32 minutes ago, Lindsayt said:

Took my 190,000 miles 2016 Greenline Estate in for its' MOT today.

It passed with advisories on both rear shock absorbers and front suspension bushes on both sides.

I'm happy. Last year it passed with no advisories when it was on 167,000 miles.

I intend replacing the shock-absorbers myself. Probably in the spring, when it gets a bit warmer.

I'm not sure about the suspension bushes? Maybe I'll do them myself, maybe I'll get a VAG specialist to do them.

Sounds like a good justification for some bilsteins!

Heated steering wheel I got for a great price brand new. Had the stitching re-done to match my paint, Dragon Skin Green. Installing additional buttons for drive mode and Stop/Start. Not a brilliant fit on the casing for the buttons, the optimal position for this bracket would then have one of the screws go thru a mount guide for the MFSW centre surround. I also struggled to get the screws to go in to mount the button on the wheel, I had to drill out the holes for width and depth to suit the screws. Right PITA.

6 minutes ago, DrAvalanche said:

Heated steering wheel I got for a great price brand new. Had the stitching re-done to match my paint, Dragon Skin Green. Installing additional buttons for drive mode and Stop/Start. Not a brilliant fit on the casing for the buttons, the optimal position for this bracket would then have one of the screws go thru a mount guide for the MFSW centre surround. I also struggled to get the screws to go in to mount the button on the wheel, I had to drill out the holes for width and depth to suit the screws. Right PITA.

How does the wiring for the new buttons get through the clockspring?

46 minutes ago, Binx1310 said:

Sounds like a good justification for some bilsteins!

I agree.

Would you recommend any particular Bilstein part number for my Greenline Estate? Bearing in mind it sits a little bit lower than the standard car (for the fuel economy). And that it's a comfy spacious cruising car and not a performance model, with the 1.6 TDi engine.

Edited 14 minutes ago14 min by Lindsayt

Just now, Lindsayt said:

I agree.

Would recommend any particular Bilstein part number for my Greenline Estate? Bearing in mind it sits a little bit lower than the standard car (for the fuel economy). And that it's a comfy spacious cruising car and not a performance model, with the 1.6 TDi engine.

Personally I’m not sure but there are plenty on here who would have more knowledge than I! Does it have dcc currently or just standard shocks?

5 minutes ago, Binx1310 said:

How does the wiring for the new buttons get through the clockspring?

Dedicated Wifi, which is wired into the main car loom.