Hi, new to the brand here. I like driving cars in OEM condition (unusual here, I know...) and was wondering if anyone has a guide as to the standard wheel styles for Golf V models... my build codes seem to state that my 2.0 FSI Comfortline was built with 15s but it has 16s... there are a few wheel styles about... I’d like to refit the OEM build wheels... there are a few suspected mods to my modest motor but I’ll start with wheels...
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My FSI Pacific has factory 16" wheels but lower trims like the Comfortline should've had factory 15s.
Sent from my Samsung Smart FridgeLast edited by sebas_thefish; 20-10-2020, 03:07 PM.
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I like those 5 spoke wheels. After a bit of research I've determined that I have VW original 16" Magny Cours wheels - which I suppose could of been a dealer add on when new from the dealer - I guess I'll never know unless I track down the dealer (which I have details of) - anyone else have Magny Cours wheels as a dealer delivery option at purchase even though the Golf left factory with the original 15" wheels?
2005 VW Golf 5 2.0 FSI Comfortline Sports Automatic
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Originally posted by davidorama View PostI like those 5 spoke wheels. After a bit of research I've determined that I have VW original 16" Magny Cours wheels - which I suppose could of been a dealer add on when new from the dealer - I guess I'll never know unless I track down the dealer (which I have details of) - anyone else have Magny Cours wheels as a dealer delivery option at purchase even though the Golf left factory with the original 15" wheels?
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The plot thickens... my original order slip in the car manual says the car is a Comfortline ao perhaps the original owner did a deal for a wheel upgrade or someone upgraded the wheels (along with the obligatory Chinese Car Play touch screen head unit - which I find useful) after the event?
It's odd because my owners manual also has a Golf GTI booklet which I would of thought was odd in a Comfortline delivery.
I'm not even sure (although almost certain) that the car is a pre-DSG Comfortline model (although the drive does feel very direct - quite impressed) but it refuses to roll backwards in D so..?2005 VW Golf 5 2.0 FSI Comfortline Sports Automatic
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Originally posted by davidorama View PostThe plot thickens... my original order slip in the car manual says the car is a Comfortline ao perhaps the original owner did a deal for a wheel upgrade or someone upgraded the wheels (along with the obligatory Chinese Car Play touch screen head unit - which I find useful) after the event?
It's odd because my owners manual also has a Golf GTI booklet which I would of thought was odd in a Comfortline delivery.
I'm not even sure (although almost certain) that the car is a pre-DSG Comfortline model (although the drive does feel very direct - quite impressed) but it refuses to roll backwards in D so..?
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Red Book says that some FSI models came with dual clutch in 2005, which surprised me too and maybe an error.
Anyway, my car is nice, tip tonic is worlds ahead of any other auto I’ve driven, and compares well with the latest i30 dual clutch setup that I’ve driven widely as a hire car.2005 VW Golf 5 2.0 FSI Comfortline Sports Automatic
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CVTs are horrible in all forms other than the Audi Multitronic, which itself had problems.
The Tiptronic is brilliant as far as I'm concerned, and it's probably a good thing that VW is dropping the DSG for the lower end Golfs in the Mark 8. I still regret not buying the Pacific Blue 2.0 FSI 6 speed manual for sale a few weeks before I picked up my Silver Tiptronic. I was simply too slow, and perhaps too lazy to think of driving a manual about town again.2005 VW Golf 5 2.0 FSI Comfortline Sports Automatic
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