Looking for some sensible advice

My car is 4.5 years old, petrol vrs with 42k miles, remapped since ~10k miles  along with a few other upgrades (turbo inlet hose, muffler delete, upgraded arbs, eibach/bilstein lowering springs/shocks)

 

i  want to do a few more things like

 - upgrade cornering fogs to LEDs (what bulbs and how many do i need to order?)

-  front  honeycomb grille (do i need to order just the grille from superskoda or a replacement surround as well?)

-  does the petrol vrs need a replacement timing chain/waterpump at this age/mileage?

- should i get the intake manifold checked for sludge buildup/+- cleaned

 

need some other things sorted like bumper off and a siren repositioned from inside engine bay to possibly a space between the horns in front of the radiator

 

anything else either maintenance or upgrade wise i should consider at this age/mileage?

(not interested in intercooler/turboback exhaust at present)

 

cheers!

i  want to do a few more things like

 - upgrade cornering fogs to LEDs (what bulbs and how many do i need to order?) H16, 2 per side. They're the JDM H16's not the EU H16's surprisingly. You can get H8's to fit though

-  front  honeycomb grille (do i need to order just the grille from superskoda or a replacement surround as well?) They are separate bits IIRC

-  does the petrol vrs need a replacement timing chain/waterpump at this age/mileage? I think it's the same as the diesels 5 year or however many miles (service page on skoda's website will say)

- should i get the intake manifold checked for sludge buildup/+- cleaned unless you've a concern something is wrong, leave well alone

I don't believe the timing chain/water pump has an official service interval on the petrol VRS. Mine is still on its original at 70k/7years.

 

I believe the 4 year/40k is a major service including spark plugs. Were these done? DSG will also be due at 40k if you have it.

Yep in sitting at 60K and coming up to 7 years old in October and its the original timing chain and water pump. I don't think it needs replaced on the TSI. 

thanks for the advice!

Might be worth checking the part number of the turbo before you go too far with mods, as you may get a bill to replace it soon! Or look to upgrade before it gives up. Mine has just gone on my 2014 Petrol VRS, though with 110k miles, it's taken a while to go! 

The part number is round the back of the intake section, which you can use your phone to take a picture of (what I did)

 

Check out this forum link below with all the effected turbo's.

 

https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/index.php?threads/got-a-bad-turbo-lets-track-the-issue.317440/

 

Annoyingly, this seems to have been a recall is the US, but not over here.