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Thats the most expensive reason to disassemble your car. You can apply to work at breakeryard for a day.

You can remove the engine under tray and wing liners to check everything. You can see from below the car. You don't need to remove the wings and bonnet. I would check inside the sills for corrosion. You need to remove the rubber bungs to have a look. If necessary, you can spray more wax inside when it is dry. 👍🏻

Thanks! I think it really look good! I want to remove some parts because I want to know my car perfectly...

The old one should come out if you bend the pushed-down tabs back up. When you install the new one, push the tabs down to lock it in place

Nice car! Welcome to Club Lupo

Hi, I'm Cris and I live in Portugal. Three weeks ago I bought this Lupo as my daily driver. It has around 105 000 miles and it belonged the last two years to a lady. On the first day I drove 100 miles without a problem till the key was stuck on the driver's door ( fixed). And after two weeks the car stopped after appearing the oil light. ( I have done a basic maintenance oil(5w40) and filters). I believe the thinner oil helped💪🏻 It has oil and the coolant level is on the point. So piston rings,connecting rod covers( google translated), O2 sensor, spark plugs, oil pump, new clutch cable and clutch. Now I will begin my journey😅🤣 Waiting for the car parts to start the repair. Unfortunately we started with the wrong foot. So I am a car enthusiast for a few years, normally I like the small "old" cars that have some pedigree. My main goal is to keep the car as original as possible. The outside needs the 16v badge at the front grille and redone the back lettering (it's not straight) The inside I need to fix my seat( it doesn't flip the seat forward 🤦🏼) HELP New radio Upholester the steering wheel and side panels( original color) So my English isn't the best at all, I hope you all understand it💪🏻

Excellent. I'll message them. Thanks 👍🏻

Hey hey, an open air with BBS alloys! Nice 👍🏻 Why do you need to remove everything? That is a lot of work... It looks good.

I tryed that and it did not helped me at all, but luckily the handle is big enough to grab and twist it with all kind of tools.

I used a giant screwdriver I had where the handle would fit in the plastic groove.

What do you think?

Thank you so much! I actually found it on ebay from someone who handmakes these gaiters for VAG cars. It was £20 inc. postage.. much better than genuine ones going for £100 plus!! fitment was super snug and made with genuine leather. Can't recommend enough. Unfortunately I bought the last one, so the lupo/6n polo gaiter is currently out of stock on there. For if and when they get restocked, their username is noodles22uk and the name is Savile Sew (love the name!!)

Amazing work! One of mine needs doing. Where did you find the gaiter?

And on today's episode of quite little fixes.. I replaced the gaiter all by myself! May be a simple job but I am quite thick when it comes to cars.. let alone common sense! XD Comparison down below So happy with the result!

You'll have to look around... Translate tools might help too. You could start in the UK, as at least the language won't be a barrier. Search something like "Volkswagen breakers yard" or "breaking Lupo GTi ". That sort of thing. Spain has lots of crashed Lupos in yards, mostly rust free, but typically the paintwork is in poor condition (UV damage). Chances are you'll need to respray whatever you find anyways. 4 in the US now; Excellent! Looking forward to seeing pics of the first US based Club Lupo meet! And then one day perhaps a Lupo cruise?

Pic of car?

The previous mechanic fixed the problem with the engine overheating. However he tightened the coolant reservoir cap too much. Now i can't open it without breaking the reservoir or the cap. Any ideas how to unscrew the reservoir cap without breaking it?

I meant replace the old frame with this new one

A video will help me a lot...

Thank you guys for the welcome! Mk2 it definitely gets attention wherever I take it. I know of 4 Lupo’s including mine in the USA. I was wondering how the break light situation would work with a spoiler. The link I attached is for the Lupo FSi spoiler. Any good recommendations on breaking yards in Europe? I have scoured eBay for anything I could find already. I’ll definitely look into the rustproofing. Thank You!

Bolts, screws and clips...

Could someone tell me the step I need to follow to remove the front mask, the wings and the hood? I will post any other questions I have here. Thanks in advance!

Can't help with your questions but a warm welcome and that's a good looking Lupo.

Hey hey, the third Lupo in the US as far as we know! Excellent! I bet that'll attract a LOT of attention in the car parks. The only option I can think of is the GTi or Sport edition spoiler- which are difficult to find. A European wreckers yard is probably your best bet- if they do mail order. Beware of the new Trump tariffs on European car part imports. You'll also need the brake light lamp unit, which is different to the standard one. Get the underside (sills, front and rear subframes, jacking points) washed and rustproofed once the weather warms up. Worth looking after being such a rare beast over there! Keep us all updated with developments... Welcome to club Lupo