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by Burnerclimb
Thu Jan 12, 2023 5:11 pm
Forum: MK8 and MK9 (6R/6C) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2009-2017
Topic: LED bulbs for fog/turn replacement.
Replies: 1
Views: 424

LED bulbs for fog/turn replacement.

My 2nd hand 2017 Polo GTI has LED headlights but annoyingly has standard bulbs in the turn/fog lights. They look daft and are not very bright IMHO. My question is are then LED bulbs available for turn/fog lights that just replace the standard bulbs and what would you recommend. Do they just replace ...
by Burnerclimb
Tue Jul 12, 2022 6:55 pm
Forum: MK8 and MK9 (6R/6C) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2009-2017
Topic: Tyre rating Y or V for GTI?
Replies: 5
Views: 511

Re: Tyre rating Y or V for GTI?

VW recommend 39 front, 35 rear for normal driving.and into the 40's for carrying weight, so I'm a bit wary dropping too low. I can't find any mention of eco setting for 215/40 R17's? SRGTD recommends only dropping a couple of PSI in an earlier post and you're both recommending the PS4, so thanks for...
by Burnerclimb
Mon Jul 11, 2022 6:52 pm
Forum: MK8 and MK9 (6R/6C) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2009-2017
Topic: Tyre rating Y or V for GTI?
Replies: 5
Views: 511

Re: Tyre rating Y or V for GTI?

Thanks SRGTD for a comprehensive reply, much appreciated. I will drop the pressures by a couple of PSI from the VW recommended settings. The car is indeed on Bridgestone tyres so I'll look at replacing those as I think they're OEM. If you think keeping new tyres at Y rated is good then I'll go with ...
by Burnerclimb
Mon Jul 11, 2022 4:48 pm
Forum: MK8 and MK9 (6R/6C) Polo (inc GTI) - Years 2009-2017
Topic: Tyre rating Y or V for GTI?
Replies: 5
Views: 511

Tyre rating Y or V for GTI?

I purchased a 2nd hand GTI recently and it came with 215/40 R17 87 Y rated tyres but when I do a tyre search on Kwik fit or National Tyres it recommends a V rated tyre replacement. Y rated tyres are rated to 186mph and I don't plan on driving anywhere near these speeds either on V, W or Y rated tyre...
by Burnerclimb
Mon Jul 11, 2022 11:51 am
Forum: MK5 (6N2) Polo GTi - Years 1999-2001
Topic: Tyre rating V or Y?
Replies: 3
Views: 2907

Tyre rating V or Y?

I purchased a 2nd hand GTI recently and it came with 215/40 R17 87 Y tyres and when I do a tyre search on Kwik fit or National Tyres it recommends a V rated tyre replacement. Y rated tyres are rated to 186mph and I don't plan on driving anywhere near these speeds either on V, W or Y rated tyres! My ...