Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Glad you sold the other ones, wasn't a dan. Love the std wheels.
Those 19"s look good though
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BeetleGav
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Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
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Hmmm me no likey I don't think. I'll wait until they're chromed though.
I'd go for shadow chrome personally
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
Location: Rickmansworth
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I like!!
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whitter45
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Registered: 15th Nov 02
Location: Norton
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very little gain over the 18's personally so I would stick with them
Or maybe QS wheels
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Christopher
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Registered: 14th Oct 10
Location: Eastbourne
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Like the new wheels buddy! Chroming sounds good
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Car is currently broken
Came home from work from Friday and my clutch pedal hit the floor, hoped it was the master cylinder (£70 fix) but sadly the tell tale sign of a leaky box was there yesterday so it's the clutch slave cylinder.
I had to have this done on my first S3 and it cost £990 by the end of it
My mate very kindly offered to help (pretty much do all the work tbh) me do it so now the car is semi stripped but we had to stop today as we need a very long 1/4 extension for the final transfer box bolt.
Hopefully tomorrow night the box will be off, parts will be swapped out and box will be back on....
Not a fun job
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0775kieran
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Registered: 28th Apr 10
Location: Bolton, Greater Manchester
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Anymore damage than expected and you need a box let me know, I have one here for sale if your interested, it has been split and checked, selector forks and gears in good condition.
[Edited on 26-08-2013 by 0775kieran]
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John G
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Registered: 18th Jul 05
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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You and audi's dont go mate. hope you get it sorted, still yet to see this on the road.
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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quote: Originally posted by John G
You and audi's dont go mate. hope you get it sorted, still yet to see this on the road.
Tbf it's not been to bad, done 18k in it and this is the first thing that has actually stopped me driving it, knew it would happen one day but still a twat of a fault !
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BeetleGav
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Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
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Its protesting because you took its far nicer shoes off it!
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CORSA NUT
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Registered: 3rd Aug 01
Location: Wirral
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You fitting an uprated clutch etc while your there? I remember pricing up a single mass flywheel and stronger plate on my VRS for just £250. With you having the remap an all.....
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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quote: Originally posted by CORSA NUT
You fitting an uprated clutch etc while your there? I remember pricing up a single mass flywheel and stronger plate on my VRS for just £250. With you having the remap an all.....
No mate, buying a house in the coming months so all money is going in to that pot really (mods have been done on a sell/buy basis) so just fixing the broken bits, not uprating/ changing anything that isn't broken.
In ideal world would be uprating the clutch etc but its all big £££
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CORSA NUT
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Registered: 3rd Aug 01
Location: Wirral
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Yeah know what you mean man
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Box came off today, new bits fitted and put back on, should be back on the road this weekend
New CV boot fitted as the old one was split
Transfer box removed
New ARB and bushes as the old one was rotted and wouldn't lock in place.
Box getting a quick clean up
Boxless bay
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CORSA NUT
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Registered: 3rd Aug 01
Location: Wirral
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Look at that clutch all ready to be changed
Is your mate doing it a technician? Would be handy to know him
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AlexW
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Registered: 25th Oct 08
Location: Essex
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Fair play for doing that yourself, I know what a shitter of a job it is!
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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All back together now, today's job is to bleed the clutch and fill the box with oil and all being well its back on the road
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Back on the road with a nice smooth clutch now
Only annoyance is having to get the bloody tracking done again
Might lower it some more beforehand
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Found myself a much better condition set of 19's and all with good tyres so sold the old ones on for a small profit and picked up these.
They don't look much right now tbh but compared to a pic with the 18's you can see it's more rim and less tyre
Once they get chromed up and I give it a bit more lowness it should be pretty cool
18's to compare..
[Edited on 14-09-2013 by Ian W]
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Managed to get my seized adjuster moving slightly today so I was able to get my coilovers level.
Really need to remove it and try soaking in coke overnight which is apparently meant to work really well!
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Bit more fixing up today before we get in to winter.
About 6 months ago one of my rear number plate lights fell off so I had tape covering it since then and the other side didn't work. Bought two new ones and cleaned up around it today...
Before
One swapped
Done!
Promised myself no more spending on the car this year now! Still need to make a decision of wheels for next year though.....keep changing my mind
[Edited on 05-10-2013 by Ian W]
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Nothing interesting, just gave it another clean. Been doing a few jobs recently, replaced another Inner CV boot last week.
Still has an occasional knock on the front, put it down to running it pretty low though. Will investigate again next year when it's warm again
Swaying towards getting some wheels with a bit of dish next year, so far swaying towards LM's, nothing radical but it's a good look
[Edited on 17-11-2013 by Ian W]
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Kippers
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Registered: 27th Dec 10
Location: By the sea, Kent Drives: A nee naw
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Awesome matey but Achilles tyres are scary!
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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quote: Originally posted by Kippers
Awesome matey but Achilles tyres are scary!
Came with the wheels mate and I'm not replacing four as new 19" tyres
Car has an easy life, my day's of pushing them to the limit are well behind me.
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Mattb
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Registered: 2nd Feb 03
Location: Under your sisters bed
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Fair play to you doing the clutch on the drive.. its an unpleasant job on a ramp
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