What did you and your MK2 do today?

[Siboneh]

Was hard but recently got rid of my Leon, was stuck in the garage not being used. It's been brilliant for the last 5 years.

 

[petwhite]

Sadly....we are saying good-bye to our Cupra R

It's a 2003 model with just 32k on clock and can you believe that dealer is only going to go us p/ex of £800!!!
Sarah has love it and cared for it for nearly 14 years but we need a bigger car for three growing girls.

It's a sad sad day and tomorrow, when we do the deed, we will be grieving!!!!

Please send your commisserations - tears will form everytime I see another on the roads!!!

 

[richicupra]

Sadly....we are saying good-bye to our Cupra R

It's a 2003 model with just 32k on clock and can you believe that dealer is only going to go us p/ex of £800!!!
Sarah has love it and cared for it for nearly 14 years but we need a bigger car for three growing girls.

It's a sad sad day and tomorrow, when we do the deed, we will be grieving!!!!

Please send your commisserations - tears will form everytime I see another on the roads!!!

Did you not advertise it private?

 

[petwhite]

No Sarah was worried about the 4 OBD codes that we have at moment - Sure not serious because it's running great --- unfortunately she has a conscience

 

[SkyNet]

I'm sure you've and read this before but get some 340mm TTs disc there lighter and don't leave that unsightly lip as they wear

Sorry for being a bit off topic but will the TTs discs for the S3 calipers?


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[Tomasz]

I've mounted winter wheels/tires and "R" brake calipers badge.

 

[richicupra]

No Sarah was worried about the 4 OBD codes that we have at moment - Sure not serious because it's running great --- unfortunately she has a conscience

Damn, sure someone on here would have had it

 

[lajohnz]

Sorry for being a bit off topic but will the TTs discs for the S3 calipers?


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If you mean 'fit' the S3 callipers yes , those calipers are fitted to few models in the vag stable.

Iv got them on my LCR it just means you don't get that god awful lip on the discs, and its less unsprung weight

 

[SkyNet]

If you mean 'fit' the S3 callipers yes , those calipers are fitted to few models in the vag stable.



Iv got them on my LCR it just means you don't get that god awful lip on the discs, and its less unsprung weight

Obviously that's what I meant thanks so much


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[richicupra]

Interesting, the lip on my 345 mm discs is less than 2.5 mm. Do the pads overhang the 340 mm discs?

 

[lajohnz]

Interesting, the lip on my 345 mm discs is less than 2.5 mm. Do the pads overhang the 340 mm discs?

Nope!

 

[richicupra]

Had a wheel off to check properly this morning, the lip is very slightly less than 2 mm, so my pads (OEM seat parts) would overhang 340 mm discs by a small amount

Also just noticed that you have completely different calipers and therefore different sized pads too

 

[lajohnz]

Had a wheel off to check properly this morning, the lip is very slightly less than 2 mm, so my pads (OEM seat parts) would overhang 340 mm discs by a small amount

Also just noticed that you have completely different calipers and therefore different sized pads too

I'm postive they won't( happy to be proven wrong though .) , the standard oe callipers on the cupra/R32/TTs/S3 are the same and there's plenty of mk5 gti boys doing this as an upgrade, Iv not read of any problems .

the 5mm difference might not quite be 5mm.@nearly 2kilo per disc it's a good weight saving Like you say Iv got vagbrem carriers and ttrs pots so there not on mine . Plenty reading about this on the mk5gtiforum

 

[lajohnz]

Had a wheel off to check properly this morning, the lip is very slightly less than 2 mm, so my pads (OEM seat parts) would overhang 340 mm discs by a small amount

Also just noticed that you have completely different calipers and therefore different sized pads too

Are you sure the discs haven't got a slight chamfer on the outer edge , when I sold my oe brakes the lip was definetly 2.5mm ish

 

[Dan FR]

TTS pads are slightly smaller than s3 pads according to specs when pricing them up. Would explain it. It's only about 1mm or so difference in height from memory

 

[philc]

Came back to Seat last week, so today I was fitting an RNS (seat media 2.2), and some Pioneer speakers, BT Mic, DAB antenna and GPS.

It was dark by the time I finished and I didn't leave time for many pics. Sorry!

 

[Asce]

Found out that the thermostats you can get from Euro Car Parts etc aren't the right one. They have the rubber seal around the edge but you need the seal to go in between the thermostat and plastic housing.

 

[philc]

Had my RNS 315 coded. Got it for £200 from a scrap yard. Turned out to be a 2012 model with DAB. Happy days.

 

[boggle]

Had two new rainsports 3 fitted today, perfect for the pouring rain on the way home...
Rain stopped so i cleaned the white goo off and they have both alloys with the fitting machine.

Just had them refurbed as well

 

[CRNeo]

Had two new rainsports 3 fitted today, perfect for the pouring rain on the way home...
Rain stopped so i cleaned the white goo off and they have both alloys with the fitting machine.

Just had them refurbed as well

This sucks, this is why I'm really careful about where I go these days even if it costs more, or I'll just pay for someone I trust to fit... I've had this so many times while getting tyres fitted or tracking done.

They give some retard who doesn't give a **** about your car a impact gun and few tools and they just go to town on your wheels like it's a hammer

I've just fitted some winters luckily to some old steels I've picked up so they can't really mess them up.

Also fitted some LED number plate lights as one of them blew so seemed like a good excuse... had to get some with resistors for the canbus but seem to work well.

Still toying with the idea of removing my leon badge also... undecided but leaning towards remove.