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Mk5 General Area / Re: Springs - upside down?
« Last post by Octoparrot on March 20, 2024, 08:01:36 pm »
Are you sure that they're even the correct springs?
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Mk5 General Area / Re: Difference between Xenon and Halogen Headlight Buckets
« Last post by GreigC on March 20, 2024, 08:01:17 pm »
This is my 2009 GTI with factory fitted Xenon’s - your car does not have headlight washer jets so the lights fitted are not factory…

Personally I would put it back to standard with some nice clear halogen clusters. My mate has the ED30 with halogen lights… although not as bright as my xenon’s they are absolutely fine on the road at night.


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Mk5 General Area / Springs - upside down?
« Last post by TheBALDpuma on March 20, 2024, 06:02:09 pm »
Hey everyone. I had my spring and shocks changed about six months ago.  My car was in a different garage today for some unrelated work and they say they think but aren't certain my springs are on upside down, and aren't seated correctly.

This is what they look like... Thoughts? I have no idea personally what they're supposed to look like.











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Mk5 General Area / Re: Difference between Xenon and Halogen Headlight Buckets
« Last post by Vee_DoubleYou on March 20, 2024, 03:25:09 pm »
You could have aftermarket projector style headlights fitted. Xenons are rare from factory on a GTI. They may also have been retrofitted, but to do it right is a lot of work as you need to install level sensors and headlight washers too. Have you headlight washers on your car? Get some photos up of the units and bulbs/ballasts and it will be easy to tell.

Here ya go







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Mk5 General Area / What does this engine clicking noise sound like to you?
« Last post by smilespergallon on March 20, 2024, 01:44:22 pm »


Had this clicking sound coming from the engine for the last couple of weeks.

It only happens when you're accelerating from low RPM. For example, if you're crawling and then go to accelerate in 2nd gear, you'll hear this clicking/rattling noise between 1,000-2,000 RPM.

But in general driving the noise isn't there. It's just when accelerating in a higher gear, or blipping the accelerator in a certain way when stationary (like in the video).

I'm not getting any error codes, and the car feels absolutely fine to drive. It's just this clicking noise at low RPM.

Any ideas what it could be?

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Roof Bars
« Last post by mjmallia on March 20, 2024, 10:31:39 am »
No problem  :happy2:
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Mk5 General Area / Re: Difference between Xenon and Halogen Headlight Buckets
« Last post by HughOR on March 20, 2024, 09:10:15 am »
You could have aftermarket projector style headlights fitted. Xenons are rare from factory on a GTI. They may also have been retrofitted, but to do it right is a lot of work as you need to install level sensors and headlight washers too. Have you headlight washers on your car? Get some photos up of the units and bulbs/ballasts and it will be easy to tell.
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Mk5 General Area / Re: Roof Bars
« Last post by Graney_ED30 on March 19, 2024, 10:52:33 pm »
Mint, cheers for the replies and the links! Very helpful, haha yeah I can see a roof box coming in the future, my boy is 2 and a bit now but I can imagine the stuff getting more as the years go on 😂
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Mk5 General Area / Difference between Xenon and Halogen Headlight Buckets
« Last post by Vee_DoubleYou on March 19, 2024, 09:18:10 pm »
    Hi Guys, I've owned my 2009 MK5 GTI for about a month or so now, and after 112k miles everything is pretty tip-top...besides my headlights... Like all early 2000's cars, they have started to fade pretty badly. Rather than go through with all the trouble of chemicals, hacks, and tips. I've decided to just go and buy some new headlights altogether(just the housing, not new bulbs). However, when shopping for them, most of all the listings say "NOT COMPATIBLE WITH FACTORY XENON/HID HEADLIGHTS", mine being a 2009, and judging by the light omitted, I am pretty sure I have Xenons. My question is, what is the difference, and why can't I use Halogen headlight buckets if my car has Xenons?
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