what have you done to your car today ?

[Manic172]

Today's little project . Pull off the TFSi oil gear

They look the same but they are a different size

The new 1.8t gear is in the oven heating up .

 

[BadBoy03]

Today's little project . Pull off the TFSi oil gear View attachment 40447
They look the same but they are a different size View attachment 40448
The new 1.8t gear is in the oven heating up . View attachment 40449

Bung in your pie & chips whilst you wait
Good job

 

[tracktoy]

Today's little project . Pull off the TFSi oil gear View attachment 40447
They look the same but they are a different size View attachment 40448
The new 1.8t gear is in the oven heating up . View attachment 40449

Does your mrs know you use the oven for the car..

 

[Manic172]

Does your mrs know you use the oven for the car..

. Luckily this was at work.. but if I was at home.. I would wait till she went shopping

 

[Manic172]

Just done a big update on the readers rides build thread lol.. sorry didn't realise how much I hadn't put on there

 

[bruceR]

Went to replace brakes - discs & pads - only to find the passenger rear caliper is totally seized


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[BadBoy03]

Went to replace brakes - discs & pads - only to find the passenger rear caliper is totally seized


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I swear, any job you think is going to be straight forward, even down to loosening a few simple screws, it never f ing is!
I replaced my antenna a few weeks back, easy enough job. That was until removing the plastic. One screw fell out, no thread, the other was stuck in spinning.
I got around that, but then replacing all the trim/plastic after I finished was an absolute nightmare. For the life of me, I still can't get it to sit tight like it was before. It was any icy day, I was sat in the boot & the swear words poured out of my mouth.
Good luck m8, I feel your pain.

 

[Manic172]

Right. If you lot can keep a secret. I have some photos of some thing that is being made for me... but these are NOT ment be be public. So if you all promis not to share or show other forums, the book of face etc.. I will post them in my build page.. but you have to promise

 

[bruceR]

Right. If you lot can keep a secret. I have some photos of some thing that is being made for me... but these are NOT ment be be public. So if you all promis not to share or show other forums, the book of face etc.. I will post them in my build page.. but you have to promise

Promise not to tell a sole about………….wait what was I going to tell


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[BadBoy03]

Right. If you lot can keep a secret. I have some photos of some thing that is being made for me... but these are NOT ment be be public. So if you all promis not to share or show other forums, the book of face etc.. I will post them in my build page.. but you have to promise

Not a peep from me . You won't even find me on dem sites...unless it's OF?

 

[Manic172]

Not a peep from me . You won't even find me on dem sites...unless it's OF?

I am to old to go on them hahahah

 

[BadBoy03]

I am to old to go on them hahahah

Lol...me too Not my cup of tea.
Looking forward to the show & tell

 

[iammooks]

Passed. Just need some new tyres apparently.

 

[Thai-wronghorse]

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[BadBoy03]

Passed. Just need some new tyres apparently.

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Grats!

 

[iammooks]

Grats!

Best thing about it is that it hasn't failed because of anything I've done.

When the headlight bolt snapped I didn't know if I'd bent the panel drilling it out, that and the fact the re-tapped hole was slightly off centre. How on earth do you align headlamps anyway? Turns out I didn't have to worry - about that, or the fact my front number plate is a post-Brexit UK plate and the rear one an EU GB plate. Should be an instant MoT fail that - horrifying lack of attention to detail.


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[Nathan penney]

Best thing about it is that it hasn't failed because of anything I've done.

When the headlight bolt snapped I didn't know if I'd bent the panel drilling it out, that and the fact the re-tapped hole was slightly off centre. How on earth do you align headlamps anyway? Turns out I didn't have to worry - about that, or the fact my front number plate is a post-Brexit UK plate and the rear one an EU GB plate. Should be an instant MoT fail that - horrifying lack of attention to detail.


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With you on the number plates there mate.
Ive been running my daily motor for 9 months with a blue EU one on the back and a plain one on the front. Don’t know how I’ve slept at night. Worse thing is I’ve had two brand new matching ones in the shed since a week after I got the car and I just haven’t put them on yet.

 

[Alexis27]

One of my greatest days last year was applying a brand new numberplate to a newly painted rear bumper!

 

[Manic172]

Just a question.. does any one know what thread, pitch and length the sump bolts are for a 1.8t
I have read they are m7 x 1 but no length. Is any one able to confirm these details

 

[Nathan penney]

Wash day.