Upgrading and fixing my car using ONLY TEMU parts

[@Monkeyl2]

Hit and miss, the light switch is an unexpected win!

[@usuallybrokencars]

Definitely is mate

[@Diac13]

Until it goes on fire because you used temu electronics.

[@robj2704]

Without knowing the quality of the contact surfaces inside the switch I would not run the risk of burning my car to the ground from an electrical fire.

[@Kcii-99]

when he said billet steel i almost lost my cuppa tea! thats grade 9 stamped steel there

[@usuallybrokencars]

Slip of the tongue my man, that all!

[@integrationofmanandmachine4714]

most british comment award goes to . . .

[@mini_worx]

The light switch and decals worked great.

[@usuallybrokencars]

I thought so too, and for such a small amount of money!

[@KeepCreepin]

I've found that the cheap glue used on this sort of stuff melts very easily. Don't be surprised if you come back to a paddle extender on the floor on a hot day😂 Great content nonetheless!

[@usuallybrokencars]

If the uk ever gets any decent weather lol

[@KeepCreepin]

@usuallybrokencars pahaha that's very true. You might be ok this year😆

[@ollywatts4738]

The number on the bolt refers to the tensile strength. 12.9 is considered high tensile and used in most engineering applications etc. people typically use these on radial mounts for their brakes as they witness a lot of stress. The higher number means it has an increased tensile strength

[@usuallybrokencars]

Good to know, thank you for sharing! much appreciated

[@why_wait]

But the guy was still correct that the one supplied was far weaker

[@matthickson8794]

12.9 isn't a great idea for brake components. You are correct that the numbers are the tensile strength rating, but 12.9 being so hard also means they don't have any stretch/give. This means in applications where force is applied across the bolt, it doesn't have the ability to absorb the force with a minor amount of flex, and is instead more likely to snap. An 8.8 grade bolt will be better suited to absorb lateral load whilst providing the tensile strength to hold the direct longitudinal force from the brake caliper clamping the rotor. 12.9 grade is ideal for applications where the only force applied on the bolt is from itself, eg. Bolting 2 steel beams together or clamping 2 metal surfaces together.

[@EmeraldHill-vo1cs]

@@matthickson8794 Learn something new everyday.

[@jorgeantonini201]

Having owned several Mk5 (no Gti’s tho) I’ve bought a couple of those it was before…just on Amazon Light switch - win, works great, WAAAAY cheaper that OEM and if you don’t have an upper trim like a GTI or SEL they don’t come with auto lights, those cheap switches come with an attachment for the auto sensor and allow you to make them auto Wheel caps - I had the same issue 🤣, had to buy new ones in the correct size. Mine were already vw badged tho, did not have to get the wheel badge stickers. Dogbone mount - instantly removes some engine slop on accel. Not a great performance gain, but does help out a tiny hair, I also got PU inserts for the engine and trans mounts and made a big difference in driving feel. My dogbone mount was ripped just like that on the last mk5 I had and instantly it made it better than it was before(because it no longer allowed the mount to slop). Maybe a problem you had is that there are 2 available mounts on the mk5 for the dogbone. One is all wiggly like the part you got, there’s also one that’s more round, not as wiggly - maybe you got the wrong one? Also WAAAAAAAAY easier to install if you remove the dogbone entirely before installing, just 3 bolts and it slides out and in, takes 10 seconds. Also use some lubricant and it’ll slide the insert easier, you can use whatever you like, spray dry type silicone works best imo. Also there’s a metal version of it, looks like an L shape, but indont think you can get it off temí, eBay, Amazon etc., only real performance parts suppliers and it works better too, the metal provides extra rigidity and even less movement IMO(I’ve had both, like the metal better) Flush mount charger - bout it before, wasn’t fast charge even tho it advertises as it, also the little handle broke off the first time I tried to pull it out and it was a huge pain to remove it without the handle….mk5 problems, since it’s inside the little cubby and blocked in without easy access and also has the flap lid down making access harder

[@usuallybrokencars]

Ah what a great write up! Thanks for the comments

[@pauliboo22]

Get rid of that £1 “flush fit” USB socket unless you want your car to be on fire anytime soon

[@usuallybrokencars]

Will do!

[@forevrimperfect8542]

I got that and it got to hot to touch it I had to pry it out with a knife with the little pull handle and throw it out into the yard till it cooled off so I could toss it

[@usuallybrokencars]

@@forevrimperfect8542 😬

[@arubberroomwithrats]

they are actually alright, had been using one for a while already and never had any problems, fast charging and doesn't stick out like a sore thumb.

[@chrispage558]

Great job mate, love the concept of this one. Light switch wins hands down there although the stickers made a big difference too!

[@usuallybrokencars]

Agreed, I think the light switch for me is the bargain!

[@andydunn1878]

Some good stuff there 👍🏻 i’d bin the dogbone insert and spend the extra cash on a powerflex one. My car has temu wheelbolt covers on which are identical to the vw ones, they cost £6 for the set.

[@usuallybrokencars]

Ahhh good to hear will definitely look to get some nicer bits for it

[@andydunn1878]

@@usuallybrokencars i’m sure the centre caps are 65mm

[@appledjerry]

Put the hub cap stickers over the existing caps (take the old stickers off first).

[@usuallybrokencars]

I would if I still owned the car!

[@Worstenboer]

I ordered Brembo brake pads from Temu.

[@Elaba_]

In China is er geen verbod op het gebruik van asbest.

[@usuallybrokencars]

Bold

[@Elaba_]

@@usuallybrokencars Boma.

[@musicste2345]

The dog bone insert did you get the right one for you car as the mk5 had 2 different mounts

[@usuallybrokencars]

Ahhhh good to know, thank you

[@kppzkng6328]

Bought a powerflex one of those bushings went straight on with the car on one jack didn t have to cut anything just greased it up like a turkey 😅 and some elbow grease to push it in 15 min job! Guess it depends on quality of molde? Great video!

[@usuallybrokencars]

Definitely a question of the quality. Appreciate the kind words mate

[@Shrugful]

Question - did your golf have automatic headlight function before installing this, and does it have auto now youve installed it? I have a b7 passat and it doesnt have automatic headlight functionality. wondering if that new switch could potentially add it

[@usuallybrokencars]

Unfortunately you will either need to have had auto lights or buy the sensor and code it in!

[@Shrugful]

@@usuallybrokencars ah okay, thanks for the reply!

[@SamT89]

Not a bad haul of bits for the money, the light switch is great value, shame about the wheel centres as they looked pretty smart! Agree with Andy above, definitely get a powerflex insert, they are definitely worth the money 👌🏼

[@usuallybrokencars]

Yeah I agree

[@CAFTxDUNT]

The top mount spacers are for the mk4

[@usuallybrokencars]

Ahhh good to know

[@michaelhorsman3380]

Ain't them bolts for the dog bone a one use only?

[@usuallybrokencars]

Nahhhhhh they will be fine lol

[@michaelhorsman3380]

@@usuallybrokencars I once said same thing,till the bolt snapped and needed drilling out

[@GTIMKV]

here from the golf community and ima say no comment

[@usuallybrokencars]

I think its for the best lol, I mean some was ok....... lol

[@drivenltd2020]

Do you still have the centre caps. Id like to claim them.

[@usuallybrokencars]

Unfortunately not, they were snapped up within a few moments of the video going live.

[@drivenltd2020]

@@usuallybrokencars no worries

[@headleshydra]

Those dog-bone mounts have different designs to fit different mounts(they aren't all the same mount, the slits/splits are different from golf to golf, you have to check your pattern before ordering)

[@usuallybrokencars]

haha good to know, either way its in the hole lol

[@official.h6691]

I would love those centre caps for my car 😅

[@usuallybrokencars]

Where are you based?

[@official.h6691]

@@usuallybrokencars Slough brother

[@official.h6691]

@@usuallybrokencars can you post them out to me please

[@usuallybrokencars]

@@official.h6691 will they fit your car?

[@usuallybrokencars]

@official.h6691 yeah message me on Instagram, same handle and we will sort it mate

[@andregroves7640]

Love the video

[@usuallybrokencars]

Thank you mate, loads more to come!

[@leonandersen9118]

U need the spring form the old center caps for the temu ones to fit pobably😮

[@usuallybrokencars]

No, unfortunately I just ordered the wrong size

[@mattus1gig]

I bought 3 different sizes of centre caps to try and get the right size!

[@usuallybrokencars]

Typical lol

[@hellcat1988]

The car fire will be glorious!

[@usuallybrokencars]

we shall see

[@hellcat1988]

@@usuallybrokencars Given the lacking quality of the other parts, I wouldn't trust ANYTHING from TEMU to carry high voltage or amperage like a headlight switch. I don't think I'd even trust their bulbs.

[@pw8764]

shame about the shark fin aerial - looked good

[@usuallybrokencars]

I thought so too

[@VWMANCA]

I HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH MY DOG BONE INSERT DID THE SAME THING I CUT THE 2 ARMS OFF BUT I STILL INSERTED THEM INTO THE MOUNT WITH A HAMMER.

[@usuallybrokencars]

I should probably have done that too lol!

[@bmggmb1]

Title should've been "Paying a mechanic to rice out my GTI with TEMU plastics" 😂

[@usuallybrokencars]

Haha no money was exchanged, more importantly I'm qualified lol

[@olliewells7437]

Could do with a set of 56mm caps like that for my golf haha

[@usuallybrokencars]

Double check the golf is 56mm I have read that the polo's are 56mm!

[@NoReverse77]

That dog one mount bolt is a stretch bolt so I hope you replace it with a new stretch bolt.

[@usuallybrokencars]

Nah, just sent it!

[@georgepadron2934]

nice video

[@usuallybrokencars]

Thanks, appreciate it

[@aaronscott3606]

Iv got that very aerial on my mk5, in black looks fine, doesn't work either but iv got a dab aerial as well, and mainly use bt.

[@usuallybrokencars]

Shame it didn't work as i liked the look!

[@MxHawthy]

Great video mate. Could you do me a favour and look on your Temu orders at the centre caps, and tell me what size you bought? I have the same GTI as you and I think I need 65mm centre caps but not sure. If you could check what size you bought so I know what size NOT to buy, that would be awesome and very much appreciated dude :)

[@usuallybrokencars]

Thanks for the kind words mate, don't order 56mm lol

[@MxHawthy]

@@usuallybrokencars you're a star, cheers

[@steveles]

I bought €9 wheel caps (65mm) off of aliexpress for the original 17 inch denver wheels. They fit well, can recommend

[@ClaireFrancis-t7e]

Always resorting to violence 🔨

[@usuallybrokencars]

Always

[@UnusSedLeo-w5l]

Thank God for Alie and TEMU. Gear knob Toyota 6-speed OEM 99 Eur. TEMU: 6 Eur, including slave labour, shipping and 3,500 airmiles.

[@usuallybrokencars]

It's a treat!

[@ZETECROSS]

21k……..nice one mikey 👊

[@usuallybrokencars]

ERM try 27,778 lol!

[@ClaireFrancis-t7e]

Erm… try 31k 🎉

[@lucagondolfo6928]

those subframe bushing fillers suck to install! it also look like you received the wrong one, jusdgubg by how those two prongs didn’t want to line up

[@usuallybrokencars]

Definitely agree! I mean what's left of it is in lol 😆

[@Alkastik]

i have that same charger. apparently its 100w, i don't really believe it but it actually charges really fast (27w-33w) . My phone (poco x3 pro) detects it as an original charger!

[@usuallybrokencars]

Ha! It's amazing the quality of some of this stuff! Thanks for the comment.

[@tahaak]

I bought one of these shark fin antennas for my Mk5 Golf and it works perfectly fine. I think they just sent you a broken one.

[@usuallybrokencars]

Ahhh that's a shame I liked it

[@RetroJay1974]

You could take the original wheel badges, pull them off the plastic caps, stick the new badges onto the old caps job done!

[@usuallybrokencars]

They would be to small you'd get a black ring round the edge, although I suppose that's better than how they look atm

[@TinoR626]

That's the wrong dogbone insert. The one you want has round pegs. There is a better headlight switch that has a built in auto sensor thst you can get for the same price. The charger they have a better set up that fills in the blank spots next to your tpms reset, and you can get a pd port. I did the same thing last summer but with aliexpress and i even built my motor with parts from them fully forged. With a china gtx3071R, all mods except the tune and a few other things are name brand.I dynoed over 460whp and its been great. The carbon fiber stuff you can get off their is fantastic, my steering wheel, ebrak cover and mirrors were under 400 delivered for the set up. The brace kits you can get are great and cheap. The piston and rods have no issues and the sk custom intake manifold makes the ie one look like it was built by kids in a 3rd world country, and i own and have no problems with the ie manifold. The cam follower roller conversion is great, requires no mod to the housing and is under 200. The subframe locking kits can be had for 30 bucks and you get the whole car. Even my cheap 85 dollar oil cooler kit has been holding up, even on track day. The car was built as a joke to see how cheap things are, but its been far from it.

[@usuallybrokencars]

This is mega, I'd love to learn more about this build?

[@TinoR626]

@usuallybrokencars it's not on the internet as I build cars for myself, and really hate the vw sceen here in the states, but you can also get a lot of cts turbo stuff off ali as it's made in China. The valve cover and catch I got from cts and the one from ali, you can't tell the difference to the point even cts can't tell.

[@jamesellis342]

Aj is such a hunk

[@usuallybrokencars]

Kinda Daniel Craig......ish

[@aaronphillips565]

And he wouldn't even pay for hair and make up... like he does for himself😂

[@usuallybrokencars]

@@aaronphillips565 man's gotta get that cover up on lol 😆

[@ReodorF1]

Temu electronics scares me i dont want a fire in my car im thinking of the light switch if it catch fire you cant easy trow it out the window like with those usb cigarette lighter chargers

[@usuallybrokencars]

Something like the light switch is of such low voltage and amperage that it will not burn your car down, the switch has been a great replacement part.

[@msambyafelix3743]

The wheel stuff fit on my end pls send me them😅😊😢

[@usuallybrokencars]

Unfortunately they have already been sent mate, but thank you for watching!

[@donky75]

Auto l8ght switch doesn't work as the app don't work to use it

[@usuallybrokencars]

Works perfectly fine on mine!

[@leeverink32]

You mean fappy paddles. The light swich im not shure you can trust yes it looks the same but its made with cheaper led's and connector so watch out it does not melt or worse burn down the car.

[@usuallybrokencars]

Well its been set to auto for a few months now and has been great, besides the amount of current going to that switch couldn't light a match let alone burn your car down!

[@drazensenj]

All of this thing I buy on Aliexpress before Temu is exist...I hate Temu because of very agressiv commercials and sell same crap from China as all others...🙄

[@usuallybrokencars]

It's all the same crap. but a bit of fun though!!

[@robj2704]

I had no expectations with this supplier who is spending tons on advertising.

[@usuallybrokencars]

I didn't either, like I say in the video the products are very hit and miss!

[@bokexd3173]

you dont wanna see my dads light switch on mk5

[@usuallybrokencars]

I do now, lol.

[@petergrinnell2500]

You have to be careful with temu stuff as the quality can be crap like tools I've had many different stuff as well and it's terrible and most I've had to get refunds on most of it and takes two weeks to deliver small stuff and a month for bigger stuff and i will stick to eBay

[@usuallybrokencars]

The ironic thing about that is most of the unbranded and even some of the branded stuff is all from china, regardless if you buy them in a shop, eBay, amazon or temu. No doubt there is some questionable items available though.

[@petergrinnell2500]

​@@usuallybrokencarsthing is eBay don't take two weeks to be delivered like temu

[@BobMonkeypimp]

Were you & JayEmm separated at birth?

[@usuallybrokencars]

I'll take that as a compliment!

[@jaimeesparza8426]

[@usuallybrokencars]

LOL

[@Michael-f8q]

haha sooo many chins.......

[@usuallybrokencars]

Thanks..... I think

[@Unknown65151]

93% not subscribed.. I’m not surprised putting cheap shitty parts on a crap golf what’s done over 176k miles 😂MOT advisories are an arms length 🥴

[@InFaMoUs-Destinction]

That's the exact reason I clicked on the video, easily pleased 😂

[@usuallybrokencars]

Easily pleased is my kinda audience! Cant take life too seriously can we lol! Thanks for watching.

[@usuallybrokencars]

Appreciate your comments mate, I'm not sure if you've seen any of the others in my UK's cheapest mk5 series, but that's the point of it.....

[@jamesellis342]

It’s not easy to put a video out every week and keep new content coming. He is also putting himself out there. Not everyone can do it and I think he does it well. The video shows parts that we have all looked at buying but haven’t because we call think they are too good to be true. Some parts worked some didn’t. If you have the guts to post a video and show us it so we can give our feedback I will happy watch it. I would happily rather watch this than what’s on now days.

[@Unknown65151]

@@jamesellis342 Personally I think it’s shit and I won’t be watching this channel again 🤷‍♂️😂

[@rxpx69]

How to ruin a car 😩

[@usuallybrokencars]

It's all reversible mate, no harm or damage done

[@aaronphillips565]

@jamesellis342 i know what you're thinking, Mikey should give Aj his own show 'tinkering with trouble'😉

[@usuallybrokencars]

This ☝️. New series incoming

[@jamesellis342]

Look forward to this 😂