MK7 "Random / "Stupid" Questions Thread"

[Strange Mud]

I'm sure there is a fail safe of sorts for manually shifting the DSG trans, so you can't accidentally shift into 1st doing 30mph. My question is, does anyone know at what speed (or RPM) for each gear that you cannot downshift?

no...but I know how to find out.

Mud

I would assume it is red-line or similar dependent.

 

[FrgMstr]

Those rear white fins on the rear window leading to the spoiler aren't OEM either. They should be gloss black.

Looking around, I found it on parts.vw.com. Is Oettinger a supplier of quality products or should I expect issues?

OETTINGER® Twin Bridge Spoiler – Primer
This Fits Your 2019 Volkswagen GTI

Part Number: 5G0071644BGRU
Supersession(s): 5G0-071-644-BGRU

 

[oddspyke]

Looking around, I found it on parts.vw.com. Is Oettinger a supplier of quality products or should I expect issues?

OETTINGER® Twin Bridge Spoiler – Primer
This Fits Your 2019 Volkswagen GTI

Part Number: 5G0071644BGRU
Supersession(s): 5G0-071-644-BGRU

They're pretty high quality. As long as the installer put it on correctly, you should have no issues.

 

[Subliminal]

Score on the Oettinger... but for all that is sacred, please remove that dealer emblem

 

[swcrow]

Score on the Oettinger... but for all that is sacred, please remove that dealer emblem

LOL. I told mine when I bought it that they can leave their logo on mine as long as they pay me for advertising. They took it off really quick

 

[Ghost GTI]

Looking around, I found it on parts.vw.com. Is Oettinger a supplier of quality products or should I expect issues?

OETTINGER® Twin Bridge Spoiler – Primer
This Fits Your 2019 Volkswagen GTI

Part Number: 5G0071644BGRU
Supersession(s): 5G0-071-644-BGRU

Quality stuff. Wouldn't worry about any issues with it.

 

[chillax]

I'm sure there is a fail safe of sorts for manually shifting the DSG trans, so you can't accidentally shift into 1st doing 30mph. My question is, does anyone know at what speed (or RPM) for each gear that you cannot downshift?

I don't want to test it to find the limit but I accidentally downshifted into 1st when I thought I was going from 3rd to 2nd. I did not see exactly how high the rpms got but it was well over redline. This was at a pretty low speed and I noticed my mistake a split second after so completely let off the gas.

 

[FrgMstr]

Score on the Oettinger... but for all that is sacred, please remove that dealer emblem

Yep, already gone and buffed out. Was not on too long so came off easy.

 

[Subliminal]

Yep, already gone and buffed out. Was not on too long so came off easy.

Have you checked the rest of the car for aftermarket parts/tune?

 

[FrgMstr]

Have you checked the rest of the car for aftermarket parts/tune?

After I learned that this morning I started looking around. Outside the shift knob, all looks the same as it does on the VW site. Everything under the hood looks OE. As for tune, it does not "feel" like it to me, but how would I check? Thanks!

 

[jimlloyd40]

that seems like an oversight lol

yeah I was wondering about stock

It's an option with an EQT DSG tune so you can prevent it from shifting at the OEM redline.

 

[Strange Mud]

not a question but I was surprised the other day when I got in car and my screen flashed up "Phone Charge Very Low" (or something like that). I was impressed.

 

[Supercrumpet]

I'm interested in getting some aftermarket wheels for my Alltrack, and I just want to verify that I'm planning everything correctly. Wheel hub is 57mm and the wheels I'm looking at have a 67mm hub bore. I would also like some spacers, and the ones I'm looking at have a 57mm bore as well. Would I install the spacer onto the hub with the extended lugs bolts (do I need conical?), then the hub centric ring for 57 to 67mm, then the wheel? Is that everything I need?

Would still just like some confirmation, better safe than sorry.

 

[oddspyke]

Would still just like some confirmation, better safe than sorry.

You're pretty close, it goes spacer, rings, wheel, extended lugs. A threaded wheel hanger will make it all a lot easier to assemble. As for conical vs spherical lugs, it depends on the wheel. VW uses spherical for their factory wheels and so do a few aftermarket wheel makers (Neuspeed for example) but most use conical.

If I can steer you in another direction, skip the spacers and just buy wheels with the right offset and width to start with. It's likely to save you some headaches.

 

[shovelhd]

The OEM bore size is 57.1mm. Agreed on the proper offset. Don't mess with spacers if you can avoid it. Also, get a high quality hub ring that fully seats in the bore, or you'll spend all the money you saved on non-OEM bore wheels on chasing vibration problems. I have Neuspeeds with OEM bores and they fit perfectly.