Author Topic: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?  (Read 2785036 times)

Offline Adam T7

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #12830 on: 15 March 2023, 18:08 »
Finally got around to replacing the seal on the rear speakers which was causing water build up on the sills. This is how badly the seal was on both speakers

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I seem to get a tiny bit of white mould on the rear seats and condensation on the inside of the windscreen (nightmare when it freezes, might eventually get a car that doesn't get ice on the inside!). I assume the speaker surround is the most common/first place to check as I've heard it mentioned quite a few times with leaks

Does a leaking rear speaker seal wet the carpets?
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #12831 on: 15 March 2023, 19:20 »
Finally got around to replacing the seal on the rear speakers which was causing water build up on the sills. This is how badly the seal was on both speakers

*PIC*

I seem to get a tiny bit of white mould on the rear seats and condensation on the inside of the windscreen (nightmare when it freezes, might eventually get a car that doesn't get ice on the inside!). I assume the speaker surround is the most common/first place to check as I've heard it mentioned quite a few times with leaks

Does a leaking rear speaker seal wet the carpets?
It sure does, especially after heavy rain and if the seal has been perished for a while
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #12832 on: 15 March 2023, 20:06 »
Cheers, touching every piece of timber in sight as I write this, but my rear is dry🤞🤞🤞🤞
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #12833 on: 16 March 2023, 21:38 »
Took out the Volkswagen All In 2 Year Service plan for 29.99 a month.

Seems like a good deal to me 👍👍👍

Car is not long out of warranty and has 6300 miles on it.



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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #12834 on: 16 March 2023, 22:09 »
A three and a half year old car with under 7000 miles on it?!

Offline Adam T7

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #12835 on: 16 March 2023, 22:46 »
Mine’s 51 months old with just under 20k and I thought that was low😂
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #12836 on: 17 March 2023, 09:33 »
A three and a half year old car with under 7000 miles on it?!

Yeah something to do with a virus that was kicking about and something called lockdown and working from home 😊😊😊

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #12837 on: 17 March 2023, 09:39 »
Previous to my GTI, I was doing more miles in a year than I have done to date in my GTI.
Change of job role and the benefits of home working👍
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #12838 on: 17 March 2023, 10:29 »
A three and a half year old car with under 7000 miles on it?!

Yeah something to do with a virus that was kicking about and something called lockdown and working from home 😊😊😊

Plus, more people are environmentally aware these days.

I don’t use my car on short trips (e.g. round trip of 6-7 miles or so) unless I have anything bulky or heavy I need to transport or collect; I’ll walk which is better for me and for the environment :smiley:.

Over the last 4-5 years my annual mileage has pretty much halved.
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #12839 on: 17 March 2023, 12:23 »
Mine’s 51 months old with just under 20k and I thought that was low😂

Mines on 58 months and 16.5k. The other GTI is the daily - 13 years old at the end of the month and 95k. MOT time!!
Mk6 GTI Carbon Grey, 2010 Bluetooth and voice fitted, a few VCDS mods still a comfortable family car. Red Scirocco 2011 twin charger stage 1 - enjoyable drive now gone.  White 2016 Polo GTI (roller skate on steroids) replaced with an Indium Grey 2019 7.5 GTI PP.