MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: Degudodger on March 24, 2011, 01:38:56 pm
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So what car related activities do you have planned for this weekend? :smiley:
On Sunday I will mostly be:
• Replacing the passenger side Door mirror indicator lens as mine isn’t working (not cheap for what it is)
• Reseating/replacing the rubber grommet where the bonnet release cable goes through the engine bay firewall into the cabin under the dash
• Fitting some new headlights, ideally without removing the bumper.
• Reset the service indicator
• Coolant flush
One question. WRT the headlights. How do i remove the bumper inserts below the headlights?
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I will be drilling out my old speakers in the passenger door and fitting some new ones! And then spend the weekend driving round with half a car with good speakers and half with standard! :rolleye:
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I will be fitting my open fog grilles and matt will be kindly fitting my new dv (hopefully!)
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I will be...
Polishing my new milltek up hopefully...maybe even fitting it!
Swapping over my can gateway
Looking into an interesting DRL setup
Washing the car :signLOL:
Possibly wet sanding my headlights if I can get my hands on some Plast-X
How do you mean bumper inserts? Youll need to take the bumper off to fit the headlights as two of the mounts are down below the bumper level!
As for coolant flush...if its filled from factory its filled for life so you shouldnt need to flush it
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normally get up early on either a saturday or sunday morning around 6am, checky the tyres and oil level - fill her up with £40 of vpowers finest and then drive it out of london for a 2-3hour hoon around West Sussex's finest country roads, then head home for breaky when the fuel warning light comes on :happy2:
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normally get up early on either a saturday or sunday morning around 6am, checky the tyres and oil level - fill her up with £40 of vpowers finest and then drive it out of london for a 2-3hour hoon around West Sussex's finest country roads, then head home for breaky when the fuel warning light comes on :happy2:
Now thats a morning :congrats:
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normally get up early on either a saturday or sunday morning around 6am, checky the tyres and oil level - fill her up with £40 of vpowers finest and then drive it out of london for a 2-3hour hoon around West Sussex's finest country roads, then head home for breaky when the fuel warning light comes on whilst listening to Max Bygraves greatest hits :happy2:
you forgot to add something :wink:
That sounds the ultimate Sunday James... Sometimes i wish i didnt have family to worry about to do something as good as that... Perhaps when the new motor arrives , i might be able to disapear. :signLOL:
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I'll be getting tucked into the Aussie GP :evilgrin:
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F1
touch up a scratch on the rear bumper. (supermarket carparks :fighting:)
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I'll be getting tucked into the Aussie GP :evilgrin:
Likewise.
Then will feel like having a blast when its finished!
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Is there no service life on coolant?.I thought it needed changing every 4 years ?? :confused:
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Filled for life if its genuine VW coolant! If its cheap rubbish, then it needs to be changed
Most of the time it gets changed when the waterpump is done on cambelt change anyhow
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Got megs clay kit so will be rubbing her down with that, then polish and wax..?
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Santa pod on sunday
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....dogging
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basingstoke? :signLOL:
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...my car activities this w/e include..... NOWT
As I'm working :sad1:
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Probably just washing the car. Maybe a trip to A1 to see if they can do anything about the damage on the powdercoated rim.
Had hoped to get the rvc sorted but not to be.
Maybe buy a few of those trim pieces that get knackered from the multiple times I've had to access the rns.
Sort out the music on the sd for the rns.
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Erm, kind of 4 wheeled. Off quad trekking on Saturday and will be watching the F1 on Sunday.
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I'll be having an extended test drive of the new Aston Martin Vantage S at Wilmslow! :happy2:
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I'll be having an extended test drive of the new Aston Martin Vantage S at Wilmslow! :happy2:
You havnt got bored of the v12 already have you???!! :signLOL:
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Mine will consist of the GTI getting a Timing Belt and maybe my TBE fitted if it arrives in time.
Meanwhile, i'll be down in Leeds visiting Darren to get my RCD510 and Can Gateway removed and the originals refitted and re-coded so I can sell my old Golf.
Matt
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I'll be having an extended test drive of the new Aston Martin Vantage S at Wilmslow! :happy2:
You havnt got bored of the v12 already have you???!! :signLOL:
The test drive was offered to me. It would've been rude to turn it down! :driver:
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I'll be having an extended test drive of the new Aston Martin Vantage S at Wilmslow! :happy2:
You havnt got bored of the v12 already have you???!! :signLOL:
The test drive was offered to me. It would've been rude to turn it down! :driver:
Absolutly! :happy2:
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MOT :scared: :scared: :scared:
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my daughters is getting her first car at the weekend a small citroen c2. so no doubt i will be doing something with that. for me F1 and stockcar racing at cowdenbeath on sat night if the weather is ok. think its to be cold though.
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Im going to be taking the Clio for an old fashioned hooning session around the Brecon Beacons and find out what all this 197 fuss is all about :driver:
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Having a go at painting a spare centre console to match my red leather interior, a bit poncy for some but fine by me! I'll post pics if it's good enough to use, strip it and try again if otherwise.
Regards,
John
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Hopefully I can give the car a wash on Sunday, but tomorrow is practice day at Silverstone and Saturday is our first 3 hour race with the two Gallardos. Im already shattered from many late nights working on them!
If anyone wants to come and say hello then please do :happy2:
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Ill be giving the Edition 30 a clean early saturday then this for the rest of the day.....
Then who knows what sunday will be like.....track day at knockhill. day off but ill pop along for a swatch!! :driver: :signLOL: :popcornsoda:
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May pop up on Sunday to the hot hatch with Stevie Truckie :happy2: Go Rs door hunting again :signLOL: :party:
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fingers crossed selling the wife's car ready for the new one next week !
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Hopefully I can give the car a wash on Sunday, but tomorrow is practice day at Silverstone and Saturday is our first 3 hour race with the two Gallardos. Im already shattered from many late nights working on them!
If anyone wants to come and say hello then please do :happy2:
any pics?
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Searching for a good wheel wrench that won't scratch my rims when I use it,like the cheap arse VW one in the boot. Once I have one its off with the rims and a right good caliber clean.
I was also going to apply some new wax I bought but the ebay seller has let me down. Been waiting nearly a month and it was supposed to take 3 days.
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I will be...
Possibly wet sanding my headlights if I can get my hands on some Plast-X
How do you mean bumper inserts? Youll need to take the bumper off to fit the headlights as two of the mounts are down below the bumper level!
As for coolant flush...if its filled from factory its filled for life so you shouldnt need to flush it
Alex,
If I had know yesterday you were after some Plast-X i would have given you a bottle as I bought another in error at the start of the year.
I'm going to remove the bumper when i fit the headlights as there are a i also need to fit a new valance due to Badger related incident last night! :sad1:
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Ill be up your way again soon....could meet up again? lol!
Oh dear...often the way with badger + bumper = disaster
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Filled for life if its genuine VW coolant! If its cheap rubbish, then it needs to be changed
Most of the time it gets changed when the waterpump is done on cambelt change anyhow
Coolant was last changed 18 months ago when the cambelt was replaced and there is nothing to suggest G12+ Coolant was used. I have 4 bottles in the garage so thought i might as well change it just so i know proper stuff has been used.
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Ill be up your way again soon....could meet up again? lol!
Oh dear...often the way with badger + bumper = disaster
Alex,
I'll dig it out for you :happy2:
I'm going to be out this weekend but if you find yourself Winchester/Newbury way next week give me a call.
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looks like i am doing a oil and filter change on a bmw and a dv change on a mk5 as posted at the start of the thread :laugh:
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Car is back from the shop, got the refurbished gearbox with wavetrac lsd fitted along with the sachs uprated smf clutchpack, Forge K04 actuator, BSH throttlebody pipe, so now i'm ready for REVO :jumpmove:
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I'll be driving down south to pick up my new set of alloys, oh there the very rare helios :laugh:
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wasting £40 of v-power driving up the brecon beacons :driver:
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Hopefully I can give the car a wash on Sunday, but tomorrow is practice day at Silverstone and Saturday is our first 3 hour race with the two Gallardos. Im already shattered from many late nights working on them!
If anyone wants to come and say hello then please do :happy2:
any pics?
I should have a load by monday.
Here is one for ya
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Ffordkaracing%2FOctavia_vRS%2F_MG_2836.jpg&hash=b800aac6b9b3a26e01b7e064390ffb784652c6cd)
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Thanks to a crushing hangover everything i wanted to get done on Sunday don't happen. I've not been out drinking since last year so maybe a 9am-10pm session while watching Rugby with 15k others was NOT a great move for me.
It was a great game thou. :grin: