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Degudodger's GT TDI 170
« on: January 26, 2014, 08:46:47 pm »
Bought in October but haven’t really had a chance to do much with it due to work and personal comments, hopefully that is going to change  :smiley:

Apart from some minor scratches and being covered in tar spots the paint work is in pretty decent condition but it does need a proper clean.
 
Spec
United Steel Grey (LA7T)
Completely stock GT TDI 170
Dual Zone air Con
Phone Prep
Folding Electric Mirrors
Highline
MFSW
Arm rests
Ipod connectivity in the front arm rest (to be removed)
FVWSH
Just ticked over 70k miles :)

Mods so far
OEM Xenon Headlights with Osram Xenarc bulbs
RCD510 (Now with added DAB)
DAB Shark fin aerial
7P6 Bluetooth
MK6 AUX input
Cruise Control
Osram LED Reverse light
Under seat Drawers
VW R-Line Fog grills
Dark Cherry Hazard Switch
Door puddle lights
Boot Pop
Interior Map reading LEDs

Next Mods
Headlight levelling – Only need the rear sensor
Remote boot release – Bought just need a donor door card to butcher :)









Don't intend on going nuts modding it, just adding a couple of refinements to keep it interesting  :smiley:
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Re: Degudodger's GT TDI 170
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2014, 09:09:36 pm »
Nice spec, and mods so far. Xenons will transform the front  :happy2:

Look forward to the updates.
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Re: Degudodger's GT TDI 170
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2014, 09:10:46 pm »
Looking good man. Look forward to the updates.
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Re: Degudodger's GT TDI 170
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2014, 09:19:57 pm »
beautiful car mate...
any links to the 7P6 kit as to where i can buy it???

whats the deal with the boot release mod??
any info?
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Re: Degudodger's GT TDI 170
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2014, 09:20:20 pm »
Quote from: prp74 on January 26, 2014, 09:09:36 pm
Nice spec, and mods so far. Xenons will transform the front  :happy2:

Look forward to the updates.

Agree. This is my 4th GT TDi, the last three of which have had Xenon headlights so I miss them. My daily commute is circa 90 miles most of which is on the A34 which isn't that well lit so can't wait to replace my current candles.
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Re: Degudodger's GT TDI 170
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2014, 09:28:08 pm »
Quote from: marko on January 26, 2014, 09:19:57 pm
beautiful car mate...
any links to the 7P6 kit as to where i can buy it???

Picked mine up on ebay, it's a Rev B and set me back a massive £50  :smiley:

I have seen a couple of later ones go for £60ish but I always forget to bid on them!

The remote boot release is taken from the 2009+ Passat and is in addition to the fuel cap release so you can pop the boot from the comfort of the drivers seat. I have the link on my mac, I'll dig it out for you.
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Re: Degudodger's GT TDI 170
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2014, 09:36:42 pm »
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Re: Degudodger's GT TDI 170
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2014, 09:56:43 pm »
thanks for that mate..i'll have a read in a while!!
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Re: Degudodger's GT TDI 170
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2014, 09:07:28 pm »
Does the 7P6 bluetooth work with the red Highline or is it White only

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Re: Degudodger's GT TDI 170
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2014, 09:09:34 pm »
Red dot but you have to have a Highline display and RNS510/RCD510
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Re: Degudodger's GT TDI 170
« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2014, 09:16:43 pm »
Yeah I have both thanks for quick reply
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Re: Degudodger's GT TDI 170
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2014, 08:46:19 pm »
After 4-5 weeks of even a light knock on the drivers side when going over slightly rough ground the cause has at last been found and thankfully fixed. Picked the car up this afternoon with a new genuine VW Gen3 steering rack, subframe track rods including ends and ball joints the downside is its cost me nearly £400 to fix however if the car wasn't under warranty it would have been nearly £1500!

Took the long way back to road test and i can not believe how responsive the steering feels now  :smiley:
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Re: Degudodger's GT TDI 170
« Reply #12 on: February 02, 2014, 03:24:34 pm »
The task for today was to fit some number plate lights bought from MyLitCo on ebay, it should have taken no more than 20-30 minutes to do however thanks to broken tabs on the old light units getting both out of the bumper took nearly an hour.

Tested the LEDs before fitting and only one worked so :fighting:


I have refitted the old ones for now but they will need replacing.  :mad:

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Re: Degudodger's GT TDI 170
« Reply #13 on: February 02, 2014, 06:29:53 pm »
I had the same problem on my car!
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Re: Degudodger's GT TDI 170
« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2014, 09:27:40 pm »
Replacement LED lights arrived yesterday from MyLitCO so whilst i was waiting for Mrs DD having her daily Radiotherapy session i thought i would swap the lights over. Guess what, they didn't work also!  :fighting:

As i don't seem to have be having much luck with the whole LED lights thing i am just going to fit some T10 W5W 6 SMD LEDS in some new bulb holders at least then if the LEDs fail i can replace them with standard bulbs.

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