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Golf mk8 / Re: GTI Edition 50 first press release
« Last post by Kgti8 on 06 February 2026, 20:59 »Alcantara wheel on the Irish configurator now also.
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Golf mk8 / Re: GTI Edition 50 first press release
« Last post by king monkey on 06 February 2026, 19:31 »Well, this is rather exciting!! Spoke to my dealer but seems unable to add it to the order atm.
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Golf mk8 / Re: GTI Edition 50 first press release
« Last post by CookieMonsterGTi on 06 February 2026, 18:25 »Boys and girls, the alcantara steering wheel is on the UK menu now...
I would like to think I had a significantly contribution on this decision by VW UK by repeatedly contacting VW customer service and telling them to log a formal request to the VW UK Product Team. Repeatedly
Many thanks to all the posters, your insight and knowledge is very useful
Got to say, looks good. If I cave in and go for a ED50 this will be a box ticked.
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Golf mk8 / Re: GTI Edition 50 first press release
« Last post by Watts on 06 February 2026, 18:02 »Boys and girls, the alcantara steering wheel is on the UK menu now...
I would like to think I had a significantly contribution on this decision by VW UK by repeatedly contacting VW customer service and telling them to log a formal request to the VW UK Product Team. Repeatedly
Many thanks to all the posters, your insight and knowledge is very useful
Well done
Had another play on the configurator, coming out at near £55k now. Think I'll be sticking with the CS for a while...55
Golf mk8 / Re: Way to check factory spec?
« Last post by davo245 on 06 February 2026, 17:49 »Thanks both, yeah most are obvious like HK, roof, wheels etc.
I didn't realise that about the camera or heated seats, good shout. Camera was std on 7.5
I'd prefer DCC but it's not vital and will keep an eye out for the individual mode, do they all have Nurburgring mode under sport?
Was there a performance pack option with the 8? I know the 8.5 was speed limit and Akra
Camera was option on earlier 7.5's too
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Golf mk8 / Re: GTI Edition 50 first press release
« Last post by Legally Binding on 06 February 2026, 17:04 »Boys and girls, the alcantara steering wheel is on the UK menu now...
I would like to think I had a significantly contribution on this decision by VW UK by repeatedly contacting VW customer service and telling them to log a formal request to the VW UK Product Team. Repeatedly
Many thanks to all the posters, your insight and knowledge is very useful
I would like to think I had a significantly contribution on this decision by VW UK by repeatedly contacting VW customer service and telling them to log a formal request to the VW UK Product Team. Repeatedly
Many thanks to all the posters, your insight and knowledge is very useful
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Golf mk7 / Re: Wet boot and drain in hatch question.
« Last post by MinchCS on 06 February 2026, 12:21 »All fixed. And if anyone else has this issue - and it is very common - then this is a great guide for DIYers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBA5K10Lmdc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBA5K10Lmdc
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Golf mk8 / Re: End of dashboard panel, issue?
« Last post by K9Pyro on 06 February 2026, 11:17 »That narrow curved panel between the end panel with the airbag switch and the rubber door seal is probably not fixed in properly, it has a fixing at the bottom that fits over and into the trim piece below it, I’d bet that bit is not inserted properly, and is therefor distorting the shape, with the dash end panel removed you can pull the narrow trim piece out, take a look and see if it can be realigned.I've looked this morning, the panel isnt broken, but it seems so flimsy and is only clipped in at one end, the rest of the fitment seems to rely on it fitting in behind the door seal and 'just fitting' into the plastic above, nothing connects it to the air bag panel to keep those together and looking good. I've improved the look but will probably resort to some duck tape to try and improve it further.
Thanks for the suggestion
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Golf mk8 / Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Last post by DrG_GTi on 06 February 2026, 10:18 »probably need a software update to remedy - £140 quid from dealers - its the usual answer nowadays for any hardware issue, just cover it up with a software patch 
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Golf mk7 / Re: Blind spot monitor Mk7.5 GTI
« Last post by davyk31 on 06 February 2026, 08:19 »Thanks for that