I would recommend torquing them to spec however I just used the German universal torque spec of gutentight. They haven’t fallen off or loosened up yet. Your mileage may vary

18mm triple square

Thanks for the view and engagement.

I did both. Drivers side was the same level of life hate

@@RLT if you have a manual maybe. But teh dsg cars have the transmission interfering with the long bolt. Doing the Passenger side anyone can do that

@Blessguys I have a manual so I dodged that particular headache. Good luck with your project.

Dealer probably recommends not rotating tires. I haven’t seen VW specifically mention it. Plus it causes no harm as all the tires are the same diameter and width.

I hate when I know a word and it just will not come out when I need it. Thanks for the assist 🥲

That’s the issue with this location. There is so much heat back there everything gets baked into place or brittle. Good luck and thank you for watching!

The amount of plastic I’ve replaced on this car is genuinely amazing. Even the rear swaybar links are plastic! That’s next on my list lol. Good luck and thanks for watching!

If you remove the back stop larger phones will fit. That’s about all the good I have to say about it though. The coil is too thin and the rubber pad doesn’t have enough sticking power to hold the phone even in normal traffic let alone hard cornering. On top of that it heats the phone up to the point where it will stop charging. I wouldn’t recommend this product to anyone with a larger phone, or anyone that enjoys a phone cooler than the heart of the sun. I tried to post a video on TikTok but it keeps getting taken down and I don’t know why, sorry about that lol.

You got your moneys worth out of that bearing

“This is a lot of work for a broken tab” should be Volkswagens tag line lol! That method is super cool especially if it worked for you, hopefully it continues to work into the future.

@@RLT very good video bro, i'm sure it helps out a lot of people!

@@RLT This is also an issue on the Seat Leon Mk3 , which is basically a Mk7 golf under the skin. There is a guy on ebay now sells a simple kit to repair this without doing all that work. Basically a machined aluminium button, replacement spring and a grub nut that screws through a thread in the button to clamp onto that plastic tab - therefore not relying on the clip and not requiring glue. I have a slightly different problem in that the previous owner seems to have already done a similar repair using the plastic button, a nail and a bit of glue. So the plastic end has actually snapped where he put the nail in. I've now taken the button off and glued the plastic end back on. Then I intend to try applying the repair kit. But yes I agree it doesn't seem like a durable way to do a repair so thanks for this video I may need to return to it.

I realize this way after the fact which is annoying because I knew from a previous experience. I was just hot and ready to be done lol you know how it goes sometimes.

I’ll be pinning your comment because you’ll end up saving someone hundreds of hours

You know I don’t know actually. I observed a puddle back there while I was pressure testing the cooling system looking for leaks. I sort of wonder if the extreme heat causes it to boil away completely. Another possibility might be that the coolant is allowed to slip down the back of the block meaning you will not see it unless you pull the engine. Also you know how these cars are there could be oil caked in there from who knows where. Maybe someone smarter than I could give an answer.

IS38 is such a good mod! What power figure are you going after?

@@RLT I think I'm right about where I want to be now. I'm full bolt on save a downpipe, so my best guess is somewhere between 340-380 whp. I'm hesitant to run afoul of emissions here in Illinois which is the reason for the OEM downpipe. I've done a ton of mods both engine & handling and the car is truly a blast to drive. As an aside, consider an aluminum oil pan if you're not fond of VW's love of plastic. I have much better piece of mind with it on (& a skip plate). I have a ridiculous amount of fun driving a hatchback every day. I've got a SUV for when I want to drive like an adult.

@jpchampine6992 I’ve done a metal oil pan on my car because I got hit by some debris and the plastic one started leaking. We took the plastic pan out to a friends range and destroyed it with a shotgun lol. As for the downpipe I feel your pain my area of PA is one of two in the state that does emissions testing.

Learn as you go hasn’t failed me yet! The entire process from start to finish took an hour and a half, figure an hour since I don’t imagine you’ll be needing to move a camera around. Good luck, and let me how how it goes

Which specific part do you need the torque value for I believe I named a few

@@RLTProperly the wheel bearing bolt torque. It has to be torqued to 180 Nm and then 180 degrees. You definitely didn’t do that.

@carscloseup I did after the video. I forgot to video the 180 degree part.

@@carscloseup I have Pinned a comment with the correct torque spec thank you so much for letting me know I left that off. Sorry about that.

Not so far. Unfortunately my mother has started working from home so it hasn’t accumulated many miles yet. I have seen some reports of 1.5t failures, but not enough to worry me yet.

@@RLT oh yeah, what have you heard of relating to 1.5t failures? I just got 2024 Jetta sport.

I believe some of them were having oiling issues due to owners not maintaining them but that’s all I can really recall. I assume they burn a bit of oil as they are turbocharged Volkswagen engines, but that’s about it so far.

I didn’t include it because it’s near impossible to film in a way that wouldn’t result in people damaging their center console. The only advice I can give you is to just be patience and go slow. You need to twist and angle the center console around the brake handle. I hope you figure it out without breaking anything, good luck my friend.

The headlights were still perfectly clear even after all the abuse and road salt. The vehicle has since been traded in, and even the dealer said the lights looked too good for the vehicle lmao. I would still recommend this kit above all others.

@@RLT Thank you. I will give it a try.

They’re also quoting me $1200 to fix this 😅

The one I bought had a white button as well. I happened to have another silver button when I did the swap. That one with the white button should fit your car no problem. Part number is 5G0711303 for reference.

@@RLT thank you! so can I swap the silver button from my original ebrake onto this new part?

@JoseMelendez as long as it’s not damaged it should fit just fine. Be careful removing the white button it was a pain. I ended up twisting it to the side and pulling it off which probably isn’t how VW wants it done, but I have no idea how they would go about it.

Yes I did. I didn’t think anyone would want to see me do this twice

Is yours a DSG? I believe the DSG transmission may be in the way of the front bolt coming out. If that's the case, either lower the subframe, or move the transmission forward. Either case, requires getting underneath the car with jack stands. I'm not there yet. Hope maybe not all models have this additional problem.

@MLeung-vl7we my car is a manual. I was about to say I wouldn’t imagine they would be that different, but then I remembered VW makes this car so that is 100% possible. Good luck

Unfortunately I do not

I’ll spare you the headache of trying other kits. This one works the best by far.

I thought I had everything, however I’m all ears. If you have any steps or suggestions I’ll pin your comment

@@RLT Giving this a shot at the moment and I'm halfway there. Might be good to include the air con disassembly, 12v power disassembly and how to properly lift the center console out properly if you plan on leaving the shift knob on. Other than that there are some helpful tips here, but your viewers will hit some road blocks and have to click elsewhere to find the proper directions.

Thank you for your suggestions! In my defense I only did this because no one else had made a good look at this process. I’ll make sure to add stuff like that when I do the shift pin as I’m going to have to do all of this again.

Thank you very much!

I believe I admitted this to them as well, but I’m willing to own up to my mistakes. I didn’t realize (for some reason) that removing the fender liner would make it easier to see in to the bolts. You can feel them pretty easily, but of course I understand the frustration. In the end I’m still learning how to work on this car as is evident by my 034 rear bar instal. As my time with the car progresses I get better. Hopefully you’ll stick around! Thanks for watching of course!

Let me know how it turns out! I still think this kit is one of the best on the market. Our RAV4 still looks like new

I’d assume you don’t live in Pittsburgh. If that is fully loaded and sagging that much, something will be torn off around here. Nice choice in cars by the way

Unfortunately I’ve never removed an intact button from an Ebrake. I imagine there are people in forums that have given exact steps. Good luck!

Finally got the cover off but having a heck of a time putting the new one on. Any advice on that? Thinking I would try wax to help. Thoughts?

Unfortunately yes unless you can glue the little tab back in place. It’s not a permanent solution however the only sure fire way to fix it for hood is replacement.

@@RLT thanks mate I appreciate the help

Man that’s wild we get a manual gearbox and a firm, but fair kick in the back side when we buy the sport here in the USA