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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #885 on: February 14, 2012, 01:23:32 pm »

Fitted the following today:

Ferodo DS2500 R32 Pads (front and rear)
ATE Super Blue Racing Fluid
NGK BKR8EIX Plugs
Oil and Filter Change / Castrol Edge 5W30 FST
G12 Coolant Flush and Change
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All nice an fresh :)

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #886 on: February 14, 2012, 03:19:57 pm »
Didn't want to do the oil cooler as that was a PITA! Glad it was that and not another problem elsewhere!  :smiley:
Running good now though...pics below:



« Last Edit: February 14, 2012, 03:33:37 pm by flyboy1976 »

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #887 on: February 14, 2012, 06:31:58 pm »
^^^^love your engine bay mate!

Today I had a rare day off work to do as I pleased so I took my tailgate to bits to suss out this quad light lark!

I was interested to find the little box that makes the rear window into an FM aerial! (Sad I know). I took off the whip from the roof and made no change - but unplugging the rear screen aerial and the signal was useless. Interesting for possible future roof antenna mod to the sleek GPS style - whatever you call em!

I also de-lensed my rear fog light to make it match the clear of the reverse on t'other side. Looked quite cool, but on painting the bulb red - it all went back as red as it was before! :sad1:!!

I managed to prise the red filter out of the lens to give this clear effect - but you can see the bulb a bit too clearly. I then found that the clear diffuser comes away from the red filter to even it up a bit - but like I said, put a red bulb in and it all looked as red as it did before - so I put it all back to standard! :stupid:

How it was all clear without the clear diffuser - but obviously giving a white fog light :rolleye:





Dropped my brakes in today also and they seem confident they can sort me out! :party:

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #888 on: February 14, 2012, 06:37:03 pm »
you can get silvertec bulbs that shine red u know  :happy2:


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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #889 on: February 14, 2012, 06:59:50 pm »
Didn't want to do the oil cooler as that was a PITA! Glad it was that and not another problem elsewhere!  :smiley:
Running good now though...pics below:





That looks like a nice clean example mate, well done  :happy2:



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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #890 on: February 15, 2012, 09:47:49 pm »
Washed it !!
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #891 on: February 15, 2012, 09:53:06 pm »
Good thrash up to Alston and hartside then washed it!

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #892 on: February 15, 2012, 11:03:00 pm »
Sounds brilliant, how was the weather?!

I was up there last week and stopped at the cafe, was quite misty and cloudy and not much fun in my 1.3l asthmatic diesel Fiat Punto work car :driver:

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #893 on: February 15, 2012, 11:09:08 pm »
^^^^love your engine bay mate!

Today I had a rare day off work to do as I pleased so I took my tailgate to bits to suss out this quad light lark!

I was interested to find the little box that makes the rear window into an FM aerial! (Sad I know). I took off the whip from the roof and made no change - but unplugging the rear screen aerial and the signal was useless. Interesting for possible future roof antenna mod to the sleek GPS style - whatever you call em!

I also de-lensed my rear fog light to make it match the clear of the reverse on t'other side. Looked quite cool, but on painting the bulb red - it all went back as red as it was before! :sad1:!!

I managed to prise the red filter out of the lens to give this clear effect - but you can see the bulb a bit too clearly. I then found that the clear diffuser comes away from the red filter to even it up a bit - but like I said, put a red bulb in and it all looked as red as it did before - so I put it all back to standard! :stupid:

How it was all clear without the clear diffuser - but obviously giving a white fog light :rolleye:





Dropped my brakes in today also and they seem confident they can sort me out! :party:


I can send you a quad light kit if you want mate with step by step on fitting them
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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #894 on: February 15, 2012, 11:50:40 pm »
Sounds brilliant, how was the weather?!

I was up there last week and stopped at the cafe, was quite misty and cloudy and not much fun in my 1.3l asthmatic diesel Fiat Punto work car :driver:

Matt

weather wasn't bad. little bit greasy in places but was quite warm. was loads of tractors and lorries out today though which was a bit annoying!

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #895 on: February 18, 2012, 09:05:58 am »

Dropped the car off at BCS for a new 3" system.   :evilgrin:

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #896 on: February 19, 2012, 03:48:41 pm »
Yesterday made my way to reading from cardif :signLOL: 35mpg so not to bad

And back again today, noticed there are a hell of a lot more gti around reading than cardiff! Hardly see any here and at one stage there was 4 of us driving on the m4 :signLOL:

Looked awesome  :laugh:

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #897 on: February 19, 2012, 05:13:57 pm »

Picked up the 2nd daily runabout

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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #898 on: February 19, 2012, 05:49:22 pm »
Finally got the time to sort the mess out..




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Re: What did you and your MKV do today?
« Reply #899 on: February 19, 2012, 06:23:22 pm »
Finally got the time to sort the mess out..





Like a different car  :happy2:

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