What have you done to your Mk6 today then?

[legg360]

So ive had my car now for just over 4 months, got nice and comfortable driving it quick for short burst but tonight decided to go for a 'proper drive', and I gotta say what a car!

All of the drive was down country roads in the Cotswolds around the stow area, 39miles with an ave of 14mpg  , my old down side would be the breaks towards the end of the drive (and did cut it short by about 10 miles to let the breaks cool down), after a long step downhill stretch and a strong smell of burning decided to pull over, smoke bailing off the front and the backs glowing bright red.

Was really happy with how the car held the road only have budget tyres on the front but still held really well, only a slight bit of oversteer at one point but apart from that gripped like glue!

Compared to my normal work drive of a 7.5 ton truck with blue lights (that's so much fun to blast through some red lights and counter steer round a roundabout  ) its even more fun to drive, a bad point from tonight it that I think im gonna be broke when I cant resist a stage 2 remap 


Just cos I know you all love pics 

Smokin front


Red hot rear

[GTI7me]

Sounds like you had fun pal! In future try to coast round for a while to cool the brakes off. You could end up with warped discs otherwise.

J

[legg360]

Yea I stopped for a bit at a shop, then thought should prob get them rolling to cool them down so a slower ish last 10 miles home, people have said about hot spots where the pads hold heat. the bonnet up and ignition on aswell, my car normally sits around 92-96c on the digital temp it was up at 112.

[Hurdy]

Went on the dyno today. Remember these are whp. 


image by john.hurditch, on Flickr

[seanule]

Gave the old gal a clean

[Booth11]

Quick detailed it in works car park.  When I parked up this morning it was spotless, come leaving time, it appeared a flock of seagulls (not the 80s pop group) had crapped all over it, every single panel - again!   Looked like someone had chucked a can white paint at it. 

Also fiddled about with the rcd510 which has developed a few new annoying quirks of late - muting the sound just after ignition is turned on, and randomly altering the volume.  Nearly had a heart attack driving along A2 this afternoon when it jumped to near full volume of it's own accord.

Finally, bought some oil and topped it up.

[legg360]

Just added Video in Motion to my RNS510 

[spiderman]

4 New Boots



Advan Sport V105's, Looks very similar to the F1's, that has to be a good thing

Sandy

[seabrook132]

Finally had the weather to spend all day on the car and give it's first proper clean

Firstly though fitted my seat inserts that had arrived


On with the cleaning, car was first snow foamed with Megs Hyper Wash through my mesto foamer, then washed with Megs Gold Class and dried with a Monza drying towel.

Then came decontamination, I spent ages with AG Tar Removing going round the car because it was covered in tar spots!! After this Autofinesse Iron Out was sprayed on but didn't bring out too much:


Then the car was clayed with Megs clay using Autofiness Glide as lube. Roof wasn't too bad:


Front bumper a bit worse!:


After the clay she was rinsed off before applying two layers of Collinite 845 followed by two coats of GTechniq C2v3. Exhausts polished with Megs NXT Metal Polish and windows done with AG Fast Glass:


Reflections:


Leather was also cleaned with Autofinesse Hide and then conditioned with Raceglaze Leather Balm:


Nice to have her looking how i want now

[Booth11]

^^^
Red looks amazing when properly detailed.  Great work seabrook