Getting a valver.

[kells]

Five door stiffer 3 door lighter not much in it really.

If i got no rust behind my lights i reckon its the only place i aint!.
Ive had loads treated and so far 18months later it all seems good apart from the new bits

how old is the car out of interest?

cant believe mine is totally rust free....was full of parking dints when i got it but had all those removed just after i bought it, was one of the reasons why i bought the car (not the dints hahah, i mean no rust)

[VW BUSH]

Mines a 95 M,
2nd owner full VAG history loads of work done Last service bill was for £1800 the mechs are all in good order.
Found underseal peeling back where axle brackets are last week!
Took two hours to fix and 1 can of under seal.
Reckon im gonna weld up the jack points this winter, some twonk bent the sill good an proper both sides( Defo check any golf mk3 here as weak)The only non Vag service bill was at a Caterham Trye centre so he gets the blame!
i beat them out straight 18 mnths ago  and treated the rust there but needs doing proper if it going to last.
Never use the VW jack except to change wheel or let garage jack straight on the sill edge!
Maybe there should be a MK3 buying guide covering all those niggles?
 

[boneybradley]

dont talk about jacking points!! I had to use my widow maker jack today (its too low to get a good jack under now!!) and it was ok until the jack tried to part company with the car....now 1 jacking point rather well adjusted (well nearly flat!) I'm really  (why dont we have a pissed off smiley??)

[VW BUSH]

Yeah mabye there should be a smiley for bent jacking point!
I got a bit of wood in the boot i put under the jack t keep it on a flat surface when jacking.
Fortunately the old man is a mechanic with a low profile 2t jack and all the stands and stuff, also a pigmy trolley jack he keeps in the boot so he does dot ever have to use the Audi widow maker.
So many MK3s have bent sills at the jacking point when looking to buy this one all 5 of the gtis i saw had bent sills and mega rust due to it.
Mine was the best of the bunch
I am keeping my eyes open for a small scissor jack so i can jack from the wishbone, must fit inside the spare though.
If the jack points are bent i would defo walk away this time.

[kells]

mine are ok, driver side one is slightly bent but not damaged, its been waxoiled too so no rust, i never use standard jacks, troyy jack only for me, and i also use bits of wood

[boneybradley]

I am going to pry the sill back straight and run a weld along it!! with lots of waxoyl.... oh and throw the jack at something and see if it breaks!! both points were fine until the jack gave up!!

[VW BUSH]

I would defo buy a valver for all the extra bits of wood and crad in an 8v gotta slow it down
But i think a VR would need a whole log with that lump in it!

[VW BUSH]

or maybe this instead of the log!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-61432-Tonne-Inflatable-Jack/dp/B0001K9XR0/ref=sr_1_1/202-5648559-0021417?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1220803857&sr=8-1

[LazyLunatic]

ooo vr with inflatable jack, that would be quick!!!

again, cheers for this info actually helpful, knowing that little bit extra bhp in the valver compensates for the all the jacks/wood, etc is the best!!!

really cant to get one, as plain and simple - the 1.4 engine is sh!te, in terms of power. In terms of engineering, it is da bomb!!!! But you wont find many mk3 1.4's that sound like mine

LL

[azzrobz]

My Funking jacking points are the same!! all four of them!     oh well its only a bent sill, as long as it doesnt cave in on me, i'm not really bothered