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Spartan535 last won the day on January 29 2014

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  • Birthday 09/20/1955

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    VW group cars since 1975 - fist car was an NSU 1200TC - a small boxy air-cooled Audi predecessor!

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    1998 Arosa 1.4 - quirky but fast; 2000 Audi A6 2.8 Quattro - thirsty but fast; 2003 Volvo V40 1.9D Sport Lux - thrifty but fast.

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  1. I think it's a custom "bad boy" (bosen blick?) bonnet with the standard grill cut to match the lower bonnet line with diamond mesh replacing the standard slats.
  2. My Corsa D CDTi had a similar problem. Vauxhall said it needed a new instrument cluster but a squirt of electrical contact cleaner sorted it out until I got rid of the horrid thing!
  3. I asked the same question a year ago and never got an answer so ended up getting a model specific one. There is no such thing as a generic VW boss - for example you can swop wheels on Mk1 and 2 Golfs to the 88 model year then VW added an additional spindle so earlier wheels would not fit unless you were really handy with a hub puller! Late Mk 2 and 3 Golfs are the same, not sure about later models. However, most bits came out of the parts bin, so I suspect if you get a Polo one around the same age as yours, it may fit. My Arosa is so old it's pre airbag - but if yours has one - take care of the new MoT rules.
  4. When I joined the forum, that was the very first question I asked. Mine is a 1.4 and whilst I have had carb versions of the engine in Mk2 Polo's, which did suffer from carb icing, I was told the single point injection didn't. Not experienced any, but never run mine at 4am in minus 10!
  5. I'm ancient so most insurance companies let me do anything for a price but at 18: * Most standard insurance companies don't like lowered cars full stop; * The ones that do like them like them lowered less than 5cm on springs; * They all see $ signs when you mention coli overs! Phone round some of the specialists and see what they say. Don't use comparison websites as most don't carry modifications forward to the parent company resulting in nasty surprises when you either tell them they've made a mistake on you policy details or worst still after an accident and they saw you're not covered!
  6. More importantly, how are you going to physically attach them, I don't think I've ever seen a pair of wheels that use the same centre mountings. One way round that may be to simply glue/bond a flat aluminium face to the wheel centre and cut/grind it to match - B&Q do very thin/soft aluminium you can cut with heavy duty scissors never mind snips and just sand/grind to smooth the circumference - but remember you need to get them off the wheel too - so you'll need to mirror any cut outs where the screw driver pry bar goes to pop them off.
  7. This may sound stupid, but before you actually fit them, check with your insurance company. Some treat them like roll cages - thinking you go road racing everyday - and cancelling your policy immediately. Been there, done it and had to buy a new bonnet (but not with a Lupo)!
  8. 1 Bonnet pins means holes in the bonnet - once done - no going back - unless you buy a new bonnet. 2 May need to declare them as a mod - some insurance companies don't like them - think you may be going rallying or track daying! 3 And finally, if you do get them, get good quality stainless steel that doesn't rust - not Chinese SS - including the screws and cables - otherwise they will rust out and you will want rid - and then hit (1) above!
  9. All VW cars have the same centre bore, 57.1, so yes, they will fit.
  10. If the revs just stop increasing rather than dying, it could be when the car is up to temp something is expanding either causing the accelerator pedal to stick briefly, or there is a problem with the cable catching on something. Is the pedal action smooth?
  11. Try VW - £59 new - but only about 10 left in stock worldwide. I have one but postage would be a killer!
  12. They do appear on ebay very occasionally so keep watching. However type in "Arosa breaking" - there are a good selection of Mk1's on there - so there may be one near you and/or right colour - but postage may be steep because of those fragile side bits. alternatively just go into google and type in car spares - there are a number of used parts search engines that you type your requirement into and they fire off your request to 250+ scrap yards. As a last resort, try Seat - some parts are relatively cheap as you save on postage!
  13. If it's not the pipe, that nozzle jet can get blocked. If you can't clean it out with a pin, you can get a new one - at least you can for an Arosa - about £15 from a main dealer.
  14. I sticker bombed my NSR quarter panel, and it certainly gets attention! But the primary reason was it had massive lacquer peel and needs a full respray - and was a quick solution to make it look "better" (or at least different). As it's an Arosa that is totally debadged with a JE Design bodykit inc grill and most of the stickers are Fiat or Italian car related, most people have no idea what sort of make - let alone model it is!
  15. Lower bumper with fog lights holes still available new from VW - about £60. Also fits Mk1 Arosa.
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