MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: Can you definitely make the steering lighter on a early MKV! Help
Post by: baka on January 12, 2016, 12:54:51 am

Hi guys,

I'm really after a MKV GTI but find the steering too heavy for me due to a car crash a few years ago.

I've done as much web reading as I can but I'm really after confirmation that if I buy a 2005/2006 MKV. I can make the steering a bit lighter!

The last thing I want to do is buy a 5 grand car then have to sell it for 4.5 grand a week later because I can't drive it.

I tried one a week ago and the steering really weighted up at speed. I'm going to try a couple more tomorrow, to make sure that one wasn't just knackered, but I suspect it's deliberate on the part of VW.

Any help appreciated thanks!  :smiley:

Title: Re: Can you definitely make the steering lighter on a early MKV! Help
Post by: Dan_FR on January 12, 2016, 08:06:34 am

The steering always gets heavier at speed, so as to make the car more stable and less twitchy

Didn't think steering weight was adjustable on the mk5 platform, thought it was mk6 onwards..... Could be wrong though

Title: Re: Can you definitely make the steering lighter on a early MKV! Help
Post by: dansmith180 on January 12, 2016, 08:23:36 am

I've heard a rumor the earlier ones had some sort of setting you can change via vagcom but don't know if it's true. I have a 2005 so should probably check...

Title: Re: Can you definitely make the steering lighter on a early MKV! Help
Post by: RetroRaz on January 12, 2016, 08:45:45 am

You can adjust the steering assist level.

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Title: Re: Can you definitely make the steering lighter on a early MKV! Help
Post by: Markyvitch on January 12, 2016, 09:11:02 am

There is a company i have used before on a ed30, they can make any steering lighter they lightend the mk5 by 15%, old boy who drives it is over the moon.
http://www.steeringdevelopments.co.uk
Send them your rack and they return it all done  :driver:
Hope this helps

Title: Re: Can you definitely make the steering lighter on a early MKV! Help
Post by: An0NyMOUs on January 12, 2016, 12:04:09 pm

Put an extra 20 psi in the tyres?

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Title: Re: Can you definitely make the steering lighter on a early MKV! Help
Post by: Nasir on January 12, 2016, 12:10:02 pm

I've also heard the early MK5s could have the steering lightened.

However, I find the steering is quite light at low speeds anyway. As it is a speed dependent assist system, it weights up automatically with speed. So at 70mph it is nice and heavy, given the sense of stability as mentioned above.

Steering is very sensitive to the tyre pressure. I can immediately tell if I've lost a few PSI in a tyre.

Title: Re: Can you definitely make the steering lighter on a early MKV! Help
Post by: r5gtt on January 12, 2016, 04:36:53 pm

I also think they're quite heavy on average driving but that it was juat me.

Title: Re: Can you definitely make the steering lighter on a early MKV! Help
Post by: baka on January 12, 2016, 11:38:51 pm

Thanks guys!  :smiley:

I'll give steering developments a look and quiz a few local tuners familiar with vag com over the phone.