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So after my encounter with the deer 🦌 I've finally got the car back to a presentable and drivable condition albeit a few parts still needed, I managed to get a radiator surround and grille and had a few issues getting the indicator panel but ended up buying a brand new one, I also have a second radiator surround as a spare after finding a lupo in a breakers yard so I got some other parts for free, the main thing I was needing was a bonnet since mine was in need of replacement from a bad paint job and rust all over couldn't believe my luck when I found it in the scrap yard almost mint condition too just needed a good polish up.

Decided first to take off whats broken and then make decisions, newest update: its not that bad and will be doing a bigger job at once: fixing the rust over the window cince its cracked anyway and making the manual transition. Am marking all the connectors before I forget what goes where. since i have two weeks of vacation at the start of august i should have plenty of time for all this

My 1.8t AUM with 5 speed box won't fit, anyone have any ideas?

How is it going? I'm having an issue fitting my AUM with a 5 speed box...

I slept on it and Im leaning towards parting out anyway, will take pictures before just in case

What's next ?

Oh and for what happened was theres new asphalt it was just slightly wet and I happened to look down after starting to accelerate from a green light, didn’t notice cars stopping just after they started moving. Rather than releasing the brakes(ABS is off at the moment since there are no brakes) and avoiding him fully to the right I couldn’t manoeuvre and smashed at around 30km/h ;D. Quite a jump I had

It could be, but it’s my daily and also I keep working on it meaning the work is never over because I don’t have enough time for it. I love it but a rebuild is only possible if I don’t have to build it back before leaving the garage. Also financially it’s not worth the risk, since a rebuild would cost around the price I paid for it whole… maybe keep it as a parts car since the body had very little rust all over. And as for the parts, the rubber on the wheel has some visible wear but nothing awful, paint is faded in places. And the tachometer is fully functional also the airbag is still in one piece

I don't know the rules where you live, but that could be rebuilt... And you know how to do it.

Steering wheel, clockspring and airbag if still nice!? What happened? Oh dear.

Sooo, good news for you guys, lost attention for a moment and now im thinking of parting the Lupo out, I’m assuming some of you guys would be interested in lighter doors or boot lid or anything else it still has intact

sorry couldn't tell you, finished a night shift, went to garage finished gearbox, then discovered the coolant leak. just wanted to finish and go home to bed. leaky sensor was in a yellow/white box brand started with N, and non leaky red/black box brand started with E. the one that leaked had no part number, but the main difference was the size off the sensor and the O ring. I think there's a reason why VW charge 60 pounds for the sensor without the O ring. go figure?

TT is aluminium, admittedly I haven't taken it out to look, I have simply topped it up. I want to play with the vacuum filler so I may investigate but I doubt it.

I actually think that there are two different sizes. The 'O' rings are also different. You can tell at a glance because the type that fits our Lupos (all models) has a fat O ring, like 3mm section, and it looks like it's made of a graphite injected rubber compound. The ones that don't fit (and leak) are about 2mm and are completely black. There are also two different temp sensor mounting flanges. One type is stepped where the rubber makes contact, the other isn't. But the part numbers are the exact same. So I dunno... 🤷🏻‍♂️

Leaky brand, none leaky brand? Mine leaks a little on the TT

If the car isn't fitted with ABS then you should really swap the brake valve to the disc version. If you do have ABS then there is an adaption for the ECU. I fitted Audi A3 8P seats in mine.

I’m at a point of removing mine to refurbish and brake backs too. I bought cheap shocks all round three years ago just to put me on which happened to be gas shocks but thinking about it I think i should have opted for oil as it’s never had a smooth ride so those will go at the point of axle refurb.

been a while, just a further update. cant argue with that, very much a wiring issue. it happened again a few days ago. so its been a while. yesterday replace the auto transmission sump (120 pounds from vw) as it was leaking, taken a bump on road surface in leeds. also was good time to replace the transmission oil. after doing this, discovered a drip from engine onto wiring loom which caused all the problems before. the drip was coming from the engine coolant temp sensor. so i touch the sensor with a liitle pressure and the drip turned into a flow. thought the retaining clip was loose but it wasnt. so bought another sensor and replace what i thought was a faulty one, and the drip continued. (the sensor seemed loose even though the seal and clip were installed correctly) returned it to the parts shop explained what was going on and they gave me another sensor which was 5 pound more in price. put that on the car and the fit was way better and the was no more leak. again thanks.

Hi, wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction, I’m wanting an Arosa rear window sticker. Same as the lupo/golfs. In red, always been a fan and I’m dedicated to finding one 😂 Also enjoy a photo I took today of the mk2 after its first wash! cheers

Good point. I'll have to search for "beam axle". I've always called it a rear subframe. Still learning... But yeah, if anyone knows where to get new ones cheap?

That's a standard "walker brand" exhaust. Typical on diesel flavoured Lupos... One of my SDIs has the same. Much more flowy than petrol powered editions. Plus a bigger bore pipe as well.

From what i gathered the 3L had different, a lot harder but lighter drums and the pads should be different too and that must be the reason why mine went away in a week(handbrake in the corners in winter) and I’ve decided to just go all in with discs, I wont be throwing the drums away if anyone is interested in them anyway for that reason. As for the silencer i had no idea

Cheers dude! Oh really? I don’t think I’ve ever seen a blue arosa tbh. Always silver or red mk2’s. And I’m based in Lincolnshire, little village called broughton

And the unusual rear silencer!