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Offline djhorace

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Re: S3 intercooler installed today
« Reply #10 on: 18 October 2008, 19:05 »
Did you remember to get the new bolts to fit the assembly together?! That took us an hour longer the first time we did it lol.

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Re: S3 intercooler installed today
« Reply #11 on: 18 October 2008, 19:06 »
Did you remember to get the new bolts to fit the assembly together?! That took us an hour longer the first time we did it lol.

i just got the ones for the s3  :smug: so fit perfect

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Re: S3 intercooler installed today
« Reply #12 on: 18 October 2008, 19:11 »
how long in total did it take you ?

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Re: S3 intercooler installed today
« Reply #13 on: 18 October 2008, 19:16 »
how long in total did it take you ?

about 4 hours to do it all  :shocked: but never done it before so took my time

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Re: S3 intercooler installed today
« Reply #14 on: 18 October 2008, 20:58 »
how long in total did it take you ?

about 4 hours to do it all  :shocked: but never done it before so took my time

Great write up Mat :afro:

I don't think I would that brave puling my MK5 apart  :shocked:

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Re: S3 intercooler installed today
« Reply #15 on: 18 October 2008, 21:50 »
how long in total did it take you ?

about 4 hours to do it all  :shocked: but never done it before so took my time

Great write up Mat :afro:

I don't think I would that brave puling my MK5 apart  :shocked:

you would its not that hard just take your time  :smiley:

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Re: S3 intercooler installed today
« Reply #16 on: 18 October 2008, 22:06 »
how long in total did it take you ?

about 4 hours to do it all  :shocked: but never done it before so took my time

Great write up Mat :afro:

I don't think I would that brave puling my MK5 apart  :shocked:

you would its not that hard just take your time  :smiley:

Your probably right, I wasn't far off off this level of work with my latest removal of parts from my MK2 today  :grin:



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Re: S3 intercooler installed today
« Reply #17 on: 18 October 2008, 22:41 »
been there today steve, stripping the interior.
for all you blinkered mk5'ers check out what i found in my mk2 :sick: in the mk2 section.


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well worth it though Matt. I bought mounting screws from screwfix on Vrstu's recommendation
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Re: S3 intercooler installed today
« Reply #18 on: 18 October 2008, 23:08 »
been there today steve, stripping the interior.
for all you blinkered mk5'ers check out what i found in my mk2 :sick: in the mk2 section.


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well worth it though Matt. I bought mounting screws from screwfix on Vrstu's recommendation

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Re: S3 intercooler installed today
« Reply #19 on: 19 October 2008, 00:10 »
Good job there... I've taken Mk2's apart like that but I'd be too scared with my Mk5... plus I have xenons - does that make it more complicated/dangerous?
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