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What did you and your MKV do today?
mjmallia:
Finally found some decent, genuine R32 side skirts to replace my standard black GTI ones.
They were blue and so got some quotes which cost £250 + vat at places, so passed on that and resorted to the rattle can but tried to avoid due to lack of time.....but made some 😅
Created a make shift spray booth in the garage
Bought the paint from TPS, sanded, prepped and repaired knocks before painting with plastic primer, the colour and lacquer. Wet sanded it all 2000, 3000, 5000, 7000 and 100000
And now a little more sun baking before going on the car soon
Not a bad finish if I say so myself
Birchy:
At my visits to R-Tech for stage 1 and then 2+ I was told the Vvt had some fluctuation. I changed the solenoid in between the first and second visit and it made the fluctuations less but not 100%. So looking back at pictures of when I did my cam chain I saw there were grooves in the phaser itself (I had no idea when I did the chain that the grooves aren’t actually supposed to be there 😂) so decided a new phaser was in order. All fitted up and running sweet. Amazing how quiet the engine is with over 100k.
Also had a general under bonnet and front grille tidy up…painted with satin black tough paint and gloss red.
fakie1977:
--- Quote from: mjmallia on April 20, 2024, 12:37:25 pm ---Finally found some decent, genuine R32 side skirts to replace my standard black GTI ones.
They were blue and so got some quotes which cost £250 + vat at places, so passed on that and resorted to the rattle can but tried to avoid due to lack of time.....but made some
Created a make shift spray booth in the garage
Bought the paint from TPS, sanded, prepped and repaired knocks before painting with plastic primer, the colour and lacquer. Wet sanded it all 2000, 3000, 5000, 7000 and 100000
And now a little more sun baking before going on the car soon
Not a bad finish if I say so myself
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So you bought them!?! I had my eye on them and confirming they came off a 5 door, was about to hit buy and they disappeared. Well done with those though, as they don’t come up often and looked in good nick. Was going to see about getting them professionally done but might try the diy route when I find another set.
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mjmallia:
Yes sorry :innocent:
Good luck with the hunt
ROH ECHT:
--- Quote from: Birchy on April 20, 2024, 12:54:00 pm ---At my visits to R-Tech for stage 1 and then 2+ I was told the Vvt had some fluctuation. I changed the solenoid in between the first and second visit and it made the fluctuations less but not 100%. So looking back at pictures of when I did my cam chain I saw there were grooves in the phaser itself (I had no idea when I did the chain that the grooves aren’t actually supposed to be there 😂) so decided a new phaser was in order. All fitted up and running sweet. Amazing how quiet the engine is with over 100k.
Also had a general under bonnet and front grille tidy up…painted with satin black tough paint and gloss red. [/url]
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One more thing, often overlooked, is the N205's oil pickup screen (first pic) should be carefully removed, cleaned, and replaced. This insures maximum oil flow for the cam adjuster to properly adjust itself via the N205. Three new rings also insure the containment of the oil fed to the new cam adjuster unit (second pic).
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