GTI MK6 - Faults/Rattles/Squeeks etc

[am1w]

My 17s are Ronal and i expect all mk6 GTI alloys will be.

Thanks Snoops. That's that then. Cheaper, I presume than the BBSs.

[Jimble]

Jimble.....

Point 3 is a Feature of the car

Nope! only supposed to do it when the wipers are ON otherwise it'd do it all the time, i've always swicthed them off to reverse cos i hate that it wipes all the sh!te down the boot! never had an issue with the mk5.

[Jimble]

5, And for some reason there is a piece machined out of my front break calipers! any ideas why and are yours the same?

Mines exactly the same on both sides.
I noticed it when i had the wheels off to seal and wax them.

Do you think there is any reason to do that? doesn't look like it would be an issue if not.

[Snoopy]

5, And for some reason there is a piece machined out of my front break calipers! any ideas why and are yours the same?

Mines exactly the same on both sides.
I noticed it when i had the wheels off to seal and wax them.

Do you think there is any reason to do that? doesn't look like it would be an issue if not.

I did not examine it fully at the time as i wanted to get the wheels done asap. But a v.quick glance i wondered why at the time and just forgot to go back and have a good luck when i put the wheels back on the next day :embarassed:
Its not a clearence issue that i could see.

[am1w]

Jimble.....
Point 3 is a Feature of the car

Nope! only supposed to do it when the wipers are ON otherwise it'd do it all the time, i've always swicthed them off to reverse cos i hate that it wipes all the sh!te down the boot! never had an issue with the mk5.

It is strange this and I know that it has happened to me on the odd reverse!
I could not understand why, so I put it down to my own stupidity!
It has now stopped doing this. Stranger than fiction.
I totally agree with you about the good possibility of scratching the glass with all the crap that a car collects on our pathetic roads.

[Jimble]

5, And for some reason there is a piece machined out of my front break calipers! any ideas why and are yours the same?

Mines exactly the same on both sides.
I noticed it when i had the wheels off to seal and wax them.

I just hope the paint doesn't start to peel over time with the break dust and claeners getting under it!
Do you think there is any reason to do that? doesn't look like it would be an issue if not.

I did not examine it fully at the time as i wanted to get the wheels done asap. But a v.quick glance i wondered why at the time and just forgot to go back and have a good luck when i put the wheels back on the next day :embarassed:
Its not a clearence issue that i could see.

[p3asa]

The feature of the rear wiper coming on is, if the front ones are either on or if you give it the one swipe and then put it into reverse, it automatically wipes the back.

I'm with snoopy its a pain smearing all that sh!te across the window at times.

I 'm positive the GTI never came with static cornering lights.
The GT came with it and its a pain at times because loads of folk are always saying "Do you know one of your fog lights is out"
However on wee twisty country roads they are great.

Easiest way to check is start the car up and turn the wheel when the headlights are on. Or put your indicator on with the headlights.

[Jimble]

^^It's in the manual which is just for gti/gtd and i'm positive it used be in the pricelist, however i've just checked the new one online and it says GT only, so it looks like it's been changed. Oh well not to worry, at least i know now.
the wiper is a pain though, had auto wipers on the mk5 and never had a problem, just turned the wipers off before i put it in reverse and it didn't wipe. I think the rear wiper on the mk6 is connected to the rain sensor.

[p3asa]

Strange if its in the manual. Even if they dropped that feature some folk on here should surely have it.
I vaguely remember the GTI being advertised with dynamic cornering lights but I think I'm mixing that up with the Xenons now.
I have September of last years price list on PDF and its not in there.

The reason I was sure why they never had cornering lights was I thought it strange how the GTI which is basically the top of the range didn't get features the GT did with cornering lights being one of the things.

[p3asa]

Came across this site that suggests you can turn them on but the dealer needs to enable it. Maybe VAG.COM if you have it.

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/f112/fog-light-cornering-lights-gti-43687.html

I think its in the manual due to it being standard in some other countries.