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

« Last post by hcmzah on Yesterday at 11:02:08 pm »

it seems like my car wants to have all the problems right now

im having an issue where my clutch pedal is getting stuck halfway on return sometimes. it mainly happens when im braking and coming up to a junction/roundabout.
especially on dual carriageways/motorways when im going 50mph+. i then have to pull the pedal back up and keep pumping it so i can change gear.
in the mornings, the clutch has little pressure and is low, so i also have to pump it before driving.

i've already changed the clutch master cylinder, bleeder block, changed and bled the fluid.

i've also had a clutch, flywheel and slave cylinder replacement a year ago. could the slave have gone again?

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Members Rides / Re: Sunset Red 1.4 TSI(TFSI) GT Sport - daily drive & track car

« Last post by rex on Yesterday at 07:29:52 pm »

So, managed to fix the seating position...
As I previously said, the Recaro Pole Position seats are, on their lowest setting, significantly higher than the stock seats. I kind-of got used to them like this, but since I fixed the steering wheel I said I could fix this as well.
So, I manufactured some side mounts, about 3cm shorter thinking it would solve the problem. But I didn't. The seat base would come in contact with the horizontal part (base) of the side mounts. In fact, by making the base thinner (as the original base was, in parts, wider), I could lower the seats by about 1.5 cm. This was clearly wasn't gonna cut it. But there was also a seat belt mount (for the OE seat belt buckle) what increased the seat height by 2cm.
I decided to cut a whole in the side mounts and fix the seat belt buckle to one of the side mounts to seat rail, bolts. So, I basically removed the need for the extra 2 cm seat belt adapter.





I also changed all the nuts and bolts (with 12.9 grade bolts), powder coated the side mounts and bought RECARO stickers.



As such, here is the before and after.





The wider washers are more visible in the second image but, except for that, the mod is, visually, indistinguishable. Which is exactly what I was looking for.
Overall the final decrease in height is 3.3 cm which clearly makes a huge difference - "that's what she said, right!?"
I quite like the new seating position but I have to wait for Spring to truly test the car.

 

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Pirelli edition replacement throttle body

« Last post by mjmallia on January 16, 2026, 12:37:42 pm »

They are made by Continental now and bought a decent secondhand one off eBay a couple of years ago using the latest part number at the time,  then used VCDS to re-sync/align it

My PN is 06F133062T and was off a Mk7 Golf GTI or R for £30 and sorted my issues......still going strong

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Pirelli edition replacement throttle body

« Last post by testosterone on January 15, 2026, 10:24:59 pm »

I bought mine from Darkside Developments, revised metal flapper TB. No more plastic cracking.

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Mk5 General Area / Edition 30 leather seat bolster refresh

« Last post by Jules8648 on January 15, 2026, 11:02:13 am »

Hello
Can anyone recommend anything to restore or clean the leather seat bolster I have looked through forum but can not seem to find a solution..is the leather coated in plastic?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Julian.

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Mk5 General Area / Pirelli edition replacement throttle body

« Last post by Nevo343 on January 14, 2026, 12:24:57 pm »

Where does everyone get their replacement throttle body’s from ?
I have tried VW and at nearly £500 it’s a bit pricey and no stock.
So a patten part will have to do to get the car back on the road but struggling to find one.
So any ideas please.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: How many have been effected by headliner sagging?

« Last post by jacksosi on January 12, 2026, 04:17:37 pm »

My car has got the front one fitted (put on by a previous owner). I didnt know until someone pointed it out to me after 4 years of owning the car.

However recently the rear has gone around the interior light and I have reluctantly bought the part you have linked but not fitted yet. Agree the price is a joke, I was even wondering if someone could 3d print one and then return the original to Amazon lol.

But yeah as I said the front one seemed to work on mine for at least 4 years.

Ok that’s good to know cheers

If you would kindly hurry up and fit the rear one and take photos that would be great

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Suspension refresh

« Last post by Bagus on January 12, 2026, 11:21:34 am »

Thanks for pointing that out. Above now accordingly.

The VW bolts for the upper control arms and track arms is N 91047502. You will require 4.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Crank no start after replacing injectors

« Last post by hcmzah on January 09, 2026, 11:19:21 pm »

i think it might just be an unplugged wire

also for the injectors it's really bad to get non genuine injectors, definitely will fail again soon. you should send off your old set to rtech for cleaning. if any are unrepairable, they will provide refurbished ones for £100 each

also make sure to replace all the seals

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Mk5 General Area / Re: How many have been effected by headliner sagging?

« Last post by Jons1001 on January 09, 2026, 07:41:28 pm »

My car has got the front one fitted (put on by a previous owner). I didnt know until someone pointed it out to me after 4 years of owning the car.

However recently the rear has gone around the interior light and I have reluctantly bought the part you have linked but not fitted yet. Agree the price is a joke, I was even wondering if someone could 3d print one and then return the original to Amazon lol.

But yeah as I said the front one seemed to work on mine for at least 4 years.