Golf R Observations and Questions

[SilvrFoxX]

check this thread out DIY Replace the Front “VW” emblem of Mk 6 Golf “R”

[Prodigy]

By the way, has anybody removed the front VW badge yet? If so how do you do it without wrecking the badge?

Yep, i've removed mine and one on a fellow members R. The tutorial in the thread that silvrfoxx posted was a great help. I replaced mine with a Gloss Black Emblem:

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/f112...tml#post612539

[REXman]

New Sportec SC350 Golf R video by Autoweek:
YouTube - Volkswagen Golf R Sportec SC350 roadtest (english subtitled)

Ooh boy I'd like that exhaust flap button mod!

This one has 350bhp and some other bells and whistles but only does 0-100 in 5.0secs. How a Stage 1 APR ECU tune alone can give a 4.7s sprint is beyond my comprehension....hmmm....

Well, you can hear the announcer say a few minutes into the presentation, that "Tara Yada Vada - and we also have the weight of the camera man on board". And that test driver has to be 110kg+++

There's your 4.5.

Just wondering also R owners, if your car is fitted with a heap of options doesn't that add to the weight and therefore the 5.7 DSG time? I mean 19's, sat nav, dynaudio, Bluetooth, rvc, ( and for some people leather) that has to add some moderate weight!

[AJAY]

Yep, i've removed mine and one on a fellow members R. The tutorial in the thread that silvrfoxx posted was a great help. I replaced mine with a Gloss Black Emblem:

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/f112...tml#post612539

Hey thanks for pointing out the tutorial Prodigy and SilverFox. I got my black emblem from the same place as well, but I'm getting it painted the same gunmetal as the wheels, hope it looks good. Find out friday!

By the way, I bought mine from parts4euro as well (http://www.parts4euro.com/DCShop/pro...oducts_id=1130) however in the tutorial photo it looks like the honeycomb style insert on the emblem is part of the emblem itself, is this correct as my replacement doesn't have the honeycomb backing, its just the VW bit. Is this how yours was too, and do you just reuse the the backing on the original emblem (hope that makes sense)?

[Corey_R]

Just wondering also R owners, if your car is fitted with a heap of options doesn't that add to the weight and therefore the 5.7 DSG time? I mean 19's, sat nav, dynaudio, Bluetooth, rvc, ( and for some people leather) that has to add some moderate weight!

Yeah it does. But I mean, the car already weighs 1496kg, so it's not quite the same as adding those things to a 1100kg car
Either way, be greatful the cars aren't weighed "as delivered", cause then many of us would be paying the next (giant) leap up in rego costs!

[DDTW]

Well, you can hear the announcer say a few minutes into the presentation, that "Tara Yada Vada - and we also have the weight of the camera man on board". And that test driver has to be 110kg+++

There's your 4.5.

Watch it again Roland said that the car should do 5.0s, but because the camera man is on board + wet road, it only did 5.6s.

[Prodigy]

By the way, I bought mine from parts4euro as well (Matte Black Front Grille Emblem for MK6 Golf & GTI) however in the tutorial photo it looks like the honeycomb style insert on the emblem is part of the emblem itself, is this correct as my replacement doesn't have the honeycomb backing, its just the VW bit. Is this how yours was too, and do you just reuse the the backing on the original emblem (hope that makes sense)?

The honeycomb is part of the grill. You will just receive just the VW emblem and you will have to remove the entire OEM VW emblem and replace it with the new one.
If you have any problems let me know and i'll try and help.

[Fab_R]

Yeah it does. But I mean, the car already weighs 1496kg, so it's not quite the same as adding those things to a 1100kg car
Either way, be greatful the cars aren't weighed "as delivered", cause then many of us would be paying the next (giant) leap up in rego costs!

Tell me about it...just had to renew the rego on the wifes Lexus RX350...nearly $800 FFS!!
Thieves!

[dave_r]

Nah, the intercooler is in a stack of 3 radiators behind the centre grill

Do the DSG GTI's have the same cooler on the side?

Tell me about it...just had to renew the rego on the wifes Lexus RX350...nearly $800 FFS!!
Thieves!

What the hell? Was $660 last time I paid it I think?

[Corey_R]

Do the DSG GTI's have the same cooler on the side?

I'm sure the non-R DSG models have some type of DSG cooler, but no, that cooler in the passenger side grill intake is specific to the R DSG.