JoeGTI7

A tip for those who find the wireless charging flakey - remove the little rubber mat from that cubby hole! You'll find that your phone will fit in there much better without that mat and will charge much more reliably.

I dunno tbh. I don’t think it’s as bad as the other pics in the previous post! I hate going back to dealers, serious pain, so it would want to be something really annoying me to warrant the hassle. I wonder what they’d do anyway? I’m guessing they’d attempt to replace the covers but I suspect that’s not an easy job and sure it could look as bad or worse afterwards.

this is mad, I was searching this forum a few days ago to see if I could find anyone reporting issues like this and I didn’t find anything, which suggests this is a dip in standards from the MK8. I’ve noticed similar on my 8.5 Clubsport. Not quite as bad as yours there but I don’t remember ever noticing this in my previous MK8. The upholstery on both front seats is noticeably not that well fitted in my car tbh.

Hi guys, Question for those of you with pano roofs. I like to leave mine open in the tilted position a lot, especially in this fine spell of weather. I've noticed (or heard) something odd when it's in this position. Every time I come to a stop, it sounds like something is "closing" or sliding forwards as I brake. Almost sounds like the blind is closing or even the roof itself is closing, but definitely neither are budging! It's quite minor and not even an annoying type of noise (it does really sound like the blind gently closing) but I'd love to know what it is. Anyone else ever notice this?

I got the “black edition” ones on eBay. Much cheaper than the dealers. Here - https://www.ebay.ie/itm/404995278632?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=5282-175127-2357-0&ssspo=wdtYPdPTQPS&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=phSKMh8yQwS&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY seller was great, very helpful and responsive to me when I had one minor follow up query. Fitting is very straightforward. I didn’t even take the glass out, managed to remove mirror caps without removing glass.

It does chirp (sometimes, but not always!) if you enable the "lock car automatically when you walk away from it" (can't remember exact wording). And it'll double-chirp if it cannot lock, e.g. if one of the doors or boot is open.

I tried the dynamic lighting trial in my new CS and it's definitely not worth stumping up for. The only thing I noticed was the interior ambient lighting flashed amber if you switched on your hazard warning lights. Thats about as gimmicky as it gets. Didn't notice anything else that it added.

Yep, for some annoying reason, VW only do the gloss-black caps for cars that don't have side-assist! You can only get them primed for side-assist equipped cars. A much cheaper alternative (and a lot less faff) is to get a pair of caps off AliExpress for about £40. I've done this twice, on my MK8 and again now on my MK8.5 and they're near as damn perfect. These are the ones I got: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002022435575.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.4.25a31802vK6VbM

what “suction cup” do you have @chillly?

The part is different in the MK7. I posted a link to where I got the black edition versions a couple of pages back - https://www.ebay.ie/itm/404995278632 I wouldn't say they're "black" either. Really it is more like a light grey tint! So you may be wise to get the white ones, if there's a good saving.

Great job with the spoiler @Tethias! Huge improvement. Its interesting that it can be purchased pre-painted too, which makes the whole thing easier. Can you elaborate on how simple it was to fit? Is the old one simply bolted on or is there any adhesive involved? And new one is a direct swap with no faff required to make it fit?

Hey Rebecca, I ordered these From eBay here last week and fitted them to my CS today. Very simple job, once you get the mirror caps off. Really pleased with how they look. The lens themselves are darker than the factory ones and the lights themselves seem a lot brighter too.

I have my new GTI CS about 6 weeks and zero issues so far... touching wood firmly... I wouldn't be sure that the buttons have anything to do with it though... the steering wheels are the same, bar the haptic/physical buttons. I retrofitted the R DSG paddles to the new car and the process was exactly the same as the old car (which had haptics)

The new car looks stunning Rebecca. Congratulations!

No not really actually. It’s only in relative recent years that VW Ireland started spec’ing cars to a decent level. About 2014/15 there was a big shakeup. I bought a new MK7 GTI in 2013 and had to pay for such luxuries as climate control, 18’s, xenons, all of which were standard in the UK. Of course we pay very handsomely for it. And neither is there any such thing here as a broker similar to what you have with Carwow or Drive the deal. You want a new car? Your only option is dealing directly with the main dealer. And discounts are slim to none!