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on February 12, 2021, 05:38:12 pm
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Re: Deano Candy white GTI
Last Poster: Deano45 in Members Rides on Today at 05:19:01 pm
That solves the mystery of the old system being on sale!
Good fit with the bumper - how loud is it with it being non-res?
Hi, yeah the old system was just a stop gap having said that is was a really good fit considering the price .as for the Milltek I’ve had a few no
Re: Dog Bone Mount Insert - Dash Vibrations
Last Poster: LC5F in Mk5 General Area on Today at 03:51:50 pm
To close this off - 6 months and 4k miles later - it has stopped rattling
I suspect it would have stopped sooner, Lockdown has meant the furthest driven since October is a hand full of 40 mile round trips, otherwise it's just short 3 to 5 mile trips only 4 times a week.
Re: MK7 Golf R front brakes
Last Poster: LC5F in Performance Modifications on Today at 03:30:00 pm
The OEM 7R/GTI PP/Cupra R pads are partitioned in the middle, so not sure what brand the pads pictured are.
They are plain vanilla Brembo'#039s as listed on ECP for Mk7 Golf R - very aware of better pad materials out there, my thinking is try the basic and see how I get on - I am sti
Re: Mk7 steering wheel into mk5 gti
Last Poster: embryo in Cosmetic/Interior Modifications on Yesterday at 08:21:13 pm
Did anyone figure out how to illuminate both left and right side buttons?
I followed the guide of soldering a wire in the left button module and this illuminates only that side.
Any help will be greatly appreciated !
Hi everyone. I'#039m in the sam
Re: What stereo is in your mk5?
Last Poster: MKMike in Mk5 General Area on Yesterday at 10:36:30 am
finally installed the RCD330 unit all went well, that is until I switched it on and only the left passenger speaker is actually producing any sound. Gonna have to take it out again to see if I clipped everything in properly. Anyone had this problem?
Took it all apart and reconnecte
Re: How many have been effected by headliner sagging?
Last Poster: amanda in Mk5 General Area on Yesterday at 09:05:44 am
Needs some chintzy vajazzle dangley faux crystal Victoria Beckham designed dangley bits to go with it nbsp 
Out of general public interest, I asked VW how much for a new 3 door, black, sunroof headliner........ £980+VAT.
Nice, I'#039ll take 3 please. nbsp Along with £450 for a n
Re: Can fit a standard cat back on to a decatted car?
Last Poster: Jons1001 in Performance Modifications on Yesterday at 07:22:18 am
Thanks Pudding that'#039s really useful info. As an insight to my level of knowledge I didn'#039t even know where the sensor was nbsp  Very interesting you should mention they need replacing at around 100k as the first time the CEL came on was at 100,003 miles! I don'#039t have VCDS only an odbeleven reader so fairly limited in what I can do. What woul
Re: Spark plug colour
Last Poster: Pudding in How to Guides / Troubleshooting on Yesterday at 03:08:04 am
All good diligence there nbsp I had a bad injector cause a dead misfire at 80K, so I just replaced all 4 because, well, why not. nbsp It'#039s a ball ache removing the intake manifold and once one lets go, the others will follow. These engines totally rely on the injectors for mpg and smooth running, but the harsh nature of GDI kills them off, especially on sh
Re: Engine query
Last Poster: Pudding in Mk5 General Area on Yesterday at 02:58:54 am
If it'#039s slipping in 5th and 6th it'#039s properly had it. nbsp
I'#039ve only noticed slip in 4th up a steep hill at 3500rpm, and that was after a remap. nbsp
For a standard car to slip in 5th/6th @ 55K, someone has either coated the friction disc in KY jelly, or some pretty sh1t clutch control has occurred over a long period.
As useful as KY is for solving f
Re: Are ED30's future classics?
Last Poster: Pudding in Mk5 General Area on Yesterday at 02:20:30 am
It'#039s just a GTI with different wheels, engine and seats. nbsp Nothing that special imo.
Plus the turbo surely :)
True! nbsp Although it'#039s just a slightly bigger snail tha
Re: Need some help from you guys in U.K.
Last Poster: Pudding in Mk5 General Area on Yesterday at 01:50:50 am
Surely FCP Euro do the cherry red tails? nbsp Or ask Paul at ShopDap, or maybe Charles '#039Humble Mechanic'#039 can hook you up.
The UK is one of the worst countries in the world for availability and (very steep) pricing when it comes to VW parts!
You will pay a sh1t load in import duty and local taxes from the UK. nbsp Not worth it vs what the US can provide if you sear
Re: Low mileage Ed30
Last Poster: Pudding in Mk5 General Area on Yesterday at 01:47:01 am
Aye! Take the side skirts off, rub your chin and hmmmmm at the situation, stick the skirts back on. nbsp Nothing to see here, moving swiftly on nbsp It'#039s only cosmetic though. nbsp The core structure is strong as WW2 pill boxes and why they respond so well to chassis mods nbsp Having said that, the front chassis leg spot welds can fail when tracking the c
Re: Racing line dogbone mount
Last Poster: Pudding in Performance Modifications on Yesterday at 12:10:27 am
The Racingline one is a sack of sh1t. The one to get is the Vibratechnics. Vibratechnics make the Racingline one anyway but they (Racingline) specified a durometer that's too stiff. Racingline don't make anything themselves. They are overpriced charlatans.
Re: Torque Figures - Spring Change
Last Poster: Pudding in Mk5 General Area on April 16, 2021, 11:05:26 pm
Front:
Top mount bolts = 15nm + 90 degrees. nbsp Arrows on top mount must face North/south on the vehicle. Always use TT top mounts, GTI ones are rubbish.
24mm Driveshaft hub bolt (if it needs to come out) = 200nm + 180 degrees.
Drop link nuts = 65nm.
Strut pinch bolt = 70nm + 90 degrees
Damper rod to top mount nut = 60nm (always use an OEM 21mm shoulder
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