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Insurance / Re: 2025 Car Insurance Decreases?
« Last post by joe6 on 03 September 2025, 16:35 »Managed to reduce my premium by £150 so another happy bunny. Retired so reduced my mileage which probably helped.
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Golf mk8 / Re: Leaves etc behind lower grill
« Last post by Tarmac_Terrorist on 03 September 2025, 15:59 »It’s a totally impractical design and needs some mesh or something. My daughter’s Audi A1 is the same and it’s a painstaking task to remove leaves in the Autumn on an almost weekly basis when washed. It’s something you wouldn’t have had to put up with back in the day when VW was more of a no-nonsense brand
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Golf mk8 / Door B pillar dent on gloss plastic
« Last post by Tarmac_Terrorist on 03 September 2025, 13:35 »I noticed a couple of weeks ago a dent (very shallow like a small door ding. Half way up the black glossy trim near to the drivers door glass. It annoyed me so just bought a new trim piece at £45 from my local dealer, which i will fit myself at some point.
I suspected that this may have been caused due to hot sunshine and the trim flexing and distorting against the fixings behind. I looked at 3 Golfs at the dealers and I noticed that 2 of the 3 had similar dents on this plastic trim. Coincidence? Possibly, but I think not. I never touch this black panel to close the door as I know how prone they are to swirl scratches. Also, I always wash the car myself.
Take a careful look in the bright light - I suspect this could be a part / design flaw.
I suspected that this may have been caused due to hot sunshine and the trim flexing and distorting against the fixings behind. I looked at 3 Golfs at the dealers and I noticed that 2 of the 3 had similar dents on this plastic trim. Coincidence? Possibly, but I think not. I never touch this black panel to close the door as I know how prone they are to swirl scratches. Also, I always wash the car myself.
Take a careful look in the bright light - I suspect this could be a part / design flaw.
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Golf mk6 / Rear Door Lock Actuator Replacement
« Last post by jno_11gti on 03 September 2025, 12:00 »Hi everyone, hope you are all well.
Four years ago, I moved to the UK and I brought my car from Canada. Recently someone hit my door and I found it a lot cheaper and easier to replace the door rather than have it repaired. So now I have a completely new original OEM replacement door from a donor car.
One of the issues I did not foresee is that the door lock actuators are coded and sometimes different in different regions; example: NAR vs RoW, or LHD vs RHD.
My specific case my car is LHD from Canada (NAR). The donor door is RHD from the UK (RoW).
After some research, it appears that it is a lot easier just to replace door lock actuator, as recoding it may not be possible due to micro switches within the locks from revisions that were made.
With that all said, has anyone ever replaced the door lock actuator module in there MK6GTI from 2011 or 10, where the inner black carrier panel is moulded plastic? Also, i’m very interested to know whether or not the window or the window regulator or anything with regarding the window needs to be touched as I would prefer to not have to mess with the window regulator at all or window positioning.
Many thanks to anyone that can help?
Worst case scenario, I take it to a repair shop and have them replace the actuator, with the original from my NAR door.
Four years ago, I moved to the UK and I brought my car from Canada. Recently someone hit my door and I found it a lot cheaper and easier to replace the door rather than have it repaired. So now I have a completely new original OEM replacement door from a donor car.
One of the issues I did not foresee is that the door lock actuators are coded and sometimes different in different regions; example: NAR vs RoW, or LHD vs RHD.
My specific case my car is LHD from Canada (NAR). The donor door is RHD from the UK (RoW).
After some research, it appears that it is a lot easier just to replace door lock actuator, as recoding it may not be possible due to micro switches within the locks from revisions that were made.
With that all said, has anyone ever replaced the door lock actuator module in there MK6GTI from 2011 or 10, where the inner black carrier panel is moulded plastic? Also, i’m very interested to know whether or not the window or the window regulator or anything with regarding the window needs to be touched as I would prefer to not have to mess with the window regulator at all or window positioning.
Many thanks to anyone that can help?
Worst case scenario, I take it to a repair shop and have them replace the actuator, with the original from my NAR door.
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Golf mk8 / Re: It’s all about the bass...
« Last post by GE90 on 03 September 2025, 07:23 »Hi all
I’ve fitted the MK7 Helix kit to my non-HK MK8, but while it works perfectly for a few seconds, the door speakers then shut down, leaving just dash speaker working!
Any thoughts appreciated.
I’ve fitted the MK7 Helix kit to my non-HK MK8, but while it works perfectly for a few seconds, the door speakers then shut down, leaving just dash speaker working!
Any thoughts appreciated.
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Golf mk8 / Re: Leaves etc behind lower grill
« Last post by neiln20 on 02 September 2025, 14:04 »@fredgroves - perfect! Thank you. Will order as can see this being used quite a few times!
@Beebopper ha ha i did consider this but ours are to short!
@Beebopper ha ha i did consider this but ours are to short!
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Golf mk8 / Re: Leaves etc behind lower grill
« Last post by Beebopper on 02 September 2025, 13:29 »I followed a tractor with a trailer full of hay bails for 6-7 miles recently, and had the same issue. I used a small pair of kitchen tongs, fitted through the grille gaps and allowed me to pick out the hay and other random leaves. (Don't tell the wife by the way!).
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Golf mk8 / Re: Leaves etc behind lower grill
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Golf mk8 / Price increase 1st of October
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Golf mk7 / Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Last post by clubsport on 02 September 2025, 11:43 »Very nice . How’s the ride ?
Shanefully, I have literally driven 5-6 miles since fitting the 18"s, initial impressions are comfortable in DCC "comfort" position, as you might expect.
The 2024 18" Michelin PS5 with 6.5-7mm seem noisier than the 19" Goodyear assy6 with similar tred depth, which surprised me?
I have a chance to use the car later in the week on better roads, so will have more idea.
The main reason to change was not to run the diamond cut Brescia through the winter months. They are now forensically cleaned, ceramic coated and stored in wheel bags in one of the spare bedrooms.