what have you done to your car today ?

Sparkie

Angling Adict.
Sep 25, 2009
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Vinyl wrapped the fog lights.
Had wheel alignment done and a leaking tyre valve replaced. Swapped over original wheel bolts for black ones. Much nicer now with my wheels.


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vwtrev

Flying Banana
Oct 29, 2015
258
64
Essex, united kingdom
Had the torque app on today buy chance as I never do this normally and come across a Integra type r and this other civic coupe, long story short I beat them both and this Astra all on the same private road "must be busy on Sunday's here" and then looked at the app after!! Omg...I'm surprised I didn't detonate into space pic of screen shot.
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If I could ask what OBDII port reader do you use, I've a Bluetooth one that works on my other VW group car with Torque lite but not on my Leon, plus I've got VCDS and that works ok, so the OBD port is ok.

cheers.

Trev.
 

00lafleur

Active Member
Jan 29, 2017
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Hey Sparkie, did u get a locking wheel nut when u got the new bolts. Plus u got Any pics of the vinyl wrap bet it looks good u pleased

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00lafleur

Active Member
Jan 29, 2017
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I had a short shifter installed, plus this week on two different occasions I have seen fellow LCR mk1 driving around , and both times got a thumbs up, and I was sure to respond nice to be part of the gang

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Sparkie

Angling Adict.
Sep 25, 2009
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Middlesex
Hey Sparkie, did u get a locking wheel nut when u got the new bolts. Plus u got Any pics of the vinyl wrap bet it looks good u pleased

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Yup really pleased with the results.
No locking ones. But. It generic bolt ends. Bit anyone could have the fitting.
I still have original locking bolt on each wheel. May paint them to look the same as the. NEw ones.
But will look for a set that locks first.
Here's a pic of the fog.
80's style!
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Andrewwright

Turbo lover
Aug 16, 2016
1,568
224
Peterborough
If I could ask what OBDII port reader do you use, I've a Bluetooth one that works on my other VW group car with Torque lite but not on my Leon, plus I've got VCDS and that works ok, so the OBD port is ok.

cheers.

Trev.
I got it from a guy with vcds I had round one day to scan the car for £5 think you can get them on eBay for a tenner. Ignition is on yes? Not started but on.
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mty12345

Active Member
Jun 17, 2011
3,727
451
bristol
Another new drivers door lock module. Always the same microswitch that fails, the one that detects if the door is open or not.
 

Battoussai

Active Member
Mar 22, 2016
422
104
Portugal
Back bumper gifted with a soft crash by a pregnant lady whose belly looks like her Audi's airbag! Just a dent and a scratch. Anyway will swap by the Cupra R soon...
 

vwtrev

Flying Banana
Oct 29, 2015
258
64
Essex, united kingdom
I got it from a guy with vcds I had round one day to scan the car for £5 think you can get them on eBay for a tenner. Ignition is on yes? Not started but on.
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Cheers Andrew, that looks like ones I see on Ebay but went with the other ones for sale on Ebay as they had more information in the description and looked to meet my requirements (note: none of them actually state they work on VW group vehicles, which is no surprise as VW use a unique to them CAN protocol based on the ISO standards).

Found mine also works on BMW but not Jag's.

cheers
 

Andrewwright

Turbo lover
Aug 16, 2016
1,568
224
Peterborough
Cheers Andrew, that looks like ones I see on Ebay but went with the other ones for sale on Ebay as they had more information in the description and looked to meet my requirements (note: none of them actually state they work on VW group vehicles, which is no surprise as VW use a unique to them CAN protocol based on the ISO standards).

Found mine also works on BMW but not Jag's.

cheers
I stopped being lazy and got it out the car on reading this. Not sure in v1.5 is much different to v1 but this one has no issue with the 1.8t me7.5 ecu
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BadBoy03

A Mk1 Is For Life, Not Just For Fun
Sep 6, 2016
588
295
Somerset
Found out I now have a coolant leak :cry: I have found where the water is seeping but not tracked it's origin. Fkd off big time. :censored:
 

Craigmk1

Active Member
Sep 2, 2017
72
0
West mids
I just found out my passenger side seat airbag wiring loom has burnt all the way through I think back to the ECU module,Great any chance some1 knows where this can be found any help would be appreciated

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Sparkie

Angling Adict.
Sep 25, 2009
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Middlesex
I just found out my passenger side seat airbag wiring loom has burnt all the way through I think back to the ECU module,Great any chance some1 knows where this can be found any help would be appreciated

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Hi there.
You'll prob get more replies posting in Mk 1 section buddy.


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