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Golf mk8 / Re: Alarming "thump" in kick-down.
« Last post by Hampshire rubber burner on 31 March 2026, 19:48 »I think your find that the noise is from engine and transmission twisting backwards an lower engine mount bushing moving
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Golf mk7 / Start/stop, Front assist and ACC errors
« Last post by neilwilllz on 31 March 2026, 19:33 »Hi Guys,
First post here. Got a mk7 golf 2.0 bluemotion. Recently, on the odd occasion when starting the car it struggles a little to fire up. But the majority of times it is fine. However, when I put my foot down and accelerate quickly it gets a certain point and loses power and shows some of the Start/stop, Front assist and ACC errors.
I can turn the ignition off and start the engine again and they all disappear.
Any ideas what it can be, doesn't look like there is anything wrong with sensor on the front. Would battery issues be a factor?
Thanks
Neil
First post here. Got a mk7 golf 2.0 bluemotion. Recently, on the odd occasion when starting the car it struggles a little to fire up. But the majority of times it is fine. However, when I put my foot down and accelerate quickly it gets a certain point and loses power and shows some of the Start/stop, Front assist and ACC errors.
I can turn the ignition off and start the engine again and they all disappear.
Any ideas what it can be, doesn't look like there is anything wrong with sensor on the front. Would battery issues be a factor?
Thanks
Neil
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Golf mk8 / Re: Alarming "thump" in kick-down.
« Last post by Buster 1234 on 31 March 2026, 18:11 »Hi there, and thanks for your suggestion. Don't get me wrong, I'm not some kind of "boy racer", but I think it's advisable to know your car's capabilities. First time I did it I nearly shat myself, second time I did it I did sh!t myself 
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Golf mk8 / Re: 8.5 Dashboard display
« Last post by JoeGTI on 31 March 2026, 16:57 »I just tried mine. Is this what you’re looking for?
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Detailing / Re: Skinny wheel brush recommendations?
« Last post by Exonian on 31 March 2026, 16:43 »Ahh, lovely! Thanks SR, that could be just the ticket. Compressed size 1.5cm so I’ll go measure the gap shortly to see if it’ll squeeze through 
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Golf mk8 / Re: 8.5 Dashboard display
« Last post by Watts on 31 March 2026, 14:39 »Shout if you don't get there and I'll have a look in mine next time I take it out
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Golf mk8 / Re: 8.5 Dashboard display
« Last post by valentino on 31 March 2026, 14:31 »Thanks very much once again for your replies
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Golf mk8 / Re: 8.5 Dashboard display
« Last post by Watts on 31 March 2026, 13:31 »I think you can add/remove what options you can choose from in the central display. I use the large central rev counter display and you can do it with the two circular additional displays.
I googled - 'how to modify the main display on a 2025 golf' which brought up some AI advice and links to youtube tutorials. Hopefully you can get some answers there.
I googled - 'how to modify the main display on a 2025 golf' which brought up some AI advice and links to youtube tutorials. Hopefully you can get some answers there.
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Golf mk8 / Re: 8.5 Dashboard display
« Last post by valentino on 31 March 2026, 11:20 »Lots of reads, but no advice-does that mean it cant be done?
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Detailing / Re: Skinny wheel brush recommendations?
« Last post by SRGTD on 30 March 2026, 23:32 »How about this one @Exonian;
https://www.ashfieldvaletingsupplies.co.uk/products/wheel-wiz-skinny-edition-ultra-plush-microfibre-wheel-brush-metal-free.
I’m assuming the larger brush is in the pictures so you can see how the skinny one compares to it. I’ve not got one so can’t vouch for how good it is but I do have one of their microfibre bendy wheel brushes that I find very good for cleaning the reverse side of the spokes. I also use it for the wheel barrels. Sadly, the bendy brush no longer seems to be available.
I stumbled upon Ashfield Valeting’s website by accident a few months ago and have bought a few of their products; the bendy wheel brush, the Cosmos ph neutral shampoo which foams up really well even with hard water and a little goes a long way - smells nice too; like tropical fruit, the luxury microfibre wash mitt - good quality and it’s holding up well to lots of use - I find it better than lambs wool mitts too. I’ve also got some of the Aqua Sheet rinse aid but I’ve not used it yet.
The products I’ve bought seem to be good quality and very competitively priced. I’ll be buying from them again when I need more products.
Oh, and they have a discount code; returning5AVS should give you a 5% discount of the website prices.
https://www.ashfieldvaletingsupplies.co.uk/products/wheel-wiz-skinny-edition-ultra-plush-microfibre-wheel-brush-metal-free.
I’m assuming the larger brush is in the pictures so you can see how the skinny one compares to it. I’ve not got one so can’t vouch for how good it is but I do have one of their microfibre bendy wheel brushes that I find very good for cleaning the reverse side of the spokes. I also use it for the wheel barrels. Sadly, the bendy brush no longer seems to be available.
I stumbled upon Ashfield Valeting’s website by accident a few months ago and have bought a few of their products; the bendy wheel brush, the Cosmos ph neutral shampoo which foams up really well even with hard water and a little goes a long way - smells nice too; like tropical fruit
, the luxury microfibre wash mitt - good quality and it’s holding up well to lots of use - I find it better than lambs wool mitts too. I’ve also got some of the Aqua Sheet rinse aid but I’ve not used it yet.The products I’ve bought seem to be good quality and very competitively priced. I’ll be buying from them again when I need more products.
Oh, and they have a discount code; returning5AVS should give you a 5% discount of the website prices.