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  1. #2151
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    Today I picked up a second hand rear bumper trim and a pair of original VW headlights... cheap... I’ll be fitting them in January and will report with images... [EDIT] Apparently it’s called a valance.
    Last edited by davidorama; 28-12-2020 at 08:21 AM.
    2005 VW Golf 5 2.0 FSI Comfortline Sports Automatic

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    New coils and plugs today and a tyre rotation

    I've never been able to read spark plugs How to these old ones look ?
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    A bit of colour under the hood now
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    MK4 GTI - Sold
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    Got a gearbox service - flush and fluid change.
    That has fixed all gearbox issues for me, it is as smooth as it has ever been.
    Did the yearly engine oil change and then the bonnet strut gave up. So ordered and replaced bonnet and boot struts.
    MK4 GTI - Sold
    MK5 Jetta Turbo - Sold
    MK5 Jetta 2.Slow - Until it dies.

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    Mk5 GTI did not start. Thought battery, nope. Called NRMA and they diagnosed starter motor.
    After getting it to the mechanic, was probably the first Mk5 starter motors he has done - and I think definitely the first for this car.
    Not bad after 307k kms ...

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    Hello All, hasn't COVID been a trip? well, I just got around to sorting out some things on the Golf and realised that I still have to replace the aftermarket lights with OEM - I know its a backwards step re lighting but I honestly yearn for bog standard. Must be age. Anyway, just checking it.
    2005 VW Golf 5 2.0 FSI Comfortline Sports Automatic

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    I worked all day, so i just looked at my car while it was parked.

  7. #2157
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    So, I finally bought a Haynes manual for the Golf 5. UK edition. Meh. I remember when Haynes showed phots of a complete engine and body tear down and back again. A little disappointed but I suppose I'll find some help within if the need arises.
    2005 VW Golf 5 2.0 FSI Comfortline Sports Automatic

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    Today I bought a bottle of Meguiar's PlastX Plastic Cleaner for $28 from Repco after deciding the clean up the OEM headlights I reinstalled on the Golf. Now, I was going to tacked the headlight cleaning issue with grades of wet and dry and a plastic polish but I noticed the Macuiars product claiming to do pretty much the same thing without scary sanding.

    People. let me say that Meguiar's PlastX Plastic Cleaner works a treat. One or more applications scrubbing with a lint free cloth (actually, scrubbing is overstating the process a bit), then clean off the excess.

    Too easy.
    2005 VW Golf 5 2.0 FSI Comfortline Sports Automatic

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    Nice result on the headlights, I tried something similar years ago and made a mess, ended up paying someone to come do it properly with a clear coat spray too.

    Got any before and after pics ?
    MK4 GTI - Sold
    MK5 Jetta Turbo - Sold
    MK5 Jetta 2.Slow - Until it dies.

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    Like almost every Golf 5 I've seen in the wild, mine has long lost its sliding cupholder cover. I bought a replacement on eBay, expecting it to be a dodgy after market item... amazed to open the parcel and find a shiny new VW OEM item, albeit missing one rubber pad and the bottle opener (I already have both of, so... yeah...). A new project.
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    Last edited by davidorama; 13-10-2021 at 04:46 PM.
    2005 VW Golf 5 2.0 FSI Comfortline Sports Automatic

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