I prefer the look of the lights on the Mk7 over the solid type on the Mk7.5
This guy has proper sweeping indicators https://youtu.be/wib8HunhzLE
I agree on that. The sweeping is definitely cool but other than that the rest of the light design is too ordinary. By going with just 2 continuous straight lines along the width instead of some more bespoke pattern like in the MK7, in the night it could be a Passat, a Leon, a BMW or a Merc. On the contrary I like how you can tell a MK7 GTI/R from a distance.
I must be in a minority of not liking sweeping indicators at all, either the Mk7 OBDeleven/vcds tweak or the facelift indicators. I think they look naff.
Agree about the new light design being too generic now, nothing to set it apart from a big standard golf really and even less so with an R. 
Also prefer the Mk7 rear lights to the facelift rears. VW, Audi, Seat all look the same now.
Your not going to want the Mk8 then Rebecca as guaranteed sweep lights and digital dash which you hate as well. Reckon this might be your last golf
Haha, I very much doubt that Craig. 
I think the sweeping led indicators look a bit naff but I don’t hate them. I just prefer what I’ve got atm. Similarly I’m underwhelmed by the digital dash and think there’s better currently out there, but I don’t hate it and it’s the way it’s all going so that’s that. I’m not one to eschew new developments (moved to a DSG years ago in 2008) or new tech, but at the same time I won’t run just to keep up with it because you can’t, so with respect to cars, my philosophy is to thoroughly enjoy what I have at the time, I’ll get to the next thing when it’s right for me, and will hopefully enjoy it at that point for what it is and of its time. Being honest, as it stands I overall prefer the Mk7R to the facelift 7R because it has aesthetics that appeal to me more. By the time the mk8 comes about the digital dash should hopefully look a bit better, and I’ll take whatever form the indicators come as, and the rest of the car too. And if none of it is working for me, then I’ll look elsewhere, but I’d lay money on my next car being a Golf. 
Have you actually been up close and personal to a 7.5? Have you went to have a good look at one in a showroom. The dash is far better than perhaps it looks, the front DRL’s are much nicer than the original, the standard seats are smarter and all round it’s just tidier than the MK7. Also that the radar is hidden is much better looking. Definitely a subtle but big improvement
Yes, I have been up close to a facelift car. I looked at one in the showroom when my car was in for service and I’ve seen a few out and about on the roads, including a White Silver R I see about regularly. And overall I prefer the original mk7. That’s not a criticism of the facelift, it’s just personal preference. Sorry. I think the original double DRL’s are nicer and prefer the rear lights too. The raked style of the facelift DRL’s are more contemporary, but also more generic, less distinguished, looking, and though your car looks fantastic in those pics, your close ups of the drls just serve to confirm how much I prefer the originals. The front of the facelift 7R looks more aggressive which is welcome, as the original is not agressive enough (though it looks more agressive in the flesh than in pics) but with that agressiveness comes a lot of glossy black plastic which I’m not personally keen on. I like the fact the radar is now hidden but like the new badge (into which it is now incorporated) less than the original. I think the rear lower bumper of the facelift looks too fussy. I like the perforated leather seats of the facelift, the 7R leather is pretty mundane so that’s a welcome change, and agree the digital display is better in the flesh than in pics, but, it’s still lacking imo, compared to some other versions of digital dash. So there’s pluses and minuses with both, but aesthetically speaking the original 7R appeals to me more. Aesthetics are subjective!
