[VR6 Nightmare starting]

If it has an immobiliser fault it will likely be showing as an intermittent fault, act on this and im 99% certain it will cure the fault

[Conlog bypass?]

I have been stripping the highline down today and the Keyfob for the conlog alarm/immobiliser has became misplaced and I want to get it running

Now I've had the fuse box out and the wires seem to be plugged in rather than soldered like I've seen on other alarms, so does anyone know how to bypass it, obviously a PM with the relevant info would be spot on rather than a reply here

Hope someone can help

Cheers

Martin

[What would you get if you was to sell your vr6]

Afraid i no longer have it Mike, but it is a lovely car and im glad the new owner is just as fussy as i am

[What would you get if you was to sell your vr6]

I sold mine last year, after having VR6s since 2003, and replaced it with an R32, biggest mistake ever, most disappointing 15k i ever spent, it wasnt particularly quick, was silly thirsty and on the face of it rather boring

Replaced it with a GTi Anniversary TDi, cos i bought a flat, that was not bad, a better all round car than the R32

I have just bough with the girlfriend a 2004 BMW M3, similar money to an R32 MK5 and far more car for the money

So thats what id replace a VR6 with OR a Mini JCW but a supercharged one , Girlfriend traded hers in against the BMW and its a car i truly miss, quicker in a atraight line and point to point than a MK5 ED30,

[went on the rolling road but not good power]

Is your power at the fly 180bhp?? and the wheel figure 166?? As its not really clear

If the fly figure is 166 id get the car checked over and fault codes read as that seems very low

[raced a mk5 r32]

Well i can judge from experience with a my old MK4 R32 and my mates stripped out schrick manifold and breathed on 2.9 VR6 Golf track car (the engine is from a CVR6 BTW)

And from a standing start i pulled about 3 cars by 60mph and i kept pulling, bearing in mind i had to Revo map and fit a Carbonio and Milltek to beat my mates MK5 R32 it kinda puts the original point into perspective, and as Jay rightly points out there is not a hope in hell a VR6 with cams etc will keep up,

Hell my mk4 anni diesel has shown a good pulling VR6 Golf a clean pair of heels to 60mph

[Mikes highline pics - new pics page 10]

Hey Mike just seen a mention of the Recaros on E38, and had to have a look

Well done you have created what IMO the mulberry highline should have came with from the factory

[There seems to be alot of hate for the mk3????]

Its a bit unfair to brand the mk3 like that IMO, the mk1 i have never really been a cult follower of, and i cant understand why everyone raves about them being the best GTi ever, waken up, they were in 1976 but now they are just a bendy golf with shit brakes, as for the mk2, i had one as a winter car and hated it, it was forever breaking down and generally a overrated car IMO, Themk3 however was a huge leap forward from the mk2, far superior comfort and build quality, the styling was criticised as was the soggy handling, but it was two areas that waseasily rectified, unfortunately the MK3 for me has one underlyying problem, RUST,

[Ultimate Dubs Show 9th March 2008 - Telford International Centre]

Hey Martin so your turned to the dark "dirty derv" side. If its not Revo'd already I can highly recommend it

I've got to have a minor op sometime at the begining of march so I've got my fingers crossed the dates of it wont be to close to UD and effect me going +o( *-) !!!

If I can make it I hope to see a few of you there,

At the mo I've got a room booked at the Premier travel inn is anyone else staying there?????

Yeah Claire, i have gone diesel, and love every minute of it, the Revo was installed the day i got it, wow, what a difference

Was supposed to be getting some LMs tomorrow, but its fallen thro, totally gutted

[VR6 Colour Concept]

coming along nicely matt, i like the anni belts Can see why you want the steel wheels off, man they are ugly.

I hope to see you and the car later in the year, BTW i have booked the same place for E38 again this year, and there are spaces available

[Ultimate Dubs Show 9th March 2008 - Telford International Centre]

Still a nicer alternative to an R32 tho' date=' well it will be nest week

martin still got the blue R32 or is it now diesel.?

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Nah the R32 was sold on Xmas Eve, and a Tornado red TDi Anniversary has taken its place,

Far far more practical and i get my wheels this week, so its ALOT nicer than the R32 was

[R32 & 4motion (Rear brakes)]

The R32, 4motion,GTI 180bhp and PD150s all have the same rear brakes so dont change them

[ok this isn't a dub but this is madness - takes polishing to a whole new level...]

Pro detailer or not, thats severely anal, 4 coats of Zymol Royale, thats just crazy

Nice interesting read tho

[Ultimate Dubs Show 9th March 2008 - Telford International Centre]

Its unfortunate we missed out on a club display, had a great one last year both indoors and out, unfortunately i do not have a car worthy of either display with the club for this year, as its missing two cylinders and is diesel.

Still a nicer alternative to an R32 tho, well it will be nest week

[why do people lie so much on ebay??]

TBH i cant see it being lies, my mate had a 17k Corrado engine that had sat in his garage since 1995 and ws only put into a car last year and it was in a similar state of (un)cleanliness, to me it just looks like dust and the manifold reacting with the damp

[TT dash]

I looked to do this in my ever evolving mk3 before i sold it as personally im a huge fan of the TT dash swap, Unfortunately after spending nigh on 150 quid at the bar last year at Ultimate Dubs trying to convince Jay Renshaw that it was a good idea to do another, i gave up. Harsh reality in a mk3 to get it in and working as it should in the TT its a MSSIVE mount of work, and something that was beyond my own capabilities

[Hill Climbing]

My mate wanted to do hillclimbing in his, truth of the matter is, the VR6 without spending big££££s on it just isnt suitable, its too lazy and heavy to be competitive, there is one up here albeit a mk2 vr6 with a schrick etc and it struggles against 106 rallyes etc

[How to pull up drivers footwell carpet.]

Now this is from a very vague memory, there are two screws holding on the bonnet latch lever, and i think there is one on the plastuc surrounding it, and the big bung type thing in the throttle pedal area needs to come out too

[Amazing Mk3 Gti only 8 miles covered!]

yea steering wheel looks filthy' date=' interior and engine could have been cleaned. i dont beleive it.

but even if it was gebuine, you could buy so mych better for that money it sold (idf some one caughs up)

i mean a nearly new 06? polo that does the same 0-60 time would probably be simlar money.

[/quote']

But at the same time you could also buy and run a newer car for what alot of us have paid for our "old" VR6s??

[R32 Engine fitting/ideas Help!!]

I was going to go down this route with my mk3 and TBH be prepared to spend and spend ALOT. There are a few ways you could do it, standalone management or factory management, but factory management requires clocks, keys ignition barrel FBW throttle pedal ecu and complete wiring loom. Standalone speak to storm developments, they have done a few. Yes the 5 speed VR6 box bolts up to the R32 block, but you need a vr6 clutch and flywheel assembly too. The R32 box is useless as its 4 WD

[Retardation Relay for Fuel Pump. What is it?]

Without being a total tool, do you not mean the ECU relay that causes the 8v GTis to cut out??

[VR6 Colour Concept]

RE DOHC COVER, i sent you a text,

RE CAR, awesome mate, if only vw specced the uk cars as well as you guys in germany get. I cant wait to see what you do with this one

[ANY ONE RECOGNISE THIS HIGHLINE?]

Its bizarre, it seems all the Highline bits have disappeared from inside, pillar trims too

[what did u guys get on the rr]

Got a RR day on sat, should be interesting

[ma vento vr6]

Looks sweet as mate, only thing id do is change the ugly vento front to a golf one