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Cars and parts for sale / Re: VW Golf GTi Performance 2019
« Last post by Redreels on 17 July 2025, 19:38 »New turbo 17 miles old
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Cars and parts for sale / Re: VW Golf GTi Performance 2019
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Golf mk8 / Re: Mk 8 GTI spare wheel
« Last post by alland on 17 July 2025, 19:05 »Space saver spare wheel finally sourced!
It had to happen eventually: 54 miles from home and I hit a large pothole which totalled the nearside front tyre, and of course, due to not trying hard enough I hadn't managed to locate a spare wheel even though this topic has been running for ages.(Lesson learned). Long story short, VW Assist was called, who after 4 hours waiting finally got me home via the AA. I immediately trebled my efforts and pretty soon arranged a visit to my local "vehicle recyclers" who were brilliant. They managed to find an original VW wheel fitted with a 125/70 R18 tyre, checked that it fitted in the boot wheel well and cleared the front brake callipers. They then found a complete jacking kit which was actually from a Mk7, but everything was fine. All that for £72! Still, it was an expensive journey as I had to replace the damaged tyre plus a new one for the offside as well. (£310 from Black Circles).
It had to happen eventually: 54 miles from home and I hit a large pothole which totalled the nearside front tyre, and of course, due to not trying hard enough I hadn't managed to locate a spare wheel even though this topic has been running for ages.(Lesson learned). Long story short, VW Assist was called, who after 4 hours waiting finally got me home via the AA. I immediately trebled my efforts and pretty soon arranged a visit to my local "vehicle recyclers" who were brilliant. They managed to find an original VW wheel fitted with a 125/70 R18 tyre, checked that it fitted in the boot wheel well and cleared the front brake callipers. They then found a complete jacking kit which was actually from a Mk7, but everything was fine. All that for £72! Still, it was an expensive journey as I had to replace the damaged tyre plus a new one for the offside as well. (£310 from Black Circles).
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Golf mk7 / Re: Clubsport S - 18 Inch Wheel Advice
« Last post by MinchCS on 17 July 2025, 18:09 »Wheels have arrived and very happy with them - looks and quality wise. Plus they are 18.5kg versus 20.5kg for my 19" prets and PS4S. Saving 2kg a corner. And the spigot ring is billet aluminium with locking wire - good quality. I am going to smear lightly in lithium grease rather than copper anti-seize (which will induce galvanic corrosion). Wheelbase were great to deal with too.
Excuse the fireside rug...
I really like them: they look very OEM+ and they’re not diamond cut which would be a big plus in my book.
They’ll also be easy to clean, and access to the backs of the spokes and wheel barrels is good too for cleaning those parts that often get overlooked by some owners.
They have brought out the OCD in me and I spent yesterday afternoon coating them - back and front - in C5 Wheel Armour. Very easy to apply for a ceramic.
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Golf mk7 / Re: Clubsport S - 18 Inch Wheel Advice
« Last post by SRGTD on 17 July 2025, 17:55 »Wheels have arrived and very happy with them - looks and quality wise. Plus they are 18.5kg versus 20.5kg for my 19" prets and PS4S. Saving 2kg a corner. And the spigot ring is billet aluminium with locking wire - good quality. I am going to smear lightly in lithium grease rather than copper anti-seize (which will induce galvanic corrosion). Wheelbase were great to deal with too.
Excuse the fireside rug...
I really like them: they look very OEM+ and they’re not diamond cut which would be a big plus in my book.
They’ll also be easy to clean, and access to the backs of the spokes and wheel barrels is good too for cleaning those parts that often get overlooked by some owners.
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Golf mk7 / Re: Clubsport S - 18 Inch Wheel Advice
« Last post by MinchCS on 17 July 2025, 17:25 »Wheels have arrived and very happy with them - looks and quality wise. Plus they are 18.5kg versus 20.5kg for my 19" prets and PS4S. Saving 2kg a corner. And the spigot ring is billet aluminium with locking wire - good quality. I am going to smear lightly in lithium grease rather than copper anti-seize (which will induce galvanic corrosion). Wheelbase were great to deal with too.
Excuse the fireside rug...
Excuse the fireside rug...
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Golf mk8 / Re: 8.5 Coding now available in OBD11 & Carista.
« Last post by seanaodh on 17 July 2025, 14:11 »So where do we stand today then?
It seems that OBD11 has a 200 credit app to turn off the speed warning.
And Carista has the option to turn off lane departure. Carlos has managed to get that to work at least.
I have an ODB11 'firstGen', the white one, so I need a newer dongle of some sort and the fact that one dongle seems to be able to do one of the functions, and the other can do another is a bit annoying!
It seems that OBD11 has a 200 credit app to turn off the speed warning.
And Carista has the option to turn off lane departure. Carlos has managed to get that to work at least.
I have an ODB11 'firstGen', the white one, so I need a newer dongle of some sort and the fact that one dongle seems to be able to do one of the functions, and the other can do another is a bit annoying!
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Golf mk8 / Re: Car detailing advice/experiences please
« Last post by seanaodh on 17 July 2025, 13:16 »
It certainly does, even if you do your own (I do) rather than use the services of a professional detailer. I dread to think how much I’ve spent on detailing products over the years!
There was recently a sale online on the brand I'm using right now and my immediate thought after spending 150+ was "wow, look how much money I saved!"
Right now I'm trying to convince myself I don't need a bigboi dryer for the car
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Golf mk8 / Re: Car detailing advice/experiences please
« Last post by SRGTD on 17 July 2025, 12:42 »
lol, it's oyster silver, not crystal ice blue
I actually own a CIBM car and flicking through the pics thought it was ice blue too! Looks great. And to be fair if the coating is any good, then it seems to have been a good value service. Detailing gets expensive quick.
It certainly does, even if you do your own (I do) rather than use the services of a professional detailer. I dread to think how much I’ve spent on detailing products over the years!
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Golf mk8 / Re: Have you ordered an 8.5 ?
« Last post by seanaodh on 17 July 2025, 12:30 »Hi All,
I ordered a car end of may which has been scheduled for build 02/07. Been 7 years since I bought and just wondering there is any way to track it through the build like the old online web page?
Or is it all via email these days?
The car is pure white Clubsport with DCC and queenstown alloys.
VW no longer have an online tracker, so I’m assuming customers are reliant on updates from their dealer.
If you set up your car online through the VW connect portal, you can actually see some updates. You need the VIN though so it needs to have hit manufacturing.
Up to that I got all updates direct from the salesperson, and even after that, he was able to give me more detail than I got off the website.
