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hahah hi! well, yesterday I changed the front n/s wing and also wheel...... afterwards I was left over with a grey foam part and can't remember taking it out..... it just appeared there...... honestly! I'll try and take pictures of it but it's an odd shaped foam item! Anyone got any ideas...

yesterday i took my car to castle combe to give it a little thrashing around the track and to see how it compared to my old ibiza, had a good couple of laps and my car was feeling awesome power wise but after making my way home car still felt as good as the day it was mapped even givin it the...

hi guys got kit to change the head unit in my 01 toledo from ebay including fascia leads adaptor and aerial booster. i wired booster into red into harness, as power aerial blue wouldnt work, and there was no other blue. ive still got a terrible signal and when i have it wired and out of dash...

Hi all, Taking a 1.8T to 400BHP - I understand that the rods and Valves need to be uprated. ....but what exactly is the reason? Are Supertech exhaust valves needed because the standard one's cannot take the heat? ....and has anyone actually taken the standard rods to High 300's? Are...

Hey guys, I presume other will have had this problem (especially as Seat seem to enjoy putting cars together with about as much precision as a blind surgeon) but it's really irritating. I've had the car just over 2 weeks, with at least one of those weeks spent in a work shop. Both sensors...

Now the car shakes alot when i try and creep forward on the clutch! is this normal? moment i whack some throttle in it goes away. im 98% sure this is fine just checking tbh.

Went to change my Sony Stero around today... it has been fitted for about 3/4 months. Swapped it from top DIN space to botton space... put it all back together... doesn't work!! Took is back to Halfords the guy in there did something so now it works but it runs all the time i.e. even when...

Hi everyone Really need some help I think I need to change the motor on my drivers door? The problem I am having is that my central locking will lock all the doors fine, but when I unlock them the drivers door remains lock and I have to use the key in the barrel? Any tips or help would be...

My cruise control stopped working and when lights were on the brake lights were constantly on also, i changed the brake switch the other day, however the problem persists CAN ANY1 HELP?

Tried two switches now, the lights still coming on and no brake lights seems to have done it since was towing a trailer, noticed the brake lights werent working on the trailer and when taking the plug apart some of the wires were flapping about inside. worried its damaged something, but...

hello people, my cambelt was done at 60k miles (according to the previous owner) but my garage advised that my cambelt needs changed soon as its looking really worn... im sitting at 78k now.any way of checking it?is it possible for a cambelt to get worn out THAT quickly???

Hello, Im guessing one of the mods now has it in for me, more than likely due to the group i started titled, "bring back t.spark" Since, my signature has been messed about with. It was an image of my car, and nothing more (no innappropriate content) which was sized down by the system...

Hi Guys, I know a chap who has got a Octavia VRS. He's had it remapped to 225bhp. When he did this the standard clutch gave up, instead of having the OEM or uprated Dual mass clutch, he's running a single mass. He says the only differences are that the clutch is a bit jerky...

my back brakes been grinding for a bit now so this morring i went and got some new ones, took my back wheels off and the drum tuck every think apart, now i can not put them back to geather again, what a pain there are any one no were i can find a step by step or any think helpfull ? Thx steve

Hi all, My fanbelt is squeaking when it's cold so I want to change it. I know all you need to do is loosen the tensioner and slip it off and the new one on but it is really tricky to get at. Has anybody else done this? What did they need to remove to get at it?? Also, does anybody know...

hey guys, had my cambelt and water pump changed today at Cambelt King in Rayleigh Essex. And i must say I am well pleased with the service i received. I dropped my LCR off at 08:50 this morning and got a call at 16:00 to say it was all ready to pick up. Turned up and my car was parked...

My car was born in Nov 2004, and how time flies, is now almost 3.5yrs old. As we all know the manual says to change the belt at 60k or 4yrs. It has only done 32k - but with a service due at 35k around early summer time - should I be looking to get the belt changed then? Thanks.

Hey! ive just changed all the spark plugs and one of the coil packs as it was misfiring the other day, and when ive restarted it the engine management light has come on solid? The car is running smoothly and i cant see and obvious problems, im guessing it must be something todo with the...

Testing if i can edit the title of a post within x mins of posting . (as i think that works - but not sure) and cannot find a "test" forum to try it in .. cheers - sorry mods :) Should update now ..? and again

I've read various posts on recommendations for this but all say its only if you have a problem with it that it needs changed But surely there is a recommendation for when it should be done? It must have a life span Also power steering fluid, some questions, when does it need changed...