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Offline Toppy

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wing on golf gti mk 7.5 very hot
« on: 16 August 2023, 16:52 »
Hi all, i am looking for some help and advice, after a normal drive of around 1 hour, I parked up and thought i noticed a slight rubbery smell i then noticed the wing areas towards the front at the drivers side and the bonnet edges were fairly hot (pretty much a over the centre of the tire). It didn’t appear to be the same at the passengers side but after 5 to 10 mins of checks the passengers side also was hot to the touch - I opened the bonnet and everything appeared ok but it did feel uncomfortably hot. I needed to drive back home and both sides were still very hot once i got back. I opened the bonnet for only a few minutes and the heat dissipated very quickly and both sides were ok to touch.
There were no warning lights on the dash, i also did a search on here and a google search and found 1 instance of pretty much the same issues in 2017 from another forum but with no resolution, obviously i will get it checked out ASAP but has anyone come across this before or have any ideas on what might be causing it?

https://www.vwroc.com/forums/topic/20515-extremely-hot-front-wings-bonnet-edges/
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Re: wing on golf gti mk 7.5 very hot
« Reply #1 on: 16 August 2023, 17:28 »
Had the same and it was my car doing an active regen of the OPF.  I've had it do this twice in total and you usual get a drop in mpg as well.
Gets very hot around the driver side tyre.
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Re: wing on golf gti mk 7.5 very hot
« Reply #2 on: 16 August 2023, 18:27 »
Had the same and it was my car doing an active regen of the OPF.  I've had it do this twice in total and you usual get a drop in mpg as well.
Gets very hot around the driver side tyre.

Rudedog thank for the info that’s put my mind at rest i will keep an eye on it over the next few days.
Pure White MY19 GTI PP 5 Door DSG with 19” Brescias.