New Golf R32 Member #Volume 2

[Vdubya]

Just thought i'd like to start afresh with a new thread with pics of my latest acquisition. Didn't want to particularly continue the other active one as it got abit too cluttered with legal babble. Anyways purchased this from a dealer, like Sunday and it's now registered under my name with clear title.

Odometer: 47000kms
Year Model: 2007 MY07 Volkswagen MKV R32
Colour: Deep Blue
Transmission: DSG.

Please excuse the quality of ths pics as i had to resort to using an iPhone.

[Big Yellow]

wheres the pics??

[Vdubya]

[Russ59]

Nice car mate, pleased to see it all worked out for you in the end. Enjoy

[Vdubya]

Hopefully all you peeps are runnining broadband connections!

[Vdubya]

Nice car mate, pleased to see it all worked out for you in the end. Enjoy

Thanks mate, i didn't want to parade like the vehicle was mine until i worked out all the legal logistics, hence the reason the other threads had my pics removed.

Seriously the R32/GTI are the best bang for buck vehicles you can get.

[Russ59]

There's a strong possibility that the mods will move this to the MK V picture thread, so if it disappears from here, have a look there

[Big Yellow]

congrats on the R32!!!

not really digging the interior though. was woodgrain a factory option or is that aftermarket??

[Vdubya]

congrats on the R32!!!

not really digging the interior though. was woodgrain a factory option or is that aftermarket??

Woodgrain according to the dealer was factory, although i was sceptical about this, because they normally or at least i've only seen them in silver trim.

Can't quite recall the website but i think they Volkswagen were offering these inserts genuine and are options.

[Russ59]

There's a place on eBay in the UK that sells the kits, brushed aluminium, carbon fibre, woodgrain and a couple of other finishes. They look pretty good, but there's no room for error when applying them. I bought a brushed aluminium stick on to go around the radio in the GT just to highlight it a bit. Came out OK but a bit of a pain to apply, works on a similar principle to the olden day rego labels, the ones you had to soak in a container of water to get them off the backing paper

[Vdubya]

I don't think id ever run the risk or want to particularly modify my car in any way, unless we are talking about just personalising it with factory floormats, bike rack etc.

I really see no sense in changing the stock form of the car as Volkswagen got it right the first time. With respect to the woodgrain, i think it adds a nice touch but cant really comment on it being genuine. I havent noticed any rattles in the car in particularly those areas so that can be a good thing.

My hopes though is that warranty wont be an issue should this be an aftermarket addition.

[Big Yellow]

unless the glue they used to put it on was some super corrosive material and it ate through all your trim, then you would only have warranty issues with the trim, but not any other part of your car!

[Vdubya]

Yeah i dont think the trim, would be any affiliation to the Transmission or engine as such so might be safe in that respects. Guess to be sure i could also bring it to "chatswood classic" and get them to evaluate it.

[Russ59]

I wouldn't think warranty would be affected in any way by after market add ons like (eg woodgrain trim), voiding warranty would really only apply if the original trim had been damaged by the application of the substitute trim or if by fitting the trim it affected the normal operation of something in a way that it contributed to the damage or wear of a particular part. The thing is if you changed it yourself then anyone with half an ounce of common sense would know that you couldn't expect to have it fixed under warranty anyway, not if you damaged it If in doubt about anything like that, don't stress just ask the dealer, no matter how trivial you might think it is. Relax and enjoy your new car

[Zed!]

I don't think id ever run the risk or want to particularly modify my car in any way, unless we are talking about just personalising it with factory floormats, bike rack etc.

I really see no sense in changing the stock form of the car as Volkswagen got it right the first time. With respect to the woodgrain, i think it adds a nice touch but cant really comment on it being genuine. I havent noticed any rattles in the car in particularly those areas so that can be a good thing.

My hopes though is that warranty wont be an issue should this be an aftermarket addition.

Yeah I agree. You can probably get away with a few minor mods, but any serious mods are going to scare away a lot potential buyers when you go to sell it. I know a few mates who have really struggled to sell their cars (sti and Evo ix) because they had serious mods. In the end they had spend $$ to get them back to stock.