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by Nodster
Sat Oct 24, 2020 2:57 pm
Forum: MK10 and MK11 (AW/BZ) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2018 onwards
Topic: What did you and your Polo do today?
Replies: 1091
Views: 431610

Re: What did you and your Polo do today?

can you upload a video to youtube of the exhaust sound? Is it resonated? It isn't resonated. After hard drives there is alot of sound from inside and I get the occasionally fart or bang from it but they are very few and far between. I have heard it does take a while to get the full sound out if the...
by Nodster
Tue Oct 20, 2020 5:40 pm
Forum: MK10 and MK11 (AW/BZ) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2018 onwards
Topic: Stop start and braking
Replies: 49
Views: 7731

Re: Stop start and braking

Anyhow, I've found myself starting to put my car into N and then keeping my foot on the brake, but only when sat for awhile. I don't think you need to do that, if you're keeping your foot on the brake just keep it in D. The clutch will be disengaged automatically so there's no wear to worry about b...
by Nodster
Sun Oct 18, 2020 1:26 pm
Forum: MK10 and MK11 (AW/BZ) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2018 onwards
Topic: GTI DSG MPG
Replies: 29
Views: 4646

Re: GTI DSG MPG

Car has been sat for about 2 weeks so decided to take her out today. Up and down the motorway with a few towns in between. Mixed speeds and on the motorway when clear of traffic I did some spirited acceleration. Not racing or hassling anybody. Just getting the revs up. Did that a few times then just...
by Nodster
Sun Oct 18, 2020 1:20 pm
Forum: MK10 and MK11 (AW/BZ) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2018 onwards
Topic: Stop start and braking
Replies: 49
Views: 7731

Re: Stop start and braking

Anyhow, I've found myself starting to put my car into N and then keeping my foot on the brake, but only when sat for awhile. I don't think you need to do that, if you're keeping your foot on the brake just keep it in D. The clutch will be disengaged automatically so there's no wear to worry about b...
by Nodster
Sat Oct 17, 2020 1:14 pm
Forum: MK10 and MK11 (AW/BZ) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2018 onwards
Topic: Stop start and braking
Replies: 49
Views: 7731

Re: Stop start and braking

Yeah I knock it off most times. Unless I'm at lights I know take a while or as mentioned perhaps in a queue of traffic. Otherwise it is just annoying.
by Nodster
Fri Oct 02, 2020 3:27 pm
Forum: MK10 and MK11 (AW/BZ) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2018 onwards
Topic: 5000K bulbs
Replies: 75
Views: 15529

Re: 5000K bulbs

Damn it my Racing Vision bulbs and new headlight units just went in literally yesterday haha. :lol: Some pics. New headlights fitted. Nice and clear lends, no chips or scratches. https://i.ibb.co/s624KN7/Headlights1.jpg https://i.ibb.co/kSwVTFw/Headlights2.jpg And Philips Racing Vision in the low be...
by Nodster
Fri Oct 02, 2020 3:13 pm
Forum: MK10 and MK11 (AW/BZ) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2018 onwards
Topic: Standard Bridgestones / wet driving
Replies: 35
Views: 11857

Re: Standard Bridgestones / wet driving

Aye the T005 is a better tyre. I can't remember what mine was standard. I want to say T001 or T002. But it's certainly not a tyre suited to a 200PS car. The Mk8 Fez ST I believe has Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tyres.... my Abarth 595 had Michelin PS4s standard. Yet the Polo GTi came with Bridgestone Tu...
by Nodster
Thu Oct 01, 2020 4:59 pm
Forum: MK10 and MK11 (AW/BZ) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2018 onwards
Topic: Standard Bridgestones / wet driving
Replies: 35
Views: 11857

Re: Standard Bridgestones / wet driving

Yeah the standard Bridgestone tyre is not the best. I was hoping when I found out (before buying the car) that the Bridgestone Turzana that it was the newer T005 which is actually decent - https://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Bridgestone/Turanza-T005.htm However I was shocked to see it was the older m...
by Nodster
Sun Sep 27, 2020 5:30 pm
Forum: MK10 and MK11 (AW/BZ) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2018 onwards
Topic: GTI DSG MPG
Replies: 29
Views: 4646

Re: GTI DSG MPG

If it helps I was getting 15mpg in the Mustang. I went to the GTI to try and get something more "reasonable". haha.
by Nodster
Sun Sep 27, 2020 5:24 pm
Forum: MK10 and MK11 (AW/BZ) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2018 onwards
Topic: Peron Stage 1 Remap
Replies: 21
Views: 2611

Re: Peron Stage 1 Remap

So true but at the same time you also have something rather unique. Dont think I will ever go down that path, at most probably change out the stock exhaust when I get round to it because the vehicle is still in warranty. Having an aftermarket exhaust wont void warranty as long as it is OPF back. I ...
by Nodster
Sun Sep 27, 2020 5:22 pm
Forum: MK10 and MK11 (AW/BZ) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2018 onwards
Topic: 5000K bulbs
Replies: 75
Views: 15529

Re: 5000K bulbs

I'm running some HIDs in mine at the moment, but I'm ripping them out in the coming days. Just can't settle with them. Just nagging away in the back of my head. The diffuser in the reflector housing (which I don't see fitted on many cars) actually does a decent job with the HID bulb. Keeps the glare...
by Nodster
Thu Sep 24, 2020 4:06 pm
Forum: MK10 and MK11 (AW/BZ) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2018 onwards
Topic: LED headlamp retrofit
Replies: 77
Views: 25863

Re: LED headlamp retrofit

OK so, say I bought these: https://eurowagens.com/headlight-right-led-vw-polo-gti-18/ https://eurowagens.com/headlight-left-led-vw-polo-gti-18/ RHD, come with bulbs, etc, etc. I'm guessing I can't just plug them in and they'll work? So how do the one's from China plug in and just work would be my q...
by Nodster
Tue Sep 22, 2020 4:36 pm
Forum: MK10 and MK11 (AW/BZ) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2018 onwards
Topic: Help - Polo 2.0 TSI GTI DSG horrible noise from rear
Replies: 61
Views: 7440

Re: Help - Polo 2.0 TSI GTI DSG horrible noise from rear

I want for EBC yellow stuff pads you still get a bit of noise with the standard discs but not as much as the vw pads. As for rear discs there are no manufacturers that are making groove rear discs at the moment for the gti I sent a email to Mtek to see if they will be doing some as the polo aw is n...
by Nodster
Mon Sep 21, 2020 6:10 pm
Forum: MK10 and MK11 (AW/BZ) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2018 onwards
Topic: LED headlamp retrofit
Replies: 77
Views: 25863

Re: LED headlamp retrofit

OK so, say I bought these: https://eurowagens.com/headlight-right-led-vw-polo-gti-18/ https://eurowagens.com/headlight-left-led-vw-polo-gti-18/ RHD, come with bulbs, etc, etc. I'm guessing I can't just plug them in and they'll work? So how do the one's from China plug in and just work would be my qu...
by Nodster
Mon Sep 21, 2020 4:51 pm
Forum: MK10 and MK11 (AW/BZ) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2018 onwards
Topic: Scuffed Leather
Replies: 15
Views: 1653

Re: Scuffed Leather

Shoe / Bag / Leather polish is a good shout. One of my old cars had red leather on the steering wheel (the fake pvc kind). Bought some red polish and went around the whole wheel. Came up trumps! :) Sometimes though with something faint like that, even just a clean and condition with some Gliptone ma...