What did you and your MKV do today?

ROH ECHT · January 04, 2013, 08:57:18 AM

Quote from: craig_GTI on January 03, 2013, 08:35:00 PM
Yellow fogs :)

Before and after;

Done;

Pressed plates next.

Nicely done.

Are you opening your fogs yourself? If so I can show you what/how I did mine;

ROH ECHT · January 04, 2013, 09:00:08 AM

I looked again and see that you are removing all the material inside the H/Comb.

I got to drive mine today. Haven't done that in weeks...weeks!

dave · January 04, 2013, 10:45:51 AM

Nicely done.

Are you opening your fogs yourself? If so I can show you what/how I did mine;

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What bulbs have you got in your full beam? Got a link to them?

Matto · January 04, 2013, 10:51:52 AM

Quote from: dave on January 04, 2013, 10:45:51 AMWhat bulbs have you got in your full beam? Got a link to them?

They will be Nokya Hyper Yellows the same as I have. There are alternatives on ebay but i got mine from the US.

dave · January 04, 2013, 10:55:37 AM

Thanks what type of bulb is it? Haven't had the chance to have a look yet

Matto · January 04, 2013, 10:56:43 AM

It's just a normal H7 bulb with a colour temp of 2500K.

Lone_Par · January 04, 2013, 01:38:22 PM

Fitted the 10 polo aerial today. Always hated the standard golf one and had replaced it with a smaller bee sting type, but wanted a more OEM look. It unfortunately hasn't improved the radio reception (not an issue really), but that may be resolved through the Kenwood 521DAB that I'm thinking about getting!!

craig_GTI · January 04, 2013, 03:23:09 PM

Nicely done.

Are you opening your fogs yourself? If so I can show you what/how I did mine;

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No that's how they was when I got the car, aren't they suppose to be like that? What's the reason for it? Cosmetic or function?

Thanks, Craig.

callis · January 04, 2013, 03:51:28 PM

Chnaged my reverse light bulb as it broke. Love my halfords trade card, got 4 bulbs, 2 reverse 2 side lights for 98p :)

homesqueeze · January 04, 2013, 04:09:25 PM

Quote from: Lone_Par on January 04, 2013, 01:38:22 PM
Fitted the 10 polo aerial today. Always hated the standard golf one and had replaced it with a smaller bee sting type, but wanted a more OEM look. It unfortunately hasn't improved the radio reception (not an issue really), but that may be resolved through the Kenwood 521DAB that I'm thinking about getting!!

Just fitted mine as well, it looks much better. I'm getting perfect reception with it at the moment though.

Lone_Par · January 04, 2013, 05:43:12 PM

Quote from: homesqueeze on January 04, 2013, 04:09:25 PM
Quote from: Lone_Par on January 04, 2013, 01:38:22 PM
Fitted the 10 polo aerial today. Always hated the standard golf one and had replaced it with a smaller bee sting type, but wanted a more OEM look. It unfortunately hasn't improved the radio reception (not an issue really), but that may be resolved through the Kenwood 521DAB that I'm thinking about getting!!

Just fitted mine as well, it looks much better. I'm getting perfect reception with it at the moment though.

My problem with reception is more head unit related mate.

rich83 · January 04, 2013, 05:45:22 PM

Quote from: craig_GTI on January 04, 2013, 03:23:09 PM
Nicely done.

Are you opening your fogs yourself? If so I can show you what/how I did mine;

No that's how they was when I got the car, aren't they suppose to be like that? What's the reason for it? Cosmetic or function?

Thanks, Craig.
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I much prefer the look of those drilled holes rather than the actual open grills...

RedRobin · January 04, 2013, 06:52:51 PM

Quote from: richwig83 on January 04, 2013, 05:45:22 PM
Quote from: craig_GTI on January 04, 2013, 03:23:09 PM

No that's how they was when I got the car, aren't they suppose to be like that? What's the reason for it? Cosmetic or function?

Thanks, Craig.

I much prefer the look of those drilled holes rather than the actual open grills...

.... x 2 - I prefer them drilled like that too.

@ Craig: Apparently the reason that the early Mk5 GTI's had open panels (on DSG cars only) was that VW thought that the DSG oil would need cooling but they found it not to be the case and the design was dropped.

Greeners · January 04, 2013, 07:03:31 PM

Quote from: RedRobin on January 04, 2013, 06:52:51 PM
Quote from: richwig83 on January 04, 2013, 05:45:22 PM
Quote from: craig_GTI on January 04, 2013, 03:23:09 PM

No that's how they was when I got the car, aren't they suppose to be like that? What's the reason for it? Cosmetic or function?

Thanks, Craig.

I much prefer the look of those drilled holes rather than the actual open grills...

.... x 2 - I prefer them drilled like that too.

@ Craig: Apparently the reason that the early Mk5 GTI's had open panels (on DSG cars only) was that VW thought that the DSG oil would need cooling but they found it not to be the case and the design was dropped.

And your car will flip over at 199mph so be careful!

Kalpsn2000 · January 04, 2013, 09:18:48 PM

Quote from: Lone_Par on January 04, 2013, 01:38:22 PM
Fitted the 10 polo aerial today. Always hated the standard golf one and had replaced it with a smaller bee sting type, but wanted a more OEM look. It unfortunately hasn't improved the radio reception (not an issue really), but that may be resolved through the Kenwood 521DAB that I'm thinking about getting!!

Sorry to quote the pics again but that one shiny roof

P.S. I have also changed mine to the Polo aerial and it works fine.