Happens often. Lemforder control arms with VW badges grinded off is first what comes up in mind.
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
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There are differences, as you found, in the manufacturer, but VW uses different glass manufacturers in different parts of the world. I, myself, have the roof, front & rear windshield made by Pilkington, and the side windows are from Saint Gobain.
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
The first thing I did after buying it was put on a set of Conti DWS 06+. Her car was getting new tires so she took mine to run errands and pick up our kid and when she got home she would not shut up about how good it was.
Pros: excellent performance
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
However my "go to" oil in the last two oil changes was the Motul Specific 508 00 509 00 0W-20.
Pros: safe choice
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Touran
Koni Orange (STR.T) works fine with Voghtland springs and is not overly expensive.
Pros: works fine
Cons: not overly expensive
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
It seems that lately they are not as concerned about removing the VW part numbers. I recently got a set of OE BOSCH injectors and they also had the VW part numbers on them. And they were significantly less expensive than buying from VW.
Pros: less expensive than VW
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
I replaced front pads and rotors on my Tiguan, and afterwards, when going between D <-> R and applying the brakes, the first brake application causes a "clack" on both sides at the front. Pads are Bosch 1633A. spring clips (integral to pads) are seated properly. Pads and rotors were bedded properly. Wheel lug bolts torqued properly. I have the official instructions from VW. I've probably done ~20 brake jobs in my life, mostly Volvos (over half of those were sliding-caliper designs like the Tiguan's). What I tried (with no success): searching and searching and searching forums, only found 2 other people with a similar issue on FCP's Brake Replacement YouTube video measured and compared all latereral dimensions of the pad's plate between new and old, same dimensions re-installed the pads all bolts are torqued properly (caliper carrier 200 Nm; caliper pin bolts 35 Nm) found a Tech Bulletin from VW that mentions there are inner- and outer-specific orientation for the pads. This appears to apply only to the Genuine (labeled TRW) pads, as all 3 Bosch pads are identical in every way that I can discern bought a set of Genuine VW pads (labeled VW), ensured the correct orientation of pads according to the Tech Bulletin, and they still clack. pad backing plate dimensions are the same as the Bosch. Ack! More money! bought a set of genuine caliper carriers (with the thinking that perhaps when I wire-wheeled the old caliper carriers to remove rust, it took off too much material). I didn't install them because I measured all the dimensions that interface with the pads and the new are identical to the old.
Pros: pads and rotors bedded properly, bolts torqued properly
Cons: causes a "clack" on both sides
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Tiguan
Part number: 1633A
TRW Ceramic Pads: Good for city driving, almost not dust, would not recommend for any track
Pros: Good for city driving, almost not dust
Cons: not recommend for track
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Well, the new speed sensor didn't get rid of the ABS/Traction Control/Airbag/Steering lights. I even cleaned off the tone ring. We were able to get the TPMS light to go off. Not sure how we managed that.
Pros: TPMS light went off
Cons: lights didn't go off
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
I'd be hesitant to go aftermarket due to my own experience with a Walker cat going bad in 2 months on my VW.
Cons: failed quickly
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
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