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Brakes and rear bearings!!
Col_M replied to Col_M's topic in Wheels, Brakes, Suspension and Steering
It's ok i'm not doing it after all, my cousin will do it for me as he has a workshop with a press for the bearings, the tool for pushing the calipers in, cover to keep the rain off and no bloody great hill to worry about working on a car with no brakes thanks for the help though -
Hi guys, hows things? long time no post My VR just failed it's MOT on rear disks (12% efficiency :-d), the front disks and pads also came up on advisories so i went to GSF and got everything. The rear bearings also came up as advisories so while i had the wheels/brakes off i thought i'd might as well do them too. I don't have a manual for the golf so is there anything i have to look out for or take care with? I've done brakes on a cavalier so i know general stuff, just looking for any VW/VR6 specific pointers really Cheers people.. Col EDIT: anyone know where i can get a Bentley manual? i
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Bristol volksfest - Ace club display and a few more prizes!
Col_M replied to vdubgirl's topic in General Chat
It was good to see everyone and meet new people Good turnout and well done to Claire I took a fair few pics so it's probably easier to look at the gallery here!! If anyone wants a high res version of any of the pics let me know your email and i'll send it to you (~4Mb each) -
I'll probably show up for this would have said sooner but i've had uni stuff going on
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Hi mate i'm down in Plymouth
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yeah, i've been told it could be the bushes in the alternator regulator that have worn, i'll keep it in mind i'll need to locate the alternator first lol no doubt it'll be hard to get to on the VR
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I'm gonna try pulling fuses and disconnecting things to narrow it down today. Not the central locking pump as far as i know, i can't hear it going and the battery is around 9-10 months old, as i'm getting a measurable drain current i'd imagine that rules the battery out.
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Nope, no audio gear. Took me a few minutes to work out what you meant, i thought you meant amps as in the unit of current
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nope, not the boot light or glovebox (got an airbag don't have one as such) and the light by the sunroof controls is off :-|
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Ok on sunday i cleaned my car atarted it up and left it running for a few mins then turned it off. Went to go for a drive yesterday and the battery was flat, so flat that the battery was only 1.66V I charged the battery overnight then refitted it and tested the drain with a multimeter and there was a 0.38A drain :S seems a bit too high to me. AS far as i know there aren't any lights that stay on etc. i'm just going to have to pull fuses one by one until i find a culprit. Someone has mentioned that it could be worn brushes in the alternator regulator but other than that it's a case of hunt th
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My brother's car.... (56k put the kettle on)
Col_M replied to Col_M's topic in Members Rides and Event Photos
Funny you say that as that's exactly what he's been looking at -
My brother's car.... (56k put the kettle on)
Col_M replied to Col_M's topic in Members Rides and Event Photos
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I think i remember telling a few of the people who went to the RR day all the way back in December about my brother's car, well here is the conclusion i suppose.... Last summer on ebay my bro saw the car he had been lusting after since we went to the motorshow when it first came out, the problem was it was a cat C write off... Anyway he bidded for it and won it for £9k (almost identical straight cars were going for £20k+ at the time) It was taken straight to the bodyshop attatched to the garage where my dad worked for immediate attention (the bloke who it was collected from shat himself
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I have a flash red one I think when it's kept in good condition red is as good as any colour but to be honest i can't really think of a dodgy colour that the VR came in apart from one colour maybe but it isn't bad just not to my taste, there'll be snow mention of white colour it is p.s. i've not been around for a while due to uni work bit off topic but there u go lol
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I thought this was a familiar subject http://www.vr6oc.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?95258.0#post_95345 A pretty definative post on the subject if i must say so myself lol
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24, no NCD, no points, no claims made i pay about £900 fully comp all mods declared. 8) When it comes to renewal i'll be 25 and have 1 year no claims, i've been checking quotes and it sould drop to about £650
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you do get a few tools around really but that's life, true dubbers are usually above the boy racer mentality. The only time i bite is if someone needs putting in their place, like when i was following a nova a little while ago, the young lads in it were yelling abuse at people on the pavement and generally being tools, so when the road split into 2 lanes cain it past them like they are stood still
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At the end of the day i use whatever is closest when i need petrol, never noticed any difference. Just use optimax or ultimate every few tank fulls to take advantage of the cleaning additives. If i had to say which one i use most i'd say ultimate as it's closest to my house. Both are the same as each other really unless you have a tuned engine with high cylinder pressures, the difference between the cleaning additives is probably minimal too. Don't worry about it A similar subject was covered in this thread http://www.vr6oc.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?95258
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I have many doors too
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That's one of the most vile calibras i've seen !ill I'm gonna keep my VR for ages, it's not the nippyest car about but it's so nice to drive and smooth I plan on replacing it with a 911 GT3 or a V8 Vantage lol
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950 were built 284 were RHD Vauxhall Carltons the rest were LHD Opel Omegas
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new pants please :@ i love Astons!!
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I've got tom tom on my PDA with a bluetooth GPS, works a dream, you can modify sounds and add location databases for cameras and stuff. You can even have John Cleese telling you where to go
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Alpine/JL Audio Competition Stereo System For Sale Cheap!
Col_M replied to DPM's topic in I.C.E, Security an Electrical
What model is the sub mate?
