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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: shelaghmk3gti on 11 April 2012, 18:59
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hope mods will approve!
i have interrupted so many threads to ask questions,dont think the boys will say i ruin anything as im genuinely interested .. but there are a few that dont like me.. given that i thought id do this and then only those that are interested in the genuine questions i have will reply :tongue: i have nothing to play on.. im a 40 yr old fem with a GTI that i love.. we've had our moments, but i seriously dont want to take her off the road .. for 2 reasons.. shes a bloody fine looking car and ive spent more that i would get back..
my VW history involves
a mk1. ( was a horrible blue and was in 1995.. but god did i polish her)
a mark 2 16v that was written off by a one arm driver that went on to burn his house down :shocked:
im now on my 3rd mk3.. all 8v.. for some reason
i have always had a very generous husband.. yeah i know!! but now i dont so im hacking it.. i coud have any car i wanted and i still chose this heap :grin:
so dont get angry if i ask a stupid question....been rolling round in dirt all day dont spoil it now :grin:
shelagh x
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I always answer any question im able to that hasn't been answered already and will continue to do so :)
just because a question has been asked 100 times doesn't mean the person asking it should know the answer, maybe they weren't there the last 100 times to hear it, some people on here don't understand that :)
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I'm 40 and feel your pain! And luv....but on the centre Cap thing,scrapyard should solve the prob
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on the way home from buying her ( 60miles) the head went though i didnt know that.. i drove it home she was a mess anyway..insight is wonderful
recently have ( after the head being done at a cost of £480) had a horrible vibe and rattle.. garage exp on the head didnt go well.. hence why i started this!
ok i clamped the exhaust at the manifold/heat gurad i think on friday 7th april.. my birthday! was in the center of the car what a job!!
today ive bolted the heat sheild at the back.. and as the front kept on vibrating i took it to a garage ( with £100 quid in my pocket) the noise is unberabe.. tho its not even audable to anyone that dont know a golf !!
al he did was take off my bolts.. to check then replace them and say he has to rip off the head sheild.. didnt add any more than id done.
i cant do that! just rip parts off!
i would however appreciate.. my learning curve being taken into consideration and not ( theres always be one)knocked
i want to make my car look like a certain members on here... i dunno his name.. but its smoothed bot with flash wheels and it was a prezzie for his mrs :grin:
i'll leave it there u males get bored easy :tongue:
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I'm 40 and feel your pain! And luv....but on the centre Cap thing,scrapyard should solve the prob
and if i could find just ne scrappy here that had a golf..... theres none :rolleyes:
i tried to rip the wheel trims off.. or rather have a nose behind tonight... fek me... anyone want some bolts :shocked:
were they there for a reason?? ( literally fell out with the dirt)
found a decent scrappy in cardiff so ill be going there in the morning .. hope ill get the cap and some trim bits :)
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Why have you been rolling around in dirt all day,do'nt work at Port Talbot do you ???!!!!. :smiley: ex Tonyrefail "inmate".
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@ gasketface.. theres always one ;0) YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN SO PISS OFF AND LET ME do this thing :lipsrsealed:
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I'm 40 and feel your pain! And luv....but on the centre Cap thing,scrapyard should solve the prob
nope!!!
gonna change the whole stance of the car eventually PHAT is a dream!! everytime ilook here i want more!!!! :grin:
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Ask all the questions you like!
If folk dont like you then dismiss those idiots.
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I'm off to port talbot soon see the family be the first time i take my car there. my car is called gulliver for a reason lol.
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LOL search..shame i didnt live a wee bit closer could have met up x
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I always answer any question im able to that hasn't been answered already and will continue to do so :)
just because a question has been asked 100 times doesn't mean the person asking it should know the answer, maybe they weren't there the last 100 times to hear it, some people on here don't understand that :)
Top man!
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indeed!
have just had a tug at my wheel arches.. im sooo tempted, but wanted to see what they were like underneath
3 nuts( shiny as new ones) fell out along with a load of mud :shocked: look clean though
i also noticed a hole... is there only the one and could it be filled and painted with a rattle can/ touch up brush.. i assume all 4 will have these holes?
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there should be a few bolt holes on the lip where the arch screws on but shouldn't be any holes on the visible part of the arch. when I took my arches off the were rusted badly in places, grinded down filled and touched up with rattle cans and there as good as new :)
be careful with the front ones, my rear ones were ok but the fronts where the arch meets with the door down in the corner this section is often totally rotten on older mk3s or ones that haven't been looked after in the past. with the arches off I could push my finger right through :shocked: a tube of glass fiber later and they weren't looking too bad but new arches will be needed in the near future :(
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ahh right.. ill see if i can have a look without actually getting it off then,, dont want get stuck with a load of rust that i dont know what to do with.. yet! and as its a 1994 chances are high by the sound of it :cry:
thankyou for the help :)
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Brilliant thread Shelagh :smiley:
Made my day when I saw the title :grin:
Hope you get the answers your looking for.
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She cant spell though! :rolleyes: :grin:
Think it should be bordering
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She cant spell though! :rolleyes: :grin:
Think it should be bordering
Ahh now the title makes sense! :grin:
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and i live like 2 minutes from port talbot!
werent on about mine were the she? mines the same colour as yours ( i think!)
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S.Wales Golf mk3 Meet up? im 4 hours way but like i said meeting family soon-ish
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She cant spell though! :rolleyes: :grin:
Think it should be bordering
HAHA you're quite right and i didnt even notice.. ah well if it aint spelt correctly then it cant be true :grin:
edited this one just for you :kiss:
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She cant spell though! :rolleyes: :grin:
Think it should be bordering
HAHA you're quite right and i didnt even notice.. ah well if it aint spelt correctly then it cant be true :grin:
edited this one just for you :kiss:
Don't want to kick you while you are down, but you need to change the title on the first post! :grin:
Other wise it will only change for that reply..
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well i dont know how to do it.. guess ill be 'boarding' till further notice lol
edit..pfft tried and failed :rolleyes:
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No, it's changed now! :afro:
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yay me :cool: :grin:
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well ive just sold my mk3 so i possibly couldnt comment and why i'm i still in this forum,
:embarassed: :embarassed: :undecided: :sad:
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got yourself a mk2 didnt you ( sure thats what i read) not a bad swap at all :)
you miss her already dont you :cry: lol x
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got yourself a mk2 didnt you ( sure thats what i read) not a bad swap at all :)
you miss her already dont you :cry: lol x
thanks yes i did,
and i possibly couldnt comment :cry:
them wheel caps are great finger Frisbee's mind
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Why do people think moderators mind? Shady's likes it anyway! :laugh:
b.t.w Can I use my magic spell button! (which also doubles as a magic thread divert button!)
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Why do people think moderators mind? Shady's likes it anyway! :laugh:
b.t.w Can I use my magic spell button! (which also doubles as a magic thread divert button!)
NO!
:grin: :kiss:
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quick Q.. is it only the front 2 little bits of trim i need off a CL if i remove mine??
and whats the filler called that i have to fill in the hole with ( sure i saw 1)
and where will i get a tin of paint to go over that? im near cardiff if anyone fancied doing a google search :drool:
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You need the entire CL trim as it is smaller then the GTi one.
What holes are you on about? there should only be the one under the arches where the rivets pop into, they can be left.
The others will be where the CL trim pops into the sides..
Unless you have lots of rust!
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non plastic arched VR trim is the same width (although with vw they make the stuff from lots of differnet materials for each model, so i can't 100% say it will match)
check on ecp or similar (they used to list all/lots of the differnt options)
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there will be holes in the arches where the rivets will have held the wheel arch covers though. They should be treated and filled or at the least treated otherwise i'd have thought they would be just waiting to add more rust.
And the boarding thing...surely that applies still mk3=boat?? non? :grin:
Anways good look with what looks to be the start of a project :smiley:
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went to 5 scrapyards and couldnt get any CL trim at all :cry:
did however manage to get a pair or struts... ive seen a nice write up on installation.. but cant find it ( with pics)
the only one i can find is this one
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3242734
which without pics is as good as useless to a middle aged blonde :grin:
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hmph. i saw the title and thought this was an "Ask Shelagh" agony aunt type thread :sad:
see i have this rash..
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oh aye... do tell :wink:
found the thread i was after now so gonna eat my lunch n have a read and get on it :smiley:
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found the thread i was after now so gonna eat my lunch n have a read and get on it :smiley:
You can also use the links I posted in this thread http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=68845.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=68845.0)
oh and topher...I have some cream for that? My itchy redness has gone so i have no use for it now! :tongue:
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found the thread i was after now so gonna eat my lunch n have a read and get on it :smiley:
You can also use the links I posted in this thread http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=68845.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=68845.0)
oh and topher...I have some cream for that? My itchy redness has gone so i have no use for it now! :tongue:
What? You both had the same itch? Does shady know? :grin:
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major fed up now!
have spent the last 2 hrs running around trying to get the bolts for these stupid things( didnt realise i had to get them at the same time!... cant get them,, every scrappy i talked to said' it cant be done you have to drill this and that'.. so i get the laptop out of the car and showed them,,, then they tell me my bonnet wont lift high enough'.. i showed them exactly where the struts were to be bolted.. and it would open fine.. but no, what the hell do i know.. now on an effing mission to find a set f bolys or another set off another car
what a waste of a day !!! :angry:
on the upside.. i went into a random workshop that i saw a load of VW's outside of.. and was talking to the fella.. who i then realised was my brother!! havent seen him for 22 yrs...good taste obviously runs in the family though as he has a couple of mk4's and 2 transporters :rolleyes:
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you mean the boot struts as bonnet lifters? you need the bolts from the boot that the struts fit onto, you dont need to drill anything whoever you that was an idiot, you just need a spanner!
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boot struts as bonnet lifters...... there's a thread about them (with all the details needed).
I can't tell you where it is (but I will give a clue....mk3 maintenence) :wink:
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and im feeling kid so its here (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=112349.0)
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you mean the boot struts as bonnet lifters? you need the bolts from the boot that the struts fit onto, you dont need to drill anything whoever you that was an idiot, you just need a spanner!
the scrappy i got them from i called him and he said 'ahh there fixed to the car'.. clearly not mate and youre in the wrong job :angry:
then i went to another i showed him the pics on the laptop from the 'how to' thread.. he was having none of it :grin: muppet!
just went to try the local car parts shop and ran out of petrol...having a fab day i am ... not :angry:
and my car is minging from all the nasty roads ive been down :(
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If all else fails just do what i did.. :grin:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jom-Bonnet-Lifters-VW-Golf-Mk-3-Vento-/280631064417?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4156ea3761
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aww now you tell me :rolleyes:
sod it im going to do the shopping before deciding to get on with something.. when i have alloys all over the house and bits of bumper getting in the way ill do something... parts are soo not easy to get hold of unlike a new car you can get up in the morning and do something.. tho if i had done this strut thing properly itd have been done :undecided:
nevermind. im busy making a campervan cake for my sons 8th tomorrow.. will post a pic and show you all my hidden talents HAHA
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boot struts as bonnet lifters...... there's a thread about them (with all the details needed).
I can't tell you where it is (but I will give a clue....mk3 maintenence) :wink:
yeah i found it.. ace thread and would have been done in 20 mins.. had i gotten the bolts n nuts too :cry:
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*subscribed* for no apparent reason... :laugh:
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well havent done anything at all this weekend.. didnt even spend sunday washing and polishing her like i usually do.. and my days she is sooo dirty ..the inside is worse than the outside too ( thanks kids!!) just havent had the time :sad:
but what has made my weekend is the fact that stow has subscribed to the thread :kiss: :kiss: :grin:
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Time you transferred tis to a project thread in Dub Rides me thinks! :rolleyes:
:wink: :grin: :kiss:
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What's the strut ball studs worth? :lipsrsealed:
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peace and quiet for everyone in my house.. coz as soon as i get them i'll stop whining :grin:
found some now anyway :)
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have just added a huggge 2 BHP by adding the forum sticker to my car.. and you thought i was doing nothing :cool:
now going out to fix my window cos its raining and its dropped :cry:
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anyone know how to remove the heater dials? i thought they would pull off like cooker knobs :sad:
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I think they should. Maybe they been stuck on?
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they do stick abit due to heat,and cold on plastics,or could have been glued buy some @wat, PULL EM HARDER! :grin:
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anyone know how to remove the heater dials? i thought they would pull off like cooker knobs :sad:
just pull that knob!
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anyone know how to remove the heater dials? i thought they would pull off like cooker knobs :sad:
just pull that knob!
oh what lovely eyes you have .........................
have i pulled yet :laugh:
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thanks to Matt robinson ( legend) i got the bolts so was able to fit these struts today
well chuffed!! will upload the pic of what happens when you use a cheap spanner at some point too :grin:
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/SHELAGH_2007/struts.jpg)
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh148/SHELAGH_2007/struts2.jpg)
i did remove the stick holder thing.. and i cant wait to break down :grin: looks sooo cool!
yes i am missing 2 wing nuts... :lipsrsealed:
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looking gd there done well :cool:
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aww cheers babe x
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this thread needs moving to dub rides section
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thanks mate ... when i have a car like BAD ill be proud to be in a proper place ..lots of learning to do yet :)
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this thread needs moving to dub rides section
this started as question thread.....I'm sure a dubride thread will be sorted?
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appreciate the offer but i havent done anything...........
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unless you WANT me to piss of into the wilderness :undecided:
:smiley:
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:wink: :cool:
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anyone know how to remove the heater dials? i thought they would pull off like cooker knobs :sad:
just pull that knob!
oh what lovely eyes you have .........................
have i pulled yet :laugh:
I hope your not saying that I'm a knob :huh:
appreciate the offer but i havent done anything...........
Don't worry about what you have or haven't done, I've got 30+ pages on nothing in my project thread!
Good work with the bonnet! :smiley:
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haha as if!
had a msg from my cousin in canada after i posted the pics on FB... he said they looked 'flaky' and the car should never be worked on without the proper stick thing being in place ...why?? the boot lid never falls on my head :undecided:
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haha as if!
had a msg from my cousin in canada after i posted the pics on FB... he said they looked 'flaky' and the car should never be worked on without the proper stick thing being in place ...why?? the boot lid never falls on my head :undecided:
Did nobody tell you that a crash helmet is required if you have boot struts on your bonnet :grin:
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haha as if!
had a msg from my cousin in canada after i posted the pics on FB... he said they looked 'flaky' and the car should never be worked on without the proper stick thing being in place ...why?? the boot lid never falls on my head :undecided:
Canadians are weird people.
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lol hes welsh.. as i am.. nuff said :laugh:
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Well cousin really knows about cars!
(stick thing!) :rolleyes:
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Well cousin really knows about cars!
(stick thing!) :rolleyes:
that was MY choice of words :grin: :grin:
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just been out and the roads wet and my car literally slipped around a corner :undecided: ( felt like it came from back passenger side )
the tyre on the back passenger side is bald, meant to get it done when heat shield was removed but havent got time to get in as yet.. and cant change it myself as i havent got a locking nut
cant be beacuse of 1 tyre tho can it?
brakes need doing too, grinding and squeeky in reverse
ill go in in the morning to get the tyre.. but is it likely to be that? i put the kids in the car daily and now im a bit worried
shelagh x
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Yes it can be because of one tyre, get that sorted asap whether you have kids in it or not, you don't want to end up in the ditch...
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oh dear! will do it this afternoon then in that case .. thankyou x
i assume the tyre place can get the wheel off without the locking nut? ive always had one before so dont know :sad:
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Yes it can be because of one tyre, get that sorted asap whether you have kids in it or not, you don't want to end up in the ditch...
as stow says more than likeley the cause & yep they will have the tools to get them off,
although i cant see what wrong with slipping into a nice diyke............ :grin:
Ill get me coat......
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Yes it can be because of one tyre, get that sorted asap whether you have kids in it or not, you don't want to end up in the ditch...
as stow says more than likeley the cause & yep they will have the tools to get them off,
although i cant see what wrong with slipping into a nice diyke............ :grin:
Ill get me coat......
:grin: good boy.. off you pop :grin:
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have you had a go at your stereo yet dudette??? :smiley:
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no.. saving it a till the weekend, havent even washed/polished her for 2 weeks
so fingers crossed it'll be dry and can get on with it..shouldnt take me long with the fab instructions you gave me :)
( thanks again)
shelagh x
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Did you get your tyre done?? :huh:
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yes done, but roads are dry now so i cant tell if it was that what was the problem ... typical huh!
soon find out ..heavy rain forecast :angry:
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yes done, but roads are dry now so i cant tell if it was that what was the problem ... typical huh!
soon find out ..heavy rain forecast :angry:
Good,
I'l be very surprised if it hasn't cured it, an your safe now
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Serious slacker! :rolleyes:
Bald tyre? Naughty Shelagh!
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yeah, my bad :embarassed:
just one of things i have to get used to checking.. was always the ex's department ( stupid excuse i know) :sad:
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Ummmm no excuse! Its your car and your responsibility.
Bald tyres not only mean points and fines but danger to you, yours and other road users! :angry:
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yes, thanks for that Len
my mate was on FB yesterday asking about buying new tyres... the next status update was about how much agony she was in and that the car was written off.....
i deffo wont be ignoring that again!!
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is there anyway i can change the clocks in my car for something like a fiestas?
realy really need a miles till empty clock... ran out again yesterday, even tho it showed i had enough to get to the petrol station :sad:
was tempted to scrap it after the few hours grief it gave me... ran out of petrol, went to open the boot to get the can only to notice my numberplate had fallen off ( stuck them on with proper pads from halfords when i put my forum surround on)... walk to the garage with the can and my debit card wouldnt work
all in the wetest day for a while :rolleyes:
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Ummmm no excuse! Its your car and your responsibility.
Bald tyres not only mean points and fines but danger to you, yours and other road users! :angry:
Must be nice to be a saint......never done anything similar in your past at any point. I have and I kniw that in the past things were easier to get away with but we all learn somewhere so to me people in glass houses etc. The good point is that the problem was spotted and rectifyedbefore anything happened
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is there anyway i can change the clocks in my car for something like a fiestas?
realy really need a miles till empty clock... ran out again yesterday, even tho it showed i had enough to get to the petrol station :sad:
was tempted to scrap it after the few hours grief it gave me... ran out of petrol, went to open the boot to get the can only to notice my numberplate had fallen off ( stuck them on with proper pads from halfords when i put my forum surround on)... walk to the garage with the can and my debit card wouldnt work
all in the wetest day for a while :rolleyes:
My MK3 gauges have been pretty accurate. :undecided:
Anyway, I just reset the trip everytime I fill up and it gives an avereage along with the gauge.
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in all 3 ive had they have always let me down.. just wondering if theres something i could clean to make it more accurate?
was saying in another thread that sometimes a tenner could give me almost half a tank and then anther day the needle wont move off red ..a nd i tend not to put more than about a tenner in unless ive something planned as its not money i can afford to lose should it get nicked or towed :undecided:
maybe filling it up to the brim just once would 'reset' it?
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I've found in both my mk3s the gauge was cr@p at small volumes. Current one says empty when there are 10l left.
I always brim the tank and go by mileage to a tank.
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Ummmm no excuse! Its your car and your responsibility.
Bald tyres not only mean points and fines but danger to you, yours and other road users! :angry:
Must be nice to be a saint......never done anything similar in your past at any point. I have and I kniw that in the past things were easier to get away with but we all learn somewhere so to me people in glass houses etc. The good point is that the problem was spotted and rectifyedbefore anything happened
So you dont check your tyres on a regular basis?
More fool you!
I regularly check my tyres and even then back in 1984 I had a blow out on a motorway!
So I have never been complacent about tyres!
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Ummmm no excuse! Its your car and your responsibility.
Bald tyres not only mean points and fines but danger to you, yours and other road users! :angry:
Must be nice to be a saint......never done anything similar in your past at any point. I have and I kniw that in the past things were easier to get away with but we all learn somewhere so to me people in glass houses etc. The good point is that the problem was spotted and rectifyedbefore anything happened
So you dont check your tyres on a regular basis?
More fool you!
I regularly check my tyres and even then back in 1984 I had a blow out on a motorway!
So I have never been complacent about tyres!
ok dont argue.. jeez i get enough of that at home, yes Len i was ignorant and if anything had happened then it would have been on my head!
fact is tyre was probably very low when i bought the car so makes me even a bigger muppet.. lesson learnt!
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Ok guy's lets not clog up someone else's thread with arguments...Tyre's been changed, lessons been learnt and no ones been hurt (this time)
Your not a Muppet, just sometimes in life other things are on your mind being a single parent and skint (just the impression you've given me) the last thing you worry about is your car...
I couldn't comment on the Fuel gauge as I haven't had any problems with mine, I've taken mine off the gauge and it was still going....but a tenner will not get you very far that's for sure...
Good luck
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lol yeah just a bit, but like you say all done now
and thanks x
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Ummmm no excuse! Its your car and your responsibility.
Bald tyres not only mean points and fines but danger to you, yours and other road users! :angry:
Must be nice to be a saint......never done anything similar in your past at any point. I have and I kniw that in the past things were easier to get away with but we all learn somewhere so to me people in glass houses etc. The good point is that the problem was spotted and rectifyedbefore anything happened
So you dont check your tyres on a regular basis?
More fool you!
I regularly check my tyres and even then back in 1984 I had a blow out on a motorway!
So I have never been complacent about tyres!
Actually Len I check mine regularly and the point of my post was not to comment on the state of your tyres but in fact your attitude towards someone who makes a simple mistake. I asked did you never do anything similar at some point in your past. I have made mistakes when buying cars and this is how I learnt. I am not arguing or having digs at anyone just simply saying that it's something most of us (if not all) have done at some point. Don't take it as a dig or personal :cool:
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lol yeah just a bit, but like you say all done now
and thanks x
No worries...
Actually Len I check mine regularly and the point of my post was not to comment on the state of your tyres but in fact your attitude towards someone who makes a simple mistake. I asked did you never do anything similar at some point in your past. I have made mistakes when buying cars and this is how I learnt. I am not arguing or having digs at anyone just simply saying that it's something most of us (if not all) have done at some point. Don't take it as a dig or personal :cool:
Yep...having a front brake hose pop under load is scary sh*t...just don't always think to check these things...
wise after the event
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Sorry but glasshouses was definitely a personal pop!
But hey if you lot dont take safety seriously carry on.
Just remember that your tyres are the only contact with the road and without good tyres you cannot turn or stop safely.
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Sorry but glasshouses was definitely a personal pop!
But hey if you lot dont take safety seriously carry on.
Just remember that your tyres are the only contact with the road and without good tyres you cannot turn or stop safely.
Yep your right...but brakes are also useful, correctly tightened wheel nuts too and every thing else that is bolted to the chasis for that matter!
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Driven cars that have blow outs, partial brake failure, Micra, complete brake failure, Fiesta and wheels coming off, MK4.
Thanks to customers. None is fun I tell ya!
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Sorry but glasshouses was definitely a personal pop!
But hey if you lot dont take safety seriously carry on.
Just remember that your tyres are the only contact with the road and without good tyres you cannot turn or stop safely.
Not intended as a personal pop but take it whatever way you want. You seem to think that a lot of stuff on here is aimed towarda yourself. My point was aimed in general. Anyway answer my question.....have you never done a similar thing in your past (nottyres in particular but a similar situation) ??
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Driven cars that have blow outs, partial brake failure, Micra, complete brake failure, Fiesta and wheels coming off, MK4.
Thanks to customers. None is fun I tell ya!
been there,!! on the M6 in an imported Mazda marvie..cant be as stupid as i look as i managed to get the car safely into blackpool using the handbrake and gears( with kids in the car wasn't easy or maybe the best idea but it happened) ive also had my engine blow in a vectra doing 80 in the outside lane on the M4 ( again kids in the car )..i coudnt have predicted either situation . i think its how people react to mishaps that causes problems while driving a lot of the time..panic wont help,how many people see a cat/dog/rabbit and swerve?? :shocked: F** that! sorry bunny rabbit if you run in the road youre having it..always expect the unexpected when driving, even if the car has a full service history and mick the mechanic gave the car 5 stars the day before! complacency costs lives! - says she who runs bald tyres :rolleyes:
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I ones sneezed when driving an a bit of snot flew out.. It landed on the steering wheel.. not fun man, not fun..
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I ones sneezed when driving an a bit of snot flew out.. It landed on the steering wheel.. not fun man, not fun..
I hope you cleaned it off :grin: :grin:
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I ones sneezed when driving an a bit of snot flew out.. It landed on the steering wheel.. not fun man, not fun..
eeewww piggy!!
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Hi shelagh wer in south wales you from im south wales myself. was your old mk3 yellow? :smiley:
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I ones sneezed when driving an a bit of snot flew out.. It landed on the steering wheel.. not fun man, not fun..
I hope you cleaned it off :grin: :grin:
Couldn't - 10 and 2 safety first man. Even it it was residing at 12..
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Hi shelagh wer in south wales you from im south wales myself. was your old mk3 yellow? :smiley:
no was black... i feel a dig coming on :laugh:
im in barry x
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I ones sneezed when driving an a bit of snot flew out.. It landed on the steering wheel.. not fun man, not fun..
I hope you cleaned it off :grin: :grin:
Couldn't - 10 and 2 safety first man. Even it it was residing at 12..
LMAO :grin: shut up u 2!! :grin:
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Green and Purple....interesting choice of colours :laugh:
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na shel no did just askin lol . :smiley:
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:grin: first time for everything i spose
so where are u then?
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im up in the rhondda hun . :smiley:
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im up in the rhondda hun . :smiley:
oooo a proper taff eh? nice :)
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I drove down from Ebbw vale to taffs well on the A469 today, breathtaking scenery.
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I drove down from Ebbw vale to taffs well on the A469 today, breathtaking scenery.
this will sound shallow i know but not long ago i was at that festival park shopping place (EV).. the drive up to it was stunning.. the shops were disappointing to say the least but yes, breath taking on a grand scale
you welsh as well gavv?
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I drove down from Ebbw vale to taffs well on the A469 today, breathtaking scenery.
this will sound shallow i know but not long ago i was at that festival park shopping place (EV).. the drive up to it was stunning.. the shops were disappointing to say the least but yes, breath taking on a grand scale
you welsh as well gavv?
No..devonian born and bred.
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lovely.. im going to live in a little cottage down there when im old and grey.. all paid for by the kids of course lol :rolleyes:
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It's a good place to live although getting expensive and the roads are abysmal.
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ye aint you proper taffs in barry en shel ? lol we will have to sort out a local vw meet . :smiley:
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2 problems.. after all the rain weve had i just found an onboard swimming pool in the rear drivers side foot well.. also my boot wont open, with the key or the fob :undecided:
any ideas :)
shelagh x
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all sorted :)
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did you get the roof bars on okay?
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actualy did that today as well.. followed youre instructions and it was a 5 min job.. they look well cool :) thanks again, will get pics at some point ive got a chest infection and shouldnt have done anything today.. im paying for it now :cry:
shelagh x
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actualy did that today as well.. followed youre instructions and it was a 5 min job.. they look well cool :) thanks again, will get pics at some point ive got a chest infection and shouldnt have done anything today.. im paying for it now :cry:
shelagh x
yh there farly easy to fit once youve got your head round it, took me a few minutes to figure them out
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This gone quiet?
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This gone quiet?
that'll be because ive passed out after having a quote from Kwik fit for £450!! :laugh: :grin: :grin:
priced the parts on ECP and it comes to £51 with forum discount ... didnt want to have to do it but i am going to! :)
front discs and pads and back pads
and thanks for the advice last night Len xx
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Shes Alive !! lol
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Shes Alive !! lol
haha yep! :kiss:
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What the fvck were you thinking by even considering the use of those cretins at Kwik fit?
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What the fvck were you thinking by even considering the use of those cretins at Kwik fit?
I'd rather hand my car over to a group of toddlers.
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:embarassed: I told her to get a quote from Kwik Fit! Me bad!
Sorry Shelagh!
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:embarassed: I told her to get a quote from Kwik Fit! Me bad!
Sorry Shelagh!
:grin: LOL its fine.. not like i'll ever be going there anyway
like i said going to have a go myself on the weekend...hmmmm shoud be interesting!
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Took my old car to kwik fit ( peugeot 307 ) and this kid just took it for a joy ride not even joking, people in the waiting area said said to me "does he even have a licence" was not happy at all.
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sh!t! id have gone absolutely mental!
i saw someone ( young mechanic) do a brake test on a cozzy while i was getting prices..... if that had been my car :sick:
your car is looking fab search.. didnt even recognice it :embarassed:
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Coming along, but came across some bad rust and done a quick fix but turns out the roof seal was broke and a hole under it coursing my car to rust from inside out, so not sure i wanna spend much more money on her, keep her till she gives up on me and ger a GTi. im now insured with sky insurance and WOW only £660 for the year thats on 2 years no claims, my old insurance Tesco with my mods wanted 3k GULP and 5K for a GTi but now im tempted to see how much a GTi would be with sky.
hows your car holding up? me and the family be in wales next month come by say hello if you like.
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Shelagh, get a Haynes manual and follow that, it is good for brakes! :grin:
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yeah will do Len..few lads i know willing to give me a hand too so shouldnt be tooo bad.. if im lucky i will get to hand out the beers and that will be all :grin:
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major miffed off
have had a speeding ticket in the post..there isnt a cam on the road where they say it was done.. and if from mem i have it right i saw a van.. and it was literaly 100 yards off the round about! there is NO way in this world i was doing 37, i wasnt bloody speeding! it was 2.12 in the afternoon... sober as a judge and just going on about my business
u can bag me all u like but in all honesty a bit of advice would come in handy :)
shelagh x
PS if i get done for this its 12 points i have :sick:
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thats a sh!tter but all ya can do is send it back an ask for the pic plus if he was parked on side of road is there signs pointing out camera etc plus ask to see the letter from council say he can park the van on there grass/pavmonts etc. all so check for where the speed signs r.
hope ya get it sorted. :smiley:
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they should send the pic of your number plate surley?
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You can still keep driving on 12 points but you'll have to go to court and play nice with the judge.
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What are your other 9 points for?
Unless you can plead extreme hardship if your licence is taken away, you are looking at a ban if convicted unfortunately!
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What are your other 9 points for?
Unless you can plead extreme hardship if your licence is taken away, you are looking at a ban if convicted unfortunately!
You would need to prove that you need to keep your licence for work/caring for a relative etc, it need to be a convincing reason.
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they should send the pic of your number plate surley?
well im admitting to nothing untill i get this.. will be on the phone 1st thing.
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What are your other 9 points for?
Unless you can plead extreme hardship if your licence is taken away, you are looking at a ban if convicted unfortunately!
speeding! 1 of them wasnt mine.. sadly had sold the car and couldnt prove it..
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thats a sh!tter but all ya can do is send it back an ask for the pic plus if he was parked on side of road is there signs pointing out camera etc plus ask to see the letter from council say he can park the van on there grass/pavmonts etc. all so check for where the speed signs r.
hope ya get it sorted. :smiley:
Mobile camera vans can park anywhere and don't need to have warning signs visible.
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thats a sh!tter but all ya can do is send it back an ask for the pic plus if he was parked on side of road is there signs pointing out camera etc plus ask to see the letter from council say he can park the van on there grass/pavmonts etc. all so check for where the speed signs r.
hope ya get it sorted. :smiley:
Mobile camera vans can park anywhere and don't need to have warning signs visible.
no way in this world i would have got to that speed just off a round about.. and especially as the van was visible instantly....really pissed off about this.. had it been early morning and i was a bit tired then yeah, but 2:12???
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guttin shelagh hun :sad:. get some one to take them for you if you cant get off wiv them thas wha i did. :smiley:
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guttin shelagh hun :sad:. get some one to take them for you if you cant get off wiv them thas wha i did. :smiley:
oi! not even sure i deserve them yet nevermind paying them off lol...everyone i know seems to be up to 6 or 9 insurance is stupid so fat chnace.. but like i say i wasnt speeding! and i will take this ti court if needs be ... no one speeds on that road theres a zebra crossing just off the roundabout and the van was in the place where id have been in 2nd.. 3rd at a push( 37 mph was the claim) .. nahhh
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im already technically banned, as the DVLA revoked my licence after points and a ticket were produced on my last car( and i refused to send it in as id sold the car at the time)... so im seriously not in a good place ( i would have been unliscensed at the time)
thiink its time to park the car up till i sort this... got so much going on, son in crown court etc(trial due to start in august) these silly things are getting overlooked and in the long run its all going to catch up with me .. cant be everything to everyone, if i lose the car for the above reasons ill never be able to get her back
anyways.. think ill leave the forum for a while as i dont need the 'due to me'i have that every morning
take care guys,ill possibly be back .. xxx
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see ya shelagh hope ya get everything sorted an hope to see ya back on here soon :smiley: