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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: CJ on 17 October 2005, 10:40

Title: Speedo Cable
Post by: CJ on 17 October 2005, 10:40

Oww what a job....Replaced at the weekend have no skin left on my knuckles.

Title: Re: Speedo Cable
Post by: Rain on 17 October 2005, 10:48

lol take it thats from trying to get the clocks out :P

Title: Re: Speedo Cable
Post by: Deefadog on 17 October 2005, 10:56

I still have nightmares :)

Title: Re: Speedo Cable
Post by: ...joe on 17 October 2005, 18:25

pussies!!!! did one on j_s's car the other week, took all of 15 mins!!

Title: Re: Speedo Cable
Post by: sellers on 17 October 2005, 19:31

i'll second that joe

u need some mans hands boys

you know what they say

Title: Re: Speedo Cable
Post by: Deefadog on 17 October 2005, 19:34

I think someones got small hands, and you know what they say about the size of a mans hands....



















.....big gloves LoL

Title: Re: Speedo Cable
Post by: ...joe on 17 October 2005, 19:36

or you just do it the right way!! :P

Title: Re: Speedo Cable
Post by: Mr Blue on 17 October 2005, 19:37

the bigger the hands the bigger the gloves :wink:

speedo cable is piss easy

amatures :tongue:

Title: Re: Speedo Cable
Post by: Deefadog on 17 October 2005, 19:38

Once you have done once it is easy :)

I can do them blind folded now!  :grin:

Title: Re: Speedo Cable
Post by: rubjonny on 18 October 2005, 10:04

Stop winging, try a heater matrix replacement THEN I might have sympathy for you ;)

Title: Re: Speedo Cable
Post by: Rain on 18 October 2005, 12:32

done one of those and a wiring loom lol, give me a speedo cable anyday.

Title: Re: Speedo Cable
Post by: 16vbanger on 18 October 2005, 12:47

Quote from: rubjonny on 18 October 2005, 10:04

Stop winging, try a heater matrix replacement THEN I might have sympathy for you ;)

the heater matrix is a doddle what's up with you man  :tongue:

Title: Re: Speedo Cable
Post by: rubjonny on 18 October 2005, 12:53

I didn't say it wasn't easy ;)  But you try doing one without gaining some kind of injury :grin:

Think by far the worst job I've ever done was a CV boot, so much mess and a total pain in the arse :)

Title: Re: Speedo Cable
Post by: 16vbanger on 18 October 2005, 13:06

it's easy to be injury free whilst doing the heater matrix  :wink:
pull the dashboard out as it works out quicker than F***ing about underneath it  :tongue:

I can't decide on the worst job since I have done 99% of the crap jobs on it already  :laugh:
although the most painfull was changeing the passenger track rod with the gearbox out when the driveshaft dropped right on the nail of my middle finger ow that hurt soo bad  :laugh:

Title: Re: Speedo Cable
Post by: rubjonny on 18 October 2005, 13:12

in hindsight I suppose that would have been an idea, but it doesn't help with them damn spring clips tho eh :grin:

Title: Re: Speedo Cable
Post by: 16vbanger on 18 October 2005, 13:13

Lol them clips are what made me take the dash out  :grin:

Title: Re: Speedo Cable
Post by: Deefadog on 18 October 2005, 13:19

Changing the matrix was fairly easy! but got to agree, those springs are a pain, i used a mag  lite and a mirror and 6 cans of stella :)

Worst job ever was changing the front wheel! - nut was on good and proper, so took a big jump onto the breaker bar slipped and cracked the wrong nuts on my socket set which was on the bench! :) ooochhhhh