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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: laney on 18 December 2006, 09:58
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After a frustrating couple of weeks searching behind every sofa I could find for the cash to pay for the GTI (during which the car has annoyingly just been sat there waiting for me) I picked it up on Saturday. Car is fantastic............ although I can see that the first 1000 miles are going to be frustrating to say the least! 120 done over the weekend and after numerous trips to see relatives I'd have thought that I'll have broken the back of it by the new year. Roll on 2007!
Motor provider have provided a good service to date (bloke decided to wait inside out of the cold whilst I spent about an hour looking round it before I'd pay for it :grin:) although I'll reserve final judgement until I receive a manual in English (currently have a German one :sad:), I receive the logbook from DVLA and I register it on the VW UK system and get the warranty set up :shocked:
Next steps are to get the Autoglym lifeshine treatment, connect an ipod link, and to get out and enjoy it :wink: Cant wait!
Couple of queries:
1) What is the rotating dial in the glovebox for?
2) Is there any way to get the passenger door to unlock with one press of the keyfob?
3) Do I really really need to run it in? :wink:
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Hi and welcome!
You asked:
1) What is the rotating dial in the glovebox for?
Its to turn the supply of ice cold air con (to keep things cool) into the glovebox on and off.
2) Is there any way to get the passenger door to unlock with one press of the keyfob?
Yes, If you have a highline fuel computer ypu can access the menu through that and change the settings OR if you have a lowline computer the VW have to di it but it can be done!
3) Do I really really need to run it in?
YES, even if the engine does not require it the brakes, suspension, clutch etc do!
Enjoy m8!
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Cheers Doc
Re point 3 - I thought you might say that! :wink:
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Hi Laney... I have an R32 that is an import. I didn't know I had to go and register it. How is that done?
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I dont know mate
The guy at Motor provider said to give him a call when I get the logbook etc and he'd talk me through it. I think it will just be a case of going into the local dealer and getting them to do it but I'm not sure. Will let you know when I find out.
Is there anything I should be aware of with it being an import? I did a few checks which had been posted on tyre smoke:
English manual - failed :angry:
Leather binder for manual
Headlights aren't on all the time
Spare wheel rather than repair kit
Everything else seems ok but I'm generally suspicious of anything which can save me that amount of cash (not enough to stop me buying it though :grin:)
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this might seem like a really stupid question but how come you need to run cars in?
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Because the Germans tell us to....and since they build the cars, they can make the rules. :smug:
Chapter and verse from Wolfsburg states....
Booklet 3.2, Tips and Maintenance, Page 13. Running in.
Up to 1000km
Do not drive faster than 3/4 of top speed.
Do not use full throttle.
Avoid high engine speeds.
Do not tow a trailer
From 1000-1500km
Speeds can be gradually increased to the maximum road speed or engine speed(rpm)
it also states:
During its first few hours of running, the internal friction in the engine is greater than later on when all the moving parts have bedded down.
For the sake of the environment
If the engine is run in gently, the life of the engine will be increased and its oil consumption reduced.
Tyres and Brake pads
New tyres should be run in carefully in the first 500km.
New brake pads should be run in carefully in the first 200 - 300km.
I firmly believe an initial running period as described above is best. All the bits of the car are constructed to very high engineering tolerances, but there will be small variations. By allowing the engine to 'bed - in' it allows the engine to do the final fine tuning itself.
So take it easy for the first 750 miles then head for the Nurburgring. Once run - in the car is many times tougher than what the average driver can throw at it.
I have heard (don't know where) that the FSI engine management system 'learns' how the car is driven and optimise's settings accordingly. Anybody know if this is true?
Incidentally...I enjoyed a high speed blast today, well into 3figs, with passengers saying, blimey are we there yet, heavens above(or rather f**k me); we are!
I've done 10K, and the engine is getting better. Brakes-spot on. Gearbox-super slick. No extraneous noises(that's rattles etc). So I believe, my regime of following manufacturers guidelines, treating the car with care during the early part of its life has produced dividends.
Sadly, I know of instances, where running in guidelines have been ignored, and consequently the car has ended up with problems. :sad:
Please treat your Gti with all the love and affection that was endowed by its creators during birth. :smiley:
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I too will be following the above regime religously. I used the same schedule on my MR2 roadster and it has never used a drip of oil outside the usual services.
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I think it would be really daft not to run it in - its a £20k+ car after all (£26k+ in the case of my Edition 30 :shocked:)
However, it is a form of torture though and probably a flagrant breach of the Geneva Conventions.
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Am sticking to it so far - think it would be stupid not to for the sake of a month - but its really really hard :angry: especially when you get d*ckheads in saxos revving up next to you at the lights on the way into work!
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reference the running in of an engine
Without being technical a new engine and its crank bearings etc are like a pair of newly washed jeans -tight !!!!
You don't go sprinting about until they have lossened off
:wink: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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After a frustrating couple of weeks searching behind every sofa I could find for the cash to pay for the GTI (during which the car has annoyingly just been sat there waiting for me) I picked it up on Saturday. Car is fantastic............ although I can see that the first 1000 miles are going to be frustrating to say the least! 120 done over the weekend and after numerous trips to see relatives I'd have thought that I'll have broken the back of it by the new year. Roll on 2007!
Motor provider have provided a good service to date (bloke decided to wait inside out of the cold whilst I spent about an hour looking round it before I'd pay for it :grin:) although I'll reserve final judgement until I receive a manual in English (currently have a German one :sad:), I receive the logbook from DVLA and I register it on the VW UK system and get the warranty set up :shocked:
Hello - I have just picked up my gti as well - with german manual - from motor provider. They have been great. It will be interesting to see when you get your stuff through such as manual, logbook etc...
What are you going to do for an ipod connection?
Cheers
N
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Am probably going to get a Dension Ice link to either the glovebox or the cubby by the drivers knee. Will probably try to fit it myself following the nokia phone kit guide the doc has posted.
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Hi Laney!
I think we must have bought ours at the same time from Motorprovider :smiley: Mine was the one without leather parked next to yours probably :grin:
Did you ever get your english manual? I am still waiting after almost a month :sad:
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I'm another with a Gti from Motorprovider. Delivered to me on 18th Dec - all fine but with Dutch manuals. No sign of any English ones...
Fitted a Harman Kardon Drive & Play - ipod sits in the cubby hole near the light switch.
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Fitted a Harman Kardon Drive & Play - ipod sits in the cubby hole near the light switch.
I've been a little distracted away from theis over Christmas but have started to look at the options again, so some questions:
Are you pleased with the results?
Does it charge the IPOD?
Do you control it from the head unit or from the ipod?
How much did it cost (if you dont mind me asking)?
Cheers
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I've been a little distracted away from theis over Christmas but have started to look at the options again, so some questions:
Are you pleased with the results?
Does it charge the IPOD?
Do you control it from the head unit or from the ipod?
How much did it cost (if you dont mind me asking)?
Cheers
See http://www.harmankardon.com/drive-1/ (http://www.harmankardon.com/drive-1/) for details.
Yes very pleased with the results - mainly because you can navigate the ipod easily (from the little controller you get with the system) and can see the details of the track playing on the screen. The colour matches the car well and the controller has a blue light on it (not on all the time) so it matches the blue lighting quite well. You also have the ability to hook up any input (via a headphone cable) as well as the ipod dock connector so you can hook it into a different mp3 player or phone etc (obviously you can't control the thing connected via the line-in input). As the controller and screen are stuck on it's easy to remove it if needed without leaving any marks.
The cons I think are:
- The wheel doesn't work exactly like the iopd - in that it doesn't fully rotate -only moves 1/4 of a turn. If you hold it at the 1/4 turn position (and wait) then the position in lists is jumped (rather than scrolled fast). You can adjust the percentage that is jumped (default 10% of the total list I think). Not a huge issue and the other buttons duplicate the ipod (up/down/left/right) and big button in the middle. Still easier than trying to use the ipod in a cradle or being restricted to 5 playlists with no tag data on the HU.
- You have to put the screen somewhere. I have it on the top of the dash near the drivers side window. I have the control wheel just below the gear lever where it's easy to use. The worry is that it may be a target for thieves. Given the IQ of your average tos*er they may think it's a sat nav screen.
Yes it charges the ipod.
See above. You don't control the ipod from the ipod (in glovebox etc) or the HU, but from the Drive & Play click wheel. You see the details - menus, tag data etc on the small screen that goes on the dash.
I got it from ebay for £50 delivered (new) - see item 330016152504 - unfortunately they seem to have gone up a little bit. Delivered in a couple of days.
I also had to buy a AUX adapter to connect the Drive and Play output to the 6 cd changer input rather than linking it via the FM output that the drive and play also supports. Also from ebay (see item 120079391057) with no problems. As with most of these ipod adaptors you will lose the CD changer if you have one.
So in summary, for installation:
- Take radio out (guide on this forum for phone kit)
AUX adaptor plugs into back of radio (ground wire connected under screw that holds radio in). Lead from drive & play plugs into AUX adaptor. - Drive & Play screen stuck to top of dash (didn't use screws)
- Drive & Play controller stuck to area just below gear lever
- Drive & Play control box in area behind light switch
- Power and switched live taken directly from fuse box
- Various cables (power, controller, screen, output and ipod connector) plugged into drive & play control box
- ipod cable routed to small cubby box by light switch.
Took about 1 hr to install and most of that was deciding where to put everything. Or just get someone else to do it!
Cheers
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Thanks for that farina - a really useful post.
It looks a better option to me than the Dension icelink (although slightly more work to fit!)
I'll hopefully be having a closer look at these over the next couple of weeks.