I cant find the thread but you can get play on one of the shafts on the gearbox which causes whine in 2nd and 3rd gear, there's a ring that you can put on the shaft that removes the play and is meant to stop the whining
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I cant find the thread but you can get play on one of the shafts on the gearbox which causes whine in 2nd and 3rd gear, there's a ring that you can put on the shaft that removes the play and is meant to stop the whining
Thanks for your comments with regard to the wrapping guys 
the vinyls have moved on a lot recently and you can get all sorts of finishes now as well as matte, I've also been told you can polish and wax it and even use a DA on it so long as you dont use too much pressure or too abrasive polish and pad.
If I go down the wrap route I want as close a finish to paint as possible in regard to gloss and shine, the one I've chosen is metallic too.
I have looked at dipping but it's not really much cheaper than wrapping.
I've got a few colours in mind if I was to do a full colour change, the main one being silver with a black flip in the paint but this will cost in excess of £2000
the vinyls have moved on a lot recently and you can get all sorts of finishes now as well as matte, I've also been told you can polish and wax it and even use a DA on it so long as you dont use too much pressure or too abrasive polish and pad.
If I go down the wrap route I want as close a finish to paint as possible in regard to gloss and shine, the one I've chosen is metallic too.
I have looked at dipping but it's not really much cheaper than wrapping.
I've got a few colours in mind if I was to do a full colour change, the main one being silver with a black flip in the paint
but this will cost in excess of £2000I've got a spare g/b shim kit going spare should you want it, as my g/b has a solid casing fitted
I'll check my gearbox, if mine can be done I'll give you a shout mate
Another reason I'm leaning towards the wrap is I dont really want to spend £1500 for the car to look the same as it does now, if I wrap the bonnet and run it for a year then I'll have a new look this year and then when & if I do wrap it it will look different again
This is the silver I want
This is the silver I want
pretty impressive skill using forza
give me a decent pic of your car now mate and i'll photoshop it how you want it
Cheers mate
Do you want me to email you the hi res image or post one on here ?PM me the link
Hows this ?
It's just bonnet and roof thats getting done
They bonnet will be the same colour as the wheels.
Yesterday I made a start on something I planed to do ages ago
I was only planing on doing the top but I thought it would look a bit odd and when the boot is open you wouldnt see the carbon
I started by stripping off all the fabric, the surface is very porous so I've sealed it with a mix of PVA and water, I did start spraying it black but ran out of spray, this is done so that if the weave separates when wrapping it you wont see the light surface through the weave.
I'm going to leave it for a few days for the PVA to fully dry then start sanding it smooth, once it's smooth I'll put done another black base coat then wrap the under side.
I've got enough cloth to do 1 side the moment so this might take a while to finish.
I was only planing on doing the top but I thought it would look a bit odd and when the boot is open you wouldnt see the carbon
I started by stripping off all the fabric, the surface is very porous so I've sealed it with a mix of PVA and water, I did start spraying it black but ran out of spray, this is done so that if the weave separates when wrapping it you wont see the light surface through the weave.
I'm going to leave it for a few days for the PVA to fully dry then start sanding it smooth, once it's smooth I'll put done another black base coat then wrap the under side.
I've got enough cloth to do 1 side the moment so this might take a while to finish.
wonder where that came from!
I've not really done anything with that yet Tom, all the big things are on hold till I decide what to do with the paint.
Enjoy itJust read through some of this mate. The attention to detail is stunning. Can't wait to pick my silver cupra r up Sunday now
Already have done mate
Although I had a bit of a problem wit the resin not taking properly, really it needs skinning again If I carry on with it it have a felt strip around the edge to stop it rattling It was only going to used for shows so it shouldn't be too much of a problem, but I know where your coming from
It's been a while since I last updated this
There's been a lot going on recently which has lead to the car being a bit neglected over the last few month's, but I'm slowly getting back into it
Got a few special bits to finish off then she's off to Legend Vehicle specialists in October for some long over due body work to be sorted
Doesn't look like I'm going to make it to any more shows this year but hopefully we'll get everything sorted for next year.
There's been a lot going on recently which has lead to the car being a bit neglected over the last few month's, but I'm slowly getting back into it
Got a few special bits to finish off then she's off to Legend Vehicle specialists in October for some long over due body work to be sorted
Doesn't look like I'm going to make it to any more shows this year but hopefully we'll get everything sorted for next year.
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