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Offline BillSan

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #490 on: 20 November 2021, 18:17 »
Very different and very much improved.  Good job!
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Offline Exonian

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #491 on: 21 November 2021, 22:19 »
Good choice bjbanny and good to see the wheels accept original bolt covers and centre caps  :smiley:
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Offline bjbanny

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #492 on: 22 November 2021, 13:35 »
Thank you all. @Exonian the VW center cap is not the original it was slightly too big. although, it was easy to find the appropriate VW Cap size 56mm on eBay.
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Offline ub7rm

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #493 on: 22 November 2021, 16:23 »
Having been caught out by this before - are the bolts directly compatible?  VAG's tend to have radiused seats but a lot of aftermarket alloys have tapered holes.
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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #494 on: 22 November 2021, 16:40 »
Quote from: ub7rm on 22 November 2021, 16:23
Having been caught out by this before - are the bolts directly compatible?  VAG's tend to have radiused seats but a lot of aftermarket alloys have tapered holes.
Yes the bolts were compatible and I could use the bolt cover too
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Offline Paul70

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #495 on: 27 November 2021, 17:14 »
Took the wheels off the ED45 to seal them and thought I’d weigh them. Just like the Belvederes they are super light, at least for a 19. I calculated 8.2 KG.
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Offline Exonian

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #496 on: 27 November 2021, 19:52 »
Good work Paul70, even more so when we consider how cold it is :afro:
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Offline Si_Telford

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #497 on: 27 November 2021, 22:03 »
Today I dealt with a neigbours roof tiles flying off during the night and dented my bonnet and scratched everywhere 😩
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Offline king monkey

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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #498 on: 28 November 2021, 08:24 »
Quote from: Si_Telford on 27 November 2021, 22:03
Today I dealt with a neigbours roof tiles flying off during the night and dented my bonnet and scratched everywhere 😩

Hope you getting it sorted soon. Dented bonnets can be an absolute pain to repair. When mine was done smart repair companies quoted me £500. Luckily, a contact I have was able to pull the dent out for £40ish.
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Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Reply #499 on: 28 November 2021, 11:37 »
Oh no! I really feel for you Si. What a nightmare. That’s one for the insurance to sort I’m guessing(?)
How much damage did the car suffer all in?




What did I do to my mk8 today? Gave it a wash for the second time this week. Bloody hell it was cold.

Yesterday I gave it some slalom practice dodging branches blown all over the road at 5am. Safe to say it would pass the elk test quite well. The IQ lights never cease to impress me. Occasionally they don’t impress oncoming drivers though.

On Friday I discovered Pilot Sport 4S don’t corner at all in wet snow. The first snow I’ve seen since March 2018 and thankfully it was gone in under an hour.
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