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Mk5 General Area / Re: This just fell off of my 2007 mk5 FSI

« Last post by dadawg22 on Today at 02:44:08 am »

Absolutely massive thanks to you both, I've gotten it reseated and the cable sits a lot more snugly now  . Next on the docket is the odd scraping noise when the wheels turn 

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

« Last post by lazy on Yesterday at 06:04:51 pm »

I definitely thought that would be quite noticeable.
How are the roads where you live quite smooth or pretty rough, I have to say they're quite rough where I am.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: This just fell off of my 2007 mk5 FSI

« Last post by Octoparrot on Yesterday at 01:00:48 pm »

Yes it supports the handbrake cable. They just push into a rubber bung thing on the chassis and the cable sits in the hook bit.

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How to Guides / Troubleshooting / Re: How to retro fit cruise control. Comprehensive guide

« Last post by GTXcess on Yesterday at 11:01:35 am »

Having my read this morning excellent guide, and various YouTube videos I’ve now had two goes at this with no luck and would welcome some advice.

My 2008 GTI now has the right CC stalks, I’ve coded through VCDS and can see that the stalks are registering inputs by looking at the measuring blocks. But nothing is producing lights on the dash or CC actions. The control module is the midline BC variant and as a 2008 car should have wiring installed.


Before I start buying any more parts to throw at it, any suggestions as to where I’m going wrong?

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

« Last post by MKVASMR on February 22, 2026, 05:51:52 pm »

I use 16" for winter and I don't feel much difference when I go back to 18" in summer.

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Mk5 General Area / Speed-dependent differential noise (JCR trans)

« Last post by Hobo Ben on February 22, 2026, 01:22:39 pm »

Hi All,

I have a 2008 Golf V Variant with the 1.9 PD TDI BXE engine and a 5-speed manual JCR transmission. The car has approximately 372,000 km on it.

Last year, it suddenly developed a loud humming/growling/whining noise above 70 km/h, which gets progressively louder as speed increases. [Here's a video (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4vbNl6U1WMU), you might be able to hear it there.] At first, I suspected a wheel bearing issue, but I ruled that out since the noise doesn’t change during cornering or under side load.

I’m starting to think it could be related to the differential or an output shaft bearing. When the noise appears, nothing seems to affect it, not changing gears, not pressing the clutch, not side loads, not even different tires. The tone is only dependent on vehicle speed.

I replaced the transmission fluid, but that didn’t make any difference. However, I noticed that the noise only becomes noticeable once the transmission has warmed up, usually after about 10 minutes of driving.

I’ve driven around 10,000 km with the issue so far, and it hasn’t caused any additional problems.

I’m currently trying to save money as we’re planning to buy our first home, and I’m also unsure how long I’ll keep this car due to rust issues. Still, I’d like it to remain reliable and not leave me stranded somewhere, or worse, lock the wheel at highway speeds.

Has anyone experienced something similar? If so, how long were you able to drive the car before addressing the issue?

Thanks in advance. 

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

« Last post by lazy on February 22, 2026, 01:04:16 pm »

I'm wondering if anyone has any experience going from 17's to 18's, and touring tyres to sports tyres.
I'm probably due a new set of tyres this year and I think the 18 Monzas would look good but I don't want to sacrifice ride comfort really so I'm wondering if it's a big difference going from 17's to 18's.
Also I'm wondering if there's a big difference in comfort between tyre styles for example Continental Premium Contact versus Sport Contact.
Any input would be greatly received.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: B6 arms for GTI

« Last post by lazy on February 22, 2026, 12:49:40 pm »

Has anyone tried this yet?
Is there much difference in handling or steering feel?

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Mk5 General Area / Re: This just fell off of my 2007 mk5 FSI

« Last post by dadawg22 on February 22, 2026, 06:30:54 am »

You're probably right, I noticed that the parking brake line is a lot less secured than I expected it to be. Thanks!

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Mk5 General Area / Re: This just fell off of my 2007 mk5 FSI

« Last post by GVK on February 22, 2026, 02:08:14 am »

I think it hangs the park brake cable onto the suspension trailing arm or somewhere along the cables route