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    Dent and paint repair

    I noticed a small dent by the boot handle on my car yesterday as I was cleaning it. Its about the size of a 50 pence piece but very shallow probably only one or two millimetres but enough to distort the paint reflection making it reasonably obvious when the car is clean and shiny. Is is...
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    Speed limiting devices

    The Road Safety Campaigners tried the same thing with motorbikes a couple of years back it was a big story in motorcycle news for about three months. Basically all the motorcycling organisations banded together and proved how stupid it would be to put something like that on a motorcycle. Can...
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    Any Leon Owners out there?

    Hello I've defected from the VW forum as I've bought myself a 2.0T Cupra in black for extra stealth effect. (although certain members of the constabulary seem to find it fascinating, much to my friends endless amusement.) To be honest I don't think I could have found a quicker car for the...
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    ECU upgrade for GT 1.4

    thanks good to know I did e-mail awesome yesterday asking about any re-map info. There seems to be very little about power gains for this particular engine on the web. Although there are apparently loads of 1.4TSi engined golfs as apparently VW can't meet demand. I was thinking about a...
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    ECU upgrade for GT 1.4

    Does anyone know of an ECU upgrade for the 1.4 TSI 170PS (168 BHP) engine in the Golf GT Sport? I imagine these engines are quite stressed already but they are apparently built tough and to last or so I've read. You have to be careful about what to believe when you read it on the internet...
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    Cornering discussion.

    Its not illegal per se to cross the broken lines however check out rule 106 of the highway code ok so mine is the '04 edition and could be considered out of date. Nevertheless: 106: A broken white line. This marks the centre of the road. When the line lengthens and the gaps shorten, it means...
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    MKIV alloy and tyre packages

    I know what you mean about the cheap replicas some i've seen actually look discoloured. Although its hard to judge a photo. The ones ive seen on the TT shop look ok but it will cost more with tyres and fitting etc. Seems difficult to get an off the shelf package for what I want and what I'm...
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    My Whip

    My bad. rules amended accordingly. You are right though. Cold air will be more dense as when any kind of gas is heated it will expand, cool down anything far enough and it goes from a liquid to a solid i.e becomes increasingly more dense the further its cooled down. (you also need to apply...
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    My Whip

    Alright, Definitely an unique looking vehicle you got goin there. 'bout that tuning box if you crack it open it's actually filled with resin and inside there will be a bit of copper wire and a resistor. Which will do precisely naff all.(sorry) These things are a bit of a running joke over on...
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    MKIV alloy and tyre packages

    Thanks for the reply. Decided to hold off for the moment althought I have seen some RS6 18's coming in for around £500 might hold off till feb 09 though. Just tried running the wheels though the insurer and it was a case of .... computer says no. by that time i'll have more than enough...
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    Cornering discussion.

    Yeah taking the racing line mmmmm.... better be careful about who's behind you or Mad Max the Highway Sheriff will have you stopped at the road side faster than you can say ABS. Personally I'd save the racing line for the race track, that's why they call it the racing line after all :wink...
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    Golf MkIV Wing Mirror

    A few weeks ago I made the school boy error of bashing my drivers side wing mirror off the intercom on the way into work, (genius I know.) The result was a large and nasty scratch right back to the black plastic on the wing mirror cover. The resulting attempt to try and fix this is not...
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    VW Garages

    That is probably the second most shocking thing I've ever seen. Although thinking about some of the things I know about the major dealerships in my area I shouldn't be as shocked. For example I'd never take a BMW to be serviced at a certain BMW garage. I was trundling round town on my 636...
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    MKIV alloy and tyre packages

    Does anyone have any suggestions for alloy wheel packages for the MKIV? I am currently on the standard 195/65 R15's an the front tyres will have to be replaced shortly and probably the back ones in 6 months costing £328 in total £82 per tyre. I was looking at replacing the standard 15's with...
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    VW Garages

    Thanks for your replies. After I posted this I told numerous people about what had happened and the consensus was that £900 for pads and discs was a bit off. I also checked various parts websites to try and get a feel for prices which was incredibly useful. I had the front and rear pads...
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    VW Garages

    I don't know if I'm in the right place for this kind of post but I would like a second opinion. So here goes Im currently saving the ££ to either do something a bit special with my 2.0 8v mk4 shopping trolley, or change cars maybe something japanese, I have already posted about the project...
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    Engine Conversion for 2.0 8v Mk IV

    Hav'nt been able to update this for a while, Work sucks me in and doesn't like to let go. This is going to be long winded so be patient. Modders in the Uk don't rate the 2.0 engine so 90% of parts are American imports. So if one breaks thats a 3 month wait for a replacement. Vehicle...
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    Can anyone possibly help me?

    While doing some serious research for my own car I came across this from Awesome GTi. This is a stage 3 system and you would need to have done some basic work on the car first. Also look out for a service interval of about 5000 miles or less. If you abuse it, it will blow up in spectacular...
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    Engine Conversion for 2.0 8v Mk IV

    I was wondering if anyone knew if a 16v turbo conversion for a MkIV 2.0 8v has been done in the UK and if so where could i find any information about it. The usual mags are all 1.8T's, which is fair enough as it's a damn site easier to tweak than the 2.0 EIP tuning in the US has done such...

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