what have you done to your car today ?

[bigT's lcr]

Tried to fit these new center caps. Epic fail, they are too big for my rims

Dude I hate the world of center caps. Dozens of sizes, too hard to find compatible ones.

Is there an easy fix or should I return them?

Try these guys on ebay. They will do custom badges

Progress

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Loving that colour man

 

[bigT's lcr]

Painted the inlet manifold, reworked my catch can location and washed the engine bay - now it just looks **** instead of **** n mud !!

Pictures? We need pictures!!!

 

[lightup]

It looks brilliant mate. Who done the wrap. I had a go at a roof and all I can say is I went for the wrinkly effect lol. It's a lot harder then it looks. And also you need the good stuff to start with

Thanks. I did myself over the weekend. Wrapped my brothers car also actually. But your right, you got to start with the right stuff to begin with. and since its my job its cheaper for me to wrap the whole car as painting just some sideskirts and doorguards. So that and mismatching color bumpers made me decide to wrap it. Ibhope to finish wrapping the sideskirts tonight so i can finally fit them. Think its actually the last cupra r part i need.

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[Zardoz]

Cracking job, looks fantastic.

 

[iammooks]

The 'Battery' light doesn't actually relate to the battery at all, it's purely to show that the charging system isn't charging the battery.
As 'Chaki' said above, check the alternator belt is ok, and then check with the multimeter that you have over 14 volts at the battery terminals when the engine is running.

Drove from Brighton to my parents' place in Dorset a couple of days ago, and no issues on the drive. I've just popped out to check the alternator belt and everything's running smoothly. More recently I've either been making short trips or leaving the car for long periods, so it could have been something to do with that. I'll try to get hold of a multimeter - I thought my dad would have one, but no luck so far.

Thanks for the help!

 

[iammooks]

Finally got round to checking on the rear brake caliper. I mentioned here a few months ago that the pedal was hard and the offside rear disc wasn't being cleared while the others were.

Took everything apart and cleaned it all up using brake cleaner. I thought that it might be the pins that had seized and the pads weren't returning, but they were smooth and clean. Wound back the caliper for good measure. Took the disc off as well and noticed that there was a mark on both sides from where the handbrake had obviously been left on for a good while, so cleaned that off as best as I could. Put it all back together again and turned the engine over and pumped the brakes, and everything felt smooth, with maybe a little more travel on the pedal than before, but none of the hardness I was getting.

Haven't done a road test yet, but will probably pop out in a little while and go round the block.

Hard to believe I replaced this caliper in January. The state of it...

 

[iammooks]

Haven't done a road test yet, but will probably pop out in a little while and go round the block.
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Brake test went fine, but it's only clearing the outer 2/3 of the disc. I'm starting to think that when the caliper seized, it caused uneven wear on the pads. When I got a new caliper, I didn't replace the pads, so that might be the root of the problem. When I took the pads off, I could feel that the inner edge (the bit closest to the hub) was more worn than the outer edge.

Say I were to replace the pads, the discs are only about 12-18 months old and I've not done more than 4,000 miles in that time, I'm guessing I could get away with not changing the discs? They look fine, without any pitting or grooves, but I know looks can be deceiving...

 

[bruceR]

If the discs have no grooves and no wobble then you you should be good with new pads, just bed them in nicely


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[iammooks]

If the discs have no grooves and no wobble then you you should be good with new pads, just bed them in nicely


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Thanks - new Brembo pads will only cost me £13 from Euros, so I'll pick those up on Friday. It'll give me a chance to jack the car up and check the bearings for play in any case - something else I've been meaning to do.

 

[bruceR]

Do you have the helper springs on the rear calipers?? For £6 it’s well worth the addition and helps return the handbrake arm (have a look on google)


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[Manic172]

Might as well throw a set of discs on. They about 20-25 quid for the pair.

 

[Alexis27]

Clutch went kaboom on Christmas Eve. Just trundling along at 70 on the motorway and it's only on 75k. Towed home by the RAC and need to get some prices on Friday.

 

[bigT's lcr]

Drove from Brighton to my parents' place in Dorset a couple of days ago, and no issues on the drive. I've just popped out to check the alternator belt and everything's running smoothly. More recently I've either been making short trips or leaving the car for long periods, so it could have been something to do with that. I'll try to get hold of a multimeter - I thought my dad would have one, but no luck so far.

Thanks for the help!

Are you getting any screeching at all? If so get the belt replaced, there about a tenna n 10 min to change. Just take note how the belt sits on the pulleys before swapping. Make sure u get the double sided belt. Uv got the lcr right?

 

[bigT's lcr]

Tried to fight the crinbo cupra urge but gave in. Just a lil bit of tinshill thia year. Dearnt put the reath on the front grill again after the debadge as id knack all my efforts lol

 

[bigT's lcr]

Anybody know of a decent plug to delete the aerial? Never listen to the radio and wen datas down its best of chuck berry on cd player. After market onw as the 6cd changer doesnt work. Delete beat...
Need a glove box insert.

 

[Manic172]

Anybody know of a decent plug to delete the aerial? Never listen to the radio and wen datas down its best of chuck berry on cd player. After market onw as the 6cd changer doesnt work. Delete beat...
Need a glove box insert.

Hopefully later I going to do some work on my car. The aerial is out so I can measure the holes yo see what you need.

 

[lightup]

Anybody know of a decent plug to delete the aerial? Never listen to the radio and wen datas down its best of chuck berry on cd player. After market onw as the 6cd changer doesnt work. Delete beat...
Need a glove box insert.

yeah same here. or a smaller one even. https://www.banggood.com/nl/Wholesa...OzuReFFKXCAXgGYaAhS7EALw_wcB&cur_warehouse=CN

 

[iammooks]

Do you have the helper springs on the rear calipers?? For £6 it’s well worth the addition and helps return the handbrake arm (have a look on google)

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Pretty sure I do - I haven't bought any myself, but if they came as standard, they're still on there. I'll check to make sure tomorrow though - and will probably use first gear/reverse more in future as well to stop it from sticking.

 

[iammooks]

Are you getting any screeching at all? If so get the belt replaced, there about a tenna n 10 min to change. Just take note how the belt sits on the pulleys before swapping. Make sure u get the double sided belt. Uv got the lcr right?

It's the FR TDI, but if it needs it, it's not a big job and I've done it before. In my mind I did it a couple of years ago, but it was probably more like ten years ago, knowing me...

 

[bigT's lcr]

It's the FR TDI, but if it needs it, it's not a big job and I've done it before. In my mind I did it a couple of years ago, but it was probably more like ten years ago, knowing me...

Only done 2 belts so far. Mine and one on a longitudinal q5 2.0 tdi. Forearms looked like id been juggling knives after lol