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Just bumping up this thread as my drivers door mirror fell off this (Sunday) morning. Am I better getting a whole wing mirror replacement to include the backing plate or just the glass itself? The Wing Mirror Company sells just the glass and I was just concerned how the heating part would...

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Apart from Tar Spots, are they any other major disadvantage for opting for this colour? I am keen on it as superficial scratches don't show up (a massive pet hate) and I think the colour looks really nice. I currently have one in Titanium Silver which hardly shows the dirt but I accept that...

Thanks for the response and consideration. After the initial shock, she is fine and well. Regarding the car, after all that, the insurer has now considered this a write off and we are just waiting to hear what the settlement will be.

My other half is a Key worker and had a car accident in her VW this afternoon in the UK. She was hit on the passengers door and wing. Whilst still drivable the ABS light is permanently on. We are insured with Aviva and normally we opt to go with a VW approved repairer who are all closed at...

Thought I would report back with an update. Managed to find a DSG specialist over here in the UK. Gearbox rebuilt (got see the worn bearings) along with a new Clutch and Flywheel for under £2K after 5 days off the road. Very happy so far. Yes I could have looked for a fast trade in. The big...

Thanks for all the responses. ReadTheBook the sound is not too different to the clip. Jonnyng how long did you wait before having this done? right now I am not suffering a transmission issues, just the noise. If it is the bearings I am hoping I can hang on for a few weeks before taking any...

No problem. It is like a high pitch whine, coming from the front nearside area of the engine bay. Sorry I don't have a recording of this (yet). Once I get to 70MPH I don't really hear it but this could be due to road noise. At the worst, I am tempted to look to get a recon unit (subject to...

77,000 Miles on the clock. Just come back from the dealership after reporting a whining sound from 45 MPH. They originally diagnosed it was some sort of eval pipe. However after the replacement of the pipe, the noise .was still present and now they are saying the bearing inside the DSG box...

I am thinking of switching to All Season Tyres from my existing Summer Tyres. Q, Do I need to change all my tyres at once or can I get away with switching a pair at a time? Q. For those that use Season Tyres, how well have they performed during winter? Q. Do they generate any more road noise...

So ever since I went into a pot hole, I have noticed a droning noise when travelling at 70mph. This gets louder the faster I go but only from 70mph. Took this to my local dealership and paid for the inspection. The engineer confirmed the presence of the noise but having checked for possible...

I need to replace my windscreen due to a very large chip. Has anyone had experience of having this replaced (I am booking this in with the local dealer)? I could live with it as it passed a recent MOT but it will need doing at some point. Just worried this fit won't be as good as factory...

Now and again, the one shot button to wind down the drivers window fails to work. When this happens, I have to hold the window button until the Windows unwound down completely. Has anyone experienced this and if so what was the fix?

I have a keyless setup. From time to time I get the message "key not found" I normally place the keys in the drawer directly in front of the gear lever below the centre console. The battery has been recently changed about 3 months ago. Any ideas?

So after 8 months of ownership, I got a dashboard warning about my tyre pressure. After going around all tyres, I found the pressure was the same. In my case 38psi. Just wondered if anyone else has experienced a false alarm? I know in my previous MK6 this happened very regularly.