Post by: KTR on October 24, 2016, 06:14:02 pm
I just picked up this 56 plate GTI. I am just going to post a photo initially and see if you guys see what is potentially quite worrying to me.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fu494%2FKristian_Turner-Radford%2Fkris_car_zpsc28sob5q.jpg&hash=524138d2f258746176bc216dc70a0df7998748d1)
Post by: peter_booker2003 on October 24, 2016, 07:49:59 pm
Post by: f00glee on October 24, 2016, 07:53:11 pm
Looks maybe like the right hand rear wheel arch/bumper cuts in a bit? Could just be camera angle.
Post by: AJP on October 24, 2016, 07:57:01 pm
Dunno....???
Post by: AJP on October 24, 2016, 07:58:15 pm
With an open question like that, you run the risk of people point things out you hadn't noticed :signLOL:Beat me to it!
Looks maybe like the right hand rear wheel arch/bumper cuts in a bit? Could just be camera angle.
Post by: GTI8v on October 24, 2016, 08:00:42 pm
I reversed over my car washing bucket :rolleye: :signLOL:
Post by: 4ndy on October 24, 2016, 08:05:53 pm
Post by: KTR on October 24, 2016, 08:10:57 pm
Offside wheel sticking out 15mm more than nearside? Although the photo probably wasn't taken exactly centrally.
Dunno....???
This one takes the cake, I made sure I took the photo directly in the centre from behind. It is really quite a lot further out. It is around 20mm further out, any ideas what this could be? Has the car had a knock and the body work is off (doesn't look it to me) or is the axel/ wheel out of alignment somehow?
Post by: grey golfster on October 24, 2016, 08:17:57 pm
Dunno...i give in....
Post by: ducman77 on October 24, 2016, 08:21:19 pm
Post by: r5gtt on October 24, 2016, 08:26:42 pm
And apart from it being a golf :doh:
Post by: Flyingscotsman on October 24, 2016, 09:11:39 pm
Post by: Juliand on October 24, 2016, 10:04:51 pm
Post by: Ninja on October 24, 2016, 10:06:16 pm
Hi Guys,
I just picked up this 56 plate GTI. I am just going to post a photo initially and see if you guys see what is potentially quite worrying to me.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fu494%2FKristian_Turner-Radford%2Fkris_car_zpsc28sob5q.jpg&hash=524138d2f258746176bc216dc70a0df7998748d1)
Camber looks very off on one wheel. Has it got adjustable arms? Get it to a garage.
Post by: FJ1000 on October 25, 2016, 08:01:24 am
Get it to a garage
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Post by: fab5freddy on October 25, 2016, 08:16:45 am
Post by: chrism3 on October 25, 2016, 09:52:43 am
Its just wheel alignment anyway, nothing to worry about probably.
Post by: slix on October 25, 2016, 11:12:38 am
Post by: grey golfster on October 25, 2016, 12:17:31 pm
Post by: Flyingscotsman on October 25, 2016, 12:56:46 pm
I'd get those checked out to see if replaced properly :happy2:
Post by: SurreyED30 on October 25, 2016, 01:00:56 pm
Post by: r5gtt on October 25, 2016, 02:15:25 pm
Post by: AJP on October 25, 2016, 04:07:00 pm
We need the ops input?. @KTR (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=16697)Yeah you read my mind. Been a lot of questions posted by new users recently - duly answered - that aren't followed up with any sort of acknowledgement or reply from the OP. I'll give him/her the benefit of the doubt and assume they've been busy getting wheel alignment done or something...
Post by: KTR on October 25, 2016, 05:53:01 pm
We need the ops input?. @KTR (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=16697)Yeah you read my mind. Been a lot of questions posted by new users recently - duly answered - that aren't followed up with any sort of acknowledgement or reply from the OP. I'll give him/her the benefit of the doubt and assume they've been busy getting wheel alignment done or something...
Sorry guys I have been working all day. Appreciate the feedback! I will check the spacer suggestion, and have booked the car in for an alignment on Saturday. Never get any time in the week.
Post by: KTR on October 25, 2016, 05:56:27 pm
What does the car sound & feel like? Anything amiss?
From what I can hear I think the bearing on the back left sounds worn, drives absolutely fine. Car doesn't pull in one direction at all.
Post by: KTR on October 25, 2016, 05:57:34 pm
MOT history shows a recent fail for two broken coil springs !!!
I'd get those checked out to see if replaced properly :happy2:
Will do!
Post by: AJP on October 25, 2016, 06:07:34 pm
This might not apply here, and there still might be an issue, but it's not uncommon for the rear end to be a bit off from one side to the other without there being an actual problem behind it. It happened loads on the old mk4 platform; one rear wheel poking 10mm more than the other, 15mm discrepancy in ride height etc. Some cars just didn't sit properly whatever you tried.
I haven't seen or heard much of the same with the mk5, which stands to reason as it's a completely different (and loads better) rear suspension setup. But I've read about one car on a US forum like this.
Hopefully though after a quick check there will be an obvious reason that can be sorted. Let's hope everything is as straight as it should be.
Post by: KTR on October 25, 2016, 06:36:41 pm
Welcome back
This might not apply here, and there still might be an issue, but it's not uncommon for the rear end to be a bit off from one side to the other without there being an actual problem behind it. It happened loads on the old mk4 platform; one rear wheel poking 10mm more than the other, 15mm discrepancy in ride height etc. Some cars just didn't sit properly whatever you tried.
I haven't seen or heard much of the same with the mk5, which stands to reason as it's a completely different (and loads better) rear suspension setup. But I've read about one car on a US forum like this.
Hopefully though after a quick check there will be an obvious reason that can be sorted. Let's hope everything is as straight as it should be.
Thank you for the knowledgeable input. I very much hope mine is not the one in a million! And that if its not then the fix needed isn't huge!
Post by: AJP on October 25, 2016, 06:42:55 pm
Post by: r5gtt on October 25, 2016, 09:52:05 pm
it makes perfect sense to follow up or even reply to the answers provided which some don't do but as you said AJP give them the benefit of the doubt :thinking:We need the ops input?. @KTR (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=16697)Yeah you read my mind. Been a lot of questions posted by new users recently - duly answered - that aren't followed up with any sort of acknowledgement or reply from the OP. I'll give him/her the benefit of the doubt and assume they've been busy getting wheel alignment done or something...
Post by: r5gtt on October 25, 2016, 09:56:43 pm
Post by: KTR on October 26, 2016, 12:03:36 pm
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,108963.msg1055014.html#msg1055014
Post by: fab5freddy on October 26, 2016, 01:00:45 pm
Probably best to establish if this is real.....or not....