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    you can take off a hose if you like - i did.. then later i discovered there is a drain plug on the horizontal plastic pipe under the inlet manifold!!!!
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    i think i may have to make a purchase....
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    cheers guys !!!! well worth doing i think..
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    a mate of mine had 7.5 X 18 alloys on his mk3 (it was a 16v but should make no difference).... the front was just ok but the back rubbed...needed the arches rolling....
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    matth - i don't take offence mate - i talk to other dealers all day and some of them are totally hopeless!!!! (did i say that!!!???) but that is 150% definately the right oil... they must be total monkeys if they don't know what silver synta is ....... ps.. don't take the gf's polo there for a service - they don't sound too clever!!
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    here's one for p.h.m ..... what a company car!!!!!
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    warren there are pics here : - http://automobilemag.com/photo_gallery/0410_ferrari_575m_gtc/ heres another just for you : -
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    don't bother they must be useless - come and see me!!!! in poole branch .... part number is - 021 907 601 A on the shelf here can do mail order if you like .....
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    as above - i had a bit of a dual carriageway play with a 330ci and we were almost exactly the same speed ....... i would hope the vr would be quicker than a 325ti compact, especially an auto...
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    i have to defend myself here.... we are not all useless - there are some us at vw who know what they are doing!!!!!!!!!!! anyway you are correct - DEFINATELY the oil for a vr is silver synta and if your local dealer doesn't know what that is then they are **********!!!!
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    i'm liking this at the mo...
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    not the most uncommon problem unfortunately they are £92.32 inc vat from vw... part no 251 965 561B i can do mail order if you wanna .... pm me i'll sort a better price as much as i can !!!
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    most 5 speed boxes (i assume its 5 speed being 1.6) are £1092 +vat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but do need numbers to confirm
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    unfortunately you can't get a diff separately... will be a whole box, however ANY dealer should uphold the warranty provided the vehicle is less than 3 years old AND has less than 60.000 miles and service history..... hopefully he will be ok.... pm me the reg / chassis number i'll get a box price... and part numbers ...
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    they are ok i think - i would have had smoked tint and clear but i think would have looked odd with clear fronts....
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    i should be there as usual.......
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    unfortuately i dont' know how hard they are to put back on... not very i would imagine...... you could take them off and t-cut and polish if it still looks cack then put them back on???? but it does look much better without (i think)
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    the fan control switch is screwed into the radiator on the passenger side of it......
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    mine needed painting....
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    lookin tidy mate.. those tt wheels just look sooooo right on a mk3 ...
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    the early vehicles - up to 95/96 - have a silver ally cover - which can be polished the same as the manifold later ones have a black plastic one .....
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    help plz

    richievr replied to veeduber4's topic in General Chat

    unfortunately uk dealers cannot get us spec parts(i've tried) we can get european and some jap spec though but it takes a while .... best bet is to find a friend (or a friend of theirs) to get one over there and bring it back......
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    fritz, i did this to mine : - i didn't think it was too bad to do, gave it to a body shop who painted the cover red, then i got some tamiya plastic model paint and a small brush, sat in the lounge, and carefully painted the lettering in silver... i found that if i made a small mistake if i was quick enough i could wipe off the excess with a piece of kitchen roll with no trace..... i think it was worth doing... richie
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    from vw the part numbers needed are :- 1H6 805 903 AB41 left half and 1H6 805 904 AB41 right half they are £33.72 each side inc vat ..... hope this is useful..
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