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Offline Beebopper

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #970 on: 31 January 2025, 22:30 »
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Offline Aidey

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #971 on: 07 February 2025, 12:45 »
Just got my dreaded Tax letter  :sick:
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Offline Jonfigo

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #972 on: 09 February 2025, 08:30 »
Had some rear fill speakers installed in the C Pillars, plus an 8 inch front sub fitted in the passenger footwell.





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Offline seanaodh

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #973 on: 09 February 2025, 12:00 »
That looks like a really well integrated job. How are the results? Are the rest of the speakers stock?
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Offline Jonfigo

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #974 on: 09 February 2025, 22:09 »
That looks like a really well integrated job. How are the results? Are the rest of the speakers stock?

Hi Seanaodh, I found the standard system in the MK8 to be a bit Naff....so went the whole hog with custom A Pillars, new mid-bass in doors, rear sub, DSP Amp, the rears and front sub..plus the usual sound deadening etc.

Only stock speaker is the centre one...we did originally plug it out, but, you need that for parking sensor bongs etc so had to wire it back in.

The sound quality is superb.

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Offline fredgroves

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #975 on: 09 February 2025, 22:16 »
The centre speaker apparently has its own battery power source to work with the sos unit too in case the electrics get knocked out.

System will b!tch like crazy if you disconnect it.
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Offline Jonfigo

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #976 on: 09 February 2025, 22:34 »
The centre speaker apparently has its own battery power source to work with the sos unit too in case the electrics get knocked out.

System will b!tch like crazy if you disconnect it.

Yes we had some warning lights pop up on the journey back, as we unplugged the centre speaker (didn't need it for the system). Realised had no parking bongs etc too...plugged it back in and everything back to normal.
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Offline Aidey

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #977 on: 17 February 2025, 14:02 »
Last few months been having some creaks and groans from the drivers side door panel, i have gumfi'd the seals etc etc, so it wasnt that, at low speeds ad when reversing over uneven ground the noise was quite annoying, enough was enough and i have finally found the culprit
Hope this helps anyone else as usual, Right took the door card off slightly and found it was making the noise right inside where. the felt from the door bin met the plastic on the inside build, theres also some composite style material on the insisde, all this was rubbing and made the noise, put a rubber seal in there, sprayed with silicone spray and all gone, no more noise at all :evil:


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Offline Aidey

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #978 on: 21 February 2025, 13:02 »
Well that was temp fix, its now back creaking away. No idea what to fix this with....
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Offline nsax_8.5_CS

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #979 on: 21 February 2025, 16:21 »
Not that exciting but got some winter matts and the bonus is they match the paintwork  :grin:

Shame they don't do GTI specific ones..


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