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Golf mk8 / Re: Project Completed - Genuine Recaro Wingback seats in a MK8!
« Last post by SRGTD on 29 April 2026, 06:51 »
They look great :cool: and well done to you!

The nerd in me was wondering :grin: - were there any insurance implications from fitting these seats;
  • expensive to replace and presumably quite rare, so (very?) difficult for insurance companies to source replacements if they are damaged or stolen; I can vaguely remember reading that because of their desirability, there were instances of them being stolen from the mk7 Clubsport S.
  • insurance company premiums for the mk8 would have factored in the existence of the standard seat airbag safety feature, so disabling / deleting it in theory increases the risk of injury to front seat occupants in the event of a side impact.

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Golf mk8 / Re: Project Completed - Genuine Recaro Wingback seats in a MK8!
« Last post by GE90 on 28 April 2026, 16:03 »
The seats are now sold - absolutely no regrets completing the project!
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Golf mk8 / Re: Project Completed - Genuine Recaro Wingback seats in a MK8!
« Last post by WelshGolf on 28 April 2026, 14:51 »
This is might impressive but also wild to spent about 20% of the cars value on just the seats! Well done though!
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Golf mk8 / Re: GTI | 50 INFO
« Last post by fredgroves on 27 April 2026, 22:29 »
They don't make 1500 though and the contract with the parts suppliers (vw are basically assemblers of parts) is agreed at a maximum volume that they may or may not reach. There is no extending.

It's fairly normal tbh in JIT manufacturing of small runs of complex stuff.

The balance either gets cancelled or continues into the spare parts inventory over several years.

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Golf mk8 / Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Last post by Watts on 27 April 2026, 21:17 »
Quote from: Exonian on 27 April 2026, 20:57
Sometimes you get a couple years free services thrown in with a PCP so the original owner might have secured that.

Most likely. With the money saved I can pay for the insurance mileage limit to be upped :rolleyes:
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Golf mk8 / Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Last post by Exonian on 27 April 2026, 20:57 »
Sometimes you get a couple years free services thrown in with a PCP so the original owner might have secured that.
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Golf mk8 / Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Last post by Watts on 27 April 2026, 20:51 »
Quote from: Legally Binding on 27 April 2026, 20:45
I believe that may be part of the proactive passenger protection inside the front assist ADAS. I've been driving my dad's new Dacia Duster Hybrid recently, and my the grace of god, it has a 1 button to take all the ADAS off. It like a routine from the Golf. Get in > seat belt > engine > lock door > turn autostart off > drive.

How on earth do you have a free service plan, and where do I get me one of those  :grin: Perhaps you've already paid for it upon when you got your car?

I can only assume that the first owner paid albeit unlikely as he is a serial swapper of cars every few months. So possibly it was a VW offer or the garage added it in. Very odd but no complaints here!
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Golf mk8 / Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Last post by Legally Binding on 27 April 2026, 20:45 »
Quote from: Watts on 06 April 2026, 18:35
Yesterday we had a nice day out but as my CS was blocked in, we took my OH's Fiat 500. 150 mile roundtrip, 50/50 motorway/A roads from west London down to East Sussex/Kent border. The Fiat (1.0 mild hybrid) is not a bad drive with a great 6 speed manual box and can maintain speed around bends pretty well but, any uphills at speed were a real pain, foot to the floor and it was still losing speed so a fair bit of cog swapping going on. Ride is rather fidgety too which I suppose is the 25+ year old chassis design. Overall though it was quite good fun.

Today we got the CS out. Another longish run and a far more sophisticated ride plus the joy of being able to overtake without having to plan it in advance! One thing though that I've not encountered before was it erroneously thought we were about to crash and our seatbelts tightened up. Was a bit of a shock! They loosened off very quickly but it was all a bit OTT.

As good as the 500 is for the money, you can see where your money goes in a Golf. A very good two car combo though.

I believe that may be part of the proactive passenger protection inside the front assist ADAS. I've been driving my dad's new Dacia Duster Hybrid recently, and my the grace of god, it has a 1 button to take all the ADAS off. It like a routine from the Golf. Get in > seat belt > engine > lock door > turn autostart off > drive.

How on earth do you have a free service plan, and where do I get me one of those  :grin: Perhaps you've already paid for it upon when you got your car?
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Golf mk8 / Re: GTI | 50 INFO
« Last post by Legally Binding on 27 April 2026, 20:30 »
Quote from: fredgroves on 27 April 2026, 08:10
1500 was just a production planning number. The most the factory might make... Rather than being a concept of deliberate rarity, it was a reflection of limited customer base.

Speaking as someone who works in manufacturing...

So If I read this right, and I did read it several times to understand, if 1500 was the VW UK's max, then they anticipated they will sell not that many? Why would they have initially gone with 1000 and then later changed to 1500? I would have assumed it was because many order were coming in, so they have to rightly capitalise on it, else their leaving chips on the table. Gotta make up that 5/6 billion EV R&D write off somehow. I'm doing my bit  :grin: :grin:

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The garage / Re: Intermittent starting issues
« Last post by Hampshire rubber burner on 27 April 2026, 19:49 »
I'd probably change batteries in you key or fob as it might be immobiliser issue
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