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New member, and to be featured. :)

Volkswagen: Golf GTI Mk.6

Volkswagen has unveiled the production version of the Mk.6 Volkswagen Golf GTI. And of course, it is one of the hottest hatches that (V)olkswagen (A)udi (G)roup ever produced up until this date.



Priced competitively at about BND $59,000, you can't go wrong when you're thinking one of these on your to-pick-a-hatcback buy list. It's powerful, hot, fast and hard on corners with those German Engineering tid-bits bolted onto this quick little rabbit. God knows what those Germans had in mind when building the Mk.6 Volkswagen Golf GTI.

Currently, Maju Motors has brought in approximately 15 units to Brunei (and there's more to come). Unfortunately these GTIs sells like hotcakes and the only time you could even sit one in the showroom is.... well, you gotta just have to be lucky I supposed?

And of course, aftermarket companies has already begun starting their blueprints on the mods for the car. But really, to the ordinary driver.. even this pretty nifty 2.0 Turbocharged engine really propels.



The new Mk.6 Golf GTI engine produces 210 PS and a massive 280Nm of torque from as low as 1,700rpm up to 5,200rpm. It is differentiated from the Mk5 engine via new pistons and piston rings, a regulated oil pump, a new vacuum pump, a new high-pressure fuel pump and a new mass airflow sensor. For greenheads, emissions are Euro 5 compliant at 170g/km and the engine sips only 7.3 liters (7.4L for the DSG) of fuel per 100km, compared to 8.0 liters on the Mk5 GTI. It also has a lower compression ratio of 9.6:1 compared to the Mk5’s 10.5:1.

Want more numbers? 0 to 100km/h takes just 6.9 seconds. A 240 km/h top speed with the manual transmission is achieved at top gear at 5,900rpm. With the 6-speed twin clutch DSG, the top speed is 238km/h at top gear with the rev needle pointing to 5,920rpm.

While all of those may sound so technical to some, the Golf GTI is really just as practical as any other hot hatches. Waking up to one Sunday Morning, turning the ignition and drop by at your Pasar Gadong to buy some Vegetables and Fishes would be as practical as any other car except that you go back and forth enjoying more fun due to the fact that.. well gladly, all Mk.6 Golf GTI's here in our Abode of Peace comes with DSG Transmission as standard. :)

Well, there you have it. And I supposed that if you're gonna get one of these, you gotta wait till January cause no.. Maju Motors ain't bringing any more units till then.



The Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk.6, is truly an exceptional piece of German Engineering.

VAG: Golf Photoshoot

Venue: Stadium Negara Hassanal Bolkiah, Berakas.

Also, just to welcome and reintroduce a few of our our new members:

- Tada (Drives a Black Mk.6 Golf GTI)
- Hakim (Drives a Black Mk.4 Golf GTI)
- Zudyn (Drives a Graphite Blue Mk.4 Golf 1.6)

On the way to Stadium featuring Zudyn:

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Our new member, Hakim with his Mk.4 Golf GTI. Sweet ride man ;)

His current mods:
- Full Oettinger Exhaust Tip, Kits and Wheels.
- Customized Oil Catch Tank.
- Smoked Rear Tail Lamps.
- HKS SSQV BOV.

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Tada, with his Golf GTI Mk.6.

Mods so far would be his front customized red-stripes front fog grilles and a basic ICE install. Can't wait to see your major transformation of the car next year. ;)

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Now, the mini photoshoot session.

Enjoy the pics:

Till next update peeps! :)

Majlis Pernikahan: Fadhli & Hajah Nordianna

Hari Sabtu, 26 Disember 2009.

Semoga berkekalan dan dilindungi oleh Nya daripada zalim dan fitnah. Amin ya' rabbal-alamin.

Merry Christmas 2009!

Wishing VAG Family Members, Friends and Readers,

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Check this Audi's Christmas Commercial:

Forge Motorsport 2.0T FSI Twintake Sound Clip

Check out this video. Turn up that volume!

Group Buy: MK4 Window Regulator Reel Clips Repair Kit

Okay, let's just go straight to the point.. the stock plastic clips are crap (had to embolden that). Well, VW should had install these repair kits from the start. These repair kits are the revised version. Instead of plastic clips, these are metal and well.. better clips. :)

"Can't turn down your window? Does your window falls off? Thinking to get these because you know someday the window mirror will fall and break?"

Cheap $60 insurance than later when it's too late (Replacing the glass, and the window regulators when it breaks!)

Look no further, get these revised repair kits!

Pictures:


(Front Left)


(Front Right)

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Each side costs BND $60 per kit. If you want both then that'll be BND $120.

Fits the following:

1K VW GOLF MK.4 (99-05)
1K VW BORA MK.4 (99-05)
1M SEAT TOLEDO MK.2 (99-05)
1M SEAT LEON MK.1 (99-05)
8L AUDI A3/S3 (99-05)


E-mail at vagclub-brunei@live.com if you wanna put your order in. Further details will be contacted for payment, place to meet, etc.

Or drop a message at 8888121. (Calls are not accepted currently. Sorry for the inconvenience!)

Group Buy: Toledo/Leon Cupra-R Front/Side Skirts

Good news. Brand New! Group buy for 1M 99-05 Seat Toledo/Leon Owners:





Toledo/Leon Cupra-R Front/Side Skirts. From United Kingdom.

GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic - Fiber Glass) 99% Replica. Front Bumpers would need the OEM Cupra-R Grills and Front Bumper Guides to complete it.

Pricing details will be updated soon.

UPDATE: Kit does not come with Rear Bumper. Well, might aswell cause actually the Leon Rear Bumper does not fit onto Toledos without modifications.

UPDATE #2: Price to be confirmed is GBP 180.00. Shipping is GBP 80.00.

E-mail at vagclub-brunei@live.com if you wanna put your order in. Further details will be contacted for payment, place to meet, etc.

Awesome 12 Deals of Xmas...

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Click here to see what products they offer for sale!

Parts4Euro.com Announces Annual Holiday Sale

It is that time of the year again the Parts4Euro.com Annual Holiday Sale is here! Up to 40% on over 80 selected products. Sale starts Wednesday Nov 30th 2009, ends Friday January 9th 2010. You will find all kind of parts to upgrade your VW. Please click here for a list of all available items.

Velocity Motoring

Check out this super-sleek Audi TT equipped with Matt Anthracite VMR VB3 Wheels.



Personally thinking: VMR Wheels are the only brand you should go for when you're looking for a set of wheels for your Germany-slapped badge car.

... "Well, of course you could go BBS and iForge too."

(Source: Velocity Motoring - VMR Homepage)

Forge Motorsport 'Twintake' Intake System

Application: Volkswagen Golf Mk. V

Wanna crave for more power? Why go single when you can go dual?



"Following on from the development of the twintake on the Scirocco and Leon, we're nearly there on the Golf MKV. This kit made 14bhp over stock by utilising two of our carbon canister filters. One is fed from the cutout in the slam panel, the other from behind the headlight."



Wanna check out this offering? Click here.

Commercial - Volkswagen Golf

Make sure that your kids are supervised at all times:

Happy Birthday, Ashaed4008

Happy birthday to our dearest road-devil, Zal GTI-R "Ashaed4008". (Kidding!)



Mudah-mudahan panjang umur dan sihat selalu di samping orang yang tersayang, :)

Hi rise, low ride..

Going that low yet? - KW3 Coilovers.

KW automotive :: Click Here


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Edit: Okay okay, I have a feeling someone will complain that "What the hell this post is all about?"

Let me clarify further:







"You ain't dubbin' if you ain't rubbin" -YUS

More mod ideas for VAG Cars coming up. 'Till next update. :)

MKIV DOOR LOCKS EXPLAINED !!!

Since so many people with '99.5-'01 MKIV cars seem to be having trouble with their door locks not working properly (also prevalent in B5 Passats), I thought I'd put together a quick explanation about how the locks work in our cars and why there's been so many problems. People with the newer and quieter door lock mechanisms should not have the problems described in this thread - the problem appears to be fixed in these modules.

If your door locks behave like their from another planet (e.g., a door doesn't lock when it's supposed to, the car doesn't recognize a door's been opened, a door automatically relocks itself even when it's open and sets the alarm off ... the list goes on and on ...), then you know exactly how frustrating this problem is. Personally, I'm sick of having to double-check that my driver's door has actually locked - that's why I did a little investigating about what's going on.

Unlike door locks in older cars which are relatively simple mechanical devices along with a separate plunger switch to determine if a door is open or closed (kind of like on your fridge), the door locks in recent-model VWs are complicated electro-mechanical devices with everything (latch, microswitches) in one relatively compact unit or 'module'.

Here are some pics which should help explain what I'm talking about.

The picture below shows the rear edge of one of the doors on my 99.5 Jetta. The only part of the door locks that is visible is the latch mechanism that hooks onto the u-latch on the b-pillar.

Unfortunately for us, this means that VW put the entire door lock mechanism INSIDE the door. To do any kind of work on it, you need to take the inner door panel off and then remove the window regulator carrier panel. The door lock module is attached to the inside of the carrier panel and is also secured to the edge of the door (by the two 8mm triple square bolts in the picture above). If you remove the carrier panel and door lock module from the door, you'll see the following. The door lock module is indicated by the red arrow.

The two images below show the front and rear sides of the module after it's been disconnected from the carrier panel. The red arrows point to the cable that connects to the interior latch used to open the door, the blue arrows point to the edge of the module that's attached to the rear edge of the door and the green arrow points to the cable that connects to the exterior door handle.

The picture below shows the lock module separated into its two major parts, the electronics portion (circuit board, microswitches, etc) indicated by the blue arrow and the mechanical portion (latch mechanism, cable mechanisms, etc) indicated by the red arrow.

By taking the electronics portion of the lock module apart, it becomes clear that the module uses no less than FOUR microswitches to keep track of the state and operation of the door. Two microswitches (red and blue arrows) are used to detect if the key is being turned in the driver's handle to lock/unlock the doors and open/close the windows and sunroof. A third microswitch (yellow arrow) is used to monitor the state of the locking mechanism, i.e., whether the door is locked or unlocked.

The fourth microswitch is actually in the mechanical portion of the lock module (red arrow in picture below) and is connected to the electronics portion by the red and blue wires. This microswitch detects whether the door is open or closed by monitoring the position of the latch mechanism.

WHY YOU'RE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH YOUR DOOR LOCKS !!!

... or in other words, why do the locks behave like some demon child conjured up by VW engineers one night after a few too many s at OktoberFest?

It has been speculated for a while now by myself and a few others that the problems with the door lock module was a sticky microswitch - this would explain the sometimes intermittent nature of the problems and also would explain why a good, hard whack to the edge of the door near the lock module would temporarily solve them. After reading the following DIY REPAIR by TaligentX, it's clear now that the microswitches in the lock module are perfectly fine. Rather, the problems are due to poor soldering of the contacts between the pins on the locks module's electrical harness connector and the printed circuit board in the lock module.

The region of interest is circled in red in the picture below.

The reason for the problems with the lock modules is clear in the close-up image of this region below. For some reason (bad solder choice, not enough solder, too much physical movement ... who knows???), the solder joints that connect the leads in the harness to the printed circuits for the microswitches tend to crack over time, resulting in either an intermittent or no connection between the two. I found two contacts cracked - pin#3 (blue arrow) and pin#7 (red arrow). Based on the few cases I've heard about where the module was taken apart and solder joints were cracked, it appears that the joints for pins#3, 5 and 7 are the problematic ones.

THE SOLUTION !!!

The solution to the problem is actually very simple. Using a low-wattage soldering iron and some solder, all you need to do is remelt the solder joint (to reestablish the connection) and add a small amount of solder (to beef up the connection).

I did this on my Jetta today and the module now works perfectly!!! If only I had know about this three years ago when the lock module started acting up. To make sure that the problem shouldn't happen again, I not only resoldered the joints for pins#3 and 7, but also for pin#5 ... just in case!

If you want to do this on your car, you can use the following DIY to remove the door lock module from your car door:

HOW TO REMOVE YOUR DOOR LOCK MODULE

(Source: VWVortex.com)