Mk7 Golf GTI Discussion Thread

[GoGTI]

Thanks mate, much appreciated. Please let me know.

Cheers

Got the car today. Don't think they tinted the front small windows. But it looks dark enough for me not to be an issue. I'll see if i notice it more throughout the week.

On another point, I've been playing around with android auto and mirrorlink. Android auto works as advertised (albeit with not much on it), but I can't get mirror link to mirror my phone. I've got a galaxy s6 and when it connects via mirrorlink it starts an app. When I go to the app selection screen there sometimes appears an option to "mirror" I think it's 1:1 button. Pressing this does nothing and just keeps relaunching the same app. The "home" button also does nothing. I did get it to show the top bar of my phone (the bar that has the clock, battery, notifications) by pressing all sorts of combinations lol, but apart from that the screen is black.

Is there a trick to get it to mirror the phone and have 2 way control over it? I know other head units can do it.

[Dawson]

Yeah got my caps from bunnings in the DIY kitchen section. You can get bigger ones from eBay for about the same price, if not less. Mine seem to be staying on well so far though so I'll stick (no pun intended) with them until I bother sorting out something else. If I bother.

At Bunnings now, just picking up the caps, how did you get them to stick in?
Cheers

[Ralfi]

Love how the Static Cornering Lights come on as soon as you turn the indicator on ie. Prior to even turning wheel (due to me setting them to come on early I think?).

[mattaus]

At Bunnings now, just picking up the caps, how did you get them to stick in?
Cheers

Sorry, a bit late now obviously, but I used a very thin outdoor double sided tape that I also got from Bunnings:

Bear 36mm x 4.5m White Double Sided Tape | Bunnings Warehouse

Love how the Static Cornering Lights come on as soon as you turn the indicator on ie. Prior to even turning wheel (due to me setting them to come on early I think?).

I set mine to the earliest setting as well and I agree, it's awesome

[Dawson]

Sorry, a bit late now obviously, but I used a very thin outdoor double sided tape that I also got from Bunnings:

Bear 36mm x 4.5m White Double Sided Tape | Bunnings Warehouse



I set mine to the earliest setting as well and I agree, it's awesome

Ah ok cool thanks mate, will pick some of that up too, my local Bunnings didn't have the press caps in the bigger size, will try another one.
Can I ask about how big the caps are across?

Cheers.

[mattaus]

Ah ok cool thanks mate, will pick some of that up too, my local Bunnings didn't have the press caps in the bigger size, will try another one.
Can I ask about how big the caps are across?

Cheers.

The tape holds really well. no sign of it coming off and I've washed the car a few times now plus driven in a fair amount of rain. When you put it on the back of the caps, use a scalpel or cut the tap on an angle so it doesn't stick out the sides. Or cut it before sticking it on the cap, but you'll want to get as close to the edges as possible as there is a hole in your bumper that it will have nothing to adhere to.

The ones I have are 12mm across. They are the only ones Bunnings sold. pretty sure they don't sell any others. If you want larger you'll need to go to eBay. I like the ones I have though as they are big enough to cover the holes and stay on, but not so big they stick out like sore thumbs.

[Dawson]

The tape holds really well. no sign of it coming off and I've washed the car a few times now plus driven in a fair amount of rain. When you put it on the back of the caps, use a scalpel or cut the tap on an angle so it doesn't stick out the sides. Or cut it before sticking it on the cap, but you'll want to get as close to the edges as possible as there is a hole in your bumper that it will have nothing to adhere to.

The ones I have are 12mm across. They are the only ones Bunnings sold. pretty sure they don't sell any others. If you want larger you'll need to go to eBay. I like the ones I have though as they are big enough to cover the holes and stay on, but not so big they stick out like sore thumbs.

Awesome thanks, will give it a go. The ones they had didn't look as big as yours but now I'm pretty sure they were the same. Theyd sold out of the small pack, so 250 of them it is haha.

[Dave_MY15_R]

VW Golf GTI hot hatch added to emissions cheats

anyone read this yet? looks like the GTI might be affected too

[mattaus]

VW Golf GTI hot hatch added to emissions cheats

anyone read this yet? looks like the GTI might be affected too

I'll wait until it's actually 100% official before I bother getting worked up about it. Secretly I'm hoping it gives me some way to go stage 1 without voiding my warranty. I can dream

I will never let VW de-tune my car, so I'm all for free stuff if it's being thrown my way

[Ralfi]

VW Golf GTI hot hatch added to emissions cheats

anyone read this yet? looks like the GTI might be affected too

Err, no one's taking any power away from my car.

I'll let this pan out, but I'm on alert......