I have been looking at an eibach packace that gives you springs and bilstein shocks. I'll probably go for them at some point.
 
Tackled the air pump today, thought it would be similar to the leon cupras, mk3 ibiza and previous but no, they are all held together with rivets, this one is not, it appears to be bonded together however you could see a few small gaps where it has come apart slightly so i whooped out some sealent, spread all around the seal.

Shall know later if it has worked as i drove the car this morning before looking at the pump so it's not going to kick in until cold again

quick pic of it removed

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Decided as well out of boredom to remove and clean the MAF, has possibly been on the car for 7 years so i think a little clean is just about due.

Clamp removed, so much prefer these over the hose clams that have screws to tighten them

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Then i had to go engine bay fishing with this

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To get this out which fell intot he bay when i remove the MAF

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MAF removed and cleaned

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Sneaky pic of K&N

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Back together

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Aye if it gets to dirty you can sometimes feel a little jerky / delay in power when it doesnt read right.

Took half hour to clean so worth it
 
And here's a sad dog in a sock

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MADE ME SMILE
 
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That's clearly a picture of my car with your number plate on it :p lol

Gear box is a lot slicker with the new oil, well worth the price of the oil to be honest. The stuff that came out was black as....erm....well....something that is very black lol

How much did you lower yours by?

Spacers needed on the back i reckon.

The calipers will get a refurb when the good weather sets in :)
 
That's clearly a picture of my car with your number plate on it :p lol

Gear box is a lot slicker with the new oil, well worth the price of the oil to be honest. The stuff that came out was black as....erm....well....something that is very black lol

How much did you lower yours by?

Spacers needed on the back i reckon.

The calipers will get a refurb when the good weather sets in :)

Haha you wish :p

Will probably get the oil at the end of the month when I get paid, fingers crossed. I got h&r springs 35mm all around on standard shocks. Rides a bit harsh but worth the look and price. Spacers are deffo needed but they ain't cheap so not on the top of my list just yet. I really want a non res cat back milltek next but need to find £350 lol
 
I reckon i'm going to go with an eibach spring & bilstein shock set up.

Also the eibach front and rear arbs next

Miltek will come eventually as well :p
 
Haha you wish :p

Will probably get the oil at the end of the month when I get paid, fingers crossed. I got h&r springs 35mm all around on standard shocks. Rides a bit harsh but worth the look and price. Spacers are deffo needed but they ain't cheap so not on the top of my list just yet. I really want a non res cat back milltek next but need to find £350 lol

I've just got a nonres Turbo back for 200 lol
 
I wish i had the £ for a decent shock and spring set up, I just wanted it to look lower at the time and got inpatient as always. The ride is harsher than standard but I can live with it, roads around here are poop tho. I have a whiteline rarb on mine makes a huge difference. Pottsy how did you manage that bargain? Yours a donkey derv tho ain't it?