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Title: *Long Term Review* Facelift PP. Who knows if you can restrict tailgate??!
Post by: Wide on 27 December 2017, 18:22: So the first year of my new Golf GTI facelift begins to approach.

I think I got one of the first customer cars, have had this since the middle of May .. :smiley:

Have tried to sum up 2017 of this awesome car .. :grin:

Enjoy! :wink:

https://youtu.be/WaXcWXTrMMc (https://youtu.be/WaXcWXTrMMc)

(https://s10.postimg.org/wf0ahvtph/long_term_1.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/wf0ahvtph/)

Who knows if you have a restriction opening on the tailgate ?. My facelifted car actually opens the tailgate higher than before.
Which means it takes in the garage door, and can give scratches I have noticed ..

Anyone handy here ?! :)
Title: Re: Movie: *Long Term Review* Of The Facelift GTI PP
Post by: Wide on 04 January 2018, 06:00: If you don´t want to here me talk.... :whistle: :grin: :grin:

https://youtu.be/TUCWR76xDuk
Title: Re: Movie: *Long Term Review* Of The Facelift GTI PP
Post by: Richyb on 04 January 2018, 09:16: @Wide

Good videos.

I really like the wheels, which ones are they?
Title: Re: Movie: *Long Term Review* Of The Facelift GTI PP
Post by: Wide on 04 January 2018, 18:20: Quote from: Richyb on 04 January 2018, 09:16
@Wide

Good videos.

I really like the wheels, which ones are they?

Thanks.. :smiley:

Is this i have now in 19".. :smiley:

http://www.alutec.de/en/portfolios/ikenu-graphit-frontpoliert/
Title: Re: *Long Term Review* Facelift PP. Who knows if you can restrict tailgate??!
Post by: Wide on 14 January 2018, 10:05: Who knows if you have a restriction opening on the tailgate ?. My facelifted car actually opens the tailgate higher than before.
Which means it takes in the garage door, and can give scratches I have noticed .. :angry:

Anyone handy here ?! :whistle:
Title: Re: *Long Term Review* Facelift PP. Who knows if you can restrict tailgate??!
Post by: Watts on 14 January 2018, 10:12: I'm not aware of any way to lessen the amount the tailgate opens. Could you not add some foam to where it catches your garage door? Or reverse in instead of drive in?
Title: Re: *Long Term Review* Facelift PP. Who knows if you can restrict tailgate??!
Post by: Wide on 14 January 2018, 11:03: Quote from: Watts on 14 January 2018, 10:12
I'm not aware of any way to lessen the amount the tailgate opens. Could you not add some foam to where it catches your garage door? Or reverse in instead of drive in?

I use foam on the garage door, but when the car is dirty. The tailgate is so strong that it slide a little on the foam and makes scratches.. :angry:

And no the garage is so tight so if i reverse i can´t get the stuff in the boot.. :grin:
Title: Re: *Long Term Review* Facelift PP. Who knows if you can restrict tailgate??!
Post by: physio on 14 January 2018, 12:24: Quote from: Wide on 14 January 2018, 10:05
Who knows if you have a restriction opening on the tailgate ?. My facelifted car actually opens the tailgate higher than before.
Which means it takes in the garage door, and can give scratches I have noticed .. :angry:

Anyone handy here ?! :whistle:

audi had a similar problem on the Q3 it was going so high some peo0le couldn’t reach it
so they did a shorter support strut. To limit the opening height , my dealer swapped them for free
Maybe VW do a similar thing .?????
Title: Re: *Long Term Review* Facelift PP. Who knows if you can restrict tailgate??!
Post by: CHB100 on 14 January 2018, 12:38: Quote from: Wide on 14 January 2018, 10:05
Who knows if you have a restriction opening on the tailgate ?. My facelifted car actually opens the tailgate higher than before.
Which means it takes in the garage door, and can give scratches I have noticed .. :angry:

Anyone handy here ?! :whistle:

Just tested in our double garage with separate single doors MK7 GTI & MK7.5 R they are identical raise and struts both are 12cm of garage doors tailgates fully open.
Title: Re: *Long Term Review* Facelift PP. Who knows if you can restrict tailgate??!
Post by: SRGTD on 14 January 2018, 12:42: Quote from: Wide on 14 January 2018, 11:03
Quote from: Watts on 14 January 2018, 10:12
I'm not aware of any way to lessen the amount the tailgate opens. Could you not add some foam to where it catches your garage door? Or reverse in instead of drive in?

I use foam on the garage door, but when the car is dirty. The tailgate is so strong that it slide a little on the foam and makes scratches.. :angry:

And no the garage is so tight so if i reverse i can´t get the stuff in the boot.. :grin:

I don’t open the tailgate in my garage for this reason - always wait until the car is out of the garage before putting things in or taking them out of the boot. Not always as convienient as it would be to do it in the garage, but IMO, better than scratching up the tailgate where it would touch the garage door.
Title: Re: *Long Term Review* Facelift PP. Who knows if you can restrict tailgate??!
Post by: Wide on 14 January 2018, 13:57: Quote from: physio on 14 January 2018, 12:24
Quote from: Wide on 14 January 2018, 10:05
Who knows if you have a restriction opening on the tailgate ?. My facelifted car actually opens the tailgate higher than before.
Which means it takes in the garage door, and can give scratches I have noticed .. :angry:

Anyone handy here ?! :whistle:

audi had a similar problem on the Q3 it was going so high some peo0le couldn’t reach it
so they did a shorter support strut. To limit the opening height , my dealer swapped them for free
Maybe VW do a similar thing .?????

Interesting! :smiley:
Title: Re: *Long Term Review* Facelift PP. Who knows if you can restrict tailgate??!
Post by: Wide on 14 January 2018, 13:59: Quote from: CHB100 on 14 January 2018, 12:38
Quote from: Wide on 14 January 2018, 10:05
Who knows if you have a restriction opening on the tailgate ?. My facelifted car actually opens the tailgate higher than before.
Which means it takes in the garage door, and can give scratches I have noticed .. :angry:

Anyone handy here ?! :whistle:

Just tested in our double garage with separate single doors MK7 GTI & MK7.5 R they are identical raise and struts both are 12cm of garage doors tailgates fully open.

That is strange?. My MK7 GT don´t open so high. But can´t understand the different in tailgate. I will try to measure more.. :smiley:
Title: Re: *Long Term Review* Facelift PP. Who knows if you can restrict tailgate??!
Post by: Wide on 14 January 2018, 14:01: Quote from: SRGTD on 14 January 2018, 12:42
Quote from: Wide on 14 January 2018, 11:03
Quote from: Watts on 14 January 2018, 10:12
I'm not aware of any way to lessen the amount the tailgate opens. Could you not add some foam to where it catches your garage door? Or reverse in instead of drive in?

I use foam on the garage door, but when the car is dirty. The tailgate is so strong that it slide a little on the foam and makes scratches.. :angry:

And no the garage is so tight so if i reverse i can´t get the stuff in the boot.. :grin:

I don’t open the tailgate in my garage for this reason - always wait until the car is out of the garage before putting things in or taking them out of the boot. Not always as convienient as it would be to do it in the garage, but IMO, better than scratching up the tailgate where it would touch the garage door.

Yes you are right will not open the tailgate anymore in the garage, to i find a solution of the problem.. :grin:
Title: Re: *Long Term Review* Facelift PP. Who knows if you can restrict tailgate??!
Post by: 2007GTI on 14 January 2018, 15:01: you could just buy new struts which don't open as high.
Title: Re: *Long Term Review* Facelift PP. Who knows if you can restrict tailgate??!
Post by: Wide on 14 January 2018, 16:24: Quote from: 2007GTI on 14 January 2018, 15:01
you could just buy new struts which don't open as high.

Yes maybe on one side only? :smiley:
Title: Re: *Long Term Review* Facelift PP. Who knows if you can restrict tailgate??!
Post by: dubber36 on 14 January 2018, 17:08: Slam it on air bruv. Problem solved.
Title: Re: *Long Term Review* Facelift PP. Who knows if you can restrict tailgate??!
Post by: Wide on 14 January 2018, 19:28: Quote from: dubber36 on 14 January 2018, 17:08
Slam it on air bruv. Problem solved.

:grin: :grin:Yes that would be the easiest :grin:

But it strange that it open so high, the GTI is lower than my other mk7 GT... :sad: