Andy's mk4 votex 1.8 Turbo

[CheshireSport]

Very nice motor. Your only down the road too

[andyj775]

cheers mate saw yours in the mk4 section, looks mint!

[andyj775]

been a busy one today, may not seem much but spent most of the day on my knees lol!

rear pads were down to a few mm's, front discs had a nice rusty lip on and pink calipers so bought discs and pads and a tin of hammerite and set to work. will get better pics up tomorrow but heres a front before and after





(yes they're opposite sides!)

and also the r32 dsg intake with pipercross filter (fed up of looking at my cheapo induction pipe/filter so gone back to oem for now)









will put up the part numbers tomorrow for anyone considering this mod. any difference? well its quieter up front, but feels smoother low down somehow? just need the 2 airbox lid screws, vw on monday!

all in all a great day, gutted i didnt get the goodridge braided lines in time. will have to fit next weekend. andy

[andyj775]

following on from a good report comes a bad one   

decided to treat the car to a good run as ive just been pottering about for the last 3 weeks or so, and needed some clothes for chester races saturday so decided to go to the trafford centre. went about 7pm last night, alone as most mates were with the missus etc.

had a bit of a blast, and when i got there, pressed lock on fob, didnt work. put fob close to car pressed again ...........  LOCK!

went in and did my shopping, came back out around 9pm. pressed unlock on fob, nothing. pressed again, nothing. pressed lock button ........ ALARM!!! walked around whole car pressing unlock, at all heights, still nothing. rang my insurance telling them the situation, to make matters worse i was on the upper level so a 2 metre height restriction meaning i couldnt be towed etc! car is in gear and handbrake on anyway so would need lifting 

get a text saying recovery guy will be 61mins , so went back inside to a jewellery shop, to see if i could get replacement batteries for the fob. after a lot of the staff looking down at me etc (probably because i wanted to buy something less than 100 quid!) they said they have none suitable. probably isnt the batteries anyway but i was really struggling for ideas.

anyway recovery guy turns up, has a look and a press of the fob etc, sees my delocked handles and says .......... F**KIN HELL!

next:

removes centre grill from front bumper to try and get his arm up to bonnet cable - FAIL

sprays a load of something into boot lock to see if can get key to go in - FAIL

wedges both doors and gets rods in to pull the handles, door knobs were lifting right up but still no opening - FAIL

tries to 'jump start' batteries in fob then assembles key back together, presses unlock but nothing. presses lock and alarm goes off - FAIL

did some laps of the car pressing unlock but still nowt.

at one point i asked for a suitable object to smash a window, but he talked me out of it as he says it may be something to do with the signal on the key meaning car wouldnt start anyway. he said all signals for security cameras on car park etc may be affecting it???

so he offers to take me home, i agree and jump in his van. he rings my insurance to update them, when i hear Mr Admiral say hes only covered for 10 miles from the broken down vehicle .............. F**K! im 46 miles away so ask how much would it be anyway, guy says 105 quid! this resulted in me getting the midnight train home from manchester picadilly to chester ....... £10.70!

got a mate whos taking me back to the car this afternoon, gonna take my spare key, get some spare batteries from halfords on the way, and as a last resort a few essential tools including hammer! im completely miffed as to whats happened, other than one other thing that may be related. my interior light doesnt come on when opening my drivers door (not sure on passenger one). and looking into it, central locking and interior light share a fuse??

can anyone shed any light on this? its got to a point now where i just want the car on my driveway, damaged or not. thanks for reading

[nige_s]

All I can suggest is once you got it sorted is rig up a mechanical failsafe that allows you to open a door if it happens again.  When it was cool to delock Beetles years ago we use to run a cable from the internal latch mechanism in the door, through the A post into the front inner arch and fit a small handle or loop.  A quick tug released the door.  Not 100% secure but you could be clever where you site it, behind the arch liner, fog light grill or something.

I would expect that once you've entered your car by whatever means that when you start the car the transponder in the key will shut the alarm and immobiliser off irrespective of the remote locking working or not.

[andyj775]

All I can suggest is once you got it sorted is rig up a mechanical failsafe that allows you to open a door if it happens again.  When it was cool to delock Beetles years ago we use to run a cable from the internal latch mechanism in the door, through the A post into the front inner arch and fit a small handle or loop.  A quick tug released the door.  Not 100% secure but you could be clever where you site it, behind the arch liner, fog light grill or something.

I would expect that once you've entered your car by whatever means that when you start the car the transponder in the key will shut the alarm and immobiliser off irrespective of the remote locking working or not.

great cheers nige, and yes something will definitely be getting done regarding future entry! im thinking smash drivers window and reach in and get the key in ignition. takes less time and less attention!

[Wayne]

I would guess the car park is blocking the signal in someway.

Seems a shame to smash the window.

[nige_s]

How would the car park block the signal when he's standing next to the car?

If all else fails take the drivers window in, probably about £15 to buy secondhand and an hour or so to install.

[golf-sib]

Navy seal team must be using jammers, ask them to pop a cruise missile through the window.

[Bellend]

So the boot lock is siezed?

Can either smash a window or rip a door handle out. Or drill the door handle where the barrel should be (IIRC, the outer plastic should remove) and if you drill it in the correct spot, the left hand section of the handle will come out OR if you drill it where the barrel should be, there should be a hole directly where the original paddle would unlock the car.

You can then use a screwdriver to turn the inside mechanism twice in the locking position and this will turn the alarm off.

How have they been delocked?