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what have you done to your car today ?

S3 AKR

livin' the dream!!!
Jun 30, 2004
1,453
1
Colchester, Essex
Staring out the window watching nature wash the Tolly clean
Staring out the window watching nature washing the clean Mini dirty.
Staring out the window watching natures water bead on the M3's wax and mask the dent my 5 year old put in the door yesterday.

He is still hiding under his bed.
 

hyphon12

Daft Member
Jun 7, 2011
1,106
5
Scottish Borders
Not today but yesterday I fitted my Defi boost gauge. Using a cheap pod for now until I get a twin nomad pillar and a oil temp/pressure gauge.



 
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gdjohny

Crazy Mechanical Engineer
Dec 25, 2010
815
0
Kettering
You shouldve changed the idle speed via vagcom to reduce vibrations, also the dogbone needs to even out a bit. Could also be the flexbolt was fastenened too hard

It was torqued to the spec and I had it on the car for few months.
Now its perfect :) i am still getting sime but they are not anoying anymore
Adjusting the idle wouldnt fix the thing as it just vibrated when I was driving away slowly
 

Dozer360

mk1 Seat Leon 20v T
Jun 1, 2010
1,026
1
southampton
from mt RR:


todays progress:

as it stopped raining for 30 minutes today i thought i would attempt the leaky door fix now my stuff has arrived from ebay, i thought it would only be a 30 minute job but i took the door card off and was greated by this monstrosity
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im sure its not standard to have that much soundproofing, its all inside the doors as well, the panel was also bodged back in place with what i can only think of as pollyfiller covered with silicon sealant
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i found out that the speaker is an aftermarket alpine one that has been stuck on a plastic bag, then stuck on a adapter then stuck on the soundproofing then screwed in to the existing speaker holes
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even the tweeter is bodged, im sure its not supposed to look like that, and the cables are all bodged as well
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i have removed as much of the bloody pollyfiller and sealant as i could get at and have replaced it with butyl sealant strip, then i removed the speaker adapter and cleaned all the crap off that and removed some of the soundproofing it was sitting on and stuck it back on with butyl strip and screws.

i think the water was getting in through the soundproofing the speaker adapter was sitting on as half way through cleaning the crap off it started raining again (so it was a mad dash to get the gf's parents garage clear to get the car in there) and all around the bottom of the adapter was wet.

at the moment its all put pack together hopefully properly, but i have masking taped up the window tonight so it has a chance to seal properly, i will take it of tomorrow and it will hopefully be nice and dry on my door seal and carpet after tomorrows almost certain rain.
 

LCRnorwich

Active Member
Apr 8, 2012
51
1
Replaced the door tape on drivers side front and rear with a carbon fibre effect vinyl, looks good. Will post pics when I can.
 

shadyshades91

Active Member
Feb 12, 2012
61
0
Bought a boost gauge today didnt come with the tap u use to put the 4mm hose in to the boost pipe can any1 get me 1?
 

FOSSIL FUELS

Guest
At the weekend fitted some coilovers with some brand new top mounts and bearings all round.

Massive difference. Love it...
 

FOSSIL FUELS

Guest
Tuning art coilovers... cheap and cheerful...
£158 for the coilovers and £40 for new top mounts and bearings...
Has made a massive difference and feels great on the road.

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BenG

Ben
Oct 26, 2011
484
0
Cove Bay, Aberdeen
New, SMALLER (16"), wheels fitted - black Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2.

Better ride quality (higher profile tyres, reduced unsprung mass - 4kg less per corner), less road noise, car still turns in and grips well (better tyres), expect better fuel economy, possibly cheaper tyre replacement :happy:

Only downside is they are slightly smaller so don't fill the arches as well as a 17", but are same size as original Cupra wheels.
 
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