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Vehicle mk7.5 Golf R station wagon 2020 UK right hand drive It’s got 30k mls so I performed first brake change pads and discs, swapped all corners. The old ones werent significantly, worn and caliper pistons weren’t fully protruded and easily pushed back. I used genuine ATE discs and pads too...

Low miles 30k mls The car displays the common squeaky creaky noise over bumps. It seems as though it’s the lower control bushes or possibly the struts (top mounts) Is there a technical service bulletin or TPI from VW ? The car is still under VW warranty. I want to be armed with prior knowledge...

Hi All I seem to have the dreaded suspension creak, is this likely to be the lower control arm bushings ? or the shocks ? Or top mount ? Vehicle has applied approx 28k mls. Is there a Uk technical service bulletin or TPI that someone can share ? I have 2 year extended warranty.

Don I know it’s an old thread but wondering whether you or Somos could help. I came across this post that you contributed to about retrofitting Golf R Mk7 headlights to a Golf Mk7 2017 which allegedly had Mk7.5 BCM software /hardware ? Note I’m a novice using VCDS, I’m trying to learn. I’m in...

Hi Somnus, I saw this post that you contributed to about retrofitting Golf R Mk7 headlights to a Golf Mk7 2017 which allegedly had Mk7.5 BCM software /hardware ? I’m in a similar situation where my Mk7.5 Golf TSI EVO NAV 2018 was retrofitted with Mk7 Golf R front and rear lights along with full...

Hi prior to m ownership, my vehicle was retrofitted with Mk7 R Bi-xenon/LED head lights and mk7 rear tail lights. I'm assuming It previously had 7.5 standard DRL halogens, because it has the adapter conversion loom to make the headlights work. The headlights work fine aside from the irritating...

Shame we can’t do a class action in Uk. I forked out £330 to have mine replaced by a local independent and vehicle had no more than 26k miles.

2018 Golf Vehicle 2018 Mk7.5 Airbag mil light came on bloomin car and this error message 9440027 on VCDS, by all counts it’s the seat airbag igniter ? Whats likely cause when it says resistance high, The airbag itself ? or do the connectors wiring sometimes go faulty ? Is there a how to...

Hi all I need some assistance please with finding off the shelf quality in line crossovers that will neatly snug behind the A pillars that house my front Dynaudio tweeters in my Mk 7 Golf. Dynaudio tweeters that are fitted with the full Dynaudio upgrade system ordinarily are fed a direct...

It’s a discernible leak dropped 500 ml in two days. Is it just the failing gasket where the housing meets the engine block ?

Is this waterpump failure across all TSI petrol engines ? Does it start off as a coolant leak ? I’ve got a leak on my 7.5 1.5 TSI 2018 25k miles. My car hasn’t overheated though. Is it the impeller that fails or just that pump starts leaking water from side of engine !

I’ve re edited this post I have coolant leak on right side of engine just above bell housing, coolant level warning light came on. I checked engine bay and it seemed nothing obvious until I noticed that coolant had been weeping collecting onto the bell housing. Having read a few posts now it’s...

Anyone come across an issue with play an intermediate steering shaft universal joint ? Is the Steering intermediate shaft Universal joint a replaceable item ? I have play in a 2017 A3 8V S line, all MQB VW Audi Skoda platforms share the same column shaft.

I’m in same position as you were. Any joy with that supplier ? or did you source on from another supplier ? thanks

https://www.onbuy.com/gb/7l-extractor-pump-manual-vacuum-oil-fluid-70-170psi-petrol-fuel~c10610~p22000857/

I got Axle stand rubber pads and a Weismann tyre bolt wrench. I also received another vacuum pump oil drainer, I still have my trusted original 5 lite one but I broke the thinnest draining tube years back and needed another one. I made do with the thicker ones on all the other diesels I have ...

I hope not paid a pretty penny for a diagnostic tablet with software support. This was a reply on Ross tech forum re similar query to mine, mine uses UDS protocol “ We've found an issue with recent builds of VCDS and autoscanning vehicles with a UDSgateway (like your MLB-Evo based Q5). New...

Oh well, looks as though the trolls got bored and f’d off lol 😂

As soon as I sort it out I’ll post it.