - stock version.

Thanks all, any help would be greatly appreciated.

didnt go for air suspension? overall its awesome for offroad and onroad. 32s could be pushing it, might need adapters and some mods.
Roof top tent...try james baroud....cant stand the king brand every tom dick uses on their toyota, perhaps its fitting for those brands

James Baroud Rooftop Tents

The ultimate roof top tent.

jamesbaroud.com.au

 

hey Singh
I did get air suspension. I guess I was thinking I wanted even more lift. But if it’s enough space for muddies without the lift I’d happily splash the cash elsewhere. I won’t be doing rock crawling just dirt roads, maybe a bit of river crossing and easy tracks for remote camping.

Thanks for the tip on the tents, I definitely don’t want to join the sheeple.

cheers

 

I use a Smittybilt Overlander XL on my 05 V8. It's huge. Sleeps three comfortably (memory foam mattress), and if I need more space I have a annex extension that can sleep 2-3 more bodies.

 

Hi Jason. Welcome to the forum. I'm writing this in Cooktown having just come back from a trip to the Cape York tip. Stock 2014 TDI with air suspension, aside from 17s with Perrelli ATR+. No old tele track obviously, but we've driven dirt roads, minor tracks, soft sand, rocky river beds and through waterholes, bulldust pits and of course all them corries and never looked like needing more clearance than the extra-high setting gave us. I think I hit the 4wd button about 3 times in very soft sand. Out of the box, with tyre pressures dropped a bit this car is superb for the kind of driving you're talking about. The only dust that got in blew in when we opened the doors. 9.5 l/100klms AVG for the trip. Such a great car.

Interested to hear about roof top tents. We used a swag for this trip, but considering the Dune 1.4 from Anaconda Anyone have experience?

 

If Oakleigh is within your bubble, I have been servicing my T2 and T3 at Motor Mechanics Melbourne for the past 10 years.
Terry is top bloke, VAG trained, runs a tidy shop and knows his way around the Treg.

Motor Mechanics Melbourne – European Motor Specialists

www.motormechanicsmelbourne.com.au

 

Hi mate,
Just one caution about rooftop tents. Most 4WDs have a load limit of about 100kg. A friend bent his Pajero roof with one. I think LCs are 150kg but you can have more weights with gutter mounts. So I’d check the specs before you choose.

I don’t mind Kings - I’ll buy what I think is best (even Aldi 😳). I don’t care about brands, only value for money. We have a Kings Superdeluxe double swag and there’s nothing else anywhere near as good.

Happy camping, Brett

 

Good point Brett. My understanding is the Treg has a 76kg limit on the roof bars (happy to be corrected by those in the know) Some of the bigger hard top tents will go over that. Soft tops seem to run in the upper end of that limit. Something to keep in mind Jason

 

And farts?

 

Apols for reviving an old post, but I thought I'd update this. We too ended up with a (second hand) James Baroud and are very happy with it. It is a bit of a pain to get on and off the car, but once on rides well. We've now done around 15k klms with it on board, some of that on rough corries in and around the Alice, off road, Oodnadatta Track, etc etc, spent many nights in the penthouse suite and it shows no signs of any structural concerns. For us it is a great addition to our rig giving great flexibility to get to those places where the van becomes impractical. A few pics from our current Central Oz 'escape from lockdown...again' adventures