MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: TimS996 on April 20, 2011, 06:13:47 pm
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VW never cease to amaze me by how cheap they can be.
Thought I had a fault on the car when I emptied the windscreen washer bottle and didn't get a warning light at all. Booked it in to the dealers to have it fixed and was amazed when they checked the chassis number and told me it didn't come with it! :confused:
Has anyone else not got this and and is it retrofilttable?
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You need to get in touch with Eddie-NL, he was making up looms for this. :happy2:
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,23583.0.html
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Only certain cars have it. Normally Winter pack or Xenons IIRC.
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Once you have the loom you will need a switch (sensor) the grommit and either the larger bottle with the hole in or you can drill a hole in your existing bottle. I would recommend buying the larger one.
Part no's are:
1K0 955 453 s - Bottle
7M0 919 376 - switch (sensor)
7MO 919 382 - washer (grommit)
Like this:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fae235%2Fbodger00%2FIMAG0192.jpg&hash=9e3a90af46b26eca431e468ca0bb486f799307c0)
and the larger bottle (now black)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fae235%2Fbodger00%2FIMAG0193.jpg&hash=9628e5d0b11dfd86def285877ed43d388e3efaec)
Remember all this will need wiring in and coding. :happy2:
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I emptied the windscreen washer bottle and didn't get a warning light
Do you not check the car on a weekly basis? Oil/coolant/washer levels and tyre pressures should be checked weekly.
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As above do you really need yet another warning light to tell you to do something?.Just top mine up as part of the regular checks. :smiley:
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my car had the larger bottle as standard and it didn't have headlight washers. Although it does have them now :signLOL:
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As above do you really need yet another warning light to tell you to do something?.Just top mine up as part of the regular checks. :smiley:
A little harsh perhaps? Especially as the bottle is not visible, unlike previous models. And no, I don't spend time sticking my head under the bonnet. I expect to have a warning light to tell me the level in a bottle I cannot see is getting low. My 13 year old GTi had it as standard
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Bodger,
Have you fitted one of these kits? I reckon I could put the wiring in and the parts but does it then need coding into the ECU in some way?
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You remind me of my sister. She expects her car to tell her everything from whether the washer fluid level is low to whether the tyre pressures are low. You'll be telling me you expect the GTI to come with an oil level sensor next! :grin:
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Bodger,
Have you fitted one of these kits? I reckon I could put the wiring in and the parts but does it then need coding into the ECU in some way?
I have fitted it and you don't need a new washer bottle and if you intend to make your own loom the plug for the sensor.
It is a 2 wire job.
here is a link to a how to which i did on a different forum
http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/335574/2265770.aspx#2265770
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so there is no light in the instrument cluster or wire running to it then??
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As above do you really need yet another warning light to tell you to do something?.Just top mine up as part of the regular checks. :smiley:
A little harsh perhaps? Especially as the bottle is not visible, unlike previous models. And no, I don't spend time sticking my head under the bonnet. I expect to have a warning light to tell me the level in a bottle I cannot see is getting low. My 13 year old GTi had it as standard
..........no offence intended Tim, i just top mine up regular with the normal under bonnet checks. :smiley:
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I think its a fair point, can you live without it? - Yes of course you can but I was also disappointed coming from my mk4 GTI which had it as standard to the 'better' mk5 that VW had been cheap enough to remove a system that probably costs less than £10 to install.
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Bodger,
Have you fitted one of these kits? I reckon I could put the wiring in and the parts but does it then need coding into the ECU in some way?
Tim I think EddieNL has answered your question but yes it does need coding. Eddie's guide is very good. :happy2:
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Thank god for the search function, was just about to get onto VW for a warranty claim! haha
Just expected my Edition 30 to have it after my R32 had it, but that did have winter pack and xenons, my Ed is a lightweight version lol :laugh:
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I think its a fair point, can you live without it? - Yes of course you can but I was also disappointed coming from my mk4 GTI which had it as standard to the 'better' mk5 that VW had been cheap enough to remove a system that probably costs less than £10 to install.
Yet another example of VW's tight fistedness, along with the door reflectors instead of lights like on the mk4! :innocent:
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I think its a fair point, can you live without it? - Yes of course you can but I was also disappointed coming from my mk4 GTI which had it as standard to the 'better' mk5 that VW had been cheap enough to remove a system that probably costs less than £10 to install.
Yet another example of VW's tight fistedness, along with the door reflectors instead of lights like on the mk4! :innocent:
And the cords for the parcel shelf that retracted into a spring loaded doofer so your balls don't thump on the rear hatch ...
Mk4 was much better built than the mk5 no doubt about it. Unfortunately it didn't handle so good and the GTI's were seriously underpowered. Can't have it all I suppose.
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I think its a fair point, can you live without it? - Yes of course you can but I was also disappointed coming from my mk4 GTI which had it as standard to the 'better' mk5 that VW had been cheap enough to remove a system that probably costs less than £10 to install.
Yet another example of VW's tight fistedness, along with the door reflectors instead of lights like on the mk4! :innocent:
And the cords for the parcel shelf that retracted into a spring loaded doofer so your balls don't thump on the rear hatch ...
Mk4 was much better built than the mk5 no doubt about it. Unfortunately it didn't handle so good and the GTI's were seriously underpowered. Can't have it all I suppose.
This is beginning to sound like a carry on film :grin:
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I know this is an old thread but can anyone show me which slot to use in the connector behind the cluster?
Also, is it really necessary to remove steering wheel or is this just for easier access?
Thanks!
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Dont qoute me on this but i dont think you have to remove the steering wheel. You can remove the cluster with it in situ. Its just a bit fiddly trying to get it back in getting it out is easy. The connector should be numbered . If im wrong im sure someone will be along to correct me :signLOL:.
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I pulled the cluster out (surprised how easy it was tbh) for a look, it's not numbered!
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Haha...... some people just cannot help themselves
If you check your level weekly/ fortnightly there's no need for yet another warning light
Is it really that important, really !! Haha
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I'm for the warning lights that's why I want a modern car.
My mates 3 series has no dip stick and relies on a warning for oil, so bring on all this modern tech rather than living in the 60's