All of golfdave's "How to retro-fit" guides

[golfdave]

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Vehicle used in these guides
UK spec, 2014yr model, Mk7 Golf Estate (GSW), GT (Highline) trim, 1.4lt TSI (140PS) CHPA petrol engine, MQ250 6speed manual gearbox, multi-link rear suspension.

Full details in each guide if they need to be adapted for the standard 3dr or 5dr hatch, 2WD or AWD, torsion beam or multi-link rear suspension, hatch or Estate/GSW.

The main reason for this is that some of the guides are getting buried way down the list & I have had a job locating them for people! So I thought it would be beneficial to create a sticky (hopefully) in one place which contains links to all of my "How to" guides.

Because my car was a "loaded" (I went mental on the options list) UK (European) GT (Highline) there are many common "How to retro-fit" guides that I did not write as those items came factory fitted eg;- Euro light switch, LED reading lights, LED licence plate lights, LED visor vanity lights, Bi-Xenon's with LED DRL's, Front fog lights, Reversing camera, Dynaudio, etc., etc.

However this still left plenty of what I consider to be "essential" items not factory fitted!! Many of these items are factory fitted if you are in France or Germany, & yet my car came out of the same German factory as theirs!!

This proves that your country's importer are the ones who state the cars specification & many items they do not bother offering to buyers in the price lists etc... (not enough demand, marketing etc).

How to retro fit the:-

Rear subframe harmonic damper from the Audi A3 saloon.
How to retro-fit the rear subframe harmonic damper from the Audi A3 Saloon (2013->) | GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum

Screenwash tank cap from the Audi Q7.
How to retro-fit the screenwash tank cap from the Audi Q7 (2016->) | GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum

Front brake air guides from the Audi RS3.
How to retro-fit the front brake air guides from the Audi RS3 (2017->) | GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum

Front brake air guides from the Audi TT-RS.
How to retro-fit the front brake air guides from the Audi TT-RS (2010->) | GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum

Lower rear suspension Mk8 Golf aero guards or Mk5-Mk8 stone guards.
How to retro-fit the Mk8 rear suspension aero covers or stone guards to a Mk7 Golf. | GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum

Front subframe cover from the VW Tiguan.
How to retro-fit the front subframe cover from the VW Tiguan (2016->) | GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum

98RON fuel flap sticker.
How to retro-fit the 98RON fuel sticker. | GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum

Newer coolant expansion tank cap.
How to retro-fit the newer coolant expansion tank cap to a Mk7 Golf | GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum

Bigger capacity battery.
How to retro-fit a bigger capacity battery to a Mk7 Golf | GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum

Engine cover to a 1.2lt -1.4lt petrol engine.
How to retro-fit the engine cover to a 1.2lt & 1.4lt, Mk7 Golf | GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum

Modified EVAP pipe on all EA211 1.2lt-1.4lt engines.
How to retro-fit the modified EVAP pipe on all EA211, 1.2lt & 1.4lt petrol engines | GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum

Rear window spoiler fins on an Estate/Variant/SW.
How to retro-fit the rear window spoiler fins to a Mk7 Golf Estate/Variant/S.W. | GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum

Cover the big hole in the rear bumper of an Estate/Variant/SW.
How to cover the big hole in the rear bumper of a Mk7 Golf Estate/Variant/S.W. | GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum

Fix the turbo wastegate rattle on a EA211 1.4lt 140/150PS engine.
How to fix the turbo wastegate rattle on the Mk7 Golf 1.4lt TSI (140/150PS) | GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum

More Dynaudio badges to a Mk7 Golf.
How to retro-fit more Dynaudio badges to a Mk7 Golf | GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum


Misc. guides

Official worldwide maintenance schedules.
VW Golf Mk7 (all versions) Official Worldwide Maintenance Schedules | GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum

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Still working on tidying them up:-



Jack pads from the Audi RS3.
How to retro-fit the jack pads from the Audi A3 (2013->) | GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum


Fire Extinguisher.
https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/inde...t-the-fire-extinguisher-to-a-mk7-golf.320097/

312mm front brakes.
https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/inde...-the-312mm-front-brakes-to-a-mk7-golf.338138/

Tyre pressure monitoring TPMS Set button.
https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/inde...fit-the-tpms-set-button-to-a-mk7-golf.338152/

Traction control ESC button.
https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/inde...tion-control-esc-button-to-a-mk7-golf.320066/

Door exit warning lights from the VW Passat.
https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/inde...arning-lights-from-the-vw-passat-2013.326032/

GTE air intake.
https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/inde...air-intake-to-a-mk7-golf.353884/#post-7167924

skid trays, aerodynamic under trays, & stone guards
http://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8532

modify & improve the gearshift for a MQ250 gearbox
http://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14444

change the oil on a MQ200 or MQ250, 5 speed or 6 speed, manual gearbox
How to change the oil on a Mk7 Golf MQ200 or MQ250, 5 speed or 6 speed, manual gearbox. | GOLFMK7 - VW GTI MKVII Forum / VW Golf R Forum / VW Golf MKVII Forum

EA211 engine:- heat shielding & how to sort the design flaws in the coil pack wiring
https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42100

 

[Daner]

Thanks for collecting these all in one place! I have made very good use of at least one of them, and found all of them to be helpful and thought-provoking.

What are the other 4 that you are working on?

 

[Chillout]

Great stuff dave!

 

[golfdave]

Thanks to the above comments..

I'm hoping to have this thread made "sticky" if the mods will do it.

The other four I have done the mods (all VW items which could have been factory fit), not really the first to do, but the first on a MK7 for one of them..just need to write up, I might do a temporary write up for each then re-write properly like I still have the MQ250 gear shift to properly sort the pics

Just wait & see..

 

[merkeyterkey]

What a great idea. OP, you're the man.

 

[golfdave]

Added three more guides!

TPMS (SET!) button, 288mm to 312mm brake swap & Audi TT-RS air guides/flaps.

 

[golfdave]

Added another guide, mainly because people are getting confused over the Audi jack pads!

 

[fyzm7357]

Wow, thank you for all of these!

 

[golfdave]

That's the wastegate rattle fix sorted!

And guide added...

 

[Mikeyd1]

Great write up mate. Looks like I have plenty to get on with.lol one by one I'll get there

 

[golfdave]

Great write up mate. Looks like I have plenty to get on with.lol one by one I'll get there

Thanks & yep it'll keep you busy....

 

[golfdave]

Added the MQ250 gearbox oil change to the list!

 

[golfdave]

Added a new type of guide (bottom of list) after being asked to ..

"How the VW Golf GTI Performance Pack (PP) “Front Differential Lock” (VAQ) works."!!

 

[golfdave]

Added a new guide for fitting the Audi RS3 (2017->) air guides/ducts for the front brakes.

These supersede the Audi TT-RS items IMHO as way better!

 

[golfdave]

Added another "Guide"...well not a guide, basically I re-wrote out and deciphered the VAG worldwide service schedules...