what did you and your mk3 leon do today
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This is what I call soft por*removed my front spacers
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Wasn't quite today, but completed it all last night; Wired up my dash cam to work constantly (motion sensor only when ignition is off), changed the spark plugs to the Audi RS7 plugs, fitted the 034 lower engine mount and prepared the glove box ready for the air con mod (air conditioned glove box).
Seat Leon Cupra 290 DSG Black Edition
Racingline R600 intake
Seat Leon Cupra 290 DSG Black Edition
Racingline R600 intake
Would be interested to know what is involved with the glovebox/aircon mod, it's something I miss that I had on my MK6 Golf.
If you drop out the trim under the glove box, and look towards behind the centre of the dash, there's a valve that has a black cap on it. Apologies it's not very clear because of the flash and it's the only photo I took (it's the blue and white blur in the photo to the left of the curving metal pipe).
Take the whole glove box assembly out and there's a punched out valve gap - valve goes there.
Then a hose to connect the two. The hardest part is navigating the hose and wiring to the CD unit and glove box back into place to bolt it all back in position.
Valve: 5EQ816355 9B9
Hose: 5G2816311
Cost from VW for those was like £11.
Had to get another hose and do a bit of a bodge as the original hose (above) on the Golf diagrams was the same part number but looked different and was about 4inches too small.
Additional hose: 3G2816311
Seat Leon Cupra 290 DSG Black Edition (Alor Blue)
Performance: Racingline R600 Intake | Racingline Turbo Inlet Pipe | Racingline Turbo Elbow | Racingline Muffler Delete | OEM NGK Audi RS7 Spark Plugs
Interior: Koonlung K1S Dash Cam with BlackVue Power Magic Pro
Exterior: TRC Front Splitter | Foliatec Exhaust Paint Gloss Black
If you drop out the trim under the glove box, and look towards behind the centre of the dash, there's a valve that has a black cap on it. Apologies it's not very clear because of the flash and it's the only photo I took (it's the blue and white blur in the photo to the left of the curving metal pipe).
Take the whole glove box assembly out and there's a punched out valve gap - valve goes there.
Then a hose to connect the two. The hardest part is navigating the hose and wiring to the CD unit and glove box back into place to bolt it all back in position.
Valve: 5EQ816355 9B9
Hose: 5G2816311
Cost from VW for those was like £11.
Had to get another hose and do a bit of a bodge as the original hose (above) on the Golf diagrams was the same part number but looked different and was about 4inches too small.
Additional hose: 3G2816311
Seat Leon Cupra 290 DSG Black Edition (Alor Blue)
Performance: Racingline R600 Intake | Racingline Turbo Inlet Pipe | Racingline Turbo Elbow | Racingline Muffler Delete | OEM NGK Audi RS7 Spark Plugs
Interior: Koonlung K1S Dash Cam with BlackVue Power Magic Pro
Exterior: TRC Front Splitter | Foliatec Exhaust Paint Gloss Black
That's excellent! Thank you.
She had her first MOT test and this was the advisory. Lazy testers!!
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She had her first MOT test and this was the advisory. Lazy testers!!
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They aren't allowed to remove them.
Oil finally turned up so it was service time!
Genuine sump plug
Out comes the millers nanodrive
Once the oil was out and new sump plug refitted it was time to do oil filter, easy if you have the right tools (usually I attempt something then realise I need a tool, this time I was ready)
new genuine oil filter
old filter
Took approx 30 mins and most of that was waiting for the oil to drain! First time I have serviced a car with an oil filter like that, Previous ones have been the old style ones. Need to do my MK2 Golf now and Motorbike.
Genuine sump plug
Out comes the millers nanodrive
Once the oil was out and new sump plug refitted it was time to do oil filter, easy if you have the right tools (usually I attempt something then realise I need a tool, this time I was ready)
new genuine oil filter
old filter
Took approx 30 mins and most of that was waiting for the oil to drain! First time I have serviced a car with an oil filter like that, Previous ones have been the old style ones. Need to do my MK2 Golf now and Motorbike.
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Decided to tackle the door card rattles. Took about 2 hours total; so far very impressed with the results. Found three of the door clips were snapped already (guessing previous owner had a go at removing it) and I snapped a further 5
made sure I had 20 spares though before attempting the job! Will take our for a drive later today and see if the rattles have gone.
Also gave it a quick wash after and tried out a new QD
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I'd remove the speaker and put some there as well as thats the main source
Decided to tackle the door card rattles. Took about 2 hours total; so far very impressed with the results. Found three of the door clips were snapped already (guessing previous owner had a go at removing it) and I snapped a further 5made sure I had 20 spares though before attempting the job!
Will take our for a drive later today and see if the rattles have gone.
Also gave it a quick wash after and tried out a new QD
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I'd remove the speaker and put some there as well as thats the main source
Ah sorry I did that after taking the photo; I had some foam and put that behind the speaker grill thingy. Anything is better than what it was before!
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