What did you do to your Mk5 today?

[adey88]

Installed the ECS stage 1 rear stress bar and a set of DLI-TEKNIK upper engine mounts.

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Nice, notice much of an improvement?

Edit : just looked up the price... Not cheap for a piece of steel and some eyelets!! I imagine the shipping would really add to the overall price though

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[sebas_thefish]

Nice, notice much of an improvement?

Edit : just looked up the price... Not cheap for a piece of steel and some eyelets!! I imagine the shipping would really add to the overall price though

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Yeah it feels great. Overall price wasn't too bad. When you compare it to some of the alternatives it's cheap. I also wanted one that didn't render the entire hatch passthrough space useless.

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[JustCruisn]

I replaced the control arm bushes and the central mount in the subframe.
Everything I read online said it was going to be a total PITA, but it really was not that hard at all.

Removing and pressing the mounts took about 35min once I had it on the bench.

[JustCruisn]

New front struts

I learned how to tap a thread, I really wish I had never had to. Top tip - if reusing bolts make sure you clean the threads.


That bearing was toast.


Looks silly before the strut was primed.

Total silence when turning and speed bumps are fun again.

[SairMcKee]

Still plugging away in the Golf Mk 5 ... COVID and the hectic post COVID lifestyle has meant that I've had little time to anything except drive the little beggar... I mistakingly tried to brighten my headlights further by polishing... this time with a no scratch scourer... idiot... to had had to then buy a buffing pad for my drill and finish the headlights again. Here's the new before (after scourer) and after buffing with the same Maguires plastic polishing cream. They look better than ever.
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Heya @davidorama

I have found using a rubbing compound with elbow grease and a high Deet insect repellent has done the job for my headlights. It's not lifelong though or I'd even be happy with getting 2 years out of my headlights.

I live in the tropical far north of Australia, so I expect some oxidation but my 06 Jetta's headlights to keep clear are an 6-12 month job. I'm going to take the plunge and use the light wet sand and buff polish approach now.

Would you mind explaining the process you took with your Golf MK5 headlights? Did you sand them back before a buff?

Is the Maguire's cream called 'Plastix' by chance? I'm hoping we have available here in Australia.

Thanks in advance

@sairmckee

[CARBON SINK]

Some tidy looking cars here, you guys keep me inspired.
Thanks heaps for all the valuable info and links posted here.
I've just completed a major overhaul of my 2L fsi after snapping the timing chain. Then the clutch went... How good a job did I do on the engine ?🙂🙃 Clutch sorted. Happy to have it going, an engine light to sort out and of course a bit bumpy at idle.

[vinnY]

decided i'll probably keep my mk5 and run it into the ground, decided to step up to the 034 stage2+ tune
miles ahead of the bluefin stage2 i was running previously

[adey88]

decided i'll probably keep my mk5 and run it into the ground, decided to step up to the 034 stage2+ tune
miles ahead of the bluefin stage2 i was running previously

Interesting... I've been running my bluefin stg2 for over 5 years now. Did you just go with a hpfp and new tune?

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[vinnY]

^same i've been on the bluefin stage2 since 2016, hit them up recently for some troubleshooting and realised they'd changed hands and refused to help unless i paid them again for a 'new tune'
snagged the 034 hpfp upgrade on special and picked up tune locally, flashed to stage 1 on the 034 for ****s and giggles
stage 1 felt the same as i remember the bluefin was
stage 2 has a much more linear curve compared to the bluefin and doesn't have a dropoff after 4500rpm like the bluefin did
stage 2+ seems to shift the whole torque curve 1000rpm or so and peaks a little higher at 4000rpm and carries it

[JustCruisn]

I replaced the in tank fuel pump as the gauge on the dash was showing empty for the last week.
The pump itself was quick and easy to replace, taking out the back seat was the time consuming part.
Best bit was collecting $1.25 in change