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Hi I'm fitting a dash cam with a parking battery in my mk8 and don't fancy removing the trim from the A pillar. one thoughts is to place the  battery in the boot run the power cable inside the cill somehow and then run the power from the battery in the side of the roof lining along with the are camera connect. Has anyone done this or have any pointers. thanks John

The bongs are back (sos, travleasist l, ect) happens just like thay used to , anyone know if a replaced part has individual warranty and if so how long for and failing that how much is this going to cost to assuming ££££, also had the puddle lights fail one replaced a year or 2 ago then the others just gone. 21 reg mk8

Any help is appreciated

Parts that have been replaced under the 3 year Factory Warranty are covered for the remainder of the Factory Warranty; they don’t have an individual warranty.

This is from the Factory Warranty terms and conditions;

Replacement parts warranty
All Volkswagen Original replacement parts carry a parts warranty for a period of 2 years/unlimited mileage, from the date of purchase. Items with warranties in excess of 2 years will be advised to you at the time of purchase. The 2 year parts warranty does not apply to parts fitted under the terms of the vehicle warranty, which are warranted for the remaining period of the vehicle warranty. Fair wear and tear items covered by replacement parts warranty are subject to the same limitations as for new cars as detailed above.

Link to 3 year Factory Warranty T&C’s;
https://www.volkswagen.co.uk/en/owners-and-services/my-car/warranties/new-car-terms.html

Wireless AA kicks the hell out of your phone battery.

Its great for jumping in the car for a short journey and having it play music for you... its not the solution for running nav for hours on end. You will need to plug the phone in to charge because nav is a very processor intensive operation for your phone.

This is true whether its VW's wireless AA or some third party one.

Quote from: TomGti50 on 14 February 2026, 07:52

Vw says it's because some parts aren't available at the moment and that it will be configurable again in "the future".
Other sources say a batch of 5000 cars was planned and they are sold out...
I guess whe'll have to wait and see.

Quote from: The WolfMan on 14 February 2026, 20:49

VW said that the model was going to be available all the year of 2026. I don't know 2026 means calendar year or Model Year.

I received a newsletter from the local VW dealer today that included the undernoted - states that order books close at the end of the anniversary year. I’m assuming ‘anniversary year’ = 2026 calendar year and if so, then it should be possible to order a GTI ED50 up to and including 31/12/2026. On that basis;
- Production would be limited by order date; not a specific number of vehicles.
- VW will still be building the car into 2027.

I received the same email and was going to post the same thing - going by this orders should be available to be made right up until the end of 2026.

I was listening to the Driver Republic Podcast here in Ireland yesterday and the two hosts which are motoring journalists were giving their opinions on the Edition 50 having been in Barcelona. They stated they were informed by VW Ireland earlier in the week having been at another vehicle event that the Edition 50 was limited to 30 units in Ireland of which 28 were sold.
It's seems to be a lot of mixed messages no body appears to
Know what's going on re production period and numbers.

Maybe VW initially allocated only 30 units to the Irish market. But if there is demand for that, maybe it's possible to order more units.

The Edition 50 is back on the portuguese configurator!!!

One dealer told me to talk to the importer, I did that yesterday and despite not having an answer yet, for sure that we have received more units from VW.