3.6 VR6 VW Atlas Off Road Build : Project Blue Ridge - From BFI

Over the course of a couple of days we transformed our basic grocery getter 3.6 VR6 Atlas into a beefed up adventurer. With the addition of our prototype lift kit, wheels and tires, roof racks, body cladding and more, this MQB truck is ready for all the dirt and rocks it can handle.
See more information about this build here: blackforestind...
You can see a selection of parts for your Atlas here: blackforestind...

[@whatsaninlinefive7009]

Do you know how long we’ve been waiting for another BFI video?! I want moar.

[@blackforestind]

Trying to get back into the swing of video. Thanks for the encouragement!

[@MatthewMorse]

Damn... This build is perfection.

[@mattwu2071]

Man, I did not realize the quality of the video until I started to watch it. I did not expect something like this from a channel with so few subscribers, from the project itself to the shooting and the editing, this is so underrated. I can feel your passion and love through the image. Needless to say, FANTASTIC!

[@blackforestind]

We really appreciate your feedback and support.

[@HandE2Go]

BFI makes some good shit, of course theyre gonna make a good video.

[@lbct50]

Insane! Came out great! Nice setup for something that won’t do anything too crazy! Added function and looks

[@tc1uscg65]

Was telling myself the same thing. Though it looks nice, takes more then some stickers, new rims and cosmetics to make it worthy off pavement. But what do I know. I drive a Jeep (my 3rd) and a VW Atlas (my 4th VW) I wold be happy with a bigger fuel tank (say 20-25 gal)

[@charlessprinkle2494]

the dsg paddles look great!

[@blackforestind]

Thanks, hopefully they will be available for purchase soon

[@dirf554]

I wish they put lockers an a transfer case like they did in their older SUV

[@ryanthomastew]

You're so right. Too bad it was only first gen Touregs that got the real off-road abilities (Porsche Cayenne too). Honestly I wouldn't even mind if VW just offered rear, center and even front locking diffs with special 10 speed ZF auto that had a "crawler" 1st gear that only engaged off-road. This would eliminate the 400lb transfer case and get most of the off-roading abilities through the locking diffs (and some good AWD programing). The other 9 gears would be great for highway driving and perhaps help a little with MPG if the 9th gear kept RPM's lowish at 75-80 MPH. It would be nice if this was just an option you could pick from the factor -- VW could keep on selling the Atlas in its more standard road and soft-roading form for 90% of the people who get these.

[@Chumbucketsecret]

@@ryanthomastewI have a 16 Touareg. They have full lockers all the way up to 17 if you got a high enough trim. For the Touareg the vr6 is the weakest option.

[@ryanthomastew]

@@Chumbucketsecret What country are you in?

[@Chumbucketsecret]

@@ryanthomastew Canada, I have the vr6 so no locker but my buddies v8 tdi has it.

[@ryanthomastew]

@@Chumbucketsecret that’s dope that your friend got that. I just thought USA VW/Porsche/audi platforms didn’t get lockers in second gen cars. I figured Europe might have since they get all the engines and cool features.

[@pabloc968]

I bought my 22 se v6 4tronic 2 months ago and, I'm in love ❤️

[@K03sport]

ahhh, th benefits of a lift and a brand new car with no rust or road grime....going to a place where the manufacturer left off; nice. Maybe this will inspire VW to tap into the market; but it should be more fun building it yourself. Sure, they had a few "off-road"/"overland" creations at launch/SEMA, but mainly for attention grabbers and not actual floor models. Good luck with the build; look forward to future videos. Cheers.

[@robertobarriavera8519]

Excelente trabajo chicos

[@nurderscf79]

schaut hammer aus

[@JimmyGunXD556]

BAD ASS !!! AWESOME!!

[@bryansalinas4495]

Amazing!

[@ebscoHOSTpub]

just noticed the 2022 atlas has an off-roading wheel option and I am wondering if someone saw this video and used it as inspiration

[@coronalime6777]

Awesome

[@williamhoffmann8639]

I wish you would do my 2021 crosssport se R line !!! Great Job guys !!!

[@blackforestind]

Thanks for the kind words! And we can certainly help you with your Cross Sport, just bring it down!

[@SinaFallahMusic]

Wish you guys had a shop in the Toronto area.

[@mattcaracciolo1139]

Show it's capabilities. I wanna see what it can do

[@blackforestind]

It's much more capable than you would think. Check out our instagram @blackforestindustries for some of it in action. We'll get a video up here in the future

[@jeezusgarcia4255]

What side steps are those the oem vw sidesteps? Trying to find some nice ones for the wifes atlas

[@500k_e30]

What are the wheel and tire specs?

[@eduardoramirez5386]

What roof rack is this?

[@blackforestind]

Thule Aero Bars, Thule Canyon XT Roof Basket, Thule Hideaway Awning

[@nateflores5594]

Recently bought the same car please let me know the specs of the tires and rim set up

[@tavares142]

Does the ACC and lane departure need to be recalibrated after lift is installed?

[@georanchurchill2774]

It would. This Atlas is an SE without Technology so it wouldn't need special calibrating. At my dealership VW of Des Moines we did a 1.5 inch lift on an SE w/Tech and it DID need a pretty pricey calibration.

[@olivierlanguedoc]

@@georanchurchill2774 Whats systems should we avoid if you planned on lifting an Atlas?

[@AhmadK100.]

​@@georanchurchill2774 I installed lower grill on my VW touareg 2017 and it needs calibration now. It says ACC and front assist are not working on screen.

[@juanguillermo3356]

Cómo se llama ese trabajo ?😎

[@jamesnewport1227]

add decals and offroad tire/rims and anything is considered off-road?

[@bradchristensen8196]

Great video! What size tire did you guys end up going with?

[@markherbert1524]

If I saw correctly on the box the wheels came in, it said 18”.

[@dalove06]

Is there a shop in Chicago that carries your products and can install them? I just bought a 2020 Pure Gray Cross Sport and we love to put some Black rims on them along with a front skid plate.

[@pimpovic2]

I don't see anything relating to paddle shifters on the steering wheel on your website. Can you clarify what it takes to do this?

[@blackforestind]

Those are prototypes and not yet available for sale. We will release more information once we have it. Just make sure to follow us on social media for the most current announcements @blackforestindustries

[@SquilloS]

How much would this package cost ?

[@blackforestind]

Stevie, send us an email to [e-mail] and we can give you a quote for the full kit

[@guillaumethibault5041]

what are spec of wheels ? offset ? what need for this setup of wheel ?

[@domrowan310]

Liked the look of this although the VW running boards are terrible. My end caps keep falling off as I do a lot of gravel work. They really are cheap and horrible. I wouldn’t recommend you install these at all.

[@JKMediaCorp]

Do this parts also fit the Atlas Cross Sport?

[@tomalightfoot7471]

This video would have been so much better if they took this vehicle off road. The stock Atlas could have drove on this terrain.

[@blackforestind]

We did actually get a chance a few months later to actually take it off road and it did surprisingly well. Just didn't have time to complete the video and make the trip in the short span we had. Check us out on instagram for some more shots / clips of it doing some more challenging stuff

[@user-mt8uo4rp1w]

Он до этого мог все тоже самое! И смысл в таком лифте, хода на отбой уменьшать, а вить артикуляция подвески и так маленькая, вить это кроссовер!

[@markdeleon1875]

I don’t like the wheel spacers

[@mountainlinemedia1769]

How do you add the paddles? I assume you need a complete steering wheel with paddles ?

[@blackforestind]

Yes, requires a steering wheel swap on this model

[@nobleman-swerve]

@@blackforestind Those paddles are beautiful I gotta say. Any word on when they will be available? Would love to get them for my 1.8 Mk7.

[@blackforestind]

@@nobleman-swerve It's on the list but we've got to get through production of our legacy products that we have a back log of. Then on to the new stuff!

[@seyosabovic472]

@blackforestind the shift knob does it come with installation instructions?

[@olivierlanguedoc]

Hey guys. How is the car performing? Any issue noticed with the lift ? Any rubbing when turning hard? Some info would be great. Dis you actually went offroad with it? Any feed back?

[@blackforestind]

So far so good. Heading to Maggie Valley at the end of the month to do some light off road adventures and to test things out even further. So far so good though!

[@olivierlanguedoc]

@@blackforestind watch out for your cv joints! ;)

[@josephopsima7766]

Hi do you guys make a custom 2” lift spacer for 2019 nissan pathfinder rock creek edition.?

[@crxgator]

BFI does not make any other lift kit applications.

[@josephopsima7766]

Okay. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@stefanocapodacqua8539]

What’s the biggest tire’s size I can put on after I installed this kit? I’m thinking about 275/65/r20, what do you guys think? Thanks

[@blackforestind]

275/60R20 would Likely be pushing it a bit. It could work but it could require modification to the car, or a 3"+ lift (which would require suspension/subframe/axle modifications). The 265/65/18" tires on the Atlas in the video are roughtly 31.5" overall size, whereas the 275/60/20 would be a 33" tire.

[@seenjohn03]

@@blackforestind what’s the rim specs?

[@blackforestind]

@@seenjohn03 18x9 et 24 with a 15mm spacer in the front as well

[@simplistic_nick468]

275/55/r20 with fender liner pulled more towards metal of car, 265/65r18, and 265/70r17 confirmed all with a 1.5in level/ lift kit

[@TyinAlaska]

How much?

[@beamoth]

Interested to know if you have any engine mods ?

[@blackforestind]

So far just the resonator delete (not much of an engine mod) but we plan to do a few things here in the near future!

[@TheCrazyLPSGirl]

What tires did you use (size)

[@blackforestind]

Falken Wildpeak

[@edgar_oquendo]

@@blackforestind what's the size?

[@TheSrt1582]

265 60 18????

[@blackforestind]

265/65/18

[@ernestpaniagua1210]

Where are you located?

[@crxgator]

BFI is in Cary, NC

[@crabbypadty393]

Do you make a Tiguan version?

[@blackforestind]

Not at the moment but it's on the list

[@crabbypadty393]

blackforestind id love time see that! I think the Tiguan price point supports a “basecamp” style exterior kit much more than the top line Atlas!

[@birdymeo]

Do you sell those parts? Interested.

[@blackforestind]

We have a variety of parts for the Atlas, but as for the prototype parts, we're adding them very soon- you can see all of our Atlas parts here: blackforestindustries.com/pages/atlas

[@hairamrivera5802]

This looks like fort bragg

[@blackforestind]

It's a little closer to home in Cary, NC.

[@persaifi]

So where is the offroad? Almost any car can drive on smooth unpaved road! Show us footage going over rocks. I am sure atlas can do much better than this. It is not a 4 runner but it should still do some real offroading.

[@86mk2gti]

What ever happened to putting sum lockers and sum 1/4 aluminum skid plates to actually off road... 2" lift and some knobby tires ok.. the rest of the plastic held on by tape. A hard pass for me.

[@blackforestind]

True- this is more of an overland and less off road build.

[@pimpovic2]

True overland vehicles still require those things as well. This is simply a take your family camping setup.

[@noobwow2009]

On Demand AWD off road? What a joke!

[@blackforestind]

You'd be very surprised what these modern systems are capable of. We certain were

[@mike.b.beltran]

What size tires can we run with the lift kit?