xs2man Posted September 9, 2024 Report Share Posted September 9, 2024 Very nice. Some inspiration right there. Nice looking load area cover. Must look for one for an estate. What wireless carplay option did you go for? I will no doubt need one of them. I currently use a Belkin magsafe charging phone mount in all my cars, but the position of the vents in the golf wont play nice I think. So wireless carplay plus charging pad might be the better option, like you have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim P. Posted September 9, 2024 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2024 I have two wireless CarPlay units - in the ‘R’ I have one from https://cplay2air.com/en-gb - on the recommendation from one of the forums, but I find it buggy and regularly locks up. Also note CarPlay seems to become the default for the car and over-rides the fact you were listening to the radio last time out! In my son’s Golf we went for https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C65BC58M?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share which is half the price (esp if they send you a £35 voucher after a 5 star review) and is much more reliable I find. Good luck!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlondeFella Posted September 9, 2024 Report Share Posted September 9, 2024 On 07/05/2024 at 20:39, Tim P. said: Osram Dynamic indicators fitted now - make a huge difference - at least 200% brighter as claimed. Trick here is to run a trim removal tool in between the bottom of the old indicator and the black bottom half of the mirror casing to lever it out (I should have taken photos!) Also added a full coverage car trunk mat / boot trim kit to stop dog hairs embedding in the carpets! AliExpress of course! Packing creases should hopefully come out with heat in the summer! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Nice to see a cheaper alternative to a HatchBag boot liner which although excellent is a lot more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xs2man Posted September 9, 2024 Report Share Posted September 9, 2024 1 hour ago, Tim P. said: I have two wireless CarPlay units - in the ‘R’ I have one from https://cplay2air.com/en-gb - on the recommendation from one of the forums, but I find it buggy and regularly locks up. Also note CarPlay seems to become the default for the car and over-rides the fact you were listening to the radio last time out! In my son’s Golf we went for https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C65BC58M?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share which is half the price (esp if they send you a £35 voucher after a 5 star review) and is much more reliable I find. Good luck! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Excellent. I almost pulled the trigger on the cplay2air last night, but glad I waited. The Amazon link was the next option I looked at, so glad I was looking in the right direction. I pick up my new R next week, and just trying to get ready for it. It has the Pro Nav, which I do also have in my T6.1 Caravelle, but that one is actually wireless. So don't want to lose that functionality. Rare to find the cheaper option to be the best. Woo hoo. So I might just copy / paste your exact setup there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xs2man Posted September 9, 2024 Report Share Posted September 9, 2024 1 hour ago, Tim P. said: I have two wireless CarPlay units - in the ‘R’ I have one from https://cplay2air.com/en-gb - on the recommendation from one of the forums, but I find it buggy and regularly locks up. Also note CarPlay seems to become the default for the car and over-rides the fact you were listening to the radio last time out! In my son’s Golf we went for https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C65BC58M?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share which is half the price (esp if they send you a £35 voucher after a 5 star review) and is much more reliable I find. Good luck! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Excellent. I almost pulled the trigger on the cplay2air last night, but glad I waited. The Amazon link was the next option I looked at, so glad I was looking in the right direction. I pick up my new R next week, and just trying to get ready for it. It has the Pro Nav, which I do also have in my T6.1 Caravelle, but that one is actually wireless. So don't want to lose that functionality. Rare to find the cheaper option to be the best. Woo hoo. So I might just copy / paste your exact setup there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim P. Posted September 9, 2024 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2024 Exciting! I hope all goes well with the pick-up!Nb I’m a big fan of the ESR products for iPhones, esp their Halo MagSafe ring - so I do have one of their circular vent phone holders (by the drivers door) for the times you are doing a short journey and don’t want the effort of tucking the phone away in the central cubby. B/w the two options, all the bases are covered!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlife Driver Posted September 9, 2024 Report Share Posted September 9, 2024 Top work! Lovely car.Love these “convenience” mods that help with the everyday liveability/practicality of the car. I have a bunch as well and really makes it an awesome all rounder of a car!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted September 20, 2024 Report Share Posted September 20, 2024 On 09/09/2024 at 07:14, Tim P. said: I have two wireless CarPlay units - in the ‘R’ I have one from https://cplay2air.com/en-gb - on the recommendation from one of the forums, but I find it buggy and regularly locks up. Also note CarPlay seems to become the default for the car and over-rides the fact you were listening to the radio last time out! In my son’s Golf we went for https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C65BC58M?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share which is half the price (esp if they send you a £35 voucher after a 5 star review) and is much more reliable I find. Good luck! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thanks for sharing this, I went with the one on the Amazon link and it seems great so far. Only had it a day or so but I like it. Admittedly the first one I got sent out didn’t work but they were quick to respond and send out a replacement which does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim P. Posted September 20, 2024 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2024 Good to hear - hopefully you’ll get the link for the voucher too!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xs2man Posted September 20, 2024 Report Share Posted September 20, 2024 I also picked one up. Only got the car yesterday, and fitted the wireless carplay module a couple hours ago. Seems to work ok, but will properly test it tomorrow. How did you wire in the USB sockets? One of these add a fuse things? I also picked up the charging pad you linked and the USB sockets. Gonna run a USB cable to the vents between drivers door and cluster, as I have my magsafe phone holder there too. Handy to have two charging points in the car, ha ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim P. Posted September 20, 2024 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2024 Exactly - using one of those piggy back fuse things off a switched 12v fuse…Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk xs2man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim P. Posted January 30, 2025 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2025 Like many of here, my journey with my Golf R is ongoing! From the more practical and cosmetic tweaks to the car, I switched my attention to the air intake side of things, going for the 034 ‘Induction kit’, consisting of turbo elbow, silicone inlet hose and high performance panel filter. Why that one? 2 reasons, cost and this report. Did it make a huge difference? No not really, may be a slight improvement on initial pick up? But it was never intended to help with a stock car, but a Stage 1’ed one - that’s where it makes a difference imo. I continued by going down the Golf GTE Swiss cheese route with the standard inbox, due to concerns over rain and snow getting in, and noise levels. I can always cut out more of the intake in the future anyway! And having scientifically stuck some wadded kitchen towel where the R600 pikey route cuts out, and driving around in heavy rain, I found nothing seemed to get in due to the over-hang of the bonnet. Even cutting out the whole section in the front of the airbox still doesn’t mean the air goes straight on to the filter (unlike a true R600), but it goes down and then up - before hitting the snow-grate, with any moisture dropping out the drain hole at the bottom of the box too. Add in that a) my new filter is made of cotton (not paper as per OEM), b) the design is good enough for all the other aftermarket air intakes out there, such as the R600 and Mountune’s X3 system, and c) it keeps the extra noise levels low as it is still a closed box system etc I think a full cut out is safe!and, I’ll get round to cutting it all out one day, even if just to smooth out the intake air flow a little more. Nb I didn’t go for the snow-grate removal route due to this post, suggesting it may actually help distribute the air over the whole panel filter rather than focussing on one spot (plus we are in winter and it definitely traps larger objects from getting through to the filter!). It is very easy to pop out for the summer though! Next I took the plunge to upgrade from just a PedalBox (by far the best upgrade on the car IMO period) to stage 1 (ECU (Engine) & TCU (Gearbox)). I chose Racingline OEM+ for a number of reasons - firstly their heritage and reputation (they used to be owned by VW and still do their motorsport programme) and are a Tier 1 VW partner with unparalleled access to VW resources. Secondly, just look at their website - they do everything, hardware and software - for current day backwards! Thirdly, their OEM+ matched what I was looking for - nothing extreme to stress the car, but a sensible map, made by experts closely associated with the manufacturer. Fourthly, their customer service, I had some initial problems with the installation of remap but I was invited to their head office for the day to get them all sorted out. Nb I should say I was very taken by the functionality of the Mountune remap, but they seem to have given up with their foray in to the world of VW, as there is nothing for the 8 onwards, which tempered my enthusiasm - plus there’s mixed reviews out there! So what’s it like, well the first thing to put people’s minds at rest is it doesn’t make the car in to a feral beast! If you drive it gently, you won’t notice the difference bar silky smooth gear changes, flying up the gear box - all very refined and gentle. Gears are held a little longer, rather than the VW rush to get to 7th, might makes the car feel more controlled and less lazy. Where the OEM+ really makes a difference is with spirited driving, the car simply hurls you forward, whilst all around seem to be standing still. I’m sure I’ll get used to it one day, but I’ve gone from being mildly impressed with what the German engineers have produced, when you slam your foot down, to a ‘Wow, let’s just focus on pointing this thing’. The speed warning ping comes on far too soon and seems to be playing a tune, it comes on that frequently! Some power stats for you, with the intake tweaks only, the car was giving 315 PS and 424 Nm torque on 95 RON e10 fuel (VW quote 300 and 380 as stock); and with Racingline’s OEM+ (on a 85 RON map), the car dyno’ed at 351 PS and 502 Nm torque… but as you all know, it’s not all about peak power, but power through the rev range and all round driveability. The map resulted in a nice smooth power & torque curve all above stock, starting earlier and ending a bit later . I should note the OEM+ also helps with the dreaded dead first inch on the accelerator pedal! For those yet to invest in a ‘R’, due to its power you spend a lot of time coasting with your foot barely on the throttle, so when you do need to ease the speed up a notch, it’s frustrating to have to move the pedal an inch+ for anything to happen, hence the PedalBox! However, as part of the remap, Racingline have made the accelerator pedal map linear to the throttle ie pedal at 10%, throttle at 10% etc which largely removes this problem. The great news they are also happy for you to still use the PedalBox on their remap - I’ve turned mine down to Efficiency (the new City mode) - 0, and might even back it off a little more! We spoke about mirroring one of the pedalbox’s modes in to the OEM+ remap, but it would never please everyone. For a couple of hundred quid, just buy a PedalBox and you can tweak your throttle response to your driving mood in real time - plus you get the anti-theft and learner driver functionality thrown in! Next was a coat of Lanoguard underneath for long term rust protection and fitting an ‘Alltrack’ full engine undertray - that plastic sump hanging down underneath the car just plays on my mind with all the speed bumps on the roads nowadays! Lots of videos online (and here) on how to do the latter - jacking the car is always a bit nerve racking, and the bracket bolts are just fiddly! My top tips are a) to buy from E-ACCA.com and save 50% and b) to have two sockets with universal joints attached and leave them connected to the 2 new bracket bolts, from the start to the very end! Nb The oil temperature has yet to go over 98 degrees with the full shield either, but it is winter I guess! The only other tweaks I’ve been doing is in trying to track down the common suspension creaks and groans, with putting in some Powerflex poly bushes on the front wishbones (front and rear (LCA) bushes), rear trailing arms too and also changing the top mounts (with genuine VW parts)… Now I think I’m done making it in to the car I think VW should have produced, but if they had, what would I have been up to for the last 10 months??? Booth11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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