Some More Newbie Questions! mk2

[Chris Green]

Hello Again,

A couple more questions.

1. My car is a 1986 8v. What gearbox is this likely to have? looking here http://www.scirocco.org/gears/ it looks like it will probably be one of these - 4Y, 9A, ACD, AEN (8v Close Ratio).
Looking at the gear speeds on that site, I have calculated that my car would do 57mph in second at 6k revs at the moment, but if I fitted a 16v box, I'd be doing 52 mph, thus increasing the accelleration.

Are 16v boxes available?

2. seat repairs. My drivers side seat bolster has collapsed. It isn't very comfortable. I've heard it is possibly to repair them, but has anyone got a guide to doing this?

3. WUR mod. what does a WUR look like? I might be able to get one from an audi at a local scrap yard. Would it have to be a 16v model audi that I get one from? (so that it is adjustable).

4. Wheel refurbishment. I want to refurbish my wheels, as the laquer has peeled off in a fair few places. However, I am planning on doing this by hand, and not getting them powder coated. (unless someone could lend me some steels for a little while?).

What could I use to strip the laquer off the wheels?

5. my MFA doesn't work, I have an aftermarket stereo fitted, is that the probable cause?

That's about all for now!

Thanks a lot,

Chris.

[tinman]

2. seat repairs. not easy or cheap to repair the bolster and the results always sh*te. the best way of repairing them is to find a matching passenger seat. remove the bottom part of both seats and swap them over.

essentially - passenger seats are always unworn

4. try wet and dry.

[Chris Green]

2. seat repairs. not easy or cheap to repair the bolster and the results always sh*te. the best way of repairing them is to find a matching passenger seat. remove the bottom part of both seats and swap them over.

essentially - passenger seats are always unworn

4. try wet and dry.

2. If I swap the bottom part over, won't that put the recliner wheel on the wrong side? Also, the passenger seat doesn;t have a height adjuster? or is it possible to swap over the foam and fabric parts, and use the existing frame?

4. Wet and dry. Will give it a go.

[Tucker]

2) get leather, you know it make sense

[Chris Green]

get leather? if I could afford it, I would. but I can't!

[...joe]

1. don't know about htis one but would be interested to find out. they are available but are probably a bit worse for wear and in need of a re-furb.

2. just change the foam part, not the framework.

3. don't know what a WUR is!!

4. when i had my wheels refurbed i had them stripped and powder coated in a day, but the place was only about 10 mins away, as the powder is melted on its probably quicker to get them done like this that to try and get them done in this weather, unless you have access to an oven for curing paint. i had mine bead blasted but alternatively just sand them back, slooooow job depending on how bad they are and how much of a perfectionist you are.

5. probably not. MFA's normally stop working due to damaged curcuit tracks i believe.

[Chris Green]

Cheers Joe.

I have access to two shot blasting / powdercoating ovens. one an alloy wheel specialist, and the other a fabricator / powdercoating co. I can get them shotblasted and coated for ?16 per wheel.

I would prefer to do the wheels myself though. I accept it will be a lot of effort though.

WUR = Warm Up Regulator.

[...joe]

ahhh

yeah i tried to re-furb my bbs centres by hand and it was way too fiddley to get it looking anywhere near good so i took them down the road and got them done in a day whereas i'd spent ages getting annoyed with them before. i just thought that sometimes its easier and not that expensive to pay to have stuff done! cost me ?20 a wheel including the 2 piece centre caps. i'd probably spent ?20 on paint/primer and had little to show for it!

[Chris Green]

My wheels are just the basic 8v alloys. Pretty flat surface, so it should be fairly easy to refurb them.

and one more question...

Brakes - I need new discs on the front of my car. Upgrading the discs and calipers to 16v spec is not an option, so I am looking at uprated discs and pads instead.

Where is the best place to get them from?

I've noticed on the Big boys toys website, there is a set of front vented and cross drilled discs for ?40. has anyone tried these?

Cheers,

Chris.

[Gambit]

i wouldnt bother changing to a 16v box to much hassle and not that much difference - and you'll need to change the clutch! the difference is only something like 9mph!!

also the 8v WUR cannot be modified