What did you do to your MK7 today?

Cuzoe · Jan 3, 2023

bmwM5power said:
what seats are those?

EU Mk7 Art Velours, in GTD color (gray accent instead of red), imported.

Cuzoe's 2015 Golf TDI S Journal

Finally going to start this journal. I will keep this post updated (updated 10/30/2022) with a mod list but will probably respond over the next few weeks with posts about individual mods. I know, no one cares without pics. They're coming, gotta pull them from old phone/camera backups... I...

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bmwM5power · Jan 4, 2023

Cuzoe said:
EU Mk7 Art Velours, in GTD color (gray accent instead of red), imported.

Cuzoe's 2015 Golf TDI S Journal

Finally going to start this journal. I will keep this post updated (updated 10/30/2022) with a mod list but will probably respond over the next few weeks with posts about individual mods. I know, no one cares without pics. They're coming, gotta pull them from old phone/camera backups... I...

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do you by any chance know if the rear seat from 5dr golf is the same as sportwagen, will golf rear seat fit SW?

Cuzoe · Jan 4, 2023

bmwM5power said:
do you by any chance know if the rear seat from 5dr golf is the same as sportwagen, will golf rear seat fit SW?

Yup, all can be swapped (5dr of any variant and any wagon variant). If you go between Mk7 and Mk7.5 the wiring at the plugs may be different, so that's something to consider. I'm not sure if it was actually at the 7.5 that it changed, seems some late Mk7s had the different wiring.

smittyatl · Jan 12, 2023

Filled up the tank at $3.99/gal.

First sub-$4 price I've seen an a long time.

codyayrton · Jan 12, 2023

Downloaded everything that I could find related to my Mk7's VIN from ErWin.

Cuzoe · Jan 12, 2023

codyayrton said:
Downloaded everything that I could find related to my Mk7's VIN from ErWin.

This is the way!

Nuje · Feb 2, 2023

What I did: Changed the oil. Mobil1 5w30 504.00/507.00
Minimal spotting of the black oil on the driveway this time around. Making progress

Nuje · Feb 4, 2023

Struck me today that my "new" car, with build date of Oct2014, is getting close to 9years old?!!

I remember when our first VW (early 1999 Mk3 Golf) got to 9yrs old and ~180K km....it was feeling and looking pretty rough.

Moonbeam doesn't have that mileage (screw you, COVID!), but still looks and feels like a new car to me.

Cuzoe · Feb 4, 2023

I have been thinking the same thing about my Golf. People are always shocked when I tell them it's a 2015. As you mentioned, that is helped by the fact that it sat for almost 3 years (accumulated less than 50 miles) thanks to diesel scandal then COVID.

But I suppose there's also the fact that the 7.5 and 8s are evolutionary changes to what I think is a distinctive yet understated design that is going to hold up well over time.

Nuje · Feb 4, 2023

My long, Mk7 Volkswagen nightmare is over.

Nuje · Feb 4, 2023

For those unfamiliar with this personal OCD hell:
This is what the stock knobs look like on the 8" glass display:

You see how it's not *quite* at 12:00? Well, if you turn it one detente back the other way, it's like that same 4° off of TDC in the other direction.

And then forget about it when my wife drives the car and leaves the volume knob pointed in some gawd-awful orientation.

IndigoBlueWagon · Feb 5, 2023

Good thing you don't drive my son's car. He purposely sets the clock to a random time so he won't be stressed about what time it is.

Nuje · Feb 6, 2023

Might as well disconnect the fuel gauge too, so you don't have to worry about how much fuel is in the tank.

Nuje · Feb 6, 2023

Third iteration of amber LED in the turn signal of the front headlight assembly. First ones were useless - barely noticeably in daylight. Second ones were passable, but comparable to the incandescents that they replaced.
These ones pop really well in daylight, and are noticeable when the headlights are on, too (although I'd think at night that the dynamic amber turn signal in my mirror caps catches the eye more than what's in the headlight).

Here are the ones I got if anyone else is interested. Plug and play. No errors, no hyper flash.
(BAY9S is the bulb base - at least on the factory bi-xenon headlights; 3030 LEDs are among the brighter LED chips out there.)

Cuzoe · Feb 10, 2023

Finally installed Ambient+ overhead lighting, from the Arteon/Passats with the Ambient+ package. I'll post a link to the (not yet completed) DIY once it's ready for public viewing, haha. The pictures are terrible and everything needs a wipe down... but here they are.

https://flic.kr/p/2ogeouZ https://flic.kr/p/2ogeGWb

dont_roll_coal · Feb 13, 2023

The best of intentions are often derailed by Wisconsin winters.

I attempted and failed to remove the skid plate from my wife's car so I was unable to change the oil myself. The T45 Torx bolts were rusted crazy solid. My impact gun couldn't get them out.

I'm going to try something drastic....either hammers or fire.

dont_roll_coal · Feb 13, 2023

Nuje said:
What I did: Changed the oil. Mobil1 5w30 504.00/507.00
Minimal spotting of the black oil on the driveway this time around. Making progress

Do you ever have any trouble with the T45 bolts on the skid plate? my 3/8" drive impact wouldn't budge them.

dont_roll_coal · Feb 13, 2023

Nuje said:
For those unfamiliar with this personal OCD hell:
This is what the stock knobs look like on the 8" glass display:

You see how it's not *quite* at 12:00? Well, if you turn it one detente back the other way, it's like that same 4° off of TDC in the other direction.

And then forget about it when my wife drives the car and leaves the volume knob pointed in some gawd-awful orientation.

You must have the timing slightly advanced on your radio

740GLE · Feb 15, 2023

skid plate? so non OEM spash shield?

Which plate do you have installed? ECS?

turbobrick240 · Feb 15, 2023

dont_roll_coal said:
The best of intentions are often derailed by Wisconsin winters.

I attempted and failed to remove the skid plate from my wife's car so I was unable to change the oil myself. The T45 Torx bolts were rusted crazy solid. My impact gun couldn't get them out.

I'm going to try something drastic....either hammers or fire.

I'd try giving them a good dousing with PB Blaster first. And let it soak in for 24 hours.

Trfytoy · Feb 15, 2023

Warm it up with a propane torch.

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Nuje · Feb 19, 2023

More "what the world did to my car....":
Windshield that got installed when I put in the lane assist camera....lasted less than 25K km.

Diameter of the main fracturing (not the few long tentacles) is probably a little over an inch.

Trfytoy · Feb 19, 2023

Mine made it 4 months.

Cuzoe · Feb 19, 2023

Nuje said:
More "what the world did to my car....":
Windshield that got installed less when I put in the lane assist camera....lasted less than 25K km.
Diameter of the main fracturing (not the few long tentacles) is probably a little over an inch.

Is insurance going to cover this? Are you considering the heated windshield retrofit now??

Nuje · Feb 19, 2023

Insurance will cover it for a "nominal" ($200, IIRC) deductible. Given that it's a non-standard part already on my car - one which they will have to purchase from the dealer (none available aftermarket - at least not when I went fully out of pocket for the Lane Assist retrofit), maybe I can point them in that direction....?
Got a part number handy?

Cuzoe · Feb 19, 2023

@Nuje Ask and ye shall receive...

Retrofitting Heated Steering Wheel

So I finally coded my heated steering wheel, after having it installed for quite a long time. I have the Mk8 wheel which has a button to turn on heat. I have manual HVAC and there was some question about how to have this work. Happy to report that the Vehicle page of my infotainment has a button...

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Trfytoy · Feb 20, 2023

Has anyone here deleted their golf and mind answering a few questions? I'm in the middle of it and confused by what is staying (sensor wise) and what can go.

Nuje · Feb 20, 2023

Cuzoe said:
@Nuje Ask and ye shall receive...

Retrofitting Heated Steering Wheel

So I finally coded my heated steering wheel, after having it installed for quite a long time. I have the Mk8 wheel which has a button to turn on heat. I have manual HVAC and there was some question about how to have this work. Happy to report that the Vehicle page of my infotainment has a button...

golfmk7.com

Thanks!
I knew I'd seen it somewhere, but couldn't remember (that it was in my own thread over at Golfmk7.com

)

Unrelated: In checking out the parts in that diagram to make sure it's the fit for my camera, I noticed this - the little gel pad that goes between the rain sensor and the glass for (on sale!) $79?!!?

Nuje · Feb 20, 2023

Oy! Currently $321USD (jimellisvw link), vs. $680CAD (?!).

What did Canada ever do to you, VW?!

turbobrick240 · Feb 20, 2023

Those Canadian kopeks don't stretch as far as they did in 2012. Still not a great deal.

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