Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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Mine's been struggling to start, I need a new alternator/battery, but it's not not started yet, so I'll leave it 
How much was your battery?
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
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£39 with trade card from halfrauds!
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aron
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Registered: 10th May 07
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
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i love the new stripes graeme!!! shit hot dub 
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
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quote:
Originally posted by aron
i love the new stripes graeme!!! shit hot dub
Cheers, look alot better than i thought they would!
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
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UPDATE: NEW WINTER WHEELS 12-01-2008
Picked up the new coilovers today which are a set of FK Konigsports so fully adjustable height and dampening! 
Also as robin described me, im becoming a right wheel whore, bit of an impulse buy but bought some inverted steel wheels to fit as winter rims! 
what u think? 
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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sweet
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
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there some vauxhall wheels btw, barnd new, then cut and welded, and brand new tyres!
Not sure what there gona be like to fit!
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
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here are my new coilovers, gona fit them next week or 2. so much better qaulity than the other crap ones i have at the moment and these are adjustable dampening!
[Edited on 13-01-2008 by Graeme]
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Charlton
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Registered: 20th Mar 07
Location: Newcastle
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winter wheels look smart
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Charlton
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Registered: 20th Mar 07
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nice lil white dog in last pic too
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Charlton
nice lil white dog in last pic too
bloody thing, tis my brother dog which i got lumbered with for a few days! 
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
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UPDATE: 29-01-08 Rear suspension fitted and rear wheel.
So fitted this a few nights ago.
was hard to do it in the dark on my own but a couple of hours later and there done.
Had to wind it up pretty high but there on and will lower it over time.
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John G
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Registered: 18th Jul 05
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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have to say im not a fan of the wheels one bit sorry
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Bram
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Derby
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Wheels don't fit 
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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Arches might be an issue there Graeme
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
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the will be fine for winter wheels, hence why ist right up!
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Graeme
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UPDATE : 03-02-2008 Winter wheels
Right so this is the update from then but never put it in here, have had to raise the front now as it scrubbed alot but never mind.
The front camber has also been adjusted to that they sit in under the arch now so are fully legal.
Also the tracking made it alot better.
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
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UPDATE: 10-02-2008 Getting More Original With The Fuel Cap
Only a very small thing but its all the small things that add up.
Always been like this since i bought it;
No sticker behind round the filler so bought this;
Then i fitted it, this is before i smoothed all the crappy bits out;
And refited the fuel cap;
Just need to take cap off and spray it satin black again so it looks all fresh!
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Charlton
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Registered: 20th Mar 07
Location: Newcastle
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car looks stunning on those wheels in my opinion
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
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cheers.
just wana get my other wheels on as these rub a bit and hope that the other will look better which im sure they will!
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aron
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Registered: 10th May 07
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strangely it looks awesome from the side but not that great when you can see that the rims aren't that wide.
rest of the golf is stunning tho
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
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UPDATE: 25-04-08 Its been a bad week.
Right so 2 days before my MOT (which ill get to in a bit) A lovely road around my areas, all roads by me are shit btw, decided it would spring a nice pot hole on me in the dark.
Didnt see it but bloody well felt it, the splitter hit teh floor so it was big.
And the damage to my car is:
All details gona be sent to council but duno how im gona play it with it not being a standard wheel.
So swapped the wheels for MOT, Dont see why as it failed on 15 things anyway 
1 earth was about 6 of the things, one dodgy connection on a bulb, horn didnt work which it did but they were pressing the wrong button, twats!
Exhaust rubber, 2 rear wheel berings needed adjusting.
and a few other niggle bits,
Did them all in 2 nites and then passed so it has another years MOT.
One thing that i was a bit confused was that i got advisorys for:
Sports Exhaust
Sports Suspension
Braided brake hoses
And the suspension is apparntly to hard for road use and there for he classed it as unsafe for the road.
hmm! 
[Edited on 25-04-2008 by Graeme]
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
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UPDATE: 25-04-08 Wheel arches have been rolled and flared.
Right so got the arches rolled and most importantly got them pulled a small bit so has a nice little flare.
Has given me about 3/4 " front and rear.
Got some rusty bits though and also some cracking filler which im gona have to sort but not an issue as i decided that im gona be painting the whole thing in a few weeks
Straight black!
Gona start to prep it next week and taken a few bits off already but more to come off this weekend.
Anyway pics of arches:
Front:
Rear:
should give me a bit more clerance as i wana get some 8" wide bbs rms front and 8.5" rears
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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Those wheels suit your car so much better than they did mine 
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Graeme
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Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
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Update for tonight, wheel bearing decided to colapse on the way to my girlfriends house so had it on the back of a low loader to home, looks like ill be replacing the wheel bearing this time and not adjusting it.
Bit odd as the were fine after adjusted and 2 days after that!
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