Mk7 Golf R Discussion Thread

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How do you view trip duration (mins) on the dash?

[frostywinter]

no digital radio

[onelouder]

no digital radio

but you can use the tune in app via carplay and stream pretty much any station in the world.


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[Mr T.]

There’s a video on YouTube with a Melbourne guy and he’s showing how VW maps don’t show traffic and he uses Apple Maps but when he uses Apple Maps on Car Play VW Maps don’t display in the dash. Then suggests that Google Maps is better. I’d be frustrated with all that tech that doesn’t talk to each other or one can do it all.


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[rambleforce]

There’s a video on YouTube with a Melbourne guy and he’s showing how VW maps don’t show traffic and he uses Apple Maps but when he uses Apple Maps on Car Play VW Maps don’t display in the dash. Then suggests that Google Maps is better. I’d be frustrated with all that tech that doesn’t talk to each other or one can do it all.


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[Mr T.]

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YouTube


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[SteveMc]

Nice one, kudos!

Can't say I've heard about the DSG pause issue, sounds like a non event if only when engaging DSG lever. Do you get any DSGs pauses when car is running? I find with my MK5 GTI if you change to a gear the DSG was not anticipating can take up to 2 secs to change which ****s me no end (don't recall this being an issue when car was new, maybe an issue with an 11 year old car!).

I presume movies only play on screen when car is stationary?

I finally remembered to try a movie out whilst on the move. The picture disappears, but the sound still plays. Probably just as well - if Jamie Lee Curtis' bed pole dance ever came on I doubt any red light would get a look in. Maybe I can watch them at night when I'm in the proverbial "dog house" - it'd beat the spare room.

Got my resonator pulled out the other week. When the guy showed me the straight thru path it had I didn't have much confidence it'd make much difference. But I can now hear a "puffing" at idle and "gurgle" at low engine speeds with the windows down, and maybe the gear change blats seem a little more obvious. But definitely no drone if anyone's worried about that.

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I finally remembered to try a movie out whilst on the move. The picture disappears, but the sound still plays. Probably just as well - if Jamie Curtis' bed pole dance ever came on I doubt any red light would get a look in. Maybe I can watch them at night when I'm in the proverbial "dog house" - it'd beat the spare room.

Got my resonator pulled out the other week. When the guy showed me the straight thru path it had I didn't have much confidence it'd make much difference. But I can now hear a "puffing" at idle and "gurgle" at low engine speeds with the windows down, and maybe the gear change blats seem a little more obvious. But definitely no drone if anyone's worried about that.

Thanks for confirming.

How much louder is the car with resonator delete? I would like to hear a bit more off-throttle burble from the new exhaust (bit too faint for my liking but have heard this gets more pronounced over time), but concerned also don't want to go much louder than what it currently is.

[SteveMc]

Thanks for confirming.

How much louder is the car with resonator delete? I would like to hear a bit more off-throttle burble from the new exhaust (bit too faint for my liking but have heard this gets more pronounced over time), but concerned also don't want to go much louder than what it currently is.

Maybe I enjoyed that full 3 inch system on that old Subie of mine too much (drone and all) in my youth, but the res-delete doesn't seem to have made much diff' at all. I think I'm really after a slot-in aftermarket muffler with valves included - but a query here didn't get any answers.

Anyway, search Youtube for "Z4me resonator delete" for a good review of the mod. I agree it'll pass the "will the wife notice it" test - mine won't notice a thing.

[SW33]

Anyone know if the just released for Mk7.5R OEM+ tune is specific to the mk7.5R or is it the same as the Mk7R. I’m deciding between APR and OEM+ but APR doesn’t list a tune specific to the 7.5R.