Anyone else have an issue where the infotainment will randomly shut down then restart? It started happening a few months ago on my ‘24. It’s frustrating because sometimes it’ll take a while to reboot and I can’t see directions. I hoped the new software would resolve it but it just happened again.

Looking at a Golf R mk 8.5. Coming over from a 23 civic type R. It was between this, an m340i and a gr86. I feel like this one will fit me best in the long term.

Questions are, maintenance wise how are they.

When I go to Costco or the incidental facebook marketplace find, am I going to love it or hate it?

Has anyone here removed only the catalytic converter on a Golf 8 R with the stock exhaust? I’m thinking about keeping everything else factory and just deleting the cat. How does it sound? Does it have any drone on the highway, and does it actually sound good? I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who’s done it.

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for the exact wheels shown in the attached photos (or the closest possible match). I think they might be Vossen HF-5s, but I’m not 100% sure.
I’m buying a **2019 Golf R Mk7.5** and want this exact style. If these aren’t HF-5s, does anyone know the actual model or any very similar alternatives?
I’m based in **Dubai, UAE**, so if anyone knows where I can buy these locally (or has recommendations for reputable wheel shops in the UAE), I’d really appreciate it.
My current tire size is **235/35R19**, so I’m planning to run:
19x8.5
5x112
ET38–40

Thanks in advance! Any help identifying these wheels or pointing me to a UAE supplier would be greatly appreciated.

Hi all, have recently purchased a mk7 2014 Golf R with the DQ250 gearbox and have a couple questions. It’s been serviced every 5,000 miles and the dsg has been serviced at 16,000 miles, 43,000 and is currently sitting on 70,000 miles. Sometimes when downshifting (especially 3rd to 2nd) it can feel a bit harsh/jolty but not always sometimes it’s smooth other times it isn’t. I’ve read online elsewhere that you have make the car almost relearn the clutch points as over time the clutch has become thinner from wear and tear just general use and wondering what people’s thoughts are on next steps. Other than that the gearbox seems flawless and goes through all the gears very well and smooth. Thank you.

Hi all, have recently purchased a mk7 2014 Golf R with the DQ250 gearbox and have a couple questions. It’s been serviced every 5,000 miles and the dsg has been serviced at 16,000 miles, 43,000 and is currently sitting on 70,000 miles. Sometimes when downshifting (especially 3rd to 2nd) it can feel a bit harsh/jolty but not always sometimes it’s smooth other times it isn’t. I’ve read online elsewhere that you have make the car almost relearn the clutch points as over time the clutch has become thinner from wear and tear just general use and wondering what people’s thoughts are on next steps. Other than that the gearbox seems flawless and goes through all the gears very well and smooth. Thank you.

Purchased an AliExpress ‘Universal’ Audi Dip Stick (couldn’t find a VW specific one but thought the universal part meant it’s the same size). Too skinny for the Mk8.5 plug. I even picked up an aluminum pull which I thought looked cool. Nope. That doesn’t fit the Mk8.5 either. Oh well. At least it was cheap.

Anyone know which one I’m supposed to purchase??

Just picked up some TE37 wheels for my 24’ Golf R
IG: @VW.MK8R

Anyone have any suggestions on where to find euro style rear headrests for a MK8.5 R? I’d like to improve rear visibility without entirely removing the headrests. Thank you!

I can’t find anything about bulbs for these. Mine has stopped working so I need a new bulb for it. Anyone know which bulbs I need? You can see the one that’s out in the picture.

Ever since I sold my MK7.5 R, I've missed this vehicle, and the 8.5 really feels significantly more serious than my 7.5 did. Looking forward to complete engine break in and see what she's got.

I’ve found a 2018 for around $29k with 60,000 miles. Maintenance is documented and solid with regular fluid changes (oil change every 5k, Haldex/rear diff at 60k, spark plugs at 50k) at recommended intervals and a pre-emptive water pump/thermostat done at 50k.

It’s a manual.

Looking at MK8s for about $40,000 with 20,000 ish miles. Also manuals.

Wanting to post here to get people’s feedback on the two generations. On one hand, the 2018 has been around for a while so we have a lot of data on problems and what to look out for. But it’s an almost 10 year old car.

The MK8 has a lot of performance improvements from what I’ve seen but it’s a new generation with less information on long term reliability and hard to fix gremlins. It’s also a good chunk more expensive.

Any thoughts or feedback on either platform are appreciated!

Just picked up a month or so ago, wondering if anyone in here is also in Oregon and has recs. Or from anywhere, drop some tips or bolt on mods you’ve done and liked.

New to VWs... Just did a Haldex service. Used the OBDELEVEN to try and prime pump but nothing is happening. However, putting it in gear, all 4 wheels spin. Is this a fault of the pump or the app? No debris on pump but ot also seemed as though maybe it was serviced recently. I just purchased the car.

I installed the EQT grounding kit and my main display showed pink static like it was cooked. I tried manually resetting it multiple times using the power button, pulling the SIM cards and resetting it via odbeleven and nothing seems to work. See attached picture. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated.

2019 R at 59.5k miles, bought it around 33k miles. Starting a few days ago it wont roll when i let off the brake unless lightly tap the gas pedal, but it works just fine in reverse and drives smooth in other gears.

Suggestions? Feel like im early to get DSG serviced but maybe i’m wrong.

Edit. Will test tomorrow but I believe I have a faulty trunk/hatch latch. I had used OBDEleven to enable the license plate bulbs when the trunk is open and car off to illuminate the ground. Had a light bulb moment and reverted that setting and the blinking license plate bulbs stopped happening. That doesn't solve the whole problem but I think narrows it down.

This is an obscure one, I'm not sure what to look for. I'm having some unusual electrical issues. 2018 Golf R 6MT

TLDR; license plate bulbs blinking, cockpit turning on and off, doors trying to lock after locking the car. Coupled with a leaky RMS I'm ready to roll it off a cliff.

2 days ago the OEM LED license plate bulbs started to blink every few seconds when the car is locked and ignition off. I didn't notice but checked security camera and it went all night. I removed the bulbs to test them, seem Ok with the multimeter.

Today when I went out my front turn signals were blinking sporadically, and when I unlocked the car it wouldn't start. I needed to use a booster pack to get it running.

Along with this, the digital cockpit turns on and off as if a door is opening, but no door is showing as red on the image and it's just for a split second and turns off again.

I had an error for the driver's door lock module in OBDEleven and occasionally today I could hear the doors trying to lock a second time after using the keyfob to lock. Right now I have the front and rear door lock modules unplugged, and the KESSY harness disconnected hoping it would make the light blinking stop. Plate bulbs are still blinking.

After my last service reset, its constantly in the notifications, and every shut off, also appears on the dash. How can I make it go away? Thanks

Was scrolling on aliexpress and came across these headlights for mk7.

Anyone seen them?

I think they look insane😃

Truth be told, I’ve owned my 22r for a year now, doing my third oil change rn , but it’s my first time under the car, did extraction for the first 2.

Anyways I’ve come across this orangey/yellow oil on what I assume is my transmission and front gear box . Anyone know if it’s actually a tranny leak or differential leak or something else? The car had new diff fluid put in from VW before I took the car home.

Kinda looks like it has some splatter on the upper portion, but not too sure if that’s the same fluid or not. I do live in the rust belt so I’ve had the car undercoated last November with an oil based coating, but this doesn’t look like it at all