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For her 8th Anniversary (April 19, 09), Sweetie gets new
LED tail and brake lights.
The rears at nite...
Sweetie also gets a Xenon projector headlight conversion with ballasts in
April '09. Note the white light and sharp beam cutoff.
You know you’re a New Beetle Nut when after a quarter of a million Km (255,000) and 9 years of
ownership, I'm still customizing... front and rear drilled/slotted brake rotors with ceramic pads were
added April '10, along with a working (ProParts) A-pillar gauge pod with Revo water temp and oil
pressure gauges (Glow Shift oil filter sandwich adapter and 24 Draft Design water temp collar)!
Since installing the gauges, and noticing that the temperature was lower after losing the front license plate
(which covered the grille all these years!), I installed a Plate Mate license plate holder.
Something special for Sweetie's 10th Birthday!!
Revealed at Roswell 2011.
Do you see the Alien hands??
Sweetie turns 300,000 km (180.000 miles) end of April 2012,
eleven years young!
Well, after 330,000 km, I figured I should put in a different 5th gear (.622) so she would run
quieter on the highway, and use less fuel. Don't ask me why I didn't do it 300,000 km ago! I
was kinda considering swapping for a 6-speed tranny, but this will do. I'm running 1000 rpm
less on the highway now (March 2013).
In the winter of 2013...
"Sweetie" Nectar, from Israel. They even named a juice
after her!
Sweetie gets some “bling” for her 15th Birthday, April 2016.
Before and after (right). Sweetie’s spoiler gets carbon fiber tape to cover the tarnish.
She gets a vintage surfboard to go with the retro roof rack, and old Coke cooler and luggage.
