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bonelorry:
Love the wheels, Hate the Intake though sorry!

peter_booker2003:

29/01/2017

Well, the Monza's are back on and have sold the TD's. Mainly because I prefer the look of the Monza's and reckon they suit the car better.

It's funny you say that Bonelorry. I might be taking that back off at some point too as sometimes the noise is annoying, as you seem to have found looking at your thread.

Gave the car a good clean yesterday and a wax top up. It will have a full detail the next time I have a few days off. Likely mid March time. Have ordered some new plates for the car too. Same reg, just not pressed.
Also ordered some LED Puddle Light Bulbs for under the mirrors. They have been the standard 'yellow' bulb since I bought it but think the LED's will look great.

Seriously tempted by a trip to R-Tech. The car isn't lacking power but a little bit more wouldn't go a miss now would it? Just worried that it will destroy the clutch at 122000. Have heard of a couple of guys heading to R-Tech and them keeping the torque slightly lower to aid the clutch a little.

Anyway, was out early this morning and took some photos.  :happy2:

peter_booker2003:
06/03/17

Thought it was time for a bit of an update after 5 weeks or so.

Gave the interior a good going over today. Ive done a fair few miles over the past few weeks and not had a chance to get it sorted. Had a rare day off today and the sun was shining so things just fell into place. It will get a decent exterior wash this coming weekend.

Cleaned all leather including steering wheel and doors using Auto Finesse Leather Cleaner.
Left to dry, followed by some Auto Finesse Leather Conditioner.
Thoroughly hoover'd carpets and mats.

Even went to the extent to clean the pedals and the footrest too.

Anyway, few photos to show how it looks now. The beige comes up real nice once its spotless.

peter_booker2003:
31/03/17


I'm pretty much decided that the car will be staying so time to get modding. First things first is suspension. Springs, Top Mounts and Poly Bushes. Im going to go for the VWR Springs as they seem great value, and drop the car just the right amount. The top mounts are a little creaky so may aswell get these done at the same time and then I'm also going to take the opportunity to poly bush a few places.

I'm still learning with regards to the ins and outs of the car, but from experience, which places are best to get poly bushed first? The steering doesn't seem to direct anymore so would like to get this all tied in together.

Have had the week off work this week, so the car had a good detail on Tuesday along with the maintenance wash today after a trip into the peaks on Wednesday. Considering the car Is now 12 years old, it doesn't come out too bad in my opinion. The Poorboys Nattys Wax is great stuff too. Few photos below. Also got some VW Valve caps which I think are quite cool :)

AJP:
Speak to Alex (AKS). He had a deal on the Superpro anti-lift kit recently. It's probably the best of the ALKs, and it's one part of the suspension that really benefits a stiffer bush, and encourages proper geometry under load. Give him a ring. At the very least, he'll be able to advise you.

It's all a bit of a balance though. You'll probably be better replacing some bushes with OEM rather than poly. If you do the lot with poly, things can get a bit harsh. Unless this is a track car, it'd be wise to weigh up OEM over anything stiffer. If you're really keen, have a look into uprated engine mounts. But again, be prepared for the trade off between a plush ride and performance.

Fingers crossed your valve caps stay where they are. I had my BBS caps on for about four days before some scrote nicked them!

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