Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous How-Tos

• Reset "Service Now" Indicator [vwvortex]

Pics

• netcarshow.com: great site with lots of large, high quality, pics of VWs going back to the 70s.

MkV GTI Pics elsewhere

• vwvortex color registries for MkV's: GTI, GLI, Jettas
• vwvortex.com threads with tons of before/after pics of MkV GTI on:
  • Various Eibach springs
  • Neuspeed springs
  • 35mm & 50mm Vogtland springs

MkV GTI Pics

• 2007 4-door MkV GTI, Vogtland 50mm / FK cup kit, 18x8 ET 48 mm with 235/40/18 [vwvortex]
  

• MkV GTI w/ H&R Sport springs and 235/45-18's [vwvortex]
  

• MkV GTI on Vogtland 50mm drop, 18x8.5 ET 45 mm, 225/40/18, "no rubs, no cuts". [vwvortex]
  

• Black 2007 GTI on B&G coilovers & stock 17" wheels [vwvortex]
  

• 2006 MkV GTI w/ Oettinger bumper/spoiler
  

• 2006 MkV GTI, painted side skirts & front air dam
  

• 2006 MkV GTI, Eibach Pro Kit w/ Koni FSD, 19x8.5, Toyo proxes T1R 235/35-19 [vwvortex]

• MkV GTI w/ 18" Hufeisen wheels painted black & red [vwvortex]
  

• 2007 MkV GTI on H&R Super Sport springs [vwvortex]
  

• 2007 MkV GTI w/ H&R coil-overs and 18" Hufeisen wheels [vwvortex]
  

• MkV GTI w/ Neuspeed Sport Springs [vwvortex], before and after:
  

• 2006 MkV GTI w/ Koni coilovers [vwvortex], before and after:
  

• 2006 MkV GTI, H&R coilovers at lowest setting, 18x8.5 ET 30 mm, 215/35-18 Fuzion ZRi [vwvortex]
  

• H&Rs Sport springs on stock dampers, 18x8 ET 43 mm, no spacers, Pirelli P6 235/40-18
  

• 2006/7 MkV GTI, Helios 19x8.5 ET 45 mm, BFG T/A KDW 235/35-19, HPA SHS Street coilovers ("variant of KW V1's")
  

• 2006/2007 MkV GTI w/ H&R Sport springs & stock 17" wheels
  

• 2006 (2007?) MkV GTI with Neuspeed Sport springs, stock dampers, 17" wheels
  

• 2006 MkV GTI DSG, H&R springs, with stock shocks
  

• 2007 MkV GTI, Eibach Pro 18x8 ET 38 mm 225/40-18 [vwvortex]
  

• 2006 MkV GTI "on H&R" (springs? coil-overs?) with Rial Daytona 18x8.5 ET 30 mm wheels, with 225/40-18 [vwvortex]
  

• 2006 MkV GTI w/ Vogtland race springs, 17" wheels
  

• 2007 MkV GTI w/ 18" Hufweisen wheels
  

• 2006 MkV GTI with Stahl S3 wheels, 18x8 front (ET 56 mm), 18x9.5 rear (ET 66 mm) [vwvortex] (added )
  

• 2006 MkV GTI w/ H&R race Springs and stock dampers [vwvortex] (added 16:13, 28 August 2006 (PDT))
  

• 2006 MkV GTI on H&R Cup Kit [vwvortex] (added 09:17, 12 August 2006 (PDT))
  

• 2006 MkV GTI on Neuspeed Sport Springs and Bilstein Sport shocks [vwvortex] (added 09:03, 12 August 2006 (PDT))
  

• 2006 MkV GTI w/ H+R coil-overs [vwvortex] (added 13:30, 29 July 2006 (PDT))
  

• 2006 (?) German (?) 4-door MkV GTI [vwvortex] (added 05:51, 26 July 2006 (PDT))
  

• 2006 (?) Euro (?) 4-door MkV GTI [vwvortex] (added 05:51, 26 July 2006 (PDT))
  

• 2006 MkV GTI w/ H&R coil-overs [vwvortex] (added 21:33, 25 July 2006 (PDT))
  

• 2006 MkV GTI w/ H&R Sport springs and stock shocks [vwvortex] (added 21:33, 25 July 2006 (PDT))
  

• 2006 MkV GTI w/ H&R Race springs w/ Koni shocks [vwvortex] (added 21:33, 25 July 2006 (PDT))
  

• 2006 MkV GTI w/ H&R coil-overs [vwvortex] (added 21:33, 25 July 2006 (PDT))
  

• 2006 MkV GTI United Gray w/ H&R Sport springs and Bilstein shocks [vwvortex] (added 21:33, 25 July 2006 (PDT))
  

• Red MkV GTI w/ 18" silver Eta Beta Tettsut wheels
  

• Black 2007 GTI w/ 18" (?) black Eta Beta Tettsut wheels
  

• 2006 MkV GTI w/ H&R springs [vwvortex] (H&R Sport springs? H&R Race springs? dunno...):
  

• 2006 MkV GTI w/ H&R Sport springs and Bilstein Sport shocks [vwvortex]
  

• 2006 MkV GTI with H&R Sports and Konis [vwvortex]
  

• 2006 MkV GTI (with w/ 18" Hufweisen's) w/ stock springs+shocks [vwvortex]:
  
  and with Euro 2-door GTI springs+stock shocks (front lowered 1.25", back lowered 0.5"):
  
  and with Euro 4-door GTI rear springs (making the rear 1/8" higher than with the Euro 2-door GTI rear springs):
  

• 2006 MkV GTI with Vogtland race springs and Flik Wasp wheels [vwvortex]
  

• Carbon Fiber VW Emblems [vwvortex] (added 21:19, 11 April 2006 (PDT))
  

• 2006 Candy White on H&R springs, posted in Candy White on H&R Springs.. [vwvortex] (added 20:23, 10 April 2006 (PDT))
  

• 2006 United Gray on H&R springs, posted in Official United Grey Golf GTI Color Thread [vwvortex] (added 20:17, 10 April 2006 (PDT))
  

• 2006 United Gray, on H&R sport springs & stock shocks, and 19" OZ Super T wheels, posted in Official United Grey Golf GTI Color Thread [vwvortex] (added 20:12, 10 April 2006 (PDT))
  (Also posted in Let's get a master picture thread of all available aftermarket suspension for the MKV [vwvortex].)
  

• "Do Mercedes Benz 5 x 112 Wheels fit on a MKV?" [vwvortex]: 2006 Reflex Silver MkV GLI with Mercedes Benz wheels

• 2006 Black MkV GTI w/ 19" LM wheels, "mk5 gti on 19" LMs" [vwvortex] (added 20:16, 29 March 2006 (PST)):
  

• 2006 MkV GTI, United Gray, w/ black hood w/ red stripes à la 'fast' [vwvortex] (added 19:28, 29 March 2006 (PST)):
  

• 2006 Black MkV GTI, from http://www.kurtjones.com/cars2/2.12.06,GTI/ (added 16:00, 25 March 2006 (PST)):
  

• 2006 Flash Red 4-door MkV GTI w/ Huffweisen wheels (added 15:54, 25 March 2006 (PST)):
  

• From "It's all Coming Together..." [vwvortex]:
  2006 United Gray MkV GTI w/ Khartoum wheels and Votex body kit (added 07:08, 25 March 2006 (PST)):
  

• 2006 MkV GTI w/ Tire Rack S6 replica wheels and Neuspeed Sport springs [vwvortex] (added 07:08, 25 March 2006 (PST)):
  

• Black 2006 MkV GTI with gold BBS wheels and chrome Jetta grille [vwvortex] (added 13:10, 23 March 2006 (PST))

MkV Jetta Pics

• Jetta Sport Wagon with 19x8.5 ET 45 mm, Toyo Proxes 4 225/35-19 [vwvortex]
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• 2006 MkV Jetta w/ 19x8 ET 42 mm in front, ET 37 mm in rear, w/ 215/35-19 Dunlops [vwvortex]
  

• 2006 MkV GLI, BBS CK 19x8 ET 44 mm, Eibach springs [vwvortex]
  

• 2006 MkV Jetta GLI, Salsa Red, 18" Hufweisen wheels
  

• 2006 Jetta GLI on KW V1 coilovers, fronts spun all the way down, rear have about 1/2 inch of thread left. [vwvortex] (added 09:28, 12 August 2006 (PDT))
  

• From "Any Neuspeed lowered Jetta's in the house?" [vwvortex]:
  2006 United Gray Jetta MkV GLI DSG with Neuspeed springs+Bilsteins (added 15:49, 25 March 2006 (PST)):
  

• Pic of 2006 Jetta GLI DSG with Neuspeed springs, unknown dampers [vwvortex]:
  

• Pic of 2006 Jetta GLI DSG with Neuspeed springs, Bilsteins [vwvortex]:
  

Miscellaneous Other Pics

• See-through view:

• Concept drawing:

• Evolution of the Golf's rear silhouette

• See-through unibody

Noises, clunks, clinks, rattles, squeaks, groans, etc.

• Fast tapping noise:
  • VW Technical Bulletin: Group 20, Number 06-03, Mar 30, 2006, "Fuel Lines, Insulating for Rattles", for New Jetta 2005-2006 (1.9L TDI, 2.0L, 2.5L) and New GTI (2.0L):
    page 1, page 2, page 3, page 4
    from http://www.alldata.com/tsb/Volkswagen/1143705600000_1145430000000_2006-03/index.html.
  • "06 GLI Tapping Noise" [vwvortex]
  • Fast tapping sound from dash [vwvortex]
  • "tapping under psgr footwell at idle is very loud." [vwvortex]
  • "very fast tapping sound" [vwvortex]: the cause (three fuel lines touching body) and the fix [vwvortex].

• Rattle in center diffuser/temp sensor/cargo tray [vwvortex]

• Clunking noise from front when wheel turned in to corner [vwvortex]

Tools Sources

• Tools for VW & other European cars, including: triple square bits, polydrive bits, etc.

• Google: "triple square bit"

Dealers, tuners, parts places, etc.: experiences, recommendations, thumbs-down, etc.

• VW dealers on vwvortex [vwvortex]
  

• An unhappy EIP customer [vwvortex]

• List of on-line wheels places [vwvortex]

• Horror story with Discounted Wheel Warehouse, http://www.discountedwheelwarehouse.com/ [vwvortex]

Miscellaneous miscellaneous

• German Brochure[vwvortex]

• GTI Accessories Book[vwvortex]:
  

• Differences between Bentley "Service Manual" and Bentley "Official Factory Repair Manual"
  

• Video (WMV) of ad with "German" lab guy: pimp-y car crushed by crate containing MkV GTI, also available here.
• Video (WMV) of ad with "German" lab guy: pimp-y car flung by trebuchet., also available here.
• Video (WMV) of ad with "German" lab guy: pimp-y car crushed by wrecking ball and replaced by white MkV GTI, also available here.

• Map of Golf MkV owners worldwide!

• Speedometer errors

• VW Sales figures for March 2006 [vwvortex]

• Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About "Fast" (But Were Afraid to Ask)

• How to reset service interval reminder [vwvortex]

• 2.0T's behavior in extremely cold weather: 25°F (-4°C) down to -31°F (-35°C). [vwvortex]

• VIN:
  • VIN decoder
  • What does your VIN mean?
  • Google: "decoding vw vin"

• Posts on doing a MkV GTI 4Motion conversion:
  • mk5 Jetta/Golf 4motion conversion findings [vwvortex]: lotsa pics of drivetrain
  • AWD [vwvortex]: lotsa info