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Mk5 General Area / Re: Rear wiper arm part number

« Last post by richtung on Today at 08:41:03 pm »

Just a helpful hinto fro anyone having to replace the rear wiper arm.

The new part from VW is £55 and the cap is £7.

I sourced a Febi branded one for £21. The model is Febi 177730. Direct replacement and includes cap. The wiper arm is of a decent quality and well made.

Handy hint - if you are having to replace the wiper arm due to the plastic cracking and the central ring spinning freely, remove the arm and leave the silver ring on the spindle. The ring is usually seized in place on the spindle. Save your effort trying to pull/lever it off - potentially causing damage. Just use a Dremel and cut a deep notch into the silver ring and then use a flat head screwdriver to leave the ring apart. It comes straight off the spindle.

Rich

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Does the Oversized Ramair Intake require oiling?

« Last post by OllieVRS on Today at 08:39:55 pm »

Yes. They even sell their own cleaning kit.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Depo headlights + led lights ERROR?

« Last post by Levi on Today at 02:11:34 pm »

Okay thank you very much, was about to buy OSRAM night breaker led but saw a yt video and bevinse is about 50% more bright and definitely cheaper.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Depo headlights + led lights ERROR?

« Last post by ZoliWorks on Today at 01:49:24 pm »

I've seen a comparison on YT which said the 55's were net inferior to the 45's, regardless of what Bevinsee claims. Less light and more power consumption. Tho it's possible they updated the design since then. You should search for some comps on youtube.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Depo headlights + led lights ERROR?

« Last post by Levi on Today at 11:05:01 am »

I cant find the 45 but i did find the v55. Do you think they are the same or maybe just a better version of the 45's?
Thank you.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Does the Oversized Ramair Intake require oiling?

« Last post by Jons1001 on Today at 11:04:27 am »

I've got the oversized Ramair and buy the ramair cleaning kit which is a cleaner and oil (i did research if another cleaner would be ok but couldn't get a definitive answer). So you use all the cleaner and then a light misting of oil which means you end up with nearly a full bottle of oil left over, but you can't buy them separately so just end up with loads of oil left over each time, bit of a waste really.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: K04 Conversion - Do you ever regret it? How is it for daily driving?

« Last post by mjmallia on Today at 08:14:21 am »

That is the one, but does not look is great shape to be honest.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Does the Oversized Ramair Intake require oiling?

« Last post by ZoliWorks on Today at 07:05:12 am »

Depends entirely on the filter. If it's a paper filter, straight up replace it with a new one. If it's more cloth-like, probably wash it and oil it if it had oil included in the package or the manual says so.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: What shall I do? New turbo, 2nd hand turbo or reconditioned turbo?

« Last post by ZoliWorks on Today at 07:02:40 am »

New BorgWarner K03 will be around 1.2k euros. New aftermarket replacement part K03 will be 600-800 euros. Used should be under 180-250.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Depo headlights + led lights ERROR?

« Last post by ZoliWorks on Today at 07:01:17 am »

If your car is halogen:

I'd recommend going with Bevinsee V45 led's as those don't give any errors and are plug and play. I've had them for around 2 years now without any issues.

If your car is xenon:

Probably also V45's with the corresponding adapter or look on their website if they have a xenon to led conversion kit.

Here's my car with Depo projector headlights and V45's: