MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: seanieb on February 13, 2014, 01:06:50 pm

Title: Newbie mk5 gti owner!
Post by: seanieb on February 13, 2014, 01:06:50 pm

Im soon to be the proud owner of my 1st mk5 gti, just waiting for the changeover from private plates. Car is a 5dr 55 plate in blue graphite with xenons and heated leather. I think there are other extras the owner didnt realise such as blue tints, cooled glovebox, armrest with heaters and im certain it has 10 speakers. Will get some pics up when i get to bring it home

Title: Re: Newbie mk5 gti owner!
Post by: brookesb32 on February 13, 2014, 11:09:46 pm

Sounds like a win on that one, nice high spec it would seem!

Welcome to the forum  :happy2:

Title: Re: Newbie mk5 gti owner!
Post by: Andy on February 13, 2014, 11:39:59 pm

welcome along--sounds a good spec you have found

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Post by: xjay1337 on February 14, 2014, 01:24:57 am

Blue tints were standard on the  pre VW supplier changeover .. although not sure what I like better the tinted rears or the blue tints.. hmmm  :popcornsoda:

Good spec though :) Bet you can't wait.

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Post by: prp74 on February 14, 2014, 06:52:38 am

Welcome from another graphite blue owner  :happy2:

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Post by: Wooosh on February 14, 2014, 01:30:56 pm

Welcome mate, xenons are always a win when it come's to spec not forgetting the armrest! :happy2:

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Post by: seanieb on February 14, 2014, 08:25:42 pm

Thanks for the welcome by the way  :happy2:

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Post by: MC71 on February 14, 2014, 09:00:27 pm

Welcome on board!  :drinking:

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Post by: Bennybear on February 16, 2014, 09:01:10 am

Quote from: seanieb on February 14, 2014, 08:24:09 pm

just drove the car back and all seems fine apart from an annoying sound when hitting bumps from the rear :scared: its a metal to metal sound like the exhaust/heat shield knocking but cant seem to get the noise to happen when moving the exhaust about. is this common?

Check inside the boot under the boot floor for tool kit rattling about?

Just an idea

Title: Re: Newbie mk5 gti owner!
Post by: Andy on February 16, 2014, 11:55:15 pm

common fault is the dirt shields on the rear come loose and rattle around

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Post by: Scottymon on February 17, 2014, 12:02:29 am

Ripped both my rear shields off, no noise since.

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Post by: seanieb on February 17, 2014, 12:05:59 am

are they plastic? this is a metal to metal clanging sort of noise

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Post by: Andy on February 17, 2014, 12:07:47 am

no they are a coated metal

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Post by: seanieb on February 17, 2014, 12:39:42 am

Thanks, i will check them out tomorrow, where bouts are they located? are they easy to see from just looking underneath?

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Post by: Andy on February 17, 2014, 12:49:26 am

the shield behind the rear brake disc--fingers crosssed it that your hearing

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Post by: Scottymon on February 18, 2014, 01:05:47 pm

Yeap metal... they usually corode around the fixings, then start clanking.