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Title: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: The Doc on 29 October 2010, 11:01
Hi all,

I've just bought a new Golf GTD DSG, should be here next week but I need to fit some extra bits.

Cruise
Xenons (Genuine)
Sat nav (Genuine again)
Bluetooth (Surprise Genuine if I can ge it!)

The car has plenty of extras but not these, can anyone help me out here with parts of fitting instructions?

Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: topher on 29 October 2010, 11:37
Nice to see you again Doc :cool:
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: R32UK on 29 October 2010, 12:06
Welcome back! aint seen the doc since the mk5 days  :laugh: :cool:
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: Keithuk on 29 October 2010, 12:25
Well Doc you would have been better of adding these to your build as an extra now they will be a lot more expensive then they have to fit them. Don't think you can buy them and fit them yourself they will all need to be coded.  :wink:
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: Movi on 29 October 2010, 12:27
Hi all,

I've just bought a new Golf GTD DSG, should be here next week but I need to fit some extra bits.

Cruise
Xenons (Genuine)
Sat nav (Genuine again)
Bluetooth (Surprise Genuine if I can ge it!)

The car has plenty of extras but not these, can anyone help me out here with parts of fitting instructions?

Wecome Back Doc Remember you being a great source for info when I had me ED30. I to have just changed to MY2011 GTD DSG and love it  :cool:

mortygt140 can supply you with satnav and bluetooth http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=169384.0  :smiley:




Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: The Doc on 29 October 2010, 12:53
I wish I could change the spec, the car's a cancelled order and is on the water, If I like it I'll order another to my spec, just doing loads of miles in my Disco but so I wanted an @eco@ car NOW lol


Hi to all the old faces here and thanks for the open arms!
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: R32UK on 29 October 2010, 13:50
only one thing a GTD needs.... REEEEEEEEMAP!!!!!  :evil: :evil: :evil:
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: Movi on 29 October 2010, 16:07
 Couldn't agree more - I'm off to Awesome in the morning :evil: 
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: The Doc on 30 October 2010, 09:25
I have my own map writing skills, software and a Dyno Dynamics Dyno so I'm OK there lol  :wink:

Massive gains on these things ;-)
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: p3asa on 30 October 2010, 17:57
Well Doc you would have been better of adding these to your build as an extra now they will be a lot more expensive then they have to fit them. Don't think you can buy them and fit them yourself they will all need to be coded.  :wink:

How do you work that out?
Cruise
Sat Nav
Bluetooth will all be cheaper as a retro fit.

Not sure about Xenons but are they not on par with factory fit?

Overall he will be better off financially.
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: Steve30 on 30 October 2010, 21:02
Great car you bought there esp with DSG too love mine to bits!! :smug:
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: Keithuk on 30 October 2010, 21:07

How do you work that out?
Cruise
Sat Nav
Bluetooth will all be cheaper as a retro fit.

Not sure about Xenons but are they not on par with factory fit?
Cruise control is a factory fit option for £220.
Sat nav will depend on which radio you have fitted RCD510, RNS510.
I don't know about Bluetooth I don't need one.
Xenons are a factory fit at £1110.  :sad:
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: p3asa on 31 October 2010, 00:09

How do you work that out?
Cruise
Sat Nav
Bluetooth will all be cheaper as a retro fit.

Not sure about Xenons but are they not on par with factory fit?
Cruise control is a factory fit option for £220.
Sat nav will depend on which radio you have fitted RCD510, RNS510.
I don't know about Bluetooth I don't need one.
Xenons are a factory fit at £1110.  :sad:



Which is dearer than having them retro fitted.

The saving on buying an RNS510 from elsewhere alone would make all the parts worthwhile being retrofitted.
It doesn't depend on what radio is already fitted as RCD310 is the standard radio with everything else an upgrade.
Here's a rough cost.

             Factory          Retro
Cruise     £225              £160
Sat Nav   £1700            £600
Bluetooth £240              £300
Xenons    £1110            Not sure but I'm sure AM1W will be along to tell us as he was researching it.
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: mortygt140 on 31 October 2010, 08:04
Doc I have the latest vw bluetooth in at the moment £275 delivered and its a nice piece of kit,  I can also supply the latest RNS510 C LEDs for £600 once I can get off my fat arshe and go and get them :grin:

Send me a pm if you need any thing I can fit them for you aswell but I'm sure you are capable of chucking these in yourself :cool:

Cheers

Darren

 
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: am1w on 31 October 2010, 09:12
Good morning. Bloody clocks!
As p3asa says. Had my cruise retro-fitted by dealer.
Regarding Xenons, the costs are possibly slightly more eg 10% overall. Pain to have them fitted though.
However, I don't have the costs for the latest LED DRL ones which will be available from BW45. Tomorrow is the start of BW44. Costs should be similar.
Congratulations on your new acquisition.
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: am1w on 31 October 2010, 09:48
BTW: I bought my RNS510* + Bluetooth from Darren who also fitted them. Brilliant job.
He also fits Bi-Xenons. He is the forum's Helpful Hero. :smiley:
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: The Doc on 31 October 2010, 10:23
Doc I have the latest vw bluetooth in at the moment £275 delivered and its a nice piece of kit,  I can also supply the latest RNS510 C LEDs for £600 once I can get off my fat arshe and go and get them :grin:

Send me a pm if you need any thing I can fit them for you aswell but I'm sure you are capable of chucking these in yourself :cool:

Cheers

Darren

 

PLEASE check your PM's ;-)
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: The Doc on 31 October 2010, 10:25

How do you work that out?
Cruise
Sat Nav
Bluetooth will all be cheaper as a retro fit.

Not sure about Xenons but are they not on par with factory fit?
Cruise control is a factory fit option for £220.
Sat nav will depend on which radio you have fitted RCD510, RNS510.
I don't know about Bluetooth I don't need one.
Xenons are a factory fit at £1110.  :sad:


The cost is not the issue for me it was finding a car that I could buy TODAY that wasn't bog standard, I bought the highest spec I could find ;-)

I'll now spend what it takes to get it to the spec I want ;-)

Whith help from Darren by the sound of things ;-)
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: Movi on 31 October 2010, 10:46
I have my own map writing skills, software and a Dyno Dynamics Dyno so I'm OK there lol  :wink:

Massive gains on these things ;-)

Hello Doc

What sort of numbers are you aiming for?
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: Steve30 on 31 October 2010, 10:50
I have my own map writing skills, software and a Dyno Dynamics Dyno so I'm OK there lol  :wink:

Massive gains on these things ;-)

Hello Doc

What sort of numbers are you aiming for?

Same here Doc also intrested in this  :undecided:
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: The Doc on 31 October 2010, 10:57
At least another 5 BHP lol,

Seriously I'll let you now more when I've got the thing on the dyno!

For me it's about an exellent overall map rather than chasing BHP but I'll chase the BHP for the fun of it ;-)
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: The Doc on 31 October 2010, 11:04
Good morning. Bloody clocks!
As p3asa says. Had my cruise retro-fitted by dealer.
Regarding Xenons, the costs are possibly slightly more eg 10% overall. Pain to have them fitted though.
However, I don't have the costs for the latest LED DRL ones which will be available from BW45. Tomorrow is the start of BW44. Costs should be similar.
Congratulations on your new acquisition.

Thanks fella, I so NEED XENONS but I'm happy to not have the self level etc just plug 'em in if its poss as I like the bending lights but I can live without them, but I'd like to be able to adjust the beam.
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: am1w on 31 October 2010, 11:26
Hi Doc,
I've sent you a very comprehensive PM!
I NEED BI-XENONS TOO!
Hope you find it helpful.
Asker
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: The Doc on 31 October 2010, 13:06
That helped a LOT many thanks - PM'd you back ;-)

I wont sleep until this is done.....
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: mortygt140 on 31 October 2010, 23:47
No PMs mate :sad:

Darren
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: Sam on 01 November 2010, 00:42
Though the world of black pump was all about torques? I know when i had my astra van thats what they were all chasing
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: Keithuk on 01 November 2010, 12:39

Thanks fella, I so NEED XENONS but I'm happy to not have the self level etc just plug 'em in if its poss as I like the bending lights but I can live without them, but I'd like to be able to adjust the beam.
Ok rather that the over priced full Bi-Xenons have you thoughts about the Volkswagen-Xenon-Lights-Kit-by-Philips (http://www.philipsxenon.com/volkswagen-c-356/volkswagen-xenon-lights-kit-by-philips-hid-p-1241) with their installation Video (http://www.philipsxenon.com/conditions).  :wink:
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: am1w on 01 November 2010, 15:31
Doc:

I hope you don't have a fit with the fit and finish of your GTD.

I had to:
(1) Rehang all my doors 3 months after I had the car. They seemed to have moved!
(2) Had the rear bumper replaced as it was distorted in the number plate area. Got VW to pay for it after 105 letters and finally a letter to the MD of VW UK.

Apart from the above, the car is very good, no rattles and very comfortable. However, I have crappy Bridgestone tyres which I will be changing shortly.
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: rjwojcik on 01 November 2010, 20:08
105!!!!  :shocked:  Didn't realise it was as many as that
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: am1w on 01 November 2010, 20:14
105!!!!  :shocked:  Didn't realise it was as many as that

Yeah, I was writing 2 or 3 per day and well past midnight. Fcukers! :sick:

Got what I wanted in the end and then some more! :evil: :smug:
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: The Doc on 01 November 2010, 21:21
Doc:

I hope you don't have a fit with the fit and finish of your GTD.

I had to:
(1) Rehang all my doors 3 months after I had the car. They seemed to have moved!
(2) Had the rear bumper replaced as it was distorted in the number plate area. Got VW to pay for it after 105 letters and finally a letter to the MD of VW UK.

Apart from the above, the car is very good, no rattles and very comfortable. However, I have crappy Bridgestone tyres which I will be changing shortly.

Had lots of problems with my first Mk5 R32 but my 2nd was perfect  :wink:

Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: am1w on 01 November 2010, 21:33
I hope your car will be perfect first time this time. :wink:
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: The Doc on 04 November 2010, 22:39
It's here and it's perfect, got it last night and it's filthy and on 251 miles already  :wink:

Booked into local VW for Cruise on Tuesday  :huh:
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: am1w on 04 November 2010, 22:56
It's here and it's perfect, got it last night and it's filthy and on 251 miles already  :wink:
Booked into local VW for Cruise on Tuesday  :huh:

That's what I thought when I got mine........ and after the initial excitement, I noticed that the bonnet was mis-aligned from new, the 4 doors moved after 1000 miles and had to be re-hung,  and the rear bumper got more and more distorted in the number plate area.
Now all fixed and fine.
Oh ....you'll love the ease of chipping of the bonnet and front bumper! Got mine re-sprayed after a minor prang. Now these are fine too!
However, it is a wonderful car overall and I love it to bits. :smiley:
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: The Doc on 05 November 2010, 16:24
Sounds painful :-(
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: The Doc on 18 November 2010, 16:17

Thanks fella, I so NEED XENONS but I'm happy to not have the self level etc just plug 'em in if its poss as I like the bending lights but I can live without them, but I'd like to be able to adjust the beam.
Ok rather that the over priced full Bi-Xenons have you thoughts about the Volkswagen-Xenon-Lights-Kit-by-Philips (http://www.philipsxenon.com/volkswagen-c-356/volkswagen-xenon-lights-kit-by-philips-hid-p-1241) with their installation Video (http://www.philipsxenon.com/conditions).  :wink:

Nah, there sh1t
Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: dubber36 on 18 November 2010, 16:45

Thanks fella, I so NEED XENONS but I'm happy to not have the self level etc just plug 'em in if its poss as I like the bending lights but I can live without them, but I'd like to be able to adjust the beam.
Ok rather that the over priced full Bi-Xenons have you thoughts about the Volkswagen-Xenon-Lights-Kit-by-Philips (http://www.philipsxenon.com/volkswagen-c-356/volkswagen-xenon-lights-kit-by-philips-hid-p-1241) with their installation Video (http://www.philipsxenon.com/conditions).  :wink:

Another vote for these being sh1t compared to factory xenons. And bloody expensive at that. You an but a quailty kit for £50-£60, but even then they should never be fitted into reflector headlamps. Anyone for light scatter?

Title: Re: New MY11 GTD for me but I'm an old face here
Post by: The Doc on 18 November 2010, 18:20
I agree 100% to all the above.

Hemifocal lenses and xenons ONLY thanks ;-)