The Mega Mk7 Golf GTI/GTD/R thread

Toyotafanboi · 26-03-2017 11:00AM

The area between the dials does a few different things, it looks really good when sat nav is shown there. Not sure if that's doable on the Golf, it is on the Passats and Tiguans so I'd say it's similar.

Micky 32 · 26-03-2017 11:50AM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

The area between the dials does a few different things, it looks really good when sat nav is shown there. Not sure if that's doable on the Golf, it is on the Passats and Tiguans so I'd say it's similar.

After living with the active display for a month in my Passat i love it.,

Hebegeebee · 26-03-2017 02:08PM

I don't think that any of the GTi's that are demo'ing in dealers at the moment have Sat Nav installed on them so it's hard to tell what's going in the centre of the AID if there's no Sat Nav.
JoeA3 is correct that there is some limitation on displaying Sat Nav in the AID but I thought it was to do with displaying on the headunit and the AID concurrently.

I'd personally rather the older dials as the AID is just something else to go wrong but VW Ireland are not offering the option to delete it and give money back for doing so.

noelf · 27-03-2017 12:22AM

JoeA3 wrote: »

I should add... the rattle was still there lol.

Got one of the rattles in my Golf sorted .. passenger seat adjuster also rear view mirror on passenger side wasn't descending when reverse was selected even though "L" was selected ..

Neilw · 27-03-2017 05:29PM

I've a slight rattle coming from the passenger side a pillar, I'll probably fix it myself to save a dealer trip. Other than that it's the same as day one.

JoeA3 · 27-03-2017 05:34PM

I've mine booked in for Friday to get a squeak/groan from my front suspension looked at (again).

It's been there for a long time... I mentioned it to the dealers at the service last year and they greased the front left wishbone which seemed to solve it for a while but it's back again. It is fairly subtle though, hence why it's taken me so long to go back again about it... the hassle factor of bringing it back sometimes outweighs getting the problem fixed

blingrhino · 27-03-2017 06:45PM

JoeA3 wrote: »

I've mine booked in for Friday to get a squeak/groan from my front suspension looked at (again).

It's been there for a long time... I mentioned it to the dealers at the service last year and they greased the front left wishbone which seemed to solve it for a while but it's back again. It is fairly subtle though, hence why it's taken me so long to go back again about it... the hassle factor of bringing it back sometimes outweighs getting the problem fixed

I have the exact same problem but again fairly supple.

Let me know how you get on with them.

JoeA3 · 27-03-2017 06:55PM

blingrhino wrote: »

I have the exact same problem but again fairly supple.

Let me know how you get on with them.

Will do. I expect it is the wishbone but maybe they'll replace bushings this time rather than just greasing it.

Dave PP · 27-03-2017 07:30PM

JoeA3 wrote: »

I've mine booked in for Friday to get a squeak/groan from my front suspension looked at (again).

It's been there for a long time... I mentioned it to the dealers at the service last year and they greased the front left wishbone which seemed to solve it for a while but it's back again. It is fairly subtle though, hence why it's taken me so long to go back again about it... the hassle factor of bringing it back sometimes outweighs getting the problem fixed

Hi Joe
If you remember all the problems I had with my 132 3 door this became the 2nd biggest ballache. Basically they greased the wishbone bushes which was a fix for 1 day then after I went legal the entire front suspension came out and had all bushes, bearings and mounts replaced.

JoeA3 · 27-03-2017 07:33PM

Dave PP wrote: »

Hi Joe
If you remember all the problems I had with my 132 3 door this became the 2nd biggest ballache. Basically they greased the wishbone bushes which was a fix for 1 day then after I went legal the entire front suspension came out and had all bushes, bearings and mounts replaced.

Jaysus! I hope it doesn't come to that! As I said it is pretty subtle, its barely noticeable some days and very obvious other days. And definitely only from the passenger side.

Dave PP · 27-03-2017 07:39PM

JoeA3 wrote: »

Jaysus! I hope it doesn't come to that! As I said it is pretty subtle, its barely noticeable some days and very obvious other days. And definitely only from the passenger side.

I thought mine was the passenger top mount as there was loads about this on early Gti on UK forums. Not sure what the real cause was as by the time I'd had the touch screen and controller done I think they just wanted rid of me

JoeA3 · 27-03-2017 07:46PM

Dave PP wrote: »

I thought mine was the passenger top mount as there was loads about this on early Gti on UK forums. Not sure what the real cause was as by the time I'd had the touch screen and controller done I think they just wanted rid of me

I had the strut mounts replaced on the GTI. That was a different kind of noise though. You'd hear it just turning the wheel when stationary. This noise is different... I hear it when coming to a slow stop (say at a junction) or when moving slowly in a carpark. Doesn't seem to happen when going over bumps and I never hear it once on the move.

Similar to you though, the grease "solution" was far from permanent so I'll be reminding them on Friday that what they did last time didn't last. I usually find them good for warranty stuff. Touch wood.

Dave PP · 27-03-2017 07:57PM

Does it happen when you have it on full lock when you reverse. Sounds like a light thump

JoeA3 · 27-03-2017 08:00PM

Dave PP wrote: »

Does it happen when you have it on full lock when you reverse. Sounds like a light thump

No, don't think it does it in reverse or on lock. More so when driving fairly slowly (forwards)... and turning right - e.g. turning into my driveway, I turn right, into the drive and as the weight shifts to the left I hear it groan/squeak a bit.

Dave PP · 27-03-2017 08:09PM

JoeA3 wrote: »

No, don't think it does it in reverse or on lock. More so when driving fairly slowly (forwards)... and turning right - e.g. turning into my driveway, I turn right, into the drive and as the weight shifts to the left I hear it groan/squeak a bit.

My other half kept telling me she was hearing noise from the front when parking and reversing etc. I didn't notice it till it became a light thump. Ended up with a left wishbone which didn't cure it then I had a new steering rack. That was on the 151

JoeA3 · 27-03-2017 08:18PM

Dave PP wrote: »

My other half kept telling me she was hearing noise from the front when parking and reversing etc. I didn't notice it till it became a light thump. Ended up with a left wishbone which didn't cure it then I had a new steering rack. That was on the 151

You had a fair share of annoying issues between the 2 cars so Dave. Do you miss the GTI now that you're in the BM?

Dave PP · 27-03-2017 08:30PM

JoeA3 wrote: »

You had a fair share of annoying issues between the 2 cars so Dave. Do you miss the GTI now that you're in the BM?

95% of the time I prefer the BMW. Traffic on my commute is getting heavier every month so there's more comfort in the BMW. The last decent drive that I truly enjoyed in the GTI was new years eve 2016 down onto Achill island to stay with friends. I was late the roads were dry and empty and and it flew.

noelf · 27-03-2017 10:44PM

JoeA3 wrote: »

Will do. I expect it is the wishbone but maybe they'll replace bushings this time rather than just greasing it.

There's a thread on www.golfmk7.com 'Noise From Suspension' for the last few years it looks that the suspension top mounts plus bearings is the main culprit .. The other thing mentioned was steering rack bearings (the ones for the pinion) according to a poster also they were of slightly different design ..

Nonoperational · 27-03-2017 10:51PM

JoeA3 wrote: »

I've mine booked in for Friday to get a squeak/groan from my front suspension looked at (again).

It's been there for a long time... I mentioned it to the dealers at the service last year and they greased the front left wishbone which seemed to solve it for a while but it's back again. It is fairly subtle though, hence why it's taken me so long to go back again about it... the hassle factor of bringing it back sometimes outweighs getting the problem fixed

Same here. Where you getting it looked at?

Ionised · 31-03-2017 11:56AM

I asked for opinions a few pages back about Gti vs Leon Cupra.
Just wanted to say thanks to all for the helpful comments and thoughts.
After driving both and my thoughts going back and forth more than once, I have just put in an order for the Cupra.
Guess I am now banished from this thread!!

JoeA3 · 31-03-2017 11:58AM

Ionised wrote: »

I asked for opinions a few pages back about Gti vs Leon Cupra.
Just wanted to say thanks to all for the helpful comments and thoughts.
After driving both and my thoughts going back and forth more than once, I have just put in an order for the Cupra.
Guess I am now banished from this thread!!

Not at all :pac:

Nice choice regardless! Post pics when it arrives...

Ionised · 31-03-2017 12:27PM

JoeA3 wrote:

Nice choice regardless! Post pics when it arrives...

I'll sneak back in then. ETA is late June.

JoeA3 · 31-03-2017 12:29PM

Ionised wrote: »

I'll sneak back in then. ETA is late June.

Is it the new facelift version? They're coming in at around 300bhp aren't they? What other spec does it have?

Ionised · 31-03-2017 01:51PM

JoeA3 wrote:

Is it the new facelift version? They're coming in at around 300bhp aren't they? What other spec does it have?

I had been waiting for the face-lift since Xmas when I first read about it so yep tis the new model. It's called the Cupra 300 but bhp wise I think it's actually 296.
Fairly good spec as standard. I only felt the need to add Active Cruise and an alarm. Had no need for navigation or upgraded sound. Only other upgrade I did consider was the winter pack as it includes heated seats (have those on my Polo) but in the end decided against it. Oh... And it's DSG of course.

In a perfect world I'd have gone for the Cupra ST with the awd option but it's significantly more money.

JoeA3 · 31-03-2017 02:03PM

yeah it's probably 300ps and 296bhp. The manufacturers tend to use the PS number cos it's a bit bigger I reckon

EndaHonesty · 31-03-2017 02:51PM

Ionised wrote: »

I had been waiting for the face-lift since Xmas when I first read about it so yep tis the new model. It's called the Cupra 300 but bhp wise I think it's actually 296.
Fairly good spec as standard. I only felt the need to add Active Cruise and an alarm. Had no need for navigation or upgraded sound. Only other upgrade I did consider was the winter pack as it includes heated seats (have those on my Polo) but in the end decided against it. Oh... And it's DSG of course.

In a perfect world I'd have gone for the Cupra ST with the awd option but it's significantly more money.

What colour did you go for?
And are the wheels in the pic below the standard cupra wheels?

They are class looking.

mloc123 · 31-03-2017 03:38PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KkQPxaIvfY

Good detailed review of the new Cupra

JoeA3 · 31-03-2017 03:49PM

blingrhino wrote: »

I have the exact same problem but again fairly supple.

Let me know how you get on with them.

Well I had the car in today and they replaced (rather than lubricate) the wishbone bushings but unfortunately it didn't cure the issue. So they're taking it in again next week and replacing the suspension top mount. I had those mounts replaced in the GTI and it did cure a creak/squeak in that car but I thought that was a slightly different type of noise tbh. I'm not hopeful it'll fix this problem but we'll wait and see.

Ionised · 31-03-2017 04:04PM

EndaHonesty wrote:

What colour did you go for? And are the wheels in the pic below the standard cupra wheels?

Hard choice between that red in your pic and the dark grey. Went for the grey on the end. Those wheels are part of the performance pack which is silly money. I stayed with standard ones.

vintagevrs · 31-03-2017 04:44PM

Is it that bad Joe for the inconvenience of dropping it in?

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