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Offline Pirelli_P

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Re: MK5 GTI Tips & Tricks
« Reply #10 on: 01 September 2008, 13:57 »
Thanks for all that! I had no idea about some of those things and I can't wait to try them out on delivery!
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Re: MK5 GTI Tips & Tricks
« Reply #11 on: 01 September 2008, 14:04 »
nice one maxamus  :cool: already knew it all but its still good to share the knowledge with newbies  :cool: :cool:


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Re: MK5 GTI Tips & Tricks
« Reply #12 on: 01 September 2008, 16:50 »
Something I noticed last weekend, open the sunroof to the normal fully open position on the dial, once open turn and hold the dial a little further and it then opens all the way.

You dont want to open it further than the normal position when driving at speed though as it just develops the wind wobble sound (sure there is a technical name for this)

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Re: MK5 GTI Tips & Tricks
« Reply #13 on: 01 September 2008, 16:57 »
Something I noticed last weekend, open the sunroof to the normal fully open position on the dial, once open turn and hold the dial a little further and it then opens all the way.

You dont want to open it further than the normal position when driving at speed though as it just develops the wind wobble sound (sure there is a technical name for this)

   The technical name is vietnam chopper as agreed in a earlier thread   :smug:



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Re: MK5 GTI Tips & Tricks
« Reply #14 on: 01 September 2008, 17:00 »
You dont want to open it further than the normal position when driving at speed though as it just develops the wind wobble sound (sure there is a technical name for this)

Do you mean wind buffeting (sp) If you open more than one window it usually disappears. :smiley:

Or as TC says Vietnamm chopper effect :grin:
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Re: MK5 GTI Tips & Tricks
« Reply #15 on: 01 September 2008, 17:21 »
Something I noticed last weekend, open the sunroof to the normal fully open position on the dial, once open turn and hold the dial a little further and it then opens all the way.

You dont want to open it further than the normal position when driving at speed though as it just develops the wind wobble sound (sure there is a technical name for this)

   The technical name is vietnam chopper as agreed in a earlier thread   :smug:


 :laugh: TOtally true!

YOu don't have to open the roof fully (by holding the dial), you get chopper sound at something like 70kmh with roof opened normally and windows closed

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Re: MK5 GTI Tips & Tricks
« Reply #16 on: 02 September 2008, 14:38 »
Awesome, i hadnt realised about holding the lock to close/open your windows! have been annoying my friends today by asking them to leave them open and then standing back and slowly grumbling 'woooooowwww'. Good list, thanks!  :wink:


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Re: MK5 GTI Tips & Tricks
« Reply #17 on: 02 September 2008, 20:02 »
This thread needs to be a STICKY ???
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Re: MK5 GTI Tips & Tricks
« Reply #18 on: 02 September 2008, 20:21 »
Could we move it up to info??
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Re: MK5 GTI Tips & Tricks
« Reply #19 on: 02 September 2008, 21:00 »
As you wish  :smiley: