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General Area / Re: golf gti 2.0 tfsi mk5 manual losing power then i attempt to boot it on motorway

« Last post by iLimitless on August 20, 2026, 02:14:43 pm »

Every now and then, I run into a match who gets really insistent about exchanging phone numbers or Instagram handles on the very first day. If I politely say that I prefer to stay on the app for a little bit, they sometimes act offended or accuse me of not being serious about dating. How do you handle pushy behavior without escalating into an argument? Is it worth continuing to talk to someone who ignores your boundaries so early?

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Mk5 General Area / Mk5 golf gti wingback set difference.

« Last post by GTI 500 on August 19, 2026, 09:47:51 pm »

Are the wing back seats different in a 3 or 5 door golf in respect to the way they tilt,
do the 3dr seats tilt further forward more or slide forward when tilted like standard 3dr seats??

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Members Rides / Re: Edition 30 rolling resto.

« Last post by Graney_ED30 on August 19, 2026, 07:28:14 am »

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 ?

Aye defo makes sense! Hopefully as ya say should be coming together a lot sooner!

It’s getting on OK, progress has slowed as we have been away on holiday, I’ve taken some time off with my little lad and I’ve also been waiting for some bits!

I’m hopefully gonna get an update on there by the end of the week. I have finally started bolting bits back on though haha. It feels like ages but technically only been about 2 months in total and that is working on it the odd afternoon/evening

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How to Guides / Troubleshooting / Re: S3 fuel pressure dropping on hard acceleration

« Last post by TyGTI on August 18, 2026, 09:42:19 am »

With the Low Pressure side sitting at 5 BAR, that is a little on the low side. The fuel filter is the regulator and that is set to 6.6BAR

Worth replacing the fuel filter if its not been done recently

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How to Guides / Troubleshooting / Re: S3 fuel pressure dropping on hard acceleration

« Last post by GVK on August 16, 2026, 08:32:55 pm »

Thanks I think the high pressure pump internals were worn causing the issue. Worth keeping an eye on the low pressure though.

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How to Guides / Troubleshooting / Re: S3 fuel pressure dropping on hard acceleration

« Last post by mjmallia on August 16, 2026, 06:35:56 am »

It could be the LPFP also as mine used to feel a little laggy when pushed hard. I changed it out for a 2012 scirocco R version that had the newer version of the pump and very low milage. That sorted my problem out.

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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.