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    ECU problems. Help

    Trx 33 replied to Trx 33's topic in Tuning

    BOSH! - Update.. Took the car for an MOT., 3 fails... or rather 3 pages of fails 23 fails in total and 7 advisories. Set to work on them and whittled it down to around 5 fails and 6ish advisories. Engine wise i have replaced the front and rear lambda probes, throttle body and ECU and it appears to be working, but with the lack of MOT i cant really take it for a drive to see if it lasts. The reason the ECU failed again, this time, was due to the throttle body, it had corrupted the ECU when full throttle was applied, when i removed the throttle body and compared it to a working unit the valve rested substantially more open, plus there were scratch marks in the bore. Fingers crossed for a new lease of life come the new year.
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    When i retrofitted heated glass to my manual mirrors i wired it directly to the back of the windscreen heater switch in the dash, they work well and i don't think it has detracted too much power from the screen
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    If you do a quick search in the how to section i've put up a pretty detailed guide, But since i'm being nice ill give you the link HERE
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    Spotted a bright yellow Mk1 sport with a black roof around Morpeth the past couple of days, just wondering if its anybody on here?
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    Been busting my balls trying to get black going. This happened. Now all i need is an MOT and i can see if she'll last more than 10 miles. I'm just praying something will go right for once
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    Ok, so admittedly i didn't get as many pictures as i was hoping for but its all pretty basic stuff. One wire to ground and one to the switched positive on the rear windscreen switch, thats it. Chuffed with how they work, pretty good when there wet/misty
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    Ok then, my wax has arrived, and it smells AWESOME, ill be getting that on ASAP. Tyres have been cleaned ready for dressing. Mirrors also came so i've started fitting them - They came with elements in the glass so i'm in the middle of wiring those in to come on with the rear windscreen heater, pictures likely to follow. Callipers have arrived as well so i'm cleaning them up and giving them a couple of coats of matte black VHT, currently done 1. It's been a busy day today.
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    This was the reason i needed new tyres. LOL. I've been running my nasty steels which leak but have tread for the MOT the past month or so, so while the alloys were off i took the opportunity to get them refurbished before the brand spanky Falken's. It was going to cost £50 for the tyres to be replaced anyway but the wheel place fitted them with the refurb so that essentially knocked £50 off the job. Got them back the other day. SHINNEYYYYYYY All thats left is for me to do is clean up the tyres, dress them with Megs endurance then wax the wheels with the wheel whores wax thats in the post Oh, and get my geometry done. Good times. £600 tax rebate also to add to the good shizzle
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    Well, she's passed her MOT Also sorted my spongey brakes out - bled the rears but when it came to the fronts i just twisted the nipples clean off they were so tight. New callipers in the post. New wing mirrors in the post also so that will be another little thing checked off my to do list, silver back cans though so ill see if i like them better than the black, if i don't i might consider trying a bit of that plasti-dip malarky.
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    Hope she's gone to a good home
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    It was my air fresheners, hanging from the rear view mirror It's stupid, the tester MUST remove them just to tick the passed box, ridiculous because your just going to hang 'em back up again. What a faff. Then you see all the crap and 'distractions' floating round in the fuzz's cars. Makes you wonder how it is part of an MOT when, even the police, take no notice of it
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    Ooooo, parcels are the best part of any day, like christmas come early. Whats inside those brown boxes of mystery then?
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    Guess who just failed their MOT?
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    TT Aero wipers

    Trx 33 replied to Trx 33's topic in Styling

    Yeah, i have the retrofit beam blades but the GTI ones just look far batter, plus my arms are flaking and look arse
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    Well this is my attempt at rolling, i should have heated the paint with my heat gun but the paint was already balls'd up so i just gave a lick of paint over the cracks. All i did was adjust the roller to have a fairly uniform pressure as i went all the way round, then kept increasing the pressure and adjusting the head until i got as flat as i could, once i got it to that state i beaded the edge with silicone sealant to bridge the gap and stop any corrosion and stuff
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    Door speaker wise you will want a set of component speakers, if you want them loud then get an amp for them. You want to get a set with good strong mid bass, the independent crossovers you get with a set of components should help you tune them so you are not getting to much treble or low freq bass that could damage them. Always go off RMS ratings as this is the power things can handle all day long, most of the time subs and whatnot will be listed as like 1200W but only have an RMS of 300W, if you mis match ratings on subs and amps your likely to pop something - either driving an amp too hard or pushing a sub way past its limits. If your looking for really low frequencies, like sub 32Hz then you will NEED to be looking at xmax, this is how far the sub travels in and out - bigger xmax, more air it can push and lower frequencies will be more achievable. Generally xmax isn't shown on the tech specs of crappier subs, so if it has the excursion stated somewhere, your most likely looking at a decent woofer. Bare in mind, the lower the freq the more violently the sub will shake so you will have to bolt it down solid. I went for a set of focal comps, i think you can pick them up for around £130 now, when i first installed them i thought they were brilliant but i've got used to the increased noise level now and i'm finding myself wanting to go louder Absolutely fantastic sound quality though 100000x better than the stock ones. Have a read around of some reviews and stuff, make a decision on that. Its very much on personal preference what you chose, you could chose to get something that, on paper, is twice as good as another set for the same price but is from a less reputable brand name or you could chose a less powerful set from a more reputable name. Theres just so much to chose from, i think i spent about 4 months choosing comps
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    TT Aero wipers

    Trx 33 posted a topic in Styling

    Been thinking about getting aero wipers but i just cannot justify the ludicrous price for GTI arms. In my searches i've found that a lot of people are putting GTI wipers on their Corrado's.. They are also putting TT arms on their Corrado's. If GTI arms fit Corrado's.. and TT arms fit Corrado's.. then surely TT arms will fit Lupo's no? Or am i missing something?
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    I cant say they're brilliant - hence the upgrade but if you want to boom on a budget, they'll do the job Bearing in mind that i did not have them in an ideal enclosure (very shoddy, the back of the box was the seats ) they didn't perform too bad. The build quality, i would say, is pretty poor - the tacky fake chrome basket is rather flimsy, feels almost plastic and i'm not the biggest fan of the looks of it. I only got these because the store ran out of stock of my ordered items and these were upgraded replacements. In all honesty i would go with i better brand name: JBLAlpinePioneerJLGround ZeroThere are the 'Halfords' brands to consider as well: FliJuiceEdgeInPhaseVibeThese could be an option as i have had fairly good experiences with my Fli's but a good bit of research is key, if you don't want ear bleeding bass, chose one that you think looks nice as any sub will make a vast improvement on any system
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    Noted. I'll definitely make one if: I remember I don't balls it up
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    Yet another sizeable order from cleanyourcar Done bought myself a polisher, didn't i?
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    Bought a new tool: Now the fun begins trying to use it Also i've spent £200 on another tool so to speak, but ill keep you guessing until it arrives
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    Yeah, there not the cheapest but if you hit the right deal it can be alright. Castrol Brake Fluid Dot 4 (Formerly Response Dot 4) Brake Fluid -1 Litre OPIE OIL & FILTER SERVICE PACK: Customization Text: Our service pack for your PETROL SEAT AROSA SE 1390cc (1999 - 2000) consists of 4.0000 litres of Motul 8100 X-cess 5W-40 Petrol and Diesel fully synthetic engine oil in 4x 1.0000 litres and an OIL FILTER: UFI spin-on oil filter 23.428.00 single (alternative) FUEL FILTER: UFI petrol filter for injection engines 31.722.00 -single Bilt Hamber Deox C Concentrated Rust Remover -1000ml bottle Millers Oils Alpine Antifreeze Extend - Red Longlife Antifreeze / Coolant -1 Litre Wheel Chocks (2) 160mm Funnel with Flexible Attachment -Single All that and an air freshener for £65.95 Can't complain think i got about £21 off with the deal at that time
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    I like to get my service stuff from Opie, they've always got a deal of some kind on
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