Golf R Observations and Questions

This is not a new feature, nor a new product. The product REXman has linked to has been around for at least 3 years now as I came across it whilst investigating Golfs and the mods prior to my first purchase.

I don't claim to know everything at all. Look through threads and you'll see that I'll often defer to more knowledgable members, or even call on other members to help answer questions on subjects I have no experience with. In this particular case we have multiple owners and even businesses with experience on the subject stating one case, we also have logged data direct from the cars supporting the case, and then we have another member who is arguging the opposite and stating that because of how another series of cars drive, the Golf's will drive that way as well - please correct me if I'm incorrect oshuyi.

Anyway - as I've said before, I have nothing against REXman, I've spoken to him in real life previously and he seems like a great guy. I'll be happy for he or anyone else to provide data which supports their case, and I genuinely hope relevant data for the R or K04 GTIs can be provided as if it does make a difference, I'll be interested in purchasing this too! :)

Thought this might be useful for anyone wanting to see what a few options looked like side by side on the R. Mods, feel free to move this into an existing thread if you think it would be better suited there.

At a VW dealer this morning on the never ending search for info on the MY11 Bluetooth kit (will add some info to the other thread later) and as I was leaving, drove past another RB R which was fairly stock standard, so decided to take a couple of pics for comparison purposes. Quality of pics isn't the best given it's a camera phone and I was in a hurry...

Euro vs slimline plates (NSW)
Dark vs Chrome headlights
Black 19 vs Silver 18 wheels
Sunroof vs none

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/

Black headlights, Euro plates and Sunroof ftw, A bit hard to compare the rims as the pics are a bit dark but they certainly make your car look the more aggressive.

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Originally Posted by Prodigy

Black headlights, Euro plates and Sunroof ftw

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What he said!

Again we talking too loosely for my liking nor are we making much sense.

A) being able to hold a gear in the DSG will be more effective around a track, or spirited low speed driving on the road. I don't have, but DONT NEED data maps to explain that.

B) the feature from that company that I'm advertising, which is not the issue anyway, IS available for the R.

C) Some guy, a single person did some tests, and found the best way to drive in a straight line.

WHEN has this ever been about that?! (we'll forget that it's debatable that on an R the optimum shift point is 5800rpm when going in a straight line - this bracketed point is not the point of this discussion anyway).

Fact is I bought a decent (product) discussion to those interested about the R, and it was not appropriate to get shot down for no reason, when it was completely justified and correct, and maybe of some interest to some other people.

Now some people are rambling about IRRELEVANT crap on non issues and coreying wants data maps to prove stuff that I never advertised. Again irrelevant maybe to take the focus on being a **** too quickly?

AND LASTLY, GUY was not taken out of context. At all. Anyone who knows cars, knows what I have been talking about and since GUY seems heavily involved with performance cars he obviously know what the rest of us "posers" already know.

Complete control over gearing is better. just like ACC can be good, like lowering a car can be good, like adding a tune can be good.

And I'm done on this topic.

Have a last dig if you must but that's where I'm leaving it at.

Definitely enjoying the car on the left much more. Wish I got a sunroof now, and the wheels look alright hey.

Headlights also look better in the black.

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Originally Posted by REXman

Complete control over gearing is better.

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And for anyone that wants that, I've found where you can get it done in Sydney, rather than a UK company that will only do this if you take your car to them. I posted the info in the thread where this discussion originated.

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Black headlights, Euro plates and Sunroof ftw, A bit hard to compare the rims as the pics are a bit dark but they certainly make your car look the more aggressive.

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What he said!

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+1 :D mmmmm car p*rn :banana:

Going back to holding gear observation, but can anyone answer if the DSG holds the gear say around 4000-5000 rpm for an extended time, example a nice long sweeping corner and you're holding 3rd around this rpm for more than 20 seconds. I'd try this in my wife's Jetta TFSI but she's out at the moment.

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Originally Posted by shakespeare

but can anyone answer if the DSG holds the gear say around 4000-5000 rpm for an extended time.

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If you're in Manual mode it will hold the gear forever (until the revs get to just under the redline).
In Sport mode it will depend on your throttle displacement, S holds on to 3rd for a long time (too long in my opinion, particularly when off throttle), but at that rev range it may well drop to 4th depending on your right foot.
In Drive it will be in 6th gear unless your foot is pushed to the floor.

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Originally Posted by REXman

Definitely enjoying the car on the left much more. Wish I got a sunroof now, and the wheels look alright hey.

Headlights also look better in the black.

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Each to their own but i wouldn't worry about a Sunroof - hardly essential and 2k is better spent elsewhere IMO. Also adds about 40kg of weight in the wrong spot.

I'm not fussed on the Talledega style at all compared to either of the R32 wheels, so you should be able to get some nice after market wheels that look better.