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Highly unlikely that the new 225/45x17 tyres will weigh an extra 3Kg each over the old 16" ones, so an overall unsprung saving seems certain in this case, even if it amounts to only around 6Kg across all 4 wheels. The wider tyres are likely to have increased rolling resistance, but then the...

Welcome to a livelier - and maybe also more economical, (depending on tyre rolling resistance) Golf.

Did the 'right thing' over 3 years ago by replacing my Golf's original handsome but heavy and hard to clean Linas 16x6.5 alloys with 17% lighter 16x7 Bini Revolites. Today have sacrificed some great efficiency for hopefully better form by fitting these M-B 'forged' 16x7 items, but on...

Would physically 'fit' but could not recommend this set-up. 8.5" wide wheels are more suitable for tyres in the 245-265 width range. Your 225 tyres are a good size in that they are wide enough for road use for most, especially if driven in the wet and/or poorer quality roads. Rims 7- 8" wide...

A dream gear set for my 1.5 litre 6MT would have a slightly higher 1st/lower 2nd as most above have mentioned. As 4th/5th are quite close, I'd like 5th a little taller, but would then like my 6th to be a little-used purely motorway/autobahn stellar cruising gear, about 20% taller than it is now.

Looking good and make a nice change from seeing the more usual 18 and mostly OTT 19" options. Given that my modest flow-formed 7J x 16" + 205/55 outfit tip the scales at 15.15 Kg/33 lb each, I was a tad surprised to see that your 'sensible' 17" size forged wheel + tyre combo still weighed-in at...

Not done today, but 800 miles ago earlier this month I can now claim that the 'Stage 1' type remap on my 1.5 TSI, ('150' DADA) Estate is a 99% certain success and so I'm happy that I didn't wait until the car's official 3rd birthday. The car already had the official VW 'kangaroo fix' remap very...

Sorry I missed this at the time - I 'centred' it when affixing the VW mount to the Bosch A300H blade and yes, it's pretty even both ends, but you could adjust it a little to suit. There is still a few mm of clearance between the end of the blade carrier, (the bit embossed with 'BOSCH') and the...

Not for a long time and never in a Golf. BTW it's just easier/more room to do it in the front with both seats reclined. Amateur :p

Not wishing to re-ignite the rear wiper debate, but my OCD about maximum swept area on car wipers had me searching for a longer rear blade to replace the 'better-quality-than-standard' recommended 280mm/11 inch Bosch A282H I already had fitted. A 300mm/12 inch option seemed a safe bet, but it...

No, I chose the ET 41 offset version, which combined with the 1/2 inch extra rim width over the original 6.5" wide VW alloys mean that they protrude outwards by just over 11mm and inboard by 1mm. This modest difference would go unnoticed by most, but does 'improve' the stance a little. Also...

In theory yes, 'everything' would be worse as the suspension/dampers/steering are given, (slightly) more work to do with the increased unsprung mass of a larger/heavier wheel/tyre combination. Also the car's acceleration and fuel economy will be marginally affected and not in a positive way. In...

Loved being given copies as a lad of UK 'What Car?' by an uncle back when it was a flawed, but good car mag in the mid-1970's. Ironically I can now browse what has been for many years now more 'What VAG?' as my wife often brings it home from her work, but it's a lame and biased effort that...

Yes, the shaft on a GTi must be shorter anyway - I'd almost forgotten the 'fake' GTi style knob I tried for a very short time did sit quite a bit higher.

The 22mm, (less than an inch in old money) I lopped off the top of the shaft didn't impact on anything. The 3 grub screws securing the knob are still within the knurled section of the shaft. There is still quite a lot of scope, (shaft length left) to mount the knob higher-up if required. As the...

The GT2 is pretty darn good isn't it :cool: - I wasn't too sure at first, but now glad that I didn't flinch at the 'unnecessary' cost. Surprised to read that you needed to use Loctite on the grub screws, mine's held fast for nearly 4 months now with no indication it's ever going to loosen...

2019 - only 5K miles from new so far, blame COVID :(

I'm certainly no detailer, but do like to keep the car reasonably clean - while exerting the minimum of time/effort ;)

Horses for courses, I'm happy enough with the 'excess' of boot on mine - gives a visual effect of the knob itself being mounted lower than it really is, which some may prefer. The only thing I insisted on was that the boot's stitching remained straight, neatly met with the bottom of the knob...

Treated myself to a 'Black Friday' bargain Sportshifters GT2 last year in preference to the similar BFI options more often seen around the web. I had earlier tried a cheap fake GTi version off fleabay, but didn't get along with the shape/feel of it - never mind the sub-standard quality. The...