Just gave my 2017 Golf GTI a small interior upgrade today! This is probably the most carefully planned mod I’ve done so far, and it really feels meaningful. The results even exceeded my expectations. I did run into a tiny hiccup during installation, but the seller’s support made everything smooth in the end. Anyone else tried similar upgrades on a 2017 GTI? Would love to hear your experiences
I’ve been dealing with this super annoying squeak sound in my clutch pedal off and on for the last couple years. At first it was only on really cold days, but now it seems to be happening regardless of temp. Ive sprayed some silicone lubricant up around the pivot points a couple times, and it stops the sound for a couple weeks, but then it comes back. To be fair i’m kinda spraying the stuff blindly because it’s hard to tell exactly where the squeak is coming from. Anyone else deal with this? It’s not the clutch spring as i removed that years ago. Thanks y’all!
I have a 2020 mk7.5 and I found a used, unmarried COBB access port near me with a stage 1 and 2 EQT tune already on it. I got the guy down to $550 for the access port with the tunes, do you think I should keep negotiating? He started at $800
Just got it about a month ago and it’s sitting at 1100kms. Been variably driving the car during this break in period. In total I’ve only done 4 strong pulls, obviously when the engine is at optimal temps. Man I’m enjoying this thing and I really can’t wait for the break in to end. It’s my first ever brand new car and I just hope I’m doing the break in correctly. South African roads also don’t make driving this car any easier 🥲, dodging potholes feels like an extreme sport 😂. Most times I either have it in Eco or Comfort and I’ve been driving the car normally whenever I do.
I’ve noticed that the car uses loads of fuel even when driving normally in Eco. My average consumption when in Eco or Comfort is between 10-11 ℓ/100km, when I do a small pull or drive a little faster the car goes up to 13-14 ℓ/100km. Is this normal or is the car doing this because it’s still in break in. I was expecting to get around 6-7 ℓ/100km
Any tips for me when it comes to these beautiful machines? I’ve just been daunted by the whole idea of break in, that I just don’t want to mess it up. I’m planning to take it for a break in oil change at 2000kms.
Obviously it’s really a Golf R, and the wheels are not exact. But most of my energy has been getting the color & window decals right, and I think it’s spot on.
Needs a bit more work in the wheel color, might recreate my license plate, and I need to recreate the look of the Sunroof, but overall it’s close enough to share.
Considering this 2014 Golf 7.
I need a relatively cheap car that still drives well. This one is a 1.4 liter ACT 140hp highline trim, and doesn't pop up too often (most are 1-1.2). I felt the engine here is probably worth some compromises in other areas (price, looks), since I want to take long trips.
But is the rust too bad to consider this? I see a lot of bubbling
235/45r17 PS4S with Apex VS-5.
After being out of town for three rainy days, I came home to all of my windows fogged and the passenger side shade/mirror full of water and dripping. I’ve heard leaks are common on MK7s with sunroofs, so looking for someone to confirm or deny my suspicion.
I’m a car enthusiast in his early 20s living in southern Canada and I drive a 9th Gen Honda Accord with 300,000 kilometers on it and a CVT. I share this car with my brother. Most days for me are movement. Driving between school, my family's business or picking up friends.
In spring of next year, I intend to buy my first real enthusiast car and I have narrowed it down to two that I'm seriously considering. The Mk7.5 Volkswagen Golf GTI and the Hyundai Veloster N. As of right now I am not interested in any other car aside from these two, and having a manual transmission is non-negotiable since I'd like to learn.
Just a snippet of what my life looks like and what I want out of a car throughout any given month. I'm always a designated driver for my drunk friends on a Saturday night where they're getting all obnoxious (and gropey with me). I will often find myself hauling boxes of other miscellaneous horsecrap for my family's business, and I mean loading up my Honda till the rear tires are rubbing on the inside of the wheel well. I'll be driving myself to school as well, and everything I mentioned I would also be doing in Canadian winter.
That being said, I'm also frothing at the mouth for an actual driver's car of some sort. I want a car that makes the commute fun, and that gives me an actual desire to go for a drive for no reason. I'm also wanting something I can make my own and learn to tinker with it.
I like the GTI because it's the quintessential "do it all" enthusiast hot hatch. I'm concerned that it might be a little too tied down and muted. That being said, I like that the EA888 is an S tier modding platform, but money is money and modding the car costs money if I find the powertrain is getting old in terms of stock power.
I like the Veloster because it's got the old school hot hatch vibe, I also like that it can hang with the Type R. But I'm concerned the lesser practicality would suck. Also I understand that there's just less to do with a Veloster in terms of modding and general tinkering.
I bought my 2017 GTI new in early 2018, got a hell of a deal (23k). Loved the car and definitely beat on it its entire life lol. Around 90k my water pump went, then another at 105k, then AC. I sold it and moved to a C6 partly due to working remote & being able to bum my fiancées civic for winter. If new GTI’s weren’t mid 30k i likely would have just stayed in the family. I will miss the easy power gain from a downpipe & tune!
Hi all, my car has been making this noise from the rear whenever going over a bump, since two months ago. I can easily recreate it if I push the car down too. It also does this when I try to lift up the car by hand a little from the rear(weird!)
My fronts never does it. Some days It's completely quiet and is smooth as butter, some days its annoyingly loud like in the video.
Is this a shock related problem? For reference, this comes from both sides, and I do have koni strts installed. (they are buzzing since day 1.) I also have 24mm solid rear sway bar and a eibach pro kit lowering springs (that lowers about 1.2 inch).
Hi everyone! I’m looking for some guidance in diagnosing a new issue I found yesterday in my Mk6.
It was about 25-30 deg Celsius (77-86 F) yesterday, and started down-pouring rain. I had my air set to cool (18 deg C) with AC off but I still found the car to be really hot. I picked up a passenger and it seemed to be just me experiencing this, almost as if my floor vents were blowing hot, even though my vents were set to front/windshield.
I then realized the plastic (highlighted in the picture) on my side of the center console was really hot, almost to the point where it hurt to touch.
I know the heater core is right here, I just had it replaced in January. The plastic was getting so hot it started feeling tacky.
It only recently has become hot here again (Canada) so I’m not sure if this is a brand new issue or if I’m just discovering it.
Side note in case it relates - I have an AC refrigerant leak that I haven’t yet fixed, so my cool air currently is just cool air, not AC cold. This is initially why I thought I was still warm, since I have no AC haha. The air from the vents was blowing cool. No issues with air flow!
If anyone has any thoughts please let me know!
Looking for some advice and suggestions on what to do.
Plugged a portable tire inflator into the cabin cigarette lighter in my mk7.5 Gti to pump a bicycle tire. I pushed the button just to turn on the electrical and not start the engine. Upon finishing using the pump for all of five minutes I disconnected, however I am not sure if I forgot to turn off the vehicle. Came back to the car several hours later to find it completely dead.
I jumped the car using a battery pack. When staring the car I got a flashing warning in the dash! “steering lock faulty, Stop!”. The car will shut off completely.
There is no engine cranking or any other functionality outside of being able to lock, unlock the vehicle turn on the radio.
Purchased a new battery, and alas, same issue.
I have checked the fuse behind the small compartment on the left side of the steering wheel. That seems to be intact. Not sure what else to try.
Thanks in advance.
I just picked up my 2024 autobahn after getting APRs Oem plug and play continental golf R turbo swap and a stage 3 ecu flash (93 octane low torque). I am FBO and originally was flashed stage 1 high torque ECU. My initial feeling is it’s a night and day difference!!
The stage 1 w/ intercooler, intake, exhaust made the car quick and was explosive in low/midrange. But one of the reasons I went with Continental golf R turbo upgrade was I didn’t want to lose the OEM low and midrange torque feel and I can say it’s even better and much smoother overall with the R upgrade. The Continental turbo just feels effortless and more powerful through mid range and into gears 5-6 it just keeps going vs falling off like it did on stock turbo. I did a 60-100 roll and it kept pulling to redline whereas the OEM on stage 1 you’d feel it start to fade and drop off around 100-110 mph. Overall I’m very pleased with the initial impression and especially like that there’s clearly a lot more power at the top end without making the car “laggy” at low/midrange which as you know is often the problem with the big turbo swaps on GTIs.
Kudos to APR for a shrewd decision on the Continental which is different than what other companies are offering for their MK8 stage 3 turbo upgrade and big props to Auto Engineering in Lexington, Mass for all their work on my entire build. 👏🙌🙏 🚘
Sad to say goodbye to my Mk7 GTI after 8 years. Couldn’t have asked for a better little egg ❤️ onto a B9.5 S5
2017 GTI Sport MT - 67k
1st shop thought it was a heatshield
2nd thought Sway bar end link
3rd I was at for 3 hours today they went over everything and still can’t find it.
I’m losing my mind and can’t figure out what this could be. ITS LOUD as in you can hear it from outside the car down the street loud.
Sounds like someone is banging two solid metal pipes against each other.
I’m at my wits end, all shops say my suspension is tight, bushings are fine. Only work on the car was replacing the brake rotors and pads.
I have an IE catback that was installed after I started hearing the noise in hopes that the exhaust was the issue clanking around.