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richievr

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  1. i've always used ngk platinum plugs . . . no problems
  2. mine does that too . . . . i think its just dirty (or possibly dry and need greasing) just behind the wheel where the horn contacts spin around . . . i guess take the wheel off and check its not got grit in and has some grease in there. .
  3. blimey mate - you must have been driving like my gran !!!!!!! following my mate in his split screen van back from london to bournemouth at about 50/60 mph i only averaged about 35 mpg. . . . best i've ever had mine at !!!
  4. mmmm indeed . . . there was one of these at le mans last year ... after i saw it there was loads of drool next to it on the floor. . . . they are soooo nice . . . .but sooo fragile
  5. if you havent had the alignment and tracking done since fitting the coilovers i am not surprised it pulls all over the place . . . . you will never get it put back together exactly how it was . . .. get the camber and 4 wheel alignment done and it should be sorted
  6. yes mate the standard 16v system has no silencer where the vr has one . . .
  7. my friends mum had bird poo on her bonnet - she used a brillo pad to get it off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 got it off but ni=ow the paint is slightly worse for wear
  8. that audi looks unreal . . . i wanna go in one - especially on those mountain roads!!! when the climber said "race you back to the bottom" i said to the girlfriend " i bet he has a parachute" and what happens . . . . .
  9. what a bugger. . . at least you got it fixed. . . . and you say yourself - looks better than it used to
  10. not bad at all for a winter hack . . . . all i've done is put my solitudes on . . . my car look awful on standard rims ...
  11. i'm down in sunny bournemouth mate deepest dorset . . . .oo aarrr . . .
  12. you need a hook or a tool with a 90 degree bend such as : - get behind the glass and prize off the small tabs ... then it will come off . . . .
  13. the first silencer after the cat (under the gear stick) can be replaced with the straight through pipe from a 16v . . . its the same length and diameter..... straight swap on mine
  14. mines the same mate . . . . part no needed is 1H0 877 272 H50 assuming your roof is grey . . . BUT its obsolete from VW scrappy only i'm afraid . .
  15. setting ride height - down a bit , a bit more , a bit more . . . . .
  16. i bought 2 mazda 323 1.5 gt's ands made 1 (decent???????) one out of both. . . . . . the left over parts kept it on the road for a year until i bought my mk1 1600 gti . . .. then i had an audi 80 sport then another mk1 then a mk2 8v then finally the vr6 i have now. ... .. . . mazda(s) cost
  17. split screen van aston db5 porsche 911 (993 turbo widebody) e30 m3 and yes i would have an impreza turbo!!
  18. lookin tidy mate - all but those rear lamps - not to my personal taste. . . . .but we are all different hey!!! thats a local car to me - AJT was originally registered in my area. . .where are you now???
  19. they are definately getting a 3.6 v6 petrol passat . . . . not sure about the bora(jetta). . . . do you think the 3.6 will fit a mk3 vr?????????????????????????? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
  20. there are none @ vw at the mo. . . i'm waiting on a call back to see if they are still available from germany. . . . and. . .richiegti works for audi, but same thing really. . . .
  21. vr6 rich - (Sorted your post out too.) thanks mate. . . i'm no good with computers theres more on vortex about them check link : - http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/volkswagen_news/article_1594.shtml right at the bottom there is a picture link with loads of shots . . . . . .
  22. it looks better in the flesh tan in pics but . . . . . . . . i'm with you guys - mk4 shape please . . . . .
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