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Offline eatontrifles

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Re: MK7 GTI Facelift
« Reply #850 on: 01 April 2017, 23:21 »
So...

Dynamic Light assist.  On the configurator a few weeks ago, if you went for this option for £630 it also added LED lights for around £330 as well, which made little sense as the GTD/GTi come with LED's.

Now it seems if you add the Dynamic light assist, it no longer adds LED's and the extra cost, which makes more sense, unless I am missing something ?
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What seems to have happened now (in the app at least, I don't use the website) is that VW have amended things so that the only option is £630 for Lane Assist which also includes DLA.

As you say, LED lights are standard but it's the LED in combination with DLA that is the extra, and requires Lane Assist (or Lane Assist Plus).
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Re: MK7 GTI Facelift
« Reply #851 on: 02 April 2017, 06:45 »
I am confused with the facelift as some seem to have fog lights whilst others don't. In Geneva the GTI had front fog lights but the one in the showroom I saw on Friday did not.
Anyone know why? I thought it would be a PP thing but we can't get that here yet.
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Re: MK7 GTI Facelift
« Reply #852 on: 02 April 2017, 08:30 »
GTI and GTD 7.5's have fogs just like the 7's did.... R's of course don't.
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Re: MK7 GTI Facelift
« Reply #853 on: 02 April 2017, 20:22 »
I agree with JamesR27 - although the Price List 23rd March says all GTI/GTD's have front fog lights there have been pictures on here that appear to show cars without any front fogs - confused  :undecided:
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Re: MK7 GTI Facelift
« Reply #854 on: 02 April 2017, 21:05 »
I agree with JamesR27 - although the Price List 23rd March says all GTI/GTD's have front fog lights there have been pictures on here that appear to show cars without any front fogs - confused  :undecided:

The GTI / D still has fogs. They're just not that visible unless switched on due to the black plastic / fins around them. Even more so on the facelift.

The R has no fogs... just big open holes in the bumper where they "would" be.
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Re: MK7 GTI Facelift
« Reply #855 on: 03 April 2017, 05:55 »
I agree with JamesR27 - although the Price List 23rd March says all GTI/GTD's have front fog lights there have been pictures on here that appear to show cars without any front fogs - confused  :undecided:

The GTI / D still has fogs. They're just not that visible unless switched on due to the black plastic / fins around them. Even more so on the facelift.

The R has no fogs... just big open holes in the bumper where they "would" be.

On the PP that on sale in Sweden, the foglights are optional. I heard people don´t want them, because they will build cooling for the brakes instead.. :)
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Re: MK7 GTI Facelift
« Reply #856 on: 03 April 2017, 07:02 »
Show cars may not have them because different countries have different specs.
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Re: MK7 GTI Facelift
« Reply #857 on: 03 April 2017, 10:05 »
Another GTI review in English -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZYFK7oAGj8

At 45 seconds - no fog lights.

The car reviewed in VW Driver definitely has fog lights.

At 4:20 - sport suspension and 19 inch alloys are talked about.

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Re: MK7 GTI Facelift
« Reply #858 on: 03 April 2017, 10:16 »
Sorry if this has been posted before, but worth another look.

3 minutes of a Golf R driving round a track :drool: -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mAo9gXG3oc


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Re: MK7 GTI Facelift
« Reply #859 on: 03 April 2017, 10:35 »
Another GTI review in English -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZYFK7oAGj8

At 45 seconds - no fog lights.

The car reviewed in VW Driver definitely has fog lights.

At 4:20 - sport suspension and 19 inch alloys are talked about.

Another UK GTI with no fog lights for sale in the used cars section on VW's website. In addition to the video showing no visible signs of front foglights in the front bumper, look at the light switch at 1min 25sec in the video, which only has the rear fog light symbol on the L/H side of the switch. Also a good chance to see White Silver on a GTI.

http://usedcars.volkswagen.co.uk/Golf-GTI/GTD/R/GTE/2.0-TSI-GTI-230-PS-DSG/Huntingdon/3708610-606257700-42148.aspx?srcmdc=se_na_re_
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