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Members Rides / Re: Edition 30 rolling resto.
« Last post by mk1mad on July 09, 2026, 08:35:40 pm »Finally a few pics of my other gti , mk1 with 1.8t. Stock look but most parts have been upgraded.
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Members Rides / Re: New Member - Newly Purchased ED30
« Last post by Graney_ED30 on July 08, 2026, 11:36:27 pm »So, been finding the time to get on with bits between work and other things but I feel this is going into full restoration now haha…..I need to keep myself from stripping the entire thing 😂
Everything has been cleaned and wire wheeled/flap disc’d then applied with the De-Ox gel and covered with clingfilm to keep it working over the next 24 hours.
I’ve also checked the rust “hole” - yeah it was worse than I thought but still not the worst I’ve seen, I’ve also discovered another in the drivers side front, weirdly at the top rather than the bottom corners…….but I should be able to tackle these myself as I’ve done a bit of this type of stuff before.
Also had to drill out and re-tap the subframe bolts that snapped….they were absolutely SOLID 😂
Finally, whilst I’ve been waiting for some more bits to turn up I decided to clean up all the wheel arch liners/plastics, I can fully vouch for this CarPro Perl - absolutely transforms plastics
Car is now all masked up and ready for some seam sealer/primer/stonechip/paint - all the stuff is done at the powder coating place so just need to go pick that up, however I’m leaving it there until the car is ready for it because I’m running out of space 😂
Hopefully next post should be it welded up and painted!
Everything has been cleaned and wire wheeled/flap disc’d then applied with the De-Ox gel and covered with clingfilm to keep it working over the next 24 hours.
I’ve also checked the rust “hole” - yeah it was worse than I thought but still not the worst I’ve seen, I’ve also discovered another in the drivers side front, weirdly at the top rather than the bottom corners…….but I should be able to tackle these myself as I’ve done a bit of this type of stuff before.
Also had to drill out and re-tap the subframe bolts that snapped….they were absolutely SOLID 😂
Finally, whilst I’ve been waiting for some more bits to turn up I decided to clean up all the wheel arch liners/plastics, I can fully vouch for this CarPro Perl - absolutely transforms plastics
Car is now all masked up and ready for some seam sealer/primer/stonechip/paint - all the stuff is done at the powder coating place so just need to go pick that up, however I’m leaving it there until the car is ready for it because I’m running out of space 😂
Hopefully next post should be it welded up and painted!
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Members Rides / Re: New car: R32
« Last post by Andy on July 08, 2026, 11:19:10 pm »
Valeo rear lights fitted
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Mk5 General Area / Wiper settings - rear wiper on reverse?
« Last post by slipd on July 06, 2026, 09:27:15 am »Hi guys,
I've haven't had a proper play yet since getting my car back from the garage but I'm sure a setting or something has been changed/reset...
I'm used to my rear wiper automatically kicking in when I put the car in reverse (and it's raining) or when I've manually triggered the front wipers, like I did this AM because there was dew on the windscreen.
Is it a rain sensor setting somewhere?
Thanks!
I've haven't had a proper play yet since getting my car back from the garage but I'm sure a setting or something has been changed/reset...
I'm used to my rear wiper automatically kicking in when I put the car in reverse (and it's raining) or when I've manually triggered the front wipers, like I did this AM because there was dew on the windscreen.
Is it a rain sensor setting somewhere?
Thanks!
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Members Rides / New member. 1.4 to gti swap
« Last post by Shaangujjarx on July 03, 2026, 09:03:28 pm »Hey guys been a while since I've been on these forums. Here's my on going project started life as a 1.4 Gt sport now running complete GTI bwa Running gear. Still a few bits to do but she's coming together now.
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Mk5 General Area / Re: Squeal after cat change
« Last post by blake on July 03, 2026, 05:49:10 pm »I had it smoke tested today as the garages its been to think its just uncovered another problem. Culprit is the hose from pcv in the photo, anyone know part number of it? Also its simple enough to detach from the top but has anyone got any experience removing the other end, i cannot get my hands in there.
It’s the taped up one.
It’s the taped up one.
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Mk5 General Area / Re: The ECON button - What a confusing little thing
« Last post by ZoliWorks on July 02, 2026, 12:46:57 am »I bought a golf mk6 GTD interior rear ann front seats with heating, my golf mk5 didnt have heated seats so i need to change my climatic panel to the same one with seat heating button, but i cannot find a ECON one, and from what i read online if i put a AC one i till screw up my logic and the ac and the air recirculation wont work properly or at all, and cannot be codded with VCDS. Has anyone done this swap and what did you do to make it work properly or did it even work at all.
If your car is pre 2007, get an ECON one. If it's post 2007, get an AC one. Breaker parts sites such as Euroimpex or Ovoko which deliver all over the world have them.
https://shop.euroimpex.lt/en/search?categories=343&vehicles=2,173,2496
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Mk5 General Area / Re: Clutch pedal stuck down only after heavy breaking on track.
« Last post by ZoliWorks on July 02, 2026, 12:42:42 am »Mine does the same but while spirited driving. It also only started happening after I switched to an R32 front/rear brake setup. Maybe it's the master cylinder for the brakes? The R32 is bigger than the GTI so it can move more fluid and I have not upgraded that.
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Mk5 General Area / Re: Squeal after cat change
« Last post by ZoliWorks on July 02, 2026, 12:37:28 am »Drive it for a few weeks and then have it checked. If it has exhaust blowby, you'll have clear carbon deposits around the leak.
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Mk5 General Area / Last Ditch Effort.....
« Last post by conradius593 on June 29, 2026, 07:50:28 pm »Hey guys, wondering if anyone can point me in a direction for a last ditch effort to get my car running again before i call the junk yard to come get it.
2008 (Prod Date- 10/07) MKV GTI BPY FSI 2.0T Manual ~225,000 Miles on dash
History-
Blew head gasket years ago- had entire top end rebuilt, turbo rebuilt, all timing belt components and cam chain components changed including phaser. Did the work myself along side my lead tech at my mom and pop shot that i was the service manager at. By no means a master tech but went to school for automotive tech and know for the most part what I am doing.
Car ran fine for about 6 months then started getting an intermittent P0016 code. Changed the Cam sensor, Crank Sensor, VVT soleniod. Took it to a local euro shop as I wanted to stop throwing parts at it and wasting time. Shop had car for a few weeks, tech was frustrated with it, set timing four times, verified timing was fine to begin with on both sides of engine. Ended up giving me a diagnosis of a bad engine wiring harness. Torn, chaffed somewhere. Suggested that I just replace the motor with a used one that had the harness with it.
I didnt want to go this route because I have already essentially rebuilt the entire top end and put a lot of money into it and only got a year out of it...So i took to the internet and found a harness on ebay. The part number was 06f972619AR- which i did not research greatly and i found out was for a DSG transmission. Stupidly i put the entire harness in the car before verifying. All connectors lined up just fine but when I went to start the car it would run for a few seconds then die. Was getting code p3089 (communication with LPFP). Well surely did not have that issue before so I knew it was the harness. Fast forward through research i am confident that I have the correct harness. Just got delivered the other day. Part number 06f972619AQ. Everything is telling me this is MKV BPY FSI manual harness.
Well i get it in today and sure enough the same exact issue. Car starts hard, runs for maybe 10-20 seconds and dies. Threw the same code- P3089. Maybe a sh*t coincidence happened? This issue came about as harness was having issue? I wasnt convinced but started testing. Have 12v power at the LPFP- can hear the pump priming- jumped 12v power to pump directly and it runs. So, its gotta be the control module right? NOPE. Swapped it out and its the same thing. Just got a nice quote for $390 to junk this pile of crap and i am about to hit accept and move on. Anyone have any last ditch efforts for me to attack? I had absolutely zero issues aside from the P0016 code prior to swapping the harness. So i am still leaning that the harness is wrong. But all connectors have a home. I verified i have the right connectors on right sensors with wiring diagrams. I am at a complete loss. I am putting way too much time and energy into an 18 year old car.
2008 (Prod Date- 10/07) MKV GTI BPY FSI 2.0T Manual ~225,000 Miles on dash
History-
Blew head gasket years ago- had entire top end rebuilt, turbo rebuilt, all timing belt components and cam chain components changed including phaser. Did the work myself along side my lead tech at my mom and pop shot that i was the service manager at. By no means a master tech but went to school for automotive tech and know for the most part what I am doing.
Car ran fine for about 6 months then started getting an intermittent P0016 code. Changed the Cam sensor, Crank Sensor, VVT soleniod. Took it to a local euro shop as I wanted to stop throwing parts at it and wasting time. Shop had car for a few weeks, tech was frustrated with it, set timing four times, verified timing was fine to begin with on both sides of engine. Ended up giving me a diagnosis of a bad engine wiring harness. Torn, chaffed somewhere. Suggested that I just replace the motor with a used one that had the harness with it.
I didnt want to go this route because I have already essentially rebuilt the entire top end and put a lot of money into it and only got a year out of it...So i took to the internet and found a harness on ebay. The part number was 06f972619AR- which i did not research greatly and i found out was for a DSG transmission. Stupidly i put the entire harness in the car before verifying. All connectors lined up just fine but when I went to start the car it would run for a few seconds then die. Was getting code p3089 (communication with LPFP). Well surely did not have that issue before so I knew it was the harness. Fast forward through research i am confident that I have the correct harness. Just got delivered the other day. Part number 06f972619AQ. Everything is telling me this is MKV BPY FSI manual harness.
Well i get it in today and sure enough the same exact issue. Car starts hard, runs for maybe 10-20 seconds and dies. Threw the same code- P3089. Maybe a sh*t coincidence happened? This issue came about as harness was having issue? I wasnt convinced but started testing. Have 12v power at the LPFP- can hear the pump priming- jumped 12v power to pump directly and it runs. So, its gotta be the control module right? NOPE. Swapped it out and its the same thing. Just got a nice quote for $390 to junk this pile of crap and i am about to hit accept and move on. Anyone have any last ditch efforts for me to attack? I had absolutely zero issues aside from the P0016 code prior to swapping the harness. So i am still leaning that the harness is wrong. But all connectors have a home. I verified i have the right connectors on right sensors with wiring diagrams. I am at a complete loss. I am putting way too much time and energy into an 18 year old car.