Golf Alltrack

[Kachingg]

Yeah the 135kw tdi is a great motor
But diesel is on the nose in the eu and us atm so it's no great surprise but still disappointing

[Rooboy]

Yeah the 135kw tdi is a great motor
But diesel is on the nose in the eu and us atm so it's no great surprise but still disappointing

It is supposed to be back on sale next year once VW have all the WLTP has been sorted out but I'm not sure.

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[ToomanyVWs]

Wow so many good economy readings well done guys
Beats my 7.2ltr/100 average
What fuel do you use i mainly use bp ultimate?

BP diesel for me too.
By the way, Kachingg, where did you source your stiffer rear swaybar from, and approx cost, and did you notice any deterioration in ride quality? I have no issues with the handling, but a bit less understeer could make it a full-on fun machine.

I've just fitted a pair of front window (tinted) weathershields, sourced from Ferntree Gully VW, approx cost delivered about $100, and I fitted them myself without difficulty. I noticed a small increase in noise levels at highway speed. I've since taken them off and stuck some black contact to the inside horizontal (upper) part of each weathershield to block out some side glare from late afternoon sunlight. Now that I know it works, I would use black paint next time. Only cover the upper part though, to avoid obscuring side vision.
I have also used texta to black out the silver side air vent surrounds to eliminate annoying reflections in the side mirrors.

[Kachingg]

BP diesel for me too.
By the way, Kachingg, where did you source your stiffer rear swaybar from, and approx cost, and did you notice any deterioration in ride quality? I have no issues with the handling, but a bit less understeer could make it a full-on fun machine.

I've just fitted a pair of front window (tinted) weathershields, sourced from Ferntree Gully VW, approx cost delivered about $100, and I fitted them myself without difficulty. I noticed a small increase in noise levels at highway speed. I've since taken them off and stuck some black contact to the inside horizontal (upper) part of each weathershield to block out some side glare from late afternoon sunlight. Now that I know it works, I would use black paint next time. Only cover the upper part though, to avoid obscuring side vision.
I have also used texta to black out the silver side air vent surrounds to eliminate annoying reflections in the side mirrors.

Hey Toomanyvw

I used a whiteside swaybar and linkages it tightens up the rear nicely i thought i would have to spend thousands on a good quality coilover set up to make it handle well but just $600 fitted fixed it

It was about 200 each for the swaybar and linkages plus 200 for fitting just be aware they had to modify the bar a little (with a hammer lol) to make it clear the driveshaft otherwise it touches it going over bumps

I had it set up firm and have noticed no deterioration in ride quality but the back no longer leans over and there is no understeer took it up the refton spur last month and had no issue with pushing several gti's along

I used otr motorsport in springvale Roy is excellent and already having done one would have no problems fixing yours

[mGlacius]

Tomorrow’s the day! Picking up the car from the dealer tomorrow.

Thanks everyone for your thoughts in this thread.. looking forward to driving the Alltrack!

[Rooboy]

Tomorrow’s the day! Picking up the car from the dealer tomorrow.

Thanks everyone for your thoughts in this thread.. looking forward to driving the Alltrack!

Enjoy!

[Kachingg]

Gratz
Enjoy your new toy
Lots of photos to come i hope?

[Rooboy]

Gratz
Enjoy your new toy
Lots of photos to come i hope?

Agreed - photos or it didn't happen! [emoji1]

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[mGlacius]

I spent nearly the whole day sitting in the car itself..
I've got so much to say. More often than not, I'm impressed by the car more than anything else. Except they've done some changes in the MY19.
It's a nuisance getting to the speed limiter option now as you need to manually activate it from the Active Info Display as VW removed the hotkey on the steering wheel. VW assumes the driver uses ACC by default.

Managed to do a few changes to the car yesterday.
Didn't realise that the OBDEleven instructions I gathered over the months differed on my make. I'm guessing they've updated the platform?
There's quite a bit of stuff that I don't remember in which I don't need to code via OBDEleven. (Traffic sign recognition still required. I didn't need to do Light Assist..).

The only hurdle I had yesterday that threw me off by a few hours was to get my number plates transferred over to the new car.
Thank goodness delivery was early in the morning for me.
I managed to start working on the changes at about 3-4PM, and started again at 10PM-12AM yesterday.
I was in the car since post delivery and have already burnt 3/8 of the tank...

I've also swapped the stock mirror indicators to the Dyna blinks last night.
One of the first few times performing hardware related changes. (I'm not too savvy in handicraft..)

Pictures & videos below - thanks to everyone in this thread for their thoughts and contribution!!

Car came with:
1. Paint protection
2. Ceramic tints on all windows. Front has 35% VLT, rear windows have clear tints. (Yeeeeeah!!!!)

Changes:
OBDEleven tweaks.
Cargo light swap - halogen to LED CAN-bus compatible globe.
Mirror indicator - swapped from stock to dyna-blinkers. (This took me more time than expected at night).

I haven't swapped the fog lights to LED just yet.. I think they changed the design of the Mk7.5, so I need to read on how to replace it.

Incoming photo spam!
(I arrived 6 minutes earlier for the delivery, and I witnessed the car before it covered for presentation. Took a photo with my previous car before I left it..)



Videos of Changes:
Dyna Blinker
Before (with stock indicators): YouTube
In Progress (Test of Dyna Blinkers before reassembly): YouTube
In Progress (Fitted mirror caps back on): YouTube
After (with Dyna Blinkers): YouTube

Lock with acoustic feedback (OBDEleven):
YouTube

[Rooboy]

Good stuff! The dynablinkers look good. There seems to be regular changes to the platform coding. Kachingg and mine were only built a month or 2 apart but have slight variances in them even though they are both MY18 builds.

[mGlacius]

Good stuff! The dynablinkers look good. There seems to be regular changes to the platform coding. Kachingg and mine were only built a month or 2 apart but have slight variances in them even though they are both MY18 builds.

I had such a huge headache. Small terminology changes and not all menus were translated into English, so I had to make sense out of what the German terms meant.

I now know what licht is. Haha.

I’ll let you know how the dyna blinkers look during the day. Doesn’t look any different at night when compared to stock indicators for obvious reasons.

In the meantime.. time to take the car out for a drive!

[Kachingg]

Still think the red paddle shifters look better

Nice car glad to see someone else likes red

I like the dyna blinkers think that maybe a thing i could get for mine hmmmm

Now drive the wheels off it its a great driving car

and welcome to the alltrack club

[mGlacius]

Agreed. I couldn’t tell if the black was going to blend in, or stand out. It stands out quite badly for me. Should’ve went for the red or the silver ones!

The dyna blinker sort of works during the day time. I haven’t had the time to see it during the day today.
There’s only one thing I’d like to call out for fitting in a smoked black indicator, though.
You will not be able to see the indicator flashing from the inside of the car. (The little gap beside the mirror.)
You can see it at night, but not during the day time..

And the shade of red is so attractive. I can’t stop looking at it when I park it!

Kachingg, I got the Dyna Blinkers from Supanova. I think they’re based in VIC. They’re good fun. Too bad they don’t have clear ones..

[mGlacius]

Kachingg, I’ve got a video of the dyna blinkers at about 5PM for you to see if the visibility suits you?
It’s the first time for me seeing it during the day from the outside.

YouTube

[Dutch77]

I know the slammed Alltracks create a bit of debate in the wheel thread, but here's a high rider for the more adventurous in this thread: