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Announcements / Forum Donations 2026

« Last post by dazza on Today at 01:31:29 pm »

HI Guys

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Mk5 General Area / Water in the boot

« Last post by matius344 on Yesterday at 11:31:44 pm »

Hello,

I get water in the boot in my MK5. I already excluded the rear lights, vents, grommet, bootlid seal. (I used clear silicon)

Any more ideas ?? I have narrowed it down to where the water appears. See picture   

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Mk5 General Area / Edition 30 for sale soon

« Last post by agmac on Yesterday at 06:33:19 pm »

Edition 30 coming up for sale. I have Ed30 no 0731 - a 3 dr in tornado red that I'm prepping for sale. It hasn't been used much of late and I'm being told to sell it. Its going for MOT next week but I know it will need a new rear section on the exhaust. There may be other issues, not sure. Mileage is 54444 on a 2007 plate. Its pretty standard though has factory cruise control which is unusual, or so I was told. Its been garaged for the time I've had - bought 2019 - so paint good though there are what looks like rust bubbles begining to appear on the offside front wing - not a surprise I don't think given age.

Just wondering what the interest might be in the car. The car is Edinburgh.

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Mk5 General Area / Backup lights keeps blowing fuse

« Last post by MPAZ on March 07, 2026, 03:08:31 pm »

Hi to all
I mm new here.  I have a 2008 Gti and I know nothing about it.
A friend of mine left the car to me when he passed

My problem is that when I put the car into reverse it blows the fuse
I think there is a direct short in the wiring but
Don't know where to begin trying. To find it
  The car had a lot of rat damage to the wiring which has be repaired.
I know that there a a large number of
Items also powered on the same circuit.
Where would and how would I begin to check
Things out.
Thank you
Mike

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Mk5 General Area / Re: clutch pedal stuck half way/not returning

« Last post by hcmzah on March 06, 2026, 09:13:33 pm »

i've now resolved this issue. since changing the master cylinder, i couldn't get the clutch bleeded correctly. i kept pressure bleeding and pressure bleeding but the pedal would still feel terrible.
i then found a single post about this online where someone had the same issue. they suggested to have the car tilted downwards, pressure bleed, tilt upwards and bleed again.

this ended up working. i guess the air bubbles go to the highest point at each tilt which is the master and slave cylinder

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Anyone have this fitted

« Last post by Octoparrot on March 04, 2026, 12:16:16 pm »

No, there was no track info displayed in the MFD and mine was a Highline.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: ESP Not working GT SPORT

« Last post by GVK on March 04, 2026, 02:54:40 am »

Wondering if the ABS unit has been replaced  or coded by a non- ESP unit in the past?

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Mk5 General Area / ESP Not working GT SPORT

« Last post by MikeGT on March 03, 2026, 06:09:06 pm »

Hello! I own a 2008 Vw Golf 5 Gt sport 1.4 TSI 170hp. My car should have esp, but it doesent work. it wont show up in dashboard (neither will abs) when ignition on. when pressing and holding button nothing happends and when spinning nothing happends. what can be the fault??
-Abs works
-esp doesnt work
-no abs og esp light in dashboard
-no tape over logo
-no esp light when spinning or drifting.
-car came with esp

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Anyone have this fitted

« Last post by Andy on March 03, 2026, 11:26:32 am »

I had the DNX516DABS fitted in my car. Decent enough unit and integrated easily with the steering controls etc but I was looking to swap it for a more modern unit with wireless connection before I eventually got rid of the car.

think this unit doesnt display in the mfd also of which am after

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Mk5 General Area / Re: How Much Does Wheel and Tyre Affect Ride Comfort

« Last post by ArkadyPaul on March 02, 2026, 03:47:53 pm »

The ride is definitely softer on 17” tyres, the increase in sidewall should always improve the comfort level, albeit with a slight deterioration in handling.