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Hi all, has any one had a stone chip repaired on a heated windscreen? if so does the final stage of polishing the screen erode the conductive layer on the surface? as in do you see the polished area of clear glass compared to the rest of the screen that has the coloured layer on top.

Hi all, is everyone here finding Golf R insurance quotes very high in the last 2 years? I keep getting quotes back for around £1100-1300 mark. Insurers tell me these are now classed as high risk, Adrian flux quoted me £6k. Has these cars got to the point now where they are like range rovers and costing too much to insure?

Hi all, with the recent trend of car prices dipping recently, and now especially after the latest reg release in March. Is there a chance car prices will go up a bit come summer - as this is probably the best time for people to buy and sell cars? I valued my Golf R on Carwow, came back as £21400 for a 6 year old car, this ime last year it was £26000. Is there much hope to wait? or if I want to sell it, should I do it now?

Hi all, I signed up to weconnect for the first time to upload speed camera POI's via the online website. But once logged in, all I see my volkswagen page, with the options of Garage, Topics and Settings. Am I missing something here? where do you go to navigate to add POIs?

Does the brake fluid need changing if there is no water content in it? Kwitfit carrried out a free brake check on my car and they reported back the brake fluid is fine.

Do you think you may have had a bad batch or are they not as good as people say they are, seems going OEM is the way forward.

So after doing a bit more research, Tarox Strada pads seem to get good reviews and produce less brake dust over OEM pads. Looked around and Awesome GTI do 5% discount code bringing the price of the Club Sport discs down to £428 + Tarox Strada pads at £131, Total: £559. Anyone here with experience using Tarox Strada pads and compared those to the Club Sport S pads?

Quick question, do you guys go to VW dealers to have brake fluid change or is a indy preferred choice? If you do go through the indy route, does that affect the service history? or do they update it electronically like the dealers?

Just looked at the price, Club Sport S discs and pads coming in at £716 , far too much money I think, looked like they were cheaper a few years back but that's inflation for you. VW dealers charging £321 for standard pads alone, again I think that's too much, and see aftermarket discs and pads cheaper. Basically I want OE feel but cheaper than VW prices, had a look around different threads on the forum, seems EBC, Pagid and Mtec seem to be the main choices. Doing some research it seems Pagid make the standard OEM discs for VW Golf R's? Due to cost, probably prefer a plain look disc + pads. Would these Pagid's be any good? not bad for £211 https://www.carenhancementsuk.co.uk/products/pagid-brake-discs-mk7-golf-r?variant=32209210933313+ Or these EBC at £188 https://clptuning.co.uk/product/ebc-d-series-front-brake-discs-vag-mqb-340mm/

Hi, has anyone here fitted Club sport discs and used standard VW brake pads? Will this setup have any performance benefit over standard discs?

I am in North West London, VW Doctor in Watford quoted me £692, so happy with that.

Hi all, recently been finding my Golf R has the dreaded thermostat leak. Took my car to VW for a service and they confirmed it was leaking and quoted me a cost of around £1250 which is extortionate. What kind of price would I be looking at from an Indy? And where do you even begin to search for a reliable Indy that can do the job?

Well, just in case they fob me off, and I know if I can do it I will be able to realign it perfectly.

Hi all, I recently had my tailgate replaced due to an accident, but the body shop has misaligned the gloss black trim attached to the rear glass. Is there a way to take this off and re-bond it to the glass? If so what bonding agent is required?

So if they have quoted me 26.5k then most likely will receive that barring a few stone chips one panel. As for values going down, haven't really followed the market lately, but to receive around 26k for a 4 year old car then that's great, would of expected that for a 2/3 year old car prior to the pandemic. Also my estimated quote is worth slightly more compared to Shug's due to mine being an 18 plate, seems consistent.