What have you done to your MK 7 today ?

[Exonian]

I’ve had numerous remaps and always considered their main benefit was ease of performance without needing to drive hard so I’m another in the mechanical sympathy camp.

In fact I’ve had my TCR around seven months and still haven’t even tried launch control!
God I’m boring!

[Al1040]

Thanks for the cable tie bonnet release link. Cable ties added this morning to the top and bottom of the junction box. As had been previously mentioned, the fit in the middle is very tight and I did not have anything plastic that was strong enough to pries open a little

[r600_clubsport]

Thanks for the cable tie bonnet release link. Cable ties added this morning to the top and bottom of the junction box. As had been previously mentioned, the fit in the middle is very tight and I did not have anything plastic that was strong enough to pries open a little

mine was like reallllllll tight. i managed unclip little to get it out - but it's sorted now

glad you got it done : )

[Al1040]

Thanks, one less thing to worry about
Next job to fit the harmonic damper when it arrives

[monkeyhanger]

Getting the wife's Polo GTI+ serviced today at Pulman Durham. They have a MK8 Golf in...hideous front end (those headlights), the bonnet doesn't look as low as the pics suggest. The bolt on ipad infotainment looks crap.

[Jim_mk7.5]

Got a settlement today on my GTI - £19500 is any wants a bargain, send me a PM

[Talk-torque]

Next job to fit the harmonic damper when it arrives

Where did you order the damper from. Had a quick look, but nowhere obvious.

[Ceefeesh]

Updated the sat nav maps on the Discover media which was fairly straight forward and free. Here’s the starting link.

https://showroom-assets.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/how-to-guides/videos/in-car-entertainment

[Al1040]

I ordered mine from E-ACCA.COM
Harmonic Damper
Item No.6:- 1K0 505 563, Balance weight
Item No.7:- N 901 838 03, Hex collar nut self-locking M8 (A03G)
Just under 65 Euros in p&p

[Paul70]

Preparing the car for a deep interior clean, I decided to remove as many items as possible and purely in the interest of science decided to weigh them all and then take the car for a quick blast on my favourite loop. Surprised the total weight for all items was 53 kg which equates to approx 4% of total weigh based on my 3 door manual car with belvedere wheels.

Stripping the car was easy and took around 10 mins.

Spare wheel 14.3
Rear upper seat main section 15.0
Rear upper seat other 5.8
Seat bench 6.8
Jack and bits 4.4
Boot floor 3.0
Dynaudio 2.3
Parcel shelf 1.3

Driving impressions, a lot more noise was transmitted into the cabin. Car seemed a bit more responsive, especially in 4th gear for some reason. Most noticeable, the ride was more jiggly, presume due to the weight removed from the rear upsetting the standard suspension rates, as the CS is usually super smooth.

Will take it out again for an extended drive later in the week. Definitely worth doing in preparation for a track day.