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Did you cut the drive shafts yourself or send them away? And did you get it balanced Cheers Ben
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Thanks for the advice pal Ben
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Contemplating doing a 1.8t conversion into my GTi. Few things I can't find exact details for. Drive shafts: is it a matter of making the lupo CV joints fit the 1.8t drive shafts? Is there a specific length the driveshaft needs to be cut down to to fit or does it depend on the gearbox? Also wondering what ECU was most commonly used. Thanks in advance. Ben
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More acceleration; more vibration
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I changed the ball joints and it got rid of the vibrating but it knocked the tracking out a bit. Thanks for all the help. -
More acceleration; more vibration
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Nice one. Cheers mate! -
More acceleration; more vibration
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Anyone know off the top of their head how much they are from vw? -
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They came as part of the wishbone set. Is it a common problem? -
More acceleration; more vibration
AyeAhKen replied to AyeAhKen's topic in Car Care, Maintenance and Mechanical
I got the wishbones on eBay and compared them to the old ones and they were perfect. It doesn't vibrate when I just rev it. -
Hi all, The other day I changed both my wishbones with new rubber bushes all round and new ball joints too and it knocked the wheel alignment out by a mile, so I changed the track rod ends after cutting the old ones off and adjusted the tracking so the car was driveable and I've just had the alignment done BUT Now the car is vibrating like mad, the faster I go the more it vibrates and when I dip the clutch it almost completely disappears. Obviously im thinking drivetrain rather than suspension problems. I recently changed the cambelt so today I double checked the engine mount incase I hadn't tightened it up enough but it's fine.I haven't had the hubs apart.It's pulling well but when I get up to about 60mph it doesn't feel like it wants to keep accelerating like it used to.Clutch feels ok.Steering feels great and doesn't pull to the side.Thanks in advance Ben P.s. It's a 5speed 2001 GTi
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Just ended up using a dremmel bit to grind the excess plastic down , nae dramas.
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It cost 46quid I think. Just been to vw today and they said the mechanics say it needs to be used in conjunction with a new spoiler, which must be slightly different or just modify it to fit.
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Hi, Just bought a Lupo GTi (2001) and trying to get it sorted. I had to get a new spoiler brake light and bought it direct from VW. It arrived and doesn't fit. I've heard somewhere about modifying to make it fit. Is this common?Do I modify the spoiler or the light?Does anyone have any pictures or tutorial?Thanks in advance Ben