what have you done to your car today ?

[ExiledWeegie]

its on 149k and yeah most of that got ripped out quickly, tomorrow ill be a bit more gentle and get the majority of it done, hopefully get the old matrix out just ready for new one to go in.

part number from seat is SEAT: 1J2819031A, SEAT: 1J2819031B, the part i bought is NRF 7614403RMP, was only £28 with next working day so not bad price wise, its the time it takes to do it is crazy. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/236101006424

 

[BadBoy03]

found a long standing hesitation problem yesterday, 3 exhaust manifold bolts finger tight, cranked them up and the car feels so much better, fuel trims are amazing after 50 miles on it today fluctuating between 0.7-1.5%, felt so smooth, i was over the moon, its took a year to get to the bottom of that problem and cost me around a grand in the parts cannon....... then on the way home the wife saw dripping from the front passenger footwell.....you guessed it, heater matrix leaking arghhhhhh f*** my life. started stripping it all out and got bored so will start again tomorrow, new matrix should come thursday.

That's a FFS moment for sure ?

 

[BadBoy03]

you will be ordering theses next lol View attachment 49821

The previous owner was one step ahead ?

 

[Nam-uk]

Now noticed the washer bottle is leaking I think it’s the seal, ordered from alliexpress with some other bits to get free postage

Part on 443955465. Got two £1.09

 

[ExiledWeegie]

managed to get the old one out without degassing the ac, been a total nightmare, looks like a bomb has gone off inside lol
new part comes tomorrow, the refit job should be fun......

 

[Nam-uk]

managed to get the old one out without degassing the ac, been a total nightmare, looks like a bomb has gone off inside lol
new part comes tomorrow, the refit job should be fun......

Wtf we’re was the matrix

 

[ExiledWeegie]

Wtf we’re was the matrix

in the black rectangle hole, its at the furthest back point of the whole dash gubbings, stupidest place to put it, the mk2 is so much easier to get to, in fact every other car its so much easier to get to but vw/seat had to go full retard and stick it so far out the way.

 

[MoToJoJo]

Ticked over 160k on the clocks. Not bad

 

[Nam-uk]

in the black rectangle hole, its at the furthest back point of the whole dash gubbings, stupidest place to put it, the mk2 is so much easier to get to, in fact every other car its so much easier to get to but vw/seat had to go full retard and stick it so far out the way.

full retard lol.. what a nightmare

 

[Battoussai]

managed to get the old one out without degassing the ac, been a total nightmare, looks like a bomb has gone off inside lol
new part comes tomorrow, the refit job should be fun......

Jesus! And I think: how on earth are you getting to assemble all that? If it was me, in the end the headlights button would turn on the wipers

 

[MoToJoJo]

Just testing an idea out, yanno, as you do (paper roll adds structural integrity but would be removed to improve rear visibility)

 

[iammooks]

managed to get the old one out without degassing the ac, been a total nightmare, looks like a bomb has gone off inside lol
new part comes tomorrow, the refit job should be fun......

Ohnononono...


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[Nam-uk]

Just testing an idea out, yanno, as you do (paper roll adds structural integrity but would be removed to improve rear visibility)

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back in the 90s on the max power car scene that roll would a downstream mod and left on lol

 

[Nam-uk]

operation washer looks like pump is internal rusting it is the original though, ordered a new Febi Bilstein 26259 £10.18, seen vw want £90 and that's on offer from £120 lol

 

[ExiledWeegie]

well the dash is back in, but theres something binding up the brake pedal, dont know if its wires trapped or the main loom, car brakes itself so not ideal lol looks like its coming back out tomorrow to find the problem, should be a bit easier this time as i have 43 bolts spare from the first time.

 

[Nam-uk]

well the dash is back in, but theres something binding up the brake pedal, dont know if its wires trapped or the main loom, car brakes itself so not ideal lol looks like its coming back out tomorrow to find the problem, should be a bit easier this time as i have 43 bolts spare from the first time.

keep them in the car box they may come in handy for future lol

 

[BadBoy03]

Just testing an idea out, yanno, as you do (paper roll adds structural integrity but would be removed to improve rear visibility)

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Where did you get the spoiler extension? I'd like a bit more on mine.

 

[Battoussai]

well the dash is back in, but theres something binding up the brake pedal, dont know if its wires trapped or the main loom, car brakes itself so not ideal lol looks like its coming back out tomorrow to find the problem, should be a bit easier this time as i have 43 bolts spare from the first time.

That would probably happen to me. Braking for itself is a serious question. I guess it growed a AI.

 

[Battoussai]

Just testing an idea out, yanno, as you do (paper roll adds structural integrity but would be removed to improve rear visibility)

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The good old RS Cosworth style never fades...

 

[ExiledWeegie]

thats dash removed and the problem was the main loom, theres a plastic cover that goes over it thats like a u shape, it fits around the crash bar at the steering column, it had moved and was jamming the brake pedal, my advice is if you ever need to do this job cable tie as many wire bundles and the main loom up to the bar before you start so that it goes back in roughly the same position or its a nightmare.

i ended up with 6 bolt/screws left and 2 small brackets, i know exactly where they go though and might consider putting them back in at some point, the places they are arent anything structural and the dash is solid without them.

what a job though, dont fancy doing that again. (let alone twice!)