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    my first venture in to the mk7 club...

    Hi everyone

    I just picked up a 2015 mk7 Gti performance and thought I'd run a bit of diary on maintenance and any upgrades on here as I have found it handy to refer back to in the past...

    this one had two previous owners and 172,000k on the clock but its mint. I don't how he kept it so clean and tidy...



    he said he ceramic coated it once year which I can believe...



    probably even right down to the brake callipers, they are ridiculously clean...



    and zero wear on the drivers bolster, unheard of (foam has sagged a bit though)...


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    Wow that does look remarkably clean and tidy for a car that has done 170,000km. Im guessing it has spent a lot of time on the freeway because that's about 30 odd thousand km per year. And obviously whoever owned it previously has either taken care of it themselves of had it regularly cleaned by someone else. Bit of a unicorn in the used car world I must say. Well done.

    Depending on what you might be looking to do with this, I have some parts that are still either brand new (unused still in boxes) or in amazing 2nd hand condition to suit the Mk7 GTI. If they haven't been replaced already, the lower control arms might be on your to-do list as they are a known failure point and cause creaking, in which case I have a brand new set of Whiteline KTA252 alloy control arms you may be interested in.
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    Nice GTI!

    Did it have personalised plates before?
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    I swear by Ceramic coating , do mine very 6 months after a clay bar, the shine is amazing , thats great condition .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lucas_R View Post
    I have some parts that are still either brand new (unused still in boxes) or in amazing 2nd hand condition to suit the Mk7 GTI. If they haven't been replaced already, the lower control arms might be on your to-do list as they are a known failure point and cause creaking, in which case I have a brand new set of Whiteline KTA252 alloy control arms you may be interested in.
    thanks mate, I'll shoot you a pm about the parts...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sharkie View Post
    Nice GTI!

    Did it have personalised plates before?
    thanks mate, I'm pretty certain it did. the owner transferred them to the gti mk7.5 he replaced this one with...

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    Quote Originally Posted by spellbound View Post
    I swear by Ceramic coating , do mine very 6 months after a clay bar, the shine is amazing , thats great condition .
    yep, its definitely made an impression on me and I might give it a go myself on the gti next year. I've always been too worried to apply it to an expensive car in case I wreck it...

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    as per usual I said I wasn't going to modify this one for performance as its meant to be a cheap comfortable daily driver to cart the dog around and lend to visitors when they stay...

    but my parents complained about lack of induction noise and throttle response when they were over last time so I bought this lot in order to help...

    I decided to test the cheaper options out there as I don’t expect the car to get much abuse and it’s a bit of a test to see if the fitment is any good or complete garbage. I’ll report back once fitted…

    Last edited by guile; 13-04-2023 at 07:48 AM.

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    Nice. You did mention upgrades in your first post so I was expecting this kind of post to pop up.

    I've got another 2 and a bit years before I do anything engine wise on my 7.5 GTI.

    I do like seeing other people's journeys so I can live vicariously through them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by guile View Post
    as per usual I said I wasn't going to modify this one as its meant to be a cheap comfortable daily driver to cart the dog around and lend to visitors when they stay...

    but my folks complained about lack of induction noise and throttle response when they were over last time so I fitted this lot in order to help...

    Good little upgrades these mate. Let us know how you go.
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