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Offline chris1h

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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #2460 on: 21 March 2015, 11:16 »
Took it to the dealers for its service and MOT.
Still prefer the looks of the mk6 GTI to the mk7 GTIs parked near it.
Sat in the mk7 R and told myself its not for me. I am glad it was a white one not a blue one. I do like those 19s though.
Actually prefer the polos looks.
Went round 9 local dealers looking at cars to replace a family members ibiza and to see what else out there i liked while mine was in. I liked the sepang blue R8 but was disappointed by all the rest.

scotswood road yeah?
Mines been in. dont suppose yours is a red mk6? seen a red one 09 plate parked up. the white r inside was nice!
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #2461 on: 21 March 2015, 13:25 »
Took it to the dealers for its service and MOT.
Still prefer the looks of the mk6 GTI to the mk7 GTIs parked near it.
Sat in the mk7 R and told myself its not for me. I am glad it was a white one not a blue one. I do like those 19s though.
Actually prefer the polos looks.
Went round 9 local dealers looking at cars to replace a family members ibiza and to see what else out there i liked while mine was in. I liked the sepang blue R8 but was disappointed by all the rest.

scotswood road yeah?
Mines been in. dont suppose yours is a red mk6? seen a red one 09 plate parked up. the white r inside was nice!
Yes Scotswoodroad, mines a Shadow blue 5 door.
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #2462 on: 21 March 2015, 15:11 »
Finally managed to enable TPMS on VCDS, only 6 months after I first tried  :grin:

Seems been a 2011 car an extra setting was required in the instrument cluster coding...
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Offline chris1h

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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #2463 on: 21 March 2015, 16:33 »
Took it to the dealers for its service and MOT.
Still prefer the looks of the mk6 GTI to the mk7 GTIs parked near it.
Sat in the mk7 R and told myself its not for me. I am glad it was a white one not a blue one. I do like those 19s though.
Actually prefer the polos looks.
Went round 9 local dealers looking at cars to replace a family members ibiza and to see what else out there i liked while mine was in. I liked the sepang blue R8 but was disappointed by all the rest.

scotswood road yeah?
Mines been in. dont suppose yours is a red mk6? seen a red one 09 plate parked up. the white r inside was nice!
Yes Scotswoodroad, mines a Shadow blue 5 door.

I have a v interesting story to tell the forum about scotswood (benfield) but will wait to see what there answer to the problem is first before exploding it over the internet!  :rolleyes: :whistle:
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #2464 on: 21 March 2015, 20:16 »
I bought a RNS315 DAB head unit a couple of months ago for £200 as the seller had broken the Fakra DAB male plug on the back of the head unit.



Today i received a Fakra Universal Male RG58 Code Z Connector and pulled it apart. I only need the blue and white parts :)


Also bought some Power folding door mirrors and controllers :)
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #2465 on: 21 March 2015, 22:56 »
And.....?

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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #2466 on: 22 March 2015, 15:31 »
Having decided I couldn't be arsed to wash it today, came outside to find the local pigeons had crapped all over it  :angry:  Still can't be bothered to clean it, though I've got the bird muck off.  Have been willing it it to rain all day (which of course it hasn't) so I would have an excuse not to do it  :rolleyes:

Then took it out and caught the wheel on a high kerb parking up in an unfamiliar location.  Already marked, but still hate that stomach churning sound of grinding metal!

Should've stayed in bed today  :undecided:
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #2467 on: 22 March 2015, 15:38 »
Gave the car a good clean seeing as the weather's nice! Snow foamed first


And finished product :)




Getting the rear diffuser done in gloss black next week, and colour coding the front lower bumper strip :)
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #2468 on: 22 March 2015, 16:25 »
Having decided I couldn't be arsed to wash it today, came outside to find the local pigeons had crapped all over it  :angry:  Still can't be bothered to clean it, though I've got the bird muck off.  Have been willing it it to rain all day (which of course it hasn't) so I would have an excuse not to do it  :rolleyes:

Then took it out and caught the wheel on a high kerb parking up in an unfamiliar location.  Already marked, but still hate that stomach churning sound of grinding metal!

Should've stayed in bed today  :undecided:

Ah gutted for you. I did the same on my Mark 6, entered a car park a bit too quickly, and caught the rim/tyre on the curb, causing damage to the rim and tyre. Does make your stomach turn :undecided:

As for washing, purchased a K4 ecologic pressure washer, so I gave the new car a good clean. Just need to get a decent lance and snow foam ( waiting for clean your car to renew their stock).
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Re: What have you done to your Mk6 today then?
« Reply #2469 on: 22 March 2015, 17:22 »
Having decided I couldn't be arsed to wash it today, came outside to find the local pigeons had crapped all over it  :angry:  Still can't be bothered to clean it, though I've got the bird muck off.  Have been willing it it to rain all day (which of course it hasn't) so I would have an excuse not to do it  :rolleyes:

Then took it out and caught the wheel on a high kerb parking up in an unfamiliar location.  Already marked, but still hate that stomach churning sound of grinding metal!

Should've stayed in bed today  :undecided:
Bad news booth but it was all ready marked so not the end of the world it will repair  :wink:
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