My Red Edition 30 has arived-Lots of pics

[Hurdy]

Double checked last night and my car deffinatley does not have the smoking pack. It has the 12v socket in the front and no ash tray in the rear! BUT IT HAS A LID

Same here

Although my 54 plate GTTDi had a brushed aluminium surface and the ED30 has plain black plastic

[Hully]

How bizarre.  Well I'll be able to check mine soon as the dealer has just called me to say that my Ed30 has arrived in the country and I'll be able to go and have a look at it in a couple of days, yeee haaa 

Not bad timing as the car was only a week 13 build and has arrived in this country by week 15, wow!  . Still, I've got to wait till May to pick her up as I'm moving permanently back north, so don't want the new car till I've moved. 

[wellsy]

I've planned the full wash / wax treatment for mine when it arrives.  I'm sure I can do a better job than the dealer.

Do you think the clay was necessary?

[Hully]

I believe the clay will remove any oxidisation from the paintwork and IMO I wouldn't wax without doing that first.  Good way to tell is by putting some cellophane over your fingers, like what cigs come wrapped in and run your fingers over the bodywork of the car. It will probably feel quite rough. Then use the clay and the wax pre-treatment, then do the same again and it should feel silky smooth. Believe me, although it sounds a bit dodgy, it works! 

[wellsy]

I'm aware of the benefits of claying.  Spent 7hrs doing the works on my current MK IV today.

I didn't think that a new car would need to be clayed.  Thinking about it, it makes sense.  There's probably some residual transport wax to get rid of etc. 

I take it it's safe to do this to new paintwork?  I remember as a kid that you could put permanent finger prints into the paint of new cars. (much to my dad's annoyance) 

[Hully]

I'm aware of the benefits of claying.  Spent 7hrs doing the works on my current MK IV today.

I didn't think that a new car would need to be clayed.  Thinking about it, it makes sense.  There's probably some residual transport wax to get rid of etc. 

I take it it's safe to do this to new paintwork?  I remember as a kid that you could put permanent finger prints into the paint of new cars. (much to my dad's annoyance) 

No, it will be fine. Friend of mine had a new 911 a few years ago and he gave it the full works when he got it back home.  Although it looked fine the paintwork didn't feel very smooth when he did the cellophane test. Best way IMO is to feel the paintwork under the cellophane. If you can't feel any bumps or ridges and it feels smooth, then it won't need doing. I'm betting though that it will feel pretty rough and you'll have to spend another 7hrs outside in the sunshine. 

[wellsy]

I'm betting though that it will feel pretty rough and you'll have to spend another 7hrs outside in the sunshine. 

That's what kept me outdoors today, started with a wash at about 10am this morning!

[Hully]

I'm betting though that it will feel pretty rough and you'll have to spend another 7hrs outside in the sunshine. 

That's what kept me outdoors today, started with a wash at about 10am this morning!

 

Ah, lovely day for it though. 

[Hully]

Regarding the front ashtray. From what I've seen, the smoking pack comes with the lid and a cig lighter, whilst cars without the smoking pack seem to come with no lid, just an open area with a 12v socket, like the one in the boot.  Maybe they gave you the smoking pack by mistake Nathan? Do you have an ashtray in the rear door behind the drivers seat? If so, it definately came with the smoking pack.

They all have a lid now, just the smoking pack has a f*g lighter with it. Old spec cars did not have a lid without the smoking pack but i think that was changed as far back as MY05.

Another strange one this weekend.  Saw a new Candy White Ed30 in the shoowroom at a main dealer and it did not have a lid in the front storage compartment. It just had the 12v socket and empty space for storage. This was a basic car and didn't seem to have any extras whatsoever. So it looks like a completely random process whether you get a lid or not. How bizzare. 

Not sure on that Wantmygti, as the 56 reg demo GTI at my dealer has no lid in the front and also has a 12v cap over the socket like the one in the boot.  Now unless that car is really old stock they must still come without lids if you don't order the smoking pack. I can't see that GTI being old stock as I know that VW builds them to order, hence the waiting for the cars. Well I'll have to see what I get when mine arrives as I didn't order the smoking pack either. 

[wantmygti]

Oh well, another mystery of VW! All i know is mine came with a lid and no smoking pack, and prior to delivery this is what the dealer said I'd have as one of their second hand cars which was 2-3 years old had no lid and i was told it was old spec when i asked.

Everything seems a bit random at VW.