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My R is 4 years old this month so I recently decided to replace the battery proactively, before it goes tits-up on me. Decided to go with Odyssey Performance AGM, and made a great discovery - FCP Euro, the vendor who provides lifetime warranty on virtually everything, is an Odyssey dealer, and...

NOT CarPlay - I'm talking about the native VW interface. Anyone else having this problem? In every version prior to this week's 15.6.1 update, I could receive text messages in my '19 R. Enabling it is done by hitting "show notifications" under iOS BT settings for the car. But that option is now...

Ok, withclutch.com is offering Monroneys again. At one time it was free, but not surprisingly, they got bombarded and had to shut it down. Now you can buy "bulk access" at $5 apiece. Pay here, they will send you login credentials to get the goods.. https://www.withclutch.com/stickers Hit "bulk...

Totally free. Works for now. These sites have cropped up before then been shut down or moved. Get it while you can! https://www.withclutch.com/window-stickers

This looks impressive...

Noticing that DynAudio Mk7.5 subs are available for ~$140 or so on Ebay, plus semi-hefty shipping from across the pond. Both the DynAudio & Fender subs show "2x2ohm" on their stickers, so I ASSume they're compatible? Anyone ever swap out a Fender for the DynAudio? Allegedly it's a better box. I...

From what I can gather on the UK Mk7 R site, these are apparently a new item... https://parts.vw.com/p/Volkswagen__Golf-R/18-Pretoria-Wheel---Black/69588887/5G0071498AAX1.html

Pretty cool new device.. https://www.autopolar.net/product/polar-fis-mqb/

This is the good one - the UVS100 from Covercraft. p/n UVS11378SV. Used previously in my '16 R. This version won't quite clear the mirror in a Mk7.5 '18+ - there's a newer part number for those years. But for anything in the Golf 7 family from '15-'17, this one is the proper fit. New they run...

She's much less annoying when you realize that she wrenches on her own cars and actually is quite the gearhead...

$40 shipped to lower 48. 1.25A more than ample for maintaining your battery, but if you've deeply discharged it, is gonna be slower to fully recharge than a higher-amperage model, but will still get the job done.

Not the same behavior as my '16 with MIB2. Can anyone spot what I'm talking about?

Wooo boy this is one helluva tale... https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2020/02/where-your-author-requires-a-volkswagen-quality-control-remedy/

Interesting post over at BitOG... https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/5324234/ato24-oil-analysis-0w-20-engine-oils-with-vw-508-00-509-00-approval#Post5324234

On US-spec '19 R's, the temp & fuel gauge displays use the archaic C___H & E___F labels, like your grandpa's '58 Ford... Every other market in the world (from what I can gather) gets a more euro-like traditional display. I know this can be enabled for either US-spec cars (or perhaps via...

I traded my '16 R for a '19 over the weekend. Some observations regarding the differences in the infotainment system: - Whoever thought a glossy screen and capacitive buttons was some sort of advancement should be shot. Yeah, it all looks very nice - when clean, which is immediately after wiped...

https://www.soundandvision.com/content/siriusxm-adds-4mo-streaming-package-students Smoking deal. Run SXM on CarPlay or Android Auto, crank it up to the highest bandwidth setting of 3 available, and voila, you have 320kbps SXM streaming, which sounds 1000x better than the ultra-compressed...

No affiliation, just stumbled on this on cars.com - nice markdown already and I suspect they could be talked down further, as this will be a tricky combination for them to sell, and it's getting late in the model year... https://www.chapmanvw.com/detail/new/2019/Volkswagen/Golf+R/219684/CAV

Sirius has just enhanced the Select programming tier, now allowing you to stream to your phone or computer. This is a big deal - before now, you had to have an "All Access" ($$) or a streaming only account to be able to do this. No more. Select can be had for as little as $5/month by asking for...

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