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Offline Carlosfandango

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #1020 on: 22 March 2025, 19:12 »
Quote from: Beebopper on 22 March 2025, 07:34
Quote from: Carlosfandango on 22 March 2025, 00:56
They look spot on, does anybody here know of an acceptable and safe method for removing the centre caps without removing the wheels from the car? I think I know the answer, but I have a set of VW logo dynamic caps that were already on my previous mk8 when I bought it, and intend to fit them at some point.

If you have an old satnav with the window suction mount, the mount is good at removing centre caps from wheels. Mount the suction part of the satnav mount to the centre cap, lock it on and then pull gently.

Thank you to those that replied with ideas on how to remove the centre caps without removing the wheels, the old garmin suction cup method does work, and to my surprise it was done with relative ease. Only one of the rear caps put up a fight, but soon came off.
Take note of our resident fox overseeing proceedings. 🦊

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #1021 on: 22 March 2025, 20:14 »
Quote from: Carlosfandango on 22 March 2025, 19:12
Quote from: Beebopper on 22 March 2025, 07:34
Quote from: Carlosfandango on 22 March 2025, 00:56
They look spot on, does anybody here know of an acceptable and safe method for removing the centre caps without removing the wheels from the car? I think I know the answer, but I have a set of VW logo dynamic caps that were already on my previous mk8 when I bought it, and intend to fit them at some point.

If you have an old satnav with the window suction mount, the mount is good at removing centre caps from wheels. Mount the suction part of the satnav mount to the centre cap, lock it on and then pull gently.

Thank you to those that replied with ideas on how to remove the centre caps without removing the wheels, the old garmin suction cup method does work, and to my surprise it was done with relative ease. Only one of the rear caps put up a fight, but soon came off.
Take note of our resident fox overseeing proceedings. 🦊


Glad that did the trick, that is a cracking photo by the way. How did you get Mr Fox to sit and pose like that?!
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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #1022 on: 22 March 2025, 20:59 »
How tame is little Foxy? Do you feed him/her? 🦊
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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #1023 on: 22 March 2025, 21:20 »
Quote from: Beebopper on 22 March 2025, 20:14
Quote from: Carlosfandango on 22 March 2025, 19:12
Quote from: Beebopper on 22 March 2025, 07:34
Quote from: Carlosfandango on 22 March 2025, 00:56
They look spot on, does anybody here know of an acceptable and safe method for removing the centre caps without removing the wheels from the car? I think I know the answer, but I have a set of VW logo dynamic caps that were already on my previous mk8 when I bought it, and intend to fit them at some point.

If you have an old satnav with the window suction mount, the mount is good at removing centre caps from wheels. Mount the suction part of the satnav mount to the centre cap, lock it on and then pull gently.

Thank you to those that replied with ideas on how to remove the centre caps without removing the wheels, the old garmin suction cup method does work, and to my surprise it was done with relative ease. Only one of the rear caps put up a fight, but soon came off.
Take note of our resident fox overseeing proceedings. 🦊


Glad that did the trick, that is a cracking photo by the way. How did you get Mr Fox to sit and pose like that?!

It was sat there before I started, has been frequenting the garden for around two years and isn’t bothered by me doing things about the place, was happily chilling on the lawn yesterday while I was cutting the grass.


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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #1024 on: 22 March 2025, 21:31 »
Quote from: Exonian on 22 March 2025, 20:59
How tame is little Foxy? Do you feed him/her? 🦊

It’s a vixen, and pretty tame at this point, it does get some chicken bones now and again, it disappears if someone else joins me though, I wouldn’t normally feed a wild fox, but when it first turned up it was clearly unwell and I felt sorry for it. There is also a dog fox that turns up now and again, but he’s not tame in the slightest.
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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #1025 on: 22 March 2025, 22:01 »
That’s amazing, she’s certainly taken a shine to you.  :smiley:
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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #1026 on: 22 March 2025, 23:23 »
One thing I notice about the dynamic centre caps, is that they don’t seem to clip in as tightly as the standard caps, not sure if that’s normal or not, but they do seem to be mounted as they should be, I guess the design of the cap doesn’t allow the use of clips that exert the same force?!
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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #1027 on: 24 March 2025, 10:50 »
Quote from: seanaodh on 21 March 2025, 23:21
Those look great. Part number 000071213E. Very expensive but I'm posting the part number here for myself later :)

Me: Oh nice, I wonder how much they are..
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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #1028 on: 24 March 2025, 11:05 »
Quote from: WelshGolf on 24 March 2025, 10:50
Quote from: seanaodh on 21 March 2025, 23:21
Those look great. Part number 000071213E. Very expensive but I'm posting the part number here for myself later :)

Me: Oh nice, I wonder how much they are..
Also Me: chokes on coffee

Yeah, expensive for what they are tbh. The VW logo ones are the same price, had they of not already been fitted to my previous mk8 and subsequently replaced with the originals when I traded it in, I would never have put any on my 8.5.
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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #1029 on: 24 March 2025, 15:48 »
And yet they’re so cool too… 😎

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