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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: big20 on 23 February 2008, 16:12

Title: help anyone in the daventry/northampton area
Post by: big20 on 23 February 2008, 16:12: hi guys has anyone in the daventry/northampton area got a spare header cap for a mk3 gti lying about in their garage/parts box as no shop can get me one till monday lunchtime and i need my wheels back asap.
Title: Re: help anyone in the daventry/northampton area
Post by: Pete Taylor on 23 February 2008, 16:35: I'm just down the road but i've not got one spare sorry
Title: Re: help anyone in the daventry/northampton area
Post by: Pete Taylor on 23 February 2008, 16:36: have you been to GSF in daventry today?

Go to a scrap yard if they cant get you one, loads of different VW ones will fit
Title: Re: help anyone in the daventry/northampton area
Post by: big20 on 23 February 2008, 21:33: stole one from my a guy from works car, hahahahaha, so glad his wiring loom melted cheers anyways. would have been gsf but i maxed out myfix it fund this month doing the head gasket. never seen your car abouts. who does your fixing round here, ive got so fed up with bodge it merchant garages i just did the headgasket/timing beltand a leaking core plug myself.
Title: Re: help anyone in the daventry/northampton area
Post by: Pete Taylor on 24 February 2008, 02:56: I've got one guy I trust to do my car and he's in Birmingham. He's a retired mechanic and he really really knows his stuff and does it all nice and cheap for me :D
Title: Re: help anyone in the daventry/northampton area
Post by: big20 on 27 February 2008, 15:54: do you know anyone looking to get rid of a mk3 gti 5dr as i took mine out on sunday, running sweet, but then a fuel pipe split and i could do nothing more than stand there and watch her burn! gutted but i want a new one to get ready for show season so if you know anyone give us a shout! cheers mate, budget around Ã‚£700
Title: Re: help anyone in the daventry/northampton area
Post by: Pete Taylor on 27 February 2008, 16:11: :o
Title: Re: help anyone in the daventry/northampton area
Post by: Mikester on 27 February 2008, 16:12: Have you got 2 gtis? A min ago you wanted a header cap, now you said it burnt to the ground!? :huh:
Title: Re: help anyone in the daventry/northampton area
Post by: Pete Taylor on 27 February 2008, 16:32: Unless you go to the Ã‚£1000 mark you're going to end up with a mk3 1.8 driver i'm afraid!

OBDI 3 door valver down the road from me cheap http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1994-Mk3-Volkswagen-Golf-Gti-16v-3-Door-No-Reserve_W0QQitemZ290209435738QQihZ019QQcategoryZ9873QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Title: Re: help anyone in the daventry/northampton area
Post by: tim145tim on 27 February 2008, 16:59: I guess there are bargains... have a look on autotrader... most early 8v's are around 800 quid...

I got my 16v anniversary for 1100...

bound to be other bargains
Title: Re: help anyone in the daventry/northampton area
Post by: big20 on 27 February 2008, 20:08: i borrowed the header cap, spent a few hours getting her running sweet, then went for a drive, and she ran fine!
then had to go out later and it went tits! not my handywork, just a perished fuel pipe! so please dont take the piss im in mourning :angry:
Title: Re: help anyone in the daventry/northampton area
Post by: big20 on 27 February 2008, 20:11: i am after a five door as ive got sprogs! seen one on ebay for cheap but i aint gonna go to pontefract to view it and find some lil *^%$ outbids me!
Title: Re: help anyone in the daventry/northampton area
Post by: Pete Taylor on 28 February 2008, 06:26: Do what I did, get yourself a 3 door valver then get a cheapass car as your daily. I just bought a vectra SRi for Ã‚£335 as my daily because my little one is 5 weeks old now and going in my golf will break him!