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Funnily enough didn’t have any problems driving home this evening.....

The leak issue is not uncommon however my car seems dry and when the tailgate registers closed everything works fine. Having said that i havent looked inside/behind the trim yet.

ok, so is that part of the same assembly as the actuator I had replaced last year? If so hopefully that will be a warranty claim.....

Thanks and that does make sense, i was being a bit naive to think an alarm could be easily de-activated! With your experience i still suspect it is linked to the new lock actuator fitted last year. The tailgate is used a lot (we have adog) and my wife doesnt understand the concept of closing when a ...

Sunday morning 3.00am awoke to a blasted car alarm going off..... oops it was mine. Opened/closed the car, locked it and starts all over again. As it was frostbite weather Eventually decided to leave unlocked, alarm went off again an hour later.... cancelled it and all well until late morning..... S...

And, a bit puzzled where the cable runs such it coukd be damaged? Is there a relay for the DRL’s?

That occured to me too but would that still show as a bulb fail? I will get my continuity tester out tomorrow and check just in case. Was a bit cold and damp when i was fitting new bulb so didnt have the conditions to check everything.

One of the DRL bulbs stopped working accompanied by a bulb fail message. Changed bulb, still not working..... any clues? I suppose i might just have been unlucky and bought a dud bulb but is there anything else which might be the cause?

Only on 170tdi Alltracks.....

Had i not been abroad at the time and needing access for the dog i would have gone down the eBay/DIY repair route on return. Final cost was €95 so under £90, the labour cost is covered by my holiday travel insurance and the parts also covered with VW warranty.

Realised i can still close the tailgate. However booked car into a VW dealer near where we are currently staying, (Plonersee). Quoted about €120 for parts/labour some of the cost of which is covered on my holiday insurance. Saves the hassle and isnt as eye wateringly expensive as feared.

Exactly same thing has happened to me this evening, B7 estate tailgate stuck closed. My question is if i use energency release to open it will it close securely? I am on holiday in germany, have still to go to Denmark and not back in UK for almost 2 weeks.

No response from web site or phone number. He did a number of my previous cars including an Audi A2 which covered around 130k miles after remapping.

Will do when I have worked out how to attach/upload a photo! As a supplementary question can anyone recommend a good clay bar and kit for a relative beginner? I have all the Autoglym cleaners, polishes and waxes I need (and probably some I don’t) and a polishing machine I am ok with using, just need...

The grey plastic external trim on my B7 Allroad from the recent scratch someone kindly applied in a car park appears to be painted rather than through coloured (unless anyone knows different). What products are recommended to clean/restore/protect the finish?

Any suggestions? CCC Tech seems to have gone out of business......

Thanks guys, will try Motorgeek given they are local to me.

I have received a strange PM under this topic which doesn’t make sense, some sort of link?

Hadn’t thought about that, had read lambswool is better but that might sway me to microfibre.

I do not want really to increase tyre footprint (doesn’t need it) and rolling resistance. If anything I want to reduce tyre costs and am as another option looking at getting 17” wheels and flogging the 18’s.

7.5J rims. Yes I should have said I probably need 98 load rated tyres. The car tows well, hAve towed a twin axle 1600kg Caravan around 6500 miles in past 2 years including trips to Austria and Pyrenees. I drive about 20,000 miles a year.

When I connect via Bluetooth into my iPhone to play music it is always on shuffle across my entire music library. Any idea how to disable so I can listen to a full album or playlist? Car is B7 with factory satnav.

The standard tyres are 225/45x18’s however I know 215/55x18 will in theory work. The advantage is their availability in XL spec and general classification as SUV tyres, which in a way the Alltrack is an SUV. I need XL for towing a big heavy Caravan as I find my current standard car tyres a bit bounc...

What is the best value mitt to buy? I am not into show standard detailing, just a thorough wash now and again and so I can check the car over in between using the local hand car wash.

If I need to replace the mirrors it won’t be happening but don’t understand why I do not have the corner turn Light function, I thought that was standard on the Alltrack.....