what have you done to your car today ?

Beaniesbcfc

Active Member
Sep 15, 2013
96
0
Birmingham
I went up there mate as they smoke tested all the pipes for leekes and checked the engine over before he mapped it and it cost £250. P torque is closer and around the same price but the email r teck they sent me sold it to me telling me all the stuff they do

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Andrewcupra TDI

Resident Desk Jockey
Apr 30, 2008
3,282
2
in the mountains ( Wales )
Door seals... What a mess, whoever attempted to do them previously didn't bother cleaning all the old seal out, just siliconed all over the top of it (not very well) bonding the carrier plate to the door in the process! I've had no other choice but to re-mastic the carriers as I couldn't get them off to seal underneath! Would love to meet the guy that did this before me!

well ive not quite gone down that route , i took the carriers off , removed all the old crap off then used unibond power shower silicone saelant inplace of the old stuff , re mounted the carriers and placed it all around the carrier bonding to the inner door aswell as begind it , left it cure for a few days then went back over for another coat


done that approx 3 years ago now , no problems presented yet!






took mine for another mot first thing this moring - and shes passed ,

on the 25 mile commute to work after that i hears a loud ping from front end hoping ive not snapped a spring :cry:
 
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seatturbopower

Active Member
Aug 1, 2012
350
5
birmingham
I went up there mate as they smoke tested all the pipes for leekes and checked the engine over before he mapped it and it cost £250. P torque is closer and around the same price but the email r teck they sent me sold it to me telling me all the stuff they do

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oh yeh i get you, saying that,that neck of the woods is only up the road isn't so bad,esp with you flying over the motorway on the way back:funk:
I checked out the web site there and for a extra 40 notes you can get the stage 2,thats not to bad, but id guess you need a front mount and injectors and few little bits and bobs I might e mail them and see,gotta finish my turbo work then bed it in a tiny bit over wkend
 

csd_19

Full Member
May 11, 2005
2,272
17
Angus / Edinburgh
Walked past it on the drive and started a list of all the bits still to be removed... and then stripped out most of the wiring for the Apexi-AVCR boost controller ;) plenty more to go!
 
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LCsTed

Active Member
Jan 19, 2014
198
0
Hampshire
Hopefully having a new ECU fitted and programmed this week....but who knows with the garage she is with :(

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D1andonlyantman

Active Member
Dec 5, 2013
410
1
Had some drilled and grooved discs and new pads all around. Took off my decat and stuck on the standard pipe to see if that is what's causing a weird tinny rattling sound at low rpms. It was. I even drove 125 miles each way to scorpion a few days ago and they fiddled for a few hours but said they didn't think it was the decat causing the problem. Heated phone calls will be made tomorrow....
 

Dozer360

mk1 Seat Leon 20v T
Jun 1, 2010
1,026
1
southampton
From my RR

Battery died as I was trying to get to work yesterday.
A quick search on the forums and I found a suitable replacement, ordered from euro parts using a 15% off code and picked it up the same day for £65.

And yes, even my battery is now black & blue.

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/a...attery/075-car-batteries/?444770750&0&cc5_995



I managed to fit it in the rain but it started so hopefully I won't have any trouble again for a while.

I am concerned that my dash lights stay on all the time, even if they are dim.
 

bendyb633

Active Member
Dec 28, 2011
77
0
Lyneham, Wiltshire
Finally got round to doing the door seals. Did the passenger side anyhow and drivers side today hopefully. On the passenger side rear, when I removed the interior panel at least a pint of water drained out! I guess that will cure the sloshing sound I could hear! Also changed the front lower grill after the old one lost a high speed altercation with a pheasant.
 
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Ebes86

Active Member
Jul 25, 2013
61
0
Had a full anti-freeze change, he is now hibernating for a few months, then it's time for a rebuild starting from the bottom.

Now cruising around in an old faithful VW Polo auto with 16" Azev A's on, winter drift machine!!! [B)]
 

csd_19

Full Member
May 11, 2005
2,272
17
Angus / Edinburgh
Stripped out the front suspension, LCR hubs and trackrods, and driveshafts :)

Also finished removing the Apexi loom, and then gutted the scuttle area where the ECU used to live :D
 

SeanH.

VAG *****
May 27, 2012
94
0
Dublin
Finally fitted my Badger5 into place :funk: kept slipping off the turbo so trimmed it a bit and got it fixed tightly into place [B)] what a nightmare it was to put on before!! :cry:
 

karl9779

Active Member
Oct 27, 2013
35
0
Shrewsbury
After spending a day resealing doors at the weekend, jumped on the net and ordered me wheel spacers, they should be here wed, and trying to decide if it's worth getting me front mount and jumping straight to stage 2 remap!!


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lmiller

Boost Junkie!
Aug 9, 2011
527
0
South East Kent
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Fitted my flipout android!

Just waiting for my wifi obd adapter to run torque and then get the blue LEDs to changed to red by a mate who can do that sort of thing!!

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Paul43

Active Member
Nov 19, 2011
82
0
Nr Kettering
Collected mine from garage today after having a new camshaft ,followers n lifters fitted also timing belt n water pump ( good ole chocolate cam syndrome ). Feels like a different car :)
 
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