Mk7 Golf R Discussion Thread

[GTIWesome]

Disabled Soundakator
Disabled start/stop (voltage method)
Lock/unlock arm/disarm alarm acknowledge with alarm chirp
Tap to indicate number of blinks (now 4)
Refuel amount in cluster (MFD)
Fan speed display on AC auto mode
High intensity brake lights (hazard lights/brake lights alternating on heavy braking)
Rear turn lights on when boot opens
Enable traffic Info (TMC) on the headunit.

Nice. I am on iOS with no android options, so I think im going to start with Carista on iOS which I believe can do a fair few of the basis changes (and its a $39 device + free 30 day full usage versus $159 OBD11 Pro device + upwards of $300+ for basic android).

My top 3 are disable fake sound, disable start/stop and disable infotainment safety warning (this last one really annoys me). Carista worth price alone for these ones. Dont think it can do the traffic info, but I don't yet have a full list of what it can do. Anyone had much experience with Carista ?

[GTIWesome]

Agree. Super quick. I took off the soundakator to help with the false sense of grunt. Now much calmer but feels like it’s lost something.

yeah the Rs are super quiet, but some of that is good insulation I think. When my wife drives off in the wagon, the exhaust note isn't bad from the outside. She also says that she can hear me coming from way down the street sometimes...probably shouldn't do the res delete, might push my luck on the home front.

Will disable the sound fakery asap, though to date have been ignoring race, and going individual with everything on race but for fake sound. On a few spirited drives with windows down, can hear rather nice sounds and even decent pops/crackles on overrun. With windows up, not so much.

[SteveMc]

I’m on 7 or 8 after this last fine. Need to settle and use Waze more.


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I can recommend Eco Mode.

[Rocket55]

yeah the Rs are super quiet, but some of that is good insulation I think. When my wife drives off in the wagon, the exhaust note isn't bad from the outside. She also says that she can hear me coming from way down the street sometimes...probably shouldn't do the res delete, might push my luck on the home front.

Will disable the sound fakery asap, though to date have been ignoring race, and going individual with everything on race but for fake sound. On a few spirited drives with windows down, can hear rather nice sounds and even decent pops/crackles on overrun. With windows up, not so much.

Coming from a soft top car that sets off car alarms in underground car parks when I drive by, I’m kinda liking the more subtle exhaust, well at least my hearing is ...

[Mr T.]

I can recommend Eco Mode.

Ha! I might as well hand in my license.


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[Rocket55]

Just got my R tinted by Rob from Hunters Hill. I think it looks pretty good. And the dash rattle has materialised pretty badly (was there before the windows were tinted), even get a high frequency buzz higher up in the rev range (circa 5000rpm).

[Grugly]

Just got my R tinted by Rob from Hunters Hill. I think it looks pretty good. And the dash rattle has materialised pretty badly (was there before the windows were tinted), even get a high frequency buzz higher up in the rev range (circa 5000rpm).

Looks good! Do you know type of tint and percentage? Looking to get mine about the same when I pick it up next week but not in NSW. (Also got indium grey)

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[Rocket55]

Looks good! Do you know type of tint and percentage? Looking to get mine about the same when I pick it up next week but not in NSW. (Also got indium grey)

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Not sure what tint Rob uses, but he’s been around for a long time and only uses good products. Pretty sure he put 50% on the back and 22% on the front doors. Gives a combined result of 16% at the back and 18% in the front. It’s pretty dark.

[Grugly]

Not sure what tint Rob uses, but he’s been around for a long time and only uses good products. Pretty sure he put 50% on the back and 22% on the front doors. Gives a combined result of 16% at the back and 18% in the front. It’s pretty dark.

And visibility inside is good?

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[Rocket55]

And visibility inside is good?

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It’s great during the day. Bit dark of a night in the rain, but lol give it a bit and get used to it. Don’t think it’s any darker than any of our other cars and they are fine. I think it’s just that it’s only a week old and I haven’t got the hang of it yet at night.

[kennyc]

Do the back windows need to be tinted because they come with privacy glass anyway which is darker?
I just had the front 2 windows tinted to match the rear glass.

[Dutch77]

Privacy glass contains no UV protection, so tinting the rears makes sense if you've got people in the back.

I then added in blinds for junior in the back, so I ended up with a full black out look from the right angles.

[Marco]

Here's my new Grid R that I picked up last week to replace Marco the GTI Polo. Very happy with it.

[Tuan]

Very good ! Our blue Grid Wagon is coming tomorrow.

[GTi Crow]

Well, after 13 years of a GTI in my drive (1 Mk5 & 2 Mk6s) I am moving onto an R - ordered today and pick up in 3 weeks - DSG. White with everything bar the sunroof. It will still be kept company with my partner’s Polo.