New to VR6's -questions.

[squirreleater 0]

Hello. just registered on here-great forum.

I've just got an VR6, 'm' reg, an auto! sorry, it was very cheap though !lol

Is the auto all that bad? i'm finding it great-goes better than my old XR2i! It has had a new box about 25,000 miles ago and works fine.( cars done 130,000) everything seems ok, probably cause of the full VW service history- do they go on and on like i've heard? What should i be looking for?

It pulls to the left a bit? checks i should do please?

Wipers only work on fast-been told it's the relay? suggestions?

Any books/manuals for them? not pdf files please!

Finally( phew!) any decent mods? subtle please.

Many,many thanks, and happy Xmas, stuart.

[VR6Pete 1,455]

Hello. just registered on here-great forum.

I've just got an VR6' date=' 'm' reg, an auto! sorry, it was very cheap though !lol

Is the auto all that bad? i'm finding it great-goes better than my old XR2i! It has had a new box about 25,000 miles ago and works fine.( cars done 130,000) everything seems ok, probably cause of the full VW service history- do they go on and on like i've heard? What should i be looking for?

It pulls to the left a bit? checks i should do please?

Wipers only work on fast-been told it's the relay? suggestions?

Any books/manuals for them? not pdf files please!

Finally( phew!) any decent mods? subtle please.

Many,many thanks, and happy Xmas, stuart.

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Hi Stuart,

Welcome to the Club!

It pulls to the left a bit? checks i should do please?

I'd suggest getting your wheels tracked and balanced... or better still a 4 wheel alignment.

Wipers only work on fast-been told it's the relay? suggestions?

I've know the stalk can some times cause problems, can you hear it clicking a little when you are changing the speeds?

Any books/manuals for them? not pdf files please!

Purchase your self the bentley manual. You can normally buy copies from Ebay or Amazon.

Finally( phew!) any decent mods? subtle please.

What mods? Engine? Bodywork? Id start off with a good suspension kit first off, then possibly a BMC CDA and exhaust.

[squirreleater 0]

Hi, thanks for the reply.

Should of been clearer, by mods i meant things like uprated bushes, that sort of thing- things you should do as and when you find knackered bits on the car.

Umm? whats a bmc cda? sorry.

stu.

[katconcarne 0]

laser alignment sorts out tracking if that's what's making it pull to the left.

i got a wicked engine manual from ebay for

[VR6Pete 1,455]

Hiya, Uprated engine mounts are recommened, most tuning places offer these upgrades.... Personally, I've always used www.stealthracing.co.uk to buy my bits from....

A BMC CDA is basically an air filter in a carbon fibre shell that replaces the standard item.

[squirreleater 0]

Many thanks for the replys

But keep the comments coming !lol

[antera309 3]

Yes, the problem with your wipers could be the relay. It's probably easiest to check this first. Just get a second hand wiper relay from a breakers and try that.

Agreed with Pete on mods, the first area to look at on any mk3 is the suspension. Koni shocks with Eibach springs are a good choice, or Koni coilovers if you want height adjustment. I'm sure members on here will recommend lots of other makes too!

[apd 0]

bottom left in the fuse box as you sit in the drivers seat,is where the wiper relay is.

[squirreleater 0]

Agreed with Pete on mods' date=' the first area to look at on any mk3 is the suspension. Koni shocks with Eibach springs are a good choice, or Koni coilovers if you want height adjustment. I'm sure members on here will recommend lots of other makes too!

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Thanks for the replys.

I've notived it seems to sit high on the front end? is this normal on older cars? i've had minis in the past and they sit down on their front ends with age, wondered if the opposite happened to VR's?

Or an excuse for new shocks!

[stockers 1]

they all sit high on the front on factory shocks, nothing to worry about there.

suspension would be my first mod, if you don't wanna go for koni coilovers(bit expensive imo) fk or supersport do good set ups for half the price.

[squirreleater 0]

Thanks, thought it might be ' wrong' somehow.

[matth76 1]

they all sit high on the front on factory shocks' date=' nothing to worry about there.

suspension would be my first mod, if you don't wanna go for koni coilovers(bit expensive imo) fk or supersport do good set ups for half the price.

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... or GMAX suspension kits. One of the cheapest you can buy but recommended by quite a few people and tuning companies. I'm getting this kit fairly soon too.