Golf R Observations and Questions

[SilvrFoxX]

Blue M&M's, don't need those. I just walk out to the garage and have a look at Vader... Good to go

lol... QFT

[masev]

Can anyone in the Sydney area advise on a good rim repairer? My front, right 19" Talladega has a slight buckle from a pothole. I called up the local dealership about a possible replacement and they're looking for around $1,500 for a single rim!!!!!!!!! To make things worse the side-wall of the rubber has a little split! I'm quite concerned about driving it now......

[REXman]

Can anyone in the Sydney area advise on a good rim repairer? My front, right 19" Talladega has a slight buckle from a pothole. I called up the local dealership about a possible replacement and they're looking for around $1,500 for a single rim!!!!!!!!! To make things worse the side-wall of the rubber has a little split! I'm quite concerned about driving it now......

There is a guy in ATARMON, google wheel repairs in ATARMON. I think its called Alloy Wheel Pro ?
Very good (but) = Very Expensive.

Dont know of anyone else, but I am sure they are out there.

[Prodigy]

A bit of a noob question but where is the air filter box on the R. Opened up the bonnet today and found quite a bit of sand in the engine bay after driving through a bad sandstorm the other day.
I thought i'd check out the air filter/box to see how that coped but have no idea where it is, i'm guessing its under the big plastic engine cover somewhere..

[Fab_R]

A bit of a noob question but where is the air filter box on the R. Opened up the bonnet today and found quite a bit of sand in the engine bay after driving through a bad sandstorm the other day.
I thought i'd check out the air filter/box to see how that coped but have no idea where it is, i'm guessing its under the big plastic engine cover somewhere..

Hey daz, yeah its part of the engine cover.....

[Prodigy]

Hey daz, yeah its part of the engine cover.....

Cheers Fab, so is the engine cover difficult to remove?

[Fab_R]

Cheers Fab, so is the engine cover difficult to remove?

Nah pretty easy mate, just a firm yank and the biach comes off.
3 or 4 rubber grommets attached via brackets to the engine hold it on.
BTW, dead pedal covers (L&R) for the R will have in stock next week....will send you pics as soon as they land.

[masev]

I found that taking it off isn't too hard but getting it back on is the difficult part! 4 grommets.

[AdamD]

+1, I must look like a complete tool every time I close it and swing my head down in some weird movement to look up and see if it's aligned properly in the right position

I count the number of notches to save looking. Seven clicks from fully open to closed.

[triode12]

Heh - the fuel efficiency isn't really debateable - the TSI in the MK6 GTI is definitely better fuel efficiency than the TFSI in the MKV GTI, and the "PCV system" which was apparently problematic in the TFSI ends up handling things better around the track (in the R) than the TSI (in the GTI) !

But yeah... that's basically the summary.

The PCV problem (same as the early DVs) has been fixed with later revisions of the PCV. Small issue. When you bring in the car for a PCV or DV issue, dealers have been told to replace both at the same time.