dirk1978

Any colour. I've got 2 for the other side and I have no idea where this one went.

Normally start from a bit low to very low and everything in between being adjustable

It was you commenting in another thread that made me research them. You happy with yours?

I've just paid £400 for vogtland coilovers for the GTi if that's any help.

Just ordered some Vogtland coilovers. Seem a bargain at £400.

Do you know of any leads or adaptors for getting the power into the aerial connection? I was getting some radio stations but not all.

Yeah it definitely would. These bars are Thule 961 so probably a bit wider than would be normally specced for the lupo and with a slimmer box 2 bikes would definitely fit. I think max roof weight is 50KG so 2 lower weight road bikes = 15KG, box, bars and bike holders probably ~10KG so you'd have around 25KG to put in the box. Enough for 2 people to go camping with and other stuff can go in the boot.

Bit bored so thought I'd see if everything fitted. And it does! Doesn't even look daft with a 400L roof box.

Looks like it was ****. Just been out to see what connections I have and not only were the red and yellow the right way round, I hadn't run a switched live and the aerial now works after reseating the connector.

Actually that aerial fitment rings a bell: https://www.halfords.com/technology/car-audio/stereo-fittings/volkswagen-audi%2Fseat%2Fskoda-iso-harness-adaptor---ct20vw02-581915.html

I thought I'd be able to find this easily so I'm wondering what I've done wrong. Years ago I put this in the Lupo GTI : https://www.pioneer-car.eu/uk/products/fh-x700bt/support When wiring it in I used a standard DIN to VW adaptor (I think) and I had to swap yellow and red wires but even then it didn't switch off with the ignition so I'm sure I had to find a switched live from the 12v lighter socket or something. But the aerial has never worked. I don't think I could even fit it into anything because it was a different connection. I seem to remember needing a kit that was about £50 and I didn't want to spend that on getting radio because I don't listen to it much. Does this sound like **** and am I remembering it wrong? Or is there a magic wiring kit that converts a standard DIN connection to work with a 2002 GTI? Cheers

Pic not working but it's this bit. No idea on suspension. Assume it's KW V1? Don't know condition or age etc.

I changed the alternator last night. Way easier than I expected. Only needed to raise the car off the ground to get the undertray off because I dropped a spanner in there. I thought it was going to be a real pain because of the AC but I managed to get it off and out via the top only taking the air duct off. Had to slacken engine mount bolts a bit to allow alternator bottom bolt out. The old one was a Bosch and after consultation with a mate who's a tech for schaeffler, I got a Lucas reman replacement for £100 + £40 rebate on return. I charged the battery last night so will check how it goes today with an essential trip to the shop. The only way to check if the alternator is actually charging is with a multimeter isn't it? Clamp around the positive cable? Same to look for drain?

How much for the suspension? And do you have the little square clip in cover that goes near where a fog light would be for the O/S (passenger) front?

I'm thinking bushes and suspension? I don't want it hard so is there a decent kit which keeps or improves OEM feel? I replaced the front wishbone rear bushes with polyflex. That seemed to be a big improvement. I also replaced both ball joints. What other bushes should be replaced? All of them? There's a rubbing from the near side rear wheel when going round left hand bends. Do wheel bearings normally need changing after a while? It's done 130k. Probably needs a respray soon, not sure it's worth it though.

Oops, I ordered a replacement alternator before reading these. Still waiting for it to arrive. The old one was maybe making a bit of a ticking sound anyway. I wondered what it was for a while but it seemed to not be happening after it broke so I assumed it had broken mechanically rather than electrically.

So I bought a battery charger, charged the battery full, drove around for a bit and it's been fine. The wife drove it to work this morning and it cut out in the middle of the road. I went out with jump leads, jumped it, it went a bit further and stopped again. When it cuts out, the dashboard goes mental with ticking, beeping, airbag and ABS lights first. It's the alternator isn't it? Hard job on these? It's got aircon.

Thanks (everyone) I've got a charger turning up today so will let it charge and see what happens. It does sit for days on end and then only get driven a short distance so possibly never gets charged back up.

Sorry what do you mean? Pull the radio and interior light fuses before the battery is recharged, or after? And watch what? The current draw? What would pulling those fuses do? Cheers

Hi all, The battery on the GTI went flat when the wife did a night shift at the hospital the other day so I had to go and jump start it. It had been sat for a week or so though before that. After driving for half an hour I left the car for a day and it was flat again. The battery is about 3 or 4 years old but it wasn't a top brand. Something from Halfords I think. What's the order of elimination on these problems? Get a clamp multimeter first to check the power drain, then if excessive it's pulling fuses until it goes down? Or is it worth just ordering a new battery to see if it fixes it? I'm sure it can't be the alternator because once jump started it was fine while driving. Cheers.

Yeah the raven blue: https://goo.gl/photos/5m6WAwxRhvz1XSHy5

If you find them you can sell the passenger side to me

You're welcome to my spare one. It's raven blue obviously.

Anyone got one of these for sale / spare? It's the off side cover. Came back from a garage once without it. They claimed no knowledge of course. Weirdly I've got 1 spare of the other side.

It's more of a ponder. I'm not a collector or a big enthusiast. I like the car but I'm more about the practicalities. So if it's worth my while keeping it to increase in value I'll do that. And I don't know if the money I would spend on trying to improve it (rather than just servicing and maintenance) would be worth it in the long run, because I don't know if the mileage will always be an issue.