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General => General discussion => Topic started by: [han] on 10 June 2005, 16:16
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oh dear! the golf ain't as good as expected!!! :cry:
just cleaned my golf for the first time (had it a month) but as it's a non runner it's been sat on the drive. It wasn't particularly clean when it arrived as it had been stood for 3 months!
Poor car.... where do i start? all mechanical things have been done for m.o.t (it took 3 attempts to pass) now its just purely cosmetic matters!
Does anyone know what the black stain is that runs from the lower corners of the boot? i've seen this on quite a few golfs. Can i get this off? i managed to rub one side off with a sponge, but it's left a shiny mark on the lacquer - atleast the black's gone, but on the other side it' really thick, and well stuck on, there are a few scratches in it, where i can see the paint but don't really 3want to scracth it off!
my back bumper is a poor, but acceptable - there is a brownish mark that will not come out - so this may be an excuse for big bumpers :grin: :wink: :rolleyes: Anyoneknow roughly what a set of big bumpers for a mk2 will cost?
Rust spots - how do i remove them (get them removed probably... don't want to break a nail), decently and cheaply, they're only small, apart from one larger bit on the bottom of a rear door
Clutch - the clutch is really high so im guessin i need a new one, any ideas of the cost for one of those?
I'm sorry bout all the questions, but i usually rly on ym dad for this kind of info, but him and my mumare away for the weekend (again!!! - they're away about 50 weekends a year!)
Hope you can help me! - i know you bright sparks can! :cool:
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try white spirit on the black marks from the boot.
Black you bumpers and other plastic trim with scuff cote shoe polish
The only way to remove rust spots is to get them down to bare metal, treat it with rust preventor and respray the areas.
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for the black marks, its wax from inside your boot, pour a kettle full of hot water on it and they'll melt off, look in the cosmetics section of this forum for tips on getting bumpers black again. big bumpers can be found on ebay or www.gsfcarparts.com or www.eurocarparts.co.uk
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fankoo!
i wanna get driving!!!!
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don't blame you flower, i drove mine for the first time in about 6 months the other day and it put a massive grin on my face!! :wink:
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i used to drive a 106 1.4d which was dead nice to drive - until some idiot dorve into the abck of it and now it's parked sad and lonely next to my golf on the drive. That's two cars of mine that are non-runners at the mo and i've got a LOVELY :undecided: 05 reg chevrolet matiz from the insurance cop with 3000 miles on the clock, so i've been ragging it everywhere to make me feel better. but its not quite the same..... (whiplash ain't helpin y driving either)
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Try the clutch cable first? We paid some guy to fix that and left the clip it comes in the bag wi on wat a twit :grin:
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if the clutch doesnt slip then your fine for now. save the cash and get some big bumpers :tongue:
Use your hairdryer (girls=hairdryer / guys=heatgun :tongue:) to heat the black plastic suround around the rear window and then peel it off.
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my clutch is at the end of its life, literally need no clutch to drive!!! :undecided: luckily been to scrappy today and got 3offside windows lus a set of armoured door plates for £23.50 inc vat!?!?!?!
hmm.. they wanted £20 from continental auto spres for just the door plates!!!
hmm.... will it need a new clutch if its like that or just a wire thingy? How much will that cost roughly?? im a student on a v.tight budget.. justw ant my golf on the road soon!!!
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Replacing the clutch cable is cheap, the cable itself will cost less than £20.
The clutch itself would be more like £100.
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the boot mess is the wax they put inside to stop it rusting. it melts on very hot days and runs :(
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Or maybe its because MK2's are held together with a mixture of plasticine and wood glue.. :evil:
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Or maybe its because MK2's are held together with a mixture of plasticine and wood glue.. :evil:
And when they moved onto the mk3 they decided a fully welded hull, like the liberty bells, was the way forwards :tongue: :wink:
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nowt wrong with my car..... don't pick on her.. giev me a chance to get her on the road first.... :cry:
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did anyone manage to find out if the mk2 1.6 driver had an adjustable clutch? help - i need this clutch problem sorting!!! everything else is done xxx
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surely the clutch is just a cable....that u can adjust :huh:
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i ain't got the foggiest.... just don't know how to solve my problem...
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Not sure, the clutch is hydraulic on the mk3, not sure if it is on the mk2 tho, will look in my haynes manual if i remember when I get home
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cheers paul - send me an e-mail if im not online later - although i prob will be.... mega bored! off to re-coat my bumpers in green stuff...
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Or maybe its because MK2's are held together with a mixture of plasticine and wood glue.. :evil:
and filler :laugh:
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Or maybe its because MK2's are held together with a mixture of plasticine and wood glue.. :evil:
And when they moved onto the mk3 they decided a fully welded hull, like the liberty bells, was the way forwards :tongue: :wink:
The barnacles also hold the bow together quite nicely on my mk3 :grin:
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Shiver me timbers! They are held together with caulking on large barges like the Mk 3! :grin:
Was something about clutches i read a while back, was something about auto adjusters jamming up and the way to sort it - but cant remember where or how long ago it was!
Sorry! :sad:
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You will need to get someone to check as cables varied across the board for the 1.6-1.8 engines.
There should be a cable leading down to the right side (as you look at it) attatched to a bracket then a little cable coming past it into a white plastic adjustable part. (that is the adjuster)
If it isn't there then it is a auto adjust, simply remove the cable and then re-attatch it then pump the clutch pedal a few times.
If it is then you need a couple of spanners and a spare pair of feet. To play around with the adjuster on the cable.
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you make it sound easy... last time i was in the driving seat and he was undr the bonnet i was messin with pedals and almost took his finger off :undecided: ooooops.... hopefully he'll help me. He's conne me into bringin him to leeds with me if i'm not workin....
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You just know he will help you! You hold all the Aces! :wink:
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no chance tonight he's gone t his g/f's... dad tried to help, but to no avail... lol.... can't manage on my own. :undecided: got to wait a bit longer