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  1. Hutch
    That's pretty amazing! I'd love a plastic fitted boot insert like that! Any idea if it was an aftermarket or optional thing?
  2. Hutch
    Hi Ben, I'm also Ben and also in Chelt! I can heartily recommend http://www.bondimparts.co.uk/ for repairs and servicing. My mate Jonny there has been working on my VR for years, for its previous owner also. It's run by a guy into classics and drag racers. Very honest outfit.
  3. Hutch
    Hi, I'm looking for some new 16.5 cm speakers for the front and the back of my golf mk3. At the bottom of the price range and - judging by reviews - at the bottom of the quality range, I'm seeing companies like Vibe, FLI and Mac audio, and they seem to be about £20-£40 for a set of components. There then seems to be a massive jump to something like Focal speakers which are priced at £250-£350! There must be some middle ground, something around the £100-£150 mark per pair, right? Any thoughts or help appreciated.
  4. Hutch
    Woah CALICO I didn't even know those existed. Nice. I guess they're rare as rocking hen's teeth? I've just realised that IF I try and fit 3-ways in the dash, and 1, 2 or 3 ways in the doors, I'm gonna hit impedance and power issues. So.... actually the general advice floating around to 'stick components in, bass/mid in door, tweeter in dash' seems to be the easiest unless I want to start having several amps dotted around the car. Which the 18yr old in my head does... but the 36 year old can't be bothered with Thanks for the input thus far!
  5. Hutch
    Ok thanks, I'd rather not mount separate tweeters, so was hoping the tweeters in the Alpine units might be better (and possibly have better crossovers) than the stock VW / Blaupunkt ones. Is that likely? After this the next mod was going to put some bass/mid 16.5cm units in the doors, and work back from there. I could put co-axials in the doors too, but assumed all the top would be lost in the footwells. hmm.. I'm kind of trying to go the 6x9s under shelf, sub in boot, massive outlay, butchered car. That's what I used to do when I was 18... man... butchered Fiesta's. - those were the days
  6. Hutch
    The tweeters in my dash have gone, looks like the capacitors from testing. I'm keen to start upgrading the ICE bit by bit and am planning to put some Alpine SXE-1025S in the dash. I realise I'll need to modify the frame. So... Any thoughts on this? Any reason that putting just tweeters would be preferable? Cheers!
  7. Hutch
    Hi mattvr6 and others, I've just replaced the gaskets on my taillights and get no steaming up now. I know you say there's no water in the boot, but these tail light seals are nearly always compressed and/or split on cars as old as ours. I did a write-up on replacing them and you can see the state of the original seals in the pics: http://myquickfix.co.uk/2014/12/replacing-golf-vr6-mk3-rear-light-seals-fixing-a-leaking-boot/
  8. Hutch
    Hi, I'm starting to get irritated with the dealer-fit (apparently) Conlog alarm in Golf Mk3. I only have one working Fob, the batteries are a bit of a pain to get, the immobiliser lock/unlock type sequence is weird (wife hates it). I'd love to remove the unit altogether. - Before I start finding control boxes and sirens and sensors and tearing stuff out, is there anything I should know? - Has anyone done this and how will I make sure the car isn't permanently immobilised ? - Any thoughts on a replacement i.e. what are you lot fitting as new alarms/immobilisers these days? Thanks! Ben
  9. Hutch
    Golf Mk3 VR6: Part: 1h6 945 191 Desc: Rear light cluster gasket / Tail lamp assembly gasket / seal / bit that causes a very leaky boot. Date: 15 Dec 2014 Price: £17 a pair from thetradepartsspecialists.co.uk (Gloucester) Price: £19 a pair from local dealer (but payment needed on order, and collection following day.. two trips.. meh) Here's a little 'How To' on my site: http://myquickfix.co.uk/2014/12/replacing-golf-vr6-mk3-rear-light-seals-fixing-a-leaking-boot/
  10. Hutch
    Hey gents.. am I being a dork or are mister-solutions.co.uk not selling these plugs any more? If so, any other recommendations for 'cheap' suppliers?
  11. Hutch
    Hi, A while back I bought and used a vGate VS450 fault code reader to track down some running issues (post here). At first I wasn't able to get the unit to read any codes but it turned out to be my stupidity, not the unit! At the time I took some pics, and just found them today, so posted them on my blog for posterity and anyone else who faces the problem or wants to see what the VS450 looks like in use: http://myquickfix.co.uk/2014/05/using-the-vgate-vs450-with-a-mk3-golf-vr6/ I wasn't able to get the unit to reset my service interval 'light' though, so if anyone has been able to do that,
  12. Hutch
    ...no plastic tabs and the channels are full of nasty looking epoxy resin type glue. I'm going to look for new (or tidier) cable routing. Now I just need to find put how it all unbolts. Looks like several torx bolts.
  13. Hutch
    Ah right, I've not noticed any tabs. I'll have a good look at lunch. The current leads look like a mixture of 4 OEM and 2 magnacore jobbies, about 7/8mm I'd say. I'll be buying a new matching set soon to keep things uniform. Thanks
  14. Hutch
    My HT leads won't stay in the slots in the engine cover. Any tips? It looks like a previous owner has tried to glue them in at some point!
  15. Hutch
    I find that leaving the windows open a crack cures it. It seems to happen in mine after the engine / aircon is off, and I've got out, so I wondered if it's moisture in the heater pipes condensing as everything cools. Also has vRS with same problem.
  16. Hutch
    I'm amazed at the Redex result. Has to be tried on my 17 year-old VR!
  17. Hutch
    Sure, go for it!
  18. Hutch
    A 233 4w jobbie according to GSF and other sites.
  19. Hutch
    Ah yea slipstreaming something that looks like it can't brake quicker than you+reaction time Hey I wonder if using one of those curvy Asda lorries works as well as a brick shaped one? But forget that, here's more serious question: anyone know how MPG is calculated by the dash readout? Is it a best guess based on throttle position and gear or is it actually measuring engine load?
  20. Hutch
    Hi, I'm gonna be driving just over 1000 miles next month and wondered if you guys have any suggestions to maximise MPG (temporarily). I'm used to classics and when prepping my GT6 for 2000+ mile trips I'd do things like over-inflate tyres, use cooler plugs, tweak the mixture (and even removed a carb once, from 3 to 2, which took it from 22 to 28 mpg!). I realise I can't do the same things on the VR6 as it's largely down to mapping, but any suggestions appreciated
  21. Hutch
    Hi, apparently the pressures for stock Golf MK3 Vr6 is 35psi front and back (if not, what is it please?) Surely a larger wheel and a wider tyre would have a different figure. How do I find this out or calculate it?
  22. Hutch
    Here's a little write-up of a quick fix I used on my hideous BBS centre caps recently: http://myquickfix.co.uk/2013/12/super-quick-and-dirty-bbs-alloy-centre-cap-overhaul/
  23. Hutch
    Lovely idea, keep us posted!
  24. Hutch
    Thanks. I'm in Cheltenham, but have a Vgate scanner wotsit waiting for collection at the Post Office, so should be ok.
  25. Hutch
    Just to clear this up for anyone else wondering about errors and ECUs and coolant sensors. It turns out that my alternator failed the same day that I replaced the sensor, and the high idle seemed to be as a result of this. The alternator was replaced this afternoon and now the car idles at about 750-800 ish again, and feels good. Will get vag-com on it anyhow when I find a windows laptop or a reader turns up, but for now, problem solved!
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