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Matt's Steel Grey 5door GTI
FrameSet:
Had the car in at VWauditec today to sort the stat problem. Turns out it's going to be a bigger job than they thought so going in next Tuesday!
Had a spare half hour on the weekend so took the passenger side arch liner out to give it a clean. Was a lot less crap in there compared to the drivers side.
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FrameSet:
Car went into VWAudiTec again today. Brilliant service. Had the stat and housing changed and that problem is all solved! :smiley: ...
However.. On changing the stat they did unveil another issue; I had previously noticed that the drivers side headlight was secured with a zip-tie. :scared: I had assumed the previous driver had just hit a pheasant or something of the sort as i could see no further damage and everything seem kosher. But it turns out the front panel and bracket that mounts the headlight need replacing too. Decided against having it done today as i need the car and I'm planning on buying some Depo xenon headlights anyway.
Hey ho, you live and learn. Should've had a closer look before buying! :signLOL:
FrameSet:
Few more little mods done to the golf.
Got some chrome tipped switches and a cherry hazard button from eBay and set about fitting them. Still yet to do the fuel cap switch as its a door card off job!
And today I've tried out some LED sidelights. Ended up putting the standard ones back in as they just didn't look right against the yellowy headlights! I'll keep them for when I get some hella xenons!
Other than this I'm just racking up the miles and trying to keep her clean. After the next wash I'll try and get all the trim and bumpers treated and I've got a gtechniq glass kit to put to use.
One one small issue. The car has gone into a sort of 'limp mode' three times. No warnings or obvious causes but it eventually springs back into life after a few minutes of driving with what seems like a 1.0L under the bonnet!
Hopefully it's just a little glitch, can't find too many threads relating to this but i may check all the plugs and change the pcv anyway.
Thanks for reading!
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S800BRN:
Some good mods here. Good job on the bay!
I chopped and refitted my cover.
jazman:
Hi mate. just bought a mk5 golf tdi that has the same wheels (Monza) . Mine are 18 inch with 225/40/18 tyres. Can you tell me if you have the same and are they on standard springs? The reason I ask is I need to change the springs to standard and I am happy with the gap spacings as its my everyday car. Thanks
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