what have you done to your car today ?

Manic172

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Dec 4, 2018
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Hemel hempstead
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Like a kid in a sweet shop......
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Ginettas every where. G40s. G55s. All different specs
 

Connor H

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Dec 19, 2019
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Does any one do body repair for a living. Trying to find some one to paint the thing . I will pay and give tea and biscuits too.... I have sprayed the rear door and got a few runs. Nothing I can't flat and polish . But rather I didn't have to.... any one able to help
my neighbour is pretty handy with a compressor n spray gun lol
 
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Rich.T

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Speaking of bodywork....
Anyone know what the paint code is for my car? Saving me from having to rummage through my boot to find it?
Cheers
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Alexis27

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I was going to turbo my ST170 but realised all I had to do was buy another Cupra lol. Once I get the de cat and a tune on the Cupra I'll go back and finish what I started on the ST170. When I swapped the insurance from the ST170 to the Cupra it cost me more to insure. Most be a regional thing. Might explain why I don't see any MK1 Cup;ra's around Manchester anymore, they've all already been crashed or stolen and pushed up the premiums.
Well I've got an LCR and my mum has my old LC, so there are at least 3 of us 😄
 

iammooks

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Put a super king mattress on the roof today to take to the tip. My girlfriend was very impressed.


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Thai-wronghorse

Self proclaimed Cupra R addict & butcher!
Dec 3, 2015
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Kent
Because if it fails you're greeted with a unexpected expense and agro.

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iammooks

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The surging in my engine is still bothering me but I'm going to ask my random question of the day and see if it makes sense...

Before I started changing boost pipes, I was trying to take my intake manifold off to clean it. In the end, that wasn't possible, but one of the things I did do to get access was to take the TIP out. Because access is really tight, I had a few issues getting the pipe seated back on the turbo when I put it back together - especially with the VW hose clamp/spring clip setup.

Here's the random question - if the TIP isn't on tight or isn't seated properly and is maybe leaking air, could that be what's causing the issues I'm having?

Thinking back, I never had that much of an issue before, so I'm wondering if it might be something I've done - I didn't drive it much between taking out the TIP and getting the new boost pipes fitted, so it is making me wonder.

The main reason I'm asking is although it won't do any harm to check, on the ARL engine, it's a faff taking it all apart to get access, so I'd rather not have to do something if I don't need to, but I do have some time this week to do it, so...
 

Alexis27

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Ordered H&R anti roll bars yesterday.

Anyone ordered from Venom before? Don't know if this means weeks or months? 🙂
"Please be aware that the goods you require have to be ordered from the manufacturer/suppliers"
 

iammooks

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Ordered H&R anti roll bars yesterday.

Anyone ordered from Venom before? Don't know if this means weeks or months?
"Please be aware that the goods you require have to be ordered from the manufacturer/suppliers"

Don't talk to me about roll bars. Bought a rear ARB from a forum member and Hermes was supposed to collect on Saturday. They didn't. When I complained and said I wanted my money back, they said they'd collect yesterday. They didn't.

I haven't ordered from Venom, no, but I'm hearing lots of suppliers are having trouble getting stock of lots of things at the moment.

Then I spent half of yesterday morning calling round garages to find out if anyone in the greater Brighton and Hove area has VAGCOM and the only place that can do diagnostics is the dealership, who want £110. Bought a cable from Gendan for £20 and borrowing my other half's son's laptop (I'm a Mac user). From the sound of things the 1M Leon doesn't use CAN to communicate, which means a cheaper cable.

If it works, I'll be made up. I'm actually hoping for a stack of codes.


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