MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: aarondsg on October 15, 2013, 01:20:41 pm

Title: GTI Flat bottom steering wheel
Post by: aarondsg on October 15, 2013, 01:20:41 pm
If I was to purchase a flat bottom steering wheel what sort of money would I be looking to pay
Tried looking online couldn't get a rough idea on
Can anyone help
Thanks
Title: Re: GTI Flat bottom steering wheel
Post by: xjay1337 on October 15, 2013, 01:51:59 pm
£150 for a non MFSW with air bag.

People charge more but they are not really worth.

£230 for one with MFSW
Title: Re: GTI Flat bottom steering wheel
Post by: aarondsg on October 15, 2013, 02:33:52 pm
How come I can not find one less than £400  :surprised:
Title: Re: GTI Flat bottom steering wheel
Post by: xjay1337 on October 15, 2013, 02:56:06 pm
Probably because you're looking at brand new Mk6+ ones?

They come up occasionally and your best place to buy one is on an owners site as Ebay have rules about not selling with airbags and they generally are more expensive on there.
Title: Re: GTI Flat bottom steering wheel
Post by: sub39h on October 15, 2013, 06:41:00 pm
i'd advise spending more money and getting a Mk6 one anyway. look better and more functionality.
Title: Re: GTI Flat bottom steering wheel
Post by: aarondsg on October 16, 2013, 09:23:40 am
Ok so I just bought a mfsw with dsg paddles
my car is a 2005 gti with highline
Will it be a matter of coding only or do I need to run a additional wire to make the dsg paddles work?
Thanks in advance
Title: Re: GTI Flat bottom steering wheel
Post by: RetroRaz on October 16, 2013, 09:28:05 am
Ok so I just bought a mfsw with dsg paddles
my car is a 2005 gti with highline
Will it be a matter of coding only or do I need to run a additional wire to make the dsg paddles work?
Thanks in advance

IIRC you need 973 & 974 highline clocks to be able to access the highline menu via mfsw, you may also need a new steering wheel module.

Not sure about the dsg paddles though.
Title: Re: GTI Flat bottom steering wheel
Post by: xjay1337 on October 16, 2013, 10:32:08 am
i'd advise spending more money and getting a Mk6 one anyway. look better and more functionality.

That's personal choice really. I prefer the Mk5 GTI wheel to the Mk6 flat bottomed one, others may be different  :happy2:
And what more functionality do you get?
Title: Re: GTI Flat bottom steering wheel
Post by: aarondsg on October 16, 2013, 10:37:17 am
I mainly purchased so I can use dsg paddles
Can anyone help please
Title: Re: GTI Flat bottom steering wheel
Post by: xjay1337 on October 16, 2013, 11:23:43 am
http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/156872/1048510.aspx#1048510

http://www.vwgolf.net.au/showthread.php?6585-Paddle-Retrofit
Title: Re: GTI Flat bottom steering wheel
Post by: skard on October 16, 2013, 11:29:29 am
Ok so I just bought a mfsw with dsg paddles
my car is a 2005 gti with highline
Will it be a matter of coding only or do I need to run a additional wire to make the dsg paddles work?
Thanks in advance

IIRC you need 973 & 974 highline clocks to be able to access the highline menu via mfsw, you may also need a new steering wheel module.

Not sure about the dsg paddles though.

X72 clocks can access the menu via new style MFSW also, which is handy as he has a 2005
Title: Re: GTI Flat bottom steering wheel
Post by: sub39h on October 16, 2013, 02:20:28 pm
i'd advise spending more money and getting a Mk6 one anyway. look better and more functionality.

That's personal choice really. I prefer the Mk5 GTI wheel to the Mk6 flat bottomed one, others may be different  :happy2:
And what more functionality do you get?


i'm not a Golf owner, but one assumes that with 50% more buttons there are more functions that can be operated:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myturbodiesel.com%2Fimages%2Fa5%2Fsteer%2Fjettagolfsteeringwheel.jpg&hash=21fe958299db797aad0564e44831e514bf940a5d)
Title: Re: GTI Flat bottom steering wheel
Post by: xjay1337 on October 16, 2013, 03:15:11 pm
Ah yes, phone buttons.

Where's the phone  :ashamed:
Title: Re: GTI Flat bottom steering wheel
Post by: aarondsg on October 16, 2013, 03:49:01 pm
Ok so I just bought a mfsw with dsg paddles
my car is a 2005 gti with highline
Will it be a matter of coding only or do I need to run a additional wire to make the dsg paddles work?
Thanks in advance

IIRC you need 973 & 974 highline clocks to be able to access the highline menu via mfsw, you may also need a new steering wheel module.

Not sure about the dsg paddles though.

X72 clocks can access the menu via new style MFSW also, which is handy as he has a 2005
Will I have x72 clocks?
Title: Re: GTI Flat bottom steering wheel
Post by: skard on October 16, 2013, 07:22:14 pm
If you have highline, possibly. Clocks ending 0/1/2 are easier to DIY with a cheap cable
Title: Re: GTI Flat bottom steering wheel
Post by: aarondsg on October 17, 2013, 09:06:19 am
If you have highline, possibly. Clocks ending 0/1/2 are easier to DIY with a cheap cable
I read them threads the only wiring it mentions is rewiring airbag?
What diy cable do I need to run?
Title: Re: GTI Flat bottom steering wheel
Post by: skard on October 17, 2013, 12:04:39 pm
Think you misunderstood, I was talking about an unofficial VAG Commander OBD cable to reprogram via laptop
Title: Re: GTI Flat bottom steering wheel
Post by: aarondsg on October 17, 2013, 12:38:37 pm
Think you misunderstood, I was talking about an unofficial VAG Commander OBD cable to reprogram via laptop
Thanks I get you now
Gonna strip her down today see what module I have