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Hello guys and girls I purchased my mk7.5 r last October and basically the dealership who I bought it off told me nothing about the car, I found 2 months after purchasing it a GSB valve connected to my turbo. It also pops and bangs in every driving mode so I would love to talk to the past owner and see what else they have done to it. If anybody could help me I’d appreciate it. REG LO18 SFZ. Lapiz blue. 😃 thanks Keenen. -
Hi Peeps, I have a 2019 7.5 Estate with DCC and 83k miles (owned since 35k and 1.5 years old), and at its last service and MOT (by VW in UK) it was noted that one of the front shock absorbers was beginning to "mist" and this was a sign of impending failure, though they said it wasn't critical. They quoted around £550 - £600 to replace just the one. When i bought the car I didn't know that it had had Racing Line lowering springs fitted to it. It was a super hard ride and I subsequently hit a pothole and cracked one of the Pretoria's. I opted to change the Racing Line springs out for Eibachs - as this was cheaper than finding oem VW springs to put back on, and still maintained a little lowering which i didn't mind aesthetically. The suspension has always been a bit noisy, especially when on comfort mode, and don't know if this is normal. It's less noisy on Normal and Race modes. I have only subsequently read about the DCC needing "resetting", on a lift with the wheels dangling - and don't know if this was done then the Racing Line Springs were originally fitted, and the people who fitted the Eibachs said they'd not heard of doing this - and they're a VAG performance tuning shop(!) so don't think this was done by them either (should i NOT go back there??). Is this definitely a *real* thing? I've never had the car with oem springs so don't know how the default ride is, and how much the DCC setting *should* change the ride feel. • Is the misting indeed a sign of impending doom? • Should I get VW to replace it? • Is replacing only 1 of them silly? • Is having the lowering springs fitted, and not necessarily having the DCC reset the probable cause of the early failure (and so the other three will need replacing soon also)? • Is 83k miles a reasonable length of time for the shocks to live? • Are there non-VW options to consider (only if cheaper/betting with the existing Eibachs)? It's a family car, not a track car, and gets mostly driven in DCC Comfort mode. I love the car, but don't have money to throw at it for no good reason. I can't justify to the wife spending money on purely aesthetic things like getting the rims redone (of boy do they need it!), or the paintwork fixed and ceramic coated etc. Thoughts appreciated!
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Hi Everyone I've searched for this but nothing came up. First of all thanks for the really useful forum. Hope to participate further as time goes on. I have a Golf R 5dr DSG to pick up from the dealer on Friday and am extremely excited. I've booked it in with Wharfside at Canary Wharf for a "Single Stage" paint protection on Saturday. I've spoken to them and it'll get a pre-wash, wash, clay and wax. It's £180 for about 6 hours. If I upgrade to the Gtechniq EXO V2 Protection it goes up to over £300. I can't remember what the basic protection is but I think they use Autoglym. http://www.carwashers.co.uk/ http://www.wharfsidedetailing.co.uk/ I think they're the same business but one valeting/one detailing. It's my nearest place I think- I live in Bow. I looked at GleamMachine and other highly recommended places but they're too hard to get to with just one car. In future I aim to do this kind of thing myself but I think I should get it done professionally first time round, especially as I have no kit and no tap in my building's underground car park. Anyone heard anything about these guys? General feedback online seems to be positive but there isn't much around. Appreciate any comments. Cheers Seb
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