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Offline wigit

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1710 on: 11 February 2015, 17:46 »
fitted the gloss black mirror caps to the wife's and looking a lot more discreet
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1711 on: 11 February 2015, 18:39 »
Quote from: GrahamFR on 11 February 2015, 17:21
You know i never thought about it but i think i had the RE's not eh S01's. Whats the difference?

On paper the RE050s (which VW fit to the 19" Pretorias) are worse than the S001s (fitted to the 18" wheels of the R/GTI/GTD). According to ratings the S001s are pretty good, but as it is those I have on my GTD and they're abysmal for tramping and wet traction/grip, I can only assume that the RE050s must be slipperier than a bucket of eels.
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Offline ajmoir36

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1712 on: 11 February 2015, 18:49 »
True will take me years to get rid of them all got 5.4mm to get rid of.
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Offline Snoopy

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1713 on: 11 February 2015, 19:45 »
Did you back off brake and turn at the same time. This is why a lot of older heldex cars crash because of the way the system works.
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Offline ajmoir36

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1714 on: 11 February 2015, 20:08 »
Not exactly sure, it was so I fast putting my foot down to pull out onto the roundabout and the tail heading left then I steered to correct it followed by the tc snapping it back. Would love to see it again on camera.
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On Order: Mk8 R, Pure White, Reversing Camera, Harmon Kardon, Heated seats all round.
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Gone: Mk7 R, 5dr, DSG, Limestone Grey, 19" Pretoria's, Nav Pro, DCC, Winter Pack, Keyless, Mobile Prep and Reversing Camera.
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1715 on: 13 February 2015, 16:48 »
Got a few videos showing the recent mechanical damage from the ice.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9f_AnIBUds&feature=youtu.be

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Underside is really stinking with the salt!

2 new wheels, trackrod and wishbone apparently required along with ACC calibration. Luckily no bodywork damage. Insurance job. All in around £2,500 to sort I'm led to believe (excl hire car, towing etc...).

Unfortunately no tyre damage so still left with the bridgestones on the rear (already replaced fronts with Michelins).
Dealer had 2 new 18" GTI wheels delivered rather than the standard GTD wheels so added another days wait but they've been great so not worried.
Works completed but waiting on feedback from assessor so probably not get to collect until Monday
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Offline phope

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1716 on: 13 February 2015, 20:26 »
Fitted and hard-wired a Blackvue DR600 dashcam - a little bit fiddly to get the cabling through to the fusebox, but worked out well in the end
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Offline GolfTi

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1717 on: 13 February 2015, 20:37 »
Cleaned my rear number plate and lights.

Not much point in doing much else with all this salt on the roads...




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Offline gazmondo35

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1718 on: 14 February 2015, 11:09 »
Found a crease on the door while washing the car, some A hole must have must have done it yesterday while I was shopping,does anyone know a good body shop in the Hitchin area that might repair it.



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Offline karlak

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #1719 on: 14 February 2015, 11:23 »
Quote from: gazmondo35 on 14 February 2015, 11:09
Found a crease on the door while washing the car, some A hole must have must have done it yesterday while I was shopping,does anyone know a good body shop in the Hitchin area that might repair it.



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Sorry to see this, some people just don't care about others property.  See the following link which I posted on another forum.  There are a couple of suggestions for this area for repairers.  I ended up going to "Dass", his details are in the thread.  Superb job done and honestly, impossible to see where the damage was.


http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=347801&page=2


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