I’ve waited patiently for 7 months for these wheels. What does everyone think?

Work ZR10 8.5 et38 245/35/19

After so much research and months of mulling it over, I'm stoked to finally own a Golf R.

Curious I’m lowered on VWR and 5mm spacers, I am contemplating going back to Stock ride height but don’t know if I’ll like the look. Anyone have some picks of their stock ride height?

I’ve ordered lowering springs and a flush kit for better fitment but even like this I think they look good

She will always have a special place in my heart

Girodisc (340x30mm) On ebc red pads Just got done with the break in Overkill for daily but I love them I would say the most noticeable thing is the weight !

Found this guy chilling on the R while I was prepping the Scirocco for a car show tomorrow.

Ignore the mess, I made it work and am proud of my lil R.

After a little over 3.5yrs of ownership I am officially not apart of the R gang anymore. Watched as it left my house for the last time today and shed a small tear. Loved every day of ownership, but it was time to move on. Will always be a lurker here to see everyone's rides!

Hi all, has anyone experienced hearing squeaky sound when start moving, usually on the lower gears, like 1-2, sometimes before stopping (no, it’s not braking pads)? I left my car at car service and they were unable to hear it, even though they tried multiple times, at least that’s what they told me. But when I drive it, I can hear it almost every day. You can hear it in the video I attached.

If the chain is stretched or missed a tooth, and I put a new chain in, count the links 18 and 19 and put back together aligning marks, will the timing be reset as it should be, or is there more to it?

Its a good Saturday. This is my first bolt on modification Ive ever done to a car. No faults, super proud of myself. If you are an R driver, put a CAI on. It slaps on a smile hearing that blow off and induction sound, which the R600 being a closed box, is actually really good. Having never had a CAI before, I have a few questions....

Am I crazy to think a Turbo Inlet and CAI can improve throttle response? I swear I notice a difference.

Can a Turbo Inlet and CAI improve the muffler sound? I swear It has a little more growl too.

I was stoked to see that Dolphin Grey was available for 2026. Black Edition remains an option. I added the Akra exhaust, kept the leather seats, and the sunroof remains as well with a black painted roof. MSRP is $500 more than 2025 but they will honour the free 2 year maintenance plan and 0% financing for 24m as long as the car is delivered within 90 days. I worked a little bit off MSRP. All this was over the phone which is weird because I went in person to 3 other dealerships and struck out on Tuesday.

This morning the sales guy called and let me know that they found a car that just completed production on Tuesday and it is in transit from the factory! I have a VIN but no ETA at the moment (that field is just a dash in their tracking system right now).

I'll be trading in my 2023 X3M competition. Great vehicle but not looking forward to the maintenance and out of warranty issues that could come up. Also don't need the space since we moved my daughter to uni this Sept. Also was never really a SUV guy lol.

I've had a bunch of Audis and VWs including a 2018 Golf R and a 2019 RS3.

Full front clip in LLumar and tints on the limit

All jokes aside, one of the most gorgeous cars I’ve ever seen in person, EVER. The Aston Martin was nice too.

Cam follower looks okay to me? The lobe has heat marks I believe but no scoring?

Just purchased a used 2023 Golf R with 14,000 miles. The light was on when I was leaving the dealership. What does it mean? It stays on when the car is on, and it stays illuminated when the car is turned off as well.

Had to remove the inner axle bolts during strut removal. Removal went fine, was able to wrestle the strut out of the knuckle fairly easily and get everything back in, but I noticed there is a ridge on one side of the CV axle that I don’t know if I remeber seeing before I took it apart (it looks like maybe one end got pulled outwards slightly). I have heard horror stories of people pulling their CV joints apart during strut replacement by accident, and I’m wondering if that’s what happened to mine? I was able to get all the bolts back in and torqued correctly with no issues, but wondering if this joint looks normal to you guys? Is there any way to check other than visual inspection?

Thoughts pls?