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Mk5 General Area / Re: Squeal after cat change

« Last post by blake on August 14, 2026, 10:34:25 am »

Just thought id put an update here in case anyone has similar problem in future. I changed the hose from pcv, had it run again on smoke test, nothing found. Car boosts fine so the garage I used suspected it being the way the cat sounds as its aftermarket.

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Members Rides / Re: Edition 30 rolling resto.

« Last post by mk1mad on August 13, 2026, 09:26:41 pm »

Looking good mate! I must admit my subframe looked worse than that and I powdercoated it 😂 hopefully it will last haha!

Nice job on finding a good one though, looking forward to the progress!

It was a lot worse than my mk1 rear beam. The rust has eaten really deep in places.

 This will save time and money at the powder coaters as it won’t take as long to clean up,and will look better.


Plus I got the xenon  levelling bracket and  sensor .

Dropping it all off tomorrow, then onto the underside this weekend if it cools down.

How are you getting on ?

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Members Rides / Re: Edition 30 rolling resto.

« Last post by Graney_ED30 on August 13, 2026, 07:53:51 pm »

Looking good mate! I must admit my subframe looked worse than that and I powdercoated it 😂 hopefully it will last haha!

Nice job on finding a good one though, looking forward to the progress!

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Members Rides / Re: Edition 30 rolling resto.

« Last post by mk1mad on August 12, 2026, 06:05:21 pm »

Plenty of life left in that subframe.....

You are welcome to have it as a memento 

Found a replacement subframe from a jap import mk6 hardly any corrosion and a bonus of having the xenon levelling bracket and sensor. For another job further down the line.
Subframe is stripped ready for powder coating. Can’t believe how poor they were protected from the factory.

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Other VAG / Re: GVKs Scirocco GT TDi

« Last post by GVK on August 12, 2026, 04:21:57 pm »

Another year another MOT.

Passed but with advisories on rear tyres, rusty rear suspension arms and corrosion on o/s sill

Just had two rear tyres fitted my usual Falkens 235/40x18 

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Spare key replacement

« Last post by Jons1001 on August 10, 2026, 09:03:49 pm »

They are expensive. I was quoted £160 last week in South east Kent. I would shop around a bit see if you can save yourself a few quid.

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Steering lock gone? What do I need...

« Last post by slipd on August 09, 2026, 10:06:42 pm »

Ah, you got off lightly there! I ended up paying nearly double that...

My original steering lock had gone and so had the lock barrel. I needed booth replaced. My mechanic locked out the first one because he fitted it and tested it without the new barrel in it - it warns you in the instructions to be fair... he replaced it anyway. Then there were issues with the immobiliser. He had to get an auto-locksmith out for that!

Now I need to get my new key cut onto a new immobiliser fob and cut my old key onto a new blank in case I ever need to manually lock the car or glove box. It's been a right pain in the a**è 

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Mk5 General Area / Re: Steering lock gone? What do I need...

« Last post by TLondon on August 09, 2026, 09:43:16 pm »

Had this a year ago - needed a new lock barrel (kept the same key) but paid £249

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Mk5 General Area / Spare key replacement

« Last post by TLondon on August 09, 2026, 09:41:04 pm »

Does anyone know roughly how much a spare key for a mk5 with remote locking etc on there would be to be cut and programmed. I have the working original and not bothered about OEM. Been quoted 220£ by someone which seems steep. I am in Blackheath south London.

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