What did you do to your MK7 today?

Geist296

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Joined
Mar 10, 2015
Location
Chicagoburbs/ok way outside them now
TDI
2015 GSW SEL DSG White with Quartz/Black interior
Added H&R Sport Springs to my 2015 MK7 GSW. All fender to ground numbers were roughly 27.5" before the install. Front is now 25.75 and rear is 26.5" Subtle rake. Very happy with the results!


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Looks like these will be the springs for my Lucille
 
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Scouser

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Jun 3, 2015
Location
Washington
TDI
2015 Golf Sportwagen TDI SEL 2014 Touareg TDI Lux
Looks great. Where did you get the VMRs from? Did they install the tires for you as well?
Ebay listing from United Auto or UAP, about $300 a wheel with "free" shipping. Tires from TireRack, mounted and balanced at my local Discount Tire. H&Rs from the Rack also, about $220, with install and alignment at dealer. Next up may be the Golf body kit now that H&R has included it on a project vehicle that's featured by VWVortex as of today.
 

goes2fast

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Joined
Jun 10, 2015
Location
Colorado
TDI
2015 GolfS, GTI 18s, H&R springs, Stage 2
They are replicas, grey, instead of black in the painted area, and I added the Wolfsburg center caps.
 

HSG

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Joined
Jul 26, 2015
Location
California
TDI
2015 Golf S 6MT
Not today, but i installed a front facing dashcam:


http://imgur.com/a/iExcu


I think it looks a bit conspicuous, but i couldn't think of any better place to mount it. All of the wires hid nicely except for the few inches that lead up to the camera.
 
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AlexNJ

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Sep 24, 2014
Location
New Jersey
TDI
MK7 2015 Golf TDI SEL DSG (sold back to VW 12/2016)
After too many weeks being neglected, the car got a full cleaning inside and out and some Meguiar's High Gloss tire spray as the tires were looking a little dull.

 

drew1202

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Joined
Aug 25, 2014
Location
San Diego, CA
TDI
2015 Golf TDI
This past weekend I washed my Mk7, clayed it with Mothers Clay Bar kit and waxed with Meguiar's gold class wax. I wanted to get it ready for "El Nino" supposedly California will have a wet winter for once.

I also changed the VW pollen air filter with a Mann filter from ID Parts. I recommend this filter over the VW brand because it feels much more durable and thicker. When I pulled out the stock filter, the media was torn on one of the sides. So in my eyes it failed after just 1 year/20k.
 

whesselton

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Joined
Aug 23, 2015
Location
Virginia
TDI
2015 Golf TDI SportWagen SE
Stage II Malone tune on my 2015 Sportwagen DSG at PD Autowerks in Winchester, VA. Torque is phenomenal! Next up, KW variant 1 coil overs with 18" Enkei RPF1's (only 16.9lbs. ea..) with Bridgestone Potenza RE97AS - Low Rolling Resistance tires at (25lbs. ea..) My gas mileage should increase by at least another 5-10% with this wheel and tire combo in conjunction with the Malone tune.
 

slimphatty

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Sep 3, 2015
Location
California
TDI
'15 Golf S DSG
Stage II Malone tune on my 2015 Sportwagen DSG at PD Autowerks in Winchester, VA. Torque is phenomenal! Next up, KW variant 1 coil overs with 18" Enkei RPF1's (only 16.9lbs. ea..) with Bridgestone Potenza RE97AS - Low Rolling Resistance tires at (25lbs. ea..) My gas mileage should increase by at least another 5-10% with this wheel and tire combo in conjunction with the Malone tune.
WHat does the Malone tune do? That's awesome! Something to look forward to with my golf.

So I ordered the 2" Ecohitch and I just placed an order for a 1up double bicycle hitch rack. A little pricey but hey at least I won't be needing another bike rack for 10 years to come. :D

I'm also taking my golf to get her a proper window tint. Excited!
 

doctorkb

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Joined
Apr 9, 2001
Location
Canada
TDI
2015 Golf Sportwagon TDI
Next time I'll let you do it for me.
The last time I changed emblems (Mk4 - "Jetta" became "Bora"), they were set up pre-aligned on the adhesive -- you peeled one side to expose the two-sided tape, but the "outside" was held by clear mac-tac type stuff. You aligned them how you wanted, ensured the two-sided tape was firmly adhered, then peeled off the mac-tac.

Not only were they not crooked, they were spaced perfectly as well.
 

ChimneyJim

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Jul 4, 2012
Location
Northern Illinois
TDI
'15 SportWagen SEL
Could you explain this in layman's terms?
Sure. Scan gauge is an OBD reader that you plug into the port on your car. It can read many parameters and you can add custom ones. I use it to monitor Coolant Temp, Exhaust Gas Temp, DPF filter temp and Boost. If you've ever shut your car off and the fan kept running for upwards of 10 minutes you interrupted a Regeneration cycle of the DPF. using this gauge I can check EGT and DPF temp before shutdown. If in a cycle they will be up 1100-1200 degrees. At that point I can leave it run until it finishes.
 
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